PDX-Earth Episode 29

PDX-Earth Episode 29

Discussion of how global warming turned the Burning Man festival into a quagmire and is changing the way major amusement parks do business, Portland Audubon’s search for a new name, an update on the global treaty on plastics, the early arrival of Vaux’s swifts to the Portland area, the eco-impact of thrift stores, an interview with University of Washington’s Dr. Cecilia Bitz on the breakthrough study she co-authored that links human-induced climate change to endangered species, tips for reducing your carbon footprint, and music from Chile, Guinea Bissau, Sweden, Turkey, New York and the Caribbean.