Drilled Climate Podcast Returns For Sixth Season In July

  It was 116 degrees the other day in Portland. A new study reveals the growth of "ghost forests"in the Louisiana Delta as invading salt water kills off trees. Last summer, it reached 100 degrees in Siberia. A drought desiccates the American West and Southwest. Wildfires use the dry conditions to incinerate thousands of acres.

 Clearly, what's needed is a serious discussion on climate change and what we should do about it. 

That's where the best climate podcast in the audio universe-- Drilled -- comes in. 

With 2.6 million monthly users, Treehugger is one of the world’s largest information sites dedicated to driving sustainability mainstream. Treehugger calls Drilled "the best climate podcast" - and, as the leading sustainability website, they would know. 

Drilled was also one of the first climate podcasts, started independently at a time when host Amy Westervelt was told again and again there was no audience for such a thing. Turns out, there was, and Drilled has remained at the forefront of the climate-pod movement as it has exploded in the last couple years.

On July 16, the show returns with its sixth season, "Bridge to Nowhere," looking deeply at natural gas through Amy's own research and reporting. As Treehugger puts it, "Time will tell exactly when natural gas begins to decline in the way of coal, but one thing is fairly certain: The executives pushing it as a solution are not going to be too happy that the one and only Amy Westervelt is on the story."

Amy is also taking aim at the oil industry's messaging that it's up to the consumer to do their part for the environment. "It's very helpful to industry that individuals feel personally responsible for plastic waste, and it taps into a long history—starting with the infamous 'Crying Indian' ad—of companies putting the onus on individuals for cleaning up or avoiding waste, rather than addressing the problem at its source," she says. "This 'solution' assumes that the industry's tale, that it is always and forever simply supplying a demand, is true and that if consumers simply consume less, supply will go down as well. History tells us otherwise.”

Read the full article and listen to the "Bridge to Nowhere" trailer at Treehugger: https://www.treehugger.com/drilled-climate-podcast-season6-5190346