Twenty years after "An Inconvenient Truth" ignited hopes of quick and decisive action to corral climate change, the national environmental debate is widely considered to have devolved into a partisan stalemate framed by apocalyptic despair. This episode reframes that picture as activists reveal an unacknowledged backstory that highlights local progress and points towards a more resilient future.
Once defined by awe-inspiring canyons of steel and glass, cities are being reshaped by a quiet revolution as urban planners rely on natural design to transform city life while offering protection from the impact of climate change. This episode shows how berms, reefs, parks and living shorelines have become city sentinels even as they transform decaying neighborhoods into urban playgrounds.
While changing weather patterns wreak havoc on everything from where we live to how we farm and what we eat, a new generation of farmers is building a sustainable agriculture system. While often dismissed as not ready for prime time, local projects with global implications are resetting the American dinner table, building circular food economies that turn waste into energy, soil, and fresh food.
Twenty years after "An Inconvenient Truth" ignited hopes of quick and decisive action to corral climate change, the national environmental debate is widely considered to have devolved into a partisan stalemate framed by apocalyptic despair. This episode reframes that picture as activists reveal an unacknowledged backstory that highlights local progress and points towards a more resilient future.
Once defined by awe-inspiring canyons of steel and glass, cities are being reshaped by a quiet revolution as urban planners rely on natural design to transform city life while offering protection from the impact of climate change. This episode shows how berms, reefs, parks and living shorelines have become city sentinels even as they transform decaying neighborhoods into urban playgrounds.
Twenty years after "An Inconvenient Truth" ignited hopes of quick and decisive action to corral climate change, the national environmental debate is widely considered to have devolved into a partisan stalemate framed by apocalyptic despair. This episode reframes that picture as activists reveal an unacknowledged backstory that highlights local progress and points towards a more resilient future.
Once defined by awe-inspiring canyons of steel and glass, cities are being reshaped by a quiet revolution as urban planners rely on natural design to transform city life while offering protection from the impact of climate change. This episode shows how berms, reefs, parks and living shorelines have become city sentinels even as they transform decaying neighborhoods into urban playgrounds.
The travel writer Mike Tidwell's life turned upside down when his young son reacted to an overheard discussion about climate change by asking his father, "are we all going to die?" While tracing his journey from reluctant observer to implacable advocate, this episode reveals how climate change activists are created and how action becomes the taproot of hope, even in the absence of easy answers.
While changing weather patterns wreak havoc on everything from where we live to how we farm and what we eat, a new generation of farmers is building a sustainable agriculture system. While often dismissed as not ready for prime time, local projects with global implications are resetting the American dinner table, building circular food economies that turn waste into energy, soil, and fresh food.
The travel writer Mike Tidwell's life turned upside down when his young son reacted to an overheard discussion about climate change by asking his father, "are we all going to die?" While tracing his journey from reluctant observer to implacable advocate, this episode reveals how climate change activists are created and how action becomes the taproot of hope, even in the absence of easy answers.
While changing weather patterns wreak havoc on everything from where we live to how we farm and what we eat, a new generation of farmers is building a sustainable agriculture system. While often dismissed as not ready for prime time, local projects with global implications are resetting the American dinner table, building circular food economies that turn waste into energy, soil, and fresh food.
The travel writer Mike Tidwell's life turned upside down when his young son reacted to an overheard discussion about climate change by asking his father, "are we all going to die?" While tracing his journey from reluctant observer to implacable advocate, this episode reveals how climate change activists are created and how action becomes the taproot of hope, even in the absence of easy answers.
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