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The Green Elephant in the Room: Solutions To Restoring the Health of People and the Living Planet

We all know about the doom and gloom associated with environmental issues. We need to tell ourselves a new story. Instead let"s talk about energy independence, green jobs, livable cities, clean water, clean air, and healthy children. This is where politics, perceptions, and life-style meet the catastrophe that is unfolding in front of our eyes. Here"s a suggestion — subscribe, tune-in, and stop doom-scrolling.

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51:29

Tipping Points of the Heart

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2022/01/31

Can we make fossil fuels socially unacceptable? Could we drive fossil fuels to extinction?We don’t have to live like this. We can change our societies.There have been plenty of positive tipping points in recent history: the remarkably swift reduction in smoking; the dramatic acceptance of same sex marriage; the unexpected legalization of marijuana; the spread of solar power and wind power; the #MeToo movement, which, in a matter of weeks, greatly reduced the social tolerance of ev...

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32:06

The intersection between Population Growth, Economic...

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2021/11/15

In this episode: The intersection between population growth, economic growth, and the climate and environment is complex. We simplify it for you. Also: NEWS OF THE FUTURE"The future is here. It's just not evenly distributed yet"— William Gibson— THE FUTURE OF The Human Climate Niche— THE FUTURE OF Air Pollution Laws That Help Wildlife— THE FUTURE OF PETROLEUM FACILITIES: Little Guys Fight Big Oil and Win— THE FUTURE OF PLASTIC: Proposed Tax on Virgin Single Use Plastic ...

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30:47

News of the Future: Keeping the Lights On — Quieting...

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2021/10/31

'When did the future switch from being a promise to being a threat?'— Chuck Palahniuk FIRST - The future of how we are going to keep the lights on as horrific weather events continue to hammer our world.NEXT – The future of how we can bring some quiet to the ear-splitting racket we are creating in the world’s oceans. FINALLY – A peek at the future when the electric vehicles become king of the road. It might not be as soon as you think.Visit the Green Elephant Webpage. On the top ba...

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26:09

How Can We Talk About What is Happening to The...

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2021/10/16

How Can We Talk About What is Happening to The Planet? Even though more than 75% of Americans believe climate change is happening, two-thirds of Americans rarely, if ever, talk about climate change with the people they care about. I get it. Talking about climate change can ...

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18:03

Introducing: The Future Of...

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2021/08/30

For the next few episodes, we are going be focusing the future. Predicting the future has always been problematic. This usually is because we are predicting futures of say, business models such as the next stock-market correction, or the next housing boom.Credentialed authorities are comically bad at predicting the future. The track record of expert forecasters—in science, in economics, in politics—is dismal.This is often because humans are so unpredictable. Guaranteed accura...

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13:58

Climate and Covid / Climate vs. Covid.

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2021/08/24

Show NotesIt is paradoxical that the global Covid 19 plague hit us about the same time our climate issues are ramping up in the public consciousness. The weather extremes this summer have been like a hike through the Book of Revelations.In the last 18 months, what have you talked about more, Climate or Covid? If you’re like me, I would say the pandemic. Maybe a 1000 to one. Remember those crazy, heady days a year ago, when we knew that we would eventually come out of the pandemic, and th...

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28:42

Five Words that will Save the Planet: Part 2...

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2021/06/22

Last week we shared with you the first two-words: Drive Less. This episode we reveal the last three words that could be the key to reversing the the climate crisis, and the broader ecological collapse of which it is part of. In fact, it may be our only hope. Stay tuned until the end where we have updated this podcast with some very hopeful new information. Since the first time we published this podcast, there have been some exciting innovations in this industry. Not only could we s...

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32:21

Part 1: Five Words that will Save the Planet...

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2021/06/21

This rebroadcast episode covers two of those words - that's because it is a big topic and very dear to most of us. Also, there are big changes happening, and we have updated the end of this episode. Next week the remaining three words on another beloved, but conflictual topic that may have a happy meal ending. If you can't stand the suspense, head to our webpage and check out episodes 2 and 3.

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18:33

Can one person make a difference? YOU BET!...

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2021/06/05

In the face of such huge global problems, it is easy to feel overwhelmed and powerless, and to find ourselves asking, “What difference can one person make?” The answer is that one person can make all the difference in the world. Any single step you take towards environmentalism can be multiplied by your wider circle of friends and followers. Let’s be the change-agent for those around us today. Tune-in and get pumped-up.

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32:09

Travel, Tourism and the Environment Rebroadcast

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2021/05/19

With the summer travel season approaching and the pent-up demand to hit the road, we thought this would be a good time to revisit a previous episode on Travel, Tourism and the impact that it has on communities, animals and the environment. We are now at the golden moment of entering our Post-Pandemic world, and this is an area that is ripe for positive changes. This rebroadcast is Episode number six. The corresponding webpage -#6 - goes into more detail and offers many r...

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36:12

Two Tales That Encapsulate our Climate Predicament...

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2021/04/06

Two stories that encapsulate our climate predicament and human nature. One is an uplifting tale of survival through cooperation, and the other a dark story of blind loyalty that led to tragic results. See if you can tell which is which.Plus News of the FutureElephants close to extinction in the wild: It's been a long time coming - what did we expect?Reef safe sunblock: The very stuff you use to protect your skin, is killing the very thing you came to see. New Civilian Climate Corps: Mode...

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40:28

Whales - Greater than you Imagine — Love your Lungs —...

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2021/03/01

EPISODE 48Whales — the Greatest Creature that ever lived is even GreaterA Love Letter to your LungsA Couple of Things You Could Do One Day a Week to Help Yourself and the PlanetNEWS OF THE FUTUREHollywood — How are They Going to Depict Covid – or Better Yet, Climate?An Endangered Species Creates their own Protest MovementWhy France’s New Tech ‘Repairability Index’ is a Big DealRun for Something: Instead of Reading about the Future, You Could be Making ItLINK-O-RAMA for 48Whales — the Greatest...

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31:25

Australian Fires: One year out. — The high cost of...

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2021/02/12

SHOW NOTESFirst Anniversary of the Devastating Australian Fire Storm. One of the greatest climate catastrophes ever, and their government says, “meh.”The Fix is in: The Cost of Climate Inaction. Or, a better way to put it, with climate action we could save trillions of dollars and the planet to boot!Bitcoin: an Unimaginable Energy Suck.News of the FutureWarnings at the Gas PumpSnow Droughts Empire State Building goes Green(er)My Favorite Senatorial Climate Hawk _____________________...

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24:46

News of the Future 2.0 - Now even Futurier!

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2021/02/02

NEWS OF THE FUTURE! Why wait to hear about your cleaner, greener future? EPISODE 46When it comes to the climate, tipping points can be bad…or we can create our own positive tipping points. It’s within our power.Germans are eat...

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16:29

Introducing News of the Future

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2021/01/25

SHOWNOTES What we are trying do with this podcast is a delicate balance between sharing the frightful truth about what is happening to our planet, all the while trying give you hope that you are part of the solution, that we can avert the worse consequences of what could potentially be catastrophic. The grand issue is, climate and environment are totally infused in our lives — considering the scale of what is happening, we rarely hear or talk about it. So that’s why we are fea...

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33:53

No better time to declare a climate emergency — Lab...

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2020/12/14

· New Zealand Declares a Climate Emergency. Shouldn’t You?· Cultivated Lab Grown Meat goes on Sale in Singapore· It’s Official — No New Natural Gas Hook-ups in New Buildings · Low Traffic Neighborhoods — Thank You Covid· Tasmania Has a Toxic Leak — It’s Not What You Think…· The Top Plastic Polluters Just Keep Winning· Promising News for (our na...

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31:17

The Last 4 Years, The Coming 4 Years, and the Next 40...

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2020/11/24

In this Episode we Address Politics, the Pandemic, Climate and Corresponding Environmental Issues — and How They Relate to the Past Four Years, The Coming Four Years, and The Next 40,000 Years.o What is our Biggest Problem? In a Word — Republicans. o Maybe Donald Trump has Done us a Favor? o We Need to Battle the Climate Crisis like COVID.o What can President-Elect Biden do on Day One? Day One-Hundred?o If the Climate and Extinction Crises are so B...

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35:49

HALF THE PLANET'S PLANTS Are Endangered, THE CHICKS...

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2020/10/26

ALMOST ONE-HALF THE PLANET'S PLANTS ARE ENDANGERED — It's not just animals!THE CHICKS IN THE MAIL: The Misery of Mailing AnimalsAIR POLLUTION: Is it Worse In the Car, or Out?DELETING POLLUTION CONTROL DEVICES ON VEHICLES — for the Worst OutcomeSAVE THE EARTH and Win a Prize!THE SILLINESS OF CLIMATE POLLING: Concern is Up Two-Points!The Most Viable and Immediate Solution for Climate: ELECTRIFY EVERYTHING

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33:53

REWILDING THE PLANET: From Your Flowerpot to Half the...

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2020/10/05

GOLF AND GOLF COURSES: A Waste of Land and Resources, FENCE POST TO FENCE POST FARMING: Hyper Farming Practices and the Impact on Wildlife, REWILDING THE PLANET: From a Flowerpot to Half the Earth: What You Can do to Help Rewilding, FLY LESS TRAVEL MORE: Alternative Travel Opportunities — Instead of Flying

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28:29

Post C-19 Urban Innovations — Our not so Bright...

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2020/09/21

China / Paris : Urban Innovations. — Lakes are Increasing in number and size - while curiously decreasing at the same time. — The definitive answer on recycling pizza boxes – maybe. — Mining Copper and our not so bright alternative energy future. — Teen create a Bee-Byway – so can you. — and "A Little Bit of Outrage"

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