Climate Changers

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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 make it a key component of our voter mobilization efforts. Paul is joined by POW athlete and winter olympian Maddie Phaneuf.

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 years of renewable wind and solar energy experience, specializing in leasing, permitting, interconnection, power marketing, finance, and construction.

Call to ActionVisit the Akimbo Workshops: https://akimbo.com/

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

Calls to ActionLearn more about 350.orgRead Bill's books: http://billmckibben.com/books.html

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

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 he needed to confront the demons of Vietnam. In Grizzly Years, Doug credits grizzly bears with restoring his soul. He has been the most consistent advocate for grizzly bears for the last 40 years, traveling between Yellowstone and Glacier national parks to film them and document their struggles to survive. For the last three decades, he has lectured and written widely about wilderness: from bears to buffalo, from the Sierra Madres of the Sonoran desert to the fjords of British Columbia, from the tigers of Siberia to the blue sheep of Nepal.

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, among many others, employs his signature multi-century storytelling and compelling attention to detail to chronicle the harrowing yet awe-inspiring life cycle of salmon. Kurlansky’s research shows that all over the world these fish, uniquely connected to both marine and terrestrial ecology as well as fresh and salt water, are a natural barometer for the health of the planet. He documents that for centuries man’s greatest assaults on nature, from overfishing to dams, from hatcheries to fish farms, from industrial pollution to the ravages of climate change, are evidenced in the sensitive life cycle of salmon. Kurlansky’s insightful conclusion is that the only way to save salmon is to save the planet and, at the same time, the only way to save the planet is to save the mighty, heroic salmon.

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.

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 of academia and develop options for sound management of the planet. Professor Schlosser is one of the world’s leading earth scientists, with expertise in the Earth’s hydrosphere and how humans affect the planet’s natural state. His research interests include studies of water movement and its variability in natural systems (oceans, lakes, rivers, groundwater) using natural and anthropogenic trace substances and isotopes as ’dyes’ or as ‘radioactive clocks.’ He also studies ocean/atmosphere gas exchange; reconstruction of continental paleotemperature records using groundwater as archive; anthropogenic impact on natural systems and sustainable development as academic discipline. His research adds to the basic understanding of ocean circulation and the ocean's role in climate. The same principles are used to investigate groundwater flow in shallow and deep aquifers, providing results that are relevant for environmental risk and impact studies. He has published more than 180 articles in leading journals.

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 strives to help companies develop their products through his consulting business SolMotiv Design. Chris is also deeply involved with integrating the solar and building industries through his work with the Architectural Solar Association (ASA).

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). In 2012, she was named one of the country's top 300 professors by the Princeton Review. Professor Sanderson speaks regularly for public and corporate audiences on topics such as the science of happiness, the power of emotional intelligence, the mind-body connection, and the psychology of good and evil. These talks have been featured in The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, The Atlantic, CNN, and CBS Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley. She also writes a blog for Psychology Today - Norms Matter - that examines the power of social influence on virtually all aspects of our lives.

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.

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

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

Calls to ActionRead 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/

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

Calls to ActionLearn 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.comTo 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.

Calls To ActionFind 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/

Calls to ActionLearn more about Inside the Greenhouse: https://insidethegreenhouse.org/Learn more about the musical Shine: https://insidethegreenhouse.org/shine/index.html

Calls to ActionLearn more about Max's newest book, published by Cambridge University Press: Creative (Climate) CommunicationsMax is a Project Leader for Inside the Greenhouse, a multidisciplinary team that uses creative framing and storytelling of issues surrounding climate change through video, theatre, dance, and writing to connect a wider audience to the deep and pressing need to address climate change.

Calls to ActionWatch Beth's TEDx talk on climate crisis courage: https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_hartman_climate_crisis_courageLearn more about Project Drawdown: https://www.drawdown.org/Learn more about the Rocky Mountain Institute: https://rmi.org/

Call to Action:Given it is the holidays, my only call to action is to let me know how I can make this podcast more useful to you in 2020. Please share any ideas, insights or criticism with me at: [email protected] hope you all enjoy the holidays. I look forward to engaging with you again in 2020.

Calls to ActionLearn more about Wunder Capital: https://www.wundercapital.com/aboutListen to an interview with Dave about how to use first principles to build an intentional career in clean energy: https://blog.wundercapital.com/2019/02/26/gtm/Learn more about the challenges and opportunities for C&I solar projects to have an impact on curbing carbon emissions: https://www.pv-magazine.com/2018/10/20/the-weekend-read-ci-challenges-and-innovations/

Calls to ActionLearn more about the Center for the New Energy Economy: https://cnee.colostate.edu/Learn more about Bill's work with Mesh Power to create sustainable energy resources in Africa that bypass carbon: https://cnee.colostate.edu/bill-ritter-visits-rwanda-microgrid-project-development/

Call to ActionThanksgiving is tomorrow so this week's call to action is more lighthearted than usual. Given that this episode is all about beer, here are some great resources to help you use beer to make Thanksgiving more tasty and more fun. Grab a six-pack of Upslope Craft Lager and give these a try:Thanksgiving Recipes that Incorporate Beer: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/news/cooking-beer-thanksgiving/More Beer-Infused Recipes for Thanksgiving: https://draftmag.com/thanksgiving-recipes-made-with-beer/Even MORE Recipes: https://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/slideshow/beer-recipesBeer Pairings for Thanksgiving Dinner: https://justbeerapp.com/article/beer-pairings-for-thanksgivingMore Beer Pairings: https://www.craftbeer.com/beer-and-food/thanksgiving-beer-pairings-first-course-final-bite

Call to ActionRead more about Auden's philosophy that climate activism is a daily practice: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/06/opinion/sunday/climate-change-global-warming.htmlLearn more about POW (Protect Our Winters): https://protectourwinters.org/Here are Aspen Ski Resort's Guiding Principles: https://www.aspensnowmass.com/we-are-different/guiding-principles

Call to Action:Learn more about POW: https://protectourwinters.org/Climate Activist's Roadmap: https://protectourwinters.org/climate-activists-roadmap/POW's guide to discussing climate change during the holidays: https://protectourwinters.org/how-to-talk-climate-with-your-uncle-at-thanksgiving/

Call to ActionLearn more about Hunter's work with Natural Capitalism Solutions.Learn more about Gabe Brown's innovative work to reclaim the natural productivity of his soil.Order meat, eggs and honey from Gabe Brown's Nourished by Nature online marketplace.

Call to ActionIf you are a resident of Colorado, become part of Jack's Solar Garden and earn Xcel electricity bill credits.Learn more about Community Solar. Learn more about Agrivoltaics.

Mike Kuby teaches Geography at Arizona State University. In this episode we discuss his research into transportation, energy and optimal locations for hydrogen and electric fueling stations as we build a new energy transportation infrastructure. In a country where petroleum fueling stations are ubiquitous, where will should we place the first alternate fuel refueling stations? Rather than just following the patterns of the existing infrastructure, Mike has used research into driver behavior to find the locations for battery and fuel cell stations that will build a network that can serve the most vehicles most effectively.

Tom Cech is an award winning conservationist and Director of the One World One Water Institute at Metropolitan State University in Denver. He is a prolific author and teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses and creates water-oriented content and curricula for K-12 and lifelong learners. In this episode we discuss water conservation and activism as well as glacial retreat, cyclical droughts in the west, desalination and the use of new technologies to deliver clean water to refugee camps.Call to Action10 ways to conserve water at homeEPA guidelines to protect water resourcesHelp provide clean water to communities around the globe

Paul Bodnar, currently a Managing Director at Rocky Mountain Institute, discusses a variety of economic, social and environmental issues related to climate change. Paul was in New York for the United Nations Climate Action Summit and shares this experience in the context of prior international conferences he attended while at the State Department and as President Obama's Special Assistant and Senior Director for Energy and Climate Change. This includes his work as a chief architect for the Paris Agreement. We discuss the role of international institutions and central governments in achieving climate mitigation and specifically address how to make this a bipartisan issue in a divided United States.Call to ActionParticipate with the United Nations through their ACTNOW movement: https://www.un.org/en/actnow/index.shtmlLearn more about the Rocky Mountain Institute: https://rmi.org/Find out how financial leaders can help create a sustainable and inclusive global economy: https://www.bloomberg.com/cfli/

Call to Action and Follow-UpHere are two recent commentaries from Chip:https://www.civilbeat.org/2019/09/want-to-save-the-planet-eat-more-plants/https://www.civilbeat.org/2019/09/humanity-has-entered-a-period-of-extraordinary-transformation/ What was once considered unusual weather is now becoming standard because we have disrupted the jet stream by arctic amplification: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/imageo/2019/09/28/historic-snow-storm-in-the-west-plus-a-heat-wave-in-the-east-whats-going-on/#.XZKHIedKg6gAnd and in a prelude to next week's interview, where we will get an update on the recent climate action summit at the United Nations: https://unfccc.int/

This is the official trailer for Climate Changers, a podcast that features interviews with remarkable entrepreneurs, scientists, activists, educators and other leaders who are taking initiative as we face a growing climate crisis.As the father of 2 girls, I want to be able look them in the eye when they are older and say that I had an impact on their future by working to mitigate and help prepare for the effects of climate change. This show is my first step. Climate Changers is for people like me 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.