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Something that might sound counterintuitive today or surprising.

Danielle Butcher Franz is a conservative climate champion. That is, she does not align with

progressive politics but believes climate issues need to be taken seriously. In her 2024 talk, she reminds us that

the key to action on this most pressing issue is coalition building and finding ways to engage on

policy changes and reforms in good

faith with people who might disagree on other fronts.

So I'm curious, and if you'll all indulge me, could I actually see a show of hands of how many

of you have ever disagreed with your political party of choice.

Okay, so it looks like we are in pretty good company here. I grew up in the U.S. in a small town in rural northern Minnesota, and my hometown was so small, in fact, that it was a big deal when

our population hit 300.

As you can imagine, in a town that small, people spend a lot of time outdoors.

Summers are typically spent in the water, swimming, fishing, and kayaking, and winters are typically spent on the water,

snowmobiling, snowshoeing, and ice skating. As for me, I spent a lot of time in the woods

hunting with my dad, which is where my passion for the environment was born. Dad and I agreed early

on that conservation was a shared value. We agreed that climate change was happening, and we agreed early on that conservation was a shared value,

we agreed that climate change was happening,

and we agreed that something needed to be done about it.

As I got older, however, in terms of politics, my views began to shift away from those of my progressive family,

and I found myself aligning a little bit more closely with the Republican

Party on issues like abortion, the economy, regulations, and markets. While these views

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