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Climate Hour

By: Bob Grove
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 The best in climate news, technology and practices from experts in the field.© 2018-2023 Bob Grove Biological Sciences Earth Sciences Science
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  • Volcanoes and Rocks: This Is The Ultimate Hard Climate Science

    Volcanoes and Rocks: This Is The Ultimate Hard Climate Science
    Jun 1 2025
    CLIMATE HOUR – The study of volcanoes and rocks help scientists chart our planet’s history of warming and cooling. These studies provide quantifiable data that is accurate, objective, and results in a high degree of consensus among scientific communities. Consensus among geologists who study our planet’s rocks and the minerals and processes that shape and form them. Consensus among geomorphologists who study our planet's surface, why landscapes look the way they do, and how they evolved. And consensus among volcanologists who study the lava and magma beneath our planet’s surface. Together, these hard sciences provide solid data that leads to testable climate science predictions. But, perhaps more importantly, the study of volcanoes and rocks give us a baseline for comparison to today’s accelerated period of climate change. And current rates of volcanic and geomorphic change may help our scientists predict and prepare us for the climate change coming down the road. Join host, Bob Grove, and guests to discuss the study of Volcanoes and Rocks, climate’s ultimate hard science. Guests include: Paul Bierman, Professor of Environmental Science, University of Vermont Richard Hazlett, Professor Emeritus, Geology and Environmental Analysis, Pomona College, California To learn more, visit … https://www.PaulBierman.net/books https://www.amazon.com/Roadside-Geology-Hawaii/dp/0878427112 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C6JPDD24 View other Climate Hour episodes at www.ClimateHour.net.
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  • How Electric Vehicles Make Practical Sense Under Multiple Scenarios

    How Electric Vehicles Make Practical Sense Under Multiple Scenarios
    May 1 2025
    CLIMATE HOUR – Today’s electric vehicles out-perform gas vehicles on every front. A study at Michigan's Transportation Research Institute found that the average cost to operate an EV in the U.S. was $485 per year, compared to an average cost of $1,117 to operate a gas vehicle. That’s a 56% savings in EV operating costs. A U.S. Department of Energy study found that scheduled maintenance on an average EV costs 6.1 cents per mile compared to a cost of 10.1 cents per mile for an average gas vehicle. That’s a 40% savings in EV maintenance. And our friends at the Union of Concerned Scientists report that, over the lifetime of your car, the average emissions of an EV is 28 metric tons compared to a gas vehicle’s 57 metric tons. That’s a 51% reduction in EV greenhouse gas emissions. Electric Vehicles now cost the same as equivalent gas-powered cars, and a single charge will take you the same distance as a single tank of gas. Electric vehicles are cost-effective, healthy, and great for the planet. There’s no reason not to own one today. Join host, Bob Grove, and guests to discuss how electric vehicles make practical sense under multiple scenarios. Guests include: Chris Yunker, Managing Director of Resilience, Clean Transportation and Analytics at the Hawaii State Energy Office David Reichmuth, Senior Scientist in the Clean Transportation Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists Jamie Green, Managing Consultant at Plug-in KC Kathy Harris, Director of Clean Vehicles at the Natural Resources Defense Council To learn more, visit … https://energy.hawaii.gov/ https://www.ucsusa.org https://www.pluginkc.org https://www.ndrc.org https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C6JPDD24 View other Climate Hour episodes at www.ClimateHour.net.
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  • How To Make Trees Fight Climate Change

    How To Make Trees Fight Climate Change
    Apr 1 2025
    CLIMATE HOUR – You can make trees. You can plant them, watch them grow, and they will automatically fight climate change for you. Trees are made out of cellulose and cellulose is carbon. There are literally six atoms of carbon in every molecule of cellulose. And all of the carbon going into trees come out of the air. So make a tree, and that tree will fight climate change for you. Trees look good. They smell wonderful and they produce fruit and nuts. Planting trees is certainly easier than mowing grass. And the more trees you have around your house, the cooler and cleaner your air will be. So plant a tree. Or plant a forest. Teams in India and other places around the world are growing home pocket forests with as many as 300 trees in an area the size of six parking spaces. That’s 300 trees growing in around 900 square feet. That’s a full on ecosystem in your backyard. You can plant a forest. Join host, Bob Grove, and guests to discuss How To Make Trees Fight Climate Change. Guests include: Meg Loman, Author and Executive Director of the Tree Foundation Ryan Watson, National Orchard Operations & Education Manager for the Giving Grove To learn more, visit … https://www.treefoundation.org https://www.givinggrove.org https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C6JPDD24 View other Climate Hour episodes at www.ClimateHour.net.
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