Earthlings 2.0 Podcast

Hello Earthlings! In today’s episode, host Lisa Ann Pinkerton (CEO of Technica Communications) we explore the concept of using the internet for government interactions and services, also known as e-governance. Our guest Hannes Astok(Executive Director, Chairman of the Management Board - Estonia’s e-Governance Academy) talks to us about Estonia's advanced e-governance system and how other countries are taking advantage of their experience.Estonia's online services encompass a range of tasks, yet some, like marriage and divorce, require in-person presence due to cultural reasons rather than technological limitations.Implementing e-governance presents challenges in inclusivity and accessibility, particularly for citizens with limited digital access. Hannes shares insights from diverse regions, enriching the conversation on practical implementation and impact while touching on topics such as AI and what the future of e-governance will look like.Web Resources:Our podcast websiteTo support the show, head over to our Patreon Page!Thanks to Resource Lab's for having us on the network!Technica's website🚀 Calling all Earthlings…  Visit our website for more episodes!Sign up to our newsletter for the latest news on the most exciting technology and research shaping our futures! We want to learn more about you! It’ll take just a few moments to complete our survey. Thank you for helping us make your listening experience the best it can be!Are you new to Earthlings 2.0 and don’t know where to get started? Check out our Life at 3C episode on our websiteThanks for tuning in! If you like what we’re doing over at Earthlings 2.0, you can support us by heading over to our Patreon Page.Let’s stay connected! Follow Earthlings 2.0 Socials for the latest updates and news: Follow us on LinkedInFollow us on Instagram Follow us on our Facebook PageFollow us on X Thanks to Resource Labs for having us on the network!

Welcome back! We’re back in communications range to continue our collective journey of exploration into what the future holds for all living things on our planet.  In the second episode of the season, we explore the hidden work that helps oil and gas companies undermine the many efforts of forward-thinking Earthlings to combat climate change. Our guest today is Duncan Meisel, Executive Director of Clean Creatives, who advocates the crucial yet sensitive role of PR firms in clean energy transition! The discussion will touch upon the F-list, an independent analysis from Clean Creatives revealing over 230 creative agencies working on global marketing strategies in support oil and gas companies. Mentioned in this podcast is how Hill & Knowlton promotes their support of a net-zero future on their website here, even as they manage the Oil and Gas Climate Iniative. Please tune in for an engaging discussion that delves into the possibilities that lie ahead and the potential of PR to shape a better narrative towards clean energy transition in the world.Stay curious, stay engaged, and stay tuned!Voices featured on the show: Duncan  Meisel, ED of Clean CreativesLisa Ann Pinkerton, Earthlings 2.0 Host, CEO Technica CommunicationsRequisite Shameless PlugsThank you to Resource Labs for having us on the network.Follow us on our social channels to get the latest on episodes and other content. Please consider donating to our Patreon page to support the show. 🚀 Calling all Earthlings…  Visit our website for more episodes!Sign up to our newsletter for the latest news on the most exciting technology and research shaping our futures! We want to learn more about you! It’ll take just a few moments to complete our survey. Thank you for helping us make your listening experience the best it can be!Are you new to Earthlings 2.0 and don’t know where to get started? Check out our Life at 3C episode on our websiteThanks for tuning in! If you like what we’re doing over at Earthlings 2.0, you can support us by heading over to our Patreon Page.Let’s stay connected! Follow Earthlings 2.0 Socials for the latest updates and news: Follow us on LinkedInFollow us on Instagram Follow us on our Facebook PageFollow us on X Thanks to Resource Labs for having us on the network!

Welcome to Season 3! We’re back in communications range to continue our collective journey of exploration into what the future holds for all living things on our planet.  In this first episode of the season, we explore how technology developed for space travel is being reused here on planet Earth. Our guest is Brittany Zimmerman, CEO of Yummet, a remarkable female entrepreneur who has pioneered a groundbreaking innovation.Using her deep expertise as one of the youngest NASA Principal Investigator and Aerospace Systems Engineers and experience developing life support systems for long-duration spaceflight and habitation, Zimmerman is transforming those solutions to benefit life on Earth. Yummet’s technology solution mimics the natural process of mother nature to break down waste and transform it into valuable minerals, soils, water, clean air, green hydrogen and green concrete.  Please tune in for an engaging discussion that delves into the possibilities that lie ahead and the potential of technology to shape a better future for us all.Stay curious, stay engaged, and stay tuned!Voices features on the show: Brittany Zimmerman, CEO of YummetLisa Ann Pinkerton, Earthlings 2.0 Host, CEO Technica CommunicationsRequisite Shameless PlugsThank the Resource Labs for having us on the network Follow us on our social channels to get the latest on episodes and other content. Please consider donating to our Patreon page to support the show. 🚀 Calling all Earthlings…  Visit our website for more episodes!Sign up to our newsletter for the latest news on the most exciting technology and research shaping our futures! We want to learn more about you! It’ll take just a few moments to complete our survey. Thank you for helping us make your listening experience the best it can be!Are you new to Earthlings 2.0 and don’t know where to get started? Check out our Life at 3C episode on our websiteThanks for tuning in! If you like what we’re doing over at Earthlings 2.0, you can support us by heading over to our Patreon Page.Let’s stay connected! Follow Earthlings 2.0 Socials for the latest updates and news: Follow us on LinkedInFollow us on Instagram Follow us on our Facebook PageFollow us on X Thanks to Resource Labs for having us on the network!

An Earthling EvolutionWelcome Earthlings to Season 3! In this special episode, creator and host Lisa Ann Pinkerton previews what’s new on the podcast, how it’s elevated to Earthlings 2.0, and highlights some of the captivating you’ll hear in the first few episodes. Join us as we speak to entrepreneurs, researchers, scientists, and policy advocates to explore a wide range of topics, including innovative climate solutions, groundbreaking emerging technologies, and intriguing glimpses into the future.Whether you're passionate about sustainable living, fascinated by cutting-edge advancements, or curious about the world we'll inhabit in the coming years, The Earthlings 2.0 Podcast has something for everyone. Prepare for insightful discussions and thought-provoking conversations that will inspire you to take action and make a positive impact on our planet.Guest Voices featured in this preview in order of their appearance: Brittany Zimmerman, CEO of YummetDuncan Meisel, Executive Director, Clean CreativesHannes Astok, Executive Director and Chairman of the Management Board at e-Governance AcademyLindsay Wood, CEO, Go Tiny AcademyDavid Krueger, Assistant Professor at the University of Cambridge Dr. Lisa Johnson, Food Loss in Agriculture, Author, AdvisorTune in to Season 3 of The Earthlings Podcast and embark on a journey of knowledge, hope, and discovery as we come together to create a better future for all Earthlings. Stay curious, stay engaged, and stay tuned!🚀 Calling all Earthlings…  Visit our website for more episodes!Sign up to our newsletter for the latest news on the most exciting technology and research shaping our futures! We want to learn more about you! It’ll take just a few moments to complete our survey. Thank you for helping us make your listening experience the best it can be!Are you new to Earthlings 2.0 and don’t know where to get started? Check out our Life at 3C episode on our websiteThanks for tuning in! If you like what we’re doing over at Earthlings 2.0, you can support us by heading over to our Patreon Page.Let’s stay connected! Follow Earthlings 2.0 Socials for the latest updates and news: Follow us on LinkedInFollow us on Instagram Follow us on our Facebook PageFollow us on X Thanks to Resource Labs for having us on the network!

You are living on a planet that is 1.1°C hotter than 100 years ago. By 2100, your future family members could be living in a 3°C world. This means mass deaths from extreme heat. Failing agriculture and food scarcity. Lack of drinkable water. Mass climate migration. Cities underwater. Civil unrest, and other dangers that you may not have even thought about. It’s not IF these things will happen, it’s how soon and how bad it will get. Buckle up.In this episode, we look at the path we are currently on and attempt to illustrate what daily life could be like as the earth warms to 3°C. We explore where we might adapt and where adaptation could be impossible. With our four guests, we look at just how dependent we are on natural systems and talk about what will happen as these systems break down. We explore the changes that are already happening in food production and what we will have to do as temperatures rise and weather patterns shift, and speak to how the climate crisis is going to change myriad other aspects of our lives on Earth.    Our guests are some of the top scientists and economists who have studied these issues for decades, written sections of IPCC reports, and books, and compiled meta-studies of existing literature. Each one echoes the same message - Life at 3°C is very, very bad: but that doesn’t mean it’s inevitable. While there is still time to prevent further danger, the window is closing.In this episode, our guests include: Dr. Bill McGuire, Emeritus Professor of Geophysical & Climate Hazards at University College London, author of several books including Hothouse Earth.Dr. Camielle Paramsean, Professor at CNRS (SETE - Experimental and Theoretical Ecology)Dr. Edmond Totin, Research Scientist at ICRISATDr. Peter Howard, Economic Fellow at Institute for Policy IntegrityResources: Hothouse Earth (Bill McGuire)Ministry for the Future (Kim Stanley Robinson)The Sixth Extinction (Elizabeth Kolbert)Special Report: Global Warming of 1.5C (IPCC)Extreme Heat Will Change Us (New York Times)UN Emissions Gap Report 2022 covers how policies currently in place point to a 2.8°C temperature rise by the end of the century.Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (National Weather Service)IPCC 6th Assessment Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability - Authors Camille Parmesan (Chapter 2: Terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems and their services), Edmond Totin (Chapter 9: Africa) Websites:Earthlings Podcast WebsiteEarthlings LinkedIn and TwitterCNRSInternational Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Institute for Policy Integrity, New York University School of LawTechnica CommunicationsWomen in Cleantech and Sustainability  

Humanity is moving into space, and our businesses are coming with us. In recent years we have seen the beginnings of a new wave of human activity in space, from new commercial ventures, to exploration and even space tourism. But what does the future of our species in space look like? And will we recreate our problems and carry our political dysfunction with us into the final frontier?Join us for the latest episode of Earthlings Podcast as we ask these and more questions about our collective journey. We will look at current plans and challenges to building a commercial space station and explore the potentially life-changing experience of visiting space as a tourist. Finally, we will examine how terrestrial politics are being translated into space, and look at thorny issues of who will control and exploit resources on the moon and other celestial bodies.Our guests:Neeraj Gupta, general manager and SVP of Space Destinations at Sierra SpaceRyan Hartman, president and CEO at World ViewMarcia Smith, founder and editor of SpacePolicyOnline.comResources:Artemis AccordsMoon AgreementWebsites:Sierra SpaceWorld ViewSpacePolicyOnlinefA8nstH8K7g9WQRowW6dfA8nstH8K7g9WQRowW6dfA8nstH8K7g9WQRowW6dfA8nstH8K7g9WQRowW6d

The home of the future is electric and dynamic. In this episode, we look at the how-to of smart home electrification and the integrations coming to maximize the transformation from the ordinary home to a live-in power plant. And we explore how the US federal government is providing incentives for home upgrades like heat pumps and induction stoves, With our guests, we examine how homes are moving to a future of generating their own power, storing it and selling it to their neighbor or back to the grid. This includes an exploration of how car owners can get paid to provide grid services using their batteries. And in this winter of skyrocketing oil and gas prices, we bring a pathway to significantly save on energy costs while reducing greenhouse gas emissions, mitigating the risk of blackouts, and more. Without leaving your front door.In this episode, our guests include: Ari Matusiak, co-founder and CEO, Rewiring AmericaAlex Bazhinov, founder, president and COO, LuminClaire Broido Johnson, COO, Fermata EnergyResources: IRA Savings Calculator Websites: Rewiring AmericaLumin Energy Fermata Energy Thanks to Yan Mora and Eduardo Prosperi for audio editing.

E-bikes, e-scooters, and other forms of micromobility are changing how we get around cities and cities. In this episode, we examine multiple angles of this change to smaller, more efficient forms of transportation, looking at the benefits to individual riders and how and why we can change cities to allow people to meet their travel needs more efficiently. We also explore the danger of fires from today’s lithium-ion batteries and new chemistry that could make micromobility safer. In this episode, our guests include: Melinda Hanson, co-founder of Electric Avenue and the Equitable Commute Project: Getting e-bikes into the hands of low-income people and how this can change livesCarlos Pardo, senior advisor to the New Urban Mobility Alliance: Working with cities to accommodate simpler forms of mobility and better meet the needs of residents - and Bogota’s experience doing thisCharlie Welch, co-founder and CEO of ZappBatt: Lithium-titanate battery chemistry and how it can help to make e-bike batteries safer and shared micromobility more efficientResources:The Equitable Commute Project The Banality of Joyfulness (in Transportation) by Carlos PardoLithium-titanate could prove the new driver of micromobility by Charlie WelchHow to Prevent an E-Bike Fire (Consumer Reports)Websites:Electric Avenue ZapbattNew Urban Mobility Alliance Thanks to audio editors Yan Mora and Eduardo Prosperi, and special thanks to Zachary Subin of RMI for research support.

The future of flight is evolving. From battery electric airplanes to hydrogen power to sustainable aviation fuels, new technologies are opening up new vistas of what is possible. As an industry, airlines and aircraft manufacturers are informally aiming to make aviation net zero by 2050. But decarbonizing how we fly people and goods isn’t just about new airplane technology; it requires new fueling and charging infrastructure and new business models. In Flying the Sustainable Skies, co-hosts Lisa Ann Pinkerton (former NPR reporter) and Christian Roselund (formerly of Rocky Mountain Institute, Pacifica) explore this new Golden Age of Aviation with three guests with different perspectives on how this new future will evolve. We start at 10,000 feet with Graham Warwick, Senior Editor of Aviation Week. He covers the basics of sustainable aviation fuels and synth fuels that today’s planes can burn to make their flights carbon-neutral without disrupting engine design or airline operations. Next, serial entrepreneur, pilot, founder and CEO of ZeroAvia Val Miftakhov outlines the potential for hydrogen-electric aviation, how it works, and his vision of green hydrogen hubs at airports to power the planes. Finally, Blain Newton, COO of Beta Technologies, demonstrates how battery-electric airplanes are running actual cargo missions today for real customers. He illustrates how the fuel independence of electric flight opens up new possibilities for flying that were previously unimaginable. Subjects Discussed: Sustainable Aviation Fuel or SAFsThe carbon accounting of SAFs Hydrogen fuel cell airplanesHydrogen combustion to power airplanesBattery electric airplanes Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) technologies The need for new aircraft designs The limits of different zero-emission technologiesGreen hydrogen Why renewable power for zero-emission aviation is expected to be available at very low costRegulations necessary to certify new configurations and aircraft designs Airlines and large companies invested in and working to develop zero-emission aviationThe economic benefits of electric aviation for companies and the military    ResourcesAviation WeekBeta Technologies - Alia Flies to BentonvilleZeroAvia -  Dornier228 High-Speed Taxi Testing

Plastic is everywhere. And it could be making you sick. As higher concentrations of microplastic particles are found throughout the world, in the air, soils and water, more and more research is suggesting that all this plastic could have negative health impacts, including on babies, children, and our ability to have children. This is particularly a danger for the Global South, which is suffering disproportionately from plastic pollution.In Plastic Diet, co-hosts Lisa Ann Pinkerton (former NPR reporter) and Christian Roselund (formerly of Rocky Mountain Institute, Pacifica) look at where plastic waste comes from, where it goes (hint: not some magical “away” place), what’s in it, and what research tells us it is likely doing to our bodies. And we look at what we can do about it, including how we can design for a different world without plastic pollution.Plastic Diet features UN-recognized Land Hero, social entrepreneur, and journalist Patricia Kombo, scientist and researcher Kam Sripada, centre manager at the Centre for Digital Life Norway, and Beth Rattner, the executive director of the Biomimicry Institute.Subjects discussedSources of plastic pollutionImpact of plastic pollution on the Global SouthDocumented health risks from toxins in plasticsStatus of research on health effects of plastic pollutionChallenges in studying health impacts of microplastics and nanoplasticsThe false promise of recycling as a solution to plastic pollutionFashion’s role in microplastic pollution Techniques for redesigning textiles to mimic nature Plastic-eating fungus, (yes, you heard us- a new magic mushroom)Alternatives to single-use plastics (a.k.a. Milk ATMs)Resources/LinksDo away with plastic additives wreaking havoc on our health (Patricia Kombo, The Standard)Report: A Children’s Health Perspective on Nano- and Microplastics (Kam Sripada et al.)Report: Nature of Fashion (Biomimicry Institute)Report: The Real Truth About the U.S. Plastics Recycling Rate (Beyond Plastics, The Last Beach Cleanup)Also: Want more information about children’s health, microplastics, and other environmental hazards? Check out Little Things Matter, where Kam and an international team of scientist-advocates share the latest research and tips for families to reduce their exposures. You can find videos and more information on their website: littlethingsmatter.ca/