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Waste Not WHY Not

Waste Not Why Not (WNWN) is a podcast on climate and sustainability from Ghost Island Media in Taiwan. Debuted on Earth Day in 2019, it's hosted by Nature N8 (Nate Maynard), a sustainability consultant working on energy, ocean and waste. Media partner at AAAS Annual Meetings in 2020 and 2021. Recognized as a Circular Economy Solution by SITRA Fund in Finland, 2020. New season begins May 3, 2022.

鬼島之音旗下的英文節目,由環境研究員及顧問 Nate Maynard (自然8)主持,探討世界環境永續發展的重要議題,每集聊一個重要的概念、或是跟專家訪談、有時也會去田野採訪。2020及2021美國科學促進會(AAAS)年會媒體夥伴、受芬蘭創新基金會肯定為2020世界循環經濟解決方案。新一季於將於五月三日開播。

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38. The N8 Take: Covid-19 is NOT Climate Change from 2021-02-24T11:00

N8’s noticing some viral trends on Twitter, again. This time, media pieces are comparing COVID-19 to Climate Change. (Spoilers: they’re not comparable.)




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37. Scientists in government: Dr. Jasmine Clark (GA State Representative) from 2021-02-08T12:51

We’re back at the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS) for a second year! This time, Nature N8 chats with Representative Dr. Jasmine Clark of Georgia. 

Dr. Clark is ...

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35. The N8 Take: big energy group finally admits Sun cheapest and best* from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

N8 dives into the annual IEA report to figure out how solar energy became the cheapest in some parts of the world.

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33. Big Blue Bucks: Jason Scorse (Center for the Blue Economy) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Dr. Jason Scorse picks up his role as Nature N8's professor to teach us: protecting our seas is good for the economy.

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32. Nature N8 reads Nature of Nature: Dr. Enric Sala (Pristine Seas) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Nature N8 and Dr. Enric Sala talk about hope in marine protected areas, swimming with sharks in California, and the marvelous message of the Church of Plankton.

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28. Live: Lydia Zepeda on Sustainable Food (UW–Madison) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Nature N8 is calling out food companies that greenwash their products and limit our food options. On our last live recording at the 2020 AAAS Annual Meeting, N8 has a chat with Lydia Zepeda. Zepe...

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24. Live: Jane Lubchenco on Ocean Sustainability from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The Honorable Dr. Jane Lubchenco was the appointed Administrator of NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) from 2009 to 2013 under U.S. President Obama. This episode, Dr. Jane discu...

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22. Live: Stephan Lewandowsky on Science Denial (U. of Bristol) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We’ve spent the past couple decades trying to get through to climate skeptics, but WHY exactly are conspiracy theories so credible for some people? This week, Nature N8 chats with Professor Stephan...

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14. Live! Fashion, trash, EV conversion from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

How do you start a “green” company? How do you make it scale? How do you make sure it’s financially and environmentally sustainable? These are some of the questions we covered on WNWN’s first live ...

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36. N8 goes e-waste recycling (Corporate eWaste Solutions) from 2021-01-27T11:12

Surprise! Nature N8 embarks on yet another field trip—this time to a waste recycling facility. Specifically, an electronic waste facility. If you’re reading this, you’re creating e-waste right now!...

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35. The N8 Take: Solar energy is finally the cheapest in history* from 2020-12-30T11:00

*in some cases.

Here’s another short(er) episode where N8 talks about whatever’s in the news!

The International Energy Agency’s annual report just came out, and it finally recogn...

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34. Smart Windows, Happy Brains: Piers MacNaughton (View, Inc.) from 2020-12-16T12:19

Do you ever wish you were smarter? Well, turns out you need a smart window first. 

This episode, Nature N8 looks into a smart windows company: View, to chat with Piers MacNaughton. Piers i...

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The N8 Take: Will K-pop and anime become carbon neutral? from 2020-11-16T04:59

We’re testing a new format this week! From Taiwan, Nature N8 gives a quick quip about recent news that other Asian countries are going “carbon neutral,” specifically: China, Japan, and South Korea....

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N8’s taking a break! (from pollution) from 2020-09-18T14:00

N8’s currently AFK on a trip to Taitung! 

But don’t worry, we’re still working on episodes while he’s gone, and you can expect more newsletters from Alisha, too! We have exciting things co...

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33. Ocean Economics: Jason Scorse (Center for the Blue Economy) from 2020-09-11T07:30

Jobs? In this apocalypse? It’s more likely than you think. It’ll also be more likely if we would just PAY ATTENTION to the ocean. That’s what Dr. Jason Scorse gave Nature N8 as his professor: prote...

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32. Nature of Nature: Dr. Enric Sala (Pristine Seas) from 2020-08-26T06:49

You’ve heard about this. Bees are dying. And we’re gonna go down with them. But maybe you haven’t heard that life in the ocean is just as crucial for human survival as those on land. 

Thi...

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31. Two Trees Make a Forest: Jessica J. Lee from 2020-08-04T16:13

Nature N8 reads a book and talks about it with the author! 

This book is a mix of nature writing and memoir, that follows the narrator through Taiwan’s landscape and history. Born from an ...

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30. Tiny Batteries: Antonio Baclig (Stanford U) from 2020-07-23T06:12

Renewable energy is the future. But before we get there, we still need to figure out how to store renewable energy properly — and there are a billion ideas trying to do this. This week, Nature N8 t...

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29. N8 goes to a food lab: Mattson from 2020-07-08T08:42

Do you ever wonder where food comes from? Well, you should. Nature N8 tours a secret food lab. And it’s actually not that secret. It’s Mattson. Based in Silicon Valley.

Mattson is a f...

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28. Live at AAAS: Lydia Zepeda on Sustainable Food (UW–Madison) from 2020-06-09T10:47

Nature N8 is calling out food companies that greenwash their products and limit our food options. On our last live recording at the 2020 AAAS Annual Meeting, N8 has a chat with Lydia Zepeda.
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27. Life after CSR: Christine Bader (The Life I Want) from 2020-05-18T12:14

What is it like working for giant corporations? What is it like holding corporate executives responsible for their impact on society? Nature N8 sits down with Christine Bader, former head of CSR fo...

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26. Cannabis: Jeff Chen (UCLA Cannabis Research Initiative) from 2020-04-29T14:29

Cannabis is legal for recreational use in eleven U.S. states and allowed for medical use in another 33. After decades of criminalization, what does the blooming cannabis industry mean for sustainab...

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25. Happy Birthday, us! from 2020-04-22T15:57

It’s our one-year anniversary! Hurray! We were launched last year on Earth Day as a sarcastic podcast fighting against greenwashing. The show has since become so much more.   For this special episo...

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24. Live at AAAS: Jane Lubchenco on Ocean Sustainability from 2020-04-13T06:21

The Honorable Dr. Jane Lubchenco was the appointed Administrator of NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) from 2009 to 2013 under U.S. President Obama. This episode, Dr. Jane discu...

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23. Do ya knowa about NOAA? from 2020-04-06T17:54

At AAAS, N8 and Emily spoke to the Honorable Dr. Jane Lubchenco, former head of NOAA under US President Obama and current Ocean Goddess. But wait! That’s next episode. First, what even is NOAA?!   ...

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22. Live at AAAS: Stephan Lewandowsky on Science Denial (U. of Bristol) from 2020-03-24T10:54

We’ve spent the past couple decades trying to get through to climate skeptics, but WHY exactly are conspiracy theories so credible for some people? This week, Nature N8 chats with Professor Stephan...

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21. N8 the science communicator from 2020-03-11T11:01

After many educational chats with science educators, N8 makes an educated guess… Maybe he’s a science educator too!  This week on Waste Not Why Not, N8 talks about what he learned from AAAS (the Am...

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We went to 5 cities in 2 weeks from 2020-03-02T09:20:46

We’ll be back next week with brand-new episodes.  Nature N8 and producer Emily Y. Wu have just returned from a two-week trip to the U.S. We spoke to a lot of really interesting people and can’t wai...

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20. Are we over overpopulation? from 2020-02-17T23:58

It’s common to blame climate change on population growth. Even Dame Jane Goodall recently said so. Nature N8 used to be a population control advocate. He explains why he changed his mind.  Listen

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19. Cleaning up The Ocean Cleanup (with Irene Hofmeijer - L.O.O.P.) from 2020-02-03T14:42

There’s a $35 million problem in the fight to reduce marine plastics. It’s called “The Ocean Cleanup.” You have seen the video clips: a young hero invents a solution to ocean plastic. But is it tha...

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18. The Great Carbon Bargain from 2020-01-14T11:34

Treating yourself with carbon offsets is apparently soothing for climate anxiety. (With 2020 vision?) Nature N8 calculates his carbon footprint and shops for the cheapest offset. But the retail the...

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17. The Last Straw? (Ep.04 Update) from 2019-12-30T07:45

We take another sip from our earlier episode about straws. Since then, Taiwan has introduced its plastic straw ban. But paper straws are still not the solution to our beverage needs. At the end of ...

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16. COP Out: Liang-Yi Chang (350.org) from 2019-12-16T05:15

Two major things happened this week: 1/ COP (Conference of the Parties - ie the only time countries meet to negotiate climate agreements) just wrapped up in Spain. 2/ Youth climate activist Greta T...

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15. Radical Change: Nebojsa Nakicenovic (IIASA) from 2019-12-02T05:00

Anyone can say we need radical change to address the climate crisis, but there’s only one Professor Naki (Nebojsa Nakicenovic). He’s even worked with Ban Ki-Moon. Professor Naki is an economist who...

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Season 2 trailer from 2019-11-25T05:00:11

A whole new season of Nature N8 drops next week. To hold you over, here’s 45 seconds of N8 talking - because we know you’ve missed his voice.  Homework for this week: Get two people to subscribe to...

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14. Live in Taipei: Fashion, trash, EV conversion from 2019-10-29T11:45

How do you start a “green” company? How do you make it scale? How do you make sure it’s financially and environmentally sustainable? These are some of the questions we covered on WNWN’s first live ...

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13. Garbage Gab 3: Global trash trade from 2019-10-14T10:08

The US and Europe are dumping trash on developing countries, right? China broke recycling, right? Wrong! Since China stopped taking in foreign recyclable waste, people have been freaking out, but, ...

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12. (Patreon Exclusive) N8’s takes from Climate Week 2019 from 2019-10-07T17:11

Climate Week, some call it the most important week of the year, and best of all, Nature N8 was there this time. Each year NGOs, lobbyists, government officials, spies, flock to NYC to call for grea...

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11. Garbage Gab 2: How America failed at waste from 2019-09-10T13:06:14

Ever wonder why recycling was better when you were a kid in America? Well, it was. This episode, a trash wizard named Alex Danovitch joins N8 to talk trash in the US. The steady corporate growth of...

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11. Garbage Gab 2: How America failed at waste - Alex Danovitch (Nothing Left to Waste) from 2019-09-10T13:06

Ever wonder why recycling was better when you were a kid in America? Well, it was. This episode, a trash wizard named Alex Danovitch joins N8 to talk trash in the US. The steady corporate growth of...

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10. Garbage Gab 1: How Taiwan solved waste from 2019-08-26T09:30:33

This week Nature N8 goes on “Taiwan Insider” to explain how Taiwan turned a 70% waste collection rate into a 60% recycling rate in less than a generation. Starting with an explanation in 60 seconds...

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10. Garbage Gab 1: How Taiwan solved waste - Andrew Ryan (Radio Taiwan International) from 2019-08-26T09:30

This week Nature N8 goes on “Taiwan Insider” to explain how Taiwan turned a 70% waste collection rate into a 60% recycling rate in less than a generation. Starting with an explanation in 60 seconds...

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09. Does bio-plastic really biodegrade? from 2019-08-12T14:34

From bio-bags that survive landfills for years to bio-plastics that are actually just polyester, we are awash in confusing disposal messaging. The world is rejecting plastics, but in the quest for ...

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08. 100% renewable electricity: RE100 (The Climate Group) from 2019-07-29T10:42

In 2014, IKEA was among the founding members of a global campaign to get the world’s most influential businesses to use 100% renewable power. Known as the RE100, today it’s a consortium of 186 (and...

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07. Air pollution hurts our brains? from 2019-07-15T10:16

Scientists have seen our brains shrink from long-term exposure to dirty air. In this episode we think through air pollution in a different way. What’s the newest science saying about the health imp...

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06. EV batteries and infrastructure: Daniel Vickery (Gogoro) from 2019-07-01T17:38

In part 2 of our series on electric vehicles, we focus on light EV and its battery infrastructure. We continue our conversation with Daniel Vickery, head of engineering of batteries and energy syst...

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05. Are electric vehicles environmental? from 2019-06-17T10:50

Electric vehicles (EV) have made a comeback since the great EV failures of the 1990's. Today, ten countries and a handful of cities around the world have planned total ban on combustion engines. Th...

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04. The Last Straw from 2019-06-04T08:03

Plastic straws are everywhere. Governments and corporations are beginning to enact straw bans. That's good, right? But does banning plastic straws really help the worst of plastic pollution? In thi...

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03. Crying Coral Club from 2019-05-20T06:03

Corals are dying. By 2050 we probably won’t have any corals left in our oceans. But a really cool thing about coral is that it regenerates if we give it the opportunity to. So scientists around the...

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02. Do beach cleanups clean up? from 2019-05-05T18:19

In 2017, 20-million pounds of litter was collected around the world on International Coastal Cleanup day. Do beach clean ups actually work? And if not, why do we even do beach cleanups? Are we just...

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01. Welcome to the show from 2019-04-09T06:27

For this maiden voyage episode, we give you a sampling of the greatest viral hits of green-wash, to let you know what to expect on this journey into the heart of greenness. This is the first episod...

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1. Welcome to the show from 2019-04-09T04:27

For this maiden voyage episode, we give you a sampling of the greatest viral hits of green-wash, to let you know what to expect on this journey into the heart of greenness. This is the first episod...

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1. Welcome to the show from 2019-04-09T04:27

For this maiden voyage episode, we give you a sampling of the greatest viral hits of green-wash, to let you know what to expect on this journey into the heart of greenness. This is the first episod...

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1. Greenwashing (welcome to the show) from 2019-04-09T04:27

For this maiden voyage episode, we give you a sampling of the greatest viral hits of green-wash, to let you know what to expect on this journey into the heart of greenness. This is the first epi...

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1. Greenwashing (welcome to the show) from 2019-04-09T04:27

For this maiden voyage episode, we give you a sampling of the greatest viral hits of green-wash, to let you know what to expect on this journey into the heart of greenness. This is the first epi...

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1. Welcome to the show from 2019-04-09T04:27

For this maiden voyage episode, we give you a sampling of the greatest viral hits of green-wash, to let you know what to expect on this journey into the heart of greenness. This is the first episod...

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