Ryan Flahive

Climate Changers

Science EN ↓ 142 episodes

Climate Changers features interviews with remarkable entrepreneurs, scientists, activists, educators and other leaders who are taking initiative as we face a growing climate crisis. Climate Changers is for people who are tired of feeling helpless and want to hear real stories from thoughtful and effective leaders who are on the front lines of building the products and coalitions that will create change The future is worth fighting for, so join me in this weekly celebration of the heroes who are working to create a new and sustainable resource and energy economy.

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Ryan Flahive

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Science

Latest episode

Jun 23, 2026

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Episodes

Finding Common Ground Through Conservative Outreach with Dan Palken 28.01.2020

Calls To Action Find your local chapter of the Citizens' Climate Lobby: https://citizensclimatelobby.org/about-ccl/chapters/ Learn more about the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act: https://citizensclimatelobby.org/energy-innovation-and-carbon-dividend-act/  

Empowering Young Women's Voices for Climate with Beth Osnes 21.01.2020

Calls to Action Learn more about Inside the Greenhouse: https://insidethegreenhouse.org/ Learn more about the musical Shine: https://insidethegreenhouse.org/shine/index.html  

21st Century Climate Communication with Max Boykoff 14.01.2020

Calls to Action Learn more about Max's newest book, published by Cambridge University Press: Creative (Climate) Communications Max is a Project Leader for Inside the Greenhouse , a multidisciplinary team that uses creative framing and storytelling of issues surrounding climate change through video, theatre, dance, and writing to connect a wider audience to the deep and pressing need to address cli...

Climate Change Resolutions for 2020 with Beth Hartman 07.01.2020

Calls to Action Watch Beth's TEDx talk on climate crisis courage: https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_hartman_climate_crisis_courage Learn more about Project Drawdown: https://www.drawdown.org/ Learn more about the Rocky Mountain Institute: https://rmi.org/  

Reflections 17.12.2019

Call to Action: Given it is the holidays, my only call to action is to let me know how I can make this podcast more useful to you in 2020.  Please share any ideas, insights or criticism with me at: flavorflahive@gmail.com I hope you all enjoy the holidays.  I look forward to engaging with you again in 2020.

Deploying Commercial Solar Energy at Scale with Dave Riess 10.12.2019

Calls to Action Learn more about Wunder Capital: https://www.wundercapital.com/about Listen to an interview with Dave about how to use first principles to build an intentional career in clean energy: https://blog.wundercapital.com/2019/02/26/gtm/ Learn more about the challenges and opportunities for C&I solar projects to have an impact on curbing carbon emissions: https://www.pv-magazine.com/2018/...

Powering Forward with Former Governor Bill Ritter 03.12.2019

Calls to Action Learn more about the Center for the New Energy Economy: https://cnee.colostate.edu/ Learn more about Bill's work with Mesh Power to create sustainable energy resources in Africa that bypass carbon: https://cnee.colostate.edu/bill-ritter-visits-rwanda-microgrid-project-development/  

Sustainable Brewing and Backcountry Tap Rooms with Matt Cutter and Lizzy Waters 26.11.2019

Call to Action Thanksgiving is tomorrow so this week's call to action is more lighthearted than usual.  Given that this episode is all about beer, here are some great resources to help you use beer to make Thanksgiving more tasty and more fun.  Grab a six-pack of Upslope Craft Lager and give these a try: Thanksgiving Recipes that Incorporate Beer: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/news/cookin...

The Aspen Way with Auden Schendler 19.11.2019

Call to Action Read more about Auden's philosophy that climate activism is a daily practice: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/06/opinion/sunday/climate-change-global-warming.html Learn more about POW (Protect Our Winters): https://protectourwinters.org/ Here are Aspen Ski Resort's Guiding Principles: https://www.aspensnowmass.com/we-are-different/guiding-principles

Protect our Winters (POW) with Kerstin Ulf 13.11.2019

Call to Action: Learn more about POW: https://protectourwinters.org/ Climate Activist's Roadmap: https://protectourwinters.org/climate-activists-roadmap/ POW's guide to discussing climate change during the holidays: https://protectourwinters.org/how-to-talk-climate-with-your-uncle-at-thanksgiving/

Regenerative Capitalism with Hunter Lovins 05.11.2019

Call to Action Learn more about Hunter's work with Natural Capitalism Solutions . Learn more about Gabe Brown's innovative work to reclaim the natural productivity of his soil. Order meat, eggs and honey from Gabe Brown's Nourished by Nature online marketplace.  

Agrivoltaic Farming with Byron Kominek 29.10.2019

Call to Action If you are a resident of Colorado, become part of Jack's Solar Garden and earn Xcel electricity bill credits . Learn more about Community Solar .  Learn more about Agrivoltaics .

Fueling a New Transportation Economy with Mike Kuby 22.10.2019

Mike Kuby teaches Geography at Arizona State University.  In this episode we discuss his research into transportation, energy and optimal locations for hydrogen and electric fueling stations as we build a new energy transportation infrastructure.  In a country where petroleum fueling stations are ubiquitous, where will should we place the first alternate fuel refueling stations?  Rather than just...

One World One Water with Tom Cech 15.10.2019

Tom Cech is an award winning conservationist and Director of the One World One Water Institute at Metropolitan State University in Denver.  He is a prolific author and teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses and creates water-oriented content and curricula for K-12 and lifelong learners.  In this episode we discuss water conservation and activism as well as glacial retreat, cyclical droug...

All Hands on Deck with Paul Bodnar 08.10.2019

Paul Bodnar , currently a Managing Director at Rocky Mountain Institute, discusses a variety of economic, social and environmental issues related to climate change. Paul was in New York for the United Nations Climate Action Summit and shares this experience in the context of prior international conferences he attended while at the State Department and as President Obama's Special Assistant and Sen...

Raising the Maldives and Saving Coral with Chip Fletcher 01.10.2019

Call to Action and Follow-Up Here are two recent commentaries from Chip: https://www.civilbeat.org/2019/09/want-to-save-the-planet-eat-more-plants/ https://www.civilbeat.org/2019/09/humanity-has-entered-a-period-of-extraordinary-transformation/  What was once considered unusual weather is now becoming standard because we have disrupted the jet stream by arctic amplification: http://blogs.discoverm...

Trailer for Climate Changers 25.09.2019

This is the official trailer for Climate Changers, a podcast that features interviews with remarkable entrepreneurs, scientists, activists, educators and other leaders who are taking initiative as we face a growing climate crisis. As the father of 2 girls, I want to be able look them in the eye when they are older and say that I had an impact on their future by working to mitigate and help prepare...

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