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FN/NaPodPoMo9 / Rethink Meat

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:57:16 +0000

Meat consumption might be destroying the planet and killing us. It’s certainly not green, so maybe we should think about it more before using it so much. And Americans consume more meat than anyone on the planet. It’s contributing to climate change, to terrible environmental practices, pollution and our inability to feed everyone on [...]

FN/NaPodPoMo8 Green Justice

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:45:41 +0000

Climate change will be very much about justice in the years and decades to come. This is Episode8 of the podcasting marathon known as Napodpomo. Green money–Green jobs–Green greed–the Jolly Green Giant Known as Copenhagen — Is climate change stalling and finger-pointing green insanity? Not everything can be called green. Economic INjustice means those [...]

FN/NaPodPoMo7 / The Brutal Truth

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:41:54 +0000

The Brutal Truth about climate change is this: it’s much worse, and much more threatening to our future, than the public thinks it is. In fact, it has scientists scared. Yet the political response is to “work with business” and “work with Republicans” and conservative Democrats like Joe Lieberman to get a passable bill that [...]

FN/NaPodPoMo6 / History of GW Science

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:00:27 +0000

The history of the discovery of global warming/climate change goes back much farther in time than people think. And no, global warming was not invented by Al Gore. NASA scientist James Hansen didn’t discover it either, despite his 1988 testimony before Congress. Global warming theory has been around for a long time, since before industrialization. In [...]

FN/NaPodPoMo5 / Science & Tech News

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:00:52 +0000

This is NaPodPoMo5, the fifth installment of Futurism Now’s podcast marathon. Covered in this episode: Deep-sea Ecosystems Affected By Climate Change. Trees in the desert, say the Sahara, might solve climate change? Well, it’s a plan. Liquid Granite and the hunt for a carbon-neutral cement, Foldable 3D Solar Cells, robot fish and more, in some science and tech [...]

FN/NaPodPoMo4 / News Update

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:38:19 +0000

News from Futurism Now, and episode #4 of the NaPodPoMo podcast marathon. What are Senators up to on the climate bill? Senate Republicans Stall Climate Legislation! Story here. Panic at 2:00 am! Where is the ice? Utilities Drop Plans for Big Stone II Coal Plant, clearing the way for wind power. Great news! Al Gore chats about his [...]

FN/NaPodPoMo3 / The Mystery of Climate Skeptics

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:44:01 +0000

This is episode 3 of Futurism Now Radio’s National Podcast Post Month contribution. See the rest of the participating podcasts on the NPPM website. The mystery of global warming skeptics continues to perplex me. I don’t understand people who deny facts and science — do you? Someday, we’ll figure it out. Send me your thoughts [...]

FN36 / NaPodPoMo2 / Climate Info U Need 2 Know

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:57:50 +0000

Here are some things you need to know before Copenhagen, just the basics. There will be more basics coming later this week. Start with the UNFCCC website and their facts about climate change. Today’s installment of NaPodPoMo #2, my podcasting marathon, is about some necessary background in order to understand some of the future podcasts about [...]

FN35 / NaPodPoMo1 / Climate and Justice

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:28:55 +0000

Kicking off NaPodPoMo month, Futurism Now covers environmental and climate justice and EPA news. Join FN this month while we explore whether a daily podcast can be done while retaining a semblance of a life. NaPodPoMo stands for “National Podcast Post Month”. Check out the other ones participating here. Climate justice is about climate [...]

FN34 / Send Obama to Copenhagen with Climate Plan

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 08:34:24 +0000

President Obama gave an energy speech at MIT in Massachusetts on October 23rd, which you will hear in this episode. He announced some interesting things that MIT students are working on in terms of new energy. He also said the US is in a peaceful competition to develop clean technologies, and he championed US leadership [...]

NaPodPoMo Plans for Futurism Now

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:07:31 +0000

November is National Podcast Post Month (say the people at NaPodPoMo) so I’m going to participate in their NaPodPoMo event. Yes, it’s a daily podcasting event, and yes, maybe that’s unusually ambitious, but it’s just for a month. Starting November 1st, I will be doing a FN podcast every day, from November 1 [...]

FN33 / The 4C Experiment

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:55:16 +0000

The Four Degrees C experiment has begun. We might reach a four degree rise in temps by 2070, or even earlier. That was unheard of and thought to be impossible, until recently. Anything over 4 degrees will probably lead to tipping points and runaway climate change. The finding was announced at a conference that took [...]

FN32 / Great Big Green Jobs Victory

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:55:15 +0000

This episode contains a recording from the Green for All conference call from October 5th. It was all about green jobs and there are some good solid ideas in this recording. We definitely need jobs in the United States. In September the U.S. lost over 230,000 jobs. Unemployment continues [...]

FN31 / Off to the Climate Races

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:43:41 +0000

The Senate climate bill has arrived! It’s called CEJAPA, an awful name. That stands for Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act. Let’s call it the Climate Bill or the Kerry-Boxer bill. It leaves a lot to be desired, because it’s still full of coal, and gas, and it’s also not even [...]

FN30 / The Age of Climate Cooperation

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:14:00 +0000

The UN Summit on Climate Change brought together 100 world leaders at the UN on September 22 and the Age of Stupid movie event happened on September 21, all in New York City. What did they all accomplish? It’s unclear. The UN Summit was a good start, according to Ban Ki Moon, [...]

FN29 / Averting Catastrophe

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:16:16 +0000

Will the U.S. avert climate catastrophe in time? Are we really even trying? Last Thursday, September 17th, the American Security Project came up with a report, the Climate Security Index. You can download the report here. It almost sounds like members of the Senate are planning to not act to slow down climate change, so that things [...]

FN28 / Climate Engineering & Hazy Air

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:54:33 +0000

The very air we breathe is causing us health problems. Aerosols and other things in our air are still making us sick. The military might be putting something in it, to fight climate change, or for reasons much worse. What’s in the air? Whatever it is, it’s killing people. Chem trails, global dimming, global hazing [...]

FN27 / National Clean Energy Summit 2.0

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:59:09 +0000

How best to mitigate climate change legislatively, and jobs and energy–specifically renewable energy discussed at the National Clean Energy Summit (website here). (The subtitle of this episode is “Dog and Pony Show”) See the news items I discussed on the FN news site here. The most disappointing bit of news was that Secretary of [...]

FN26 / The Ugliest Resource

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:41:42 +0000

The tar sands of Canada are the dirtiest fossil fuel on the planet so far and they are invested in by T. Boone Pickens. So — why is he a part of developing our new renewable clean energy plans? Over the last several years Mr. Pickens has acquired a reputation as a green energy promoter, a [...]

FN25 / Everyone Can Fight Climate Change

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:10:06 +0000

We are not powerless when we are armed with the facts! This episode contains the real serious truth about climate change but also some interesting tips on how to talk about it with the facts on your side. Obviously, the American public needs to be made more aware of climate change and global [...]

FN24 / The Senate Takes on Climate

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 05:02:22 +0000

This episode is Part 2 of the highlights of the Senate hearing from the committee Environment and Public works from July 7th, 2009. You can listen to all 3+ hours of it from links on the committee website here. Many other hearings they have held recently are available there too. It’s clear [...]

FN23 / Solutions, Malaise or Collapse

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:18:53 +0000

Could climate change lead to the end of civilization, a real collapse, like what happened to the Romans, the Aztecs, the Mayans? It’s not inconceivable. Today I have Part 1 of the Senate hearings on climate legislation from the Environment and Public Works committee. The initial hearing has taken on new meaning, because since this [...]

FN22 /A Crime in the Mountains

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 10:29:53 +0000

This episode contains information on the G8, the Senate delay on the climate bill, T. Boone Pickens, and the coal related crime of mountain top removal. What happened at the G8 summit, why is T. Boone Pickens giving up on the world’s biggest wind farm in Texas, and what happened to the climate bill in [...]

FN21 / Greening Suzuki

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:36:06 +0000

David Suzuki talks at Greening the Heartland in Detroit. Also, this Futurism Now podcast contains news and info from people trying to kick the Senate in the pants on climate change. There was a Mountain Top Removal protest last week at Marsh Fork Elementary School at Coal Mountain West Virginia, attended by some very well [...]

FN20 / Enjoy it While You Can

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 09:42:00 +0000

Enjoy your life while you can, because nothing we are doing right now will likely stop climate change in time. That is the terrifying message from Sir James Lovelock, famous UK scientist and inventor. Global heating will proceed. All Congress does is pass a cap and trade bill which won’t even cut emissions [...]

FN19 / Red Hot Report

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:13:05 +0000

Last Thursday, June 18, the U.S. government released a report, the work of 13 government agencies, that gives us a serious picture of climate change. It is called Global Climate Change Impacts in the U.S, and this episode contains the findings. The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) coordinates and integrates federal research on changes in [...]

FN18 / TERAWATTS OF POWER

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:43:42 +0000

In this episode: News and a speaker from CIT on Powering the Planet and what it will take. The stone age didn’t end because we ran out of stones . . . . people got smarter. We need to get smarter and move on to renewable energy. Where are we going to get terawatts of [...]

FN17 / Climate Change University

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:53:11 +0000

With this episode you are beginning Climatology ‘classes’ here at Futurism Now University. Along with politics, upcoming episodes will also deal with the cold, hard scientific facts of climate change. It’s important that people know why strong climate legislation is important. We have about two weeks to strengthen the Waxman-Markey bill (aka the American clean [...]

FN16 / Peak Consequences

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 07:15:42 +0000

Water shortages, mountaintop removal, continued use of coal, and a watered down climate/energy bill. This is the current reality. My state, like some others, is in a drought in what is supposed to be the wettest month of the summer. Is this a possible result of climate change? Peak oil and water shortages [...]

FN15 / Time for Pressure

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:21:09 +0000

Forums, conferences, and the EPA — what’s going on? This episode lets you in on what is happening in Bonn, the World Humanitarian forum, and what came out of Paris. Also, the EPA is not doing what we want — your input is needed to save our forests and mountains. It’s time to pressure those in [...]

FN14 / Nuclear Power Potential

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Tue, 26 May 2009 09:47:35 +0000

This episode presents four scientists and environmentalists making the case for the use of nuclear power. It’s believed by some people that environmentalists should be against nuclear power — I completely disagree. We are trying to find ways to solve and stop climate change, not fight the possibilities and the ideas for doing that. [...]

FN13 / Busta Myth

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Mon, 18 May 2009 12:53:56 +0000

Busting the myths of the cost of changing energy and capping emissions. But is the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 cap and trade bill right for right now or is it a waste of time? I gaze into my cloudy crystal ball and find — the answer is not so clear. [...]

FN12 / Take Action / A Republican Mis-Leader

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Wed, 06 May 2009 19:53:44 +0000

We need climate legislation before it’s too late. According to a new May 5th CNN poll a majority of Americans DO want something done about climate change. Congress, are you listening? They need to hear from us. May 6th and every day is CALL IN day to Congress. But there [...]

FN11 / Major Economies Forum

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Sat, 02 May 2009 11:50:43 +0000

The road to Copenhagen continues with the U.S. State Department’s Major Economies forum, the world meeting on climate change, the last week in April. It was convened by President Obama. This episode plays the overview speech of Secretary Clinton at the beginning of the forum, and the televised interview with UN Secretary Yvo [...]

FN10 / Window of Opportunity

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 04:34:26 +0000

We have four years — but that’s not the number to remember. 350 is the number and now is our window of opportunity to deal with CO2 emissions. Republicans put out disinformation and Futurism Now tries to counteract it. Hear about Eco activism with Bill McKibben. He [...]

FN09 / The EPA Rules

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:32:24 +0000

The EPA rules! Last Friday, April 17th, the EPA released a preliminary ruling on carbon dioxide and other greenhouse emissions, at last. These greenhouse gases are pollutants, and they are harming human health, now and for future generations. Finally the U.S. has the opportunity to lead on something worthwhile again. [...]

FN08 — Earth the Sequel

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:34:18 +0000

Highlights from the Discovery Channel’s presentation of Earth the Sequel, a “documentary” based on the book by Fred Krupp and Miriam Horn. I don’t agree with everything in this show, but it’s a good introduction to some real alternative energy sources that are being worked on and implemented today. Some of them are [...]

FN08 / The Last Gasps of Capitalism

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 06:05:32 +0000

These may be the dying gasps of capitalism — or not. The governments of the world, as shown at the G20, seem determined to preserve a very reckless brand of capitalism all the while infusing trillions of dollars of “stimulus” into banks and institutions, instead of people. When are the people going to [...]

FN07 / Inaction is Not an Option

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:17:37 +0000

Societal transformation might be on the visible horizon. This episode contains highlights from last week’s Climate Congress in Copenhagen, and some speculation about geoengineering — will it be necessary and what will it include? The main finding from the Climate meeting was that governments have to act on climate change or drastic steps [...]

FN06 / A Criminal Enterprise

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 13:00:06 +0000

Highlights from Powershift09 sending a message to end the use of coal — and as speaker Robert Kennedy put it, coal is a criminal enterprise. What they are doing to mountains and our air is nothing short of criminal. It’s time to take action to stop coal. It’s time for a citizens arrest of coal. [...]

FN05 / Burn Unit Part 2

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:29:53 +0000

The latest science on climate change, as presented before the U.S. Senate environmental and public works committee, one of our new “Burn Units”. (my term). The planet is burning up and our government is ready to get to work to save the patient. This is part two, only available on Futurism Now. The latest science [...]

FN05 / Burn Unit pt. 1

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:50:04 +0000

This is a presentation of the latest science on climate change, as presented before the U.S. Senate Environmental and Public Works committee, one of our new “Burn Units”. The planet is burning up and our government is ready to get to work. This is part one, and part two will only be on [...]

The Future and Informed Hope

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 08:02:15 +0000

What’s coming in the future and will capitalism play a part? Soon people will be concerned with bigger problems than economic models, such as environmental migration and shortages, but money will play a part. The survival of civilization depends on our imagination, creativity, on our sense of identity and community and how [...]

FN04 / The Smart Grid Summit Part II

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 05:22:25 +0000

This episode is part 2 of the Center for American Progress’s forum entitled “National Clean Energy Project: Building the New Economy–Wired for Progress” that was held on Monday, February 23, 2009 in Washington, DC. “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom, it was [...]

FN04 / The Smart Grid Part I — Low Carbon Economy

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:55:27 +0000

Tuesday morning (February 24) there was a very interesting event called the National Clean Energy Project Conference–Building the New Economy–Wired for Progress and I have all of the audio from it. This is part I. This conference was mainly about transmission of the smart grid that is to come, creating thousands of new jobs, [...]

Futurism Now 03 / Coaled and Carbonated

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:23:43 +0000

Fight the recession or fight global warming? We can do both. This episode covers Carbon news, carbon basics, what we’re facing, cap and trade versus cap and dividend, coal and a portion of an interview with Ted Nace about coal. Join me for fascinating climate info. Solar did pretty well in the stimulus package, as [...]

Futurism Now Promo

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:55:35 +0000

Here is the one and only humble Futurism Now promo. Spread it far and wide. I may fine-tune it some day, but for now, this is it. Apparently, this podcast is about everything! Not quite. For instance, it’s not about baseball. We need to build an environmental movement that will battle climate change and the [...]

FN02 / Stimulus and Energy

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 01:51:57 +0000

The economy and the environment, the stimulus package and energy. What do Congress and the new President have planned concerning all of these things, and how serious are they about climate change? There are a lot of indicators in the stimulus package. This episode goes over a lot of what is in the [...]

Futurism Now 01 / Support Action on Climate Change

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 00:52:56 +0000

Podcast Liberally is now Futurism Now . . . and this is the introductory episode. Futurism now is about climate change, energy, politics and legislation to get us moving on climate change, and more. Is there a consensus on climate change among climate scientists? Yes, there is. We are past debate. It’s time for action! Support [...]

Senate Foreign Relations Committee with Al Gore Part 2

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:52:33 +0000

This is part 2 of Al Gore’s appearance at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee testifying on Climate Change, on Wednesday, January 28, 2009. Part 2 is also a must-listen episode. But it would help a lot to listen to part 1 first, and see the post on Part 1 for that. Here is Part 2

Senate Foreign Relations Committee with Al Gore Part 1

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:47:21 +0000

As I promised in the last podcast, I am posting the entire Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Climate Change/Global Warming with Al Gore, John Kerry, Russ Feingold, and many others. The star was Al Gore and his expertise on climate change and how to deal with it. This is a must-listen committee [...]

News and Commentary #03

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:50:01 +0000

Before this was a climate podcast . . . it was a news broadcast. This episode covers climate change, news about Karl Rove, news about diplomatic efforts, and the 819 billion dollar stimulus package that Obama wants passed. No Republicans voted to pass it in the House on Wednesday night and it passed [...]

News and Commentary / PLNC02

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 12:23:17 +0000

Before this was a climate podcast, it was a news podcast. That’s what this episode was. Wondering what President Obama is busy doing to promote peace in the Middle East? He starts with trying to return the US to the “moral high ground” by ending torture and signing an executive order to close the [...]

Inauguration Special / PLNC01

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:35:21 +0000

Before this podcast was about climate, it was about news in general. This episode is mostly about the inauguration and what the new Secretary of State (Hillary) may work on in the next few weeks. Israel’s war with Palestine is finally over. Also, hear Obama take the oath of office a SECOND time. This was [...]

President Obama Inauguration Address

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:36:02 +0000

This is the full inauguration address of President Barack Obama, January 20, 2009. Imagine this: We not only have “hope” back but we have a president who respects science and the law again. What a relief! (and yes, I wrote that without cynicism or sarcasm). See CivilianismNews.com for more. Transcript of the inaugural speech here. Download here or [...]

Broken Government

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:30:35 +0000

In one day we get a new president, after 8 long years of a presidency that started out bad and got worse until it descended into the depths of “net loss” for the U.S. We would have done better with no president at all for the last eight years. How bad was the Bush administration [...]

CHANGE

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 12:09:30 +0000

Major change to Podcast Liberally is coming. It will be a Climate Change/politics/energy podcast very soon . . . . called Futurism Now. The reviews are being retired, but why waste a good RSS feed and a good podcast name? I want to keep it and use it. And why waste my position on [...]

Wars, Bailouts and Elections

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 09:15:29 +0000

Noam Chomsky on Wars, Bailouts and Elections. This is from an alternative radio program, from November 2008, and is meant to basically be a placeholder here until I start recording episodes. Enjoy some Noam in a pre-climate Futurism Now. Download this episode here.

Sick People or Sick Societies

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:04:24 +0000

This is a show from the CBC, an interesting look at what makes a society “healthy, ” in more ways than one. It is also a filler show until I start recording them. Enjoy this recording from the CBC. Download this episode here.

War and Civil Disobedience

admin@futurismnow.com (ShellyT) — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:10:06 +0000

Howard Zinn gives us some advice on dealing with our government. When your government commits crimes, you have to respond in a way that makes them change their behavior. This is where civil disobedience comes in. Civil disobedience has a long respected history in many countries, including the U.S. Henry David Thoreau, Mahatma Gandhi, [...]

Miscellaneous Podcast Alley Stuff

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