Erased
20 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsErased is a weekly environmental news podcast where we have connections and provide information on climate issues and stories that affect us every day.
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Episode 19: The Great Gas Stove Debate
January 26, 2023 17:55 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBErased co-hosts Parimal M. Rohit and Mary Carreon engage in the Great Gas Stove Debate. Are gas stoves really a major problem? Or is this a really a battle of extreme right versus extreme left?
Episode 18: America's Top Climate Villains
October 28, 2021 13:16 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBHere is The Guardian article, 'The Dirty Dozen: Meet America's Top Climate Villains" - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/oct/27/climate-crisis-villains-americas-dirty-dozen
Episode 17: The 2021 Southern California Oil Spill Disaster
October 14, 2021 05:00 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MBOn Oct. 2, 2021, nearly 150,000 gallons of oil started gushing out of an underwater pipeline and spread out to the nearby Huntington Beach, California coast. The impending oil spill caused quite a bit of damage along the Southern California coast - mostly in Orange County. P-Mo, Dana and Mary discuss the oil spill and its impacts.
Episode 16: Corporate America and Environmental Governance - Do As I Say, Not As I Do
October 04, 2021 05:00 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBThe latest episode of Erased deep-dives into Big Corporations and their fight against Pres. Joe Biden's climate agenda. Exxon has been spending a lot of money on ads, stating Biden's climate plans are a threat to energy jobs. Then there's Amazon, Apple, Disney, Google's Alphabet and Microsoft, who are paying lobbyists to either soften or oppose Biden's proposals, which are considered by leading Democrats as the most ambitious in the country's history. All this while these same companies say t...
Episode 15: Solving the Climate Crisis Together
September 18, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBHosts P-Mo and Dana Miller answer a few questions submitted to them by the Erased audience. Questions range from what we can do on a daily basis to limit the effects of climate change and what problems are we facing with sea level rise or extreme weather events. We received dozens of questions and they will be answered over the course of several episodes. In fact, we'll be doing one Audience Q&A per month.
Episode 14: Hurricane Ida Pummels through New York and New Orleans
September 04, 2021 19:38 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBhttps://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-58333124 https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-judge-vacates-trump-water-rule-environmental-grounds-2021-08-30/ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/raw-sewage-polluted-black-community-now-residents-are-fighting-back-n1277292 https://www.enn.com/articles/68584-wind-energy-accounted-for-42-percent-of-new-u-s-power-in-2020 https://www.enn.com/articles/68584-wind-energy-accounted-for-42-percent-of-new-u-s-power-in-2020 https://w...
Episode 13: The Taliban, Afghanistan and Climate Change
August 23, 2021 05:00 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBHow to help the people of Afghanistan: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/20/world/asia/how-to-help-afghanistan-refugees.html
Episode 12: Is Your Air Conditioner Contributing to Climate Change?
July 25, 2021 20:48 - 54 minutes - 49.4 MBAir conditioners are a necessary staple during summer months, especially when temperatures hit 100 degrees or higher. But is your use of air condition actually contributing to climate change? We also report on the discovery of 30-plus viruses found frozen in ice and at least 80 wildfires raging across 13 states.
Episode 11: Foreign Meat Packaged as Product of USA
July 11, 2021 18:11 - 42 minutes - 29 MBTrackdown episode where a man named Trump wanted to build a wall around a town to keep outsiders from entering. https://variety.com/2019/politics/news/trackdown-1950s-tv-show-border-wall-trump-1203106000/
Episode 10: Pacific Northwest Heat Wave, Amazon Drought, Gabon Rainforests
June 28, 2021 12:23 - 53 minutes - 49 MBIn Episode 10, P-mo updates us on the the heat wave that's striking the Pacific Northwest. Portland and Seattle are experiencing record-high temperatures. Meanwhile, a great white shark attacks a man off the California coast. Mary reports on the extreme weather conditions in the Amazon, which is suffering from deforestation. The West-Central African country of Gabon, meanwhile, is paying people to protect its forests - will it work?
Episode 9: Heat Domes in the West, Climate Crisis and Coffee
June 18, 2021 17:46 - 1 hour - 58 MBhttps://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/17/climate/wildfires-drought-climate-change-west-coast.html https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/16/weather/west-heat-wave-records-drought-climate/index.html https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jun/15/climate-crisis-to-hit-europes-coffee-and-chocolate-supplies https://insideclimatenews.org/news/15062021/insects-food-agriculture-climate-change-diet/ https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/15/asia/malaysia-reef-sharks-mystery-skin-disease-intl-hnk/index.html https://ww...
Episode 8: Shark Fin Ban in the U.S., Keystone XL Shut Down
June 13, 2021 15:44 - 1 hour - 71.7 MBShark Fin Ban: https://mauinow.com/2021/06/08/us-senate-approves-ban-on-sale-of-shark-fins-as-hawaiʻi-enacts-shark-protection-act/ Keystone XL: https://news.yahoo.com/liberals-celebrate-the-demise-of-the-keystone-xl-pipeline-but-conservatives-promise-to-keep-the-issue-alive-205051848.html MegaDrought in the West: https://www.deseret.com/2021/6/11/22528445/west-water-drought-colorado-river Hawaii Tourism Bill: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/07/hawaii-bill-seeks-to-cut-funding...
Episode 7: What is Eco-Anxiety and Climate Grief?
May 21, 2021 13:04 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBMary Carreon deep dives into eco-anxiety and climate grief - what do these concepts mean and why does it matter to our every day lives? Meanwhile, Dana Miller updates us on the $43 million actor Leo DiCaprio donated to "rewild" the Galapagos P-Mo briefs us on a plan to protect the Louisiana coast - and the "collateral damage" of Southeast Louisiana's hamlets.
Episode 6: Biden's 30-by-30 Plan - plus Weaponizing Climate & Offshore Wind Farm
May 14, 2021 05:07 - 1 hour - 47.1 MBThe White House has released an ambitious 30-by-30 plan - an attempt to conserve 30% of U.S. lands and waters by 2030. But does Pres. Joe Biden's all talk and no bite? Is the plan too ambitious to be achieved within the next 8.5 years? We also talk about weaponizing climate against immigrants, the first-ever national offshore wind farm off the coast of Martha's Vineyard, and pig farms causing so much pollution it's killing people.
Episode 5: Covid Defeats Indian Government, Nestle Drowns in its Water Use
May 03, 2021 05:36 - 1 hour - 43.1 MBP-Mo spends a second week talking about the humanitarian crisis in India, where Covid could claim hundreds of thousands of lives in the next few weeks. Mary, meanwhile, reports on whether Nestle will be held accountable for its questionable business practices when it comes to water acquisition and distribution.
Episode 4: Hemp-based Bricks, India's Second Covid Surge
April 29, 2021 15:10 - 56 minutes - 36.3 MBMary Carreon deep dives into the world of hemp-based bricks, which could be a solution to climate change and supply-side construction shortages. P-Mo, meanwhile, talks about the catastrophic second surge of Covid-19 cases in India - and its secondhand effects on the environment.
Episode 3: Extinction of Vaquitas, Wildfires in the West
April 22, 2021 04:29 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBThis week P-Mo and Mary Carreon deep dive about the near extinction of the vaquita porpoise and the year-over-year increase of wildfires out West. There are only 10 vaquita left in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez). Why does this matter? Also, California's wildfires are getting worse by the year. How does this effect you, even if you don't live anywhere near California?
Episode 2 - Snowmageddon: The Texas Power Grid Disaster
April 09, 2021 04:26 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MBMusic Supervisor: Dean Sultani News Links: Pres. Joe Biden's Climate Change Plan: https://www.sej.org/headlines/nine-ways-biden-s-2-trillion-plan-will-tackle-climate-change Vaquita on the verge of extinction: https://kjzz.org/content/1671946/environmental-groups-call-greater-international-pressure-mexico-protect-vaquita NASA study determines climate change is caused by humans: https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/climate-change-human-cause-nasa-study-carbon-emissions/ https://www.ecowatch....
Episode 1 - Non-Fungible Tokens, Seaspiracy, Indian Farmer Protest
April 02, 2021 05:02 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MBhttps://www.theverge.com/2021/3/15/22328203/nft-cryptoart-ethereum-blockchain-climate-change https://www.wired.com/story/nfts-hot-effect-earth-climate/ https://www.theverge.com/22310188/nft-explainer-what-is-blockchain-crypto-art-faq https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/india-farmers-suicide-1.5968086 https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/seaspiracy-netflix-fishing-environment-reaction-b1823860.html https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/netflix-seaspiracy https...
Erased Episode 0 - Prologue
March 28, 2021 15:00 - 9 minutes - 8.87 MBFirst episode will debut on April 6. Follow us on Social Media: IG: @ErasedEnviro Twitter: @ErasedEnviro Facebook: Erased Special thanks to the Society of Environmental Journalists.