Hot Mess

Hot Mess is a show about how climate change impacts all of us, and about how we can create a better future for our planet and ourselves. Premiering April 19th, 2018!

The Link Between Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Climate and weather are not the same thing.

9:48
The Rise of Climate Fiction feat. Lindsay Ellis & Amy Brady

Does Climate Fiction actually change people’s perceptions of climate change?

12:27
Our Food System is Rigged feat. Sheril Kirshenbaum

How can something so necessary be so hard?

11:53
Are You Scared Enough? feat. David Wallace-Wells

Maybe if you're not scared, you're not paying attention…

9:45
Feeling Guilty About Climate Change feat. Hank Green

Do you have complicated feelings about fossil fuels?

9:07
Climate Change is Too Big for our Brains feat. Mike Rugnetta

What can circles and squares from a 19th century novella tell us about Climate Change?

10:18
What’s The Best Car For The Climate?

Say you’re looking to buy a car. How do you pick the best car for the planet?

6:43
How to Talk About Climate Change

Talking about climate change is hard. Not talking about climate change is easy.

8:20
How To Make Clothes Less Terrible for the Planet

How To Make Clothes Less Terrible for the Planet

6:39
How To Suck Carbon Dioxide Out of the Sky

For eons, life survived on Earth because natural processes kept CO2 levels within limits.

5:33
Will Big Oil Have To Pay Up Like Big Tobacco?

Fossil fuel companies are being taken to court just like tobacco companies were.

5:58
How One Conservative Texas Town Went 100% Renewable

How One Conservative Texas Town Went 100% Renewable

7:48
Can We Get Solar Power To Everyone Who Wants It?

Can We Get Solar Power To Everyone Who Wants It?

5:20
Coral Reefs Are Dying. But They Don’t Have To.

Can science bring back Coral Reefs?

5:42
How A Sticker Kept 3 Billion Tons of CO2 Out of The Air

Energy efficiency standards have quietly helped people save money – and the planet.

4:38
Can Farms and Forests Coexist?

Figuring out how to farm with trees could help us fight climate change.

4:59
How Much Energy Does the Internet Use?

3.6 billion people surf the web. How much energy does that use?

3:24
What Indigenous Communities Teach Us About Climate Change

Knowledge from indigenous cultures could help us understand how the climate is changing.

5:06
What if Carbon Emissions Stopped Tomorrow?

If we kicked our carbon addiction tomorrow, what would that mean for global warming?

5:14
Could climate change make you allergic to meat?

Disease carrying critters now have more space and time to take a bite out of you and me.

2:26
What's actually the worst greenhouse gas?

Which of the many greenhouse gases are heating Earth the most?

4:30
Climate change will push millions out. Where will they go?

Many need to leave their homes to escape climate impacted disasters. Where will they go?

4:33
Why Are Hurricanes Getting Stronger?

Lets look at how a warming planet and warming oceans amplify our worst storms.

3:19
Could Space Mirrors Cool The Globe?

What if we could reflect some of the sun’s energy with space mirrors!?

3:59
Who Should Pay To Fix Climate Change?

The majority of greenhouse gas emissions are now coming from large developing countries.

4:15
Beef Is Bad For The Climate. Can We Make It Better?

What can we actually do to make beef less bad for the environment?

4:16
What If We Burned All The World's Fossil Fuels?

We have enough fossil fuels to make Earth intolerable so we must not burn them all.

5:26
Why Don’t We Hear About the Ozone Hole Anymore?

Can we learn anything from almost fixing the hole in the ozone layer that will help us?

4:17
Would Your Neighbors Save You From a Flooding Home?

Building stronger relationships might be one of the best ways to prepare for a flood.

5:25
What the Cutest Animal Can Teach Us About Saving Ourselves

What can the adorable pika teach humans about adapting to global warming?

4:29
What Can You Actually Do About Climate Change?

What can you do to make a meaningful difference in decreasing the carbon footprint?

4:12
Why We Confuse Weather and Climate

Our experience of weather can have a big effect on how we view climate change.

4:40
Why Climate Change is Unjust

Climate change affects humans in every corner of the world.

4:53
What Happened to Nuclear Power?

Nuclear power plants are aging and retiring worldwide.

4:17
We’ve Ignored Climate Change For More Than a Century

We've known about climate change for awhile, but why do we find it hard to act?

4:43

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