The earth has enough for every man's need, but not for every mans greed. - Gandhi https://greta-thunberg-hero.blogspot.com Humans have behaved so arrogantly antagonistic to the rest of the entire biome, we deserve everything that we are gonna get. Hopefully there will be life forms that will eventually survive and proclaim in a loud voice that Man was NOT "the measure of all things". https://climate-crisis-data.blogspot.com Sea level rise might take a while, but we already feel the effect of changing weather patterns resulting in forest fires etc. The domino effect is in full motion. https://arctic-climate-crisis.blogspot.com "When the forests are no more and the rivers, lakes and ocean are polluted, that's the time we will realize we cannot drink oil and eat money." https://destroying-earth.blogspot.com Never confuse politicians with leaders. Politics is why we are where we're at. Keeping the corporate profit machine going is all that matters to pol...
Meet the first-ever Earthshot Prize Finalists! Today, Prince William announced to the world the 15 global Finalists with the solutions to our biggest environmental challenges. Absolutely fantastic and so inspiring to know that solutions really are being worked on to these seemingly impossible problems!
Cass Sunstein joins the show to discuss his new book, Averting Catastrophe: Decision Theory for COVID-19, Climate Change, and Potential Disasters of All Kinds. His book lays out how policymakers can make decisions that avoid our natural biases and result in better outcomes, especially in the face of catastrophic outcomes like those posed by the climate crisis. Cass Sunstein is a professor at Harvard Law School, Advisor of the World Health Organization, and Senior Counselor and Regulatory Policy Officer in the Department of Homeland Security. Previously, he was the Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs during the Obama Administration. This interview was conducted on May 3rd, 2021.