Betsy Taylor: "Finding Hope in Nature-Based Solutions"
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Nate Hagens
4.8 • 555 Ratings
🗓️ 2 November 2022
⏱️ 82 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Nate is joined by environmental and social activist Betsy Taylor. She and Nate have a wide ranging conversation about climate, consumption, culture, nuclear war, agriculture and the future. How has the environmental movement evolved over the past couple decades and how has it interacted with other social change movements? Why is reconstructing our food system more important now than ever?
About Betsy Taylor:
Betsy Taylor has long been an icon in the environmental and culture change fields. She founded the climate network 1Sky, which established the domestic base and ultimately merged with 350.org. She ran the Center for a New American Dream and more recently Breakthrough Strategies and Solutions. Recently, Betsy has moved to supporting the field of regenerative agriculture, promoting the potential of our lands to sequester carbon pollution while boosting food security and habitat protection.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to The Great Simplification with Nate Higgins. |
| 0:06.3 | That's me. |
| 0:07.7 | On this show, we try to explore and simplify what's happening with energy, the economy, the environment, and our society. |
| 0:17.0 | Together with scientists, experts, and leaders, this show is about understanding the bird's-eye |
| 0:23.2 | view of how everything fits together, where we go from here and what we can do about it as a |
| 0:29.1 | society and as individuals. |
| 0:33.2 | Betsy Taylor has long been an icon in the environmental and social change fields. |
| 0:39.8 | Betsy founded the Climate Network One Sky, which eventually became 350.org. |
| 0:45.7 | She ran the center for a new American dream, as well as breakthrough strategies and solutions. |
| 0:52.0 | Recently, Betsy has shifted to supporting the field of regenerative |
| 0:55.8 | agriculture, promoting the potential of our lands to sequester carbon pollution while boosting |
| 1:01.7 | food security and habitat protection. Betsy and I had a wide-ranging conversation about climate, |
| 1:09.5 | consumption, culture, nuclear war, agriculture, |
| 1:13.5 | and the future. |
| 1:15.3 | I'm happy to welcome Betsy Taylor to, Nate. How are you? I'm looking forward to this. I am doing well. I'm in Vermont. It's beautiful day. Yeah, I imagine there's lots of tourists coming up from New York City for the peak. |
| 1:47.6 | What are those called? |
| 1:48.7 | The peepers with all the fall color. |
| 1:52.3 | The sugar maples are turning red. |
| 1:54.6 | It's gorgeous. |
| 1:55.8 | We have the same thing here right now. |
| 1:57.9 | It's stunning. |
| 1:58.6 | I just got back from a bike ride, but I miss. |
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