Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Electric Cars for All, Organic Dairy Hurt by Drought, New Fall TV Lineup
California Governor Jerry Brown will appear at the U.N. Climate Summit this week. Over the weekend, he signed six bills aimed at getting about 15 times more electric cars on our roads. Can Brown’s measures really make clean-air vehicles more affordable for all?
By Madeleine Brand • • 43m ListenThe United Nations Climate Summit starts in New York tomorrow. We take a look at two big environment-related stories: The Rockefeller family, oil heirs, are divesting from fossil fuels and California Governor Jerry Brown just signed six bills to get more electric cars on our roads. Next, we take a look at how the drought is taking a heavy toll on organic dairy farms and cemeteries in California. Finally, in our weekly TV segment, we size up the new fall offerings, from the must-sees to the must-avoids.
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5 storiesDivestment for Change?
The United Nations Climate Summit begins in New York tomorrow. Some climate change protesters are taking to the streets, while others are using financial pressure. Student groups at several universities are asking their schools to divest from oil and gas companies -- and the movement got a boost today.
Read the story8 minBrown Signs Electric Vehicle Bills
California Governor Jerry Brown will appear at the U.N. Climate Summit this week. Over the weekend, he signed six bills aimed at getting more electric cars on the road. The most significant measure would give low-income drivers rebates for buying or leasing electric vehicles.
Read the story7 minDrought and Dairy
Organic farming has been a boon to California agriculture; the state now has the highest concentration of organic dairies in the entire country. But the ongoing drought has been hard on the organic milk business.
Read the story8 minHow to Run a Cemetery During a Drought
Agriculture isn’t the only industry grappling with change brought on by drought. The death business is having to adapt as well. The idea of the lush, green final resting place is a fixture of our collective imagination. But here in Southern California, cemeteries are having to change the way they work in order to achieve that aesthetic.
Read the story5 minSneak Peek at the Fall TV Lineup
This week on the small screen: a superhero show without its superhero, a virgin birth story and a bunch of college students trying to solve a murder. It’s officially the start of the fall television season, and we take a look at the must-sees and the must-avoids.
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