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Join us for an online talk with acclaimed environmental journalist Eugene Linden, author of nine non-fiction books. He will discuss his new book, *Fire and Flood*, which examines how business interests have historically obscured scientific warnings and hindered climate action. Linden, whose *Winds of Change* won the Grantham Prize, previously covered environmental issues for *Time*.
In *Fire and Flood*, Linden reveals how big money prioritizes short-term profits over long-term threats. He details the insurance industry's dramatic shift, now retreating from high-risk regions like Florida and California due to unmanageable fire and flood risks. This signals a broader business awakening to the urgent need for rapid climate action as long-term consequences become immediate.
Broadcast meteorologists are trusted community figures, skilled at communicating science to many viewers. This makes them ideal messengers for discussing climate change and its local impacts.
Discover how some meteorologists are already educating their audiences on climate change, why others face challenges, and available resources to help more engage with this critical issue.
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A Pew Research Center survey indicates that while highly religious Americans generally express less concern about climate change, young religious adults—including evangelicals under 30—are significantly more likely to acknowledge human-caused global warming and its severity. Across U.S. college campuses, various religious groups (Christian, Jewish, Muslim) are now advocating for collective action to reduce carbon emissions.
On April 26, 2023, a panel featured young Americans from diverse religious backgrounds. They discussed how their faith informs campus activism, shared their evolving perspectives, and explored their impact – or hoped-for impact – on older generations within and beyond their traditions.
Climate activist Greta Thunberg challenged world leaders at the Youth4Climate summit, criticizing their unfulfilled promises regarding the climate emergency. She dismissed their rhetoric as "blah, blah, blah," highlighting a lack of genuine action.
Thunberg called for constructive dialogue and urged media to prioritize reporting on politicians' deeds rather than their words. Her speech underscored the urgent need for tangible progress over mere platitudes.
FRONTLINE's "The Power of Big Oil" is a three-episode docuseries investigating the fossil fuel industry's history of climate change denial and delayed action. Part One: Denial premiered April 20, 2022.
The series explores decades of missed opportunities to confront human-caused climate change, revealing what scientists, corporations, and politicians knew about its impacts.
Parts Two and Three premiere April 26 and May 3 on PBS and online. Watch online here: https://to.pbs.org/3rByEEe. Support FRONTLINE's journalism: http://www.pbs.org/donate. Part Two is also available on EarthSayers.tv: http://www.earthsayers.com/special_collection/The_Power_of_Big_Oil_Part_Two_Doubt_from_Frontline/32/107872.
Dr. Dianne Saxe presented "The Climate Crisis & Municipal Leadership" in Hamilton, ON, on November 4, 2019.
Her discussion focused on critical questions: How must cities lead against the climate crisis, and what are the responsibilities of municipal leadership during a climate emergency?
Psychologists David Sherman (UC Santa Barbara) and Leaf Van Boven (University of Colorado, Boulder) review their recent research, offering a framework to deepen understanding of climate advocacy. Learn to utilize strategies of affirmation, norms, immediacy, and legacy in your own citizen lobbying efforts.
The presentation covers a theoretical background, a framework for overcoming barriers, data & findings, and implications for advocacy & training. You can skip to specific sections: Theoretical Background (4:19), Framework For Overcoming Barriers (27:10), Data & Findings (42:07), and Implications for Advocacy & Training (52:49).
John Doerr, venture capitalist and author of the best-selling book *Measure What Matters*, popularized OKRs (objectives and key results). Now, in *Speed & Scale: An Action Plan for Solving Our Climate Crisis Now*, Doerr and Kleiner Perkins advisor Ryan Panchadsaram argue that the same management tools can be applied to prevent the growing climate crisis.
Join The Commonwealth Club and Climate One on December 6, 2021, as John Doerr and Ryan Panchadsaram discuss this pressing issue. They will explore how lessons learned at the highest levels of business might address climate change, in conversation with Greg Dalton of Climate One.
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The Thinking Game | Full documentary | Tribeca Film Festival official selection
“The Thinking Game” is the inside story of DeepMind's groundbreaking AI research, culminating in the Nobel Prize-winning AlphaFold breakthrough. Filmed over five years by the award-winning team behind "AlphaGo," this documentary explores co-founder Demis Hassabis's lifelong pursuit of artificial general intelligence and the rigorous scientific journey from mastering strategy games to solving the 50-year-old protein folding problem.
Following its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival, "The Thinking Game" is now available to watch for free. For those interested in hosting a screening for a classroom, community, or workplace, visit: rocofilms.com/films/the-thinking-game/.










