America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast

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 a...

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...

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 talkin...

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 pract...

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...

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 . P...

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 i...

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-devel...

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, D...

Subscribe to America Adapts on Itunes In this traveling episode, Doug Parsons takes America Adapts on the road to sunny Ft. Lauderdale, Florida! Doug was invited as press to cover the inaugural Companies vs Climate Change ( CvCC ) conference.   The purpose of the event was:  to serve as a global forum for companies of all sizes to share best practices for solving climate change with wholly justifi...

Donate to America Adapts (We are now a tax deductible charitable organization!) Subscribe to America Adapts on Itunes In this week's episode of America Adapts , host Doug Parsons gets a visit from legendary climate change scientist/activist, Dr. Michael Mann, Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science at Pennsylvania State University . Doug and Mike talk about a wide range of issues: from the...

Subscribe to America Adapts on Itunes ! In this episode, America Adapts talks with innovative climate leader, Jonathan Parfrey , the Executive Director of Climate Resolve (CR).  The mission of Climate Resolve " is to make Southern California more livable and prosperous today and for generations to come by inspiring people at home, at work, and in government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and l...

In this episode of America Adapts, I talk with Sascha Petersen , founder and lead of Adaptation International , an Austin, Texas based consulting firm. Sascha talks about his experiences working on adaptation projects with local governments and tribal interests. Learn the nuances of dealing with adaptation with tribal communities and how those lessons could be applied elsewhere. We also discuss if...

Special Election Coverage. In this episode, America Adapts is hosting James Stillwell , Program Manager for Climate Implementation at the University of Maryland, reporting from Marrakech, Morocco from the Cop22 climate change negotiations. Also, I speak with EcoAdapt's MaryKay Gewiss and Alex Score, on next year's big National Adaptation Forum . First, I check in with James, who's in Morocco, foll...

In this very special Halloween Episode , I talk with adaptation planning legends Lara Hansen and Jennie Hoffman. Lara is the Executive Director of Ecoadapt and Jennie is Founder and Principal at Adaptation Insight.  This was the first 'threeway' conversation on America Adapts, where we discussed the 5 year anniversary of Jenny and Lara's groundbreaking book, Climate Savvy .  We learn the origins o...

In episode 16 of America Adapts, I talk with Brian Kahn , Senior Science Writer with Climate Central . Climate Central (CC) is exactly what it sounds like: a central location for key science information and resources.  Climate Central is a relatively new organization and Brian walks us through their unique model for providing climate science.  Brian explains how CC uses social scientists to find w...

In episode 15, Doug Parsons speaks with M.R. O'Connor, author of the book, " Resurrection Science : Conservation, De-Extinction and the Precarious Future of Wild Things." De-extinction is exactly what you think it is: bringing back extinct species using modern technology. Think Jurassic Park, but looking at more recent extinctions like the Passenger Pigeon, Wooly Mammoth and the Tasmanian Tiger.  ...

In this week's episode, America Adapts host, Doug Parsons, talks with Dr. Evelyn Gaiser from Florida International University .  We primarily cover two topics: what is the  Florida Coastal Everglades Long Term Ecological Research Program and Dr. Gaiser's role in adaptation planning in South Florida.  But that is just a sampling of all the topics we cover. We begin by learning the many hats Evelyn...

Donate to America Adapts (We are now a tax deductible charitable organization!) In this exciting episode of America Adapts, Doug Parsons speaks with James Stillwell, the Program Manager of Climate Implementation at the University of Maryland's (UMD) School of Public Policy .  First, we talk about James' background and what led him to UMD.  Then we learn about James' role in the international clima...

In this episode, host Doug Parsons speaks with Davia Palmeri , Climate Change Coordinator with the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies .  Davia talks about the unique role that state agencies play in conserving wildlife. We learn a bit of the history behind wildlife management in the United States.  Doug and Davia then dig into the role state agencies have played in adaptation planning at th...

In this episode, host Doug Parsons speaks with doctoral student Samantha Montano, a "Disasterologist", an expert in emergency management.  Samantha also blogs on this subject at her web site: www.disaster-ology.com .  Samantha recently published a news article for Vox magazine , highlighting the recent, unprecedented flooding in Louisiana, and  how underprepared the country is deal with natural di...

Show me adaptation in Missouri, the 'Show Me' state: Doug talks with Dennis Figg , longtime wildlife conservation leader from the state of Missouri .  Learn how climate change will fundamentally alter future wildlife management. Listen in as Doug and Dennis list their top 3 challenges facing the wildlife community.  They also discuss the limitations of the Endangered Species Act in the face of cli...

America Adapts talks with Tristram Korten , investigative reporter from Florida who was responsible for the most covered climate change story of the year!  Learn the specific details on how Tristram broke the climate change story of the year, uncovering the fact that the Florida Governor had banned the use of climate change for state employees. Hear the untold stories of who was involved; what the...

Episode 8:  Rivers, watersheds and climate change adaptation!  America Adapts talks with Watershed/Adaptation Planner Rebecca Esselman of the Huron River Watershed Council .  Learn how HRWC became one of the first local watershed groups to bring in adaptation staff.  Many river advocates have long argued that watersheds should be the landscape model for conservation planning. Listen in as Doug tal...

Episode 7:  Britt Basel, Adaptation Consultant with Ecothropic .  Listen in as Doug Parsons talks with Britt, an adaptation expert, whose work has spanned the globe.  In this episode, we discuss Britt's unique experiences working with the people of the Solomon Islands doing adaptation planning.  Find out how gender can play a role in the process of adaptation planning.  Britt vividly describes her...