Hello Climate Change

Check out Jeremy Clark and Charlie Abrams — seventh-graders in Portland, Oregon who've been speaking out for sane climate policy since they were 9 years old. See http://hellocc.info for resource links.

Sam Ward makes his daily commute by kayak, crossing the river Nile. Thanks to Sam for this thoughtful conversation, and inspiration, from an international point of view. Resource links at hellocc.info

Electoral politics, activist strategy, and "Art for the Resistance" - with Randy McMahon. Resources mentioned are here: hellocc.info

Renewable energy, government, immigration, capitalism, idealism, national infrastructure — a wide-ranging discussion between spouses. Here's the story in Inc magazine mentioned: inc.com/magazine/201511/paul-keegan/does-more-pay-mean-more-growth.html . More about the podcast at hellocc.info

Farmer, organizer, activist Jen Burt talks about chaining herself to a bank, growing kohlrabi, emotion, activism, and the making of a leader. Lots of links at hellocc.info/

Empathy, dialogue, and the task of intentionally evolving humanity—a conversation with educator and humanitarian Sarah Buie of Clark University. Links to resources mentioned at hellocc.info

Discussing the latest climate science, taking political action, and using social media constructively—a conversation with climate scientist Anji Seth of the University of Connecticut. See resources mentioned at http://hellocc.info

Continued conversation with Cherese Matthews: community, individual relationships, and the great divide between Trump supporters and the rest of us. The article I mentioned on fundamentalists of the "deep red" states: http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/rural-america-understanding-isnt-problem

Taking action, self-care, privilege, Facebook, and the power of community with activist and friend Cherese Matthews. See the Women's March from every continent in the New York Times here: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/01/21/world/womens-march-pictures.html?_r=0 and the animated statistics on wealth disparity here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPKKQnijnsM

Sustainable forestry, small-scale farming, and changing the world one town at a time with Director of the Institute for Sustainable Energy, Lynn Stoddard. More resources at http://hellocc.info

Exploring the social, personal, and academics of climate change with University of Connecticut sociologist Phoebe Godfrey. See http://hellocc.info for resources mentioned in the conversation.

Sometimes the best part of the conversation happens when the conversation is over.

David Clark, president of the Weather Channel TV network, just happened to be one of my childhood playmates. Check out "Note to Breitbart" ( https://weather.com/news/news/breitbart-misleads-americans-climate-change ) and kids talking climate ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwRhHyYR6cs&feature=youtu.be )

Working to end climate change for selfish reasons— lessons learned from 39 conversations. (Full disclosure: I was nervous about this one.) More about me here: http://amykstudio.com

Thinking about anger, violence, threats of violence, fear, and power struggles - lessons taken from social service legislation and training programs. (Just after recording this podcast, I learned that the Army Corps of Engineers denied DAPL a permit to drill under the Missouri River. This is a major victory, but the fight is not over yet. Ways to support here: http://sacredstonecamp.org/ )

Jim and I discuss reparations, racism, Thanksgiving, Bolivia, water, feminism, population growth, and the extractive economy. We recommend the documentary, FLOW: For the Love of Water. http://www.flowthefilm.com/

Discussing the place for fun and bonding while taking political action, the power of consumer vs voter, and where we get our news, with psychotherapist Beth Hankins.

President Trump. Yikes. Jim and I try to wrap our minds around it.

From canvasing for the environment to personal accountability to how to make yogurt—— a wide-ranging conversation with Michelle Maitland, longtime activist and brand new friend. Check out Low Tech Magazine here: http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/

School, religion, culture — the institutions that shape our minds, attitudes, and sense of agency in the world. Fascinating conversation with sociologist, professor, and climate change activist, Dr. Phoebe Godfrey. (Check out Daniel Pink's TED talk here: http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_pink_on_motivation?language=en ) More references on the way...