Introducing “How We Survive”
Introducing “How We Survive”
The climate crisis is here. The Western U.S. is burning, much of the Northeast is underwater after a hurricane and towns... Read more
21 Sep 2021
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3mins
White Gold
White Gold
To get off fossil fuels, you need a lot of batteries. To get a lot of batteries, you need to mine a lot of lithium. Welc... Read more
6 Oct 2021
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35mins
The Necessary Evil
The Necessary Evil
Mining is a complicated business. It’s destructive, it’s dangerous. But in order to get the lithium we need to power the... Read more
13 Oct 2021
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33mins
Electrify Everything
Electrify Everything
To survive the climate crisis, we need to electrify everything: our cars, of course, but also our appliances, homes, mas... Read more
20 Oct 2021
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28mins
The Resource
The Resource
We’re back on the road this week, to California’s Salton Sea, a salty lake in the desert that was once marketed as “Palm... Read more
27 Oct 2021
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36mins
Gnarly Brine
Gnarly Brine
Our journey through the California desert continues. We visit the quiet front-runner in the race to extract lithium from... Read more
3 Nov 2021
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33mins
Sci-Fi Intermission
Sci-Fi Intermission
Our favorite place to look for climate solutions: Science fiction. In fact, sci-fi (and its sub-genre, cli-fi) is what g... Read more
10 Nov 2021
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20mins
The Better Battery
The Better Battery
Imagine a future where all the lithium we need has already been extracted from the ground and is endlessly recycled. Or ... Read more
17 Nov 2021
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28mins
How We Change
How We Change
Technology will help us avoid the worst outcomes of the climate crisis, and it’ll help us adapt to a warming planet. But... Read more
24 Nov 2021
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34mins
Introducing “How We Survive Season 2: Saving Miami”
Introducing “How We Survive Season 2: Saving Miami”
There’s the mythical version of Miami, the version that’s all about wealth and glamour and a never-ending party on the b... Read more
12 Oct 2022
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4mins