Episode 4. Will Climate Catastrophe Be The Legacy We Leave For Our Kids?
In this episode of Eaarth Feels, Rose and Christine discuss the helplessness, discomfort, and worry parents and grandparents are feeling about the future for our kids and grandkids, and the need for individual action vs systemic change.
We also discuss some good news on the climate front, offer one tip for you to unfreeze yourself and take climate action as well as include our weekly sanity tip to keep you calm(er) in the face of climate overwhelm.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
People: Greta Thunberg, youth climate activist
Greta’s TED talk Want to be inspired? This talk is Not to be missed
Headlines:
- Paris breaks all-time high temp record
- Flooding along Mississippi River
- 2019 Heat wave across US
- Climate Spiral of Silence
Quote: “Imperfect action is better than perfect inaction” ~ Harry S. Truman
Climate Activist Groups:
- Climate Fast (Canada)
- Extinction Rebellion Civil disobedience in UK and Canada
Good News:
- CNN (and now MSNBC!!) Agree to Host Democratic Climate Debates
- 7000 Colleges and Universities Across the Globe Declare Climate Emergency, With a Plan to Fight It: Commit to going carbon neutral by 2030 (2050 at latest), use their resources for Action-Oriented Research, AND Delivery of Environmental and Sustainability Education
- UK’s National Trust to Cut Fossil Fuel from its $1.3 B fund, investing in Green startups
Action Step to Unfreeze Yourself: Commit to Global Climate Strike on September 20, 2019. Click on the link, spread the word on social media, tell your boss you won’t be in. Invite Everyone you Know. Stand for your kids,grandkids and the Planet.
Sanity Tip: How we treat our bodies is reflective of the way we treat Mother Earth. So feed your body AND your soul with lots of leafy greens, while avoiding petrochemicals and wrapping (if you can).
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