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EPISODE · Nov 20, 2018 · 3 MIN

A brief introduction to The Green Elephant in the Room

from The Green Elephant in the Room: Solutions To Restoring the Health of People and the Living Planet · host Rico Verde

Anxious about a nightmare future of runaway climate and eco-system collapse?  I don't blame you. The ocean collapsing?  Clam up.  Arctic melting?  I'll take another drink on the rocks. Worry no more. The Green Elephant is here to the tackle greatest threat to life on earth in human history. Let's face it, we don't need more evidence, the science is clear. It is time to move on to hearts and minds. The doom and gloom model is not working. Let's expand our imaginations about what a positive world would look like. We have the capacity to create a brighter and healthier future that can be accomplished through innovative and practical solutions. Here are three good reasons to listen to The Green Elephant:First, It will help you set priorities. We need to move beyond recycling, and know which, of the many hundreds of things that we consumers buy and do, that cause the most environmental damage. 2. It will help you stop worrying about insignificant things.The fact is, if we focus on the big priorities and downplay subtle differences between smaller actions, you won’t have to sweat the small stuff, like using disposable diapers, or spray cans, or paper napkins.And finally 3, The program will focus on those big priorities, sharing with you simple things we can all achieve the will stop and even reverse our impacts we are inflicting on the earth.Despair is not an option. It is time to raise your voice and get involved. Here's a suggestion, subscribe, tune-in, and skip the impending apocalypse.—————————————————————————————————————What does the title,  "The Green Elephant in the Room" mean?For our non-North American listeners, If you say there is an elephant in the room, you mean that there is an obvious problem or difficult situation that people do not want to talk about. And the green elephant represents the non-human living world. 

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Anxious about a nightmare future of runaway climate and eco-system collapse? I don't blame you. The ocean collapsing? Clam up. Arctic melting? I'll take another drink on the rocks. Worry no more. The Green Elephant is here to the tackle greatest threat to life on earth in human history. Let's face it, we don't need more evidence, the science is clear. It is time to move on to hearts and minds. The doom and gloom model is not working. Let's expand our imaginations abou...

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