Episodes

In the second of a two-part podcast, Gunnar Knapp, Director of the Institute for Social and Economic Research at the University of Alaska, discusses seafood economics, fisheries management in Alaska, and his forthcoming book, The Economics of Fish.

Gus Speth visits with Joanna Dafoe, Yale F&ES '14, about his latest book America the Possible: Manifesto for a New Economy. Speth describes the need for a new economy to generate lasting and expansive political reform and reflects on his personal theory of change as it has evolved throughout his career. Time Magazine has called Gus Speth the "ultimate insider," but to many students at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and Vermont Law School, Professor Speth is a mentor and fr...

Many scientists note that the poles offer a preview of climate change’s expected global impacts. In the first of a two-part podcast, Fran Ulmer, chair of the US Arctic Research Commission and former lieutenant governor of Alaska, discusses her work in the Arctic and how the people who live and work there are facing the challenges posed by a changing climate.

Offshore drilling in the Arctic is a contentious topic, especially in light of the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In the second of a two-part podcast, Fran Ulmer, chair of the US Arctic Research Commission and former lieutenant governor of Alaska, discusses her experience as a member of the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, appointed by President Obama, and offers some perspective on the debate surrounding natural resource extraction, of all types,...

To the untrained eye, invasive species blend into the environment, so unless they are incredibly ugly (snakehead anyone?) -- or trendy (bacon-wrapped wild boar chops?) -- they're not often a topic of conversation. But invasive species, from bamboo and eucalyptus to Asian carp and zebra mussels, disrupt their environments and have serious ecological impacts. In this podcast, Josh Galperin, associate director of the Yale Center of Environmental Law & Policy, and Connie Vogelmann, Yale Law School '...

In the second of a two-part podcast, Kate Galbraith, an energy and environment reporter formerly with the Texas Tribune, visits with Center research assistant Rachel Lipstein about her recently released book, The Great Texas Wind Rush.

In the first of a two-part podcast, Kate Galbraith, an energy and environment reporter formerly with the Texas Tribune, visits with Center research assistant Rachel Lipstein about environmental journalism, her recently released book, The Great Texas Wind Rush, and the key environmental issues she covered in Texas, including water use and energy.

Air pollution is a topic of global concern, and in rapidly developing counties -- such as China -- news of extreme pollution levels dominates headlines. In this podcast Angel Hsu, Environmental Performance Index project director, visits with NASA climate scientist Drew Shindell and environmental policy expert Marc Levy about knowledge gaps and data challenges in global air quality monitoring, and how better monitoring can lead to better policy.

China's environmental situation is frequently scrutinized both within China and across the world. In the second half of a two-part podcast Angel Hsu, a China expert completing her PhD this May at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, discusses urbanization in China and India and China's push to develop sustainable ecocities.

China's environmental situation is frequently scrutinized both within China and across the world. In the first half of a two-part podcast Angel Hsu, a China expert completing her PhD this May at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, offers an overview of the key environmental issues in the country, how the government is addressing them, and the way Chinese citizens are mobilizing to push for better transparency about the state of their environment.

In the first half of a two-part podcast, Center research assistant Sarah Wegmueller visits with Sarah Krakoff, a professor at the University of Colorado School of Law, about her forthcoming book "Parenting the Planet." The book uses parenting as a frame to explore our relationship to nature in a way that does not depend predominately on individual rational self-interest to explain human motivation.

In the second half of a two-part podcast, Center research assistant Sarah Wegmueller visits with Sarah Krakoff, a professor at the University of Colorado School of Law, about American Indian law and environmental values and policy.

In the first half of a two-part podcast, YCELP Research Assistant Nora Hawkins visits with Heidi Binko, associate director of special climate initiatives at the Rockefeller Family Fund, about her career path, work with RFF, and how the philanthropic community has developed campaigns -- for coal, in particular -- addressing climate change in the absence of a federal climate bill.

In the first half of a two-part podcast, Pulitzer-Prize-winning author Daniel Yergin visits with YCELP Research Assistant Joanna Dafoe about his recent book, The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World. The book, a follow-up to 2008’s The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power, examines the energies that have been foundational to civilization and the energies and technologies competing to replace them, all while highlighting how energy drives global political and econ...

In the first half of a two-part interview, Jedediah Purdy, professor of law at Duke University and the author of the bestselling For Common Things: Irony, Trust, and Commitment in America Today and Being America: Liberty, Commerce and Violence in an American World, visits with Yale Environmental Law Association President Halley Epstein about environmental law, policy, and ethics and his forthcoming book, The American Environmental Imagination.

In the second half of a two-part podcast, YCELP Research Assistant Nora Hawkins discusses environmental campaign finance with Heidi Binko, associate director of special climate initiatives at the Rockefeller Family Fund.

In the second half of a two-part podcast, Pulitzer-Prize-winning author Daniel Yergin visits with YCELP Research Assistant Joanna Dafoe about his recent book, The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World. The book, a follow-up to 2008’s The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power, examines the energies that have been foundational to civilization and the energies and technologies competing to replace them, all while highlighting how energy drives global political and eco...

In the second half of a two-part interview, Jedediah Purdy, professor of law at Duke University and the author of the bestselling For Common Things: Irony, Trust, and Commitment in America Today and Being America: Liberty, Commerce and Violence in an American World, visits with Yale Environmental Law Association President Halley Epstein about the integral role environmental history plays in American history as a whole, and the ways racism, xenophobia, and privilege have shaped environmental valu...

Andrew Guzman, Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley, sits down with Marissa Knodel, a research assistant at Yale, to discuss his new book Overheated: The Human Cost of Climate Change.

In this two-part podcast Petra Fellow Julian Aguon of Guam visits with Marissa Knodel, a research assistant at Yale, about his work, which focuses on human and indigenous rights under international law -- and about how he navigates his roles as a writer, activist and attorney.

In this two-part podcast Petra Fellow Julian Aguon of Guam visits with Marissa Knodel, a research assistant at Yale, about his work, which focuses on human and indigenous rights under international law -- and about how he navigates his roles as a writer, activist and attorney.

Rolling Stone editor and environmental writer Jeff Goodell sits down with Aaron Reuben, a research assistant at Yale, for a three-part interview covering topics from environmental journalism to geoengineering.

Rolling Stone editor and environmental writer Jeff Goodell sits down with Aaron Reuben, a research assistant at Yale, for a three-part interview covering topics from environmental journalism to geoengineering.

Rolling Stone editor and environmental writer Jeff Goodell sits down with Aaron Reuben, a research assistant at Yale, for a three-part interview covering topics from environmental journalism to geoengineering.