The Climate Buzz

09/02/2025

The Climate Buzz is excited to have Olivia Hall & Ayla Busch, who are with the Hemlock Restoration Initiative (HRI), join us this Monday, 2/10, on Asheville FM. Hemlocks are integral to our ecosystems, providing invaluable benefits to humans, wildlife, and our environment. The objective of the Hemlock Restoration Initiative is to restore the eastern and Carolina hemlocks to their native habitats throughout North Carolina and to mitigate damage to hemlocks caused by infestation of the hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) and the impact of climate change. In this effort, Olivia serves as HRI’s Communications and Educational Outreach Manager while Ayla serves as HRI’s AmeriCorps Stewardship and Conservation Education Associate. I hope you can join us this Monday, 9am-10am, on Asheville FM!

The Climate Buzz is co-hosted by Bob Hanna, Lisa Raleigh (RiverLink), & Brad Rouse (Energy Savers Network). We're committed to sharing the stories, the people, the science, the challenges and the solutions for a warming planet. We hope you can tune in locally on 103.3FM and streamed at www.ashevillefm.org; you can also check out the AshevilleFM App. And don't forget to follow/like us on FB and Instagram to keep up with all the latest climate buzz.

02/02/2025

The Climate Buzz is excited to have the Executive Director and founder of Climate Interactive, Andrew Jones, joining us today on The Climate Buzz! An Asheville local, Andrew is an expert on international climate and energy policy, a system dynamics modeler, a speaker, and a creator of policy simulations. He led the teams at Climate Interactive and MIT Sloan that developed En-ROADS and C-ROADS, two climate simulators used widely to engage global decision-makers. I hope you can join us to hear Ann's story this Monday, 9am-10am, on Asheville FM!

The Climate Buzz is co-hosted by Bob Hanna, Lisa Raleigh (RiverLink), & Brad Rouse (Energy Savers Network). We're committed to sharing the stories, the people, the science, the challenges and the solutions for a warming planet. We hope you can tune in locally on 103.3FM and streamed at www.ashevillefm.org; you can also check out the AshevilleFM App. And don't forget to follow/like us on FB and Instagram to keep up with all the latest climate buzz.

15/01/2025

One explanation of this phenomenon is that we've forgotten that we too are part of nature and that the life we share with all living beings on this planet is deeply interwoven, deeply interconnected. Our planet is amazing and beautiful in how it supports the many overlapping circles of life. Yet, our collective greed, hate, and ignorance are not allowing us to lovingly care for the planet. We instead put our own desires, conveniences, and consumption before the needs of the planet and other living creatures. Restoring our intimate connection with Nature is core to addressing the state of emergency we are facing with the climate crisis and what some call the 6th Great Extinction! May all beings awaken to this truth

14/01/2025

It's important to see the relationship between the burning of fossil fuels (oil and gas) and the exponential rise of CO2 in our atmosphere. This CO2 (currently around 425 parts per million)is the driver for warming our planet and changing our climate, fueling more intense storms, flooding, wildfires, heat waves and droughts. Science is telling us we need to urgently address this issue or things are only going to get worse. And guess what, Western North Carolina and California is about as "worse" as it gets but the reality is if we don't change our ways, you can bet there will be even more horrific climate disasters in our near future. The BIG question is what can we collectively do to confront the status quo and usher in a clean, renewable energy future. What are you willing to do?

11/01/2025

The Climate Buzz is excited to have newly elected Buncombe County Commission Chair, Amanda Edwards, join us this Monday, 1/13, @ 9am on Asheville FM. As the former Executive Director of the WNC Chapter of the American Red Cross and Literacy Council, Amanda has led on policy to make Buncombe County more livable and affordable, and more resilient to climate change, pandemics, and economic downturns. I hope you can join us to hear Ann's story this Monday, 9am-10am, on Asheville FM!

The Climate Buzz is co-hosted by Bob Hanna, Lisa Raleigh (RiverLink), & Brad Rouse (Energy Savers Network). We're committed to sharing the stories, the people, the science, the challenges and the solutions for a warming planet. We hope you can tune in locally on 103.3FM and streamed at www.ashevillefm.org; you can also check out the AshevilleFM App. And don't forget to follow/like us on FB and Instagram to keep up with all the latest climate buzz.

08/01/2025

Unbelievable what is unfolding in my hometown of Los Angeles. Wildfires burning out of control with winds expected to escalate over the next 24 hours. Parts of Pacific Palisades and West Hollywood on fire. 30,000 ordered to evacuate with much more to come. Sadly, this is tragic with so much devastation and loss.

It's awful and it is another natural disaster exponentially magnified by global warming and its astounding effect on our climate. Don't listen to me...listen to Science. The Cause: burning of fossil fuels and release of methane gas. The Solution: Figure out together a just and compassionate way to live our lives with renewable energy and take better care of our environment and all its living beings.

The blaze has quickly grown to at least 1,200 acres, with several communities ordered to evacuate.

01/01/2025

The Climate Buzz is excited to have Ann Rose join us this Monday, 1/6, @ 9am to kick off the new year on Asheville FM.
An off-grid organic farmer, Ann recently completed an epic 2000 mile paddle from the headwaters of the New River in North Carolina all the way to the Gulf of Mexico. Collecting daily water samples, Ann embarked on the journey to raise awareness about caring for the health of our water and our climate. I hope you can join us to hear Ann's story this Monday, 9am-10am, on Asheville FM!

The Climate Buzz is co-hosted by Bob Hanna, Lisa Raleigh (RiverLink), & Brad Rouse (Energy Savers Network). We're committed to sharing the stories, the people, the science, the challenges and the solutions for a warming planet. We hope you can tune in locally on 103.3FM and streamed at www.ashevillefm.org; you can also check out the AshevilleFM App. And don't forget to follow/like us on FB and Instagram to keep up with all the latest climate buzz!

31/12/2024

It's so sad that Carter has died, in many ways the second death after the first in 1980, when many dreams of who we could be collectively were replaced by dreams of what we could do individually, inclucdng in energy and especially clean energy. If we had done what Carter proposed, we would be leading the world in the transition to a better future. Instead we are being the laggards and objecters, the carnival barkers telling the world the oncoming crisis is not real.

As President, he told us that we needed to shift to solar power. We should have listened to him then.

27/12/2024

The Climate Buzz is excited to welcome City of Asheville's Urban Forester, Keith Aitken, this Monday, 12/30, @ 9am on @103.3ashevillefm . Keith became Asheville's first Urban Forester in March of 2023 after serving as the recreation program leader for Asheville Parks & Recreation. In this leadership role, Keith is charged with enhancing the Tree Canopy Protection Ordinance Amendment and providing cross-departmental coordination and engagement with community partners to ensure the health and well-being of our city's trees. I hope you can join us and have a listen this Monday, 9am-10am, on Asheville FM!

The Climate Buzz is co-hosted by Bob Hanna, Lisa Raleigh (RiverLink), & Brad Rouse (Energy Savers Network). We're committed to sharing the stories, the people, the science, the challenges and the solutions for a warming planet. We hope you can tune in locally on 103.3FM and streamed at www.ashevillefm.org; you can also check out the AshevilleFM App. And don't forget to follow/like us on FB and Instagram to keep up with all the latest climate buzz!

22/12/2024

Did you know that Chinese consumers buy 67% more cars per year than US consumers? Did you know that in November over 50% of those cars were either pure EVs or plug in hybrids?

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Also: Geely is Rising Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market, with plugins scoring yet another new record, a little more than 1.27 million sales (in a 2.42-million-unit overall market). .......

20/12/2024

Thanks to our youth, there was a big win today in the climate movement!

Montana’s Supreme Court has upheld a landmark climate ruling that said the state was violating residents’ constitutional right to a clean environment.

18/12/2024

Pinning down exact amount of Helene's inland rainfall that came from climate change isn't possible, but studies say at least 10%.

14/12/2024

We are excited to welcome geologist, Philip Prince, to The Climate Buzz Monday, 12/16, @ 9am on Asheville FM. A graduate of Furman University, Philip’s experiences in academic research, geologic mapping, and landslide hazard assessment allowed him to develop a unique perspective about communicating geology. In the wake of Hurricane Helene, Philip created a popular series of videos on youtube channel, Geomodels, explaining the reasons for the massive flooding and landslides that occurred throughout the western North Carolina region. I hope you can join us and have a listen this Monday, 9am-10am, on Asheville FM!

The Climate Buzz is co-hosted by Bob Hanna, Lisa Raleigh (RiverLink), & Brad Rouse (Energy Savers Network). We're committed to sharing the stories, the people, the science, the challenges and the solutions for a warming planet. We hope you can tune in locally on 103.3FM and streamed at www.ashevillefm.org; you can also check out the AshevilleFM App. And don't forget to follow/like us on FB and Instagram to keep up with all the latest climate buzz!

11/12/2024

According to the Arctic Report Card, the Arctic tundra has shifted from a carbon sink, which it has been for millennia, into a carbon dioxide source, while also remaining a methane source.

This map shows the Arctic carbon balance over the past two decades. Land areas that had a net positive carbon dioxide flux, meaning they were a source of carbon to the atmosphere, are colored purple. The darkest purple clusters show areas where there were large releases of carbon dioxide due to wildfires. Green areas had a negative carbon dioxide flux, meaning they were a “sink” that removed and stored atmospheric carbon.

Read more: https://climate.gov/news-features/featured-images/2024-arctic-report-card-arctic-tundra-now-net-source-carbon-dioxide

10/12/2024

Arctic tundra is releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere as hotter temperatures melt frozen ground and wildfires increase.