EPISODE · May 1, 2022 · 7 MIN
Quick Climate Links: May 1, 2022: The Bird Emergency; Mark Spencer; Climate crisis tops the poll; Climate One
from Climate Conversations · host Robert McLean
Today we have something of a mixed bag. First, we hear from a new member of the Climactic Collective, "The BIrd Emergency"; The publisher of the Climactic Collective, Mark Spencer, moved from Melbourne to New Zealand but has now moved back to the Victoria capital and reports from a small park above one of the city's freeways. Setting itself up for the Federal election, The Conversation polled some 10 000 people to discover that more than 60 per cent of them are concerned about the climate crisis. And today we take you to two episodes from the Climate One podcast - the first, "Dismantling White Supremacy to Address the Climate Crisis" and the second, "Solar Flare-ups". Other Quick Climate Links for today are: "New book says Indigenous knowledge is key to fighting climate change"; "Experts: Climate transformative, but causes for optimism"; "Will clean green hydrogen ever replace gas in Australian homes?"; "Report highlights risk from global warming in ‘Third Pole’"; "Meet the Protesters Going to Jail to Fight Climate Change"; "Four Just Stop Oil activists charged over protests at motorway service stations"; "Just Stop Oil’s ‘spring uprising’ protests funded by US philanthropists"; "Duty Tells" - a bushfire story; "Together We Can solve the climate crisis"; "Why The Conversation will focus on policy over personality in this federal election campaign"; "The Thorny Ethics of Historic Preservation in the Age of Climate Change"; "Proponents Say Storing Captured Carbon Underground Is Safe, But States Are Transferring Long-Term Liability for Such Projects to the Public"; "Carbon Capture Takes Center Stage, But Is Its Promise an Illusion?"; "Florida Judge Asked to Recognize the Legal Rights of Five Waterways Outside Orlando"; "Two US Electrical Grid Operators Claim That New Rules For Coal Ash Could Make Electricity Supplies Less Reliable"; "California Regulators Banned Fracking Wastewater for Irrigation, but Allow Wastewater From Oil Drilling. Scientists Say There’s Little Difference"; "New Murray-Darling Basin Authority boss fails to mention environment in all-staff memo"; "Record-breaking heat wave scorches India’s wheat crop and hinders export plans"; "NSW flood victims kicked out of caravan parks to make way for tourists"; "‘It’s OK to remember’: Plan to use trees felled by Dandenongs storm for memorial": "Tropical forest losses emitted as much CO2 emissions as India in 2021"; "Climate change, the environment and the cost of living top the #SetTheAgenda poll"; "How We Can Get Clean Energy—Is Nuclear Power Safe?"; "BlackRock is seeing returns from its investments in Adani floating through the Great Barrier Reef"; "‘As close as you’ll get to free’: Tasmanian couple take road trip to Sydney in electric car for $43.38". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations
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Today we have something of a mixed bag. First, we hear from a new member of the Climactic Collective, "The BIrd Emergency"; The publisher of the Climactic Collective, Mark Spencer, moved from Melbourne to New Zealand but has now moved back to the Victoria capital and reports from a small park above one of the city's freeways. Setting itself up for the Federal election, The Conversation polled some 10 000 people to discover that more than 60 per cent of them are concerned about the climate crisis. And today we take you to two episodes from the Climate One podcast - the first, "Dismantling White Supremacy to Address the Climate Crisis" and the second, "Solar Flare-ups". Other Quick Climate Links for today are: "New book says Indigenous knowledge is key to fighting climate change"; "Experts: Climate transformative, but causes for optimism"; "Will clean green hydrogen ever replace gas in Australian homes?"; "Report highlights risk from global warming in ‘Third Pole’"; "Meet the Protesters Going to Jail to Fight Climate Change"; "Four Just Stop Oil activists charged over protests at motorway service stations"; "Just Stop Oil’s ‘spring uprising’ protests funded by US philanthropists"; "Duty Tells" - a bushfire story; "Together We Can solve the climate crisis"; "Why The Conversation will focus on policy over personality in this federal election campaign"; "The Thorny Ethics of Historic Preservation in the Age of Climate Change"; "Proponents Say Storing Captured Carbon Underground Is Safe, But States Are Transferring Long-Term Liability for Such Projects to the Public"; "Carbon Capture Takes Center Stage, But Is Its Promise an Illusion?"; "Florida Judge Asked to Recognize the Legal Rights of Five Waterways Outside Orlando"; "Two US Electrical Grid Operators Claim That New Rules For Coal Ash Could Make Electricity Supplies Less Reliable"; "California Regulators Banned Fracking Wastewater for Irrigation, but Allow Wastewater From Oil Drilling. Scientists Say There’s Little Difference"; "New Murray-Darling Basin Authority boss fails to mention environment in all-staff memo"; "Record-breaking heat wave scorches India’s wheat crop and hinders export plans"; "NSW flood victims kicked out of caravan parks to make way for tourists"; "‘It’s OK to remember’: Plan to use trees felled by Dandenongs storm for memorial": "Tropical forest losses emitted as much CO2 emissions as India in 2021"; "Climate change, the environment and the cost of living top the #SetTheAgenda poll"; "How We Can Get Clean Energy—Is Nuclear Power Safe?"; "BlackRock is seeing returns from its investments in Adani floating through the Great Barrier Reef"; "‘As close as you’ll get to free’: Tasmanian couple take road trip to Sydney in electric car for $43.38". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations
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Quick Climate Links: May 1, 2022: The Bird Emergency; Mark Spencer; Climate crisis tops the poll; Climate One
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