Episode 21: Aug 4

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IN THIS EPISODE:

The environmental impacts of space tourism
Who has the greener rocket, Jeff Bezos or Sir Richard Branston? Or is it Elon Musk’s Space X?! From the rocket fuel to the emissions to the material waste, we ask what the rise of space tourism means for climate change and the environment here on Planet Earth.

With:

• Dr. Parshati Patel – Astrophysicist and Science Communicator at University of Western Ontario
• Dr. Eloise Marais – Associate Professor at University College London

Links:

• Video: The Guardian Newspaper’s “History of space tourism”
• Article: Dr. Marais’s “Out-of-this-world carbon footprint of space tourism”
• Video: Footage of the Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic launches
• Blog: Mike Moffatt’s “5 Things Happening in the Green Economy This Week”

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• Send an email to host & producer Eric Campbell
• Tweet @PaperBagEric and @SP_Inst

The views expressed on “Smart Prosperity: The Podcast” are in the spirit of sharing timely and evidence-based information and opinions on the green economy. They are not necessarily the views of Smart Prosperity Institute.

Episode 20 includes music and clips from Eric Campbell, Audio Jungle, Zapsplat, and Blue Origin

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