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Category Archives: Sustainability & Natural Living

This is fine: Or the fire alarm for the climate catastrophe

Sustainability & Natural LivingBy Kate HildenbrandFebruary 3, 2023

You know that cartoon with the dog drinking coffee while his house in on fire. “This is fine,” says the title. Greta Thunberg used the same idea when she said that our house is on fire. While this is true almost literally in some parts of the worlds with fires spreading destruction all over the…

Morro Bay Fishing Harbor

Fishing Methods: How Large-Scale Fishery Destroys the Planet

Biodiversity & Nature, Episodes, Sustainability & Natural LivingBy Kate HildenbrandSeptember 15, 2022

Fishing is more than taking fish out of the ocean. Depending on the fishing method, there are issues with bycatch, waste, and plain inefficiency to deal with. And one fishing method releases more CO2 than the entire airline industry. Yes, really. Let’s dive in.

Is Nature Worth Saving?

Biodiversity & Nature, Episodes, Sustainability & Natural LivingBy Kate HildenbrandAugust 19, 2022

With the news feeling like an exaggerated apocalypse novel, why don’t we just let nature fall apart at the seams and do what’s best for us, for humanity? And what do cute beavers have to do with it all?

Why Does Fisheries Management Not Work?

Sustainability & Natural LivingBy Kate HildenbrandMay 7, 2022

Managing the ocean isn’t easy. How do we decide who can fish where, with what methods, and how much? Let’s talk fisheries management.

Is it ethical to eat fish?

Sustainability & Natural LivingBy Kate HildenbrandApril 23, 2022

Today, we are answering a very important question: Can it be ethical to eat fish? The answer is not as clear-cut as I’d like it to be, so let’s get into this mess.

On Picking and Choosing Facts: Shady Statistics and Propaganda

Sustainability & Natural LivingBy Kate HildenbrandMarch 24, 2022

I hadn’t planned another detour from our biodiversity series this week, but after spending a day watching propaganda from both sides on the state of fish populations and fisheries, I couldn’t help but talk about sustainable fisheries. On the one side, there was a speech by this dude called Ray Hilborn, author of the book…

Climate Change is HUMANITY’s Fault

Sustainability & Natural LivingBy Kate HildenbrandJune 29, 2021

In this week’s Environmental Essentials segment, I explain how we know that humans caused climate change and why so many people still don’t know this. For full show notes, please see the podcast.

What is GREENWASHING?

Sustainability & Natural LivingBy Kate HildenbrandJune 24, 2021

Companies exist to make money and now that consumers are slowly waking up to the environmental emergency of climate change, they are using every tool in their toolbox to make us think their products are better than they are. For full shownotes, see the podcast.

The Sustainability of STREAMING

Sustainability & Natural LivingBy Kate HildenbrandMay 11, 2021

In this episode, I talk about the impact of our online lives. I share details about the environmental impact of data storage, streaming, and how you can enjoy a more sustainable online presence. For full show notes, see the podcast: https://katehildenbrand.com/podcasts/22-digital-sustainability/

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