Environmentality. with Dr. Brendon Anthony

Why I don't eat seafood and how mercury impacts your health and the environment. A lecture from Brendon Anthony.  In this fourth lecture of Environmentality., Brendon discusses what "biomagnification" and "bioaccumulation" are and how it impacts both human and environmental health. In short, bioaccumulation integrates toxins into life, such as plants and animals, and bioma...

Three Stories: 1. Being environmentally friendly makes you more date-able 2. 410 species of animals are likely to be susceptible to coronavirus based on genetic evidence 3. Historically healthy coral reefs off the coast of NW Australia are demonstrating signs of bleaching Sources:  https://www.greenmatters.com/p/eco-friendly-dating   https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200821161423.htm  ...

Why the "How" is more important than the "Cow." A lecture from Brendon Anthony.  In this third lecture of Environmentality. Brendon addresses one of the hottest topics in climate change and sustainability today, the question of, "should we be eating meat?" and if so, "from why kind of production system?" In short, the issue with animal agriculture, and in pa...

Three Stories this week: 1. New studies have embarked to assess the impact of the "Anthropause," the reduction of human activity due to COVID-19, on wildlife 2. The Trump Admin has approved an oil-leasing plan in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Oil 3. Eggs from the last two remaining female Northern White Rhinos (NWR) have been harvested to be fertilized with saved semen from the...

How conflict, disaster relief, development and environmental restoration collide. An interview with Adrienne Stork.  In this interview of Environmentality., Adrienne Stork, a former United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) official, shares her experience in addressing conflict and natural disasters throughout her time at the organization. Stork showcases the connection between conflict and ecol...

Three Stories: 1. Oil spill off the coast of Mauritius Island, after an oil tanker crashed into a coral reef. 2. Two beluga whales were just released from captivity into an open ocean sea-pen off the southern coast of Iceland. 3. Palm oil producer allocates a wildlife sanctuary for Sumatran Rhinos, a critically endangered species with only 30 - 80 organisms left in the wild. Sources:  https://news...

How organics play a role in the quest for sustainable agriculture. An interview with Dr. David Granatstein.  In this interview of Environmentality., Dr. David Granatstein, Professor Emeritus at Washington State University shares about his experiences with organic agriculture, and in particular, the organic tree fruit industry that he worked alongside for many years and is so prevalent in WA state....

Three Stories:  Eleven new Emperor Penguin colonies discovered in Antarctica via satellite detection of guano. This raises the population of this species by 5 - 10%.  NASA Space Dragon Crew returns to Earth! The first NASA splashdown since 1975.  Six climate scientists and activists weigh in on daily action to combat climate change. VOTING was the most frequent empowering action listed.  Sources: ...

How maintaining elephant autonomy and opting out of performative tasks is key.  An interview with Danielle Carnahan.  In this interview of Environmentality., Danielle Carnahan, a wildlife conservationist, comes on the show to talk about ethical elephant interaction and elephant psychology. Elephants are captured at an early age from the wild, trained aggressively and exploited through tourism, bri...

Three Stories: NASA launches their 9th rover to Mars to collect soil and rock samples in search of fossils or signs of past life. The ultimate goal is to bring these samples back to Earth analyze them. This is the third launch for Mars this month, with China and United Arab Emirates also launching missions to Mars as well.  Eastern Tropical Pacific reefs demonstrate resiliency to warming temperatu...

How soil organic matter can mitigate climate change and why agriculture needs to improve it. A lecture from Brendon Anthony.  This is the second lecture of Environmentality. and a bit of a response to the first, which was about Climate Change. In this episode, Brendon unpacks what carbon sequestration is and effective strategies to try and mitigate climate change by drawing down carbon from the at...

Four stories this week: Trump rolls back regulations on the National Environmental Policy Act, the largest open ocean clean up has just been completed, the Great American Outdoors Act has been passed by Congress, and a proposed mining access road is set to disrupt caribou migration in Alaska. Sources: https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/15/politics/national-environmental-policy-act-changes/index.html   ht...

How fruit trees can liberate people and heal the environment. An interview with Craig Erickson.  In this interview of Environmentality., Craig Erickson, from Eden Reforestation Projects (and my business partner at Harvest Craft), comes on the show to talk about agroforestry. Agroforesty is a permanent agricultural system that consists of a diversity of fruit/resource producing trees that can help...

Three stories this week: Methane levels reach all time high, Ethiopia attempts to move forward with Africa's largest dam and hydroelectric power plant, but faces opposition from Egypt, and artificial reefs prove to be effective in restoring coral reef habitats by increasing fish abundance. Sources: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200714182228.htm https://www.nature.com/articles/...

 How methane turns from greenhouse gas to energy source. An interview with Geoff Bishop.  In the first interview of Environmentality., Geoff Bishop, from California Bioenergy, comes on the show to talk about biodigesters. Biodigesters are an immediate solution to the problem of rising methane emissions, as a result of animal agriculture, in particular dairies. Geoff shares about how he fell in lov...

Two stories this week: Three pipelines were shut down or abandoned this week. The Dakota Access Pipeline and Keystone XL Pipeline have been shut down or stalled due to insufficient environmental impact reports. The Atlantic Coast Pipeline shut down due to political pressure and rising costs. Wild bison are projected to be re-introduced to the UK in the Spring of 2022. As a keystone species, the bi...

Why its real, happening and how we can play a part. A lecture from Brendon Anthony.  In this episode Brendon kicks off the brief lecture series by discussing the difference between climate change and global warming, while providing six pieces of evidence for climate change today: global temperatures rising, melting ice sheets and glaciers, ocean warming, ocean acidification, sea level rise and ext...

Three Stories: Dole begins plan to become plastic free and carbon neutral Record high temperatures occur in the Arctic Circle Longest bird migration tracked and completed 

The introduction, goals and reasons for starting the podcast. An introductory episode from Brendon Anthony.  Welcome to Environmentality. A podcast for environmental news, brief lectures and interviews with the experts!  In this introductory episode, Brendon walks us through his love for the environment, how it began and why he wanted to start this podcast: to bring environmental education from th...