Young Indians Abroad Return to Help Better Country April 28, 2008 • Young Indians who grew up in Britain, Australia and America are working elbow-to-elbow on India's environmental projects. The collaboration is not without challenges, but along the way the participants are building an identity that crosses cultural borders. Young Indians Abroad Return to Help Better Country Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89942270/89990556" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Traveler Learns Climate Complexities April 28, 2008 • Juan Hoffmaister has spent the past 10 months traveling the globe to visit areas most threatened by climate change. But the trip has complicated his view on how to cope with the changes. World Traveler Learns Climate Complexities Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89820356/89967094" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Young Alaskan Sees Changing Way of Life April 19, 2008 • Matthew Gilbert could have a front-row seat on climate change if he chooses to stay and watch. The 28-year-old lives in Arctic Village, Alaska, where village elders point to evidence of climate warming. Young Alaskan Sees Changing Way of Life Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89755688/89787374" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Teenage Skeptic Takes on Climate Scientists April 15, 2008 • At just 16 years old, Kristen Byrnes is attracting attention for her Web site, which attacks mainstream science's views on climate change. Teenage Skeptic Takes on Climate Scientists Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89619306/89642130" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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A Climate 'Policy Wonk' in the Making April 14, 2008 • When college junior Kelley Greenman recently traveled to Bali, she skipped the beaches in favor of U.N. climate meetings. At age 20, she's diving headfirst into climate-change policy. A Climate 'Policy Wonk' in the Making Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89567328/89612914" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Young, Green Entrepreneurs Flock to Carbon Market April 7, 2008 • Once, if you were in your 20s and wanted to save the environment, you might have joined Greenpeace. But climate change and a billion-dollar carbon market that trades in carbon credits — as if they were pork bellies — have created a new career niche: carbon entrepreneurs. Young, Green Entrepreneurs Flock to Carbon Market Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89424934/89424892" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Climate Connections A Ukrainian Pop Star's Would-Be Revolution April 7, 2008 • Ruslana, Ukraine's biggest pop star, switches between two roles on stage: a limp, pale, synthetic woman chained to a machine for energy and a vibrant warrior whose energy comes from clean, renewable resources. But in post-Soviet Ukraine, her fans are more interested in capitalist consumption than conservation. A Ukrainian Pop Star's Would-Be Revolution Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89436819/89433736" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Food & Climate: A Complicated but Optimistic View October 30, 2007 • Some of the most advanced climate models show global warming hurting agricultural production in the world's poorest regions. But Cynthia Rosenzweig, a NASA scientist who's studied this question for 20 years, has faith that solutions are within reach. Food & Climate: A Complicated but Optimistic View Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15747012/15766194" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Living in Paradise on the Palmyra Atoll October 25, 2007 • The Palmyra Atoll has no indigenous population, making it ideal for scientific research. Those who work there live in rustic conditions amid what comes close to being the ideal tropical paradise. Living in Paradise on the Palmyra Atoll Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15325412/15627399" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Scientist Measures an Overlooked Greenhouse Gas September 10, 2007 • Growing emissions of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, could make projections for global warming far worse than estimated. Katey Walter, 31, is one of the first scientists to measure methane released from thawing permafrost in Alaska and Siberia. Scientist Measures an Overlooked Greenhouse Gas Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/14288215/14290609" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Theories Tying Human Health, Climate Gain Ground July 23, 2007 • Physician Paul Epstein has been trying to get people interested in climate change since the early 1990s. Given what would happen if he didn't treat a patient at the outset of an illness, he says, we have to act now to help the Earth — before it's too late. Theories Tying Human Health, Climate Gain Ground Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12178339/12178340" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Tuvalu Envoy Takes Up Global Warming Fight June 12, 2007 • U.N. Ambassador Afelee Pita left his island nation of fewer than 12,000 people to take up its cause in Manhattan, an island city of millions. Tuvalu's highest point is 13 feet above sea level. Global warming means more storms and a rising sea. Tuvalu Envoy Takes Up Global Warming Fight Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10950375/10950391" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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L.A.'s Mayor Focuses on Climate Change May 15, 2007 • Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is considered a political trailblazer on many issues. Today, he announces an ambitious plan to cut greenhouse emissions in his city by a third over the next two decades. Villaraigosa explains how his city will combat global warming. L.A.'s Mayor Focuses on Climate Change Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10184976/10184977" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Laurie David: One Seriously 'Inconvenient' Woman May 7, 2007 • Climate-change activist Laurie David raises millions, helped turn Al Gore's slide show into an Oscar-winning film, and won't take "no" for an answer. All of which has made her fair game for comics and critics. Laurie David: One Seriously 'Inconvenient' Woman Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9969008/10049359" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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A Mining Adviser's View of Global Warming May 3, 2007 • Tom Burke is an environmental adviser to one of the world's largest mining operations and the British government. At heart, he's an environmental activist, but he's pragmatic about what it will take to shift corporate and political thinking on climate change. A Mining Adviser's View of Global Warming Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9978972/9979559" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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