Podship Earth

The worst air quality in the US is the result of pollution from trucks, trains and ships carrying goods that we buy. We explore how truck drivers are fighting to get paid for cleaner rigs, how activists are fighting Warren Buffett's new rail project, and how the first zero emission cargo terminal is an idea worth copying.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Kim Chambers is one of the world’s greatest marathon swimmers, we talk to her about willpower, joy and the pull of adventure. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In the past 40 years, the Arctic ice cap has lost 75% of its volume. This has contributed to approximately 1/3 of global temperature rise. Dr. Leslie Field believes the time has come to deploy a geo-engineering solution to slow Arctic melting.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Since Darwin, we have known of the continuity between us and other species. Today, we continue to grapple with what it means to be human. We talk with author Melanie Challenger about why our lives are given so much value while all other species are regarded as replaceable.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As California wildfires ravaged the state, we talk with Dr. Chad Hanson, to examine if there is any scientific basis to support the numerous calls to clear the forest as a way of helping reduce fire risk. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

These crafty mavericks offer an antidote to a world focused on designed obsolescence. This week we learn how to fix what we have, make what we need and create practical solutions to real-world challenges. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Feather River lies at the heart of California’s water woes, it has been dammed, dredged and diverted. Fortunately, the Feather is now part of a massive restoration effort. Barry Nelson and I canoe downstream meeting people and lots of salmon along the way. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Watching nature programs on TV is the closest most of us will get to penguins in Antarctica or giraffes in Kenya. We talk to Emmy winning wildlife filmmaker Andrew Graham-Brown about a life of adventure behind the camera.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We talk with psychologist Dr. Renee Lertzman and educator Tamar Hurwitz about how removing guilt and fear from ecological messages, frees up the space to pursue meaningful action.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Water lies at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. We travel to the West Bank to discover that many villages only get water once a week, while next door Israeli settlements are building swimming pools. The equitable sharing of this precious resource has been put off for too long.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We travel to Tel Aviv to meet with innovators monitoring the health of bees, creating home energy from food scraps, conserving water and building electric roads. We learn from environmentalists how Israelis' love nature and littering.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

For the past 2000 years, religion has been the dominant moral force in society.  Nowhere is this more evident than our relationship with nature. Today, religion may be the last best hope to help our planet recover. We talk with Catholics, Brahma Kumaris, Muslims and Pagans healing the earth.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Washing machines release up to 750,000 lbs of plastic microfibers into rivers, lakes and oceans each day. These tiny strands of plastic are now found in fish, the Arctic and our drinking water. We examine how to stem the tide!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We talk with the directors and stars behind the environmental movies: Warrior Women, Complicit, Symphony for Nature, and Point of No Return.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Behind the bold climate commitments at Jerry Brown’s global summit in San Francisco, the voices of indigenous leaders, women, artists, chefs, mayors and adventurers could be heard rising above the din of old men in suits.  A positive agenda for climate action has finally emerged from the ashes of national environmental intransigence.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This alpine lake is cobalt blue, deep and until recently, very clear. I discover that everything from invasive species to 22 million tourists are impacting this stunning resource. Luckily, plans are underway to keep Tahoe blue. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We board a small fishing boat to go in search of King salmon in the Pacific and discover that dams, agriculture and politics are imperiling this beautiful species.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Noise pollution causes stress, loss of hearing, heart attacks, strokes and depression. I talk with San Francisco noise officials June Weintraub and Jonathan Piakis to find out if life will ever be quiet again and discover that silence is now a luxury.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

I talk with Pandora Thomas about building community by observing and following the ecological patterns that connect us all. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We talk with Kim Stanley Robinson about his novel 2140, which depicts New York after 60 feet of sea level rise. Science Fiction helps us see a world just beyond the horizon. Stan Robinson does what a generation of environmental advocacy has failed to do: make climate change personal.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.