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Most people are not climate deniers.  It is an unreasonable and frankly, a stupid position to take.  
Recent polling shows that the majority (73%) of Americans strongly believe that climate change is happening and that it is caused by humans.  You would think that with that much agreement, we would vote in politicians with similar convictions. But we don't. Why?  Could Everyday Denial, the denial that virtually every one of us engages in multiple times a day, be even a greater threat than climate denial? In the United States, we have the largest and most influential group of climate deniers the world has ever seen. They are single handedly the greatest threat to human civilization and to life on earth as we know it. Who are they? Could there be a more immediate hazard to our global environment than climate change itself? 

Tune in to find the explanations, and more importantly, the answer to what you can do about it. 
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 "A CALL TO ACT" :  A Comprehensive On-line Encyclopedia of Eco-Solutions

SHOW NOTES

UPDATED INFORMATION: In this acclaimed classical rebroadcast we take the news-media to task for its appalling lack of coverage in this critical time of climate and ecological breakdown. 
We need to hold the media accountable for their miserable record of reporting on our fossil fuel-driven climate emergency.
The news media is powerful, influential and should be a substantial and reliable source in our increasingly unlivable world.
This episode’s webpage (linked below) includes updated information on what you can do to shift environmental and climate news coverage from being just a reactionary SOURCE to being a valuable RESOURCE of information.
Why are climate and environmental stories such a ratings killer? How cozy is mass media and the fossil fuel corporations? Which news outlets are doing an exceptional job of covering this – the biggest story in the world? How can we get the best minds in media to give sustained attention to this most important story in a way that will create change?The climate and extinction crises are barreling toward us like a run-away freight train. What do we hear in the media – crickets. How can we turn that around?Remember, the main purpose of the media is to hold those in power accountable. Can we use that knowledge to hold those medial authorities accountable? What does Taylor Swift's cat have against climate change?

Episode Webpage New-Media Part 1 (updated)

Episode Webpage: News-Media Part 2 (updated)

 "A CALL TO ACT" :  A Comprehensive On-line Encyclopedia of Eco-Solutions
 
 

UPDATED INFORMATION: In this acclaimed classical rebroadcast we take the news-media to task for its appalling lack of coverage in this critical time of climate and ecological breakdown. 
We need to hold the media accountable for their miserable record of reporting on our fossil fuel-driven climate emergency.
The news media is powerful, influential and should be a substantial and reliable source in our increasingly unlivable world.
This episode’s webpage (linked below) includes updated information on what you can do to shift environmental and climate news coverage from being just a reactionary SOURCE to being a valuable RESOURCE of information.

SHOW NOTES
You will be shocked to learn about how little time broadcast news gives to climate and environmental stories. And, as low as that is, they give virtually no time to explain what we should be doing about it.
 
There has been a recent uptick in eco-reporting, considering this summer has been like a hike through the Book of Revelations. 
Arguably the news industry is one of the most powerful forces for influencing and shaping human thought and culture.
Now of course, things have gotten a little wacka-doodle with the blatant lies and deceptions of the Right-Wing media. 
The most popular cable station in the country, Fox Noise, recently expressed a teeny-tiny amount of remorse for their distorted disinformation campaign against the Covid pandemic. 
Considering their deceitfulness have costs tens of thousands of lives over the last year, the question is, why did it take this long to wake up and smell the caffeinated?
In this episode Part 1, we briefly look at the use, function, and importance of the news. We explore the question: what if there was no media? And we go looking for the Age of Missing Information. 
And finally we make the case that the News Media maybe our only hope to stop the daily climate horrors we are witnessing today.  It's a hard case to make.

Episode Webpage New-Media Part 1 (updated)

Episode Webpage: News-Media Part 2 (updated)

 "A CALL TO ACT" :  A Comprehensive On-line Encyclopedia of Eco-Solutions

In this episode we revisit the complicated human emotion of FEAR. In our last episode we argued that fear could be the driving motivational factor for inciting eco-action. 
We took another look human psychology of fear, and found out, even though we’re living through an unprecedented climate and ecological disaster, it is shocking that most Americans and global citizens aren’t cowering in fear every day about the future of their loved ones and our planet.
You would think that the prospect of humankind radically altering the Earth’s ecosystems that it depends on for survival would merit a little more than ticking off a box that says “Climate Concerned.”
The recent and ongoing catastrophic weather events globally indicate we have crossed a dangerous threshold of warming.
WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE?       WHY ARE WE NOT FREAKING OUT?
Listen in for some lively insights about how millions are dying annually from pollution, wildlife and whole ecosystems on the verge of collapse, combined with the scale and speed with which this whole drama is unfolding, are we simply overwhelmed? Is it easier just to ignore the whole mess?
Stay tuned to the end where we deliver, oh, maybe just only a thousand hands-on opportunities to shape our climate future rather than become its whimpering victims. 
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 "A CALL TO ACT" :  A Comprehensive On-line Encyclopedia of Eco-Solutions
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We are caught in an economic and political system that encourages our collective participation in our planet’s daily disintegration. Why would we expect to feel good, and good about ourselves, while we are a part of the decimation of life on Earth, including ourselves and everyone we love? 
On one hand, we are the victims. No one asked to be born into this broken system that treats human and other life as disposable, allows for unprecedented levels of inequality, and has ignored the climate and ecological crises for decades.                                                   

We have been failed by the people and institutions that were tasked with protecting us — first and foremost our governments and elected representatives. Our government’s failure could not be more complete.                                                                                                           

But the governments are not alone: Media outlets, schools, universities, churches, labor unions, professional associations, even environmental organizations and countless others have also failed to acknowledge and protect us from the climate emergency.                                                                                                                                                                 
The Quintessential Question: WHAT DO YOU REALLY THINK IS GOING TO BE THE SOLUTION TO OUR ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS? CO2 sucking machines? Electric cars for all? Everybody on Earth holding their breath and jumping?                                                     

You are not alone. The only resolution is for a small percent of dedicated global citizens to kick-start the renewal of our planet. It is the only chance we have.                                

THE GOOD NEWS: Once the few get the ball rolling, the majority of global citizens with support their efforts.

How do we go about this monumental effort? The Green Elephant has designed a Comprehensive On-line Encyclopedia of Eco-Solutions. "A Call to Act" it is a well-organized, thoughtfully laid-out resource of hundreds of climate groups to join, and eco-action activities to be taken. It is packed with people and organizations DOING something. This is your grand opportunity to join them in our literal fight with fire and water.
It is one click away— in the Show Notes of this episode.

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"A CALL TO ACT" :  A Comprehensive On-line Encyclopedia of Eco-Solutions. 

In our last episode we explored this question: Is it possible that individual actions will move the needle on large scale eco-issues such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions and widespread habitat loss, or is individual action virtually pointless? 
In researching this question, not surprisingly, we have uncovered a basic truth, our eco-issues are complex, and humans are complicated.  

Covering a topic that will be impacting us for centuries, and involves every person, and most every other living creature on the planet, is bound to be convoluted and problematic. 

What we have concluding is, yes, individual actions are essential, and can and do make a difference, but in the end, we must collectively work together to have any hope of limiting the tremendous changes happening to our home planet.

 IN THIS EPISODE WE TACKLE:
On-line Carbon Calculators — Are we Deceiving Ourselves?How Much do Individual Actions Really Matter?How do we Achieve Systematic Climate Action?How You and the Earth can Benefit From the Largest Climate Bill Ever Passed.What are the Top High-Impact Climate Actions for Households and Individuals?Episode Webpage

"A CALL TO ACT" :  A Comprehensive On-line Encyclopedia of Eco-Solutions.