The current approach to water management is failing to meet the demands of the growing human population and the severe challenges brought on by climate change. Our guest, David Sedlak, director of th

When Hurricane Ian devastated Florida in 2022, two-thirds of the people who died were older adults. Similarly, the greatest number of fatalities during Hurricane Katrina, the California Camp Fire and

Our guest today has a basic rule, based on research, about leaders of businesses and organizations. They should, first and foremost, be experts in the activity they lead and then acquire and assume t

Americas food system is broken, bringing harm to family farmers, workers, the environment and our health. But it doesnt have to be that way and the new documentary and companion book Food, Inc.

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Last time we spoke to our guest on this podcast he was trying to help us talk to science deniers. What ever happened to the America that thought better living(and longer life)could be achieved by fol

Industrial farming and ranching began about 80 years ago and now accounts for almost all agricultural output in America. We have allowed what once occupied nearly 40 percent of our population to be p

The Endangered Species Act of 1973 is recognized globally as the most important wildlife conservation law ever passed. Having turned 50 in 2023, there is no requirement to update it, but given change

The sale of electric vehicles(EVs) has slowed owing to the high cost of the current crop and the fears of some that they will be on a road trip and unable to fill up with electricity to continue on

Phil Lempert, aka The Supermarket Guru, knows his way around a supermarket and has been imparting great advice to consumers on trends in these important confines for more than 25 years as an astute an