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The Planet Today — 253 episodes
The Matt and Nick episode
Best of 2024’s Interviews Part 2
Best of 2024’s Interviews Part 1
COP29, Scientists created a mouse, & making cemeteries greener!
The State of The Planet Today (2024)
Guest Interview: Fiona Nugent (Made by Fiona)
COP16 Biodiversity Summit & The U.S. Election Results
Guest Interview: James Leitner (Mission Clean Water)
U.S. Presidential Election Environmental Policy Special & some current events!
Guest Interview: Larry Selzer (The Conservation Fund)
Guest Interview: Maria Cho (Triplebar)
Guest Interview: Alex Schulze (4Ocean)
238: Houses falling into the ocean, Europe’s heavy rainfall last month, & more!
U.S. methane emissions still rising, Three Mile Island set to reopen, & more!
BONUS EPISODE: California sues ExxonMobil over plastic misinformation
Guest Interview: Cristin Lyons (ScottMadden)
Guest Interview: Manda Scott (Any Human Power)
Recyclable wind turbines, heatstroke for runners, and our Summer Environmental News recap!
Guest Interview: Marcy Thrash (Project AnimalAid)
Guest Interview: Laird Christensen (Prescott College)
Guest Interview: Brett Jenks (Rare)
Guest Interview: Amber Wendler (Been Outside)
Guest Interview: Chris Bonifati (the Pets Add Life podcast)
Guest Interview: Levar Jackson (Yogh Group)
Guest Interview: Gerald Leonard (The Leonard Productivity Intelligence Institute & Turnberry Premiere)
Guest Interview: Leah Rampy (Earth & Soul)
The Supreme Court overturns Chevron & Hurricane Beryl.
Heat’s impact on the brain, Mexico City’s water crisis, & more!
Guest Interview: Osprey Orielle Lake (Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network)
Improving the U.S. electrical grid, tighter regulations for vehicle fuel mileage, & more!
Massive U.S. hailstorms, how Coldplay reduced their touring emissions, & more!
2024’s Atlantic Hurricane Season, “Empty Climate Promises”, & more!
Venezuela loses its glaciers, the world’s largest carbon-capture plant, & more!
Guest Interview: Shubber Ali (Garden for Wildlife)
Gas Stove emissions, is 1.5°C dead?, & more!
COP29’s host country investing in fossil fuels, fossil fuels being banned in U.S. Federal buildings, & more!
A global plastic pollution treaty, Europe’s accelerated warming trend, & more!
Guest Interview: Sam Schutte (Snythica Energy)
Switzerland’s lack of fighting climate change, the EPA’s rules for chemical manufacturers, three rainforest updates, & more!
The secondhand clothing industry, climate change putting cheese at risk, & more!
Fossil fuel subsidies, the first large off-shore wind farm in the U.S., & more!
Guest Interview: Wendy Baker (Dynapower)
Climate change impacting maple syrup, the earliest fossilized forest, & more!
More Nuclear Power in the U.S., Exxon’s CEO blames consumers for climate change, & more!
Climate change’s impact on winter sports & protections for the Asian Elephant in Bangladesh!
The U.S. East Coast sinking, Medical Marijuana for animals, & more!
Guest Interview: Matthew Krayton (Publitics)
Category 6 hurricanes, John Podesta named U.S. Climate Envoy, & more!
IVF as a conservation tool, the benefits of sustainable food systems, & more!
Fines for excess methane, a new Colombian national park, & more!
Guest Interview: Jeffrey Rissman (Zero-Carbon Industry)
2024’s Biodiversity outlook, COP29’s President named & more!
Best of 2023 - Part 2
Best of 2023 - Part 1
Real vs. Fake Christmas trees, protecting California’s kelp forest & more!
COP28 Review!
The hottest year on record (again), Climate Change impacting the US, & more!
Climate Change and Human Health, “Adopt an Axolotl”, & more!
The State of The Planet Today (2023)
COP28 Preview: what you need to know before this year’s UN Climate Conference!
Large herbivores helping the planet, Leishmaniasis found in the US, & more!
Monday Mini-sode: U.S. Water Rights and this year’s World Energy Outlook!
Hurricane Otis, Peak Fossil Fuel Demand, & more!
Exxon and Chevron’s latest mergers, ice shelves in Antarctica, & more!
Guest Interview: Tom Blue Wolf (EarthKeepers)
The cost of Climate Change, Climate Change’s impact on beer, & more!
The race to net-zero, some good climate news, & more!
Monday Mini-sode: Recycled Lego bricks & more Americans understand climate change!
Biden’s Climate Corps, Antarctica’s winter sea ice, the issue with fracking, & more!
Guest Interview: Rod Matthews (Brevian Energy)
Flooding in Libya, an Earthquake in Morocco, & more.
Hurricane Idalia, a deforestation update for the Brazilian Amazon, more!
Fukushima’s wastewater, clean-air zones in London, more!
Wildfires in Maui, Greece, and Canada; Hurricane Hilary; & more!
Guest Interview: Corey Tyree (Trillium Renewable Chemicals)
Rising Ocean Temperatures, A New National Monument in the US, & more!
Monday Mini-sode: El Niño and African wildlife conservation!
Catching up on July: the hottest month on record & more!
Guest Interview: Tucker Perkins (PERC)
Guest Interview: Sean B. Carroll (Wild Hope)
Guest Interview: Martha Hunt Handler (Wolf Conservation Center)
Guest Interview: Doug Tallamy (Nature’s Best Hope)
A train derails in the Yellowstone River, the US air pollution satellite, & more!
2023 on pace to be one of the hottest years on record, a virgin crocodile birth, & more!
Guest Interview: Beth McDaniel (Reactive Surfaces)
Wildfire smoke in the US and Canada, Fungi vs. Climate Change, & more!
A settlement for Forever Chemicals, how meat and dairy impact deforestation, & more!
Monday Mini-sode: Major decrease in electricity costs for Finland and title!
A United Nations report on Plastic Pollution, The Supreme Court weakening the Clean Water Act, & more!
Enforcing Carbon Neutrality claims, an agreement to help the Colorado River, & more!
The EPA taking on power plant pollution, an Amazon deforestation update, & more!
Guest Interview: Carlton Ward, Jr. (National Geographic: Path of the Panther)
New York bans natural gas in new buildings, Shell’s Deer Park fire, & more!
Habitat loss for Asian Elephants, air pollution’s impact on the heart, & more!
Monday Mini-sode: The Big Cat Public Safety Act & Parrots video-chatting!
Protecting Old-Growth Forests, SpaceX’s rocket explodes, & more!
The Colorado River’s water allocation, Germany closed its last nuclear plant, & more!
Guest Interview: Clare SantaColoma
Two new rulings from the EPA, climate change’s effects on baseball, & more!
Tornadoes in the US, oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico , & more!
Monday Mini-sode: A deadly fungus spreading in the US and penguins given cataract surgery for the first time!
TPT150! President Biden’s first veto, DDT found off the Los Angeles coast, & more!
The EPA cracks down on PFAS, Earth will likely reach a critical climate threshold, & more!
Guest Interview: Dr. Ruth Backstrom (Igniting A Bold New Democracy)
The Willow Project, a vaccine for honeybees, & more!
The UN Ocean Biodiversity Treaty, Antarctic Sea ice reaches record-low, & more!
Monday Mini-sode: REI vs. forever chemicals and wind energy vs. misinformation!
Amazon deforestation up in February, the early wildlife fallout from Norfolk Southern’s derailment, & more!
David Malpass resigns from World Bank, a third earthquake hits Turkey and Syria, & more!
Guest Interview: James Leitner (Mission Clean Water)
Ohio’s train derailment and environmental disaster, Turkey and Syria’s earthquake, & more!
Record profits for Shell and Exxon, Monarch Butterfly population update, & more!
Monday Mini-sode: Greener Playgrounds & Natural Gas in Texas!
The cost effectiveness of renewables, protections for the Tongass, & more!
Indoor air pollution from gas stoves, agrivoltaics in Colorado, & more!
Guest Interview: Graham Hill (The Carbonauts)
Exxon is a supervillain, Helping developing nations transition to clean energy, & more!
Guest Interview: Samantha Zwicker (Hoja Nueva)
Good news for the Ozone layer, reducing soot emissions in the US, & more!
Monday mini-sode: 2023’s top conservation issues & the positive health impacts of green spaces!
The 30x30 Plan, better water protections in the US, & more!
Best of 2022’s Interviews Part 2!
Best of 2022’s Interviews Part 1!
A major fusion breakthrough, solar cars, & more!
Guest Interview: Graham Stewart (Fibre52)
Keeping big polluters honest, short domestic flights banned in France, & more!
Monday minisode: Demolishing dams for salmon runs & US FDA says lab-grown meat is safe!
How border walls impact global wildlife, renewable energy capacity soaring in the US, & more!
Guest Interview: Marshall Conley (SLØ)
The Planet Today’s 2022 Recap and 2023 Preview
COP27 Recap!
COP27 mini-update, record high carbon emissions in 2022, & more!
Guest Interview: Bahruz Mammadov (Berkm)
Coal plants contaminating groundwater, life in prison for an ivory dealer, & more!
Monday minisode: the EU’s gas-powered car ban by 2035 and proper disposal of fallen leaves!
Brazil’s election, broken methane emissions in the EU, & more!
Halloween’s Sustainability!
Alaskan Snow Crabs, a massive Chinese offshore wind farm, & more!
The Building Sector: consumption, emissions, and recycling!
Wildlife populations declining, drought updates for the Mississippi and Colorado Rivers, & more!
Guest Interview: Anastasios Arima (IperionX)
Greenwashing at COP27 (already), limiting our food waste with better labeling, & more!
Big Oil’s climate denial started 63 years ago and cost the world $220 billion!
Hurricane Ian, Boston’s turf bans for parks, & more!
Monday Minisode: The Ozone layer is improving and Offshore Wind tax savings!
Hurricane Fiona, The Kigali Amendment, & more!
Patagonia vs. Climate Change!
Sea level rise in New Zealand, Gray Wolves in Oregon, & more!
Introducing: The Planet Today
Guest Interview: Hal Harvey (Energy Innovation) and Justin Gillis (New York Times)
Jackson’s water crisis, the Colorado River’s drought, & more!
Guest Interview: Leif Cocks (International Tiger Project)
TPT100!! China's record-breaking heatwave, Hawaii says goodbye to coal, & more!
Monday Minisode: Freya the Walrus & 16 Bison born in Banff National Park!
Flooding in Pakistan, Greenland’s ice loss and sea level rise, & more!
California’s Upcoming Megastorm and America’s future “extreme heat belt”
Fracking’s connection to Leukemia, more emissions reductions potentially on the way, & more!
Guest Interview: Rob Rastovich (ThingLogix)
The rapidly warming Arctic, record coal profits, & more! Featuring CJ Bonifati
Massive flooding in Kentucky, saving the mangroves in India, & more!
Storm surge and sea level rise, Nevada’s anti-lawn law, & more!
Guest Interview: @SustainablyMaija
A solar tower producing jet fuel, we’re less mad at Joe Manchin, & more!
Monday Minisode: Solar Recycling & The IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress!
Guest Interview: Tara Lordi and Bobby O’Shields (Weedoo Boats)
Climate Change’s impact on armed conflict and refugees
Energy Department’s support for clean energy tech, Joe Manchin still sucks, & more!
Guest Interview: Charles Henry (Council on Library and Information Resources)
Weedkiller ingredient found in human urine, a whiskey made from invasive crabs & more! Featuring Dan Walsh
Plastic Policy, Drought in Italy, & more!
Space Bubbles, Feeding Insects to Cows, & more!
Monday Minisode: Fish leather & one mischievous beaver!
Climate Change and Wildfires, Colombia’s new President’s promise to protect the Amazon, & more!
SCOTUS rules on West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency
Salt Lake City’s dust problem
Landfills as Solar Farms, Environmental Groups v. the Biden Administration, & more!
Guest Interview: Nick Schalitz (Natural Resources Conservation Service)
Flooding in Yellowstone National Park, The UK’s ivory trade ban, & more!
Australia's new PM, a history of climate skepticism, and the Rupert Murdoch Problem!
Wetlands vs. our changing climate, the USPS potentially increasing its electric truck fleet, & more!
Monday Minisode: The European Union’s Russian Oil Embargo!
An ancient forest in China, a major heatwave in India and Pakistan, & more!
Monday Minisode: “Carbon Bombs” and Fossil Fuels vs. Public Health!
More wind power in Europe, Amazon’s plastic problem, & more with Dan Walsh!
Guest Interview: James Leitner (Mission Clean Water)
The Lone Star Tick, canceled offshore oil drilling leases, & more!
Section 3 of the IPCC’s 2022 report: Mitigation of Climate Change!
Forever Chemicals in US cropland, beef and deforestation, & more!
Big Oil's role in plastic recycling misinformation
Banks financing Fossil Fuels, No Mow May, & more!
Monday Minisode: Solar Power in the United States!
Thawing permafrost, marine-life on offshore wind turbines, & more!
Cryptocurrencies and Environmentalism featuring CJ Bonifati!
Scientists protesting around the world over climate inaction, “Drill Baby Drill” in the U.S., & more!
Guest Interview: Brian Alderman (IvyCo) and Nate Truitt (The American Forest Foundation)
The global renewable push, water as a human right & more!
A Spinosaurus update and a prehistoric conversation!
Legal rights for animals, logging in Tongass National Forest, & more!
Documentary Review: Kiss the Ground (Netflix)
Microplastics in human blood, we still hate yachts, & more!
West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency
Business and Climate Change, Widespread Coral Bleaching, Winston the Bongo, & more!
Guest Interview: Dave Johnson
Redlining and Air Pollution, Hope for Coral Reefs, & more!
The latest IPCC Report: Things are worse than we thought
Deforestation emissions, ocean pollution vs. human health, and more! Featuring Dan Walsh
Documentary Review: A Beautiful Planet (Hulu)
The Nairobi Plastic Summit, Road Salt + Waterways, a Massive Offshore Wind Deal, & more!
Toxic lead exposure found in nearly half of U.S. Bald Eagles!
The Central Park Climate Lab, environmental justice in skiing, solar panel canopies, & more!
Guest Interview: Sandy Gibson
Koalas added to endangered species list, animal road crossings, & more!
The European Union called natural gas and nuclear "green investments" - is either one "green"?
Glacial melt on Mount Everest, methane being spotted from space, gas-free homes in the Netherlands, & more!
Documentary Review: National Geographic's The Last Ice (Disney+)
Moose vs. a parasite, a Latin American Marine reserve, & more!
Heat, emissions, ice, and oceans: The 2021 Climate Recap
Biodiversity and pandemics, Japan's monkey queen smashing the patriarchy, & more!
Guest interview: Ryan Godolphin
A volcanic eruption in Tonga, the largest fish breeding area in the world, Big Business’ deforestation issue, and more!
The International Energy Agency's Renewables 2021 Report
Climate change and food prices, pine trees in Patagonia, the DiCaprio Tree, & more!
A plan to reduce livestock in the Netherlands, New York City's ban on gas in new buildings, & more!
Boulder's Marshall Fire, a new Californian food waste law, & more!
Greenhouse gas for vegetarians, mussels in New York City, what TPT has meant to Matt and Nick, & more!
Solar on a blueberry farm, desertification in Brazil, Guest interview: Sophie Phillips, & more!
Roundabouts, cutting methane through cow feed, Down to Earth with Zac Efron, & more!
Quick update: What's next for TPT?
Youth climate activists, COP26 recap, Guest interview: Keith Hutchings, & more!
Bird collisions, the first week of COP26, Toyota's climate history, & more! Featuring Giselle Herrera
Day 1 of COP26, Smoky Mountain Park Rangers, & more!
Climate change + national security, tuskless elephants, the economics of deforestation, & more!
Weather related deaths, California banning gas lawn equipment, Guest interview: Kelly Jacobs, & more!
Bears Ears and Grand Stair-Escalante National Monuments, Climate misinformation, & more! Featuring Dan Walsh
Wolves in Europe, Earth getting dimmer, Guest Interview: Eddy Badrina, & more!
Goats and wildfires, My Octopus Teacher, & more!
White nose syndrome, the UN's warning about Paris Agreements, & more!
Taco Bell's recycling, The Netherlands vs. Fossil Fuel, Guest Interview: Kristen Pruett, & more!
Offshore wind and Green Hydrogen, Climate change + public health, & more!
IKEA's renewable energy, the Caldor Fire, After the Spill, & more!
Wandering Chinese Elephants, e-waste, Tropical Storm Henri, & more!
Guest Interview: Tyler Smith!
Flooding risks, the billionaire space race, & more! Featuring CJ Bonifati
Super polluters, whiskey waste as biofuel, Virunga, & more!
Guest interview: Ryan Byrnes!
Climate change's impact on wine, listener Q&A, & more!
The Giant Panda, heatwaves impacting salmon and mussels, fracking, & more!
Planting trees to boost rainfall, a heatwave in Siberia, & more!
EcoAnxiety, Before The Flood, & more!
The drought in the US, salmon impacting climate change, & more! Featuring Dan Walsh
A global environmental crime tracker, Guest interview: Giselle Herrera, & more!
ExxonMobil's newest board members, Cryptocurrency's climate impacts, & more! Featuring CJ Bonifati
Arctic Drilling, Manatees, National Parks, & more!