We’re a podcast from Indiana University’s Environmental Resilience Institute and The Media School. We’re here to bring you the scientists working toward solutions, the legislation to watch and the ways you can remain resilient.
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Gabe talks with Barbara Buffaloe, mayor of Columbia, MO, about climate challenges and success in her community.
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Are coated agricultural seeds killing insects? A conversation with author Elizabeth Hillborn
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Elizabeth Hillborn's book " Restoring Eden" chronicles her search to discover what was poisoning her wetland.
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An interview with Siri Chilukuri and John McCracken about thir Grist article.
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A discussion with journalist Ryan Martin (State Affairs) about the impact of coal on energy pricing in indiana.
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For Climate Week, Gabe interviews climate scientist and communicator Michael Mann about his current activities as a climate communicator.
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Gabe talks with journalist Lauen Silverman about her experiences after learning that her child had elevated lead levels.
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Can we do better at preventing environmentally caused cancer? Interview with Kristina Marusic
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Kristina Marusic's book "A New War on Cancer" tells stories of those who are working to reduce exposure to cancer-causing chemicals in the enviroment.
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Gabe talks with Heidi Roop (Univ. Minn) on her new book “The Climate Action Handbook.”
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The Anthropocene, Explained: Jason Kelly, Professor of History and Director of the Indiana Arts and Humanities Institute
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The Anthropocene, a period in which environments are fundamentally changed by humans. Jason Kelly, Professor of History (IUPUI) and Director of the Indiana Arts and Humanities Institute explains.
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Vetocracy: Francis Fukuyama discusses ways to improve our ability to make decisions about climate
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Many projects and policies that could help with climate change stumble on too many decision points, places where ideas can be shot down. Francis Fukuyama discusses his idea of "vetocracy" in relation to climate.
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Can insects be food? Gabe interviews Christine Picard (IUPUI) about insects as food and feed.
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Insects can provide protein, and increased use of them as feed and food may have beneficial climate effects. Gabe Filippelli interviews IUPUI's Christine Picard about her research.
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Are top-down solutions the best way to achieve environmental improvements? Author Todd Myers discusses ways to incentivize change at the individual level.
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A discussion with Erin Posthumus from the National Phenology Network. They track the seasons through "phenology," the study of cycles and seasons in nature. She tells us if "spring" is really early, and by how much.
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Emily Miles converses with noted author Priyanka Kumar.
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As the Forest Service's plan for forest restoration in the Buffalo Springs moves ahead, some citizens are opposed. A conversation with Andy Mahler.
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An update about the Buffalo Springs Forest Restoration project in Southern Indiana, with US Forest Service reps Chris Thornton, Marion Mason, and Todd Ontl.
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A discussion with David Konisky (O'Neill School, IU) about how the energy transition is proceeding in Indiana.
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Rural energy: Cooperatives and public-owned utilities, with author Michelle Moore (Rural Renaissance, Revitalizing America’s Hometowns through Clean Power. Island Press).
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A discussion of cooperatives and public-owned utilities as a way to provide rural energy, with author Michelle Moore (Rural Renaissance, Revitalizing America’s Hometowns through Clean Power. Island Press).
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Jim talks to Gabe about environmental resilience issues in Indiana, mainly Indianapolis. Urban heat, green insfrastructure, the White River.
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Does the history of Indiana shape how Hoosiers relate to the environment today? Conversation with Eric Sandweiss, Professor of History at IU Bloomington
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Ellen Ketterson is the founder of the Environmental Resilience Institute at Indiana University. She discusses her chapter in the new book Climate Change and Resilience in Indiana and Beyond.
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We talk with Ben Kravitz about downscaled climate models, especially those that are focused on the Midwest and Indiana.
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“Wacky weather and climate chaos—making sense of the role of climate change in fueling weather disasters”
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Gabe talks about strange weather and climate chaos. What can we do; what is being done?In This Climate
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To open our fourth season, we chat with Northeastern University professor of sustainability science and policy Jennie Stephens about climate movement leadership and how it needs to shift if we want to see transformative change. https://www.jenniecstephens.com/
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We're just getting into the fall semester here at IU, so what better time to share an episode that examines methods of environmental education. We revisit conversations about infusing contemplative practice into college sutainability courses, about teaching and learning science with high schoolers, about the potential for music to teach lessons abo…
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