A Breath of Fresh Earth

Episode #60- "Doomsday" Glacier Melting Quicker Than Scientists Expected

Episode #59- There's Microplastic in My Testes!

Episode #58- Climate Books I Recommend

Episode #57- How a Small Bird Can Save the Great Salt Lake

Episode #56- 21 Environmental Movies

Check out these a few of these movies and learn something today!

Episode #55- Global Ambassadors

Meet your Global Ambassadors. Anika Molesworth Anya Graf Daisuke Yosumi Dorcas Tang Ella & Amy Meek Eyal Weintraub Hannah Testa John Paul Jose Kevin J. Patel Laura Francois Livia Van Heerde Marinel Sumook Ubaldo Martin Skadal Qiyun Woo

Episode #54 Marino Morikawa-Climate Hero Extraordinaire

You gotta listen to this episode. It will inspire you.

Episode #53-The Biggest Environmental Problems in 2024

We have big problems that need fixing.

Episode #52- Earth Day 2024

Get the history of Earth Day. Anyone remember the movie "The Graduate" My pollution hero today is Planet Patrol.

Episode #51 Climate Heroes Around the World

Heroes abound. The Amazon, Kenya, Germany, India, USA, Finland and Uganda. Hear all about them in one 9 minute podcast.

Episode 50 World Water Day

Cities facing water shortages. Unconvential water sources. Aquaria.

Episode #49- The Good News Episode

Foxy Lady Cemetery power Letting off some steam in New York Darwin is a happy man Gates in Amsterdam EU cracks down on climate villains The train in Spain... Kiwi making strides Solar power in India Euro Tree of the Year

3 Ways A.I. is Helping Fight Climate Change

Yurok Tribe wins court battle in California Climate activist in Uganda Paint sucks up CO2 Drones help plant new trees AI helps find icebergs Go to R.F. Walden to find my climate fiction books!

Say Goodbye to Chocolate?

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation People devoured about 7.5 million tons of chocolate in 2022! We might have to resort to genetic engineering to keep eating bananas. On February 5th, a massive oil spill devastated marine life along the coast of Brazil. On February 12th, major clothing brands, including H&M and Adidas, committed to eliminating harmful textile dyeing processes. The Earthshot Prize was launched by Prince William in 2020 to search for and scale the most innovative ...

Can we Save Coral Reefs?

Let's talk about coral reefs, plastic bags, social media accounts to follow, and hear about my books. Go to RFWalden.com to learn more.

A Black Box for Civilization

00:40-Mankind is building a Black Box to record our demise! 05:22-Dirty air in London 06:23- Recycling EV batteries is happening 10:08-Tallin, Estonia 11:45- Biden's first year 13:40-Musicians doing their part 16:30-Happy Birthday Greta! You can reach me at rf@richardfriedman.net You can find my books here with the links to find your favorite retailer. Climate Fiction novels: Escape to Canamith https://books2read.com/u/bWP9y1 The Two Worlds of Billy Callahan https://books2read.com/u/mvnvLX Cli/F...

Top Climate Stories of 2021

Top climate stories of 2021. Cop26, Nurdles and turtles, Gyres and fires, and much more! 0038-0120 Rain in Greenland 0122-0205 Flooding 0208-0255 Texas Freeze 0258-0403 Paris Agreement 0404-0450 Cop26 0451-0538 Hurrican Ida 0539-0610 Tornado 0612-0655 Heatwave 0659-0808 Drought 0813-1009 Hero 1014-1035 Turtles 1036-1117 Villain 1122-1211 5 Gyres 1212-1340 Nurdle Hunt 1343-1440 James Dyson Award Winners 1441-1751 Nikolai Vavilov You can reach me at rf@richardfriedman.net You can find my books her...

Halloween Bombs Trains coming to your town!

LNG travels through Florida, Cop26, dying Manatees, Halley's comet, a French villain to rival Chevron and much more. Bomb Trains 01:20-04:40 Cop 26- 04:40-06:55 Climate Hero #1 06:59-09:01 Earthshot winners Climate Villain #1 09:15-09:50 Total Energy Climate Hero #2 09:53-10:50 Hertz buys EVs Footsteps on the wind 11:00-11:30 Climate Villain #2 11:40-14:05 Chevron Manatees are dying 14:07-15:36 Carbon footprint apps 15:37-16:28 Edmund Halley 16:30-18:50 You can reach me at rf@richardfriedman.net...

The Earthshot Prize

15 finalists compete for a one-million pound prize. 5 winners grab the prestige and funding for their projects. Protect and restore nature 03:19-06:23 Clean our air 06:24-09:58 Revive our oceans 09:58-14:47 Build a waste-free world 14:48-18:48 Fix our climate 18:50-24:17 You can reach me at rf@richardfriedman.net You can find my books here with the links to find your favorite retailer. Climate Fiction novels: Escape to Canamith https://books2read.com/u/bWP9y1 The Two Worlds of Billy Callahan htt...

There's Microplastic in my Baby's Poop!

Microplastic poop 00:45-04:43 Polar Bears 04:45-06:00 Potty training cows 06:02-07:50 Hero of the week 07:53-09:23 EV Chargers 09:25-12:50 Pipelines 12:52-14:12 Social Media 14:14-15:03 Bitcoin 15:05-20:24 Walter Monk 20:26-22:28 You can reach me at rf@richardfriedman.net You can find my books here with the links to find your favorite retailer. Climate Fiction novels: Escape to Canamith https://books2read.com/u/bWP9y1 The Two Worlds of Billy Callahan https://books2read.com/u/mvnvLX Cli/Fi short ...

5 Cities Fighting Back Against Air Pollution

Cities fight back 01:18-07:35 Hero of the week 07:37-08:51 Villain of the week 08:52-09:54 Social Media Minute 09:55-11:12 Loss of Habitat/Dragons11:13-14:17 Lagos, Nigeria 14:18-17:35 Oil Spill from Ida 17:36-19:18 Rain in Greenland 19:21-20:56 Refillery 20:57-22:05 Suki Manabe 22:07-24:30 You can reach me at rf@richardfriedman.net You can find my books here with the links to find your favorite retailer. Climate Fiction novels: Escape to Canamith https://books2read.com/u/bWP9y1 The Two Worlds o...

The Good News Episode!

More trees for Korea 00:47-01:18 Alaska 01:23-3:26 Montreal/pesticides 03:29-4:13 Shell pays Nigeria 04:14-05:25 Electric Planes 05:30-06:31 Sunscreen in Thailand 06:33-7:41 Water out of thin air 07:43-08:46 Hair Force? 08:47-14:15 Doomsday game 14:16-16:21 Homes in Wales 16:23-17:11 The Keeling Curve Prize 17:12-18:43 David Schindler 18:46-20:27 You can reach me at rf@richardfriedman.net You can find my books here with the links to find your favorite retailer. Climate Fiction novels: Escape to ...

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report

It's getting hotter and wetter, you won't need a sweater! You can reach me at rf@richardfriedman.net You can find my books here with the links to find your favorite retailer. Climate Fiction novels: Escape to Canamith https://books2read.com/u/bWP9y1 The Two Worlds of Billy Callahan https://books2read.com/u/mvnvLX Cli/Fi short stories- A Climate Carol and Other Cli-Fi Short Stories. Available in print or audiobook. https://books2read.com/u/38roQL Danny Bloom created the phrase “cli-fi” and founde...

The Water Episode

Water Cycle 00:31 - 02:15 Great Barrier Reef 02:19- 04:21 Salt Lake 04:24-06:28 Lake Mead 06:30-08:00 Iran 08:05-10:30 Floods in Germany 10:36-12:11 Firefly Orgy 12:15-16:03 Seas and Trees 16:04-17:33 Lonnie Thompson 17:38-20:41 You can reach me at rf@richardfriedman.net You can find my books here with the links to find your favorite retailer. Climate Fiction novels: Escape to Canamith https://books2read.com/u/bWP9y1 The Two Worlds of Billy Callahan https://books2read.com/u/mvnvLX Cli/Fi short s...

Heat Dome Killer!

Heat Domes, Exxon/Mobile still suck, Spindex is a spidey hero, the Ocean was on Fire, the Age of Stupid, track your plastic into the ocean, and more. You can reach me at rf@richardfriedman.net Heat Dome 00:57-05:22 Exxon/Mobile 05:23-07:53 Spintex/Hero 08:21-09:42 Ocean on Fire 09:44-11:08 Age of Stupid 11:10-12:57 Social Media 13:00-14:47 Coke/Ocean 14:49-16:58 Plastic Tracker 16:59-18:21 You can reach me at rf@richardfriedman.net You can find my books here with the links to find your favorite ...

Saving the Northern White Rhinoceros

Northern White Rhino, Huge nurdle spill in Sri Lanka, World Rainforest Day, 8 things killing humankind, and happy birthday Nerilie Abram. Saving Rhinos 00:47-06:48 Problems 06:53-17:05 Nurdles 17:16-18:50 Rainforest Day 18:51-20:49 Scientist B-D 20:57-22:19 You can reach me at rf@richardfriedman.net You can find my books here with the links to find your favorite retailer. Climate Fiction novels: Escape to Canamith https://books2read.com/u/bWP9y1 The Two Worlds of Billy Callahan https://books2rea...

The Keystone XL Pipeline is Dead!

Biden kills pipeline, Cousteau and his red hat, extinction update, heroes galore, and a new Ocean! Keystone Pipeline 00:37-08:57 Muntjac in trouble 09:00-11:06 Biden’s first 100 days 11:11-13:45 A 5th Ocean 13:46-15:22 Climate heroes 15:23-17:25 1972 17:26-24:26 Jacque Cousteau 24:41-30:15 You can reach me at rf@richardfriedman.net You can find my books here with the links to find your favorite retailer. Climate Fiction novels: Escape to Canamith https://books2read.com/u/bWP9y1 The Two Worlds of...

May 26th, a Bad Day for Oil

Royal Dutch Shell must do better. Chevron shareholders demand change, an overhaul at ExxonMobil? A new Big Five. Hero Hazel Johnson, PFAS still killing us, Joseph Guillotin, and Frank Drake searches for ET Bad Day for Oil 00:38 to 2:22 New Big Five 2:23 to 6:48 Hazel Johnson 6:57 to 10:10 Villains-PFAS 10:11 to 12:39 Guillotine 12:40 to 15:22 Frank Drake 15:23 to 18:27 You can reach me at rf@richardfriedman.net You can find my books here with the links to find your favorite retailer. Climate Fic...

Oh, China!

China coal, High Hopes for carbon capture, The Indianapolis Prize winner Dr. Amanda Vincent, Seahorses, Loay Radwan, Udit Singhal, and oil and gas villains. #MillionMileBeachClean, John Naylor and N.S. Rajappan. China {00:42-03:21} Carbon Capture {03:22-07:42} #MillionMileCleanup {07:43-08:44} John Naylor {08:45-09:38} N.S. Rajappan {09:39-11:08} The Indianapolis Prize {11:09-13:55} Villains {13:56-16:42} Heroes {16:43-18:55} You can reach me at rf@richardfriedman.net You can find my books here ...

Biden's Climate Summit

Climate summit, Dicaprio, Dance like a tree, a look back at 1992, climate villain Lee Raymond, The Tyler Prize winners Dr. Gretchen Daily and Pavan Sukhdev. Rising sea levels, and much more. You can reach me at rf@richardfriedman.net You can find my books here with the links to find your favorite retailer. Climate Fiction novels: Escape to Canamith https://books2read.com/u/bWP9y1 The Two Worlds of Billy Callahan https://books2read.com/u/mvnvLX Cli/Fi short stories- A Climate Carol and Other Cli-...