Youth Talk Climate

The Boundary Waters is a wonderful and intricate place that boasts vast amounts of fauna and flora. But according to Tom Landwehr the Director of the Save the Boundary Waters campaign, the Boundary Waters is in danger of becoming polluted through mining interests around it. In this episode, we dive into the threat that the Boundary Waters faces with Tom Landwehr.

Have you ever wondered how economics and climate are correlated? To answer this question and many more, we had an excellent conversation with Dr. Richard Shaten, an economics professor at Madison Area Technical College, about the intersections between economic theory, consumerism and climate change.

In honor of Women's History Month, we bring together five incredible women in climate activism for a roundtable discussion. They share what it’s like being a woman in the movement, as well as their takes on a variety of environmental issues. Listen to learn about the unique ways in which these activists are working to protect Mother Earth. All of the resources shared by panelists can be found here: https://linktr.ee/YouthTalkClimate

*Previously named 'Climate Justice is Racial Justice, Part Two.'

This episode of Youth Talk Climate is focused on how the climate crisis is intertwined with the racial inequality crisis. Today we speak with Caide Jackson from the Sunrise Movement about the importance of recognizing the connection between climate justice and racial justice in all forms of organizing. To learn more about Sunrise Movement's trainings and events, visit https://www.sunrisemovement.org/our-campaigns/

This episode of Youth Talk Climate covers the intersection of the fight for racial justice and the fight against the climate crisis. Our guest, Moses Wamalwa, provides an international and focused perspective on the topic, having lived in several countries and having worked as a racial justice and climate justice activist. 

For this episode of Youth Talk Climate, we will be discussing crude oil pipelines and the harmful effects they have on the environment. Our fellow guests for this episode include Phyllis Hasbrouck from the Wisconsin Safe Energy Alliance, Seth Jensen from 350 Madison's Divest & Defund, and Mira Grinsfelder a climate activist. We will be talking about ways that they have stood up against corporate giants to stop the building of pipelines, and what youth can do to help them continue the fight.

Introducing Spotlight: a series where we sit down with different climate action groups to discuss what they are doing in the fight against climate change. In this episode, we talk to fellow ACE members who have started two different initiatives, Youth Think Climate, and Climate Commerce. We hope you enjoy the episode and we are excited for the New Year. Thanks for the support!

In this episode our editor, Mario Canacasco, sits down with Paul Dearlove of the Clean Lakes Alliance. They discuss how climate change is affecting lakes in Madison, Wisconsin, and what the Clean Lakes Alliance is doing about it. 

Welcome to Youth Talk Climate, a new youth-led climate podcast focused on sharing stories and discussions related to the fight against climate change. We hope you enjoy meeting our team and stay tuned for our first interview episode, dropping in December of 2020.