After a scientist found a plastic straw lodged in a sea turtle’s nose, sea turtles rose to fame in the environmental world and became the mascots of anti-plastic campaigns. But the issues facing sea turtles go well beyond plastic. Today,…
This episode looks at the environmental, economic, and health impacts of raising and eating chicken, and considers where America’s most-consumed meat could go from here.
Ultraviolet radiation has a few upsides in small quantities, but too much can cause a slew of health effects from sunburns to skin aging to even skin and eye cancer. Luckily, due to an unprecedented international treaty called the Montreal…
Though we might not think about it much, seagrass is really important. It provides food and shelter for many fish and crustaceans, a source of oxygen for the ocean, and a special ability to absorb carbon that makes it an…
As one of the world’s largest international organizations, the World Bank’s economic development activities have far reaching implications for the environment. Of course, the World Bank has done plenty to help the environment, but they also fund projects that contribute…
There isn’t anything inherently bad about tea, but the current tea agriculture system faces a number of issues, from excessive pesticide use to deforestation to extremely inhumane working conditions. And as climate change progresses, tea flavor and antioxidant content…
While climate change threatens most marine species, jellyfish could be poised to come out stronger than ever.
Meet "The Sweaty Penguin" -- Antarctica's Hottest Podcast! We're bringing comedy and in-depth discussions to the climate conversation. From climate experts to climate skeptics, The Sweaty Penguin wants to make environmental issues more fun and less politicized so people of any political…
Happy belated Earth Day, and happy almost one year anniversary of The Sweaty Penguin! Earth Day is a special holiday for many reasons, one of which being that it is organized by an NGO, or nongovernmental organization. And there are…
From old petroleum sites to chemical dumping grounds, toxic waste sites are disproportionately located in low income and minority communities, and carry lots of adverse health and environmental impacts. And today, climate change threatens to make it even worse, with…
Meet "The Sweaty Penguin" -- Antarctica's Hottest Podcast! We're bringing comedy and in-depth discussions to the climate conversation. From climate experts to climate skeptics, The Sweaty Penguin wants to make environmental issues more fun and less politicized so people of any political…
Meet The Sweaty Penguin: Antarctica's Hottest Podcast. Hosted by Ethan Brown, each week we focus on one climate change issue in-depth. Listen to a late-night style monologue chock full of information and research (and lots of pop culture references-- we like Friends around here) into…