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Earth Day Live

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On the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, we went live on Facebook to reflect on historical Earth Days and discuss present issues in environmental health and climate communications. 6:45 - James Capshew and Ellen Ketterson 25:45 - Janet McCabe and Stephen Jay 39:30 - Jim Shanahan and Enrique Saenz

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Apr 24, 2020

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We’re a podcast from Indiana University’s Environmental Resilience Institute and The Media School. We’re here to bring you the scientists working toward solutions, the legislation to watch and the ways you can remain resilient.

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The long history of the Bering Strait: Like many of us, Bathsheba Demuth grew up seeing the human world and the natural world as separate. Then, she spent a couple years between high school and college in Old Crow, Yukon. There, she developed a sense of a social world that contains more... by In This Climate
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The fate of barley and future of beer brewing: As climate changes, so do pieces of culture. Pieces like car ownership, outdoor sports, and the drinks we share. This is the first episode in our beverage series, and it's all about beer. From field to glass, we explore challenges for barley farmers,... by In This Climate
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The brief history of air quality: The billowing black factory smoke may be gone, but there remains much work to be done in U.S. and global air quality. As the earth warms, ozone worsens and wildfire particulate matter threatens communities. Janet, Jim and Emily delve into these issues... by In This Climate
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From Arctic fires to Colombian coffee: The In This Climate team is thankful for a lot this year. Since our first episode at the beginning of September, we've covered wildfires as they relate to the Arctic, air quality, and wine. We've explored birds and coffee and a little bit of the... by In This Climate
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Bonus: Burning the Amazon: how a land market led to a flaming flying river by In This Climate
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The change has not been delicate: In the new year, we're returning to our first episode, "How the Arctic caught fire." But this time, we focus in on the Gwich'in perspective. Edward Alexander, co-chair of the Gwich'in Council International, tells us how he and those around him are... by In This Climate
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When environmental journalists gather: We took a trip to Fort Collins, Colorado, for the annual Society of Environmental Journalists conference, and we want to tell you about it. Between the Rocky Mountains and the short-grass prairie, topics surrounding public lands flowed easily —... by In This Climate
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Paths to (and from) climate gentrification, part 2: Millions of gallons of oil leaked into the ground under Greenpoint, adding a sheen to Newtown Creek and a substance like "black mayonnaise" to the yards of the neighborhood's working class residents. More than 20 years later, the Coast Guard... by In This Climate
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Empathy through environmental music, part 2: For thousands of generations, people have connected with their environments through music. They've developed ecological empathy, communicated with the divine, and passed their understandings through space and time. Today, from "Oil 4 Blood"... by In This Climate
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Lost birds and how to bring them back: In fewer than 50 years, North America has lost 2.9 billion birds, nearly a third of the 1970 population. In this episode, the team explores the significance of birds, the story of one unloved variety and the ways people can work to bring back our... by In This Climate
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Sustaining wine and identity: As climate changes, so do pieces of culture. Pieces like car ownership, outdoor sports, and the drinks we share. This is the second episode in our beverage series, and it's all about wine. We start at a vineyard and winery in California, take a look... by In This Climate
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Speaking of hurricanes: With rising and warming ocean waters, hurricanes are on track to intensify. This change means greater risk for people in the path and greater need for effective long- and short-term risk communication. But the story of the hurricane doesn't stop with... by In This Climate
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Air Check: Supreme Court and Midwestern Drought: In our first Air Check (a short, weekly conversation on current events), we talk through the environmental implications of a changing supreme court, how long Bloomington has been without significant rain, and other weather events with climate change... by In This Climate
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A future for Las Vegas, part 2: Positioned in the driest desert in the United States, Las Vegas is one of the nation's fastest-warming cities. In our second episode, we look past the current urban landscape to the potential of a redesigned city. In this series: Sondra Cosgrove,... by In This Climate
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Snowy waves of grain: Late September in the U.S. saw a host of abnormal weather events: record heat in the Southeast, a Category 5 hurricane in an odd location, and five feet of snow in Montana. This episode, the team zeroes in on the early, heavy snows that could have a... by In This Climate
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Striking the political match: September 20 is the first day of the Global Climate Strike. It's an event that follows the rise of youth organizations like the Sunrise Movement and Zero Hour, a full year of Fridays for Future school strikes and CNN's 7-hour climate change town hall... by In This Climate
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How the Arctic caught fire: The World Meteorological Organization labeled summer 2019's arctic and boreal wildland fires "unprecedented." In the first episode of In This Climate, Janet, Jim and Emily explore with scientists and policy experts how and why this circumpolar fire... by In This Climate
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The fire season is far from over, part 2: In our second episode covering this season's Australian bushfires, we discuss effects on wildlife and communities, whether in the fire zone or choked by smoke. Then, we turn to the generative and unifying role of artists near and far in times of... by In This Climate
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Rebuilding the coffee system for resilience: As climate changes, so do pieces of culture. Pieces like car ownership, outdoor sports, and the drinks we share. This is the final episode in our beverage series, and it's all about coffee. We follow guests to Colombia, El Salvador, and Costa Rica to... by In This Climate
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Recipe for an electric vehicle battery: What does a Tesla have to do with red mud and white seaweed in Indonesia? What stands in the way of solid state batteries? How can you tell what's really powering your electric vehicle? In this episode, we work through trends and complications in the... by In This Climate
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O Christmas tree, o climate change: From the peaks of the Appalachians to a wave of Belgian plantations and the Louisiana shoreline, we explore how the age-old holiday tradition of tree decoration intertwines with the environment. 1:45 - holiday trees in Bloomington 6:45 - Al Eernisse... by In This Climate
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The political power of winter sports: As cities viable for hosting the Winter Olympics dwindle, ski resorts face shorter seasons, and climbers work with less predictable terrain, the winter sports industry acts as a key site influencing climate policy. 2:00 - Auden Schendler of Aspen... by In This Climate
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Playing to our strengths: When so many of us feel responsible for and powerless against climate change, it can be difficult to assess which actions are effective. In this episode, associate producer Jacob Einstein speaks with Chelsea Campbell about the environmental app she... by In This Climate
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On the Ballot: Live with Julian NoiseCat and Ben Geman: With early voting opening around the U.S. and Election Day just about a month away, we want to dive into the races and issues to watch this season. In the first episode of our pre-election series, we go with policy expert and energy/politics... by In This Climate
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Paths to (and from) climate gentrification, part 1: Long-time residents of higher-elevation Miami neighborhoods an influx of wealthy people retreating from flood-prone areas. Then, as it finally began to happen, as households and businesses began to face displacement, as public understanding of... by In This Climate
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A future for Las Vegas, part 1: Positioned in the driest desert in the United States, Las Vegas is one of the nation's fastest-warming cities. In our first episode, we focus on the intertwined environmental, indigenous, and settler histories of the region, with an eye on what might... by In This Climate
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As central banks address climate: The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco hosted in late 2019 the Fed's first . There, researchers presented on topics ranging from the effects of climate change on the global workforce to the interaction between pollution and interest rate. But the... by In This Climate
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Prison Ecology: Live with David Pellow: This summer, people in United States and beyond to demand racial justice. One of the loudest calls was to defund and , but not just the police. Abolitionists have long worked to dismantle the broader U.S. carceral state, which imprisons more people... by In This Climate
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Understanding corporate climate denial: In the finale of our first season, we talk with environmental attorney Barbara Freese about her new book and learn about the mechanisms behind corporate climate change denial. by In This Climate
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Building resilience through parks, part 1: When we learned about the storm-resilient Hunter's Point South Park, we immediately took interest in the resilience potential of urban public space. Then came the questions. How can we manage public space to work in line with local ecology and protect... by In This Climate
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