How to Save a Planet

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September 10, 2020Unnatural Disasters
As this summer has made clear: from hurricanes to wildfires, climate change is exposing more of us to extreme weather. This week we hear what it's like to survive a life-changing disaster, get tips on how to prepare — from a disasterologist — and learn why you should never call a disaster “natural.”
Call(s) to action
Build a go bag or preparedness kit. You can check out www.ready.gov/kit for some tips on how to build your own bag. Remember it's a guide - not a rulebook - so think through what you will really need in a disaster. Kendra packed a spare pair of glasses, just in case, for example.
Create your own disaster plan. The kit is only the first step in disaster preparedness. While building your bag also think through your disaster plan. You can check out ready.gov/plans to think through things like if you had to evacuate what your route would be and where you would go. If you have children, www.ready.gov/kids , helps you incorporate your kids into your disaster planning - which is important because they will be going through this with you.
Prepare your home for your disaster. We'll link to specific tips on doing this in the additional reading, but prepping your home for the inevitable increases the odds it will survive. If you're a homeowner it's worth checking out what your insurance policy says. If you are a renter, it's worth getting renters insurance, though it's typically less comprehensive than homeowners insurance.
Find out what your local government and community organizations are doing to prepare for disaster. This is everything from attending meetings that your emergency managers are holding (and if they aren't holding them, why not?) And if you want to go even further consider getting community emergency response team or CERT training.

For more info on the climate anthology that Ayana has co-edited, All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis, and to order a copy, head to allwecansave.earth. It includes poignant essays by Christine Nieves Rodrigues, our own Kendra Pierre-Louis and 40 other women climate leaders.

Check out our Calls to Action archive here for all of the actions we've recommended on the show. And if you take any of the actions we recommend, tell us about it! Send us your voice message, ideas or feedback with our Listener Mail Form. We might use it in an upcoming episode. Sign up for our newsletter here. And follow us on Twitter and Instagram.
Special thanks to our guests: Samantha Montano and Christine Nieves
This episode of How to Save a Planet was produced by Kendra Pierre-Louis. The rest of our reporting and producing team includes Rachel Waldholz and Anna Ladd. Our senior producer is Lauren Silverman. Our editor is Caitlin Kenney. Sound design and mixing by Peter Leonard with original music by Emma Munger.

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46 min
September 03, 2020 20 Million Trees
Climate change is a big problem — and we’re going to need a big team to solve it. That means reaching people who might not think of themselves as climate activists. This week, we explore what the climate movement can learn from YouTubers...starting with MrBeast.

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We’ll send you calls to action, must-read articles and other surprises every week when we put out a new episode. In the meantime, check out our Calls to Action archive here for all of the actions we've recommended on the show. And if you take any of the actions we recommend, tell us about it! Send us your voice message, ideas or feedback with our Listener Mail Form. We might use it in an upcoming episode.

Want to plant a tree? Here are some treesources:

Find the right tree for the place you live with the National Wildlife Federation’s Plant Finder: nwf.org/nativeplantfinder
Learn how to plant and take care of your tree: arborday.org/trees

Some cities will give you a tree to plant for free! Here are a few:
Los Angeles, CA: cityplants.org
Denver, CO: theparkpeople.org/what-we-do/denver-digs-trees
Portland, OR: portlandoregon.gov/parks/73498
St. Louis, MO: moreleaf.org
Philadelphia, PA: treephilly.org
Fort Worth, TX: fortworthtexas.gov/forestry/free-trees
Austin, TX: treefolks.org/free-trees

If you aren’t able to plant a tree, you can adopt one! Take care of a street tree in your neighborhood in these cities:
NYC: https://www.nyrp.org/about/programs/tree-giveaway/
Miami, FL: https://www.miamidade.gov/global/service.page?Mduid_service=ser1467835324112359
Richmond, CA: http://www.groundworkrichmond.org/adopt-a-tree.html
Cambridge, MA: https://www.cambridgema.gov/iwantto/adoptatree
Lexington, KY: https://ufi.ca.uky.edu/adopt-a-tree
Minneapolis, MN (get a free beer when you adopt!): http://www.brewingabetterforest.com/adopt-a-tree.html
Pinecrest, FL: https://www.pinecrest-fl.gov/our-village/green-initiatives/adopt-a-tree-programs
Fairview Park, OH: https://www.fairviewpark.org/service-department/adopt-a-tree/
Stafford Township, NJ https://www.staffordnj.gov/418/Adopt-A-Tree
If your city has a tree planting program too, send it to us and we’ll add it to the list! Submit via our Listener Mail Form.

Send us pictures of you hugging your saplings on Instagram and Twitter @how2saveaplanet.

Learn How to Stop a Bird Murdering Cat
Special thanks to our guest: Matt Fitzgerald
This episode of How to Save a Planet was produced by Anna Ladd. The rest of our reporting and producing team includes Rachel Waldholz and Kendra Pierre-Louis. Our senior producer is Lauren Silverman. Our editor is Caitlin Kenney. Sound design and mixing by Peter Leonard with original music by Emma Munger.

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42 min
August 27, 2020 The Green Wave
It started with students walking out of school to demand more action on climate change, built into an international movement – and then was propelled forward by a pandemic. Today on the show, the surprising story behind Europe’s climate plan, and what the rest of us can learn from it.
Guests: Thomas Pellerin-Carlin
Want to get involved? Find your local chapter of the Sunrise Movement or Fridays for Future. Or check out the Global Day of Climate Action on Sept. 25, 2020.
Want to read the Green New Deal resolution for yourself? You can find the full text here. Don’t be scared, it’s only 14 pages.
Check out our Calls to Action archive here for all of the actions we've recommended on the show. And if you take any of the actions we recommend, tell us about it! Send us your voice message, ideas or feedback with our Listener Mail Form. We might use it in an upcoming episode. Sign up for our newsletter here.
Find us on Twitter and Instagram @how2saveaplanet.
How to Save a Planet is a Spotify Original Podcast and Gimlet Production. It’s hosted by Alex Blumberg and Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson. This episode of How to Save a Planet was produced by Rachel Waldholz. The rest of our reporting and producing team includes Kendra Pierre-Louis and Anna Ladd. Our senior producer is Lauren Silverman. Our editor is Caitlin Kenney. Sound design, mixing and original music by Emma Munger. Additional music by Bobby Lord.
Thanks to Manon Dufour and Annika Hedberg for talking with us about the European Green Deal. Special thanks to Sandra Riaño, Rachel Strom and Whitney Potter.

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45 min
August 20, 2020 The Witch of Wind
For decades, coal fueled the town of Somerset, MA. But when the coal plant went bust -- taking with it millions in tax dollars -- the town struggled. That’s when a local politician, the self-proclaimed Queen of Coal, learned that an unexpected industry could revive the economy. Today on the show how Somerset, MA went from a town of coal to a launching point for the burgeoning offshore wind industry.
Guests: Pat Haddad, Jeff Grybowski, Ted Wheeler and Mary Anne Hitt
Want to help speed the transition away from coal? Check out the Beyond Coal Campaign.
Want to nerd out on wind policy and how to jumpstart this industry? Check out the policy memo, polling and graphics by Urban Ocean Lab, Data for Progress, and Evergreen Collaborative (https://urbanoceanlab.org/offshorewind).
Send us your voice message, ideas or feedback with our Listener Mail Form.
Find us on Twitter and Instagram @how2saveaplanet.
How to Save a Planet is a Spotify Original Podcast and Gimlet Production. It’s hosted by Alex Blumberg and Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson.
This episode of How to Save a Planet was produced by our senior producer Lauren Silverman. The rest of our reporting and producing team includes Kendra Pierre-Louis, Rachel Waldholz and Anna Ladd. Our editor is Caitlin Kenney. Sound design, mixing and original music by Emma Munger. Additional music by Bobby Lord, Catherine Anderson, and Billy Libby. Our fact checker this episode is James Gaines.
Special thanks to Holly McNamara, Blythe Terrell and Devon Taylor.

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45 min
August 06, 2020 How Screwed Are We?
How screwed are we? When it comes to climate change, that’s the question on a lot of people’s minds. Alex and Ayana ask experts and regular folks about what worries them most and what we can do to avoid that future.

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12 min
July 31, 2020 Introducing How to Save a Planet
Does climate change freak you out? Want to know what we, collectively, can do about it? Us too. How to Save a Planet is a podcast that asks the big questions: what do we need to do to solve the climate crisis, and how do we get it done?
Join us, journalist Alex Blumberg and scientist and policy nerd Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, as we scour the Earth for solutions, talk to people who are making a difference, ask hard questions, crack dumb jokes and — episode by episode — figure out how to build the future we want.
Check out our Calls to Action archive here for all of the actions we recommended on the show. Send us your ideas or feedback with our Listener Mail Form. And follow us on Twitter and Instagram.
How to Save a Planet is reported and produced by Kendra Pierre-Louis, Rachel Waldholz and Anna Ladd. Our supervising producer is Lauren Silverman. Our editor is Caitlin Kenney. Sound design and mixing by Peter Leonard with original music from Peter Leonard and Emma Munger.

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4 min

About How to Save a Planet

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Climate change. We know. It can feel too overwhelming. But what if there was a show about climate change that left you feeling... energized? One so filled with possibility that you actually wanted to listen? Join us, journalist Alex Blumberg and a crew of climate nerds, as we bring you smart, inspiring stories about the mess we're in and how we can get ourselves out of it.