Alex Wise

2 weeks ago | cchange.net | Alex Wise

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Spotify | RSSYou may be surprised to learn that, according to the United Nations Environment Program, buildings and construction accounts for a stunning 37% of global greenhouse emissions. Our guest today on Sea Change Radio is an innovator working to change the equation. We are speaking with entrepreneur Josh Dorfman, the co-founder of Plantd and Supercool to learn more about the green building space.

3 weeks ago | cchange.net | Alex Wise

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Spotify | RSSWhen we think about the transition to renewable energy sources, many of us imagine rooftop solar panels and wind turbine-dotted hills. But it’s not just about capturing energy, it’s also about keeping it. This week on Sea Change Radio we speak with Matt Simon, a Grist senior staff writer, to discuss long-duration energy storage.

1 month ago | cchange.net | Alex Wise

This week on Sea Change Radio, we speak with atmospheric scientist and Columbia University professor, Adam Sobel, about the havoc that is currently being unleashed on the scientific community by the Trump administration. We look at how these draconian measures could hamper the progress of mankind and learn more about an academic funding system that relies heavily on federal research grant money.

1 month ago | cchange.net | Alex Wise

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Spotify | RSSJust a few days after being inaugurated for a second time, Donald Trump expressed an interest in the United States taking over Greenland, saying “I think Greenland we’ll get because it has to do with freedom of the world.” This week on Sea Change Radio, we speak to Paul Bierman, a geoscientist and Professor at the University of Vermont, whose recent book about Greenland seems more relevant than ever.

1 month ago | cchange.net | Alex Wise

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Spotify | RSSWhat does naming and re-naming streets, buildings, airports, and even bodies of water say about us as a people? Whether a name inspires, entertains, or haunts us, there’s power in assigning words to people, places, and things. We can see it unfolding right before our eyes with the current US administration renaming key landmarks.