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The Planet Today

Matt Norden and Nick Gennusa

New episodes every Friday covering the latest in Wildlife Conservation, Renewable Energy, Climate Change, and Environmental Policy, including special guest interviews across the environmental/sustainability space.Hosted by Matt Norden and produced/co-hosted by Nick Gennusa.You can find us on TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram @PlanetTodayPod!

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24:33

The 30x30 Plan, better water protections in the US, &...

The Planet Today ·

2023/01/06

The boys are back after their Holiday break!Matt and Nick talk about the COP15 Biodiversity Conservation Plan (COP15 Biodiversity Talks: Countries Sign On to “30x30” Conservation Plan - The New York Times (nytimes.com)),More wetlands, lakes, and rivers to qualify for federal protections in the US (EPA issues new rule to strengthen water protections in the U.S. (nbcnews.com)),Germany and France’s economy ministers’ announcement that the EU must match US green industry subsidies (Germany and France

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15:59

Best of 2022’s Interviews Part 2!

The Planet Today ·

2022/12/28

Matt talks about three interviews that meant a lot to him this year. He introduces each one and why it stood out to him, then plays the answer to his first question for each interview: “what got you first interested in environmentalism and sustainability?”Links to each full interview below:September 19: Hal Harvey (Energy Innovation) and Justin Gillis (New York Times)August 8: @SustainablyMaijaOctober 17: Anastasios Arima (Iperion X)

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15:53

Best of 2022’s Interviews Part 1!

The Planet Today ·

2022/12/21

Matt talks about three interviews that meant a lot to him this year. He introduces each one and why it stood out to him, then plays the answer to his first question for each interview: “what got you first interested in environmentalism and sustainability?”Links to each full interview below:February 21: Sandy Gibson (Better Place Forests)May 23: James Leitner (Mission Clean Water)November 28: Marshall Conley (SLØ)

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22:43

A major fusion breakthrough, solar cars, & more!

The Planet Today ·

2022/12/16

Matt is joined by recurring guest co-host Dan Walsh for the final quick hits episode of 2022.Matt and Dan discuss The Lightyear 0 solar car (Dutch startup begins production of world’s first solar car (gulfbusiness.com)),A major fusion energy development in the US (US scientists boost clean power hopes with fusion energy breakthrough | Financial Times (ft.com)),How bacteria can help make concrete greener (Adding bacteria can make concrete greener | The Economist),And protecting marine life in the EU

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28:14

Guest Interview: Graham Stewart (Fibre52)

The Planet Today ·

2022/12/12

Matt interviews Graham Stewart, an international textile and apparel production fiber to brand specialist.For the past two years, Graham has developed and patented a more sustainable process to bleach and dye cotton.Fibre52 is environmentally- and cost-conscious processing for cotton that can impact global cotton production. It can replace traditional and outdated cotton preparation methods in an inexpensive way. Fibre52 uses natural products instead of heavy chemicals and operates at lower

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27:17

Keeping big polluters honest, short domestic flights...

The Planet Today ·

2022/12/09

Matt and Nick talk about Spain’s plan to save the Doñana wetlands (Spain pledges 350M euros to save Doñana wetlands | AP News),Why fixing methane leaks is not just good for the planet; it is a smart move for the global economy (Why fixing methane leaks from the oil and gas industry can be a climate game-changer – one that pays for itself (theconversation.com)),A new website that aims to keep big polluters honest (A new website backed by Al Gore tracks big polluters by name : NPR),France gets the

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13:41

Monday minisode: Demolishing dams for salmon runs &...

The Planet Today ·

2022/12/05

We 100% stole Lil' Wayne's intro for the first 5 seconds of this episode.Matt and Nick discuss the FDA’s declaration that lab-grown meat is safe for human consumption (US declares lab-grown meat safe to eat in ‘groundbreaking’ move | Food | The Guardian)And four dams on California’s Klamath River to be demolished to open up salmon habitats (Dam demolitions set for Klamath River in Western U.S. will be biggest in history : NPR)!Make sure to check out our sponsor for today’s episode at Kitcaster with

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29:00

How border walls impact global wildlife, renewable...

The Planet Today ·

2022/12/02

Disclaimer: Matt has the flu and sounds bad but the show goes on.Matt and Nick talk about a “second summer” of coral bleaching in 2022 for the Great Barrier Reef (Record heat over Great Barrier Reef raises fears of second summer of coral bleaching | Great Barrier Reef | The Guardian),How border walls impact wildlife globally (Fenced In: How the Global Rise of Border Walls Is Stifling Wildlife - Yale E360),A way to neutralize PFAS has been discovered (PFAS chemicals last forever. A Clarkson professor

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28:55

Guest Interview: Marshall Conley (SLØ)

The Planet Today ·

2022/11/28

Matt interviews Marshall Conley, the Co-Founder of SLØ. Marshall began working with startups and small businesses after dropping out of university in 2017, which focuses mostly on growth and sales. He took the leap of starting his own startup in 2021 by joining MNTN Co.Eventually, he started SLØ with MNTN Co. founder Kristian Hansen to focus on the sustainable fashion industry.Slojeans.co and fakepocketssuck.com Make sure to check out our sponsor for today’s episode at Kitcaster with a special offer

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11:21

The Planet Today’s 2022 Recap and 2023 Preview

The Planet Today ·

2022/11/25

Matt and Nick drop in for a quick update for the listeners on what to expect next month and some changes to the show in 2023.They close the show with what another year of TPT has meant to them, what they’re looking forward to in 2023, and express some genuine gratitude for the listeners of TPT.Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate - we'll be back on Monday!

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9:57

COP27 Recap!

The Planet Today ·

2022/11/21

Matt talks about what went down at COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt this year.Topics include whether or not COP27 was a success, The Amazon and Lula’s involvement, India’s call to phase down all fossil fuels, loss and damages, and more.Sources for today’s episode:Key takeaways from the COP27 climate summit | ReutersCOP27 live updates: Nations agree to historic fund to help vulnerable nations with climate disasters - The Washington PostCOP 27 ends with historic win and abysmal fail (msn.com)

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27:12

COP27 mini-update, record high carbon emissions in...

The Planet Today ·

2022/11/18

Matt and Nick talk about what can we expect from the end of COP27 today (COP27 Climate Talks Inch Toward 'Loss And Damage' Showdown | Barron's (barrons.com)),2022’s record-breaking pace for global carbon emissions (Data Shows Carbon Dioxide Emissions Likely to Reach Record High in 2022 - The New York Times (nytimes.com)),A new Washington state law for heat pumps instead of furnaces in all new homes (New dwellings in Washington state must be warmed by heat pumps, rather than furnaces, beginning in

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25:28

Guest Interview: Bahruz Mammadov (Berkm)

The Planet Today ·

2022/11/14

Matt interviews Bahruz Mammadov, the CEO and co-Founder of Berkm, which aims to create change in the plastics industry at the manufacturing level.74 billion pounds of plastic end up in the environment each year, largely because of our overdependence on single use plastics. While many programs tend to focus on consumers of plastic packaged goods, Bahruz and Berkm look to change the way that plastics are produced.Their use of cutting edge chemistry can reduce the amount of plastic needed in

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32:39

Coal plants contaminating groundwater, life in prison...

The Planet Today ·

2022/11/11

Matt, Nick and Giselle talk about Coal’s impact on groundwater (Report: 90% of all U.S. coal plants are contaminating groundwater | Grist),A seaweed farm helping to curb climate change (Climate change: Can an enormous seaweed farm help curb it? - BBC News),An illegal ivory deal getting life imprisonment in Uganda (Uganda gives ivory dealer life imprisonment in “landmark” case - WildAid), And little being done to uphold COP26’s deforestation pledge (Last year's deforestation pledge is off to a slow

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13:45

Monday minisode: the EU’s gas-powered car ban by 2035...

The Planet Today ·

2022/11/07

Matt and Nick discuss the European Union banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035 (EU reaches deal to ban new combustion engine cars by 2035 – DW – 10/27/2022)And why we should stop raking our leaves into bags when they fall off trees (Why experts say you shouldn't bag your leaves this fall : NPR)!Make sure to check out our sponsor for today’s episode at Kitcaster with a special offer for friends of our show to become guests on other podcasts.

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29:12

Brazil’s election, broken methane emissions in the...

The Planet Today ·

2022/11/04

Matt and Nick talk about the US Environmental Protection Agency’s lawsuit over not regulating polluted waters due to factory farming (EPA sued over lack of plan to regulate water pollution from factory farms | Environment | The Guardian),Three United Nations reports stating that the world is falling short in its plans to fight climate change ("Untold human suffering" is in the near future as U.N. warns climate change is pushing Earth closer to extreme warming - CBS News),Emmanuel Macron’s plans to

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21:31

Halloween’s Sustainability!

The Planet Today ·

2022/10/31

Matt and Nick talk about Halloween!Which candies are more sustainable than some of the common ones we probably buy for trick-or-treaters? How much waste is generated from “fun-sized” candy? How unsustainable is the costume industry?The guys also have some fun with this and talk about their favorite Halloween movies, traditions, costumes, and more!Today’s sources:Halloween generates frightening amounts of plastic waste each year (inhabitat.com)Halloween Costume Waste in the US | RTSSustainable &

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32:07

Alaskan Snow Crabs, a massive Chinese offshore wind...

The Planet Today ·

2022/10/28

Matt and Nick talk about Alaskan Snow Crabs rapidly dying off this year (Warming waters cited as "key culprit" in mass die-off of Alaska snow crabs - CBS News),Drought in British Columbia extending from this summer into the fall (B.C. news: Low rainfall levels recorded | CTV News),2% of the Grevy Zebra have died in the past two years because of drought (Two per cent of the world's rarest zebras wiped out | CTV News),A massive offshore wind farm planned for Chaozhou, China (A city in China is

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21:15

The Building Sector: consumption, emissions, and...

The Planet Today ·

2022/10/24

Matt and Nick cover one topic today: the building sector.The New York Times published a piece (final link below) about recycling office buildings to reduce the building sector’s greenhouse gas emissions. With the building sector accounting for nearly 40% of the world’s carbon emissions, reductions here could - and should - be a major consideration for reducing global emissions.The guys get into the article, titled How to Recycle a 14-Story Office Tower, but first discuss why buildings consume so

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29:10

Wildlife populations declining, drought updates for...

The Planet Today ·

2022/10/21

Matt and Nick talk about the major decline in global wildlife populations over the last 50 years (Global wildlife populations have sunk 69% since 1970 - WWF report | Reuters), Protections for the longest-living vertebrates on Earth (Greenland shark, world’s longest-living vertebrate, gets long-awaited protection (mongabay.com)),Fast evolution happening due to Chernobyl’s nuclear fallout (Chernobyl black frogs reveal evolution in action (phys.org)),Shipping issues caused by the Mississippi River’s

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