climate change

November 17, 2014

Analyzing the Historic U.S.-China Climate Change Agreement

November 14, 2014 - Segment 3 - We discuss the historic climate change agreement announced today between President Obama and China's President Xi Jinping, in which both countries vowed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions over the next two decades.
November 4, 2014

Why Are Black Lawmakers Fighting Clean Energy?

October 31, 2014 - Segment 2 - We talk about the influence that the Edison Electric Institute, ALEC, and the coal industry are exerting on a number of organizations of Black elected officials.
October 28, 2014

Naomi Klein on Capitalism and the Climate

October 27, 2014 - Segment 4 - We are joined by Naomi Klein, award-winning journalist, syndicated columnist for The Nation and the Guardian. She discusses her latest book "This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate."
September 30, 2014

Climate Change Marches and Summits

September 26, 2014 - Segment 2 - In light of the People's Climate March last Sunday and the United Nations Climate Summit this week, we examine key issues in the debate over climate change, with: Jacqueline Patterson, Director of the NAACP Climate Justice Initiative; Brentin Mock, Justice Editor for Grist; and Mike Tidwell, founder and director of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network and author of The Ravaging Tide: Strange Weather, Future Katrinas, and the Race to Save America's Coastal Cities.
August 29, 2014

Sound Bites: How We Talk About Climate Change

August 26, 2014 - Segment 3 - It's a brand new episode of Sound Bites, where we'll discuss climate change, particularly the way advocates, experts, and activists speak about it.
July 1, 2014

Sound Bites: Chesapeake Bay | Climate Justice | Gather Baltimore

July 1, 2014 - Segment 4 - We begin our weekly hour of Sound Bites by checking in with Tim Wheeler, reporter for The Baltimore Sun's environmental blog B'More Green, on the Chesapeake Bay. Next we talk about climate change across the U.S. with Jacqueline Patterson, Director of the NAACP Climate Justice Initiative; and Brentin Mock, a journalist who writes about environmental issues for Grist. We close out the show with a visit from Arthur Morgan, founder of Gather Baltimore. Gather Baltimore will be hosting a fundraiser spaghetti dinner next week.
May 14, 2014

Climate Change: A Conversation With Activists And Journalists

May 14, 2014 - Segment 5 - We turn our attention to Climate Change, with guests: Daphne Wysham, Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, where she directs the Sustainable Energy & Economy Network and the Genuine Progress Project; Rev. Meredith Moise, Ordained Minister, writer, community activist and teacher, who currently works at a clean energy non-profit that organizes communities in Baltimore to purchase clean energy collectively; and Julia Kumari Drapkin, Lead Producer foriSeeChange at KVNF, a public media experiment in community environmental science reporting.
March 10, 2014

Personal And Political Implications Of Julia Kumari Drapkin

March 7, 2014 - Segment 3 - We talk about climate change and its personal and political implications with Julia Kumari Drapkin, lead producer for iSeeChange at KVNF, a public media experiment in community environmental science reporting out of Western Colorado.
February 10, 2014

Is Approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline Inevitable?

February 10, 2014 - Segment 3 - We turn to the controversy over the Keystone XL Pipeline. Last week the U.S. Department of State released the results of a study on the pipeline, stating that approval of the pipeline would not have a significant impact on climate change - because, whether or not the pipeline is approved, the oil will be extracted anyway. Environmental activists continue to organize against the pipeline.
January 7, 2014

Chilling Temperatures: Polar Vortex and Climate Change

January 7, 2014 - Segment 2 - Daphne Wysham, Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, where she directs their Sustainable Energy and Economy Network and the Genuine Progress Project, joins us to discuss the chilling temperatures, the polar vortex, and climate change.
October 31, 2013

One Year Since Hurricane Sandy: The Challenges That Remain and Climate Change

October 30, 2013 - Segment 2 - We reflect on the anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, a super storm that caused massive damage on the East Coast. We talk about the challenges those affected are still facing in the year after the storm and what it says about climate change.
October 11, 2013

Mark Hertsgaard On Climate Change

October 11, 2013 - Segment 5 - Stay tuned at 10:00 when we turn to climate change and some recent encouraging trends, with Mark Hertsgaard, fellow of the New America Foundation, and author, most recently, of Hot: Living Through the Next Fifty Years on Earth.
June 20, 2013

Climate Change In Our Backyards

June 20, 2013 - Segment 2 - We talk climate change and its personal implications with reporter Julia Kumari Drapkin, who is the lead producer for iSeeChange at KVNF, a public media experiment in community environmental science reporting.
January 14, 2013

January 14, 2013 – Segment 3

We will reflect on the fact that 2012 was the hottest year on record and examine the broader issue of climate change. Joining us for this conversation are:

November 14, 2012

November 14, 2012 – Segment 1

We share an interview with Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, an atmospheric scientist and Evangelical Christian who studies climate change.

 

October 30, 2012

October 30, 2012 – Segment 1

Tonight we debate over whether climate change has been a factor in creating Hurricane Sandy and other "monster storms." Joining us is:

August 21, 2012

August 21, 2012 – Segment 1

Last month was the hottest July on record, Lauren Morello, a climate reporter for ClimateWire whose work has been featured in the Scientific American Journal, joins us for a discussion on climate change

July 20, 2011

July 21, 2011 – Segment 2

May 18, 2011

May 18, 2011 – Segment 2

April 15, 2011

April 21, 2011 – Hour 2

Scientists predict that sizeable portions of some low-lying areas around the Chesapeake Bay will be underwater in the coming decades.  We're already seeing dramatic changes due to rising water levels on some Bay islands and coastal areas.  Environmental writer Tom Horton joins us with the scoop on climate change and the Chesapeake.

March 15, 2011

March 15, 2011 – Segment 3

We speak with Christopher Mims, News Editor at www.grist.org, about the relationship between climate change and natural disasters.  While the recent earthquake in Japan was a "subduction zone earthquake," caused by movements in tectonic plates and not any human actions, a warming planet could mean more catastrophic events.  You can read

March 2, 2011

March 2, 2011 – Segment 3

Join us for this week's episode of On Delmarva.  Dr.
January 27, 2011

January 27, 2011 – Hour 2

Up first, join Housing Secretary Raymond Skinner for the first Spotlight on Maryland Housing.  Secretary Skinner and Marc take on the questions facing us in this still very uncertain housing market.  Whether you're a homeowner, someone looking to buy a house, or a renter, tune in every Thursday

December 8, 2010

December 8, 2010 – Segment 1

Join us for live reports from Cancun, where our guests are attending the UN Climate Change Conference.  They'll tell us what's happening on the ground, why the talks are controversial among environmental advocates, and what the

June 23, 2010

June 23, 2010 – Segment 1

We're in Detroit covering the awe-inspiring gathering of 15,000 progressive activists, organizers, and scholars that is the 2010 U.S. Social Forum.  To give you a taste of the gathering, we start off today's show with highlights from yesterday's opening march.

April 15, 2010

April 15, 2010 – Segment 3

April 14, 2010

April 14, 2010 – Segment 3

July 28, 2009

July 30, 2009 – Hour 2

July 26, 2009

July 27, 2009 – Hour 2

Public awareness on the need for becoming more energy efficient and lessening our environmental impact is at an all time high. However, in an economic crisis where many families are struggling to keep their homes and jobs, "going green" just can't be a top priority--or can it?

July 13, 2009

July 16, 2009 – Hour 1

July 2, 2009

July 2, 2009 – Hour 1

June 9, 2009

June 9, 2009 – Hour 2

May 29, 2009

May 26, 2009 – Hour 1

Michael Pollan is the author of best-selling books like The Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food.  He is to food what Al Gore is to climate change-he has done more than
April 14, 2009

April 14, 2009 – Hour 1

March 10, 2009

March 10, 2009

Public awareness on the need for becoming more energy efficient and lessening our environmental impact is at an all time high. However, in an economic crisis where many families are struggling to keep their homes and jobs, "going green" just can't be a top priority--or can it?

March 2, 2009

March 2, 2009

February 19, 2009

February 19, 2009