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REWIND: Climbing, Conservation and Capitalism

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Climate One

News Commentary, Earth Sciences, Social Sciences, Science, News

4.7585 Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2022

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Rick Ridgeway estimates he’s spent about five years of his life sleeping in tents, often in the world’s most remote places alongside fellow outdoor adventure luminaries. Ridgeway worked for Patagonia for 15 years and was behind the company’s infamous “Don’t Buy This Jacket” ad campaign, which paradoxically advocated sustainability and increased sales.  Outdoor companies like Patagonia may push for sustainability, but they largely still present a mostly white, wealthy experience with nature, which can be off-putting for people of color. “You know if you can't see yourself in those spaces then it’s hard to feel invited or welcome in that movement,” says writer and social justice facilitator Amanda Machado.   What is the role of corporations in conservation? And how can the outdoor industry help make nature more safe, accessible and welcoming for all? Guests: Rick Ridgeway, former Vice President of Public Engagement, Patagonia Amanda Machado, writer and social justice facilitator For show notes and related links, visit ClimateOne.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This is Climate One. I'm Greg Dalton.

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Many companies are increasingly focusing on a lower carbon footprint.

0:37.4

No matter how hard we had tried to make the Many companies are increasingly focusing on a lower carbon footprint.

0:48.4

No matter how hard we had tried to make that jacket with no unnecessary harm, it had still left behind 20 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions.

0:51.8

Should we trust corporations to decarbonize the economy?

0:56.0

If you can create food and fiber with regenerative farming, then that creates healthy soils which pull carbon out of the air and store it back in the ground.

1:02.0

And how can the outdoor industry help make nature more safe, accessible, and welcoming for all?

1:08.0

You know, if you can't see yourself in those spaces, then it's hard to feel invited

1:13.0

or welcome in that movement. And I think the other part that we really need to address is that

1:17.1

there's, you know, a long history of trauma and oppression that connect the outdoors to people

1:21.7

of color. What's the role of corporations, particularly in the outdoor industry, in

1:26.2

conserving natural lands.

1:28.5

The outdoor clothing and gear company Patagonia is known for its commitment to sustainability

1:33.1

and environmental health, but its prices often make it synonymous with elite access to nature

1:38.8

and adventure sports. Founder Yvonne Shinar began as a scrappy rock climber intent on making climbing equipment

1:45.5

and high-functioning outdoor clothing.

1:47.9

He was a reluctant businessman.

1:50.3

Today, the company is one of the leading U.S. outdoor retailers with annual sales more

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