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Conversations that go deep on the environment, the climate crisis, and the solutions

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““I always say the most important thing an individual can do is be a little less of an individual and come together with others to form the kind of movements big enough to change the basic underlying ground rules here, the economic and political ground rules.””

— Bill McKibben, S1E1

““At the end of the day, all climate action is about stepping into the better future that is right within our reach.””

— Michelle Wu, S2E1

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Everyone can contribute to the fight against the climate crisis. You don't have to be a scientist or politician.

Join us on this week’s episode of The Mother Earth Podcast to hear from Madeleine Jubilee Saito, our first ever visual artist on t

Madeleine Jubilee Saito is an environmental cartoonist. She’s drawing a comic each day in November. The comic above is of her most recent, and characterizes Madeleine’s illustrative style—a form of experimental comics poetry that of

What will it take to harness the power of business to solve a climate crisis that is deeply interconnected with a host of environmental and social issues? How can 20th century environmental policy evolve to meet 21st century needs?

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Deeohn Ferris’s work as president of the Institute for Sustainable Communities has helped cities across the world develop localized solutions to the climate crisis and other pressing environmental problems. Principles of equity and justice guid

In 2020, wildfires devastated large portions of state Senator Jeff Golden’s southern Oregon district, including his hometown of Ashland, pictured above.

“I don’t think I’m exaggerating to compare it to pictures I’ve se

Jeff Golden has lived a life of activism. The Oregon state senator dropped out of Harvard in 1970 after participating in anti-war protests to travel and work the land in Georgia and the pacific northwest, learning about carpentry and homesteading and

When activists from the Timber Unity movement descended upon the Oregon Capitol last summer in protest of HB 2020, the controversial cap-and-trade legislation proposed in the state legislature, many journalists and politicians highlighted a “ur

Shouldn’t the windows in your workspace actually open? Don’t you want a walkable neighborhood? What if our built environment was designed to work with Mother Nature instead of against her? Leading sustainable architect Amanda Sturgeon has

With more U.S. territory sitting below water than above, it’s time to embrace the ocean. Trailblazing regenerative ocean farmer Bren Smith discusses his sustainable, carbon-negative system of growing food- a key solution to the climate crisis.

This week’s guest is a musician who uses his music and celebrity to share a message of hope and renewal on the climate crisis. Mike Calabrese is the drummer for the band Lake Street Dive. He shares his journey from depression to greater happine

Access to fresh clean water is one of the most basic human rights. When Flint Michigan changed its water source to save money, it caused lead to leach out of old pipes into drinking water and the children of Flint Michigan were poisoned. Dr. Mona Han

Could Boston become the greenest city in the world? Michelle Wu (@wutrain) may very well be Boston’s next mayor and has just such a vision, along with concrete plans to get there. In this episode of the Mother Earth Podcast we dive into the spe

Tune in today to the Mother Earth Podcast to learn how you can help make sure environmental voters come out in droves in the Georgia Senate elections. Nathaniel Stinnett of the Environmental Voter Project explains his proven methods for turning out e

Season One of the Mother Earth Podcast is now over, but today we released a special bonus episode featuring Leah Stokes. Be sure to download wherever you listen.

Be sure to catch today's episode with @RevYearwood, founder and president of @HipHopCaucus. In this deep conversation, "Rev" equates action on the climate crisis with a moral imperative on par with the greatest social movements in our histo

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In this episode, Bracken Hendricks, America's leading policy expert on the climate crisis, gives a candid and insightful assessment of Joe Biden's climate policy.

This week, May Boeve, the executive director of @350org, discusses the importance of collaboration, the power of civil disobedience, the organization's origin story, and much more. Available now wherever you listen.

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