Green and Bold: Conversations from the CSU Spur Climate Hub Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/green-and-bold-conversations-from-the-csu-spur-climate-hub Green and Bold: Conversations from the CSU Spur Climate Hub podcast series will arm listeners with reliable climate knowledge and inspiration by featuring some of the most innovative climate champions in the U.S. Mountain West, from academia, industry and the public sector – all actively moving the needle in climate. Our conversations are science-based, non-partisan, hopeful, and timely. We focus on positive change in the region, and the people behind the change. Through punchy, bi-weekly conversations, we explore climate change through the lens of solutions and meaningful action. Colorado State University ec264e3b-e38f-5218-bf2f-aaa98867585e yes en Tue, 13 Oct 2026 05:00:04 -0700 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 05:02:15 -0700 https://img.transistorcdn.com/5x-LN-T-89QxHaRVwnF_QfY4386IgRrKlvbBEtBh5U4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yYjhk/NTUzMTZjYTk3Y2Qz/ZDQ0OTU0YjNlMDY1/ZGNiZS5qcGc.jpg Green and Bold: Conversations from the CSU Spur Climate Hub episodic CSU Climate Hub at Spur Green and Bold: Conversations from the CSU Spur Climate Hub podcast series will arm listeners with reliable climate knowledge and inspiration by featuring some of the most innovative climate champions in the U.S. Mountain West, from academia, industry and the public sector – all actively moving the needle in climate. Our conversations are science-based, non-partisan, hopeful, and timely. We focus on positive change in the region, and the people behind the change. Through punchy, bi-weekly conversations, we explore climate change through the lens of solutions and meaningful action. Green and Bold: Conversations from the CSU Spur Climate Hub podcast series will arm listeners with reliable climate knowledge and inspiration by featuring some of the most innovative climate champions in the U.S. Climate change, global warming, sustainability, carbon emissions, net zero, renewable energy, environmental justice, decarbonization, climate policy, clean energy, and biodiversity Kevin Samuelson No No Could removing methane from the atmosphere be a faster way to slow global warming with Dr. Megan L. Melamed 5 5 Could removing methane from the atmosphere be a faster way to slow global warming with Dr. Megan L. Melamed full de9fc3a8-bf2c-466f-aa47-c4df682f0bb2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/008813ff This episode of Green and Bold explores an emerging climate frontier: pulling methane, a greenhouse gas responsible for 30% of global warming, straight out of the atmosphere. Guest Dr. Megan L. Melamed, Program Director for Methane Removal at Spark Climate Solutions, walks through the four leading removal approaches, how close any of them are to real-world deployment, and the biggest scientific and technical hurdles still standing in the way.


]]> This episode of Green and Bold explores an emerging climate frontier: pulling methane, a greenhouse gas responsible for 30% of global warming, straight out of the atmosphere. Guest Dr. Megan L. Melamed, Program Director for Methane Removal at Spark Climate Solutions, walks through the four leading removal approaches, how close any of them are to real-world deployment, and the biggest scientific and technical hurdles still standing in the way.


]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2026 05:00:00 -0700 CSU Climate Hub at Spur CSU Climate Hub at Spur 1511 This episode of Green and Bold explores an emerging climate frontier: pulling methane, a greenhouse gas responsible for 30% of global warming, straight out of the atmosphere. Guest Dr. Megan L. Melamed, Program Director for Methane Removal at Spark Climate Solutions, walks through the four leading removal approaches, how close any of them are to real-world deployment, and the biggest scientific and technical hurdles still standing in the way.


]]> Climate change, global warming, sustainability, carbon emissions, net zero, renewable energy, environmental justice, decarbonization, climate policy, clean energy, and biodiversity No How an ambitious engineering project in Antarctica could prevent the worst effects of sea-level rise with Dr. Brent Minchew 4 4 How an ambitious engineering project in Antarctica could prevent the worst effects of sea-level rise with Dr. Brent Minchew full 42b17fc6-db04-44e1-a18e-0cdaed9c7b77 https://share.transistor.fm/s/28cc3942 This episode of Green and Bold heads to Antarctica, where the potential collapse of the Thwaites, or "Doomsday," glacier could raise sea levels by six feet or more and displace hundreds of millions of people. Guest Dr. Brent Minchew, Professor of Geophysics at Caltech and co-founder of the Arête Glacier Initiative, explains the science behind stabilizing ice sheets, the barriers and criticisms facing this emerging field, and the thorny questions of who would decide to deploy such a technology and who would pay for it.

]]> This episode of Green and Bold heads to Antarctica, where the potential collapse of the Thwaites, or "Doomsday," glacier could raise sea levels by six feet or more and displace hundreds of millions of people. Guest Dr. Brent Minchew, Professor of Geophysics at Caltech and co-founder of the Arête Glacier Initiative, explains the science behind stabilizing ice sheets, the barriers and criticisms facing this emerging field, and the thorny questions of who would decide to deploy such a technology and who would pay for it.

]]> Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:00:00 -0700 CSU Climate Hub at Spur CSU Climate Hub at Spur 2256 This episode of Green and Bold heads to Antarctica, where the potential collapse of the Thwaites, or "Doomsday," glacier could raise sea levels by six feet or more and displace hundreds of millions of people. Guest Dr. Brent Minchew, Professor of Geophysics at Caltech and co-founder of the Arête Glacier Initiative, explains the science behind stabilizing ice sheets, the barriers and criticisms facing this emerging field, and the thorny questions of who would decide to deploy such a technology and who would pay for it.

]]> Climate change, global warming, sustainability, carbon emissions, net zero, renewable energy, environmental justice, decarbonization, climate policy, clean energy, and biodiversity No Why understanding solar radiation modification is so important right now with Dr. Lisa Dilling 3 3 Why understanding solar radiation modification is so important right now with Dr. Lisa Dilling full 3eba09b6-1d0f-4706-9c5a-282907094e52 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d499aeb6 Dr. Lisa Dilling, Associate Chief Scientist at the Environmental Defense Fund, joins Green and Bold to discuss stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI), a type of solar radiation modification that involves adding reflective particles to the stratosphere to cool the planet. They cover what we can learn from natural parallels like volcanic eruptions, the biggest research gaps around SAI's local impacts, and the key risks and questions that need answers before deployment.


Studying the impacts of Solar Radiation Modification

]]> Dr. Lisa Dilling, Associate Chief Scientist at the Environmental Defense Fund, joins Green and Bold to discuss stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI), a type of solar radiation modification that involves adding reflective particles to the stratosphere to cool the planet. They cover what we can learn from natural parallels like volcanic eruptions, the biggest research gaps around SAI's local impacts, and the key risks and questions that need answers before deployment.


Studying the impacts of Solar Radiation Modification

]]> Tue, 15 Sep 2026 05:00:00 -0700 CSU Climate Hub at Spur CSU Climate Hub at Spur 2297 Dr. Lisa Dilling, Associate Chief Scientist at the Environmental Defense Fund, joins Green and Bold to discuss stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI), a type of solar radiation modification that involves adding reflective particles to the stratosphere to cool the planet. They cover what we can learn from natural parallels like volcanic eruptions, the biggest research gaps around SAI's local impacts, and the key risks and questions that need answers before deployment.


Studying the impacts of Solar Radiation Modification

]]> Climate change, global warming, sustainability, carbon emissions, net zero, renewable energy, environmental justice, decarbonization, climate policy, clean energy, and biodiversity No Climate Intervention and why we need more research with CSU Professor Dr. Jim Hurrell 2 2 Climate Intervention and why we need more research with CSU Professor Dr. Jim Hurrell full 4a14e6de-c23f-4a8e-bc4f-415fda55f5bb https://share.transistor.fm/s/d3b48b72 In this opening episode, CSU Climate Hub Director Veera Mitzner talks with Dr. Jim Hurrell, Scott Presidential Chair of Environmental Science and Engineering at Colorado State University and former director of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, about the changing attitudes of the atmospheric science community towards climate intervention, also known as geoengineering. They also discuss why research on these technologies is increasingly important, what some of the most critical challenges are, and why we shouldn’t consider implementation before making more progress on reducing our greenhouse gas emissions.


National Academies Report: Reflecting Sunlight: Recommendations for Solar Geoengineering Research and Research Governance

]]> In this opening episode, CSU Climate Hub Director Veera Mitzner talks with Dr. Jim Hurrell, Scott Presidential Chair of Environmental Science and Engineering at Colorado State University and former director of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, about the changing attitudes of the atmospheric science community towards climate intervention, also known as geoengineering. They also discuss why research on these technologies is increasingly important, what some of the most critical challenges are, and why we shouldn’t consider implementation before making more progress on reducing our greenhouse gas emissions.


National Academies Report: Reflecting Sunlight: Recommendations for Solar Geoengineering Research and Research Governance

]]> Tue, 01 Sep 2026 05:00:00 -0700 CSU Climate Hub at Spur CSU Climate Hub at Spur 2570 In this opening episode, CSU Climate Hub Director Veera Mitzner talks with Dr. Jim Hurrell, Scott Presidential Chair of Environmental Science and Engineering at Colorado State University and former director of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, about the changing attitudes of the atmospheric science community towards climate intervention, also known as geoengineering. They also discuss why research on these technologies is increasingly important, what some of the most critical challenges are, and why we shouldn’t consider implementation before making more progress on reducing our greenhouse gas emissions.


National Academies Report: Reflecting Sunlight: Recommendations for Solar Geoengineering Research and Research Governance

]]> Climate change, global warming, sustainability, carbon emissions, net zero, renewable energy, environmental justice, decarbonization, climate policy, clean energy, and biodiversity No Introducing Green and Bold: Conversations with the CSU Climate Hub at Spur 1 1 Introducing Green and Bold: Conversations with the CSU Climate Hub at Spur full bacf2f79-67d6-4659-946c-5fc5c5d000e1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/de342fa8 Green and Bold is the new podcast of Colorado State University's Climate Hub, featuring some of the most innovative scientists and leaders driving climate solutions. At a time when climate action is often portrayed as losing momentum, Green and Bold tells a different story. We spotlight a growing community of people who are working every day to advance evidence-based pathways toward a more climate-resilient future.

Season one dives into the cutting edge of climate intervention, often called geoengineering. We ask leading experts the hard questions: What do we know about these technologies and pathways and their ability to save us from the most devastating impacts of climate change? Could they distract us from the urgent efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or has the time to invest in them arrived? And what research still needs to happen before we can trust the answers?



]]> Green and Bold is the new podcast of Colorado State University's Climate Hub, featuring some of the most innovative scientists and leaders driving climate solutions. At a time when climate action is often portrayed as losing momentum, Green and Bold tells a different story. We spotlight a growing community of people who are working every day to advance evidence-based pathways toward a more climate-resilient future.

Season one dives into the cutting edge of climate intervention, often called geoengineering. We ask leading experts the hard questions: What do we know about these technologies and pathways and their ability to save us from the most devastating impacts of climate change? Could they distract us from the urgent efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or has the time to invest in them arrived? And what research still needs to happen before we can trust the answers?



]]> Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:36:28 -0700 CSU Climate Hub at Spur CSU Climate Hub at Spur 153 Green and Bold is the new podcast of Colorado State University's Climate Hub, featuring some of the most innovative scientists and leaders driving climate solutions. At a time when climate action is often portrayed as losing momentum, Green and Bold tells a different story. We spotlight a growing community of people who are working every day to advance evidence-based pathways toward a more climate-resilient future.

Season one dives into the cutting edge of climate intervention, often called geoengineering. We ask leading experts the hard questions: What do we know about these technologies and pathways and their ability to save us from the most devastating impacts of climate change? Could they distract us from the urgent efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or has the time to invest in them arrived? And what research still needs to happen before we can trust the answers?



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