Episodes — AMERICA ADAPTS

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The Biggest Short: Climate Change meets the 30-Year Home Mortgage with Dr. Jesse Keenan

The Biggest Short: Climate Change meets the 30-Year Home Mortgage with Dr. Jesse Keenan

Adapting Conservation to Climate Change at WWF – Re-Release

Adapting Conservation to Climate Change at WWF – Re-Release

Adapting Conservation to Climate Change at WWF – Re-Release. Ep. 115.

Culture, Adaptation, Economics, Environmental, History, Impacts, ScienceDoug ParsonsJune 29, 2020WWF, World Wildlife Fund, adaptation, global warming, resilience, conservation, wildlifeComment

Tom Steyer on America Adapts! Climate change and Presidential politics, Covid-19 and next steps for the climate movement!

Tom Steyer on America Adapts! Climate change and Presidential politics, Covid-19 and next steps for the climate movement!

Tom Steyer on America Adapts! Climate change and Presidential politics, Covid-19 and next steps for the climate movement! Ep. 114.

Talking Climate Adaptation with The Walton Family Foundation’s Environment Program with Dr. Moira McDonald

Talking Climate Adaptation with The Walton Family Foundation’s Environment Program with Dr. Moira McDonald

The Walton Family Foundation’s Environment Program with Dr. Moira McDonald. Ep. 113.

Adaptation, Economics, Environmental, Impacts, Media, Science, FundingDoug ParsonsMay 31, 2020climate change, global warming, Walton Family Foundation, foundations, conservation, coastal, resilience, funding Comment

Dr. Michael Mann: The Climate Knight Rises – Australia Bushfires + Covid19 + Climate Denialism + Michael Moore’s new Anti-Environment movie and much more!

Dr. Michael Mann: The Climate Knight Rises – Australia Bushfires + Covid19 + Climate Denialism + Michael Moore’s new Anti-Environment movie and much more!

Dr. Michael Mann: The Climate Knight Rises – Australia Bushfires + Covid19 + Climate Denialism + Michael Moore’s new Anti-Environment movie and much more! Ep. 112.

PODCAST: Racially just Adaptation + Urban Planning and Climate Inequities + Fate of 100 Resilient Cities and much more with Dr. Linda Shi

PODCAST: Racially just Adaptation + Urban Planning and Climate Inequities + Fate of 100 Resilient Cities and much more with Dr. Linda Shi

Racially just Adaptation + Urban Planning and Climate Inequities + Fate of 100 Resilient Cities and much more with Dr. Linda Shi. Ep. 111.

PODCAST: Adapting to Climate Change during a Pandemic + Bonus Early Adaptation Legislation in the 1970s

PODCAST: Adapting to Climate Change during a Pandemic + Bonus Early Adaptation Legislation in the 1970s

Adapting to Climate Change during a Pandemic + Bonus Early Adaptation Legislation in the 1970s. Ep. 110.

Culture, Adaptation, Disaster Management, Environmental, History, Impacts, Media, ScienceDoug ParsonsApril 19, 2020climate change, global warming, Covid 19, coronavirus, reslience, adaptation, climate

Podcast - Christiana Figueres: The Future We Choose, Coronavirus and Climate Change, the state of the Paris Climate Accords, adaptation and much more!

Podcast - Christiana Figueres: The Future We Choose, Coronavirus and Climate Change, the state of the Paris Climate Accords, adaptation and much more!

Christiana Figueres: The Future We Choose, Coronavirus and Climate Change, the state of the Paris Climate Accords, adaptation and much more! Ep. 109.

Culture, Adaptation, Environmental, Economics, History, Impacts, Media, politics, ScienceDoug ParsonsApril 5, 2020Christiana Figueres, Costa Rica, global warming, climate change, resilience, adaptation, Paris Climate Agreement, electionComment

Impacts of Rising Heat on Labor Markets and Public Education with Dr. Jisung Park of UCLA

Impacts of Rising Heat on Labor Markets and Public Education with Dr. Jisung Park of UCLA

Impacts of Rising Heat on Labor Markets and Public Education with Dr. Jisung Park of UCLA. Ep. 108.

Adaptation, Culture, Environmental, environmental law, History, Impacts, ScienceDoug ParsonsMarch 10, 2020

Once in a Generation Adaptation Investment with re:focus partners’ Shalini Vajjhala + Hoboken adapts to Climate Change!

Once in a Generation Adaptation Investment with re:focus partners’ Shalini Vajjhala + Hoboken adapts to Climate Change!

Once in a Generation Adaptation Investment with Refocus’ Shalini Vajjhala + Hoboken adapts to Climate Change! Ep. 107.

Adaptation, Culture, Disaster Management, Environmental, Impacts, Media, ScienceDoug ParsonsFebruary 24, 2020climate change, global warming, Hoboken, resilience, adaptation, coastal, Hurricane, storms, extreme events, sustainabilityComment

Women + LGBTQ + People of Color Adapt to Climate Change – Rewind

Women + LGBTQ + People of Color Adapt to Climate Change – Rewind

Women + LGBTQ + People of Color Adapt to Climate Change – Rewind. Ep. 106.

Disaster Management, Culture, Adaptation, Activism, Environmental, History, Impacts, politics, Media, ScienceDoug ParsonsFebruary 9, 2020climate change, LGBTQ, LGBT, resilience, adaptation, coastal, New Orleans, global warming, women, people of color Comment

The Federal Reserve Bank, Community Development and Climate Adaptation + The Climate Intelligence Arms Race

The Federal Reserve Bank, Community Development and Climate Adaptation + The Climate Intelligence Arms Race

The Federal Reserve Bank, Community Development and Climate Adaptation + The Climate Intelligence Arms Race with Jesse Keenan. Ep. 105.

Adaptation, Disaster Management, Environmental, environmental law, Impacts, ScienceDoug ParsonsJanuary 26, 2020Federal Reserve Bank, climate change, global warming, community development, resilience, adaptation, Harvard University, Jesse KeenanComment

Fundamentals of Extreme Heat and Climate Change with Dr. Ladd Keith of University of Arizona

Fundamentals of Extreme Heat and Climate Change with Dr. Ladd Keith of University of Arizona

Fundamentals of Extreme Heat and Climate Change with Dr. Ladd Keith of University of Arizona. Ep. 104.

Building a Resilient Tomorrow with Judge Alice Hill

Building a Resilient Tomorrow with Judge Alice Hill

Building a Resilient Tomorrow with Judge Alice Hill. Ep. 102.

Adaptation, Culture, Disaster Management, Environmental, environmental law, Impacts, History, Media, politics, ScienceDoug ParsonsDecember 9, 2019climate change, Council on Foreign Relations, Judge Alice Hill, resilience, adaptation, adapts, global warming, climate

Evaluating the 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidates’ Climate Disaster and Adaptation Policies

Evaluating the 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidates’ Climate Disaster and Adaptation Policies

Evaluating the 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidates’ Climate Disaster and Adaptation Policies. Ep. 101.

Culture, Adaptation, Environmental, environmental law, Impacts, Media, politics, Science, Disaster ManagementDoug ParsonsNovember 25, 2019climate change, 2020 election, resilience, disasters, disaster management, risk, adaptation, global warming, Presidential race

Everything you wanted to know about Managed Retreat (but were afraid to ask) with Dr. AR Siders

Everything you wanted to know about Managed Retreat (but were afraid to ask) with Dr. AR Siders

Everything you wanted to know about Managed Retreat (but were afraid to ask) with Dr. AR Siders. Ep. 100.

Adaptation, Environmental, Culture, environmental law, History, Impacts, ScienceDoug ParsonsNovember 11, 2019managed retreat, climate change, climate, global warming, AR Siders, University of Delaware, resilience, adaptation, coastal, marineComment

Flood, Rebuild, Repeat - A podcast with NRDC’s Rob Moore

Flood, Rebuild, Repeat - A podcast with NRDC’s Rob Moore

Flood, Rebuild, Repeat - A podcast with NRDC’s Rob Moore. Ep. 99.

Adaptation, Environmental, environmental law, History, Impacts, ScienceDoug ParsonsOctober 27, 2019climate change, resilience, NRDC, adaptation, coastal, managed retreat, climate, global warming, sea level rise, floodingComment

You Can’t Handle the Truth: Rising Sea Levels and the Law (Re-release)

You Can’t Handle the Truth: Rising Sea Levels and the Law (Re-release)

You Can’t Handle the Truth: Rising Sea Levels and the Law (Re-release). Ep. 98.

Environmental, Adaptation, Impacts, Science, environmental lawDoug ParsonsOctober 14, 2019climate change, global warming, resilience, sea level rise, environmental law, adaptation, coastal, eminent domain

Deconstructing a Climate Skeptic (Re-release): The Marc Morano Podcast

Deconstructing a Climate Skeptic (Re-release): The Marc Morano Podcast

Deconstructing a Climate Skeptic (Re-release): The Marc Morano Podcast. Ep. 97.

Culture, Environmental, History, Impacts, politics, ScienceDoug ParsonsSeptember 22, 2019climate change, global warming, climate skeptic, Marc Morano, adaptation, Trump, 2020, politics, Republican, conservative, reslience, climate depot Comment

The Once and Future Republican Party – Conservatism and Climate Change with Bob Inglis

The Once and Future Republican Party – Conservatism and Climate Change with Bob Inglis

The Once and Future Republican Party – Conservatism and Climate Change with Bob Inglis. Ep. 96.