The Climate For Wildfires
California’s 2018 wildfire season is one of the most destructive and fatal on record. The Camp fire and the Woolsey Fire have engulfed hundreds of thousands of acres of land and homes in relatively urban areas. Climate change expert and UCLA geography professor Glen MacDonald discusses how climate change factors into the wildfire equation for the state.
Rewilding The English Countryside
When a 3500-acre agricultural estate in England that had been in one couple’s family for generations was no longer turning a profit, they turned to an unconventional idea – let the land return to nature. Author Isabella Tree explains the many ecological and financial benefits of the rewilded landscape.
Democratic Wins And The Environment
The blue wave 2018 US midterm elections ushered in a new Democratic majority in the House of Representatives and state reps who have strong climate agendas. It also ushered out some climate-denying Republicans. Peter Dykstra discusses who won, who lost and how the environment will fare under this new group of governmental leaders.
The Place Where You Live: Glacier National Park
Software executive and writer Björn Beer describes the breathtaking beauty of Montana’s Glacier National Park and mourns the impending loss of the park's namesakes. It's the latest installment in Living on Earth's collaboration with Orion magazine that gives a voice to Orion's longtime feature in which readers write about the places they call home.
How To Be A Good Creature
From tarantulas to octopuses to the dogs and chickens in her own backyard, Sy Montgomery connects with creatures of all walks of life. They are her friends, her family and especially her teachers. In her latest book, How To Be A Good Creature, she reflects on the lessons she’s learned from her furry, feathered and tentacled friends.
Your Health And Fluoride
Most public water supplies in the United States add fluoride to reduce tooth decay. But as Brian Bienkowski, Editor of Environmental Health News, explains, recent studies show a correlation between fluoridated drinking water and health problems such ADHD and hypothyroidism, which is linked to weight gain and fatigue.
Beyond the Headlines
Peter Dykstra of the Daily Climate and Environmental Health News brings us some far-flung environmental stories from this past week that didn’t make the headlines. This week: salt intrusion in Bangladesh and rare earth mining in Greenland.
Prairie Rattlesnake
A few months ago writer Mark Seth Lender met his first Prairie Rattlesnake up close and personal, and found the snake fascinating, and though venomous, not a threat.
Ancient Underwater Forest in the Gulf of Mexico
Sixty feet beneath the water off the coast of Alabama is a forest of cypress trees that is more than 50,000 years old.
Beyond Gas For Cooking
Volunteers came together to provide a gas-free cooking choice for residents who still remain without gas service two months after natural gas explosions in Massachusetts. Living on Earth’s Jenni Doering reports on why one group is handing out hundreds of electric induction cooktops as a safer option.
A Tasty Vegan Thanksgiving
Vegan fare may be healthier for the planet, but many Americans opt for the traditional turkey and buttery, indulgent dishes on Thanksgiving. But many restaurants are proving that vegan options can offer mouthwatering mouthfuls too. Host Bobby Bascomb visits one.
Rewilding The English Countryside
When a 3500-acre agricultural estate in England that had been in one couple’s family for generations was no longer turning a profit, they turned to an unconventional idea – let the land return to nature. Author Isabella Tree explains the many ecological and financial benefits of the rewilded landscape.
This Week’s Show
November 16, 2018
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The Climate For Wildfires
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California’s 2018 wildfire season is one of the most destructive and fatal on record. The Camp fire and the Woolsey Fire have engulfed hundreds of thousands of acres of land and homes in relatively urban areas. Climate change expert and UCLA geography professor Glen MacDonald discusses how climate change factors into the wildfire equation for the state.
Beyond The Headlines
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Some good news in the fight against pollution this week as Peter Dykstra brings news of a plan to move the state of Indiana away from coal power and celebrates Scotland for generating much of its electricity from wind power. Then, he looks back at an environmental legacy law of President Ronald Reagan.
Beyond Gas For Cooking
listen / download
Volunteers came together to provide a gas-free cooking choice for residents who still remain without gas service two months after natural gas explosions in Massachusetts. Living on Earth’s Jenni Doering reports on why one group is handing out hundreds of electric induction cooktops as a safer option.
A Tasty Vegan Thanksgiving
listen / download
Vegan fare may be healthier for the planet, but many Americans opt for the traditional turkey and buttery, indulgent dishes on Thanksgiving. But many restaurants are proving that vegan options can offer mouthwatering mouthfuls too. Host Bobby Bascomb visits one.
Rewilding The English Countryside
listen / download
When a 3500-acre agricultural estate in England that had been in one couple’s family for generations was no longer turning a profit, they turned to an unconventional idea – let the land return to nature. Author Isabella Tree explains the many ecological and financial benefits of the rewilded landscape.
Special Features
Field Note: Red-Tailed Hunter
Living on Earth’s Explorer-in-Residence Mark Seth Lender shares this field note with his thoughts on the predatory habits and special adaptations that make a Red-Tailed hawk a skilled and stealthy hunter.
Blog Series: Mark Seth Lender Field Notes
Field Note: Night Moves
Our Explorer-in-Residence Mark Seth Lender elaborates on the huffing sound African lions make, as depicted in his essay "Night Moves", and on how alternative forms of communication can contribute to a social group's success.
Blog Series: Mark Seth Lender Field Notes
...Ultimately, if we are going prevent large parts of this Earth from becoming not only inhospitable but uninhabitable in our lifetimes, we are going to have to keep some fossil fuels in the ground rather than burn them...
-- President Barack Obama, November 6, 2015 on why he declined to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline.
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