#33 Fighting Over Land in The West: Nancy Langston - How Do We Fix It?

January 13, 2016 Richard Davies

The armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in the dry prairies of Southeast Oregon by members of a small militia group is the most recent chapter in the very long-running dispute over land in The West.

Our guest is environmental historian Nancy Langston, author of “Where Land and Water Meet. A Western Landscape Transformed.”

#21 Climate Shock: Global Warming Threat with Gernot Wagner. How Do We Fix It?

October 21, 2015 Richard Davies

If you had a 10% of facing a flood or getting into a fatal car accident, you'd make sure you bought first-rate insurance coverage. That's what our guest Gernot Wagner says we should do about climate change.

Science tells us that if we do nothing, there is the risk of a global catastrophe. We hear the argument for climate insurance. Gernot is the co-author of "Climate Shock - The Economic Consequences of a Hotter Planet," and lead senior scientist at the Environmental Defense Fund.