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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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20:29

West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency

The Planet Today ·

2022/03/28

Matt and Giselle go over the U.S. Supreme Court hearing oral arguments that could weaken the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to mitigate climate change. They discuss the oral arguments, what this could mean for our climate goals, whether Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination to replace Stephen Breyer makes a difference, and how they feel about this news in general.Source material for today’s show:This US Supreme Court decision could derail Biden’s climate plan (nature.com)GOP, Coal Look to

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25:34

Business and Climate Change, Widespread Coral...

The Planet Today ·

2022/03/25

Matt and Nick talk about businesses reporting their greenhouse gas emissions and how climate change is impacting their business (The SEC unveils historic climate disclosure rules for companies : NPR),Widespread coral bleaching across the Great Barrier Reef (Dead coral found at Great Barrier Reef as widespread bleaching event unfolds | Great Barrier Reef | The Guardian),How hot it is in Antarctica this month (Temperatures in eastern Antarctica are 70 degrees warmer than usual | TheHill),A large

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35:44

Guest Interview: Dave Johnson

The Planet Today ·

2022/03/21

Matt interviews Dave Johnson of Stanford Law School and the Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford. Dave is a lawyer, teacher, and writer, who is currently working on a book titled Climate Activism by Design.You can go to www.climate-activist.com for more of Dave’s work and how you can become a better climate activist.

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28:06

Redlining and Air Pollution, Hope for Coral Reefs, &...

The Planet Today ·

2022/03/18

Matt and Nick talk about a Coyote killing contest in Pennsylvania (34 Coyotes Killed For Cash & "Prizes" During Annual Killing Contest In Pennsylvania; Sign Lady Freethinker's Petition To End Appalling Event - World Animal News),The United States’ leader in nitrous oxide emissions (A Florida Chemical Plant Has Fallen Behind in Its Pledge to Cut Emissions of a Potent Greenhouse Gas - Inside Climate News),How environmental justice and racial justice go hand-in-hand (How Redlining Contributed to

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29:04

The latest IPCC Report: Things are worse than we thought

The Planet Today ·

2022/03/14

Matt and Giselle talk about the second part of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerabilities. Part two of the report outlines adaptation strategies and climate resilience.Source material for today’s show:Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability | Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability (ipcc.ch)IPCC report calls out misinformation as barrier to tackling climate crisis in the US | The IndependentClimate

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27:53

Deforestation emissions, ocean pollution vs. human...

The Planet Today ·

2022/03/11

Matt is joined by Dan Walsh to talk about Brazil’s mangrove forest along its coast storing more carbon than the Amazon (A more potent CO2 sink than the Amazon, Brazil’s mangroves remain overlooked (mongabay.com)),Basking sharks to be protected in Ireland (Basking sharks to be granted 'protected wild animals' status (thejournal.ie)).Ocean pollution’s impact on human health (New Study Finds Ocean Pollution a Threat to Human Health (nih.gov)),Carbon emissions related to deforestation doubling over the

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28:51

Documentary Review: A Beautiful Planet (Hulu)

The Planet Today ·

2022/03/07

Matt and Nick review the 2016 documentary A Beautiful Planet on Hulu.The documentary’s description says “A Beautiful Planet is a breathtaking portrait of Earth from space. Made in cooperation with NASA, the film features stunning footage of our magnificent blue planet -- and the effects humanity has had on it over time..”Matt and Nick read a summary of the documentary before discussing.

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29:26

The Nairobi Plastic Summit, Road Salt + Waterways, a...

The Planet Today ·

2022/03/04

Matt and Nick talk about saving money by cutting fossil fuels (Government climate advisers say cut fossil fuels to lower energy bills - BBC News),The Nairobi Plastic Summit (Plastic summit could be most important green deal since Paris accords, says UN | Environment | The Guardian)A massive offshore wind deal off the coast of New York and New Jersey (Offshore wind lease sale nets record $4.4B | TheHill),How road salt impacts waterways (Road salt triggering 'massive' harm to US lakes, contaminating

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24:09

Toxic lead exposure found in nearly half of U.S. Bald...

The Planet Today ·

2022/02/28

Matt and Nick discuss the latest news of lead exposure for Bald Eagles in the United States. The guys cover the history of Bald Eagles in the U.S., a previous conservation challenge turned conservation success story for the bird, what lead exposure can do to eagles, and how lead exposure impacts humans by briefly talking about the Flint Water Crisis!Sources for today’s episode:Nearly Half of Bald Eagles in the U.S. Suffer From Toxic Lead Exposure, Study Finds - EcoWatchHow Did the Bald Eagle Become

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27:23

The Central Park Climate Lab, environmental justice...

The Planet Today ·

2022/02/25

Matt and Nick talk about The Central Park Conservancy, the Yale School of the Environment, and New York City’s Natural Areas Conservancy teaming up to open the Central Park Climate Lab (Central Park Is Opening a Lab to Study Climate Change - Bloomberg),Solar panel canopies over canals in the U.S. (First-in-the-nation project will cover canals with solar panel canopies | TheHill),An update on the clean energy push in Illinois by 2045 (Illinois to shut all fossil fuel plants by 2045 and invest $580M

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37:31

Guest Interview: Sandy Gibson

The Planet Today ·

2022/02/21

Matt interviews Sandy Gibson, the founder of Better Place Forests to talk about BPF and the idea of a conservation memorial forest, leaving a legacy of environmentalism, and sustainable business.Check out www.betterplaceforests.com for more!

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22:56

Koalas added to endangered species list, animal road...

The Planet Today ·

2022/02/18

Matt and Nick discuss Gray wolves being protected in most of the U.S. again, aside from the northern Rocky Mountains of Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming (Gray wolf federal protections removed by Trump restored across much of US | Endangered species | The Guardian),Some unfortunate news about Koalas conservation status coming out of Australia (Koalas are now officially endangered in Australia (zmescience.com)),A 14 year-legal battle over a golf resort resulting in restoration of the natural area on La

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22:40

The European Union called natural gas and nuclear...

The Planet Today ·

2022/02/14

Matt and Nick discuss the European Union’s decision to call Nuclear Energy and Natural Gas “green.”Is natural gas clean energy? Is natural gas even cleaner than coal? Should nuclear energy truly be considered “sustainable”?The guys talk about natural gas and then break down both sides of the nuclear debate.Source material for today’s episode if you want to read more:EU taxonomy: Commission presents Complementary Climate Delegated Act to accelerate decarbonisation | European Commission

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24:26

Glacial melt on Mount Everest, methane being spotted...

The Planet Today ·

2022/02/11

Matt and Nick talk about Scotland’s plans to protect their wild salmon (Scotland hopes to save wild salmon by planting millions of trees next to rivers | Fishing | The Guardian),Glacial melt on Mount Everest (Mount Everest: Mountain's highest glacier melting rapidly, new study shows - BBC News),Another look at the link between fossil fuels and plastics (How the fossil fuel industry is pushing plastics on the world (cnbc.com)),Methane emissions being spotted from satellites in space (Satellites have

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30:10

Documentary Review: National Geographic's The Last...

The Planet Today ·

2022/02/07

Matt and Nick review National Geographic’s 2020 documentary The Last Ice on Disney+.The documentary’s description says “As climate change rapidly melts Arctic sea ice between Canada and Greenland, the entire Inuit way of life is at stake.”Matt and Nick read a summary of the documentary before discussing the environmental impacts of sea ice melting, what they learned about Inuit culture, and how sea ice melting will impact the Inuit people.

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26:57

Moose vs. a parasite, a Latin American Marine...

The Planet Today ·

2022/02/04

Matt and Nick break down California returning guardianship of hundreds of acres of redwood forestland to a group of Native American tribes (California redwood forest returned to Native American tribes : NPR),A big blow to 80 million acres worth of oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico (A federal judge canceled major oil and gas leases over climate change : NPR),Moose populations in Minnesota struggling against threats from a parasite (Brain worms, ticks, and the mysterious deaths of Minnesota

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28:26

Heat, emissions, ice, and oceans: The 2021 Climate Recap

The Planet Today ·

2022/01/31

Matt, Nick, and Giselle recap 2021’s climate status!They talk about how hot it was globally and the temperature records set in the United States.They also bring up the rebound of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States and how that compares to 2020’s decrease in emissions.Finally, they discuss the state of global ocean warming, what that means for climate change, glaciers melting, and what’s going on with permafrost.Some of the source material for this episode can be found at the links

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31:39

Biodiversity and pandemics, Japan's monkey queen...

The Planet Today ·

2022/01/28

Matt, Nick and Giselle talk about how biodiversity impacts the development of pandemics (Opinion: Why protecting the planet is essential to preventing future pandemics - CNN),Countries moving cities in response to climate change (Indonesia Sets 2024 Deadline to Move Its New Capital to Borneo - Bloomberg News)Chemicals, plastics, pesticides, and other pollution impacting global ecosystems (Chemical pollution has passed safe limit for humanity, say scientists | Pollution | The Guardian),Air

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39:29

Guest interview: Ryan Godolphin

The Planet Today ·

2022/01/24

Matt talks with Ryan Godolphin, an industrial designer based out of London.They discuss product design and smart grid technology before getting into plastics - why plastic is so widely used, what's good about plastic, and what's so bad about plastic?

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26:58

A volcanic eruption in Tonga, the largest fish...

The Planet Today ·

2022/01/21

Matt and Nick’s Quick Hits of the week cover a heatwave in Argentina’s impact on the grid (Power grid fails as Argentina hit by record-breaking heatwave | The Independent),The deforestation issue with Big Business (A third of commodity-hungry firms have no deforestation policy - report | Reuters),Climate inequity (World’s poorest bear brunt of climate crisis: 10 underreported emergencies | Global development | The Guardian),The volcanic eruption in Tonga (Pacific volcano: Ash-covered Tonga is like a

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