In This Climate

In this Air Check, the team dives into the mysterious disease affecting birds in the Eastern U.S. and discusses media rhetoric around extreme weather events in the context of climate change. They focus in on headlines about recent deadly heat in the Northwest.

In this Air Check, the team discusses excitement and concerns in relation to the Ford F-150 Lightning Electric Truck. They also check in on the status of Brood X cicadas.  

This episode, we talk with Marion Hourdequin, professor of philosophy at Colorado College. We take our time how and if we can ethically pursue geoengineering research and implementation. If you want to connect with us, you can find us on social media with the handle @thisclimatepod. Or you can send an email to itcpod@iu.edu. We’d really love to hear from you.

In this week's Air Check, we check in with cicada expert Keith Clay to learn about the emergence of the 17-year Brood X cicada.

Gabe explains how Public Law 180 in Indiana, which operates to restrict the ability of local governments to regulate fuel sourcing and other sustainability measures, fits into a larger pattern of state governments hampering cities' and towns' efforts to engage in climate change solutions. New Law Restricts Local Governments’ Ability to Address Climate Change: https://www.indianaenvironmentalreporter.org/posts/new-law-restricts-local-governments-ability-to-address-climate-change

In this episode, Jess Dallman introduces us to the transpersonal counseling dynamic and helps us take a look at how we can slow down and move intentionally with the earth. We explore how we can support each other in accessing our inherent wisdom through experience, and through connection with the natural world. Jess's site: http://www.naturalwisdomcounseling.com/jessica-dallman Joanna Macy: https://www.joannamacy.net/main Richard Louv: http://richardlouv.com/books/last-child/ Queer Nature: https://www.queernature.org/

This week, we zero in on U.S. water infrastructure and the legislation and community-engaging projects aiming to eliminate lead pipes from the system. Biden’s infrastructure plan targets lead pipes that threaten public health across the US: https://theconversation.com/bidens-infrastructure-plan-targets-lead-pipes-that-threaten-public-health-across-the-us-158277  

In this episode, we run all over the place, from EPA administration votes in Washington, D.C. to spring in Bloomington to scientific collaboration in the Arctic. But as with our ecosystem, it all turns out to be connected.

In this special Earth Day live show, we discuss food systems from the global to the hyperlocal. Hosts Gabe Filippelli and Jim Shanahan are joined by Cherilyn Yazzie, who helps run Coffee Pot Farms in Navajo Nation, agrarian political economy researcher Shreya Sinha, and Robert Williamson and Victoria Montaño, who work on the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust’s land team. Coffee Pot Farms: https://www.facebook.com/coffeepotfarms/ Shreya's Twitter: https://twitter.com/phirkie Sogorea Te’ Land Trust: https://sogoreate-landtrust.org/

When you hear the word leadership, you may think about hierarchy. But it doesn't have to be that way. In this episode, Laura Calandrella, author of Our Next Evolution: Transforming Collaborative Leadership to Shape Our Planet’s Future, helps us understand the importance of connection and relationship, dialogue and consensus. Her strategy is attentive to history and power dynamics. You know. The sort of long-term principles we need as climate change intensifies and demands greater collective resilience. Laura's website: https://www.lauracalandrella.com/