Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Android Listen here . Now on Spotify ! In episode 52 of America Adapts , Doug Parsons talks with demographer Dr. Matt Hauer from the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia . Doug and Matt discuss his research paper on the role of future sea level rise on future migration within the United States. Matt explains the origins of the paper and how the popular media responded to his provocative conclusions – up to 13 million coastal re...
Oct 13, 2017•54 min•Ep. 52
Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Android David Roberts Quotes: “People’s gut impressions and instincts are not reliable guides to social policy.” “We need to be all guns blazing on mitigation.” The only people capable of changing the minds of the right wing base on climate change...is right wing elites. There’s no set of magical words that environmentalists can say to break this spell of denialism…” In episode 51 of America Adapts , Doug Parsons talks with famed climate and energy writer...
Sep 26, 2017•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 51
Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Android Now on Spotify ! In episode 50 of America Adapts , Doug Parsons talks with Dr. Pat Michaels , Director of the Center for the Study of Science at the libertarian Cato Institute . Doug and Pat discuss free market approaches to adaptation and the potential role of the Cato Institute in this emerging field. In this Episode: NATURAL ADAPTATION – Dr. Michaels shares examples of how society, across the planet, have already adapted to extreme weather. GDP...
Sep 18, 2017•49 min•Ep. 50
Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Android Now on Spotify ! In episode 49 of America Adapts , Doug Parsons is invited to Harvard University to cover the Graduate School of Design’s end of semester studio seminar. In the spring semester, graduate students collaborated with the East Boston community to develop an adaptation action plan. The results of those efforts were presented during the spring seminar. Doug spoke with students, Harvard professors and members of the East Boston community ...
Sep 05, 2017•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 49
In episode 48 of America Adapts , Doug Parsons talks with adaptation reporter Erika Bolstad . Doug and Erika discuss her role at E & E News as their first adaptation reporter. They talk about the state of adaptation reporting before they dig into her story on the emerging issue of ‘climate gentrification’, a topic that touches real estate, environmental justice and migration. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Android Now on Spotify ! Donate to America Adapts, we are now a tax deductib...
Aug 24, 2017•55 min•Ep. 48
Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Android Now on Spotify ! In episode 47 of America Adapts , Doug talks with noted climate change skeptic, Marc Morano of Climate Depot. Doug and Marc discuss his motivation to be a contrarian voice on climate change and his history working on environmental issues, from being a reporter for Rush Limbaugh, to being chief spokesman for noted climate skeptic Senator James Inhofe of Oklahoma. We also talk about the current state of climate affairs. In the secon...
Aug 07, 2017•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 47
Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Android In episode 46 of America Adapts , it’s a two segment show. First, Doug talks with Charlie Abrams and Jeremy Clark, two 13 year olds from Portland, Oregon about their amazing climate change activism. The second segment is our third edition of Australia Adapts with Dr. Johanna Nalua , where she talks with Dr. Jean Palutikof , the Director and Founder of the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility based in Queensland, Australia. Subscrib...
Jul 26, 2017•50 min•Ep. 46
Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Android In episode 45 of America Adapts - in a first - host Doug Parsons travels to Kampala, Uganda to cover the CBA11 (Community Based Adaptation). This podcast consists of multiple conversations with conference attendees representing countries from Europe, Asia, Africa and the United States. If you want to learn how the rest of the world approaches adaptation, this podcast is for you! Subscribe/listen to podcast on Apple Podcasts. Now on Spotify ! Donat...
Jul 17, 2017•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 45
Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Android In episode 44 of America Adapts , Doug Parsons talks with world famous climate scientist Dr. Katharine Hayhoe , professor in the Dept. of Political Science and director of the Climate Science Center at Texas Tech University! Katharine and Doug dig deep into the issue of religion and what are some solutions in reaching out to skeptical audiences on the issue of climate change. Subscribe/listen to podcast on Apple Podcasts. Now on Spotify ! Donate t...
Jun 12, 2017•57 min•Ep. 44
Subscribe/listen to podcast on Apple Podcasts. Now on Spotify ! In episode 43 of America Adapts , Doug Parsons talks with the Climate and Adaptation Reporter at Bloomberg News, Christopher Flavelle . Also in this episode, Doug announces that America Adapts Media is now a 501(c) 3 tax deductible charitable organization! Dan Ackerstein guest hosts a segment asking Doug what this means and how people can support ‘building a community of adapters.’ Also, Michael Pace, Executive Director of the Socia...
Jun 04, 2017•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 43
In episode 42 of America Adapts , Doug Parsons talks with Dr. Benjamin Preston , the Senior Director of the Infrastructure Resilience and Environmental Policy Program at the RAND Corporation . Subscribe/listen to podcast on Apple Podcasts. Now on Spotify ! Donate to America Adapts (We are now a tax deductible charitable organization!) WHAT IS RAND? Doug and Ben discuss RAND and its background as a military think tank and its evolution as a key player in adaptation and resilience research and pla...
May 22, 2017•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 42
In episode 41 of America Adapts , Australia Adapts is back! Dr. Johanna Nalau from Griffith University interviews a fellow adaptation researcher, Dr. Susanne Becken , Director of the Griffith Institute for Tourism at Griffith University, in Queensland, Australia. Professor Becken is an expert in Sustainable Tourism, specifically the impacts of climate change on tourism. Subscribe/listen to podcast on Apple Podcasts. Now on Spotify ! Also in this episode, I wrap up my coverage of the National Ada...
May 15, 2017•46 min•Ep. 41
Now on Spotify ! In episode 40 of America Adapts , I’m on location in St. Paul, Minnesota, on the banks of the Mississippi River attending the National Adaptation Forum ! This daily digest - a partnership with the American Society of Adaptation Professionals - I go around talking to forum attendees about why they are attending and discuss some of the exciting developments in the field of adaptation. Listen to some of the best minds on adaptation as they all congregate to share stories and exchan...
May 10, 2017•42 min•Ep. 40
In episode 39 of America Adapts , I talk with Barrett Ristroph , an adaptation and environmental lawyer based in Alaska. Barrett is also a PhD candidate studying adaptation planning. Also in this segment, Doug reports back from the massive climate change march in Washington, DC. Donate to America Adapts (We are now a tax deductible charitable organization!) Subscribe to America Adapts on Itunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/america-adapts-climate-change/id1133023095?mt=2 Listen here . On G...
May 01, 2017•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 39
Now on Spotify ! In episode 38 of America Adapts , I talk with fellow podcaster Andrew Lewin of Speak Up For Blue ! Andrew’s podcast focuses on all things related to ocean conservation – he’s ‘speaking up’ for the oceans! Andrew and I talk about the multitude of topics he covers and the diverse set of ocean experts he gets on the show. In the second half of the episode, Andrew, who’s Canadian, walks us through their own War on Science that occurred under their previous Prime Minister. The timing...
Apr 24, 2017•50 min•Ep. 38
Now on Spotify ! On the inauIn episode 37 of America Adapts , we kick off the premiere episode of Australia Adapts! Adaptation researcher Dr. Johanna Nalau , Research Fellow from Griffith University in Queensland, Australia joins the show for a semi-recurring segment where we interviews experts in Australia. gural episode, Doug interviews Johanna, which is followed by a segment where Johanna interviews local government adaptation expert Donovan Burton . Learn what adaptation means down under and...
Apr 14, 2017•49 min•Ep. 37
“It is beyond a reasonable doubt, humans are contributing to climate change.” In episode 36 of America Adapts , host Doug Parsons talks to Judge Alice Hill of the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. Judge Hill shares her experiences as the Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Resilience Policy on the National Security Council within the White House under the Obama administration. In the podcast, Judge Hill also discusses her journey from practicing law in Paris, to her...
Apr 04, 2017•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 36
It’s an Earth Day extravaganza! Earth Day Co-Founder Denis Hayes and climate change icon Bill McKibben visit America Adapts . This episode is coming out on the same day that President Trump rescinded the climate change rules established under President Obama. Take action by listening to Bill and Denis share their experiences, as they offer advice on what to do next. Donate to America Adapts (We are now a tax deductible charitable organization!) Subscribe/listen to podcast on Apple Podcasts. Now ...
Mar 29, 2017•56 min•Ep. 35
In an Earth Day 2017 special episode of America Adapts , Doug Parsons talks with Valorie Aquino, Co-Director on the Organizing Committee for the March for Science ; Dr. Nancy Knowlton, organizer of the April 21-23rd Earth Optimism Summit ; and Dr. Randy Olson, scientist-turned-filmmaker. Now on Spotify ! Subscribe to America Adapts on Itunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/america-adapts-climate-change/id1133023095?mt=2 Listen here . On Google Play here . Please share on Facebook ! On Twitte...
Mar 20, 2017•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 34
Subscribe/listen to podcast on Apple Podcasts. Now on Spotify ! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/america-adapts-climate-change/id1133023095?mt=2 Listen here . On Google Play here . Please share on Facebook ! On Twitter: @usaadapts In episode 33 of America Adapts , Doug Parsons talks with Dr. Katharine Mach , Director of Stanford Environment Assessment Facility - Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment and former Co-Director of the Working Group II of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climat...
Mar 14, 2017•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 33
Subscribe/listen to podcast on Apple Podcasts. Now on Spotify ! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/america-adapts-climate-change/id1133023095?mt=2 Listen here . On Google Play here . Please share on Facebook ! On Twitter: @usaadapts Donate to America Adapts (We are now a tax deductible charitable organization!) In episode 32 of America Adapts , Doug Parsons talks “Cli-Fi” with Dr. Amy Brady, Senior Editor with the Chicago Review of Books . Amy just debuted a monthly column dedicated specificall...
Mar 06, 2017•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 32
In episode 31 of America Adapts , Doug Parsons talks with CNN’s John Sutter ! John is an award winning opinion journalist at CNN who focuses on climate change with his program Two Degrees . Doug and John cover such diverse topics as: Subscribe to America Adapts on Itunes Write a Review ! Listen here . On Google Play here . Please share on Facebook ! Now on Spotify ! Donate to America Adapts (We are now a tax deductible charitable organization!) MARSHALL ISLANDS SEA LEVEL RISE - John describes hi...
Feb 28, 2017•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 31
In episode 30 of America Adapts , Doug Parsons talks with Suzanne Perdeaux, Climate Change Researcher at the Ontario Centre for Climate Impacts and Adaptation Resources (OCCIAR). Doug also talks with Dan Ackerstein about how federal agencies might pivot from emphasizing mitigation of carbon emissions to focus solely on adaptation. Subscribe to America Adapts on Itunes Listen here. Now on Spotify ! On Google Play here . Please share on Facebook ! In the main interview, Doug and Suzanne cover the ...
Feb 21, 2017•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 30
In episode 29 of America Adapts , Doug Parsons talks with Dr. Keren Bolter , Climate, Policy & GeoSpatial Analyst at the South Florida Regional Planning Council. Subscribe to America Adapts on Itunes Listen here . On Google Play here . Please share on Facebook ! Now on Spotify ! Donate to America Adapts (We are now a tax deductible charitable organization!) Keren talks about her experiences talking sea level rise with actor Jack Black on the climate change TV series, Years of Living Dangerou...
Feb 14, 2017•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 29
In episode 28 of America Adapts , Doug Parsons talks with Dr. Rebecca Beavers of the Climate Change Response Program at the National Park Service . Yes, that Park Service of Federal government fame. In this fascinating and very practical episode, Rebecca talks about the newly released Coastal Adaptation Strategies Handbook . Doug and Rebecca talk about the history of the guidebook and some practical ways to apply what’s in it. Now on Spotify ! Subscribe to America Adapts on Itunes Listen here . ...
Feb 07, 2017•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 28
Subscribe to America Adapts on Itunes Listen here . Now on Spotify ! On Google Play here . To get a tease how our conversation went: DOUG PARSONS: Do you think the Scientist March is a good idea? ANDY REVKIN: No. ANDY REVKIN: People should visit Woodward County, West Virginia — the most climate skeptical county in the U.S. ANDY REVKIN: Nothing we can do right now will change the course of climate change for at least a decade. In the latest episode of America Adapts , Doug Parsons talks with lege...
Jan 31, 2017•59 min•Ep. 27
In the latest episode of America Adapts , Doug Parsons talks with Shaun Martin , Senior Director of Adaptation and Resilience at the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Donate to America Adapts (We are now a tax deductible charitable organization!) Subscribe to America Adapts on Itunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/america-adapts-climate-change/id1133023095?mt=2 Listen here . On Google Play here . Please share on Facebook ! On Twitter: @usaadapts Doug and Shaun then talk about WWF’s long and storie...
Jan 23, 2017•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 26
Donate to America Adapts (We are now a tax deductible charitable organization!) Subscribe to America Adapts on Itunes Randy Olson joins Doug Parsons on America Adapts to discuss the dire state of coral reefs; storytelling as a technique to communicate complex science; and what we can learn from Donald Trump’s vexing, but intuitive narrative instincts. Randy has had a fascinating career arc. He is a scientist-turned-filmmaker who earned his Ph.D. in Biology from Harvard University (1984) and beca...
Jan 17, 2017•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 25
Donate to America Adapts (We are now a tax deductible charitable organization!) Subscribe to America Adapts on Itunes Dr. Jesse Keenan , of Harvard University, joins Doug Parsons on the first episode of America Adapts of 2017! Dr. Keenan is a member of the faculty of the Graduate School of Design where he teaches courses and conducts research in the fields of real estate development, design-development management and technology and climate adaptation science. Jesse wears several hats: academic, ...
Jan 09, 2017•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 24
Donate to America Adapts (We are now a tax deductible charitable organization!) Subscribe to America Adapts on Itunes It’s the final episode of America Adapts for 2017! In this edition, Doug highlights the first six months of the podcast and thanks his many supporters and listeners. The podcast features Dan Ackerstein (from Ackerstein Sustainability) and regular contributor, Tim Watkins. Tim, Doug and Dan list their top 5 climate change stories of the year. It’s been a very eventful year for cli...
Dec 22, 2016•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 23
