Synopsis
Hi, I'm Amy, an ordinary white middle-class American waking up to climate change. Join me and my loved ones as we grapple with this most critical issue and work to reclaim our power as citizens.
Episodes
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Zen And The Art Of Changing The World
26/07/2015 Duration: 54minTalking with Randy McMahon about what makes for effective change-making, Transition Towns, and meditation as a tool for activists.
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Environmental Consultant Ellen Moyer
20/07/2015 Duration: 48minTalking with environmental consultant and author Ellen Moyer about her work, her ideas, and why climate change can be seen as an opportunity. More about Ellen here: http://ellenmoyerphd.com
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Privilege In The United States
14/07/2015 Duration: 40minReorienting ourselves to the reality of climate change and our role in causing it as privileged middle class people in the United States. How rich are you? Check out where you fall on the Global Rich List: http://www.globalrichlist.com
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Psychology Of Action
06/07/2015 Duration: 42minHow to change the world while frazzled, distracted, and rushed? The brilliant Beth Hudson-Hankins and I discuss baby steps, composting, and the psychology of climate change communication. The guidebook we discuss is here: http://guide.cred.columbia.edu/ and the Naomi Klein talk is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b2B-ys3N1o
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Department Of Energy And Environmental Protection - Pat Bowe
30/06/2015 Duration: 46minPat Bowe of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection discusses incinerators, gas pipelines, recycling, and more.
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How To Be A Climate Hero - Audrey Schulman
25/06/2015 Duration: 35minAuthor and energy efficiency expert Audrey Schulman explains how understanding the Bystander Effect prompted her to become an environmental activist and how taking action changed her life. Read Audrey's Essay "How to be a Climate Hero" here: https://orionmagazine.org/article/how-to-be-a-climate-hero/ More about her nonprofit HEET: http://www.heetma.org/
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Anji Seth On Climate Science, Optimism, & India
20/06/2015 Duration: 01h03minClimate scientist Anji Seth on the basics of climate science, why she's optimistic, and climate consciousness in developing countries. Here's the article we mentioned - on why climate action needs the arts. Anji is a professor at the University of Connecticut and tweets @anjiseth.
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Randy McMahon On Activism
11/06/2015 Duration: 39minTalking with Randy McMahon about being an activist, the Occupy Wall Street movement, politics, and resources for understanding climate change and ways to move toward a more rational, healthy, sustainable world. Many links on Randy's website: http://awarmachine.com
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Environmental Justice
07/06/2015 Duration: 33minGoing to a climate rally, discussing environmental justice, dialogue between "alarmists" and "deniers"
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Understanding the Issue
31/05/2015 Duration: 23minJim and Amy report on their conservation challenge and then consider the issue of climate change from square one: what is it? What's happening? And how do we respond?
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Sarah Buie On Dialogue
27/05/2015 Duration: 30minTalking with Sarah Buie of Clark University about her work and thinking about climate change, the wise women's council, and the Climate Change Teach-in she organized at Clark.
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Overwhelm And Action
23/05/2015 Duration: 21minTaking on climate change action one conversation at a time, beginning with my husband.
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Introducing Hello Climate Change
16/05/2015 Duration: 07minHi, I'm Amy, an ordinary American waking up to climate change. Join me and my loved ones as we grapple with this most critical issue and fight to reclaim our power as citizens.