Paying to Pollute
In August, polluters in Washington gathered for the state’s third auction to buy allowances that permit them to emit carbon and other greenhouse gases. One allowance is a metric ton, and that’s the equivalent of driving 20 times from Seattle to Olympia, round trip. KUOW Public Radio's Patricia Murphy invited me to discuss what these carbon auctions aim to do against pollution and what to look out for from the new program.
World on Fire
For DW News’ international podcast Living Planet, I report how natural resource managers are using every tool in their toolbox to reduce fuels that feed fire in natural landscapes, like grass, trees, and shrubbery. One of their tactics? Fighting fire with fire. I take listeners to Oregon, where ecologists over the spring and summer are starting to see a wetland return back to its more natural state while protecting people who live nearby.
Seaweed Farming
For Coastal Café, I take listeners on a journey through the underwater forests in Puget Sound and along Washington’s coasts. In this interview-style podcast, a joint production between Washington Sea Grant and a radio station on the Olympic Peninsula, learn about the economics and environmental benefits of kelp and seaweed farming and its limitations.
Monumental Melting
In my first podcasting package, I revisited my trip with a glaciologist to Emmons Glacier — the largest glacier in the continental U.S. It's part of an episode about "stopping monumental melting" for Living planet, a podcast from Deutsche Welle (DW). Hear my package about 5-minutes into the episode.