REBROADCAST: Oh hey. Happy Monday! This week we're revisiting an interview Felipe Sardi, the co-founder of La Palma y El Tucan! La Palma is a coffee grower known for their quality products, ecological initiatives, and innovative social programs

NPB 33: Biden's Conservation Plans and Air Quality Deaths

May 17th, 2021 34m 30s

Well if it isn't the dog days of summer! In this episode we're talking about the Biden administration's 2021 conservation plans, the agricultural industry's impact on air quality, and how to make your school more sustainable! Come join us for a

NPB 32: Climate Fiction with C.D. Tavenor

May 4th, 2021 33m 31s

Hello everyone! This week we're talking about climate change fiction - or cli-fi - for you abbreviation buffs. We're discussing The World's Revolution - a collaborative effort among fiction writers to publish an anthology of climate fiction sto

NPB 31: NFTs and Climate Change, China's Goals, and Questionable Journalism

Apr 19th, 2021 30m 40s

This week we're flying guestless! And we're talking about the effect of NFTs on the environment, China's role in greenhouse emissions, journalism, and more!

NPB 30: Sea Shanties and Coastlines with Kim McCoy

Apr 5th, 2021 43m 24s

Ahoy there! This week we're talking about coastlines, climate change's effects on the ocean, and sea shanties with Kim McCoy. Kim is an oceanographer, adventurer, 2018 recipient of the Scientific Achievement Award, co-author of Waves and Beache

NPB 29: Activism with Sarah Goody

Mar 22nd, 2021 33m 15s

Hello everyone and happy March! Today we're talking about climate change activism with Sarah Goody! We're also discussing how mental health, age, and political power factor in to climate change activism. Get ready for some active listening!

NPB 28: Committed Warming with Andrew Dessler

Feb 22nd, 2021 27m 53s

Hello everyone and happy February! Love is in the air, and so is CO2! In this episode we're talking to Dr. Andrew Dessler about committed warming - AKA the amount of warming that the Earth is committed to due to previous years' worth of CO2.

NPB 27: Air Quality and Health with Mike Kleeman

Jan 25th, 2021 36m 56s

Hello everyone! On this episode of No Planet B we're talking with Mike Kleeman of UC Davis about the connections between air quality and health, what makes up air quality, and the interaction of climate change and air quality. Stick around!

NPB 26: Talking Energy with Olu Olajide

Dec 21st, 2020 33m 1s

As we're wrapping up 2020 we decided to talk with our good friend Olubunmi Olajide. We discuss the future of the energy industry, energy storage, and difference between climate conversations and energy conversations. Olu is the host of The Ener

NPB 25: Economic Incentives in Climate Change

Nov 23rd, 2020 28m 18s

Hi everyone! In this episode, we're talking with Veena Ramani at Ceres. We're discussing the role of financial regulators in helping economies adapt to climate change. We're also talking about what companies are already doing and what we can le

NPB 24: 2020 is Literally on Fire

Oct 28th, 2020 20m 46s

Hey y'all, we're back after a bit of a hiatus, and we have Matt Fidler on the horn! This is an episode all about the wildfire season of 2020, what makes it so active, and potential solutions!- Source Document - https://docs.google.com/document/

NPB 23: Bad Science in Climate Change, with Ken Rice

May 13th, 2020 27m 38s

Last year, an article was published in Scientific Reports claiming that movements in the sun were responsible for climate change. This week, we sit down with Ken Rice - professor at the University of Edinburgh and researcher in theoretical and

NPB 22: Privilege in Climate Change Discussion

Apr 6th, 2020 43m 24s

Good morning quaranteens, we hope you're all staying inside and staying sane. Today we're talking with Olu Olajide of The Energy Talk podcast! We're talking about climate change conversations depending on location, foreign aid, and community in

NPB 21: Something Positive, and Bre Eats at Arby's

Mar 23rd, 2020 24m 30s

Hello! Today we thought we'd bring you something with some positivity. So we're talking about environmental news with a positive impact, as well as the fact that Bre Eats at Arby's. We hope you're all doing well and taking care. - Source Docume

NPB 20: The Cost of Climate Change

Mar 9th, 2020 39m 25s

Well it's about time we started talking about money around here. The Climate Impact lab is a group of climate scientists, economists, data engineers, and analysts, working to put a dollar value on the cost of climate change. We're interviewing

NPB 19: Coronavirus and Educating Women

Feb 24th, 2020 16m 42s

Good morning! Today we're talking about Coronavirus, future of disease, and how educating women could help combat climate change. It's a little bit of a shorter episode today. We thought we'd experiment with this episode length and see how it g

NPB 18: Wildfires, Cussing, and Climate Change

Jan 20th, 2020 55m 52s

Hello and happy new year! The world is a little bit on fire so we decided to talk to Matt Fidler - host of NPR's California Burning - about the causes, effects, and history of wildfires.

NPB 17: Fracking? Who is she?

Dec 17th, 2019 54m 6s

We're joined this week by Dr. Robert Howarth - a biogeochemist with research experience in the subjects of fracking, methane emissions, natural gas, and more! We're discussing the basics of fracking, the implications to policy, the myths, and t

NPB 16: Venice Flooding and Lionfish Hunting

Nov 22nd, 2019 22m 9s

Get ready to take on some water, this week we're talking quite a bit about Italy. Specifically Venice flooding and the requirement of climate education! Overall some wins and some losses. - Source Document - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1

NPB 15: Jane Fonda

Nov 5th, 2019 25m 8s

We're collaborating with the CLEO institute and the Florida Climate Pledge to bring you this episode!We'll be discussing: 2019 sea level predictions, housing markets, California fires, and of course, Jane Fonda. - Source Document - https://docs

NPB 14: No Planet B Lounge

Oct 21st, 2019 31m 11s

Good morning, (noon, afternoon, evening, etc. etc.) and welcome to the No Planet B Lounge, where we'll be playing pieces from our favorite episodes while we just relax and take our time doing whatever, no pressure. Outro Song: Summerland Ave. b

NPB 14: Amazon Fire (Not the Tablet)

Oct 7th, 2019 27m 36s

Yeah hey come on in and get comfortable, but don't get too comfortable because the ground is, in fact, on fire. In this episode, we're guest-less, and talking about the fires going on in the Amazon. We also revive the wheel of sustainability, a

NPB 13: Hot Planet Summer: A Galactic Perspective

Sep 19th, 2019 1h

Alright everyone, it's finally time we talked about space. This is a VERY special episode with Dr. Aaron Lee - PhD astronomer, educator, and cruise-line star party host. So get out your space blankets, turn on your planetarium projectors, and p

NPB 12: Biodiversity and The Disappearing Bananas

Aug 26th, 2019 48m 51s

Good morning, noon, afternoon, evening, or night! This week we're talking to Dr. Stephanie Pau, a researcher in the fields of biodiversity and ecosystem functions! We're discussing biodiversity, deforestation, banana clones, climate change deni

NPB 11: How Can You Be Sustainable?

Aug 19th, 2019 35m 49s

Oh hey there, you! A lot of folks ask us: 'what can I do about climate change and the environment?' So to answer that burning question, we decided it was time for some good ol' fashioned calls to action here at No Planet B. Bre gives her favori