As Canadian forests burn out of control, clouds of hazardous smoke shift with the wind, affecting first Northeastern and then Midwestern parts of the United States. The #AirQuality varies, but the

As Canadian forests burn out of control, clouds of hazardous smoke shift with the wind, affecting first Northeastern and then Midwestern parts of the United States. The #AirQuality varies, but the tiny particles that it contains pose serious health risks to the lungs, heart and even the brain. Climate Change is making the weather unpredictable. Canadian trees, hit by an ice storm in April, lost branches which then provided ready tinder for fire. Drought made it worse. At least 17 million tons of CO2 have been released by the #Wildfires so far. Paul Beckwith and Patrick Hogan explain why the air quality created by smoke is a serious problem, that is likely to affect more forests as the atmosphere continues to heat. As the smoke hit Washington DC, legislators had a taste of the effects of the climate crisis, something akin to what happened in the 1930s #Dustbowl. As grit came into their chamber, the legislature took action then. But will this event move the dial at all? Hosted by Dale Walkonen Edited by Michael Barba For more information on the state of our planet, visit the FacingFuture Library at https://facingfuture.earth/library

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The evidence is all around us. Our industrialized civilization is taking us into an unlivable future. Every continent is affected by the fever we have inflicted on our planet. The gravity of the

The evidence is all around us. Our industrialized civilization is taking us into an unlivable future. Every continent is affected by the fever we have inflicted on our planet. The gravity of the climate emergency is clear. Even as the crisis hits the United States and Europe - #MauiFires, Midwest hailstorms, hot tub ocean temperatures in Florida, Italian cities on red alert, Spain in drought, extended #HeatWaves- mirroring what's been happening in the global south, political action is still not happening. What will it take for world leaders to stop subsidizing extinction? And what do the next decades portend? In this program, Peter Carter, the director of the #ClimateEmergency Institute, and co-author of Unprecedented Crime: Climate Science Denial and Game Changers for Survival and Paul Beckwith, Climate System Scientist and Professor of Climatology, Meteorology, and Oceanography at the University of Ottawa and Carleton University look at this question and explain why getting off fossil fuels is essential to our survival. Hosted by Dale Walkonen Edited by Mike Coe For more information on the state of our planet, visit the FacingFuture Library at https://facingfuture.earth/library.

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Yale Environmental Sustainability Summit First Hour: Plenary Panel Flowing Capital to a Sustainable Future: Perspectives from Yale Alumni in the Impact Investing Arena Panelists Tom Hodgman,

Yale Environmental Sustainability Summit First Hour: Plenary Panel Flowing Capital to a Sustainable Future: Perspectives from Yale Alumni in the Impact Investing Arena Panelists Tom Hodgman, Senior Director, NatureVest Jeff Possick, Managing Director, MissionPoint Partners Shelby Semmes, Consultant, Intervale Advisors Adam Wolfensohn, Co-Managing Partner, Encourage Capital Moderator | Terry Kellogg, Managing Director, Helios Capital Ventures Second Hour: Closing Plenary Panel Moving Ahead: Change Making, Sound Science, and the Rule of Law Panelists Paul Anastas, Teresa and H. John Heinz III Professor in the Practice of Chemistry for the Environment Tom McHenry, President and Dean, Vermont Law School William K. Reilly, Chairman Emeritus, World Wildlife Fund; Former Administrator, US Environmental Protection Agency Moderator | Ingrid C. Burke, Dean of F&ES

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