Press Play with Madeleine Brand
How to reduce your carbon footprint by changing your diet
We look at record-breaking CO2 levels and unusually warm temperatures in the Arctic. Also, eating less meat and cheese can help lower harmful emissions. And California may soon allow you to eat roadkill.
By Madeleine Brand • • 52m ListenWe look at record-breaking CO2 levels and unusually warm temperatures in the Arctic. Also, eating less meat and cheese can help lower harmful emissions. And California may soon allow you to eat roadkill.
In this episode
5 storiesAs San Francisco bans facial recognition, how is the technology used in LA and elsewhere?
On Tuesday, San Francisco became the first city in the U.S. to ban police and other city agencies from using facial recognition technology, which has wrongly tagged innocent people as criminals. The Board of Supervisors voted 8 to 1.
Read the story10 minJared Kushner and Ivanka Trump blur the lines between government service and private business
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, aka “Javanka,” are about as close as America gets to having a prince and princess. At least that’s how they like to see themselves.
Read the story16 minAs temperatures warm, CO2 levels hit a new record
The Arctic and northern Russia recently hit 84 degrees. It’s usually around 54 degrees there this time of year.
Read the story7 minThe ‘climate diet:’ How to eat more sustainably
Producing enough food to feed the world’s 7 billion people is a huge stress on the earth. We get tips on how you can shop, cook, and eat without exacerbating climate change too much.
Read the story13 minWould you try roadkill cuisine?
In California, it’s illegal to salvage recently dead wildlife from the side of state roads and highways. But a bill advancing through the state legislature might change that.
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