32) Dealing with the doom and gloom of environmentalism and how species extinction impacts us with The Revelator's John Platt
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration
Kaméa Chayne
4.8 • 694 Ratings
🗓️ 14 July 2018
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
What do we need to know about species extinction around the world today and how that impacts us? How can we stay positive and inspired even as we learn about more problems we need to address? Environmental journalist and Editor of Center of Biological Diversity's The Revelator, John Platt, shares his wisdom with you.
HIGHLIGHTS:
[3:55] John: "...it's proof that if you're really educated about something and care about it, you can make a difference."
[8:50] Kaméa: "How do you handle it emotionally when you have to dig into problems all the time?"
[10:30] John: "...It doesn't all suck. We can make a difference and we are making progress!"
[11:25] Advice for someone who feels drained by all of the problems we face.
[16:09] One major sustainability issue that isn't talked about enough and affects all of us.
[16:50] John: "Wildlife issues in a lot of ways are actually issues about human society."
[21:00] Kaméa: "How does biodiversity loss impact the individual living in urban or suburban areas?"
[21:50] The importance of pollination for our food supply.
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| 0:00.0 | I have a quick but important ask. As you're probably aware, Green Dreamer is an independent |
| 0:07.9 | podcast and we don't take on corporate advertisers to fund our work because we don't want those |
| 0:13.7 | considerations to influence our curiosities or our abilities to question whatever it is that we want to question. |
| 0:22.3 | So if you value and believe in our work, this is our call out. |
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| 0:30.7 | And you can help us out so, so much through a paid substack subscription to my newsletter at |
| 0:37.3 | camaya.substack.com or through a one-time |
| 0:40.4 | donation at greendreamer.com slash support. It really means a lot to have you here, and we're so |
| 0:47.6 | grateful for whatever form or level of support that you're able to share with us. |
| 0:53.8 | The more I saw things make a difference, the more I saw people influenced by my article, or level of support that you're able to share with us? |
| 0:54.4 | The more I saw things make a difference, the more I saw people influenced by my articles. |
| 0:58.7 | My articles cited in the Federal Register where they're talking about endangered species |
| 1:02.8 | trying to give them protection. |
| 1:04.2 | It's just proof if you really are educated about something and care about it, you can make a difference. |
| 1:10.1 | What do we need to know about species extinction around the about something and care about it, you can make a difference. |
| 1:17.0 | What do we need to know about species extinction around the world today and how that impacts us? |
| 1:24.5 | How can we stay positive and inspired even as we learn about more and more problems that we have to address? |
| 1:27.7 | That's just the tip of the iceberg of what you'll hear today. Now, I want to take a quick moment to thank you for tuning in and for all that you do, |
| 1:31.9 | honestly. In spite of all the challenges that we face in this space, you're here, being the change |
| 1:37.4 | you want to see, going above and beyond to do what you can. And I just have no doubt that every |
| 1:42.6 | single day you're making a meaningful difference. So thank you for everything you've done. And I just have no doubt that every single day you're making a meaningful difference. So |
| 1:45.7 | thank you for everything you've done. This is just a quick reminder for you to celebrate that. |
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