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Sustainable Minimalists

The Big Fix

Sustainable Minimalists

Bleav + Stephanie Seferian

Leisure, Parenting, Kids & Family, Home & Garden

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

A conversation with energy policy advisor Hal Harvey and award-winning NY Times journalist Justin Gillis about exactly what we need to do more of in 2023 to ensure the planet remains habitable for our children.   Here's a preview: [2:00] Is it already too late? [4:00] The transition to seeing ourselves not as mere green consumers but instead as green citizens [12:00] Creating a "tangible local expression" of your environmental values: the why and how [25:00] How to decide which eco-policy to put your weight behind (and what it really means to "hit it hard")   Resources mentioned: The Big Fix: 7 Practical Steps To Save Our Planet Want to work on school buses with me? Email me and I'll get you on our school bus mailing list: MamaMinimalistBoston@gmail.com Join our (free!) community here.  Find your tribe. Sustainable Minimalists are on Facebook, Instagram + Youtube.   Our Sponsors:* Thank you to LifeStraw! https://lifestraw.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sustainable-minimalists/exclusive-content

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0:00.0

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1:00.8

Well, hello listeners, welcome back.

1:04.9

My name is Stephanie Safarian and you're listening to episode 330 of sustainable

1:09.2

minimalists, a Twas Weekly show about intentional and eco-minimalist living.

1:14.7

If you've been listening to the show for a while,

1:17.1

you've likely noticed that when it comes to discussing eco-friendly behaviors,

1:22.1

we often on this show center our activities, center the

1:26.8

ideas around what we can do within our own homes, what we have control over within our own respective spheres.

1:37.0

And on today's show, I am super excited to bring on two guests who are going to help us take our efforts that we have been

1:45.9

solidifying in our own homes and take our efforts outside of the home. What can we do within our own communities that are going to make a

1:57.6

significant impact? What, in their words, will have some zeros behind the impact that's what we're discussing

2:05.9

today today I am speaking with Hal Harvey and Justin Gillis Hal is an energy

2:11.6

policy advisor and Justin is an award-winning New York Times reporter.

2:16.0

They together co-authored the new book The Big Fix,

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