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Climate Changers

118 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 21 ratings

Climate Changers features interviews with remarkable entrepreneurs, scientists, activists, educators and other leaders who are taking initiative as we face a growing climate crisis.

Climate Changers is for people who are tired of feeling helpless and want to hear real stories from thoughtful and effective leaders who are on the front lines of building the products and coalitions that will create change

The future is worth fighting for, so join me in this weekly celebration of the heroes who are working to create a new and sustainable resource and energy economy.

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Episodes

Carbon Ranching with Bob Howard

May 04, 2021 10:00 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MB

Learn more about Desert Mountain: https://desertmountaingrassfed.com/sustainability  

Regenerative Organic Certification with Elizabeth Whitlow

April 30, 2021 17:14 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MB

What is Regenerative Organic: https://www.patagoniaprovisions.com/pages/regenerative-organic-agriculture Learn more about the ROC certification: https://regenorganic.org/  

The Emerging Regenerative Customer with Emily Olson

April 21, 2021 17:37 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MB

Learn more about ReGenFriends: www.regenfriends.com Learn more about Sustana: www.sustana.com

Climate Change is the Longest Wave with Kim McCoy

March 25, 2021 14:10 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MB

Waves and Beaches has been trusted by generations of oceanographers, scientists, sailors, surfers and anyone with an appreciation for the sea. Now fully revised and updated by McCoy for the climate change era, the new editionis full of science on global warming and rising sea levels, providing clear explanations and detailed resources for the constant battle to preserve the shore.

Empowering Carbon Farmers with Steele Lorenz

March 09, 2021 11:00 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MB

Learn more about Gradable Carbon: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210222005662/en/Gradable%E2%84%A2-Launches-Gradable-Carbon-to-Give-Farmers-More-Control-of-Credits    

Carbon Dividends with Rick Knight

February 25, 2021 11:00 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MB

Learn more about Citizens' Climate Lobby: https://citizensclimatelobby.org/  

Crave-Worthy Food with a Lower Carbon Footprint with Judy Panayos

February 12, 2021 13:25 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MB

Learn more about Sodexo's commitment to responsible sourcing :https://www.sodexo.com/home/positive-impact/sustainability/responsible-sourcing.html    

Kiss the Ground with Finian Makepeace

January 27, 2021 10:00 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MB

Finian Makepeace is the co-founder of Kiss the Ground and a renowned presenter, media creator, and thought leader in the field of regenerative agriculture and soil health. His dedication to Kiss the Ground’s mission of “inspiring participation in global regeneration, starting with soil”, has motivated him to develop training programs, workshops, and talks designed to empower people around the world to become confident advocates for this growing movement.

Dirt Under Your Fingernails with Rich Bradbury

January 17, 2021 15:00 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MB

Learn more about Rich's "Dirt (soil) Under Your Nails Heuristic" Learn more about Desert Mountain Grass-Fed Beef and Double Oarlock Ranch

Clean Energy for Biden with Cameron Bard

January 08, 2021 11:00 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MB

Learn more about Clean Energy for Biden: https://www.cleanenergyforbiden.com/  

Eat the Change with Seth Goldman

December 11, 2020 11:00 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MB

Learn more about PLNT Burger: https://www.plntburger.com/ Learn more about Eat the Change: https://eatthechange.org/  

Food and Climate with Eve Turow-Paul

December 03, 2020 10:00 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MB

Buy a copy of Eve's new book, Hungry: https://www.thehungrybook.com/ Learn more about the Food for Climate League: https://www.foodforclimateleague.org/

Jane Goodall

November 25, 2020 11:00 - 8 minutes - 8.13 MB

In this episode, Jane is interviewed by students at Whittier Elementary School in Boulder Colorado.  Jane talks about her early work with Chimpanzees and introduces them to Roots & Shoots a global movement of youth who are empowered to use their voice and actions to make compassionate decisions, influencing and leading change in their communities.  The students at Whittier have selected to research the Red Panda and are going to focus on how to protect this endangered animal and it's habitat...

Conservative Environmentalism with Nate Hochman

November 17, 2020 11:00 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MB

Read some of Nate's recent editorials: https://gazette.com/opinion/guest-column-colorado-conservatives-must-do-better-on-the-environment/article_2ecf0d72-6f8b-11ea-9a66-83e2bbfae472.html https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2020/09/21/toward-a-conservative-environmentalism/#slide-1

Racism is Killing the Planet with Hop Hopkins

October 23, 2020 17:13 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MB

Read Hop's article here: https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/racism-killing-planet  

In This Together with Trammell Crow and Bill Shireman

October 14, 2020 06:05 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MB

Buy In This Together from Amazon HERE

Racial Justice, Climate Justice and Equity with Teron McGrew

October 09, 2020 06:05 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MB

Heres the link to the 24 Hours of Reality Link for Climate Reality Project's Statement on Racial Justice

Racial Justice, Climate Justice, and Equity with Teron McGrew

October 09, 2020 06:05 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MB

Heres the link to the 24 Hours of Reality Link for Climate Reality Project's Statement on Racial Justice

Regenerative Ocean Farming with Bren Smith

October 02, 2020 17:08 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MB

Listen to Bren's Ted Talk  

Bringing Clean Energy to the Dirtiest Parts of the Grid with Laura Zapata

September 11, 2020 06:05 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MB

Find out more about Clearloop: www.clearloop.us  

Livestock is the Solution to Climate Change with Allan Savory

September 02, 2020 06:10 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MB

Watch Allan's TED Talk:  https://www.ted.com/talks/allan_savory_how_to_fight_desertification_and_reverse_climate_change?language=en

Livestock are the Solution to Climate Change with Allan Savory

September 02, 2020 06:10 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MB

Watch Allan's TED Talk:  https://www.ted.com/talks/allan_savory_how_to_fight_desertification_and_reverse_climate_change?language=en

Farming Carbon with Trey Hill of Harborview Farms

August 20, 2020 16:39 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MB

Trey Hill is CEO of Harborview Farms, a grain operation producing corn, wheat, and soybeans with a focus on sustainable agriculture and environmental stewardship. Harborview Farms is working to bring some game-changing new ideas, including carbon sequestration, to farming. How? By approaching farming as a creative endeavor, exploring new techniques, and connecting dots in new ways that others aren’t willing to try.

Translating Shared Experience into Action with Miranda Massie of the Climate Museum

August 07, 2020 17:32 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MB

Calls to Action Learn more about the Climate Museum: https://climatemuseum.org/ Get your Climate Ambassador Card:  https://climatemuseum.org/ambassador Explore Climate Art for Congress:  https://climatemuseum.org/climateartforcongress    

Restoring Reef Ecosystems with Scott Sensenbrenner

July 29, 2020 08:00 - 12 minutes - 11.9 MB

Learn more about MOTE Marine Laboratory & Aquarium: https://mote.org/ Learn more about Enzymedica: https://enzymedica.com/ There’s a Facebook Live tour of the facility in this video: https://www.facebook.com/Enzymedica/videos/535753020661110/UzpfSTQ4Mjg3MTY2NjQ0OjEwMTU3MzU2NDE2OTQ2NjQ1/

Climate Change is a National Security Issue with Rod Schoonover

July 16, 2020 13:54 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MB

Learn more about the Ecological Futures Group: https://ecologicalfutures.com/

Creating a Marketplace to Remove Carbon from the Atmosphere with Paul Gambill

July 01, 2020 06:05 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MB

Learn more about Nori:  https://nori.com/

Tell Your #KeepParis Story

June 26, 2020 07:07 - 44 minutes - 41 MB

How to Tell Your #KeepParis Story and Why it Matters

June 26, 2020 07:07 - 44 minutes - 41 MB

This election provides climate voters with a binary decision: either we stay in the Paris Agreement or we leave. The election is November 3rd and regardless of who wins, Donald Trump will still be president on November 4th and that is the day that we are scheduled to leave. The question becomes whether we have a new president in January who renews our commitment and rejoins once inaugurated. In this discussion, Paul Bodnar gives listeners the tools to talk about the Paris Agreement and mak...

Building Wind Energy at Scale with Michael Rucker

June 12, 2020 04:23 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MB

Michael Rucker is the founder and CEO of Scout Clean Energy, a renewable energy development company headquartered in Boulder, Colorado. After helping craft some of the earliest global climate change agreements, Michael decided that he could have the greatest impact in the private sector. People thought he was crazy when he began working on wind power, but time has proven him to be prescient, as wind is now the most cost-effective source of power on the grid. The Scout team brings over 60 ye...

Climate Change is a Marketing Problem with Seth Godin

June 04, 2020 06:10 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MB

Call to Action Visit the Akimbo Workshops: https://akimbo.com/

Healing the Land One Bite at a Time with Joel Salatin

May 28, 2020 06:05 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MB

Sign up for Joel's Blog! www.thelunaticfarmer.com

Growing a Revolution with Dave Montgomery

May 20, 2020 06:05 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MB

Find out more about Growing a Revolution (published by W.W. Norton): https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393356090  

Growing A Revolution with Dave Montgomery

May 20, 2020 06:05 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MB

Find out more about Growing a Revolution (published by W.W. Norton): https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393356090  

Taking on Entrenched Fossil Fuel Interests with Bill McKibben

May 12, 2020 07:00 - 13 minutes - 12 MB

Calls to Action Learn more about 350.org Read Bill's books: http://billmckibben.com/books.html

Taking on Entrenched Fossil Fuel Interests with Bill McKibbon

May 12, 2020 07:00 - 13 minutes - 12 MB

Calls to Action Learn more about 350.org Read Bill's books: http://billmckibben.com/books.html

Birds as the Treasure and Measure of Better Beef with Russ Conser

May 05, 2020 20:33 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MB

Call to Action Learn more about Blue Nest Beef: https://bluenestbeef.com/  

Step into Grizzly Country with Doug Peacock

April 29, 2020 16:14 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MB

After two tours as a Special Forces medic in the Central Highlands of Vietnam (for which he received the Soldier’s Medal, the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry and the Bronze Star), Peacock was repatriated to the Rocky Mountains, the wild deserts and tundras of North America. It was there he met the late author Edward Abbey, who used Peacock to mold his iconic character, George Washington Hayduke. After the war, Doug crawled back into mountains and found solitude in wilderness to be exactly what...

Saving Salmon to Save the Planet with Mark Kurlansky

April 22, 2020 06:20 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MB

One of nature's most remarkable and inspiring animals with a long history of both commercial and sports fishing all over the Northern Atlantic and Pacific, salmon are threatened by everything from deforestation, to climate change and dams. If the salmon can survive than there is hope for the planet. In what he says is the most important piece of environmental writing in his long and award-winning career, Mark Kurlansky, best-selling author of Salt and Cod, The Big Oyster, 1968, and Milk, am...

Implementing Large Scale Renewable Energy Projects with Jeff Bedard

April 14, 2020 16:33 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MB

Jeff Bedard provides renewable energy consulting services from a business and technical standpoint. He offers a broad range of technical, market, and advisory services and has worked across the globe on projects ranging from electrifying sustainable resorts in Mexico, to bringing renewable energy to the largest resort on Maui, to planning, designing, and implementing renewable energy projects across entire corporate real estate portfolios.  

Carbon Sequestration with Peter Schlosser

April 09, 2020 06:05 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MB

Peter Schlosser is the vice president and vice provost of the Global Futures Laboratory at Arizona State University. He is the University Professor of Global Futures and holds joint appointments in the School of Sustainability, the School of Earth and Space Exploration in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. The laboratory has been launched to harness the innovative capacity ...

Integrating Solar Into the Built Environment with Chris Klinga

March 31, 2020 17:02 - 17 minutes - 16 MB

Over the last decade Chris was instrumental in developing the LSX and GSX Module and Racking System for Lumos Solar, disruptive solar technologies that have changed the way home and business owners perceive solar energy. His innovations in solar product development have married elements of traditional solar with BIPV to create truly unique solar solutions that add architectural benefits to any solar installation. Today he is focused on product development across several industries and strive...

Mastering a Positive Mindset in Challenging Times with Catherine Sanderson

March 24, 2020 16:02 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MB

Catherine Sanderson is the Manwell Family Professor of Life Sciences (Psychology) at Amherst College.  Her research has received grant funding from the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Health and she has published over 25 journal articles and book chapters in addition to four college textbooks, middle school and high school health textbooks, and trade books on parenting as well as how mindset influences happiness, health, and even how long we live (The Positive Shift...

Empowering Rural Africa with Solar Microgrids

March 18, 2020 06:13 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MB

Richard Mori is the Co-Founder and CEO of Xpower, a company that is focused on energy and internet access in the developing world. Xpower is also the parent company to MeshPower, which brings clean electricity to rural villages in Rwanda, using solar microgrids that power homes and empower economic development.

Building a Transformative Solar Energy Revolution with Sachu Constantine

March 10, 2020 07:00 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MB

Call to Action: Learn more about Vote Solar: https://votesolar.org/about-us/ Learn more about their mission: https://votesolar.org/about-us/mission/  

Creating Innovation Ecosystems for Cleantech with Beth Zonis

March 03, 2020 09:00 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MB

Call to Action Apply to the Cleantech Open 2020 accelerator: https://www.cleantechopen.org/en/challenge/2020-cto-accelerator  

Climate and Faith Community Outreach with Kelsey Grant

February 25, 2020 11:00 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MB

Calls to Action Read Kelsey's recent editorial in the Daily Camera: https://www.timescall.com/2020/02/15/kelsey-grant-christianity-and-climate-change/ Learn more about the Citizen's Climate Lobby: https://citizensclimatelobby.org/    

The 100% Solution with Solomon Goldstein-Rose

February 11, 2020 11:00 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MB

Learn more about Solomon's book and events: https://www.solomongr.com/ Follow Solomon on Twitter: @SolomonG_R  

Climate Fiction (Cli Fi) with Joey Eschrich

February 04, 2020 11:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MB

Calls to Action Learn more about the Imagination and Climate Futures Initiative at Arizona State University.  Learn more about the Everything Change Climate Fiction Contest 2020: https://everythingchange.submittable.com To read Everything Change: An Anthology of Climate Fiction, Volume II, which collects the grand prize winner and finalists from the 2018 contest, visit https://climateimagination.asu.edu/everything-change-vol-2.   

Finding Common Ground Through Conservative Outreach with Dan Palken

January 28, 2020 17:01 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MB

Calls To Action Find your local chapter of the Citizens' Climate Lobby: https://citizensclimatelobby.org/about-ccl/chapters/ Learn more about the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act: https://citizensclimatelobby.org/energy-innovation-and-carbon-dividend-act/