How You Can Save The World: Sustainable Living and Social Activism

Barbara Edelman
How You Can Save The World: Sustainable Living and Social Activism

Simple steps anyone can take to help improve the world's current environmental and political situation

  1. 11/16/2017

    Green Holiday Gift Guide

    Episode 23 Green Holiday Gift Guide !!! Please email feedback to ME!!! I’d love to hear from you! Communicate with the show via Twitter or Facebook! What’s this one all about? This episode looks at all the wonderful new companies out there that are selling ONLY sustainably produced gifts! I’m talking gorgeous clothes, sumptuous handbags or messenger bags, shoes your feet (and Anna Wintour) will love, toys for every little elf on your list, home and garden gifts, kitchen gifts, books, ideas for gifts to make at home and give in (OF COURSE) recycled glass gift containers! Why, if you can’t do all your shopping from this list of websites you aren’t human! So venture back in time with me to our imaginary magical department store and get all your shopping done in one fell swoop! Show topics ! Gift guide! Links to recipes  THE GREATEST GREEN GIFT GUIDE IN THE WORLD!!     CLOTHES AND ACCESSORIES Pact Yoga and leisure and underwear! Amour Vert, fashionable clothing for the green fashionista Athletic Wear Shoes made out of what??? Backpacks, messenger bags, handbags made out of ????? TOYS! TOYS! AND TOYS!! Brilliant Eco Toys made from wood Magical Woodland Toys made for your sprite Toys for the bath, the pool, the garden and healthy sustainable play dough sets HOME AND GARDEN!!! Rodales Bambeco Viva terra Toilet Paper for every Woodland Creature! And The Claus’ Ho Ho Ho Organic Gardening Supplies The Life Without Plastic store The huge one stop enviro gift site Organic Sheets that won’t break the bank Independent Books on the Web RECIPES FOR HOMEMADE GIFTS Greatest Easiest Granola Recipe in the World Nigella Lawson’s Alcoholic Hot Chocolate Limoncello for the rest of us! Adorable recycled glass bottles for your special Limoncello brew Help us all save the world! If you found this episode helpful kindly go over to iTunes and make sure that you are subscribed. If ratings are your thing, a rating would do wonders to help more people learn all about how to save the world! How to find the transcript? Easy peasy lemon squeezy. Just head on over to howyoucansavetheworld.org to look at all the show notes, or the transcripts or just..click here! and look for the Episode 23 Transcript post. Connect with the show! Facebook Twitter Email: howyoucansavetheworld@gmail.com

    41 min
  2. 10/13/2017

    Disaster Prep for the Worried Environmentalist

    Episode 22   Disaster Preparations for the Worried Environmentalist Please email feedback to ME!!! I’d love to hear from you! Communicate with the show via Twitter or Facebook!  What’s this one all about?      Worried about a flood, a fire, an earthquake, a tornado or any other climate crisis related disaster coming to a neighborhood near you? Join me as I make quick work of getting ready for come what may! (Ok, maybe not THAT quick when you actually have to spend an afternoon doing it...but come on, just taking one measely afternoon to prepare yourself so you don't have to panic in an emergency situation is pretty quick!) Here in one handy dandy place is everything you need to read, print out, and squirrel away to protect yourself and your family in case of disaster.      I have tried to be as comprehensive in my amassing of info as I can be. I have tried to make this as easy a process for you to do as possible. If you can, take a look at all these links..make a few decisions. Put together some kits on your own, and buy a few add-ons. Be prepared. Don't kid yourself, the way things are going, you will be glad you listened to my eternal nagging. SHOW TOPICS Fema must-have’s and suggested add-ons for your emergency go bag. My Personal add-ons—what I think I will need, and suggest you might consider including. And hey…what the hell will you do with all the poop your family will undoubtedly be generating during a crisis! The Red Cross, not just a place to give and get blood anymore! Solar ovens, Solar back-up generators Life Straws! What is non-perishable food and why do I want some? Book Report–A New Segment! This month its all about Jayber Crow and Wendell Berry New Product Report–“Who Gives A Crap” NO not about the new product..the new product IS Who Gives A Crap Bamboo Eco Toilet Paper!!! Hear all about it! Links mentioned on the show! Guys, please, please, please, click on some of these links! Info Sites for Emergency Prep: Fema’s Emergency Prep Must-have lists Federal Guidelines for Planning ahead for an emergency Fema sample print out of how to create a family emergency plan Red Cross—go check out their site. Its not just about donating blood. You can even become a volunteer in your area. And sorrowfully–What to do if there is a Nuclear Blast Poop Solutions–Read this and print out PDF even if you don’t plan on going any further The Twin Bucket Emergency Toilet Yes, there is an app for this! 10 Apps you can download that will keep you safe LINKS TO SUPPLIES YOU CAN/SHOULD BUY Red Cross 72 hour Emergency One Person Backpack      *  Emergency Bivvy Rechargable Hand Crank AM/FM/NOAA Weather Alert Radio–remember this also will recharge your cell phone and comes with a solar panel for charging as well Life Straw–get one for every member of your household Portable Solar Oven Another Portable Cooking option The KellyKettle–its a tiny stove that runs on whatever fuel you can scrounge up, pinecones, twigs, leaves, anything. and finally—in case you didn’t get a stove despite my nagging here is the guide to print out how to make one out of a tin can. How To Make A backpacking Stove Let there be light, PLEASE! I’d advise getting at least 3 of these. One for each go bag, and one for your at home nightmare scenario big duffel bag prep kit.LuciMpoweredSolarLanterns FOOD PREP Word to the wise. You can order all sorts of freeze dried food supplies from places as diverse as REI, COSTCO and/or Walmart. You can also download lists of what you need, and go to the supermarket. 72 hour Emergency DIY food kit VegetarianMenuPlan and list of supplies for 3 days or 1 week A Book to buy read and tuck into food storage box A GREAT WEBSITE, not just for Vegetarians (lets face it, who is going to be hauling around legs of lamb during an apocalypse?) SolarOvenRecipesPDF How to make your own Solar Oven at home if y

    48 min
  3. 07/03/2017

    Jon Ossoff! What I learned, who I saw, who I met Canvassing in Georgia's 6th District

    Episode 20 Come with me to meet Jon Ossoff! What I learned, who I saw, and what is the future of Georgia’s 6th District!! Please email feedback to ME!!! I’d love to hear from you! Communicate with the show via Twitter or Facebook! What’s this one all about? Join me as I venture forth into Georgia’s 6th district! Yes, your intrepid podcasting friend hopped on a plane, and went to canvas for Jon Ossoff in the final weekend before the big election! This episode is about my experience—a blue state democrat in a red state republican district. I realized in the editing of the show….which is, in the main, about the special election—- that it is actually about a much bigger picture. So, here’s a disclaimer….this episode IS about the Ossoff campaign, but it is also in many ways the experience I had, bumping into a culture that is manifestly different then my own. If I offend anyone at all, I’m deeply sorry. If I seem condescending or smug in my Blue State Elitism….I am even MORE sorry. I have tried to tell the story of my time there….and what it was like to drop into a world where the act of canvassing door to door in an affluent Republican stronghold felt like those who were doing it were taking a true risk. Was it like marching across the bridge in Selma? No, obviously it was not. But…I’ve lived all my life in places where my idea of justice, of the law, of spirituality, of community—was inclusive, color blind, and had the stated and implicit goal of being fair. To suddenly be operating in a land where the underpinnings of the society are so different—-was a shock. I know this election didn’t turn out as we wanted….but….this episode is all about the inspiring democrats I met and worked with. Listen in and vicariously experience the excitement, the ups, the downs, and the hopes the locals have for the future of this once solidly Republican bastion. I promise…you will feel better after you tune in. Links mentioned on the show!  *Wall-of-Us *Washington Post Article by Jon Ossoff: Lessons for Democrats from the Georgia election *FiveThirtyEight podcast episode analyzing election results *Pave it Blue Help us all save the world! If you found this episode helpful kindly go over to iTunes and make sure that you are subscribed. If ratings are your thing, a rating would do wonders to help more people learn all about how to save the world! Connect with the show! Facebook Twitter Email: howyoucansavetheworld(at)gmail.com

    1h 5m
  4. 06/14/2017

    Fear and Loathing in America

    Episode 19         Fear and Loathing in America Please email feedback to ME at howyoucansavetheworld@gmail I’d love to hear from you! Communicate with the show via Twitter or Facebook! What’s this one all about? This episode looks at the link between the life and death struggle our planet is engaged in, and the ambient fear we are all reacting to. Can animal and vegetable alarm pheromones trigger fear in humanoids? Additionally what about the unprecedented high levels of CO2 we are all suddenly trying to live with? If high concentrations of CO2 make mice frightened, what on earth is it doing to us? I explore the science behind the possibilty that our heightened fear responses may be triggering a vengeful return to tribalism that threatens both our common sense as well as our survival as a species. Take a xanax, or a belt of bourbon, and tune in!!!! Show topics  Human fear pheromones, they exist!! How does a pheromone work, for crying out loud? (its an invisible sensory telegram exuded in sweat, urine, or even tears–sent by one organism to another.) After message is received, how do humans behave when afraid? Taking refuge in tribalism—the first step towards the undoing of civil society. How do we refrain from being frightened, and act from our reason, not our amygdala? Links mentioned on the show!!! Guys, please, please, please, click on some of these links! The scientists and political scientists, and researchers and writers I site are wayyyyyy smarter then I am! You will learn SO much if you just take a moment to click on a few of the links. Their research is incredible.            Invisibilia Episode "Disappearing Fear" Dr. Liliane Mujica-Parodi, sky divers, and fear pheromones “The Smell of Fear is Real, say Scientists” “The Neurobiology of Olfaction”–or the evidence that fear pheromones cross species lines World’s Vanishing Glaciers Put Millions at Risk What the hell does melting permafrost have to do with me? “The trees that make Southern California Shady and Green are Dying. Fast.” How much CO2 is in our atmosphere? “Carbon Dioxide Set an All-Time Monthly High” Fear. “How Your Body Responds to Fear” “Powerlessness and the Politics of Blame” by Martha C. Nussbaum "How Tribalism Overrules Reason and Makes Risky Times More Dangerous by David Ropeik “Tribalism is tearing America Apart” by Robert Reich YouTube A.C.T. therapy video ….how to use the tools of Dr. Russ Harris to separate your reason from your automatic fear response Professor Jon Kabat-Zinn Mindfulness teacher, writer and scientist, and the program he designed at UMass called Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction. The super cool, super neat Muse bio feedback meditation teaching device you can use at home! Help us all save the world! If you found this episode helpful kindly go over to iTunes and make sure that you are subscribed. If ratings are your thing, a rating would do wonders to help more people learn all about how to save the world! Connect with the show! Facebook Twitter Email: howyoucansavetheworld(at)gmail.com >

    49 min
  5. 05/12/2017

    ALL ABOUT TREES!!!!

    Please send feedback to howyoucansavetheworld@gmail.com! I’d love to hear from you! Communicate with the show via Twitter or Facebook! In this episode I talk to Clarissa Boyajian and Linda Eremita of TreePeople all about their organization and about trees! Tons of info on why you should plant a tree in the age of Trump ESPECIALLY. How planting a tree is the single best thing you can do right away to help stop global warming as well as to add more oxygen to the atmosphere. Breathing is good, right? Show topics at your disposal! Tree Planting Humans who have made a difference. * Hubnath Pandrey * Felix Finkbeiner (?) * Andy Lipkis Interview with Clarissa Boyajian and Linda Eremita of TreePeople The science behind why a tree is so wonderful. How to plant your own tree. Links mentioned on the show! Inspiring Humans Who Are Planting Gazillions of Trees! Professor in Mumbai who is a tree-planting genius The 9 year old who launched the planting of over 14 billion trees! Want to help Felix plant a tree? The Los Angeles Teenager–now 62 year old wizard who has transformed and created how we think about the urban forest References To the Science behind the statements!! TRUE FACTS!! How many trees are required to produce oxygen for 1 measely person? Namely, you!! How trees product oxygen? How much CO2 can a tree actually take out of the atmosphere, and other fun things trees do! What can you expect climate change to do to your neck of the California woods? Type in your zipcode here! Need to find an urban forestry organization in your city if you DON’T live in Los Angeles? Info about how YOU yes YOU can actually plant your tree today!!! The right tree for your zipcode! Video on how to plant a fig tree! I love this company. They provide so much helpful info in the form of blog posts as well as videos. You can really learn a lot about how to plant anything on their site, and it helps that the plants you order from them are 100% organic and EXTREMELY healthy. My blueberries are insane! Step by step video and blog post on how to plant a tree More info on how to plant a tree How to tell what kind of soil you have in the area you want to plant your tree! The right tree for the right soil!!! THIS IS IMPORTANT. Take 10 minutes to read this BEFORE falling in love with your tree. Help us all save the world! If you found this episode helpful kindly go over to iTunes and make sure that you are subscribed. If ratings are your thing, a rating would do wonders to help more people learn all about how to save the world! Connect with the show! Facebook Twitter Email: howyoucansavetheworld(at)gmail.com >

    1h 3m
  6. 05/10/2017

    EMERGENCY BROADCAST re: Comey Firing

    Episode 17: Emergency Broadcast Please send feedback to howyoucansavetheworld@gmail.com! I’d love to hear from you! Communicate with the show via Twitter or Facebook! This brief podcast is a response to the firing of James Comey. A few words of wisdom, inspiration, and ideas for what you can do. Links mentioned on the show! 3 Senators Save Methane Regulation Emergency Episode of The Lawfare Podcast Department of Justice Website Hotline re:act newsletter A list of some of the folks I follow on Twitter: Claude Taylor @TrueFactsStated Scott Dworkin@funder Spread the Vote @SpreadTheVoteUs InspiredJen @inspiredjen Michael McFaul @McFaul LouiseMensch @LouiseMensch Malcolm Nance @MaclolmNance PhilippeReines @PhilippeReines Oliver Willis @owillis Celeste P. @Celeste_pewter Blake Hounshell @blakehounshell Darvid Rothkopf @djrothkopf Ian Millhiser @imillhiser Jonathan Capehart @CapehartJ Neera Tanden @neeratanden Steve Clemons @SCClemons Kurt Eichenwald @kurteichenwald Evan MCMullin @Evan_McMullin Lawrence Tribe @tribelaw Susan Hennessey @Susan_Hennessey Lauren Duca @laurenduca Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior Ari Melber @AriMelber Josh Marshall @joshtpm David Corn @DavidCornDC Joan Walsh @joanwalsh Help us all save the world! If you found this episode helpful kindly go over to iTunes and make sure that you are subscribed. If ratings are your thing, a rating would do wonders to help more people learn all about how to save the world! Connect with the show! Facebook Twitter Email: howyoucansavetheworld(at)gmail.com

    12 min
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