Climate Correction™ Podcast

Born in Belleville, Illinois in 1932, Dr. Leroy "Roy" Snyder Wehrle grew up with nature and the environment being a big part of his family. With a rich history involving the economy, foreign and domestic policy, and climate activism, Dr. Leroy Wehrle provides valuable insight on how the economy and climate are linked. With this knowledge, he aims to educate and provide insight to allow others to s...

Nikki Fried is the current Commissioner of Agriculture, in Florida. She won the 2018 Florida Commissioner of Agriculture election, narrowly defeating state representative Matt Caldwell by less than 7,000 votes. She is also the first woman to be elected to the position.  In 2022, she goes face-to-face in a race for the Governor's seat. She has always been an advocate for climate change and has take...

Economists study the way the production and distribution of goods, products, and services affects the free. Conscious and modern economists are now applying this financial analysis to global warming and the effect on climate change. Economist Laurence "Larry" Kotlikoff has written, spoken, and advocated for the climate for most of his career, including in front of U.S. Congress. Ranked as one of t...

A sustainability and resilience officer's job is to act as a mediator between businesses, organizations, or governments and the environment or environmental policies. They develop strategies that work with climate change activists and policies. These strategies help avoid conflict, protect the environment, and minimize waste or losses in a world market that is seeing less and less resources.   Whi...

Jon Paul "J.P." Brooker is a Florida advocate for climate change through environmental law, fishery regulations, and ocean conservancy. He sits on the Executive Council of the Florida Bar's Environment & Land Use Law Section . Additionally, J.P. serves on the Governmental and Public Policy Advocacy and Admiralty Law committees for the Florida Bar. He is a co-chair of public interest and also serve...

Nathaniel "Nat" O. Keohane is the president for the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) . Previously, he served as a special assistant to President Obama, as the senior vice president for the Environmental Defense Fund , and as an Associate Professor of Economics at Yale. Keohane provides valuable insight to Congress and other influential members of the community about climate change an...

Congressman Charlie Crist is currently serving Florida's 13th district. He was Florida's governor from 2007 to 2011. Congressman Crist is once again campaigning to serve Florida and correct some of the wrongs he sees occurring within the state. As a proven advocate for climate correction, he fought to hold BP accountable during the devastating oil spill back in 2010. Currently, while serving as Co...

We all know that extreme heat can be dangerous and that we should keep cool and drink plenty of water to avoid the miserable effects of dehydration. Are you aware, however, that heat has a major impact on pregnant women and healthy birth outcomes? When a woman is pregnant, it's already difficult to self-regulate her body temperature because her body is working to keep both herself and her baby coo...

Meltdown: The Earth Without Glaciers

Vice-Chairman of the Miami City Commission , Ken Russell was re-elected for a second term in November 2019 and is currently running for US Senate . He is an avid advocate for solutions to climate change. After realizing the need for action within his own community, he stepped forward and began a life in politics. With passions centered around nature, such as professional kite surfing and woodworki...

Join VoLo Foundation for the 4th Annual Climate Correction™ conference in Orlando, FL. This event focused on food systems and the agricultural processes that will not only feed populations into the next generation but provide ecological solutions to our climate crisis. Learn from farmers, home growers, and business leaders working to sustain our food systems. The 2022 Climate Correction™ conferenc...

Climate change and its potential effects can increase uncertainty about how our food systems will adjust to new and changing conditions. In this session, four UF professors highlight transformative research to build an adaptive and thriving agricultural sector into the future. Lessons from Florida and across the globe can teach us to work with nature and build resilient agroecosystems that resist,...

A conversation on climate, food and equity with Dr. Katharine Hayhoe , Chief Scientist, The Nature Conservancy and Rod Braun, Florida Climate Strategy Director, The Nature Conservancy .

Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) is the chair of the U.S. House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, which unveiled its 500-plus-page Climate Crisis Action Plan in 2020 to give Congress a roadmap for solving the climate crisis. Castor is a longtime national leader on protecting the environment and finding climate solutions. In 2019, she was the lead sponsor of the Climate Action Now Act (H.R. 9), the...

Introducing We Are Neutral and explaining Climate Correction's commitment to carbon neutrality. Offsetting your carbon footprint shouldn't be a one-time transaction. It's not meant to be a guilt-free write-off, but rather one piece of a much larger puzzle.

Britt Groosman is Vice President of Climate-Smart Agriculture at Environmental Defense Fund , where she helps create environmentally effective and economically sound solutions for working landscapes, including farms, ranches and forests. Her experience spans from reducing deforestation in Brazil to low carbon rural development in India.

This distinguished panel discussed the growing role for Florida's farms, ranches, and woodlands in delivering high value and scalable solutions to climate change and other pressing global sustainable development goals.  Ernie Shea, President, Solutions from the Land , outlined the work underway in the Florida Climate Smart Agriculture Initiative and moderated the session.  Jim Strickland, Owner, S...

Chris Castro is a renowned public official serving as the Senior Advisor to Orlando Mayor, Buddy Dyer, Director of Sustainability & Resilience, and "Future-Ready" steering committee member at the City of Orlando . In his role, Chris works to advance a comprehensive set of policies & programs that has turned Orlando into one of the leading cities in America accelerating sustainability, resiliency,...

Hops, an essential ingredient of beer, are a perennial crop adapted to temperate climates, with more than 90% of production occurring in the Pacific Northwest. Shinsuke Agehara, Professor, University of Florida , shares how they are evaluating the adaptive capacity of hops to Florida's humid subtropical climate through cultivar selection, breeding, environmental manipulation, and optimization of c...

The VISTA Award is VoLo's latest recognition, specific for students who display exemplary leadership, along with Vision, Innovation, Sustainability, Technology, and Action in climate solutions. VoLo gathers proposals from students at the Graduate level who are enrolled full-time with a US-based University or College. The finalist student individuals or teams will be invited by VoLo to present thei...

Agriculture is in crisis. Low commodity prices, higher input costs and urbanization have made it difficult to make a decent living on the farm. Farming is/has been a significant source of CO2 in the atmosphere. But conversely, agriculture can be an important solution to high atmospheric concentrations by sequestering carbon in soils. Dr. Scott Angle, Senior Vice President for Agriculture and Natur...

In May 2021, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava appointed Jane Gilbert to serve as the county's first Chief Heat Officer making Jane the first Chief Heat Officer in the world! Florida residents are used to the heat, but as climate change continues, we will feel it even more. Previously, Floridians averaged approximately 7 days a year when the heat index would reach 105. By mid-century, t...

Kathleen Rogers is the President of Earth Day Network. Under her leadership, EarthDay.org has grown into a global year-round policy and activist organization with an international professional staff In 1970, 20 million people mobilized to call for greater protections for our planet. Since then, many policies and programs have been developed. But, we still have a lot of work to do. EarthDay.org aim...

During Climate Correction 2018, these experts engaged in an in-depth panel discussion on the hidden costs of climate change, how they are reaching a cost of hundreds of billions each year, and how current solutions can provide extreme value. Environmental Advisor for VoLo Foundation, Andy Stevenson VP, Global Climate at Environmental Defense Fund, Britt Groosman Managing Director and CEO, Sustaina...