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The fairly lame. Podcast

The fairly lame. Podcast

By Domenic Vido

Welcome to your weekly feel good environment / sustainability / conservation news show! Each Monday we sit down and go through all the amazing things going on in our world, from not just Australia but the globe!

Make sure to check out @fairlylame_ on Instagram and TikTik to get daily news stories and spotlights on incredible initiatives!
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Restoring The LA River, Species Rediscovered In PNG, & More! Ep. 88

The fairly lame. Podcast May 05, 2024

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Restoring The LA River, Species Rediscovered In PNG, & More! Ep. 88

Restoring The LA River, Species Rediscovered In PNG, & More! Ep. 88

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This Week’s Stories! (0:00)

Restoring The LA River! (0:53)

Mandatory Solar Canopies Over Carparks! (2:17)

Preventing Bird-Building Collisions! (3:27)

First Evidence Of Species Since 1883! (4:40)


Restoring The LA River!

https://e360.yale.edu/features/restoring_the_los_angeles_river


Mandatory Solar Canopies Over Carparks!

https://www.electrifying.com/blog/article/solar-panels-to-be-legal-requirement-in-french-car-parks


Preventing Bird-Building Collisions!

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/27/birds-buildings-collisions-architecture


First Evidence Of Species Since 1883!

https://news.mongabay.com/2022/11/in-png-researchers-find-a-large-pigeon-lost-to-science-for-140-years/

May 05, 202406:21
California Running On Renewables, Homeless Sleeping Pods, & More! Ep. 87

California Running On Renewables, Homeless Sleeping Pods, & More! Ep. 87

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This Week’s Stories! (0:00)

Renewables Powering California! (1:00)

Hydrogen-Powered Disaster Relief Truck! (2:21)

Homeless Sleeping Pods! (3:32)

Tiny Tranquillity! (5:06)


Renewables Powering California!

https://electrek.co/2024/04/15/renewables-met-100-percent-california-energy-demand-30-days/


Hydrogen-Powered Disaster Relief Truck!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6PJH31hx4M


Homeless Sleeping Pods!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/55778733#:~:text=Lots%20of%20homeless%20people%20may,with%20emergency%20shelter%20at%20night.


Tiny Tranquillity!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjXkqR9dbVQ

Apr 29, 202407:04
Massive Climate Case Win, Sound Restoring Reefs, & More! Ep. 86

Massive Climate Case Win, Sound Restoring Reefs, & More! Ep. 86

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This Week’s Stories! (0:00)

Switzerland Sued For Climate Inaction! (0:51)

Restoring Coral Reefs With Sound! (2:03)

3D Printed Seawalls! (3:37)

The Windspider Wind Turbine Crane! (5:02)


Switzerland Sued For Climate Inaction!

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-68768598


Restoring Coral Reefs With Sound!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Vxupa48Rbo


3D Printed Seawalls!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDn7US1TCV0


The Windspider Wind Turbine Crane!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJKoYPAciXU 


Apr 22, 202406:45
Solar Paying Teachers, Incredible Rooftop Farm, & More! Ep. 85
Apr 14, 202407:02
EV Swap-&-Go Stations, Roadkill-Preventing Badge, & More! Ep. 84

EV Swap-&-Go Stations, Roadkill-Preventing Badge, & More! Ep. 84

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This Week’s Stories! (0:00)

EV Swap-&-Go Stations! (0:52)

Roadkill-Deterring VW Badge! (2:15)

Undoing The Damage Of Blast Fishing! (3:59)

Supermarket’s Massive Rooftop Farm! (5:27)


EV Swap-&-Go Stations!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QeQ3VM4A4w


Roadkill-Deterring VW Badge!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9klRlKoEQk


Undoing The Damage Of Blast Fishing!

https://theconversation.com/restored-coral-reefs-can-grow-as-fast-as-healthy-reefs-after-just-four-years-new-study-224284


Supermarket’s Massive Rooftop Farm!

https://livingarchitecturemonitor.com/articles/award-winning-iga-organic-rooftop-farm-sp22

Apr 08, 202407:40
Electrifying Garbage Trucks, Re-foresting Kenya, & More! Ep. 83

Electrifying Garbage Trucks, Re-foresting Kenya, & More! Ep. 83

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This Week’s Stories! (0:00)

Upcycling Old Diesel Garbage Trucks! (0:53)

Re-foresting Kenya With Seedballs! (2:11)

The Power Of Botanic Gardens! (3:34)

Florida’s Massive New Conservation Reserve!


Upcycling Old Diesel Garbage Trucks!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szYJfV1oJ1k


Re-foresting Kenya With Seedballs!

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-44044267


The Power Of Botanic Gardens!

https://newatlas.com/environment/surrey-cooling-effects-green-spaces-waterways/


Florida’s Massive New Conservation Reserve!

https://winknews.com/2024/03/12/conservation-area-everglades-gulf-endangered-species/ 

Apr 01, 202406:26
Hong Kong's Ghost Net Hunter, Amazon Treetop School, & More! Ep. 82

Hong Kong's Ghost Net Hunter, Amazon Treetop School, & More! Ep. 82

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This Week’s Stories! (0:00)

Hong Kong’s Ghost Net Hunter! (0:53) 

Treetop Classroom In The Amazon! (4:02)

Turning Sacred Flowers Into Dyes!

Importance Of Sea Cucumbers!


Hong Kong’s Ghost Net Hunter!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD4uCofApDg 


Treetop Classroom In The Amazon!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zur6X6ceKLs 


Turning Sacred Flowers Into Dyes!

https://www.businessinsider.com/how-turning-flower-waste-into-natural-dyes-can-reduce-pollution-2024-1 


Importance Of Sea Cucumbers! 

https://newatlas.com/environment/sea-cucumber-coral-reefs/


Mar 25, 202408:30
Never-used Bridge Into Wildlife Crossing, EU Bans Greenwashing, & More! Ep. 81

Never-used Bridge Into Wildlife Crossing, EU Bans Greenwashing, & More! Ep. 81

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This Week’s Stories! (0:00)

Abandoned Bridge To Wildlife Crossing! (0:50)

EV-Only “Gas Stations”! (3:05)

The EU Is Banning Greenwashing! (6:12)

3 Siblings Cleaning Bali’s Rivers! (7:30)


The Cool Down

https://www.thecooldown.com


Abandoned Bridge To Wildlife Crossing!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1poG_eU8pA


EV-Only “Gas Stations”!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTwTpTiS0zA


The EU Is Banning Greenwashing!

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20240112IPR16772/meps-adopt-new-law-banning-greenwashing-and-misleading-product-information


3 Siblings Cleaning Bali’s Rivers!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv15il9ri80 


Mar 18, 202409:29
Bringing The Oryx Back From The Brink, Re-Foresting The Andes, & More! Ep. 80
Mar 11, 202409:16
Teaching Birds How To Migrate, Shipping Container Apartments, & More! Ep. 79

Teaching Birds How To Migrate, Shipping Container Apartments, & More! Ep. 79

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This week’s Stories! (0:00)

Shipping Container Apartments! (0:47)

Re-teaching Birds To Migrate! (2:07)

Turtle-Protecting Sniffer Dogs! (3:27)

USA’s 2023 National Park Visitor Numbers! (4:42)


Shipping Container Apartments!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO8GP56fQCo 


Re-teaching Birds To Migrate!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V5zmxevaiM


Turtle-Protecting Sniffer Dogs!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JZ5OuRZxvI


USA’s 2023 National Park Visitor Numbers!

https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/hidden-gems-off-season-trips-highlights-of-325-5-million-national-park-visits-in-2023.htm

Mar 04, 202406:27
Coral-Growing Robots, Paris' Mandatory Green Roofs, & More! Ep. 78
Feb 26, 202409:03
Wollemi Pine Conservation, Turning Mangoes Into Leather, & More! Ep. 77
Feb 19, 202410:11
Student's Solar Powered Campervan, Emergency Room Dogs, & More! Ep 76
Feb 12, 202407:25
Saving The Northern White Rhino, EV Battery Passports & More! Ep. 75
Feb 05, 202407:17
Mexico's Underground Rivers, Electric 1978 Ford, & More! Ep. 74

Mexico's Underground Rivers, Electric 1978 Ford, & More! Ep. 74

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This Week’s Stories! (0:00)

Deep Sea Coral Reef Discovery! (1:15)

Manatees Using Underground River System! (2:48)

Underwater Space Station? (4:42) 

Electric 1978 Ford! (6:12) 


Deep Sea Coral Reef Discovery!

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/19/deep-sea-coral-reef-atlantic-coast


Manatees Using Underground River System!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GkmjWJVrM8


Underwater Space Station?

https://newatlas.com/marine/deep-sentinel/


Electric 1978 Ford!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q72dA533sCg

Jan 29, 202408:08
Homegrown Jeans, Crab Wildlife Crossings, & More! Ep. 73

Homegrown Jeans, Crab Wildlife Crossings, & More! Ep. 73

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This Week’s Stories! (0:00)

3D-Printing Homes With Local Clay! (1:25)

She Grew Her Own Jeans! (2:50)

Feeding & Homing Animals After Fires! (4:11)

Wildlife Crossing For Crabs! (5:20)


3D-Printing Homes With Local Clay!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MLJs1KRa0Y 


She Grew Her Own Jeans! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nV3lFtfaLyQ 


Feeding & Homing Animals After Fires!

Drones: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-27/zoos-victoria-technology-conservation/103214190 

Habitat Pods: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T8pUliEDtk 


Wildlife Crossing For Crabs!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOrQc3lxiBQ 


Jan 22, 202407:30
Xbus The Modular EV, Cleaning Up The World's Rivers, & More! Ep. 72

Xbus The Modular EV, Cleaning Up The World's Rivers, & More! Ep. 72

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This Week’s Stories! (0:00)

Paying School Fees With Plastic! (1:30)

Modular Electric Vehicle! (3:05) 

Cleaning Up The World’s Rivers! (4:20)

Bringing Bees Back To Detroit! (5:50)


Paying School Fees With Plastic!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4rYZm5hWgs 


Modular Electric Vehicle!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br9pWay2t_I 


Cleaning Up The World’s Rivers!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ32lSQjWU0


Bringing Bees Back To Detroit!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIu1J88Or_E 

Jan 15, 202407:50
E-waste Racecar, Massive Sculptures Stopping Illegal Fishing, & More! Ep. 71

E-waste Racecar, Massive Sculptures Stopping Illegal Fishing, & More! Ep. 71

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This Week’s Stories! (0:00)

Sinking Sculptures To Stop Bottom Trawling! (1:36)

World’s Largest Wooden Wind Turbine! (3:07)

Replica Formula E Car Made From E-waste! (4:29)

Monitoring Air Pollution With Moss & Lichens! (5:49) 


Sinking Sculptures To Stop Bottom Trawling!

https://www.freethink.com/energy/bottom-trawling 

DONATION WEBSITE: https://onceayear-globalocean.org/projects/la-casa-dei-pesci/ 



World’s Largest Wooden Wind Turbine!

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-67718719 


Replica Formula E Car Made From E-waste!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrAG4jgklME


Monitoring Air Pollution With Moss & Lichens!

https://grist.org/science/natures-air-sensors-are-growing-on-your-street-moss/ 

Jan 08, 202407:44
LA's Gangsta Gardener, The Incredible Recovery Of The Saiga, & More! Ep. 70

LA's Gangsta Gardener, The Incredible Recovery Of The Saiga, & More! Ep. 70

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This Week’s Stories! (0:00)

LA’s Gangsta Gardener! (0:47)

Beach Plastic Vacuum! (2:14)

Saiga Conservation Success! (3:40)

Using AI To Predict Poaching! (5:06) 


LA’s Gangsta Gardener!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzZzZ_qpZ4w 


Beach Plastic Vacuum!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIR0tP2wBHE


Saiga Conservation Success!

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/saiga-antelope-threatened-conservation-success


Using AI To Predict Poaching!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85bRbCcwiNg 

Jan 01, 202407:30
US' $8.2 Billion Investment In Trains, Replanting The UK's Seagrass, & More! Ep. 69
Dec 25, 202308:60
3D-Printing Pet Prosthetics, Fenway Park's Rooftop Farm, Shipwreck Reefs, & More! Ep. 68!

3D-Printing Pet Prosthetics, Fenway Park's Rooftop Farm, Shipwreck Reefs, & More! Ep. 68!

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This Week’s Stories! (0:00)

Rediscovering This Golden Mole! (2:38)

3D-Printing Prosthetics For Pets! (4:28)Shipwrecks Acting As Artificial Reefs! (5:52)

Fenway Park’s Rooftop Farm! (7:03)



Rediscovering This Golden Mole!

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/golden-mole-that-swims-through-sand-rediscovered-after-86-years/


3D-Printing Prosthetics For Pets!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BC_lg8iMK4

Shipwrecks Acting As Artificial Reefs!

https://phys.org/news/2023-11-reveals-shipwrecks-refuge-marine-life.html


Fenway Park’s Rooftop Farm!

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/10/10/sport/fenway-farms-boston-ballpark-rooftop-garden-c2e-spt-spc/index.html

Dec 18, 202308:56
New York Suing Pepsi, Water-Producing Solar Panels, Detroit's Electric Road, & More! Ep. 67

New York Suing Pepsi, Water-Producing Solar Panels, Detroit's Electric Road, & More! Ep. 67

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This Week’s Topics! (0:00)

Bring Back Indonesia’s Zebra Sharks! (1:15)

Water-producing Solar Panels! (2:40)

America’s First Electrified Road! (4:19)

State of New York Sues Pepsi! (5:25)


Bring Back Indonesia’s Zebra Sharks!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq0IPDL2Agg


Water-producing Solar Panels!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_LP3UQDLrc


America’s First Electrified Road!

https://www.autoblog.com/2023/12/03/wireless-ev-charging-road-detroit/


State of New York Sues Pepsi!

https://grist.org/accountability/new-york-calls-pepsicos-plastic-pollution-a-public-nuisance-in-first-of-its-kind-lawsuit/

Dec 11, 202307:12
Africa's Great Green Wall, Energy Generating Windows, Palm Oil Crackdown, & More! Ep. 66

Africa's Great Green Wall, Energy Generating Windows, Palm Oil Crackdown, & More! Ep. 66

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This Week’s Topics! (0:00)

Climate Insurance For America’s Ocelots! (1:57)

Food Forests And Africa’s Great Green Wall! (3:07)

Indonesia Cracking Down On Palm Oil! (4:44)

Energy Generating Windows! (6:03)


Climate Insurance For America’s Ocelots!

https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/texas-ocelot-breeding-and-reintroduction-may-offer-new-route-to-recovery/ 


Food Forests And Africa’s Great Green Wall! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_SzuUHXP1M 


Indonesia Cracking Down On Palm Oil!

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/land-use-biodiversity/indonesia-says-200000-hectares-palm-plantations-be-made-forests-2023-11-01/ 


Energy Generating Windows!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMhdpWMDp04

Dec 04, 202307:54
Google's AI Flood Hub, Kheyti Greenhouses, PNG's Massive New Marine Parks, & More! Ep. 65

Google's AI Flood Hub, Kheyti Greenhouses, PNG's Massive New Marine Parks, & More! Ep. 65

All my links: https://linktr.ee/fairlylame Giveaway Info! (0:00) Today’s Topics! (3:05) Google’s Flood Hub AI! (3:40) Greenhouse-In-A-Box! (5:07) The Ocean Cleanup’s System 3! (6:18) PNG’s 2 Ginormous New Marine Parks! (7:40) Google’s Flood Hub AI! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz0ikfuE_z0&t=1s Greenhouse-In-A-Box! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvxhYMZUDK8 The Ocean Cleanup’s System 3! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjF0gB29OG4 Papua New Guinea's 2 Ginormous New Marine Parks! https://newsroom.wcs.org/News-Releases/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/21438/Papua-New-Guinea-Triples-Ocean-Protection-Announcing-Two-New-Marine-Protected-Areas.aspx

Nov 26, 202309:55
Korea's Floating City, Solar Car Challenge, Donating Homes To US' Poorest Community, & More! Ep. 64

Korea's Floating City, Solar Car Challenge, Donating Homes To US' Poorest Community, & More! Ep. 64

All my links: https://linktr.ee/fairlylame Today’s Topics! (0:00) $4,000 Homes For America’s Poorest Community! (1:14) South Korea’s Floating City! (2:51) The World Solar Challenge! (4:29) Electrifying America’s School Buses! (6:01) $4,000 Homes For America’s Poorest Community! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHo1f5qe-Qw South Korea’s Floating City! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1OT0e0HasU The World Solar Challenge! https://worldsolarchallenge.org/ Electrifying America’s School Buses! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5-YH0UUq5o

Nov 20, 202307:25
Returning Island To Pre-Colonial Condition, Singapore's Free Electronic Repair Cafe, More! Ep. 63

Returning Island To Pre-Colonial Condition, Singapore's Free Electronic Repair Cafe, More! Ep. 63

All my links: https://linktr.ee/fairlylame


Today’s Topics! (0:00)

City With Worst Traffic Gets First Train Line! (1:54)

America’s Largest River Restoration Project! (3:21)

Singapore’s Electronic Repair Cafe! (4:51)

Returning Caribbean Island To Pre-Colonial Condition! (6:25)



City With Worst Traffic Gets First Train Line!

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-05/lagos-nigeria-city-with-world-s-worst-traffic-gets-metro-after-12-year-wait 


America’s Largest River Restoration Project!

https://www.opb.org/article/2023/03/20/klamath-river-dam-removal-restoration-billions-native-seeds/ 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX4gYJ3hicQ 


Singapore’s Electronic Repair Cafe!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrT7FKxANQE


Returning Caribbean Island To Pre-Colonial Condition!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SplqBwfZhxA 

Nov 12, 202308:33
World's Largest Landfill Becoming A Park, Colossal Biosciences' Latest Mission, & More! Ep. 62
Nov 06, 202309:27
Converting Golf Course Into Public Park, Potential Lion Protection Fee, & More! Ep. 61

Converting Golf Course Into Public Park, Potential Lion Protection Fee, & More! Ep. 61

All my links: https://linktr.ee/fairlylame


This Week’s Topics! (0:00)

Lion Protection Fee To End Trophy Hunting! (2:50)

Sponsor An Island’s Marine Reserve! (4:25)

Tradies Swapping Their Vans For Bikes! (5:44)

Golf Course Into Massive Public Park! (7:04)



Lion Protection Fee To End Trophy Hunting!

https://theconversation.com/lion-protection-fee-paid-by-tourists-could-help-stop-trophy-hunting-south-african-study-214507


Sponsor An Island’s Marine Reserve!

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/20/pacific-island-nation-niue-seeks-ocean-sponsors-conservation-plan-niue-climate-change


Tradies Swapping Their Vans For Bikes!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_46vienXy0


Golf Course Into Massive Public Park! 

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/22/moore-park-golf-course-to-be-cut-in-half-to-make-room-for-new-park-in-inner-sydney 

Oct 30, 202309:05
Pakistan's Flood-Proof Homes, Cali's Climate Disclosure Laws, Bhutan's Big Cats, & More! Ep. 60
Oct 23, 202307:47
Rehabilitating Mines With Lavender, Paris' Centralised Cooling Network, & More! Ep. 59

Rehabilitating Mines With Lavender, Paris' Centralised Cooling Network, & More! Ep. 59

All my links: https://linktr.ee/fairlylame


Today’s Topics! (0:00)

Paris’ New Centralised Cooling System! (2:20)

Turning Coal Mine Into Lavender Farm! (3:40)

Using Oysters To Cool Buildings! (5:17)

Virtual Fauna Fences! (6:39)


Paris’ New Centralised Cooling System!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdEYKjyCsLs



Turning Coal Mine Into Lavender Farm!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rCxAdRo-h4



Using Oysters To Cool Buildings!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJhYB3nqGxE



Virtual Fauna Fences!

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-22/virtual-wildlife-fence-trial-results-in-reduced-road-kill/102890696 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-26/nsw-south-coast-council-first-virtual-fence-to-protect-wildlife/101571600

Oct 16, 202309:05
Emergence Of Algae Ink, America's Climate Corp, London's $4.5 Billion Super Sewer, & More! Ep. 58

Emergence Of Algae Ink, America's Climate Corp, London's $4.5 Billion Super Sewer, & More! Ep. 58

All fairly lame.’s links: https://linktr.ee/fairlylame


Updates! (0:00)

Today’s Topics (1:45)

America’s National Climate Corp! (3:41)

London’s $4.5 Billion Dollar Super Sewer! (5:07)

Algae Ink! (6:09) 

Shanghai’s 1,000 Trees Building! (7:34)

 

America’s National Climate Corp!

https://grist.org/politics/want-to-join-the-american-climate-corps-what-we-know-so-far/

Recruitment Website: https://www.whitehouse.gov/climatecorps/ 


London’s $4.5 Billion Dollar Super Sewer!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ3ipd9pDCA


Algae Ink!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5iYvMtqTAo


Shanghai’s 1,000 Trees Building! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndjytkhu7Gk


Oct 09, 202309:22
Preventing Bird-Turbine Collisions, Heli-Burning, 10,000 Endangered Turtles Released, & More! Ep. 57

Preventing Bird-Turbine Collisions, Heli-Burning, 10,000 Endangered Turtles Released, & More! Ep. 57

All fairly lame.’s links: https://linktr.ee/fairlylame


This week’s Topics (0:00)

Reducing Bird-wind turbine Collisions With AI-equipped Cameras! (2:04)

Tesla’s Solar Roof Tiles! (3:11)

Massive New Electric Motorbike Factory In Kenya! (4:39)

Aboriginal Rangers Heli-burning To Combat Bushfires! (5:57)

Moths Are More Efficient Pollinators Than Bees! (7:05)

10,000 Endangered Turtles Released Into Canada’s Thames River! (8:24)


Reducing Bird-wind turbine Collisions With AI-equipped Cameras!

https://newatlas.com/energy/wind-turbine-bird-death/ 


Tesla’s Solar Roof Tiles!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJeSWbR6W04&t=1364s 


Massive New Electric Motorbike Factory In Kenya!

https://www.roam-electric.com/post/roam-unveils-roam-park 


Aboriginal Rangers Heli-burning To Combat Bushfires!

https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2023-09-09/cosmo-newbery-heli-burn-bushfire-management/102597678 


Moths Are More Efficient Pollinators Than Bees!

https://theconversation.com/why-moths-might-be-more-efficient-pollinators-than-bees-and-butterflies-204214


10,000 Endangered Turtles Released Into Canada’s Thames River!

https://londonnewstoday.ca/london/news/2023/08/30/10000-endangered-baby-turtles-released-into-river

Oct 02, 202311:41
US's Parks Generate $50 Billion, Wind-assisted Cargo Ships, White Rhino Release, & more! Ep. 56!

US's Parks Generate $50 Billion, Wind-assisted Cargo Ships, White Rhino Release, & more! Ep. 56!

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This week’s Topics (0:00)

NPS Generates Over $50 Billion In Visitor Spending! (2:09)

Rabies Vaccines Airdopped From Planes! (3:14)

2,000 Rhinos Released From Horn Farm! (4:17)

Carbon Neutral Educational Island On The Great Barrier Reef! (5:15)

First Wind-assisted Cargo Ship Sets Sail! (6:15)

NZ Town Halved Air Pollution-related Deaths In Just 13 Years! (7:26)



NPS Generates Over $50 Billion In Visitor Spending!

https://www.ecowatch.com/national-park-visitor-spending-economic-benefits.html#:~:text=The%202022%20National%20Park%20Visitor,local%20gateway%20regions%20within%2060

Income breakdown for each park - https://www.nps.gov/subjects/socialscience/vse.htm 


Rabies Vaccines Airdopped From Planes!

https://www.wired.com/story/the-massive-campaign-to-air-drop-tiny-rabies-vaccines-to-raccoons/#:~:text=This%20August%2C%20government%20airplanes%20and,animal%20that%20bites%20into%20it.


2,000 Rhinos Released From Horn Farm!

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2391160-huge-rewilding-project-will-release-2000-white-rhinos-across-africa/


Carbon Neutral Educational Island On The Great Barrier Reef!

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-08/konomie-north-keppel-island-renewable-energy-great-barrier-reef/102821458


First Wind-assisted Cargo Ship Sets Sail!

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/22/wind-powered-cargo-ship-sets-sail-on-maiden-voyage


NZ Town Halved Air Pollution-related Deaths In Just 13 Years! 

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/497495/how-rotorua-halved-early-deaths-from-air-pollution


Sep 25, 202308:36
EV Portable Chargers, Whale Poo Helping Fight Climate Change, Hemp Lego Brick Houses, & More! Ep. 55

EV Portable Chargers, Whale Poo Helping Fight Climate Change, Hemp Lego Brick Houses, & More! Ep. 55

Soon to be rolled out portable chargers for electric vehicles, the importance of whale poo for fighting climate change, building carbon negative homes out of hemp lego bricks, & more!


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This week’s Topics (0:00)

Beehive Fences Protecting Remote African Farms From Elephants! (2:14)

Why Whale Poo Is So Important For Fighting Climate Change! (3:42)

Sustainable Summits In Arcadia N.P.! (4:46)

Building Homes With Hemp Lego Bricks! (6:10)

Why Sponge Cities Are So Important (7:16)

Portable Chargers For EVs! (8:28)


Beehive Fences Protecting Remote African Farms From Elephants!

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/living-bee-fences-protect-farmers-from-elephants-and-vice-versa/


Why Whale Poo Is So Important For Fighting Climate Change!

https://theconversation.com/bottoms-up-how-whale-poop-helps-feed-the-ocean-27913 


Sustainable Summits In Arcadia N.P.!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIY54pz1NOk


Building Homes With Hemp Lego Bricks!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqLXXjvQXgI&t=106s

Harmless Home - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8efNdG7au4 


Why Sponge Cities Are So Important

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUpH2BiUh6s


Portable Chargers For EVs!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiujtQZlUYY

Sep 18, 202310:03
America's Salmon Forest, Recycling Unused Hotel Soap, Sailboat Drones Mapping The Sea, & More! Ep.54

America's Salmon Forest, Recycling Unused Hotel Soap, Sailboat Drones Mapping The Sea, & More! Ep.54

Why the Tongass National Forest is called America's salmon forest, reusing unfinished hotel soap bars, autonomous boats mapping the deep seas and monitoring wildlife, & more!


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This week’s Topics (0:00)

Surveying The Ocean With Autonomous Sailboats! (2:02)

Why Tongass Is Called America’s Salmon Forest! (3:25)

Solar Powered Wheelchair Access Ramps Across Greece! (4:27)

185 Countries Agree to New Global Biodiversity Fund! (5:20)

Recycling Unfinished Hotel Soap Bars! (6:18)

Crucial EV Sales Tipping Point! (7:34) 



Surveying The Ocean With Autonomous Sailboats!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJMFfRXWrHA


Why Tongass Is Called America’s Salmon Forest!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GitENpJMS5A


Solar Powered Wheelchair Access Ramps Across Greece!

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/greece-beaches-wheelchair-accessible-180982140/


185 Countries Agree to New Global Biodiversity Fund!

https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/new-global-biodiversity-fund-to-restore-nature-worldwide-by-2030-officially-launches/


Recycling Unfinished Hotel Soap Bars!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qJV34pcOaw


Crucial EV Sales Tipping Point!

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-01/global-warming-solutions-clothes-that-cool-including-nasa-developed-materials?in_source=embedded-checkout-banner#xj4y7vzkg

Sep 11, 202309:00
Jetpack Paramedics, Demolishing Highway To Restore River, African Nun's Hydro Plant, & More! Ep. 53

Jetpack Paramedics, Demolishing Highway To Restore River, African Nun's Hydro Plant, & More! Ep. 53

Jetpack paramedics for injured hikers on mountains, removing a highway in the heart of Seoul to uncover an ancient river, an African nun built her community a hydro plant to over come blackouts, & more!

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This week’s Topics (0:00)

Ecuador Votes To Ban Oil In Amazonian National Park! (2:02) 

Building Hurricane Proof Homes Out Of Invasive Seaweed! (2:56)

Demolishing A Highway To Restore An Ancient River In Seoul! (4:14)

African Nun Built Her Community a Micro Hydroelectric Plant! (5:15)

Using Jetpacks To Reach Injured Hikers On Mountains! (6:17)

Underwater Jetpacks Helping Ultrascan Whale Sharks! (7:24)


Ecuador Votes To Ban Oil In Amazonian National Park!

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/21/historic-ecuador-voters-reject-oil-drilling-in-amazon-protected-area


Building Hurricane Proof Homes Out Of Invasive Seaweed!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fXiboAGQvM


Demolishing A Highway To Restore An Ancient River In Seoul!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWwt6ZJrgFc


African Nun Built Her Community a Micro Hydroelectric Plant!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lt0Aw2jXNIE


Using Jetpacks To Reach Injured Hikers On Mountains!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtvCnZqZnxc


Underwater Jetpacks Helping Ultrascan Whale Sharks!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9WfSYQC-Wo

Sep 04, 202308:51
Railway To Sky Garden, Thermal Drones Finding Koalas, Reusing 60 Tons Of Coffee, & More! Ep. 52

Railway To Sky Garden, Thermal Drones Finding Koalas, Reusing 60 Tons Of Coffee, & More! Ep. 52

How an elevated railway in New York was transformed into a nature walk, using thermal drones to find koalas, reusing coffee grounds to grow mushrooms, & more!


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This Week’s Topics! (0:00)

Using Thermal Drones To Find Koalas! (2:15)

Satellite Tracked-seals Helping Map Under The Ice Sheets! (3:36)

Pyramids Protecting The Shore Whilst Acting As Artificial Reefs! (5:07) 

Using Coffee Grounds To Grow Mushrooms! (6:24)

New York’s Incredible Highline Garden! (7:32) 

Low Emission Zones Already Saving Billions Of Dollars In Prevented Health Care Costs! (9:04) 


Using Thermal Drones To Find Koalas!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCXwgtGZYHs&t=114s

Study About The Impact On Koalas - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168159123001351?via%3Dihub


Satellite Tracked-seals Helping Map Under The Ice Sheets!

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-25/oceanographer-elephant-seals-collect-crucial-data-as-they-dive/8297834


Pyramids Protecting The Shore Whilst Acting As Artificial Reefs!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YeEWu3LKMo


Using Coffee Grounds To Grow Mushrooms!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIuT1LfeONE

https://www.permafungi.be/en/


New York’s Incredible Highline Garden!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=068Rxxom1nc

https://dsrny.com/project/the-high-line


Low Emission Zones Already Saving Billions Of Dollars In Prevented Health Care Costs!

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/30/low-emission-zones-lez-improving-health-studies#:~:text=Despite%20these%20differences%20in%20approach,people%20with%20blood%20pressure%20problems

London Information - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/feb/10/ulez-cut-toxic-nox-pollution-across-london-by-23-report-finds 

Aug 28, 202310:48
Planting Aboriginal Artworks, USA's National Nature Assessment, Safer Cooking Stoves, & More! Ep. 51

Planting Aboriginal Artworks, USA's National Nature Assessment, Safer Cooking Stoves, & More! Ep. 51

Restoring the outback with Aboriginal artworks, America's national nature assessment, Mukuru Clean Stoves, & more!

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This Week’s Topics! (0:00)

America’s National Nature Assessment! (1:49)

Planting Aboriginal Artworks In Western Australia! (3:07)

Building A Coastal Wildlife Sanctuary Out Of The Dirt From A New Train Line! (4:32)

Using AI To Detect Fires Within Minutes Of Igniting! (5:56)

Mukuru Clean Stoves! (7:00)

Aussie Kids Repairing Donated Clothes To Reduce Textile Waste! (8:14)

 

 

America’s National Nature Assessment!

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2386483-the-us-is-doing-its-biggest-ever-survey-of-nature-and-wildlife/

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/08/04/2023-16794/draft-prospectus-for-the-first-national-nature-assessment

 

Planting Aboriginal Artworks In Western Australia!

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-10/giant-aboriginal-art-years-in-making-sprouting-acoss-wa/102711838

 

 

Building A Coastal Wildlife Sanctuary Out Of The Dirt From A New Train Line!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnSs4_sikxw

 

Using AI To Detect Fires Within Minutes Of Igniting!

https://newatlas.com/environment/newest-firefighter-artificial-intelligence/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ppHxqMacU0

 

Mukuru Clean Stoves!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIFLvSDGKqI

https://mukurustoves.org/

 

Aussie Kids Repairing Donated Clothes To Reduce Textile Waste!

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-11/students-transform-fashion-waste-into-community-windfall/102640706

Aug 21, 202309:40
Nevada's Lawn Ban, Deforestation Alarms, 3D Modelling Concealed Wildlife, & More! Ep. 50

Nevada's Lawn Ban, Deforestation Alarms, 3D Modelling Concealed Wildlife, & More! Ep. 50

Nevada is banning lawns to help conserve water, the deforestation alarms that are being installed all over the world, 3D modelling concealed wildlife to prevent smuggling, & more!

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This Week’s Topics! (0:00)

3D Package Scanners To Crack Down On Wildlife Smuggling! (2:06)

Rainforest Guardian Modules, The Deforestation Alarms! (3:03)

Cutting Down The Transportation Emissions Of National Park Visitors! (4:35)

Nevada’s Lawn Ban! (5:48)

Notpla’s 100% Plastic Free Seaweed Films! (7:12)

The Cigarette Surfboard! (8:40)

 

3D Package Scanners To Crack Down On Wildlife Smuggling!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuE7GnzvcQU

https://theconversation.com/lizard-in-your-luggage-were-using-artificial-intelligence-to-detect-wildlife-trafficking-189779

 

Rainforest Guardian Modules, The Deforestation Alarms!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTWaMpAew_I

https://www.mossy.earth/projects/combating-poaching

 

Cutting Down The Transportation Emissions Of National Park Visitors!

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/national-parks-sustainability-carbon-free

Most Popular Parks - https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/experience/america/national-parks/2023/02/27/most-visited-america-national-park/11338691002/

Great Smoky Mountains Air Quality - https://www.nps.gov/grsm/learn/nature/air-quality.htm

 

Nevada’s Lawn Ban!

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/03/climate/las-vegas-lawn-grass-ban.html

 

Notpla’s 100% Plastic Free Seaweed Films!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bhWOHFeyEo

 

The Cigarette Surfboard!

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SytGM4lPU3s

https://www.thecigarettesurfboard.com

Aug 14, 202310:14
Killer Whale Sniffer Dogs, Resistance Training For Coral, Fruit Picking Robots, & More! Ep. 49

Killer Whale Sniffer Dogs, Resistance Training For Coral, Fruit Picking Robots, & More! Ep. 49

Eba, the killer whale sniffer dog, how coral vita is putting coral fragments through resistance training to ensure reefs for future generations, fruit picking robots to cut down on food waste, & more!

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Eba, The Killer Whale Poo Sniffer Dog! (2:01)

How Coral Vita’s Growing More Resilient Coral, 50x Faster! (3:23)

Using Human Hair To Clean Up Oil Spills! (5:05)

World’s Largest Wind Turbine Is Now Operational! (6:33)

Mossy Earth’s Project Replanting A Forest After A Wildfire! (7:36)

Fruit-picking Robots To Cut Down On Foot Waste! (9:14)

 

 

Eba, The Killer Whale Poo Sniffer Dog!

https://www.rexspecs.com/blogs/news/from-poop-to-policy-change-eba-the-superpup#:~:text=Meet%20Eba%2C%20the%20Whale%20Dog%20Working%20to%20Protect%20Orcas&text=More%20specifically%2C%20Eba%20stands%20at,humpback%20whale%20poop%20for%20research

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhkC9zEYtg4

 

 

How Coral Vita’s Growing More Resilient Coral, 50x Faster!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z91BwhIPMJ0

https://www.coralvita.co/what-we-do

 

Using Human Hair To Clean Up Oil Spills!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2Pll0V4HdM

How To Donate: https://matteroftrust.org/collecting-hair-fur-fleece/

 

World’s Largest Wind Turbine Is Now Operational!

https://newatlas.com/energy/worlds-largest-wind-turbine-myse-16-260/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1YzMwYQMbQ

 

Mossy Earth’s Project Replanting A Forest After A Wildfire!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H11ieh0rV3E

https://www.mossy.earth/projects/wildfire-restoration

 

Fruit-picking Robots To Cut Down On Foot Waste!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBkhUClyJvs

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-21/fruit-picking-robots-labour-shortage-strawberry-harvest-tasmania/101971490

Aug 07, 202310:55
San Diego's Frozen Zoo, Rapid-growing Super Trees, Learning To Coexist With Sharks , & More! Ep. 48

San Diego's Frozen Zoo, Rapid-growing Super Trees, Learning To Coexist With Sharks , & More! Ep. 48

San Diego Zoo's Frozen Zoo, field testing rapid-growing super trees in America, how drone videos of sharks and swimmers coexisting could completely change the way we prevent attacks, & more!

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Field Testing Rapid-growing Super Trees! (1:32)

Using Living Moss Panels To Filter And Cool Urban Air! (2:38)

Roadside Turbines Converting The Wind From Passing Vehicles Into Electricity! (3:50)

Mossy Earth’s Golden Kelp Forest Restoration Work! (5:05)

Drone Videos Of Sharks Are Helping Change How We Prevent Attacks! (6:35)

San Diego Zoo’s Frozen Zoo! (7:57)

 

Field Testing Rapid-growing Super Trees!

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/16/science/genetically-modified-trees-living-carbon.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN-y_DJTA3Q

 

Using Living Moss Panels To Filter And Cool Urban Air!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGCJrqv0xPQ

https://greencitysolutions.de/en/citytree/

 

Roadside Turbines Converting The Wind From Passing Vehicles Into Electricity!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcSnwW5v3f8

 

Mossy Earth’s Golden Kelp Forest Restoration Work!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBgaRonO660

https://www.mossy.earth/projects/kelp-nursery

 

Drone Videos Of Sharks Are Helping Change How We Prevent Attacks!

https://oceanographicmagazine.com/features/drone-footage-of-great-white-sharks-in-california/

Scott’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scott_fairchild/?hl=en

 

San Diego Zoo’s Frozen Zoo!

 https://science.sandiegozoo.org/resources/frozen-zoo%C2%AE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIBqQTk37RA

Jul 31, 202309:42
Underground Carpark Microgreen Farm, 30,000-plant Green Facade, Whale Conservation, & More! Ep. 47

Underground Carpark Microgreen Farm, 30,000-plant Green Facade, Whale Conservation, & More! Ep. 47

How Urban Green turned underground car spaces into a microgreen farm, Europe's largest green facade, Australian Humpback Whale numbers keep climbing, & more!

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This Week’s Topics! (0:00)

8 km Of Hedges Covering A Building! (2:09)

Detroit Community Lightning Their Neighbourhood With Solar Streetlights! (3:19)

Transforming An Underground Carpark In Sydney Into A Microgreen Farm! (4:23)

Growing Furniture and Insulation With Mycelium And Crop Waste! (5:27)

Teaching Endangered Species Not To Eat Cane Toads (6:38)

Australian Humpback Whale Numbers Continue To Climb! (8:14)

 

8 km Of Hedges Covering A Building!

https://discovercleantech.com/ko-bogen-ii-dusseldorf-europes-largest-green-facade/

 

Detroit Community Lightning Their Neighbourhood With Solar Streetlights!

https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgxvdd/this-off-grid-project-is-bringing-streetlights-back-to-detroit

 

Transforming An Underground Carpark In Sydney Into A Microgreen Farm!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNg3IOqlCXw

 

Growing Furniture and Insulation With Mycelium And Crop Waste!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1UjGTnWGYU

 

Teaching Endangered Species Not To Eat Cane Toads

https://theconversation.com/teaching-reptiles-to-avoid-cane-toads-earns-top-honour-in-pms-science-prizes-67306

 

 

Australian Humpback Whale Numbers Continue To Climb!

https://abcnews.go.com/International/marine-scientists-australia-humpback-population-rebounds/story?id=100610377#:~:text=%22We%20think%20we%20have%20more,humpbacks%20to%20pass%20Eastern%20Australia.

Jul 24, 202309:32
Train Station Turnstiles Into Turbines, Europe's Most Successful Species Recoveries, & More! Ep. 46

Train Station Turnstiles Into Turbines, Europe's Most Successful Species Recoveries, & More! Ep. 46

Turning train station turnstiles into turbines, Europe's most successful species recoveries, how bees are helping mitigate the effects of climate change in the Solomon Islands, & More!

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This Week’s Topics! (0:00)

Europe’s Largest Rooftop Farm! (2:10)

Beekeeping Helps Solomon Islanders Generate Income And Protect Their Islands From Storms! (3:09)

S80 Solar-powered Scooter (4:10)

Turning Train Station Turnstiles Into Energy Generating Turbines In Paris! (5:24)

The Most Successful Species Recoveries In Europe! (6:09)

Wildcats Being Released In Secret Locations In Scotland! (7:11)

 

 

Europe’s Largest Rooftop Farm!

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-07-07/in-quest-for-food-security-cities-test-limits-of-urban-agriculture?srnd=citylab-environment 

https://www.nu-paris.com/

 

Beekeeping Helps Solomon Islanders Generate Income And Protect Their Islands From Storms!

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-08/bees-uplift-solomon-islanders-in-climate-crisis-fight/102573302

 

S80 Solar-powered Scooter

https://insideevs.com/news/674177/s80-solar-powered-electric-scooter/ 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ve6hZSBgEc0&t=14s


Turning Train Station Turnstiles Into Energy-generating Turbines In Paris!

https://www.iberdrola.fr/e/residential/useful-information/blog/our-news/european-wind-day 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-hCfL3HF6k

 

The Most Successful Species Recoveries In Europe!

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-27/wildlife-is-recovering-in-europe-after-decades-of-conservation#xj4y7vzkg 

Full Report:

https://www.rewildingeurope.com/wp-content/uploads/publications/wildlife-comeback-in-europe-2022/ 

 

Wildcats Being Released In Secret Locations In Scotland!

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/15/wildcats-to-be-released-secret-scottish-sites-effort-avoid-extinction 

Jul 17, 202308:50
Transforming A Quarry Into An Indoor Rainforest, Kenya's First Women Rangers, Turning Air Into Drinking Water, & More! Ep. 45

Transforming A Quarry Into An Indoor Rainforest, Kenya's First Women Rangers, Turning Air Into Drinking Water, & More! Ep. 45

How the Eden Project transformed an abandoned quarry into an indoor rainforest, Kenya’s all-women ranger unit, turning fresh air into clean drinking water, & more!

 

These are some of the stories I go over in this week's episode of The fairly lame. Podcast, your home of good environmental news!

 

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4ocean Mako Shark Spotlight: Use Code “FAIRLYLAME” For 20% Off!

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This Week’s Topics! (0:00)

Transforming A Quarry Into An Indoor Rainforest Biome! (1:57)

Turning Air Into Clean Drinking Water In Africa! (4:19)

Kenya’s First All-women Ranger Team! (5:43)

Construction-grade Blocks Made of Out Unrecyclable Plastic! (6:50)

China Agrees To Ban The Funding Of Unsustainable Fishing Practices! (8:00)

Emergency Shelters For Wildlife Who Have Lost Their Homes In Bushfires! (9:04)

 

 

Transforming A Quarry Into An Indoor Rainforest Biome!

https://www.edenproject.com/mission/about-our-mission/our-mission-plants-and-nature 

https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/conservation/conservationists/eden4.htm

 

Turning Air Into Clean Drinking Water In Africa!

Majik Water - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19UCU6PS3TU&t=267s

Offgrid Box - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2bwRw0cwMI

 

Kenya’s First All-women Ranger Team!

https://www.ifaw.org/au/projects/team-lioness

Construction-grade Blocks Made of Out Unrecyclable Plastic!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuWOFDEWMY8&t=49s

 

China Agrees To Ban The Funding Of Unsustainable Fishing Practices!

https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/china-ratifies-wto-deal-fisheries-subsidies-2023-06-27/

 

Emergency Shelters For Wildlife Who Have Lost Their Homes In Bushfires!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdTqafjYIYk

https://au.news.yahoo.com/aussie-invention-wins-55k-to-help-save-our-wildlife-from-major-threat-064725495.html

Jul 10, 202311:15
Canada's Animal Testing Ban, Tidal Power Turbines, Mexican Grey Wolf Pup Release, & More! I Ep. 44

Canada's Animal Testing Ban, Tidal Power Turbines, Mexican Grey Wolf Pup Release, & More! I Ep. 44

Canada has banned animal testing for cosmetics, tidal power turbines can generate electricity without restricting water flow, 16 Mexican Gray Wolf pups successfully accepted by a wild pack, & more! These are some of the stories I go over in this week's episode of The fairly lame. Podcast, your home of good environmental news! Head over to Instagram for daily good news stories that I don’t cover in the podcasts! All fairly lame.’s links: https://linktr.ee/fairlylame 4ocean Green Sea Turtle Spotlight: Use Code “FAIRLYLAME” For 20% Off! https://www.4ocean.com/blogs/cause-of-the-month/cotm-green-sea-turtles rfsn=6871293.82d94d8&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=6871293.82d94d8 This Week’s Topics! (0:00) Canada Bans Animal Testing For Cosmetics! (1:46) Ex-blast Fishermen Now Repairing Coral Reefs! (2:59) Tonga’s Wave Energy Plan! (4:29) Tidal Power Turbines! (5:33) 16 More Mexican Grey Wolf Pups Released! (6:47) Lions Returning To National Parks After Being Absent For Decades! (7:54) Canada Bans Animal Testing For Cosmetics! https://worldanimalnews.com/victory-canada-officially-bans-cruel-cosmetics-testing-on-animals/ Ex-Blast Fishermen Now Repairing Coral Reefs! https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/06/09/meet-the-ex-poachers-restoring-the-indonesian-coral-reefs-they-destroyed https://reefbuilders.com/2018/10/05/spider-frame-technique-restore-reefs/ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/40155824_An_Economic_Analysis_of_Blast_Fishing_on_Indonesian_Coral_Reefs Tonga’s Wave Energy Plan! https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-23/tonga-looks-to-wave-power-park-as-renewable-energy-source/102497360 Tidal Power Turbines! https://newatlas.com/energy/orbital-o2-tidal-turbine/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4d9zs0W9u2A 16 More Mexican Grey Wolf Pups Released! https://defenders.org/blog/2023/06/partnership-wins-wildlife-conservation https://www.fws.gov/story/cross-fostering-101 Lions Returning To National Parks After Being Absent For Decades! https://news.mongabay.com/2023/06/return-of-the-lions-large-protected-areas-in-africa-attract-apex-predator/

Jul 03, 202309:27
Becoming A National Geographic Photographer! I Jayaprakash Bojan

Becoming A National Geographic Photographer! I Jayaprakash Bojan

For this episode of The fairly lame. Podcast I’m joined by the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of The Year, Jayaprakash Bojan, talking about his transition from the corporate world into full-time photography, the incredible backstory of his award-winning photograph, and much more! Jayaprakash’s Links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jayaprakash_bojan/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JayaprakashBojanPhotography/ Website: https://www.jayaprakashbojan.com/ Introduction (0:00) Transitioning From the Corporate World To Full-time Photographer (1:40) Winning The 2017 National Geographic Photographer Of The Year (4:46) Deciding Which Species To Chase (19:16) Importance Of Equipment (24:31) Understanding Animal Behaviour (27:47) Unsuccessful Expeditions (34:54) The Fear Of Missing (38:29) Ethics In Wildlife Photography (42:28) Bucket List (51:43) Wrap-Up (53:33)

Jun 28, 202355:14
Global Coral Biobank, Ex-cattle Ranchers Regrowing The Amazon, Gravity Batteries, & More! I Ep.43

Global Coral Biobank, Ex-cattle Ranchers Regrowing The Amazon, Gravity Batteries, & More! I Ep.43

How The Forever Reef Project aims to establish a global coral biobank, the family of cattle ranchers-turned-conservationists revegetating the Amazon, storing green energy in abandoned coal mines, & more! These are some of the stories I go over in this week's episode of The fairly lame. Podcast, your home of good environmental news!

 

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4ocean Green Sea Turtle Spotlight: Use Code “FAIRLYLAME” For 20% Off!

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This Week’s Topics (0:00)

Rats Successfully Eradicated From Another Island! (2:30)

Powernest, A Rooftop Unit Combining Solar With Wind Turbines! (4:09)
Turning Abandoned Coal Mines Into Clean Energy Batteries! (5:57)

Family Of Cattle Ranchers Sell Their Herd And Regenerate Their 40 Hectares Of The Amazon! (7:19)

Yumi The Tree Planting Robot Speeding Up Revegetation Projects! (8:54)

The Forever Reef Project’s Coral Biobank! (10:08)

 

Rats Successfully Eradicated From Another Island!

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/rats-are-finally-gone-from-this-vulnerable-island/

https://www.islandconservation.org/press-release-marshall-islands-increases-climate-change-resilience-by-tackling-invasive-species-on-irooj-island/

 

Rooftop Unit Combining Solar With Wind Turbines!

https://www.designboom.com/technology/powernest-wind-turbine-solar-panels-01-30-2023/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vJuKxAIMuA&t=344s

 

Turning Abandoned Coal Mines Into Clean Energy Batteries!

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220511-can-gravity-batteries-solve-our-energy-storage-problems

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/a42613216/scientists-turn-abandoned-mines-into-gravity-batteries/

 

Family Of Cattle Ranchers Sell Their Herd And Regenerate Their 40 Hectares Of The Amazon!

https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/06/17/meet-the-cattle-breeders-turned-conservationists-protecting-colombias-amazon-wildlife

https://wwf.panda.org/discover/knowledge_hub/where_we_work/amazon/amazon_threats/unsustainable_cattle_ranching/

 

YuMi The Tree Planting Robot Speeding Up Revegetation Projects!

https://futurism.com/the-byte/amazon-reforestation-robot

 

The Forever Reef Project’s Coral Biobank!

https://www.foreverreef.org/#top

Jun 26, 202312:04
Underwater Drones Monitoring Reefs, Operation Migration, Finland's Carbon Neutral Progress, & More! Ep. 42

Underwater Drones Monitoring Reefs, Operation Migration, Finland's Carbon Neutral Progress, & More! Ep. 42

Autonomous underwater drones monitoring coral reefs, operation migration, Finland's progress towards being carbon neutral by 2035, & more!

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This Week’s Topics! (0:00)

No Takes Zones Lead To Stronger Fishing Industries! (1:07)
Autonomous Underwater Drones Surveying Species And Inspecting Wind Farms! (3:33)

Battery Tankers Shipping Renewable Energy Across The Ocean!(4:53)

Finland Legally Commits To Carbon Neutral By 2035! (6:55)

My Favourite Wildlife Behaviour Change Project! (7:52)

The Importance of Black-backed Woodpeckers Post Fire! (8:58)

 

 

No Takes Zones Lead To Stronger Fishing Industries!

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/06/fully-protected-marine-areas-biodiversity-fishing-industry/

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/01/heres-proof-fishing-bans-leave-plenty-to-eat-says-study-of-mexico-marine-park

Published Paper

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adg0709?adobe_mc=MCMID%3D58393286262725425893082213453445361979%7CMCORGID%3D242B6472541199F70A4C98A6%2540AdobeOrg%7CTS%3D1685445229

World’s Largest No Take Zone Example

https://www.papahanaumokuakea.gov/new-news/2022/10/21/ahi-recovery/

 

Autonomous Underwater Drones Surveying Species And Inspecting Wind Farms!

https://www.advancednavigation.com/robotics/micro-auv/hydrus/#Applications

 

Battery Tankers Shipping Renewable Energy Across The Ocean!

https://newatlas.com/energy/powerx-battery-tanker/

 

 

Finland Legally Commits To Carbon Neutral By 2035!

https://www.iea.org/news/finland-s-nuclear-and-renewable-power-strengths-provide-a-solid-foundation-for-reaching-its-ambitious-climate-targets-iea-review-says

 

My Favourite Wildlife Behaviour Change Project!

https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/operation-migration#:%7E:text=The%20whooping%20cranes%27%20migration%20route,courtesy%20of%20the%20Smithsonian%20Institution

https://www.inverse.com/science/controversial-conservation-method-could-save-countless-wild-animals

 

The Importance of Black-backed Woodpeckers Post Fire!

https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/woodpeckers-for-fire-recovery-a-new-online-tool-tells-you-how/

Jun 19, 202310:46
Sea Turtles' Now Have Legal Rights In Panama, All-terrain Wheelchairs, QLD's Gillnet Ban & More! Ep. 41

Sea Turtles' Now Have Legal Rights In Panama, All-terrain Wheelchairs, QLD's Gillnet Ban & More! Ep. 41

Sea turtles now having legal rights in Panama, all-terrain wheelchairs, banning gillnets in the Great Barrier Reef, & more! These are some of the stories I go over in this week's episode of The fairly lame. Podcast, your home of good environmental news! Head over to Instagram for daily good news stories that I don’t cover in the podcasts! All fairly lame.’s links: https://linktr.ee/fairlylame 4ocean Green Sea Turtle Spotlight: Use Code “FAIRLYLAME” For 20% Off! https://www.4ocean.com/blogs/cause-of-the-month/cotm-green-sea-turtles?rfsn=6871293.82d94d8&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=6871293.82d94d8 This Week’s Topics! (0:00) This Month’s 4ocean Cause! (1:23) Gillnet Ban In The Great Barrier Reef! (1:57) Sea Turtles Gain Legal Rights In Panama! (4:19) Yale’s Interactive Map Of Unknown Species! (5:37) Global Protected Areas Hold 1 Year’s Worth Of Emissions! (6:49) All-terrain Wheelchairs! (7:56) Could Fungi Become A Major Construction Material? (9:35) Gillnet Ban In The Great Barrier Reef! https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/05/conservationists-welcome-gillnet-fishing-ban-in-great-barrier-reef-world-heritage-area Sea Turtles Gain Legal Rights In Panama! https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-03/panama-grants-legal-rights-to-sea-turtles-rights-of-nature/102406340 Yale’s Interactive Map Of Unknown Species! https://news.yale.edu/2021/03/22/yale-researchers-create-map-undiscovered-life Global Protected Areas Hold 1 Year’s Worth Of Emissions! https://news.mongabay.com/2023/06/protected-areas-store-a-years-worth-of-co%E2%82%82-emissions-study-reveals/ All-terrain Wheelchairs! Parks Victoria: https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/get-into-nature/all-abilities-access/all-terrain-wheelchairs#:~:text=TrailRiders%20are%20available%20at%20selected,Centre%20on%20(03)%208427%202058 America: https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2022/11/08/parks-trails-all-terrain-wheelchairs/ Could Fungi Become A Major Construction Material? https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/06/06/a-real-material-for-the-future-could-homes-made-of-fungi-slash-emissions-from-construction

Jun 12, 202311:11
Tackling Illegal Fishing With Autonomous Boats, Dingoes Found To Be Mostly Pure, & More! Ep. 40

Tackling Illegal Fishing With Autonomous Boats, Dingoes Found To Be Mostly Pure, & More! Ep. 40

The fleet of autonomous, solar-powered boats monitoring our oceans, new research found Dingoes to be mostly pure, & More! These are some of the stories I go over in this week's episode of The fairly lame. Podcast, your weekly home of good environmental news! Head over to Instagram and TikTok for daily good news stories that I don’t cover in the podcasts! All fairly lame.’s links: https://linktr.ee/fairlylame

4ocean Hawaiian Monk Seal Info! Use code: FAIRLYLAME for 20% off! https://www.4ocean.com/blogs/cause-of... This Week’s Topics! (0:00) New Dingo Research Suggests The Majority Of Wild Populations Are Pure! (2:59) Community-led Black Caiman Monitoring Program In The Colombian Amazon! (4:55) Autonomous, Solar-powered Boats Monitoring The World’s Oceans! (6:39) Massive EV Battery Breakthrough! (8:40) Storing CO2 In Algae Buried In The Desert! (10:00) Combining Social Housing With A Vertical Forest! (11:27) New Dingo Research Suggests The Majority Of Wild Populations Are Pure! https://theconversation.com/new-dna-testing-shatters-wild-dog-myth-most-dingoes-are-pure-206397 Community-led Black Caiman Monitoring Program In The Colombian Amazon! https://www.conservation.org/blog/news-spotlight-how-indigenous-communities-brought-a-sacred-caiman-back-from-the-brink Autonomous, Solar-powered Boats Monitoring The World’s Oceans! https://openoceanrobotics.com/dataxplorer/ Massive EV Battery Breakthrough! https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2023-05-03/catl-announces-battery-to-make-electric-aviation-possible/102289310 Storing CO2 In Algae Buried In The Desert! https://www.fastcompany.com/90740513/this-startup-fights-climate-change-by-growing-algae-in-the-desert Combining Social Housing With A Vertical Forest! https://www.stefanoboeriarchitetti.net/en/project/trudo-vertical-forest/

Jun 05, 202313:05