No Miracles Required - with Mark Jacobson

We can solve our energy problems and stop using fossil fuel with the technology we already have.

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about how microplastics impact your kidneys and how much energy and water is being used by AI. Then renewable energy expert Dr. Mark Jacobson talks about how we can solve our global energy problems and stop burning fossil fuels by simply using the technology we already have.

Green Street - Mark Jacobson podcast

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Links from the show

Mark's web page at Stanford: https://web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/jacobson/

Link to the book: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/no-miracles-needed/8D183E65462B8DC43397C19D7B6518E3

Links from the news

Op-Ed about microplastics and kidneys: https://www.ehn.org/microplastics-kidneys-2668323519.html

How much energy and water are used by AI? https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/09/18/energy-ai-use-electricity-water-data-centers/

Standing Up to the Natural Gas Industry - with Dr. Sandra Steingraber

Award-winning author and biologist Dr. Sandra Steingraber talks about our dependence on fossil fuels and the path forward.

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about micro- and nanoplastic particles and what we can do to reduce them. Then biologist, author and cancer survivor Dr. Sandra Steingraber talks about her efforts to stop the expansion of natural gas infrastructure and the tactics the industry is using to silence any opposition.

Green Street - Sandra Steingraber

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Links from the interview:

• Health risks of gas stoves:https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-health-risks-of-gas-stoves-explained/

• Health impacts from compressor stations:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10616731/

• Heated public meeting concerning the Iroquois Pipeline:https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/news/article/iroquois-pipeline-athens-19457818.php&ved=2ahUKEwj7ge-Gk-aHAxVZEFkFHdYyCjUQFnoECBsQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3rrSQoZESxAZ6kVoypZT7v

Links from the news:

• Microplastics and IBD:https://www.healthcentral.com/condition/inflammatory-bowel-disease/can-microplastics-cause-inflammatory-bowel-disease

• Solar and wind energy to see large growth:https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=61242#:~:text=As%20a%20result%20of%20new,286%20billion%20kWh%20in%202025.

Big Oil's Dirty Little Secret - with Justin Nobel

Drilling for natural gas brings highly radioactive waste up from deep underground. Now its our problem.

This week on Green Street, Patti & Doug discuss the failure of the FDA to regulate chemicals in food, and how new language in the farm bill will prohibit states from regulating pesticides. Then author and investigative reporter Justin Nobel talks about the extremely high levels of radiation from fracking and how the industry is trying to keep it quiet.

Green Street - Big Oil's Dirty Little Secret

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Links from the interview:

• Justin Noble: Big Oil's Dangerous Radioactive Secret:https://www.desmog.com/2024/04/24/petroleum-238-fracking-big-oil-dangerous-secret-justin-noble-ohio-west-virginia-toxic-waste/

• Family takes two corporations to court over fracking concerns:https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/washington-county-family-fracking-court-case/

Links from the news:

• Open letter to the FDA:https://www.ehn.org/fda-food-safety-chemicals-2668282848.html#:~:text=A%20recent%20hearing%20in%20front,tobacco%20scandals%20in%20recent%20years.

• Farm bill could reduce pesticide regulation:https://www.ehn.org/farm-bill-could-reduce-state-pesticide-regulations-and-legal-protections-2668407318.html#:~:text=The%20bill%20includes%20provisions%20that,and%20environmental%20groups%20oppose%20them.