Pollution, sustainability, the climate crisis, renewable energy, environmental justice, electric vehicles. We are faced with many issues, problems and solutions related to the protection of our environment. But many of these topics are complex, with scientific factors, multiple influences, governmental policy and regulation impacts.
Deeper Shade of Green is our effort to improve understanding of issues that are often over-simplified in the news and other media. Dr. Chris Bolt, Ed.D. seeks out people who can shed more light on the contemporary status of the challenges and solutions to environmental problems.
Dr. Bolt's research on environmental education and behavior suggests just knowing about any of the things affecting our environment is not enough to spur action. Deeper Shade of Green seeks to go further into understanding so people can realize the impacts on them, as well as feel part of real solutions.
Music for Deeper Shade of Green episodes comes from the Syracuse-based jazz group E.S.P and is used by permission of the band.
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Clean water policies and climate change prevention have suffered regulatory rollbacks & funding streams cut in Washington. Environmental Advocates of New York lobbies for state policies that can help. -
The report Trash in America describes the amount of US trash, where it goes & better ways to deal with it. Environment America's Celeste Meiffren-Swango & MASSPIRG's Janet Domenitz join us.
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Cornell School of Agriculture and Life Sciences Professor Joseph McFadden explains how cows for beef or dairy production create climate harming methane. Feed changes and manure management might help.
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New York State plans to plant 25 million trees by 2033. SUNY ESF Sustainable Resources Professor Colin Beier says trees effectively reduce CO2 and have other benefits. But the plan has challenges
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The rise in AI and cryptomining create the need for huge data centers using large amounts of energy & water. Duke's Sanford School of Public Policy researches impacts and possible policy & innovation.
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Federal incentives for electric cars, electric appliances and renewable energy upgrades are being cancelled. But advocates say progress to increase efficiency & reduce fossil fuel use will continue.
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The Trump administration has plans to rescind the Endangerment Finding, basis for climate & other regulations. Environmental Rhea Jezer and Syracuse Auditor Alexander Marion on what could be lost.
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Plastic is everywhere, used widely in manufacturing and packaging. The waste is found all over the environment, even in our bodies. There are ideas to reduce and reuse plastic to lessen the impacts.
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The Sustainable Syracuse Initiative is a city-level strategy to combat climate change and up sustainability. Mayor Ben Walsh and the DEC's Dereth Glance explain progress, goals, and possible impacts.
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Weather extremes, particularly high temperatures, can increasingly be linked to climate change through data. The work of Climate Central helps meteorologists and the public understand the science.