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America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast

A changing climate presents humanity with only one option: adapt. Join your host, Doug Parsons for America"s leading podcast on climate change - America Adapts! Each episode, Doug sits down with scientists, activists, policymakers, and journalists to discuss the tough questions facing this country and the world as we confront humanity"s greatest challenge. Question your assumptions, refresh your perspective, and become part of the climate movement that will determine our planet"s future, right here

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01:09:07

You Can’t Handle the Truth: Rising Sea Levels and...

America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast ·

2018/04/15

In episode 64 of America Adapts, Doug Parsons talks with Margaret Peloso, of the law firm Vinson and Elkins. Margaret shares insights from her book Adapting to Rising Sea Levels: Legal Challenges and Opportunities. Doug and Margaret dig into topics such as the conversion of private land to public land as the oceans rise; adaptation and the public trust doctrine; coastal Superfund sites and corporate responsibility; will eminent domain drive coastal planning in the years ahead and much more!

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California Adapts 3: The Synthesis

America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast ·

2018/03/19

Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Android In California Adapts 3: The Synthesis, Doug Parsons and writer/producer Randy Olson talk about their overall impressions of climate adaptation in California. Each of the experts interviewed during the journey gave scores from 1 to 10 for their opinion of how well they think the state is addressing their element of climate adaptation. The scores are presented to three of the experts for their assessment. The analysis ends with one more expert - a

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01:04:57

California Adapts 2: The Journey

America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast ·

2018/03/19

Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Android In this episode, Doug Parsons’ journeys around California exploring the five most important elements of climate adaptation for the state — fire, drought, flood, temperature and sea level rise. For each one he goes into the field with an expert. He visits the burn area of the Thomas Fire of December, 2017 with a fire captain, talks about drought with the state’s “Water Czar,” standing beside the Sacramento River, hears the details of the ARkStorm

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47:16

California Adapts 1: The Storytellers

America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast ·

2018/03/12

Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Android Episode 61: What is “climate adaptation” and how well is California doing with it? The podcast “America Adapts” hosted by Doug Parsons has been exploring the topic of climate adaptation since 2016. In this three part special, sponsored by the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, Doug takes an in-depth look at the state of California, presenting its long history of environmental leadership, current work on adaptation throughout the

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56:00

Rolling Stone’s Jeff Goodell: The Water Will Come

America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast ·

2018/03/05

Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Android In episode 60 of America Adapts, Doug Parsons talks with Jeff Goodell of Rolling Stone magazine about his new book, The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World. Topics discussed in this episode: Jeff discusses the reception of his new climate change book, The Water Will Come. Jeff and Doug discuss the reaction from the development community in south Florida to Jeff’s book. Jeff explains the history of

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01:09:19

Dan Ashe: Zoos/Aquariums Adapt to Climate Change and...

America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast ·

2018/02/19

Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Android In episode 59 of America Adapts, Doug Parsons talks with Dan Ashe, the President and CEO of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). Previously, Dan was the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for 7 years under President Barack Obama. Topics discussed in this episode: What is the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and its role in conservation and adaptation; How zoos can be ambassadors in deep red states in communicating climate

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01:01:32

The Hero’s Journey: Climate Adaptation and Creative...

America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast ·

2018/01/30

Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Android In episode 58 of America Adapts, Doug Parsons talks with author and lecturer Elizabeth Rush, of Brown University. Elizabeth is the author of the upcoming book, Rising – Dispatches from the New American Shore. Topics discussed in this episode: What is ‘creative non-fiction.’ Elizabeth explains how humans have or don’t have the emotional resilience to respond to climate change Writing “adaptation metaphors.” Narrative devices like “The Hero’s

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02:01:08

Conservation and Adaptation in Asia’s High Mountain...

America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast ·

2018/01/08

Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Android Donate here! Listen here. Now on Spotify! In episode 57 of America Adapts, Doug Parsons talks with experts from all over the world focusing on the conservation of the elusive snow leopard of the Asia High Mountains and how this species - and the communities around this species - are adapting to climate change. Guests from Nepal, India, China, Russia, Sweden, and the US share stories on studying this amazing cat and talk about some of the

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01:16:45

Top Climate Stories 2017: Year in Review Holiday...

America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast ·

2017/12/18

Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Android Donate here! Listen here. Now on Spotify! Year in Review! In episode 56 of America Adapts, Doug Parsons hosts three amazing guests: Jayde Lovell, host of SciQ on the Young Turks Network, Dr. Tim Watkins, science education specialist, and Shaun Martin, Senior Director of Adaptation and Resilience at the World Wildlife Fund. Doug and his guests convene a lively panel discussion, highlighting the year’s top news stories; favorite moments from the

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57:55

Surfrider Foundation Adapts to Climate Change: ...

America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast ·

2017/12/01

Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Android In episode 54 of America Adapts, Doug Parsons talks with Dr. Chad Nelsen, the CEO of the world famous Surfrider Foundation! Chad discusses the work of Surfrider Foundation and how it’s ramping up its climate change adaptation work. Doug and Chad discuss the implications of sea level rise on coastlines and even its impact on the sport of surfing. Chad also shares what Surfrider chapters are doing to address the huge challenge of climate change. Listen

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01:44:46

Landscape Architects Adapt to Climate Change

America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast ·

2017/11/14

Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Android Listen here. In episode 54 of America Adapts, Doug Parsons attends the 2017 American Association of Landscape Architects conference in Los Angeles. In this episode, we discover the burgeoning role of landscape architects in adaptation planning. Doug talks with a wide swath of landscape architects, from living legend Martha Schwartz, to young graduate students just entering the field, gearing up to dedicate themselves to addressing climate change.

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01:04:47

The Monsanto Episode: Corporate Agriculture Adapts...

America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast ·

2017/10/31

Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Android Listen here. Now on Spotify! In episode 53 of America Adapts, Doug Parsons talks with Monsanto’s Dr. Jeff Seale , Monsanto’s Agricultural Environmental Strategy Lead & Associate Science Fellow. Doug and Jeff cover: acknowledging some of the controversies surrounding Monsanto; Monsanto’s goal of being carbon neutral by 2021; how large corporations can play a leading role in adaptation; big data and climate modeling and how a large corporation can

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54:28

The Great Climate Migration: A Podcast with Dr. Matt...

America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast ·

2017/10/13

Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Android Listen here. Now on Spotify! In episode 52 of America Adapts, Doug Parsons talks with demographer Dr. Matt Hauer from the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia. Doug and Matt discuss his research paper on the role of future sea level rise on future migration within the United States. Matt explains the origins of the paper and how the popular media responded to his provocative conclusions – up to 13 million coastal

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01:37:33

Vox’s David Roberts: Bearded Middle-Aged White Dude...

America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast ·

2017/09/26

Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Android David Roberts Quotes: “People’s gut impressions and instincts are not reliable guides to social policy.” “We need to be all guns blazing on mitigation.” The only people capable of changing the minds of the right wing base on climate change...is right wing elites. There’s no set of magical words that environmentalists can say to break this spell of denialism…” In episode 51 of America Adapts, Doug Parsons talks with famed climate and energy writer

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48:57

Free Market Adaptation at the Cato Institute – Dr....

America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast ·

2017/09/18

Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Android Now on Spotify! In episode 50 of America Adapts, Doug Parsons talks with Dr. Pat Michaels, Director of the Center for the Study of Science at the libertarian Cato Institute. Doug and Pat discuss free market approaches to adaptation and the potential role of the Cato Institute in this emerging field. In this Episode: NATURAL ADAPTATION – Dr. Michaels shares examples of how society, across the planet, have already adapted to extreme weather. GDP

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01:08:31

Harvard Adapts East Boston to Climate Change

America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast ·

2017/09/05

Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Android Now on Spotify! In episode 49 of America Adapts, Doug Parsons is invited to Harvard University to cover the Graduate School of Design’s end of semester studio seminar. In the spring semester, graduate students collaborated with the East Boston community to develop an adaptation action plan. The results of those efforts were presented during the spring seminar. Doug spoke with students, Harvard professors and members of the East Boston

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55:08

Climate Gentrification – Reporting on the Front Lines...

America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast ·

2017/08/24

In episode 48 of America Adapts, Doug Parsons talks with adaptation reporter Erika Bolstad. Doug and Erika discuss her role at E & E News as their first adaptation reporter. They talk about the state of adaptation reporting before they dig into her story on the emerging issue of ‘climate gentrification’, a topic that touches real estate, environmental justice and migration. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Android Now on Spotify! Donate to America Adapts, we are now a tax deductible

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01:09:36

Deconstructing a Climate Skeptic: The Marc Morano...

America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast ·

2017/08/07

Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Android Now on Spotify! In episode 47 of America Adapts, Doug talks with noted climate change skeptic, Marc Morano of Climate Depot. Doug and Marc discuss his motivation to be a contrarian voice on climate change and his history working on environmental issues, from being a reporter for Rush Limbaugh, to being chief spokesman for noted climate skeptic Senator James Inhofe of Oklahoma. We also talk about the current state of climate affairs. In the

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49:58

Teens Adapt to Climate Change plus ep. 3 of Australia...

America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast ·

2017/07/26

Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Android In episode 46 of America Adapts , it’s a two segment show. First, Doug talks with Charlie Abrams and Jeremy Clark, two 13 year olds from Portland, Oregon about their amazing climate change activism. The second segment is our third edition of Australia Adapts with Dr. Johanna Nalua, where she talks with Dr. Jean Palutikof, the Director and Founder of the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility based in Queensland, Australia.

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01:46:01

Community Based Adaptation – Under African Skies

America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast ·

2017/07/17

Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Android In episode 45 of America Adapts - in a first - host Doug Parsons travels to Kampala, Uganda to cover the CBA11 (Community Based Adaptation). This podcast consists of multiple conversations with conference attendees representing countries from Europe, Asia, Africa and the United States. If you want to learn how the rest of the world approaches adaptation, this podcast is for you! Subscribe/listen to podcast on Apple Podcasts.Now on Spotify!

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