Climate One
Episodes
C1 Revue: Water World
23 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Climate disruption is changing weather around the world. Parts of America are seeing fierce droughts and then punishing storms and flooding. Scientist...
Weather Whiplash
20 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
From hurricanes and superstorms to drought, fire and floods -- what’s causing our country’s extreme weather events, and how can they be prevented?...
Cheap Gasoline
13 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Gas prices are plunging, and Americans can get back on the road again. What are the economic, geopolitical and environmental consequences of cheap oil...
C1 Revue: Resource Revolution
09 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The global energy economy is undergoing tectonic shifts. America is poised to be an oil exporter - something unthinkable a decade ago - and severe wea...
Chasing Water (Rebroadcast)
06 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Climate change exacerbates effects of both drought and flood conditions worldwide. Too much, then too little – how do we make sense of “water whip...
C1 Revue: Power and Population
03 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The Red/Blue divide in American politics is really a rainbow of perspectives. And they are colored by who you are, where you live and what you believe...
Cli-Fi 2015
27 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Climate change is more than a plot device – it’s our reality, and the signs are all around us. Can Cli-Fi help rally the troops in our battle to s...
C1 Revue: Generating Innovation
25 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s Climate One program looks at innovative policies and products that could power a new era of clean and affordable energy. Is it possible to c...
Julián Castro
19 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The new American Dream is an energy-efficient home in a healthy, green community, and HUD Secretary Julián Castro wants to make it affordable for eve...
Down and Dirty
13 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The meat industry has been much maligned for its part in climate change. But can raising cattle in pastures help turn global warming into global green...
C1 Revue: Settled Science
13 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We tackle the facts and fantasies of clean energy. Using satellites in space to peer into the ocean deep; untangling the knot of oil, coal, nuclear an...
Lisa Jackson and Rajendra Pachauri
06 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Apple tries to make conservation cool with energy-efficient products and green manufacturing practices. Can they lead the way to cleaner capitalism? L...
Oil Ahead
30 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
With gas prices plummeting and support growing for a reduction on fossil fuels, what does the future hold for the oil industry? Must they adapt or per...
GMOs: Necessary in a Hot and Crowded World? (Rebroadcast)
23 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Biotechnology promises weed-resistant crops, bigger yields, more food for a growing population. But are genetically modified fruits and vegetables saf...
C1 Revue: Fueling Wealth
20 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The way we think influences what we think about wild weather. The human brain shapes how we see the risks of fossil fueled storms and the opportunitie...
Dr. Jane Lubchenco
16 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Jane Lubchenco oversaw NOAA during the worst 4-year weather period in U.S. history. What can we do to predict – or mitigate – future weather disas...
Climate Denial
09 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Do you believe in climate denial? According to climate scientists, it’s all around us. How can scientists learn to communicate to a skeptical public...
Powering Innovation (09/28/14) (Rebroadcast)
19 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Companies big and small are conjuring up new technologies, production methods and delivery systems to capitalize on the trend towards a green economy....
C1 Revue: Climate on our Minds
12 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The way we think influences what we think about wild weather. The human brain shapes how we see the risks of fossil fueled storms and the opportunitie...
Beans and Brew (11/20/14)
12 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Coffee, beer and chocolate – oh my! How is global warming affecting our beloved guilty pleasures? Can growers and producers adapt to a changing clim...
Climate on the Brain (09/12/14) (Rebroadcast)
05 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Despite abundant evidence that climate change threatens our planet, public concern is on the decline. How do we foster awareness of the imminent dange...
New Food Revolution (11/24/14)
28 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The amount of food needed to feed the earth’s growing population is expected to double by mid-century. How will we manage the world’s food supply?...
Keystone and Beyond (10/30/14)
21 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
By land, by sea or via the Keystone Pipeline, Canadian oil is coming to satisfy our energy thirst. But is our need for fossil fuel a foregone conclusi...
Chasing Water (10/28/14)
14 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Climate change exacerbates effects of both drought and flood conditions worldwide. Too much, then too little – how do we make sense of “water whip...
U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz (10/23/14)
07 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
How can America balance its energy boom with the need to reduce carbon pollution? A discussion with U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz. US Secretar...
Water Politics (09/12/14)
31 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a big year for water politics in California. Will voters approve a $7.12 billion bond for water projects to help get us through a record drough...
Oil on Rails (10/03/14)
24 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Crude oil is riding the rails to East Bay refineries at an increasing rate. How can local communities safeguard themselves against potential disaster?...
Climate on the Brain (09/12/14)
17 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Despite abundant evidence that climate change threatens our planet, public concern is on the decline. How do we foster awareness of the imminent dange...
Creating Climate Wealth (09/16/14)
10 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Transitioning from fossil to solar power means jobs, profits and an energy renaissance. How can businesses and investors profit from the solar economy...
Deepak Chopra and Rinaldo Brutoco: Changing Energy, Changing Consciousness (09/15/14)
03 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Will a change in consciousness help us end our dependence on fossil fuels? Yes, according to well-known author and speaker Deepak Chopra and investor ...
Powering Innovation (09/28/14)
26 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Companies big and small are conjuring up new technologies, production methods and delivery systems to capitalize on the trend towards a green economy....
Water Underfoot (08/13/14)
29 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
During dry times, water is a precious liquid asset – and our savings are depleting. Will historic drought drive us to improve our conservation habit...
Green Latinos (02/07/14) (Rebroadcast)
08 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
What are the issues that link the Latino community to the environmental movement? For many, it comes down to la familia. Latinos, who make up nearly 4...
Texas Governor Rick Perry: Energy Independence in America (06/11/14)
01 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Governor Rick Perry believes a Texas-style spirit of innovation and competition could solve America’s economic woes and lead to energy independence....
Aquatech (03/11/14) (Rebroadcast)
25 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
From Egyptian irrigation systems to Roman aqueducts to the dikes and canals of The Netherlands, the world’s civilizations have long found innovative...
Climate Cartoons (07/08/14)
18 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
What’s so funny about climate change? Stand-up economist Yoram Bauman uses humor to explain carbon tax, cap and trade and the ‘Five Chinas’ theo...
Ecological Intelligence (04/18/14) (Rebroadcast)
11 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
What’s really preventing us from enacting environmental change? Blame our brains, says Daniel Goleman, author of Ecological Intelligence. As he expl...
GMOs: Necessary in a Hot and Crowded World? (06/11/14)
04 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Biotechnology promises weed-resistant crops, bigger yields, more food for a growing population. But are genetically modified fruits and vegetables saf...
Resource Revolution (06/09/14)
27 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s two billion middle class consumers will more than double globally over the next two decades. But while cities in China, India and other deve...
Stormy Science, Rocky Investments (06/03/14)
20 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Climate change is risky business – but how risky is it for business? With temperatures predicted to rise anywhere from one to four degrees this cent...
Meatonomics (02/24/14) (Rebroadcast)
13 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Koopman is a fourth-generation rancher; his family has been raising cattle on their ranch in Alameda County since 1918 and he now heads the Califo...
Nature's Price Tag (07/25/13) (Rebroadcast)
06 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
An emerging area of economics aims to put a price on nature as a way of justifying preserving it in societies dominated by the wisdom of markets. A mo...
Beyond Plastic (01/30/14) (Rebroadcast)
30 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Who should take responsibility for reducing the amount of plastic debris that litters our cities, waterways and oceans? While many consumers have give...
Rising Seas, Rising Costs (02/11/14) (Rebroadcast)
23 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Swelling sea levels used to be a concern associated with future generations and faraway lands. Then Superstorm Sandy poured the Atlantic Ocean into th...
Ecological Intelligence (04/18/14)
16 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
What’s really preventing us from enacting environmental change? Blame our brains, says Daniel Goleman, author of Ecological Intelligence. As he expl...
Climate in the Classroom (03/25/14)
16 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s teenagers, also known as Millenials or Generation Y, now have a new moniker: Greenagers. That’s because they are coming of age in an era p...
Nuclear Power (04/03/14)
25 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Three years after Fukushima is nuclear power dead in the water? Or is it poised for revival due to the world’s desperate need for carbon-free energy...
Fracking Boom (04/01/14)
06 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
America is in the midst of a fracking boom. Most new oil and gas wells in this country are drilled using hydraulic fracturing, the injection of a cock...
Beyond Plastic (01/30/14)
20 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Who should take responsibility for reducing the amount of plastic debris that litters our cities, waterways and oceans? While many consumers have give...
Aquatech (03/11/14)
20 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
From Egyptian irrigation systems to Roman aqueducts to the dikes and canals of The Netherlands, the world’s civilizations have long found innovative...
The Goldman Prize at 25 (03/06/14)
11 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Since 1989, The Goldman Environmental Prize has honored more than 150 grassroots heroes who are fighting on the front lines to deliver clean water, cl...
Meatonomics (02/24/14)
05 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Koopman is a fourth-generation rancher; his family has been raising cattle on their ranch in Alameda County since 1918 and he now heads the Califo...
Condoms and Climate (02/25/14)
28 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Breathing, eating and consuming, an individual human being produces tons of carbon every year – population may be the key to curbing greenhouse gas ...
Going to Paris: Todd Stern (02/19/14)
21 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Warsaw, Poland last year achieved modest progress toward an international agreement on reducing carbon...
Rising Seas, Rising Costs (02/11/14)
21 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Swelling sea levels used to be a concern associated with future generations and faraway lands. Then Superstorm Sandy poured the Atlantic Ocean into th...
Going to Paris: Ambassador Todd Stern (02/19/14)
21 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Warsaw, Poland last year achieved modest progress toward an international agreement on reducing carbon...
Beyond Plastics (1/30/14)
08 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Who should take responsibility for reducing the amount of plastic debris that litters our cities, waterways and oceans? While many consumers have give...
Fluid State (01/10/14)
16 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
“For us, a drought means human misery, economic devastation to some natural assets and certainly an unproductive living standard for the majority of...
Fluid State (1/10/14)
16 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
“For us, a drought means human misery, economic devastation to some natural assets and certainly an unproductive living standard for the majority of...
U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus (1/6/14)
09 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
"A clean-energy economy, I think, is the future,” according to 75th U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, who leads America’s Navy and Marine Corp...
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell (11/7/13)
18 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
“We could start by being rational about how we spend the money that we have,” said U.S. Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell about taking care of na...
Skeptics & Smog (12/10/13)
18 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
"We could end up being part of the problem, even when we're right," said Jim Hoggan, co-Founder of the DeSmog Blog and chair of the David Suzuki Found...
Forest Wars (12/04/13)
17 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
“I wish more companies would come out of the closet, so to speak, and talk about what they’re doing,” said Sissel Waage, director of biodiversit...
Carbon Curves (12/11/13)
14 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
"Climate change is not some academic thing, it's pervasive – you see the signs of change everywhere,” said Ben Santer, a climate scientist at the ...
Lord Nicholas Stern: The 2013 Stephen Schneider Award (12/11/13)
14 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
"I don't think there's any right to emit, I think there's a right to development," said former World Bank chief economist Lord Nicholas Stern, a profe...
Ag and Trade (11/18/13)
07 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
"This country has forgotten rural America for far too long," said U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. Although the U.S. has had the best farm e...
Power Year in Review (12/2/13)
04 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
“Fear of fracking is rampant,” said KQED science editor Craig Miller when asked about California’s energy headlines of 2013. But more electric v...
Parched California (11/14/13)
21 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
"The Bay Delta debate sucks all the oxygen out of the water discussion," according to Lester Snow, executive director of the California Water Foundati...
Graham Nash (11/7/13)
08 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In 1968, Graham Nash left his native England and flew to Los Angeles to visit his enchanting, brilliant girlfriend, Joni Mitchell. With one jet-lagged...
Fracked State (11/05/13)
07 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
“We have been fracking in California for 60 years and we have done it safely,” according to Paul Deiro, an energy lobbyist with KP Public Affairs....
Deep Blue (10/28/13)
01 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
“Every second breath comes from the ocean,” said Mary Hagedorn, a research scientist with the Smithsonian Institution and the Hawaii Institute of ...
Mountain Meltdown (10/22/13)
29 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
“We want skiers to literally help save the world,” said Porter Fox, editor at Powder Magazine. Climate change has already impacted the length and ...
Paul Hawken & Andy Revkin: Carbon Gift (10/18/13)
23 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
“Humans are problem-solving animals – you would never know it reading the press,” said environmentalist Paul Hawken. He and NY Times writer Andy...
OPEC Oil Embargo +40 (10/18/13)
22 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
“You would much rather breathe the air in any American city than breathe it in Beijing – thank you, EPA,” said former Secretary of State George ...
Bay Delta: A Grand Bargain? (10/15/13)
15 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
“The Delta is not just a canteen to supply water…it’s a place that a lot of people live and work and call home,” said Kip Lipper, Chief Counci...
Grazing, Grass and Gas (10/3/13)
10 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
“We have the potential to use grazing lands and use cattle and livestock to help slow climate change,” according to UC Berkeley professor Whendee ...
Metro Revolution (9/19/13)
24 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
"I will attest to the fact that the federal government actually has left the building," said Kofi Bonner, president of Lennar’s Bay Area Urban Divis...
Corn, Cars and Cows (8/21/13)
26 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
While ethanol burns cleaner than gasoline, some researchers argue its production makes it less than environmentally friendly. University of California...
Overheated (6/27/13)
07 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
“Climate change will be the biggest health issue of my grandchild’s lifetime and my great-grandchildren’s lifetime…we will be looking at somew...
Nature's Price Tag (7/25/13)
29 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
An emerging area of economics aims to put a price on nature as a way of justifying preserving it in societies dominated by the wisdom of markets. A mo...
Fracking News (7/19/13)
26 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is “the most profound [energy] revolution that we’ve had in decades,” said San Francisco Chronicle reporter D...
Environmental Debt (7/8/13)
09 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
There is a pattern between the way we do business and the changes in our climate. “The companies that are the biggest polluters make the biggest pro...
Governors Ritter and Whitman: Risk and Resilience (6/19/13)
27 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Hurricane Sandy and the devastating Colorado fires of 2012 underscore the idea that climate disruption is amplifying natural disasters, if not causing...
Power Choice (6/17/13)
24 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Rising interest in clean power is presenting electric monopolies with competition for the first time. Community choice aggregation (CCA) gives towns a...
Sea Surge (6/18/13)
24 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Humans have been using their ingenuity to deal with sea level rise, floods, and fluctuating coasts for the past 15,000 years, and recent extreme event...
Pandora's Promise (6/15/13)
21 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In the wake of the Fukushima disaster, the U.S. is struggling to define its nuclear energy future. The film “Pandora’s Promise” asks whether we ...
Rebels With a Cause (6/9/13)
21 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
The documentary “Rebels with a Cause” follows “ordinary citizens who did extraordinary things” in the second half of the 20th century to prese...
Google's Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen (6/4/13)
06 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Google's Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen In the next decade, five billion more people should be able to access most of the world’s information through ...
Walmart. Emit Less. Live Better (5/6/13)
05 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Walmart. Emit Less. Live Better Walmart and other large companies are pushing their suppliers to reduce packaging, waste and energy use to save compan...
Climate Correspondents (5/3/13)
09 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Environmental journalists representing Brazil, China, Nigeria and the Philippines tackle the climate news of a developing world. Climate issues have n...
Warrior Writers (5/3/13)
09 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
The urgency of the climate crisis has compelled writers such as Bill McKibben and Antonia Juhasz to cross the line into advocacy. “Often facts can b...
Water, Food & Energy with Marvin Odum (4/29/13)
02 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Climate change is “real” and requires action, says Marvin Odum, President of Shell Oil Company. But that doesn’t change his belief that “there...
Pipeline Paradigm (4/26/13)
01 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Are the Canadian tar sands and Keystone XL pipeline huge economic drivers or climate killers? Pipeline supporters such as Canadian diplomat Cassie Doy...
Global Meltdown: Christiana Figueres (4/17/13)
22 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
These are tough days for international efforts to put a meaningful price on carbon pollution. It's a tough sell, and many clean-energy advocates say a...
Petropoly (4/5/13)
12 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
The country's energy paradigm is caught between the slogans of “drill-baby-drill” and “oil is evil.” The real problem arguably is that the glo...
Senator Dianne Feinstein: Guns, Drones and Energy (4/3/13)
08 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
The United States should restrain the use of guns on the street and drones in the air according to U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein. “I think we do nee...
Fracking California (4/2/13)
08 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Tempting oil reserves trapped in California Monterey shale are raising the possibility of a fracking boom in California. “People began to come to me...
Fracked Nation (4/2/13)
08 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
With a thriving natural gas market in the U.S., oil and energy companies are in a race for fracking rights across the country. The fracking bonanza ha...
Tomorrowland (3/22/13)
26 Mar 2013
Contributed by Lukas
“It’s essential for China to be on a low emissions growth pattern,” said Jian Lin, Chairman of The China Sustainable Energy Program. China’s c...
Clean Communities (3/22/13)
26 Mar 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Coastal cities “are facing an existential threat that we are not prepared to deal with,” said Gabriel Metcalf, the Executive Director of San Franc...