The Mother Earth Podcast

Conversations that go deep on the environment, the climate crisis, and the solutions.

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You don't have to be a scientist or politician to fight climate change.

Join us this week on The Mother Earth Podcast to hear how Madeleine Saito, our first artist to be on the show, uses her comic strips to fight the climate crisis, out now wherever you get your podcasts.

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Madeleine Jubilee Saito is an environmental cartoonist. The comic here is from her recent November series, and characterizes Madeleine’s illustrative style.

Listen to Madeleine speak about her approach to illustration in our upcoming episode of the show, out tomorrow.

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Join us on this week’s episode of The Mother Earth Podcast to hear Professor Dan Esty, director of the @YaleCELP, discuss his sustainability imperative and vision for a "zero harm" world with host Matt Pawa, out now wherever you get your podcasts.

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Good morning Twitter! Guess what I did this morning? I said “hey google, play @MotherEarthPod (podcast)” & the new episode featuring @DeeohnFerris played via @Spotify. Listen to this 60sec clip for a preview. Then, grab your morning ☕️ & listen to the whole show.

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Hope you’ll add this @MotherEarthPod cast episode to your playlist. 🎧. @DeeohnFerris is brilliant & a pioneer in the #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateJustice space. Learn about work @SustainableComm is doing to build resilience for those most impacted by #climatechange.

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A *must listen* episode of @MotherEarthPod. The impacts of climate change disproportionately affect people of color. The Institute for Sustainable Communities is the *only* equity centered international climate change NGO- & the only one led by an African-American woman.

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Listen to Deeohn Ferris, president of the Institute for Sustainable Communities, discuss her bottom-up approach to the role of cities in implementing solutions to the climate crisis on the latest episode of our show, available now wherever you listen to podcasts.

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Pictured in the first tweet of thread is a flooded area on the edge of the Rio Negro, Manaus, Brazil. IMF Photo/Raphael Alves

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Cities are places where many people experience the impacts of the climate crisis and where frontline communities deal with the daily impacts of air and water pollution. Mitigating these effects requires localized solutions, something Deeohn Ferris understands well.

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Join us for a conversation with Ferris about her global work on community-level solutions to the climate crisis on our upcoming episode, available tomorrow on all streaming platforms and at the link in our bio.

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Photo at top of thread courtesy of Sean Bagshaw/Outdoor Exposure Photography

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In 2020, wildfires devastated large portions of state Senator Jeff Golden’s southern Oregon district, including his hometown of Ashland, pictured here.

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You can listen to Senator Golden discuss the devastating 2020 wildfires and how Oregon overcame bitterly divided politics to reach major legislative successes in 2021 in our latest episode, available now on all major streaming platforms and at the link in our bio.

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Despite adversity, Oregon state senator Jeff Golden has helped pass several key pieces of climate legislation through his eagerness to listen and learn. Hear Golden on his approach to politics and life in our most recent episode, out now on all streaming platforms!