127) Supporting environmental protection through policy beyond voting with Will Hackman

Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration

kaméa chayne

Nature, Alternative Health, Society & Culture, Philosophy, Health & Fitness, Science

4.9 • 661 Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2019

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

At a time when we need to galvanize collective power to drive systemic change, why is it important for us to go beyond conscious consumerism to also focus on political action? What can we do besides voting to support environmental policy throughout the year?

Sharing his wisdom here is Will Hackman, an activist and contributing writer on the topics of energy, environment, climate change policy. Let's dive in!

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HIGHLIGHTS

[2:55] Kaméa: "Is it more effective to try and do what we can as individuals with our lifestyle choices, or is it more effective to work on environmental policy change?"

[10:50] Where the U.S. stands in terms of its environmental policy in relation to other countries.

[15:55] What 'decarbonizing the economy' entails, and what it would this look like in practice.

[18:08] How climate change and other environmental factors are affecting our oceans, including ocean acidification.

[22:03] Will talks about what we can do throughout the year to impact policy change beyond voting.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey there, this is your host, Kamea. I hope you had a restful holiday season and that your start to this
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1:09.7	If we reforest the country by 40 to 50 million acres between now and mid-century,
1:18.5	we could potentially offset 50% of greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2050.
1:27.2	At a time when we need to galvanize collective power to drive systemic change,
1:32.3	why is it important for us to go beyond conscious consumerism to also focus on political action?
1:38.8	And what can we do besides voting to support environmental policy throughout the year.
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