Climate Break
159 episodes - English - Latest episode: 13 days ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsClimate change is upon us. Fires, droughts, hurricanes, sea level rise, and melting ice caps are all part of our new normal. But something else is happening as well. Scientists, innovators, organizations, cities, companies, and citizens are taking action, making progress, and finding solutions.
Climate Break brings you stories of climate progress and interviews with climate innovators from California and around the world, in under 2 minutes. Our solution-oriented, radio-ready shows are produced by students and climate law and policy experts at the University of California, Berkeley.
Climate Break is a co-production of the Center for Law, Energy, and Environment at UC Berkeley Law and KALW 91.7 FM San Francisco Bay Area, in conjunction with the Berkeley School of Journalism.
(For a transcript of the trailer, visit https://climatebreak.org/about-climate-break/)
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Using Paleo Valleys to Recharge Aquifers, with Dr. Rosemary Knight
July 25, 2023 11:24 - 1 minute - 1.62 MBWhat are Paleo Valleys? Paleo Valleys were created at the end of the last ice age by melting glaciers that carved into the sediments deposited in the Central Valley. When the glaciers receded, high-velocity meltwater carried sediments and grain material into the valley. These sediments are extremely porous, and the permeability means they can absorb 60 times more water than surrounding clay. Because of this, they provide a pathway that can draw surface water hundreds of meters down to aqui...
Electrifying Motorcycle Taxis in Africa to Reduce Emissions and Save Drivers Money
July 18, 2023 12:31 - 1 minute - 1.61 MBWhat are motorcycle taxis? Motorcycle taxis are indispensable in East Africa and other developing countries. In large cities experiencing unplanned growth, agile moto-taxis can navigate congestion while transporting millions of people. In Rwanda, more than half of all vehicles on the road at any moment are motorcycle taxis. But gasoline-powered motorcycles are not cheap: fuel is expensive, maintenance can be expensive, and the motorcycles can cause serious air pollution and emit greenhouse...
Prescribed Burns with Bill Tripp
July 11, 2023 14:48 - 1 minute - 1.56 MBWhat is a Prescribed Burn? Prescribed burns “reduc[e] excessive amounts of brush, shrubs, and trees, encouraging the new growth of native vegetation, and maintaining the many plant and animal species whose habitats depend on periodic fire,” according to Smokey Bear. Prescribed burns are conducted by intentionally igniting a fire on a day with very little to no wind in the forecast, in an area with abundant dry brush that was not recently burned. Fire is a natural part of California’s ecosys...
Rerun: Using Windows to Capture Solar Power with Professor Stephen Forrest
July 06, 2023 03:55 - 1 minute - 1.6 MBWhat are solar windows? Solar windows, also known as building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), are windows that generate electricity from sunlight. They are typically made with thin, transparent layers of photovoltaic material that can capture and convert solar energy into electricity while still allowing light to pass through, so as to avoid sacrificing visibility. Solar windows are an emerging alternative to traditional solar panels in buildings and homes that can be seamlessly integ...
Climate Change Litigation on Behalf of Young People
June 27, 2023 13:27 - 1 minute - 1.6 MBYouth-Led Climate Litigation Worldwide, litigants are turning to the courts as a forum for fighting climate change, filing lawsuits against governments in an attempt to force climate action. Plaintiffs in these lawsuits are often children and young adults, who represent those most affected by government climate inaction. A notable early example of youth-led litigation related to climate change was in the Philippines in the 1990s, where forty-three students sued the Philippine government to ...
Shifting Public Opinion with Warning Labels on Gas Pumps, with Rob Shirkey
June 21, 2023 16:32 - 1 minute - 1.6 MBWhat are Climate Change Disclosure Labels? Highlighting the link between a product’s consumption and its carbon footprint could potentially alter harmful consumer behavior that contributes to climate change. Similar to how warning labels on cigarettes changed the smoking habits of some users, placing climate change disclosure labels on gas pumps could introduce discomfort that serves as an effective intervention that connects consumers to the dangerous reality of fossil fuels and illuminate...
Cool surfaces: Reflecting heat and reducing emissions, with Ronnen Levinson
June 13, 2023 15:20 - 1 minute - 1.61 MBWhat is a cool surface? Cool surfaces are roofs, walls, or pavements that are generally light-colored and highly reflective. When sunlight hits a white surface, its rays bounce off the surface rather than being absorbed, and are reflected back into space. Darker surfaces tend to absorb sunlight, trapping heat. Cool surfaces release this heat back into the atmosphere and space. What are the benefits of switching to a cool surface? Something as simple as painting the roof white has the pot...
Improving on 100% Renewable Portfolio Standards through Hourly Matching, with Jan Pepper of Peninsula Clean Energy
June 07, 2023 18:16 - 1 minute - 1.6 MBPeninsula Clean Energy Peninsula Clean Energy is a community choice aggregation (CCA) founded in 2016 that serves about 310,000 customers in San Mateo County and the City of Los Banos. Peninsula Clean Energy has focused on increasing renewables since beginning service, setting higher targets for renewable energy procurement than those mandated by California under the Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS). By 2025, Peninsula Clean Energy is aiming to achieve 99 percent renewable electricity on...
Growing a Conservative Youth Environmental Movement, with Karly Matthews from the American Conservation Coalition
May 30, 2023 18:48 - 1 minute - 1.64 MBHistory of Republican Environmentalism The history of Republican environmentalism spans decades. On January 1, 1970, just a few months before the very first Earth Day, President Nixon signed the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) into law. NEPA created a program to review and require government agencies to take into consideration the environmental impacts and consequences of their actions or projects. After the first Earth Day celebration on April 22, 1970, President Nixon signed in...
Municipal Investment in Clean Energy Tech through Community Choice Aggregation, with Rob Shaw
May 24, 2023 17:25 - 1 minute - 1.62 MBWhat is Community Choice Aggregation? Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) is a system that allows local governments to purchase power directly from an energy supplier other than the existing utility. This means that while the existing utility continues to deliver the power, the CCA buys and generates the power itself, potentially from renewable sources. CCAs continue to pay fees to the existing utility for energy transmission and backup power. While not required, CCAs can set ambiti...
The Clean Energy Potential of Nuclear Fusion, with Annie Kritcher
May 16, 2023 16:15 - 1 minute - 1.63 MBWhat is nuclear fusion? Nuclear fusion produces energy by fusing atoms together. Atomic cores (nuclei) merge together to form a heavier—though unstable—nucleus, releasing mass to regain stability. This mass release corresponds to an energy release, given Einstein’s equation E=mc2, which says in part that mass and energy can be converted into each other. The sun, along with all other stars, uses nuclear fusion to generate energy, which is released as heat and light. The 2022 Fusion Breakth...
Recharging Aquifers with Flood Waters, with Daniel Swain
May 09, 2023 22:06 - 1 minute - 1.6 MBClimate change is increasing flood risk worldwide. Climate change is intensifying flood risk around the world, with potentially devastating consequences for communities and infrastructure. As the planet gets hotter, the atmosphere's capacity to hold water vapor increases, leading to more frequent and intense precipitation events in certain regions. Extreme rainfall events can overwhelm stormwater and other drainage systems and result in dangerous flash flooding. A 2021 study published b...
How International Trade Policy Can Boost Climate Action, with Joseph Shapiro
May 02, 2023 20:19 - 1 minute - 1.61 MBExisting Carbon Tariffs Subsidize Polluting Industries According to new international environmental economic research, most countries’ existing trade policies implicitly subsidize carbon pollution. That’s because many polluting industries, like oil production, face lower tariffs and fewer non-tariff barriers to trade (NTB) than industries selling finished products to consumers. In other words, carbon tariffs tend to be assessed on upstream industries only indirectly and later in the process...
State Wildlife Management and Resilience, with Chuck Bonham
April 25, 2023 13:18 - 1 minute - 1.65 MBClimate Change Exacerbates California’s Wildfires Nearly all of California’s landscapes are naturally fire-dependent or fire-adapted, and this beneficial relationship with fire allows ecosystems to maintain healthy functions and promotes biodiversity. However, high-intensity wildfires disrupt this relationship and cause detrimental damage to these ecosystems as wildfires impact tree regeneration, soil erosion, and water quality. According to modeling by the California Air Resources Board, c...
Sequestering Carbon using Compost and Grasslands, with Whendee Silver
April 18, 2023 07:00 - 1 minute - 1.6 MBCarbon Sequestration Carbon sequestration is the process of capturing and storing atmospheric carbon dioxide to slow the pace of climate change. There are two major types of carbon sequestration: geologic and biologic. Geological carbon sequestration injects carbon dioxide captured from an industrial or energy-related source into underground geologic formations. Biological carbon sequestration refers to the storage of atmospheric carbon in vegetation, soils, woody products, and aquatic envi...
Optimizing Food Waste Recovery through Algorithms, with Maen Mahfoud
April 11, 2023 13:24 - 1 minute - 1.62 MBFood Waste is a Global Problem with a Big Carbon Footprint One-third of all food produced is wasted every year – approximately 1.3 billion tons. The UN Environment Program estimates that 3.3 billion tons of CO2 are emitted annually from the resources used to produce wasted food. In the United States alone, 133 billion pounds of edible food, valued at $161 billion, is wasted every year. Replate’s Solution Enter Replate: a technology-based nonprofit that works to reduce food insecurity and...
Collaborating with farmers on climate-friendly practices, with Alameda County Resource Conservation District
April 04, 2023 07:00 - 1 minute - 1.58 MBWhat is Carbon Farming? Carbon farming refers to a wide range of agricultural practices that increase carbon sequestration in soil, vegetation, and forests. Conventional agricultural practices often release carbon, but traditional farming practices, permaculture, agroecology, regenerative, and organic farming practices can instead create carbon sinks. As plants photosynthesize, they remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store carbon above ground and below ground (in roots) as biomas...
Community as antidote to climate despair, with Teo Grossman
March 28, 2023 07:00 - 1 minute - 1.63 MBWhy Community? It’s easy to feel despair about climate change and environmental destruction. But despair can make it hard to forge connections and take action. According to emotion researchers, hope means believing that you have the power to improve problems, rather than ignoring them. One possible source of hope? Community building events, where diverse groups of activists can find common ground. What is Bioneers? Climate Break spoke with Teo Grossman, Senior Director of Programs and Res...
A role for hydrogen in decarbonization? with Nick Connell
March 21, 2023 13:48 - 1 minute - 1.6 MBWhat is “green” hydrogen? Green hydrogen is an industry term for hydrogen produced using renewable energy sources such as wind or solar power through a process called electrolysis, where an electric current splits water into hydrogen and oxygen. It's also known as renewable or zero-emission hydrogen. It is a clean and sustainable alternative to hydrogen produced from fossil fuels, which generates greenhouse gas emissions during the production process. When consumed in a fuel cell, hydrogen ...
Using Oyster Reefs to Protect Shorelines, with Claire Arre
March 14, 2023 13:38 - 1 minute - 1.61 MBOysters' Role in Living Shorelines Oysters can serve as an important environmental solution to shoreline restoration. Oyster reefs can provide habitat for hundreds of marine species, improve water quality (as an adult oyster can filter up to fifty gallons of water a day), and protect against erosion and storm surges. Oysters also help stabilize sediments and wave energy, which reduces coastal erosion and the impacts of sea-level rise. As filter feeders, oysters help remove excess nutrients...
Induction Ranges, No Rewiring Required, with Sam Calisch
March 07, 2023 08:00 - 1 minute - 1.57 MBInduction-Range Stoves: Gas stoves have recently been in the news as a source of harmful pollutants in the home and generators of greenhouse gas. The adoption of energy-efficient induction-range stovetops could offer a solution. Induction cooktops use electromagnetism to generate heat from directly within cookware, preventing the levels of energy loss seen in conventional gas or electric cooktops. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is not coming for anybody’s gas stove, despite a r...
Protecting Drinking Water from Agricultural Pollutants with Des Moines Water Works
February 28, 2023 14:34 - 1 minute - 1.61 MBHow do Climate Change and Agriculture Affect Drinking Water? Throughout the US, agricultural and livestock runoff are some of the largest contributors to drinking water pollution, especially in heavily farmed states like California and Iowa. As part of farming, producers use pesticides and fertilizers which, without strategies like cover cropping, can run off and enter the water stream, leading to elevated levels of dissolved nitrates and phosphorus and causing toxic algal blooms. Climate...
Using Groundwater to Heat and Cool Buildings
February 21, 2023 08:00 - 1 minute - 1.62 MBWhat is the GeoGrid? The Geo Grid is a network of heating pumps that harnesses the geothermal energy stored under the Earth’s surface to heat and cool buildings. It operates through a network of pipes that go deep into the ground and connect houses to each other. These pipes are filled with water, which brings the constant underground temperature up to the Earth’s surface, and into the buildings. The pipes that connect the buildings to each other are then used to exchange energy between bui...
Transforming Food Waste Into Vegan Leather with Polybion's Axel Gómez-Ortigoza
February 14, 2023 08:00 - 1 minute - 1.61 MBThree Birds with One Stone: Addressing Three Environmental Problems Polybion’s fabric technology addresses three major environmental problems: livestock, food waste, and plastic by replacing leather and plastic with fabric derived from food waste. Because the leather industry is so large, it helps drive cattle production separately from demand for meat. Deforestation due to industrial agriculture land use (which includes land for cattle and land for the crops cattle eat) contributes signifi...
RERUN: Transforming Food Waste Into Vegan Leather with Polybion's Axel Gómez-Ortigoza
February 14, 2023 08:00 - 1 minute - 1.61 MBThree Birds with One Stone: Addressing Three Environmental Problems Polybion’s fabric technology addresses three major environmental problems: livestock, food waste, and plastic by replacing leather and plastic with fabric derived from food waste. Because the leather industry is so large, it helps drive cattle production separately from demand for meat. Deforestation due to industrial agriculture land use (which includes land for cattle and land for the crops cattle eat) contributes signifi...
Rebroadcast: Building Tribal Communities' Energy Independence with Indigenous Energy Initiative
February 08, 2023 08:00 - 1 minute - 1.61 MBAt the time of recording, Indigenized Indigenous Energy Initiative was named Indigenous Indigenized Energy Initiative. Indigenous Energy Initiative: Indigenous Energy Initiative (IEI) is a native-led non-profit and Earth Island Institute-sponsored project that is developing solar infrastructure within tribal communities. Native communities disproportionately lack access and pay higher costs for utilities, especially electricity, which significantly impacts access and opportunities for remo...
Local Textile Recycling with Material Return's Bobby Carswell
January 31, 2023 08:00 - 1 minute - 1.6 MBWhat is mechanical textile recycling? Mechanical textile recycling is a process by which used textiles, particularly those made with natural fibers such as cotton, wool, and linen, are broken down into their individual fibers and then spun into yarn or fabric for reuse in the production of new textiles. Textile recycling has the potential to reduce waste and greenhouse gas emissions associated with textile production. Mechanical textile recycling involves a series of steps: It typical...
Could We Use CRISPR to Fight Climate Change? with Professor Kris Niyogi
January 17, 2023 08:00 - 1 minute - 1.6 MBWhat is CRISPR? DNA contains the fundamental information about an organism, and is used as an instruction manual to guide organism structure and function. Until CRISPR (short for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) technology was developed by Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier, editing DNA sequences was very difficult. Here’s the short version of the CRISPR process. First, a CRISPR enzyme is guided by an RNA strand to a DNA strand researchers want to edit. The...
How Carbon Emission Registries Can Help Organizations Reduce Their Emissions with Dan Krekelberg
January 10, 2023 17:50 - 1 minute - 1.59 MBWhat are carbon registries? Carbon registries work with companies, organizations, and government agencies to identify, measure, and report their greenhouse gas emissions. The data can be used to support emission reduction efforts by these entities, both voluntary reductions or those required by regulation. Carbon registry data can also be used to identify entities with high levels of greenhouse gas emissions. Carbon registries enable members to identify specific emissions reduction opportu...
Electric Vehicle Retrofitting with Dr. Aly El Tayeb
January 04, 2023 20:10 - 1 minute - 1.63 MBWhat is electric vehicle (EV) retrofitting and why does it matter? ‘EV retrofitting’ refers to the process of converting a gas-powered vehicle into an electric vehicle by replacing its gas engine with a battery pack. The battery pack is designed to fit within the vehicle’s chassis—the structural frame to which its wheels, suspension, engine, and other components are attached. Typically, the battery pack fits in the space previously occupied by the gas engine and fuel tank; the available ...
What Advanced Clean Cars II Means for Zero Emission Vehicles with Dr. Steve Cliff
December 09, 2022 08:00 - 1 minute - 1.62 MBAdvanced Clean Car II Rule The Advanced Clean Car II proposal requires that all new passenger vehicles, trucks, and SUVs sold in California be zero emissions by 2035. The rule will begin with 2026 through 2035 vehicle models and will also require more aggressive tailpipe emission standards for gasoline vehicles. The proposal has two parts: first, it amends the low-emission vehicle regulation, which enact stricter standards on gasoline cars and trucks to reduce smog emissions. Second, the ru...
Why Smart Land Use Can Reduce the Need to Drive with Dr. Steve Cliff
December 02, 2022 08:00 - 1 minute - 1.61 MBLand Use Changes One solution to reduce vehicle usage, and in turn, carbon emissions are land use changes. Changing cities' relationship with land use can reduce dependence on cars, minimize energy consumption, improve air quality and create healthier communities. Sustainable cities of the future must be designed for residents to have more opportunities for biking, walking, and other clean transit alternatives. Massive steps such as changing zoning codes, and redesigning cities and infrastr...
Equitable Policy for Energy Efficient Homes with Dr. Steve Cliff
November 18, 2022 08:00 - 1 minute - 1.6 MBCalifornia is the first state to ban the sale of new gas furnaces and water heaters, which will begin in 2030. In efforts to fight climate change, all homes will be required to use zero-emission electric appliance alternatives. The Sierra Club and American Lung Association have supported this move to reduce the building sector’s carbon footprint and improve public health. The building sector accounts for 5% of California's nitrogen-oxide pollution, a key component in producing smog. The Ca...
California's Plan to Decarbonize Trucks with Dr. Steve Cliff
November 11, 2022 08:00 - 1 minute - 1.61 MBCalifornia Air Resources Board: Zero-Emission Trucking Goals The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is the agency responsible for reducing California’s climate-changing emissions and accelerating the transition away from combustion powered vehicles. This includes promoting the manufacturing and sale of zero-emission trucks and other heavy-duty vehicles. CARB’s goals for zero-emission trucks in California include (1) 100% of new zero-emission vehicle sales by 2035, (2) a full transition t...
How to Think About the Transition to Zero Emission Commercial Vehicles with CALSTART's Cristiano Facanha
November 10, 2022 08:00 - 1 minute - 1.56 MBThe Global Commercial Vehicle Drive to Zero Program aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create a world with zero-emission commercial vehicles. The Clean Energy Ministerial, a global forum to advance clean technology and policy, and CALSTART, a clean transportation non-profit, started the campaign. By 2025 the program hopes to achieve commercially competitive zero-emission technology and for this technology to be dominant by 2040. Drive to Zero’s mission utilizes a ‘Beachhead Strategy...
Designing Cities for a Car Optional Future with Mobycon's Lennart Nout
November 09, 2022 08:00 - 1 minute - 1.55 MBWhat is Mobycon? Mobycon is a sustainable mobility consultancy based in the Netherlands with offices in Canada and the United States. For the past three decades, they’ve drawn from the Netherlands’ experience improving biking and walking access to help city planners and government agencies plan safe and sustainable mobility networks. Their guiding philosophy emphasizes the importance of understanding how people move, what routes they take, and traffic behavior. In an effort to make cities s...
What Can California’s Experience Tackling Climate Change Teach the Federal Government? With Richard Corey
November 07, 2022 08:00 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBFor a transcript, please visit https://climatebreak.org/what-can-californias-experience-tackling-climate-change-teach-the-federal-government-with-richard-corey/
Building Tribal Communities' Energy Independence with Indigenized Energy Initiative
October 13, 2022 07:00 - 1 minute - 1.62 MBFor a transcript, please visit https://climatebreak.org/building-tribal-communities-energy-independence-with-indigenized-energy-initiative/
Using Concrete for Carbon Removal with Dr. Erica Dodds
October 07, 2022 07:00 - 1 minute - 1.62 MBWhat is Carbon Mineralization Carbon mineralization is a naturally occurring chemical process that occurs when carbon dioxide becomes “mineralized” through a chemical reaction. The chemical reaction occurs when certain rocks, most often in deep underground igneous and metamorphic formations, are exposed to carbon dioxide. Carbon mineralization holds greater amounts of carbon than carbon storage in sedimentary reservoirs, as the chemical reactions in carbon mineralization create new carbonat...
Adapting Ocean Governance for a World of Rising Seas with Dr. Nilufer Oral
September 30, 2022 07:00 - 1 minute - 1.6 MBClimate Change and the Law of the Sea Sea level rise due to climate change will directly impact at least 70 countries, many of them small, low-lying island nations. Though their contribution to climate change is very little, they face some of its worst consequences. This is not a new issue, and tension has been building since the late 1980s. In 1989, the Maldives, an island nation in the Indian Ocean, issued an international declaration, the first of its kind, calling attention to sea level...
Zero Emission Zones with Arjan Oranje
September 23, 2022 07:00 - 1 minute - 1.62 MBWhat are zero-emission zones? A zero-emission zone (ZEZ) is a designated area where only zero-emission vehicles, pedestrians, and cyclists are permitted unrestricted access. Other vehicles are not permitted entrance, or must pay a fee to enter. Some ZEZs permit hybrid electric vehicles to enter, and these zones are referred to as “near-ZEZs”. Due to freight transportation’s outsize impact on carbon emissions, several cities have chosen to establish zero-emission zones exclusively focused on...
Using Cryptocurrency to Reward Sustainable Transportation with Paulo Humanes
September 08, 2022 07:00 - 1 minute - 1.61 MBAYR is the world’s first virtual digital platform that provides users with credits for carbon emissions saved. Created by the Center for Engineering and Product Development (CEiiA), the AYR app works to reward users with “eco-tokens” for every kilometer traveled using sustainable forms of transportation, such as public transportation, biking, or walking. The goal of AYR is to accelerate individuals, businesses, and local communities' transition to carbon neutrality. AYR is currently operati...
Using Solar Energy to Power Composting with Chris Seney
September 04, 2022 07:00 - 1 minute - 1.62 MBIn 2018, nearly one-third of the 39 million tons of waste in California landfills was compostable organic material. Organic material – food and agricultural waste – releases methane, a very potent greenhouse gas, as it decomposes. As a result, California’s Short-Lived Pollutant Reduction law, SB-1383, targets such food waste by establishing methane reduction targets and takes aim at food insecurity in the state. The implementation of SB-1383 is vital in supporting California’s climate goals....
Using Geothermal Technology to Replace Natural Gas in Homes with HEET
August 31, 2022 04:06 - 1 minute - 1.61 MBWhat is the GeoGrid? The Geo Grid is a network of heating pumps that harnesses the geothermal energy stored under the Earth’s surface to heat and cool buildings. It operates through a network of pipes that go deep into the ground and connect houses to each other. These pipes are filled with water, which brings the constant underground temperature up to the Earth’s surface, and into the buildings. The pipes that connect the buildings to each other are then used to exchange energy between bui...
What Does Effective Climate Communication Look Like? with Dr. Candice Howarth
August 26, 2022 07:00 - 1 minute - 1.6 MBWhat is “place-based” climate change communication? Climate change can feel overwhelming and impersonal when discussed on a global or national scale. Place-based communication works to make climate change feel relevant to local communities and individuals. Issues that impact local communities and have connections to climate change, such as waste, energy, and food initiatives are often good places to start discussions on how to implement climate policies. A focus on local issues can empowe...
What is Environmental Justice? with Dr. Robert Bullard
August 26, 2022 07:00 - 8 minutes - 7.96 MBFor a transcript, please visit https://climatebreak.org/environmental-racism-with-dr-robert-bullard/
How do Oyster Reefs Protect Shorelines with Claire Arre
August 15, 2022 07:00 - 1 minute - 1.63 MBFor a transcript, please visit https://climatebreak.org/how-do-oyster-reefs-protect-shorelines-with-claire-arre/
How to Protect Water Supply from Agricultural Pollutants with Des Moines Water Works
August 08, 2022 07:00 - 1 minute - 1.61 MBFor a transcript, please visit https://climatebreak.org/how-to-protect-water-supply-from-agricultural-pollutants-with-des-moines-water-works/
Carbon Farming with Ian Howel
July 12, 2022 07:00 - 1 minute - 1.4 MBStudies show that using cover crops in combination with other soil management practices can really increase the soil biomass and soil carbon. It's good for the crop system, farm operation, carbon sequestration and management. Ian Howell, a resource conservationist with the Alameda County Resource Conservation District will explain why the techniques can reduce and remove the carbon emissions associated with agriculture.
What Does W. Virginia V. EPA Mean for Environmental Policy? with Dan Farber and Ken Alex
July 12, 2022 07:00 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBWest Virginia v. EPA The U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency on June 30, 2022, determining (in a 6-3 ruling) that, without explicit congressional instruction, the EPA cannot curb emissions at existing power plants by forcing a change to renewable energy sources (as opposed to directing specific emissions reductions from the power plants themselves). Chief Justice Roberts, writing the majority, declared that mandating a switch to renewab...