Episodes

  • Event: The story of bioenergy will be told in Shepparton by the Victorian Bioenergy Network

    Event: The story of bioenergy will be told in Shepparton by the Victorian Bioenergy Network
    Oct 2 2024

    Ragini Prasad (pictured) is the Executive Officer of the Victorian Bioenergy Network and will play a key role in the Shepparton Bioenergy Forum, which is scheduled for Tuesday, October 8.

    The forum will be held at Shepparton's Carrington Hotel, starting at 8:30 am, in the city's Wyndham St.

    The day-long program includes an impressive array of speakers, including Victoria's Shadow Minister of Energy, Affordability and Security, Mr David Davis.
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    13 mins
  • Climate News: Captialism is at the root of the climate crisis and we urgently need and alternate story

    Climate News: Captialism is at the root of the climate crisis and we urgently need and alternate story
    Oct 1 2024
    Capitalism is consuming the planet and as it endlessly consumes to satiate its ever-growing appetite, it's taking all life, including you and I, to a rather gloomy conclusion. Writing on "Meditations" - Journal of the Marxist Literary Group - Jodi Dean says: "Many associate Fredric Jameson’s remark, “It’s easier to imagine an end to the world than an end to capitalism” with Mark Fisher. For good reason: Fisher’s account of capitalist realism confronts us with capitalism’s unbearable yet unavoidable horrors. From the genocidal destruction of settler colonialism, through the demolition of cultures and modes of life that accompanies commodity production and exchange, to planet-altering anthropogenic climate change, capital subsumes the world. We can easily imagine an end to the world because under capitalism most of us confront it every day as we are forced to choose our exploitation, dispossession, and confinement. It’s easier to imagine an end to the world than an end to capitalism because capitalism is the end of the world. We witness and endure it in the ruins of everyday life—lost lives, lives of loss." "Let’s all be more positive towards nature. But how?"; "‘Cheaper with nuclear’: What will Dutton’s nuclear plan really cost"; "Should I Get a Hybrid or Go Full Electric?"; "Jane Fonda rallies disaffected young US voters: ‘Do not sit this election out’"; "‘We’re not going fast enough’: Sherri Goodman on climate change as security threat"; "Confronting Our New Reality"; "Coalition’s nuclear power plan is ‘economic insanity’, Jim Chalmers says on eve of major Dutton speech"; "Norway: electric cars outnumber petrol for first time in ‘historic milestone’"; "The World Is a Mess. That Makes the Climate Crisis Harder to Solve."; "The Florida towns devastated by three hurricanes in 13 months"; "At Climate Forward Event, an Architect of Project 2025 Dismisses Global Warming"; "Under a Texas sun, agrivoltaics offer farmers a new way to make money"; "‘Completely and entirely erased’: How Helene swallowed one mountain town"; "
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    27 mins
  • Climate News: Luisa Neubauer uses Japan's Cherry Blossoms to help us get a handle on the worsening climate crisis

    Climate News: Luisa Neubauer uses Japan's Cherry Blossoms to help us get a handle on the worsening climate crisis
    Sep 29 2024

    Luisa Neubauer (pictured) was a guest on a recent webinar organised by the Yale Center for Environmental Communication and the Yale School of the Environment’s Climate Learning Community and that is where you will find the webinar featuring the young German climate activist.

    Luisa, responsible for the "1.5 Degrees" podcast, used the Japanese Cherry Blossoms to broaden our understanding of the climate crisis.

    "Helene death toll climbs with fatalities reported in 5 states";

    "What Helene might tell us about hurricanes of the future";

    "These six places saw their worst storm surge ever during Helene";

    "Death toll from Helene rises to above 40 as it continues inward – as it happened";

    "Photos of Hurricane Helene aftermath as the scope of damage emerges";

    "Floods in Poland and wildfires in Portugal show reality of climate breakdown, says EU";

    "The UK will get hotter and drier for plants... except in Manchester";

    "Brazil’s ‘Paradise’ on fire: ‘The forest is burning. Animals are burning. Everything’s burning’";

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    28 mins
  • Event: Ethics in Turblent Times and democratic renewal in the era of climate change

    Event: Ethics in Turblent Times and democratic renewal in the era of climate change
    Sep 28 2024

    Joseph Camilleri, convenor of the Melbourne-based "Conversation of the Crossroads", introduced the third gathering in the six-part series "Ethics in Turbulent Times" with the provocative proposal, "To avert disastrous global warming, we need drastic change to politics, lifestyles, and consumption patterns of the affluent West."

    The guest speaker at the third session in the six-part series was the Executive Director of "The Green Institute", Tim Hollo, who, among other things is the author of "Living Democracy" and a member of "Four Play String Quartet".

    Tim Hollo, the Executive Director of "The Green Institute." Hollo is, among other things, the author of "Living Democracy" and a member of "Four Play String Quartet."

    The six-part series is being held both virtually and in person at the University College at the University of Melbourne.

    Should you find joy in this podcast please consider indicating your satisfaction by voting for "Climate Conversations" at the "Australian Podcast Awards".
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    46 mins
  • Interview: 'Where are we heading, what sort of future do we want to have?' - Greg Foyster, Rivers and Nature Campaign Manager, Environment Victoria

    Interview: 'Where are we heading, what sort of future do we want to have?' - Greg Foyster, Rivers and Nature Campaign Manager, Environment Victoria
    Sep 26 2024

    Greg Foyster (pictured) is the Rivers and Nature Campaign Manager for Environment Victoria and wants to have a broad conversation to help us understand where we are heading and what sort of future we want.

    Greg and others from Environment Victoria will be at Mooroopna's Gemmill Swamp early next month to check the bird life and talk about rivers and the important connection between what happens at the swamp and the workings of the Murray Darling Basin.

    Those eager to join the October 7 event at Gemmill's Swamp can register through the Environment Victoria website.
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    34 mins
  • Interview: Justin J. Pearson cares about gun control and climate justice

    Interview: Justin J. Pearson cares about gun control and climate justice
    Sep 23 2024

    Justin J. Pearson (picured) arrived publically and politically when he made his point about the need for gun control in the U.S.

    Pearson has also been outspoken about the need for climate justice.

    In this episode of Climate Conversations the American activist and politician, a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing the 86th district, talks with Greg Dalton from "Climate One".
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    42 mins
  • Climate News: It's all happening and modern day preppers are getting ready, but with a twist

    Climate News: It's all happening and modern day preppers are getting ready, but with a twist
    Sep 20 2024
    A new podcast from the University of New South Wales, "Preppers" gives us a new take on an old idea. "‘Climate breakdown’: State of calamity in Portugal as fires rage out of control"; "George Monbiot: Neoliberalism, Nature and Negative Consequences"; "I’ve studied geopolitics all my life: climate breakdown is a bigger threat than China and Russia"; "Victorian households are poorly prepared for longer, more frequent heatwaves – here’s what needs to change"; "Fossil fuels and industrial agriculture drain $600bn annually from climate-affected countries"; "Why native forest harvesting is the ‘zombie’ industry that won’t die"; "Internal documents show BoM escalated questions on climate and floods"; "Plibersek intervenes in giant ‘climate bomb’ gas project"; "Carbon ‘sharks’: How private companies are cashing in on ancient practices"; "A Collapse of the Amazon Could Be Coming ‘Faster Than We Thought’"; "Wildfires more than double in a year, affecting 5.65m ha, survey says"; "'Like an apocalypse': Europe's catastrophic floods in pictures"; "Warm winters are waking snakes early. Here’s what that means for them and us"; "Explosive FOIs – gas cartel conned Government, fixed high energy prices for all Australians"; "Scientists reviewed 7,000 studies on microplastics. Their alarming conclusion puts humanity on notice"; "Endure – or peter out? Here’s what Northern Rivers organisers and Stop Adani can teach us about building climate groups"; "E-scooter riders flouting rules, blocking footpaths and causing accidents? We need to use smart solutions (and bust the myths)"; "Australia desperately needs a strong federal environmental protection agency. Our chances aren’t looking good"; "'Usually it's a harmless little river': Austrians struck by flooding reel from ruin left in its wake"; "Facts may not be enough to correct science misinformation"; "A small WA seaside town was forced to switch off gas, becoming a 'prototype' for the green energy transition"; "Death toll reaches 16 as ‘dramatic’ flooding in central Europe continues"; "Locals in this capital are happiest with their public transport. How do Europe's cities compare?"; "Australia is a mess. Cop31 is a chance to redefine ourselves from climate laggard to global leader"; "Hurricane Francine Leaves 400,000 Louisianans Without Power"; "Trump Says Clean Energy Is a Scam. That Could Benefit China, Experts Say."; "Biden faces criticism over his gas car ban. But he doesn’t have one"'; "Climate Change Can Cause Bridges to ‘Fall Apart Like Tinkertoys,’ Experts Say"; "How Climate Change Is Making Tampons (and Lots of Other Stuff) More Expensive"; "‘Perverse’: Woodside, Shell spend millions getting into offset game"; "The Hague becomes first city in the world to ban advertisements for fossil fuels and high-carbon ser"; "Most cities are rainier than their surroundings due to heat and smog"; "Electric vehicles race combustion cars in 'battle of technologies'"; "Mega El Niños may have played a part in the Permian mass extinction"; "Climate Lawsuits Are Exploding. Are Homicide Charges Next?"; "Home Sales in Flood Zones Are Booming. Here’s Why Buyers Take the Risk."; "P
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    38 mins
  • Interview: Mark Bachelder talks about the Foundation for Climate Restoration - why it's important personally and for humanity generally

    Interview: Mark Bachelder talks about the Foundation for Climate Restoration - why it's important personally and for humanity generally
    Sep 20 2024

    Mark Bachelder (pictured) orchestrates the community calls for the Foundation for Climate Restoration from his home in California, reaching out to the world.

    I met Mark by chance and in an illustration of how small the world is, he and a recent guest on this podcast, Osprey Orielle Lake, know each other well.

    Mark is interested in climate matters and sees much of the solution to the present dilemma to be found through conversation and during our chat, I alerted him to the six-week series being organized by the Melbourne-based Conversation at the Crossroads - "Ethics in Turbulent Times: How to Bring Society to Higher Ground".
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    24 mins