Plastic pollution, Rising Seas, Ocean Acidification, Drought, Soil, Climate Refugees, Deforestation, Air Pollution, Lysenko You can reach me at rf@richardfriedman.net You can find my books here with the links to find your favorite retailer. Climate Fiction novels: Escape to Canamith https://books2read.com/u/bWP9y1 The Two Worlds of Billy Callahan https://books2read.com/u/mvnvLX Cli/Fi short stories- A Climate Carol and Other Cli-Fi Short Stories. Available in print or audiobook. https://books2read.com/u/38roQL Do you want to learn more about the Villain of the week? https://www.wbur.org/commonhealth/2017/04/07/cautionary-tale-politics-science-lysenko Speaker 1 (https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/Edit?token=XZjBUoL_X2oVsWT1y8oG7ojE-DldTDUf3Z5x871s1iU82a38LAK9lLWOXlKFRnpXOuc2FHqUS9yOf1YlXDNbMjX1pM0andloadFrom=DocumentDeeplinkandts=8.58 (00:08)): [inaudible] Stephanie (https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/Edit?token=pe6xB4Z4yssA-5AGgbZ_qR68bIQkUNTIOlOpwQX6MOxki4QkKsZsM_7O3Trbq3tlwL5DMShPg1Nvhbhzg_vxVQAzlHoandloadFrom=DocumentDeeplinkandts=9.11 (00:09)): Come to a breath of fresh earth, taking the commitment to a clean environment, to the next level. Your host, Rick Friedman will crone the climate hero and villain of the week. Along with discussing worldwide environmental issues, showcasing new products, designed with the longevity of our planet in mind and putting the spotlight on the individuals, making a big impact in helping the climate and pollution crisis through social media. Now your host, Rick Friedman, Mike (https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/Edit?token=Bx5vWeXBAl-sCvC5XrLadBbt1GOPix0Jxn4J2bjmgLnwMEvnMKfTpZlunj1A6J8jR8labPXABn_I6387lgQhpW1Q1sEandloadFrom=DocumentDeeplinkandts=39.02 (00:39)): We're doomed, we're doomed. Speaker 1 (https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/Edit?token=SUoUOToBSc4SCwmgrF41XyvJ-W7S8v8erEVQfoEpO5vBawOZQGvZbZG8HYgflagYQt4d7PJz6lK-MB3jolRVinUQkacandloadFrom=DocumentDeeplinkandts=60.35 (01:00)): [inaudible] Rick (https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/Edit?token=2xhNqH0dnH3btAlOHEUsueRmmawZSNIREC8Gghgp5CFwTGYpDhKRjbqJTs72khxzJnVxIjXY7H0FJHenlq3m_Xe_1JMandloadFrom=DocumentDeeplinkandts=65.54 (01:05)): Welcome to a special episode of a breath of fresh earth to celebrate Halloween in the United States. I present the first annual Halloween doom and gloom tour, rising temperatures, melting, Arctic ice, drought, desertification, and other effects of climate change are not examples of future troubles. They are a reality today. During this episode, I'll speak to a few of the reasons we're facing a catastrophic future. The way a large segment of the population in the United States is facing the pandemic by avoiding wearing masks and not socially distancing is a good analogy to climate change. These people either don't believe anything, bad will happen to them, or it will happen to someone else or they believe what the current president tells them. He's giving them false hope and bad information, much like fossil fuel proponents seek to confuse deflect and deny. What is crystal clear? Fossil fuels are killing us toss in a gazillion pieces of plastic everywhere, including inside us. Rick (https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/Edit?token=Cki7fdapEZAelnsI4mrL-ypoY3J1LmBAreJ1KaTQaahC5ZKLfKWCoGL2elzvVI_mss9JQKVxiauSittkryAq9dJT2coandloadFrom=DocumentDeeplinkandts=124.07 (02:04)): And we're in serious trouble. In the end, we see reports of non mask wearers, recording messages from a hospital facing death due to the virus, begging others, to listen to the experts, the scientists, and to protect themselves from a deadly foe climate change will be a more difficult opponent to beat. There's no vaccine for climate change and pollution, only hard decisions and a commitment to change how we heat and cool our homes, transport ourselves around the planet and how products we don't use anymore are slipping into streams, rivers, lakes, and oceans. I use humor at least. I hope you... Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/a-breath-of-fresh-earth/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy