Green Team Academy with Joan Gregerson, Eco-Nut

How did Green Team Academy get its start? What have we done so far? What's next for GTA? Join us for a journey through time and help us create the future of climate action in this episode of our series, "The Future of Climate Action (FCA): Empowering Communities". Join us for our live sessions. Register for free at https://www.greenteamacademy.org Ready to launch your eco-initiative in 90 days? Register for our next International Climate Action Challenge. [00:00:00] Welcome [00:00:13] International Attendees [00:00:37] Agenda [00:01:00] Our Mission [00:01:27] October Fundraiser [00:01:53] The Future of Climate Action Series [00:02:41] You're Our Dream Team [00:03:10] We're told to "Make a Difference" but not taught how [00:03:46] My First Publication: The Brown Cloud poem [00:03:59] Couldn't have predicted that we're not prioritizing caring for the planet [00:04:37] Frustration with engineering not being the solution [00:05:12] Niwot Recycling [00:05:50] Learning skills we don't get in corporations or in school [00:06:06] Founding Sustainable Revolution Longmont [00:06:39] Having fun with kids is surprisingly effective [00:07:19] 1,000 Attendees for the 2015 Youth of the Earth Festival [00:07:38] Longmont Passed a Sustainability Plan [00:08:11] 2018: Started GTA as a project [00:08:25] 2018: Started the Green Team Academy Podcast [00:09:11] 2019: Piloted the Green Team Accelerator Lab [00:09:26] 2019: 1st Annual Earth Week Summit [00:10:25] 2020: 2nd Annual Earth Week Summit during the pandemic [00:10:55] 2020: Wrote and Published "Climate Action Challenge" book [00:11:17] Using Addiction Recovery and Transformation from Wellness Coaching [00:13:47] 2020: Hosted the 1st Annual Climate Action Challenge [00:14:39] 2021: Fiscal sponsorship, Earth Week Summit, Podcast, ICAC21 [00:15:01] Challenger Stories [00:15:31] Environmental Justice / Climate Justice [00:15:49] Amplifying the Voices and Connecting Changemakers [00:16:15] Value of Connecting [00:16:45] Group Coaching / Group Support [00:17:14] That's why Green Team Academy offers ICAC [00:17:29] 2022: New director, Gin DeMaio [00:17:47] 2022: Earth Week Summit [00:18:06] 2022: 3rd Annual International Climate Action Challenge Impact (ICAC22) [00:19:19] Cumulative Impact: ICAC 2020, 2021, 2022 [00:19:49] 2023: Gin's Field Trip to Uganda [00:20:33] Youth TimeBanking: Making Bricks for a School [00:20:59] 2023: Co-Directors Gin DeMaio & Joan Gregerson [00:21:48] Get Out the Vote Teams: 2020 and 2024 [00:23:09] Next Week's Session Featuring Filipino Thought Leaders: Dann Diez & Lanie Francisco

2023 Fall Fundraiser Series The Future of Climate Action: Transforming Our Communities Oct 12 - Dec 7, 2023, 9 am MT Register for free to join us live at https://www.greenteamacademy.org/2023... Join us for a lively online series to explore the future of climate action! How can we transform our communities quickly and effectively to avoid the worst impacts of climate change?​Find out in this FREE online series OPEN TO ALL. Join us on Zoom each Thursday.​Hosted by Green Team Academy's Co-Directors, Joan Gregerson and Gin DeMaio, will bring you timely insights for today's most important issue: caring for humanity, biodiversity, and our planet in times of worsening climate change. We'll hear insights from challengers in the International Climate Action Challenges who have launched their own initiatives around the world. We'll get input from experts and community members. Ready to #BeTheChange? Register for our upcoming International Climate Action Challenge at https://www.greenteamacademy.org

Each year Americans grow a crop they mow but do not eat. Join Brigitte Mars & BethyLoveLight, Awake & Aware, to discover how to "Get Off Your Grass and Create an Edible Lawn".   Have you ever wondered how to get people to understand the problems with lawns and what to do instead? Herbalist, Brigitte Mars, and eco-conscious hip hop artist, BethyLoveLight, have been working on this very thing. Join us to learn about their videos, songs, books, and courses that demonstrate the absurdity of massive lawns and the healing power of dandelions and other herbs. Articles: Brigitte Mars, Huffington Post, Get Off Your Grass and Create an Edible Lawn https://www.huffpost.com/entry/get-off-your-grass-and-cr_b_533359 Events: May 14: Light It Up Conscious Talk May 30: Herb Walk June 6: Bee In September: Ten Week Herbal Healing Course Books: Desktop Guide to Herbal Medicine, Brigitte Mars Websites: Brigitte Mars: https://brigittemars.com/ BethyLoveLight: https://bethylovelight.com/ Resources: People & Pollinators Action Network Bee City USA Nontoxic Communities   Upcoming Green Team Academy Event: 2021 International Climate Action Challenge https://www.climateactionchallenge.net/challenge

Tune in for an interview with Doug Good Feature to hear about his new book, Think Indigenous: Native American Spirituality for a Modern World.   The book is a guide to integrating indigenous thinking into modern life for a more interconnected and spiritual relationship with our fellow beings, Mother Earth, and the natural ways of the universe. This book's intention is not to teach you to "be Native American," but instead to use the indigenous culture of the Lakota to help you connect with your own indigenous roots and help you remember your ancestral knowing that all beings are divinely connected. Get the book through Hay House. About Doug Doug Good Feather is a full-blooded Native American Lakota, born and raised in the traditional indigenous ways of his elders on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in South Dakota. He is a direct descendant of Grandpa Chief Sitting Bull. He is the executive director and spiritual leader of the Lakota Way in Colorado and the co-founder of Spirit Horse Nation. You can visit Spirit Horse Nation online at spirithorsenation.org. Podcast Catch us live on the Green Team Academy Facebook page, YouTube channel, or on Twitter. Or watch the recording on the Green Team Academy website or wherever you get your podcasts https://www.greenteamacademy.com/podcast Upcoming Green Team Academy events: 2021 International Climate Action Challenge Kicks off August 18, 2021 Join us and go from passion to action in 90 days! Get live trainings, weekly check-ins, book, workbook, portal and more. Find out more in our free Quick Start Training at https://www.climateactionchallenge.net   Show notes https://greenteamacademy.com/120-think-indigenous-doug-good-feather/

Discover what's in store for you during the 3rd Annual Earth Week Summit! Find out how to: Join our Earth Month Pop-Up Group to meet our partners and connect and collaborate with eco-enthusiasts from around the world Get in on Live Workshops that show how to go from passion to action in 90 days Hear our interviews with featured guests on Earth Day Participate in our Happy Hours Help us meet our 1,000-tree challenge goal with Mabinju Power House Youth Group in Kenya Get in on virtual events hosted by our partners around the world Find online and in-person events in the Metro Denver area Upcoming Green Team Academy events: 2021 Earth Week Summit April 17-24, 2021 Live workshops, happy hours, and a month-long pop-up group. Help us meet our goal of funding 1,000 trees with our partners in Kenya. Promote your organization and events by becoming a promoting partner. Free registration https://www.earthweeksummit.com 2021 International Climate Action Challenge Kicks off August 18, 2021 Join us and go from passion to action in 90 days! Get live trainings, weekly check-ins, book, workbook, portal and more. Find out more in our free Quick Start Training at https://www.climateactionchallenge.net

Looking for a way to get people together in-person, while social distancing? Organize a cleanup! In this episode, we'll hear from Jake Rubenstein of EARTHDAY.ORG about the Great Global Cleanup and from Dann Diez, SEED4COM. Find out how to do plogging, individual cleanups, or group cleanups and how to get your cleanup on the map! https://cleanup.earthday.org/  How can you make a cleanup more impactful than just a one-day event? Join us to find out strategies for planning a training, cleanup, and forum to mobilize your community, using a cleanup as the catalyst. https://www.seed4com.org/ Catch us live on the Green Team Academy Facebook page, YouTube channel, or on Twitter. Or watch the recording on the Green Team Academy website or wherever you get your podcasts https://www.greenteamacademy.com/podcast Upcoming Green Team Academy events: 2021 Earth Week Summit April 17-24, 2021 Live workshops, happy hours, and a month-long pop-up group. Help us meet our goal of funding 1,000 trees with our partners in Kenya. Promote your organization and events by becoming a promoting partner. Free registration https://www.earthweeksummit.com 2021 International Climate Action Challenge Kicks off August 18, 2021 Join us and go from passion to action in 90 days! Get live trainings, weekly check-ins, book, workbook, portal and more. Find out more in our free Quick Start Training at https://www.climateactionchallenge.net

Looking for some fun and meaningful ways to celebrate Earth Day in the Metro Denver area? We've got you covered! Tune in for my chat with Kastle Waserman, journalist with Westword in Denver.  We'll be sharing ideas for individuals, groups, and families, including online and in-person options. See the complete list of Denver events on the Earth Week Summit schedule page. https://www.EarthWeekSummit.com/schedule Kastle Waserman is a freelance journalist for Westword in Denver, Colorado. She’s been a reporter for the Los Angeles Times, the New York Post, Yahoo!, Fodor’s Travel Books, Women’s Wear Daily and more, covering music, culture, fashion and environmental events and business. Upcoming Green Team Academy events: 2021 Earth Week Summit April 17-24, 2021 Live workshops, happy hours, and a month-long pop-up group. Help us meet our goal of funding 1,000 trees with our partners in Kenya. Promote your organization and events by becoming a promoting partner. Free registration https://www.earthweeksummit.com 2021 International Climate Action Challenge Kicks off August 18, 2021 Join us and go from passion to action in 90 days! Get live trainings, weekly check-ins, book, workbook, portal and more. Find out more in our free Quick Start Training at https://www.climateactionchallenge.net

Tune in for a conversation with Chris Woodburn, School Gardens Specialist with Denver Public Schools. Find out about Garden of Youth, an innovative garden program to help plant seeds of opportunities for students with obstacles to employment. We'll also hear about volunteer opportunities in the DPS gardens and the April 2021 DPS Sustainability & Garden Forum. GARDEN OF YOUTH INTERNSHIP Garden of Youth provides students with special needs soft job skills through 10-week paid summer internships. Eight sites host interns across Denver where students plant, maintain and harvest produce to share at local farmers markets while practicing merchandising, sale skills, and money math. Each week interns explore one garden or sustainability topic while honing their job skills working in small groups with a job coach. Garden of Youth is in its tenth year and still growing strong. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Looking for an outdoor volunteer opportunity with kids and gardens in the Denver area? Individuals and groups can volunteer with DPS school gardens on a one-time or ongoing basis. To be matched with schools who have requested support, contact Chris Woodburn at Christopher_Woodburn@dpsk12.org. More Info - DPS Gardens https://sustainability.dpsk12.org/gardens/ - DPS Garden of Youth Internship https://sustainability.dpsk12.org/garden-of-youth/ - Youth Sustainability Board https://www.youthsustainabilityboard.org/ - Denver Urban Gardens https://dug.org/ DPS Sustainability & Gardens Forum https://sustainability.dpsk12.org/sustainability-garden-forum-summit/   Upcoming Events from Green Team Academy 3rd Annual Earth Week Summit: Apr 17-24, 2021 2021 Annual International Climate Action Challenge: Aug 18, 2021

Let's celebrate #EarthDay together! Get in on the FREE Earth Week Summit and be part of live workshops, happy hours, and a 1,000 tree challenge to #RestoreOurEarth! Register early to join the Earth Month pop-up group to connect with eco-buddies from around the world! Sign up for the April 17-24, 2021 summit here:  https://www.EarthWeekSummit.com

If you've heard of permaculture but you're not sure what it actually is, you're in luck! Join me for a conversation with Lee Recca, President of the Denver Permaculture Guild (DPG). In this interview, we'll explore what permaculture is and discuss their upcoming Permaculture Design courses. Denver Permaculture Guild (DPG) is a community-organized, membership-based nonprofit with the aim of building healthy, resilient, regenerative, and inclusive Denver area communities. DPG is offering a Permaculture Design Course from April through October 2021, with a mix of remote and in-person workshops. The course includes the core 72-hour internationally certified curriculum as well as detailed breakout sessions and regionally appropriate resources. DPG is also offering a hands-on, intensive outdoor course starting in late July. Additional 2021 course offerings include Social Permaculture, Advanced Landscape Design using Permaculture, Financial Permaculture, Decolonizing, and Indigenous Phenology. Links: -- Denver Permaculture Guild https://denverpermacultureguild.org/ Books: There are many great books on permaculture. Here are a few: -- The Permaculture Handbook: Garden Farming for Town and Country by Peter Bane https://newsociety.com/books/p/the-permaculture-handbook -- Gaia's Garden by Toby Hemenway https://www.chelseagreen.com/product/gaias-garden/ -- The Permaculture City: Regenerative Design for Urban, Suburban, and Town Resilience, by Toby Hemenway https://www.chelseagreen.com/product/the-permaculture-city/ -- Permaculture in Pots: How to Grow Food in Small Urban Spaces by Juliet Kemp https://www.amazon.com/Permaculture-Pots.../dp/185623097X -- Permaculture: A Designer's Manual by Bill Mollison (co-founder of the movement) https://www.amazon.com/Permaculture.../dp/0908228015 UPCOMING EVENTS 2021 Earth Week Summit April 17-24, 2021 Live workshops, happy hours, 1000 tree campaign, April pop-up group, and more! FREE Registration https://www.earthweeksummit.com 2021 International Climate Action Challenge Kicks off August 18, 2021 Register by April 10 for 50% discount and introduction in Earth Week Summit https://www.climateactionchallenge.net

Schools use a lot of paper. That's what got two high-school seniors, Sethu Odayappan and Lizzy Elsner, thinking.  They decided to take action to help replace the paper that they and their fellow classmates had used during their senior year at Mansfield, Massachusetts. That was the start of Tree-Plenish, with its first tree-planting event. The team has grown from 2 to 25 and turned a small-town project into a national one. The Tree-Plenish team is working with 90 schools in the 2020-2021 academic year and is on track to plant over 14,000 trees across the country. The team is working with schools across 20 states from California to New Hampshire. Tree-Plenish works with high school students to host tree-planting events in their communities that will offset their school’s paper usage during the last academic year. Students, guided by Tree-Plenish mentors, follow a 3-step process. 1) Planning - During this phase of the process, students figure out how much paper their school used during the last academic year. They then take that number and convert it into the number of trees they will need to plant. We estimate planting one tree will offset 10,000 sheets of paper. 2) Marketing - During the next phase, students reach out to the residents of their community to ask them to request a tree to be planted in their yard or to volunteer to help plant trees on the day of the actual event, or both! 3) Hosting - The final phase is for students to host their actual event. On this day, teams of volunteers plant trees in the yards of residents of their town. Tree-Plenish has developed guidelines for planting during the coronavirus pandemic to keep everyone safe.  Visit the Tree-Plenish website to get involved: Find an event and volunteer Donate Host your own event https://www.tree-plenish.org/ Upcoming Green Team Academy Events: Apr 17-24: Earth Week Summit Aug 18: 2021 Intl Climate Action Challenge https://www.greenteamacademy.com 2021 Challenge Registration now open! Hey, do you want to start your own initiative? Register for the 2021 International Climate Action Challenge to launch your eco-initiative in 90 days! Get in on the free Quick Start Training to learn more!

The pandemic and economic implosion have exposed and amplified the pre-existing flaws in our food system. Hunger, access to nutritious food, and the means of food production are more important now than ever. Tune in for my interview with Benu AmunRa, a food justice advocate in Colorado.   Benu is working on her masters degree at Naropa University, centered on Resilient Leadership with an emphasis on Sustainable Systems. She is pursuing a doctorate in Transformative Studies in Fall 2021.  Benu is active with numerous groups across Colorado that are filling the gaps. She will share about organizations that are providing training and resources for BIPOC farmers, food security measures for students, and much more!   Upcoming Events: Hunger Action Week - March 24-31, 2021 https://p2a.co/V8VXO2y  2021 Earth Week Summit, April 17-24, https://www.earthweeksummit.com 2021 International Climate Action Challenge, August 18, https://www.climateactionchallenge.net Resource Links: Alliance Center, Regenerative Recovery Coalition https://www.thealliancecenter.org/coalition/  Bee Campus USA – https://beecityusa.org/about/ Boulder County Health Dept. – https://www.bouldercounty.org/families/food/fruit-and-veg-boulder/ Boulder Farmers Market – https://bcfm.org/food-access/ Boulder Food Rescue - http://boulderfoodrescue.org Bronzeville- Black and Brown Growers Collective – Gathering of Peoples Event - https://gatheringofpeoples.splashthat.com/ Colorado Food Finder – https://www.cofoodfinder.org/ Community Food Share – https://communityfoodshare.org/get-food/ Emerald Gardens – https://www.emeraldgardens.farm/ Food Rescue Alliance - https://www.foodrescuealliance.org/ Front Line Farming- https://www.frontlinefarming.org/ Herbal Gardens Wellness – https://www.herbalgardenswellness.org/ HungerFree Colorado- https://www.hungerfreecolorado.org/ Karen Washington - https://www.karenthefarmer.com/about Leah Douglas - http://www.leahjdouglas.com/work.html Mo Betta Greens MarketPlace & Seeds of Power Unity Farm -https://www.facebook.com/mobettagreenMKT/  Naropa University – https://www.naropa.edu/ National Black Food & Justice Alliance - https://www.blackfoodjustice.org/ Project Protect Food Systems- https://www.projectprotectfoodsystems.org/ Soul Fire Farm- https://www.soulfirefarm.org/ Spirit of the Sun- https://www.spiritofthesun.org/ To contact Benu, reach out at benu11 (at) yahoo . com

Film is a powerful type of environmental education that can reach beyond the classroom and the trail. Join me for a discussion with Shawna Crocker, founder of the Colorado Environmental Film Festival (CEFF). Hear how the festival was started, how you can participate this year and in the future, and how to emulate their success. We're joined by Shiela DeForest, Mrs ECO-International and the founder of Golden Residents (and Friends) Eco-Action Team, one of the Exo-Expo exhibitors and an Eco-Champion Award Winner from the 2020 International Climate Action Challenge.  This year’s Colorado Environmental Film Festival will be entirely virtual, which means you can now enjoy the best of the fest at home! Watch over 70 films, short and long, featuring environmental issues and solutions from around the world. JOIN THE VIRTUAL FESTIVAL FEBRUARY 12 – 21, 2021 at www.ceff.net.  April 17-24, 2021 Earth Week Summit www.EarthWeekSummit.com August - December 2021 International Climate Action Challenge www.ClimateActionChallenge.net Green Team Academy www.GreenTeamAcademy.com  

Desperation is never a good look.  You've probably had this experience many times. When you act needy, the exact thing that you've decided that you need so desperately continues to elude you. Maybe we're all like those buds just below the surface, just so excited to pop! But unlike the buds who aren't rushing or feeling inadequate, it seems like there's a lot of anxiety right now about not having or not doing enough.  This is something that I work to manage in my own life every day.  In this week's Green Team Academy Podcast Live, I'll share my thoughts on how to: Handle the feeling that you need more time, money, or anything Discern the levels of having, doing, and being Consider the multiple forms of currency available in your life and your work Notice words that creep into our language that create the illusion of desperation Say no with gusto rather than guilt Switch the vibe from repel to attract Lean on nature for reminders on how to roll with grace Get clear about who or what you are working for so you can define success on your terms This episode is a gentle reminder that you are already enough! Climate Action Challenge https://www.climateactionchallenge.net Earth Week Summit https://www.earthweeksummit.com

What is biochar? How can you use it? Should you make it yourself? How can it build community? Find out in my interview with Charmaster, Tony C. Saladino. Listen here or wherever you listen to podcasts - Stitcher, Apple, Google, Spotify Tony C. Saladino is a Charmaster, Biochar Educator, Founder and Guide for ECO-Tours of Wisconsin, Inc. As a participant in the 2020 International Climate Challenge, he met his goal of creating his weight in char and turning that into over half a ton of biochar, enough to enrich a dozen 4X10 foot beds to a depth of six inches, forever! He also taught a dozen more biochar classes so that more people would be able to do the same, cheaply and efficiently. https://www.climateactionchallenge.net In 1987, Saladino rode his bicycle around all five Great Lakes, teaching people in person, through TV, radio and print publications how to live lightly on the planet and experience a higher quality of life at the same time. Over ten million residents of the Great Lakes Basin heard him speak or read about his trip. Tony committed his life to "helping heal the rift between humankind and nature" as a child and has helped plant over 60,000 native trees and hundreds of thousands of native perennial food and medicinal plants across Northeast Wisconsin as an adult. He leads plant-ins, seed collection and dispersal tours, biochar classes, permaculture garden tours, canoe and bicycle trips across the region. He also advocates for the Earth Charter, www.earthcharter.org, which encourages people to utilize information from Environmental Working Group, www.ewg.org especially their Skin-Deep database of personal care products and their zip code specific water quality database. The focus on the six steps required to make biochar will help people understand how-to double crop production, sequester carbon, protect water quality, reduce the need for irrigation and fertilization by half, all while providing a host of environmental benefits. He will help people decide if they are better served by making their own biochar or purchasing it and for those who decide to buy, how to tell if the char you are buying is worth the investment. Six steps required to transform dry woody material into biochar: Make it by getting it to glow, without air Micronize it to bits 2mm or less. Moisten that material to as wet as a wrung-out sponge. Add Minerals Add Microbes Let it mature, stirring several times a day and keeping the moisture steady. Saladino and his group, are currently working to secure funding for an 80-acre parcel that will not only serve as a home base for ECO-Tours but allow guests to come and learn the principles of sustainability by doing. In a living laboratory, that builds community through diversity. The property will only be available for Leave No Trace Camping and classes in and about nature which helps guests understand and create more sustainable lifestyles. Support the new center via the GoFundMe page at https://gofund.me/52fa3b77

Join me for an interview with special guest, Renee Millard Chacon. In this episode, we'll talk about defining environmental justice, and what it means to be an ally to or accomplice with the BIPOC community. Renee Millard-Chacon is a writer, educator, Danzante Azteca, Xicana activist, and most importantly the mother of two sons. She is an indigenous womxn of Diné/Mexica descent, fighting for future generations and committed to relating climate justice to social justice. Her family is from the Denver community and she now works as a cultural educator and teacher. She works as the Youth Program Coordinator/ Cultural Educator at Spirit of the Sun and Co-founder of Womxn From the Mountain in hosting, organizing, and leading marches, workshops, and educational resources for social justice and environmental justice. She maintains her culture every day as a Sahumadora/Malinzin in Azteca Danza for Grupo ColorAztlan in Denver and Tlahuitzcalli in Boulder. Her goal now is to help in the circles she has the opportunity to engage in to move forward to heal through environmental awareness, transformative education, and support to diverse leaders ready to fight for future generations. She welcomes any respectful correspondence to start doing the tedious but powerful work of creating better relations in spaces that deserve to be healed because of the trauma from historical inequality and environmental racism. If you have any questions about Spirit of the Sun programming, please email Renée at reneemchacon@spiritofthesun.org Renee is working in Colorado to define environmental justice for legislation. Renee worked with 350 Colorado, Conservation Colorado, Western Conservation, and many environmental organizations to address how womxn and children are often trafficked in these same areas affected by exploitative practices, such as fossil fuel development. In a collective effort with the International Indigenous Youth Council, they presented an art installation on 16th Street Mall in Denver to highlight Missing and Murdered Indigenous Womxn, Black Womxn, and Migrant Womxn by hanging red and black dresses individually dedicated to a womxn missing or deceased. During the strike with Greta Thunberg, they painted handprints over the mouths of hundreds of individuals to continue to bring attention to these silenced individuals. Renee provides fee-based cultural and allyship trainings for groups and organizations. Get ready for the 2021 International Climate Action Challenge! Register now for early bird pricing! Each purchase creates a scholarship for another person or team. 

What's brown and green and piles up on beaches? Join us to find out! Dr. Franziska Elmer is a marine biologist and one of the team that is launching the Sargassum Podcast. Find out about the issues and opportunities that Sargassum present and how to tune in to this newly released podcast. This project was launched as part of the 2020 International Climate Action Challenge. Read more and find their social media links from their team profile: https://blog.climateactionchallenge.net/20-49-sargassum-podcast/ How to Listen to the Sargassum Podcast: Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google, Spotify or wherever you catch your podcast. Watch on YouTube at https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJmthP9YWdLQbvb7dJz27Id1RUvUam3Z5 (video).  For more info on the podcast visit the website: www.marinefrontiers.org/sargassum or follow the podcast on social media: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Sarg-Pod-106071801358410 Twitter https://twitter.com/sargassump Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sargassumpodcast/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/70874741/ Green Team Academy Podcast Listen to the podcast on the Green Team Academy Facebook Page or YouTube channel live, or find it where you listen to podcasts or on the Green Team Academy website. Ready to Make a Difference in 90 Days? #BeTheChange Get Climate Action Challenge books, courses, and coaching at https://www.climateactionchallenge.net/shop

Tired of being ineffective while watching the state of planet degrade before our very eyes? If you've tried bunches of others things to no avail, don't worry. It's not your fault. Anyone can make an impact quickly, once they know how. This episode was recorded on January 6, with 106 days until Earth Day, April 22, 2021. That's plenty of time to make a difference. Tune in to learn about the Weekly Action Plan Checklist from the Climate Action Challenge book and workbook. Find out about courses for challengers and communities. Get books, coaching, and courses at https://www.climateactionchallenge.net/shop

Join me for a look at 2020! I'll take you on a ride through the ups and downs of life with the Green Team Academy. Find out how the Climate Action Challenge came to be and what our global community achieved, even during a pandemic.  Books, courses, and coaching available in our shop at https://www.climateactionchallenge.net/shop

Tune in to meet the award winners from the 2020 International Climate Action Challenge! Our Team https://www.climateactionchallenge.net/team  Mentors https://www.climateactionchallenge.net/mentors Challengers https://www.climateactionchallenge.net/challengers  Find out what they did in the 90 days between Sep 1 and Nov 30, 2020. Get support in making a huge eco-impact fast! Find the Climate Action Challenge book, workbook, courses and coaching at: https://www.climateactionchallenge.net/shop Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/greenteamacademy

Get a quick overview of the schedule for the 2020 International Climate Action Challenge, with new special guests! View the entire schedule here: https://www.climateactionchallenge.net/schedule

We are excited to introduce you to the Climate Reality Chapters/Branches who are sponsoring the 2020 International Climate Action Challenge Impact Summit! Meet Climate Reality Chapters: Eagle County, Colorado Atlanta, Georgia, Newark, Delaware San Antonio, Texas and Calgary Climate Hub Learn what they are doing. Discover how they are making a difference and how to get involved! The Impact Summit is Dec 13-17, 2020 and includes challenger interviews, happy hours, and next steps intensives. Register to attend the Dec 13-17 Impact Summit for free at https://www.climateactionchallenge.net/summit. Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/greenteamacademy

2020 International Climate Action Challenge Impact Summit From September 1 to November 30, over 100 challengers took up the charge to make an impact...fast! Hear what they've achieved in the Impact Summit, December 13 - 17, 2020. In this podcast, Joan gives a preview of the summit schedule and sponsorship opportunities. Learn more at www.climateactionchallenge.net

The Philippines is very low on the carbon emission scale and yet is one of the countries with the highest risk for experiencing issues from climate change. Tune in for my chat with Dann Diez, SEED4COM Founder, and CEO, to hear how they are responding and what all of us can do.  Typhoons, flooding, solar lamps, and gardens Let's talk issues and solutions with Dann Diez, founder of SEED4COM - Responding to Typhoons Rolly & Ulysses with flooding at depths of 5 meters in the Luzon area - With every disaster: energy access, food, and communications are issues - With flooding, lots of plastic trash washes us. Looking to build housing from eco trash with eco bricks - Partnering with Eagle Scouts to build solar lamps. These are built and repaired in the communities The Philippines is one of the most at-risk countries from the climate crisis, though they are low on carbon emission output. https://www.amnesty.org.uk/philippines-country-most-risk-climate-crisis As a mentor in the 2020 International Climate Action Challenge, Dann is working with Earth Fairies and Juan for Nature as part of the Philippines Food Gardens Movement https://www.facebook.com/foodgardensmovementPH/ https://www.facebook.com/SEED4Com/photos/a.696199917083399/3470419182994778/ 2020 International Climate Action Challenge https://www.climateactionchallenge.net  Green Team Academy Podcast https://greenteamacademy.com/99-dann-diez-climate-justice-philippines/

How can you create a sustainability nonprofit or a business, that is sustainable for you? Many people run into the problem of creating a startup that ends up wearing them down, instead of energizing them. Tune in to my discussion with business and communications strategist, Ashlee Tate, to learn how to avoid the common mistakes, so you can create a life you’ll love. Register for the Dec 13-17 Impact Summit at https://www.climateactionchallenge.net/summit

Half of the earth’s shallow-water corals have disappeared in the past 30 years. The remaining half is at risk of disappearing in the next few decades. What can be done? Tune in for my interview with Jolyon Collier to find out how Counting Coral uses coral sculptures to transform the relationship between communities and protect coral reefs. https://www.countingcoral.com/ Catch the Green Team Academy Facebook Page or YouTube Channel. Listen to the podcasts later at www.greenteamacademy.com/podcasts and wherever you listen to podcasts. Support the Green Team Academy Podcast Become a member on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/greenteamacademy Register for the Dec 13 - 17 Impact Summit Meet the featured challengers from the 2020 International Climate Action Challenge and find out how you can make a big eco-impact fast! https://www.climateactionchallenge.net/summit  

We are in the midst of the sixth mass extinction. Yet, biodiversity loss often fails to get as much attention as pollution, climate change, or other environmental issues. What can be done to raise awareness? How can we prevent and reverse the collapse of ecosystems and restore biodiversity? Tune in for a discussion with Derrick Mugisha, Earth Day Africa Director and Coordinator of the Uganda Biodiversity Youth Network. Derrick shares findings from recent biodiversity reports and the big ideas in the Post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. Discover how to take action with Restore Our Earth, the Earth Day 2021 theme. 2020 International Climate Action Challenge Derrick is a mentor with the 2020 International Climate Action Challenge. Meet the mentors and challengers, and register for free to attend the Impact Summit at https://www.climateactionchallenge.net Become a Member on Patreon Support the podcast by becoming a member on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/greenteamacademy

Shaina Oliver is an Indigenous Peoples' Rights Advocate and Field Organizer Moms Clean Air Force In this live podcast episode, Shaina shares how you can make a difference by testifying at hearings and understanding what the different commissions are doing that impact air quality. This is an important way we can all work to improve conditions for less-affluent neighborhoods and communities of color. Support the podcast by becoming a member at patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenteamacademy Take Action with Moms Clean Air Force at https://www.momscleanairforce.org/petitions/. Update your address to Vote, or Register to Vote at https://www.momscleanairforce.org/register-to-vote/. Be A SuperMom or Dad and Vote2020 Climate Leaders! Shaina Oliver, a tribal member of the Navajo Nation from Shiprock, New Mexico, is an advocate for Indigenous Peoples’ Rights. In 2015, after the EPA’s toxic mine spill affecting the Animas and San Juan Rivers, which supply water to the Navajo Nation, Shaina became more aware that the environmental disasters that happen in Colorado—where she now lives with her husband and four boys—also impact her tribe’s well-being and future. Shaina began to feel her responsibility to do her part as a mother, aunt, sister, descendant, and survivor of genocide. Living in northeast Denver, Shaina is just south of the Suncor refinery. Sometimes she and her family can’t step outside for a breath of fresh air. On very cold days, her asthma flares, and she must be cautious and stay indoors. She worries about her youngest son, who has more allergies than his older brothers—allergies that may be asthma-related. Testifying with Moms Clean Air Force at EPA hearings and in support of environmental bills at the U.S. Capitol is one important way Shaina lives up to her responsibility to protect all living beings and secure a future for all children. https://www.momscleanairforce.org/state-chapters/colorado/

Should Denver residents vote yes on Proposition 2A: Climate Action Sales Tax? Tune in for a discussion with Sebastian Andrews and Jasmin Barco to dig into the details. Climate Action Denver FAQ's https://climateactiondenver.com/faqs Join Podcast Live on the Green Team Academy Facebook Page or YouTube Channel Tuesdays at 9 am Mountain. Or catch the replay at www.greenteamacademy.com/podcast or wherever you listen. Background: In 2019, the Mayor of Denver created an Office of Climate Action, Sustainability, & Resiliency to prepare the city for the future. A Climate Action Task Force with 26 community representatives spent the first several months of 2020 gathering data and community feedback to create a Climate Action Plan for Denver. On the November ballot, 2A is a small sales tax increase in order to begin to fund the work that has been laid out in the plan to create a greener, more resilient city. Learn more about the report and the ballot initiative that will put Denver in a position to be a leader on climate issues. Support the podcast! Become a member on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/greenteamacademy

Think you can’t find the green career of your dreams during a pandemic? Think again! Join me to hear from Lisa Yee-Litzenberg, Green Career Advisor. Lisa shares her insights as a green career coach and advice from job seekers who secured green jobs and internships during the pandemic.   Lisa will be sharing the tips from recent successful job seekers: Where do you find jobs? What got you hired? How did you make yourself stand out from other candidates? What sectors had the most green job opportunities?   View complete show notes at  https://greenteamacademy.com/095-find-a-green-job-during-challenging-times/   Resources: Finding a Green Job During Challenging Times, Linked In, Lisa Yee-Litzenberghttps://www.linkedin.com/pulse/finding-green-job-during-challenging-times-lisa-yee-litzenberg-gcdf/ Green Career Advisor, LLChttp://www.greencareeradvisor.com/

What's one simple thing you can do to help heal the racial divide? Albert Kueffner shares his initiative to get more people talking with each other in this episode of the Green Team Academy Podcast Live.  Hear how the idea is taking off in faith communities and opening up shared housing opportunities to benefit all. Albert is a challenger and mentor with the 2020 International Climate Action Challenge. www.climateactionchallenge.net Albert Kueffner is an avid eco-justice advocate member of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley, CA. From 2010 until COVID-19 he did outreach and recruitment for Western Service Workers in West Oakland, and played key roles in the successful Faith Against Fracking and No Coal in Oakland campaigns.  

Grab a cup of tea and a snuggly blanket and join me for storytime! I wrote the book, Climate Action Challenge, as a love letter to you. So, sit back and let me read it to you... or at least the first couple of chapters.  Get the book and workbook at www.climateactionchallenge.net/book. Now available as ebook and paperback! Please leave a review and help others find it! https://www.amazon.com/Climate-Action.../dp/B086PG5B7W 

You've completed your Climate Reality training... now what? Join us for a session with three Climate Reality Leaders who can help you get your first presentation off the ground! Jim Sandoe, Citizens Climate Lobby, Lancaster PA  Malika Yates, Climate Reality Chapter, Newark DE  Bill Keydel, Climate Reality Chapter, Denver/Boulder Visit the Green Team Academy website for show notes. Register for the 2020 International Climate Action Challenge at www.climateactionchallenge.net. 

Have you wondered why you can't get people interested in your project? Are you not sure what to focus on first? Are you having a hard time even figuring out what your team is all about? Don't despair. There's hope. Enter... the Action Plan! Find out more about the new book and workbook at www.climateactionchallenge.net

Wondering what it would be like to be able to chat with friends from around the world who are all working to launch their eco-initiatives in 90 days? Join me for a demo and training on the Climate Action Challenge Portal! Haven’t registered for the challenge yet? Register at www.climateactionchallenge.net

Jim Sandoe and Max Sano of Citizens Climate Lobby Lancaster PA talk about resources for getting out the vote! Start a team as part of the 2020 International Climate Action Challenge. See full show notes at https://www.greenteamacademy.com/podcast/087-get-out-the-environmental-vote/

Join me to hear from Rabiu Dannakabu, President and CEO for Plant-for-the-Planet Ghana. https://www.plant-for-the-planet.org/en/home Ready to make a difference? Join the 2020 International Climate Action Challenge www.climateactionchallenge.net Find out more about the app and how you can plant trees in Ghana with Plant-for-the-Planet in the show notes https://www.greenteamacademy.com/podcast/086-rabiu-dannakabu-plant-for-the-planet/

Your love letter is ready! I've been thinking about you and writing to you for the past few months. The new book, Climate Action Challenge, is now available for free download through August 31, 2020. Find out how to get it for any device! The book is available at www.ClimateActionChallenge.net.  Also on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086PG5B7W. Tune in to hear about the writing process, the stories in the book, key concepts, and the step-by-step action plan.

Join us to find out how you can be part of the One Million Trees 4 Colorado initiative. Tune in to the Green Team Academy Facebook Page to hear my interview with Michael Alcazar! One Million Trees for Colorado Goal: Plant one million trees on Sep 21 in Colorado www.OMT4CO.org https://www.facebook.com/OMT4CO/ In Action Climate Mitigation Brokerage https://www.facebook.com/In-Action-Climate-Mitigation-brokerage-212034076335991 Read more in the show notes at https://www.greenteamacademy.com/podcast/084-michael-alcazar-one-million-trees-for-colorado/

Find out how Brianna Hallinan, Sustainable Broomfield, and Shannon Bean-Scalise, Hugelrado Farms are launching innovative composting projects in two Colorado communities. In this episode, we’ll hear from two eco-leaders who are launching composting initiatives to build soil and community in Colorado communities! Both of our podcast guests are also mentors in the 2020 International Climate Action Challenge, helping challengers launch eco-initiatives in 90 days.  For complete show notes, visit https://www.greenteamacademy.com/podcast/083-compost-soil-and-community/  

We have a bold vision! We are helping launch 1,000 eco-initiatives in 90 days. To make that happen, we're forming a team of 100 Ambassadors, Mentors, Volunteers, and Sponsors. What does it take to join our team? Find out now! 2020 International Climate Action Challenge Register as a Challenger: www.ClimateActionChallenge.net Apply as an Ambassador or Partner: www.ClimateActionChallenge.net/partners More Resources from Green Team Academy: Green Team Academy: www.GreenTeamAcademy.com Green Team Academy Podcast: www.GreenTeamAcademy.com/podcast Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/GreenTeamAcademy/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/GreenTeamAcade1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenteamacademy/

Why start from scratch? Ever! My goal for you is that you start 90% of the way up the learning curve, even if you're brand new to a topic. Whether you want to plant 1,000 trees or get your city to go pesticide-free, there's an easy way to figure out how to do it. Join me to learn this strategy for identifying 10 exemplary projects. I'll show you how I'm using lessons from the #teamtrees campaign that YouTuber Mr. Beast started to raise money to plant 20 million trees in just eight weeks. And, what I learned from expert digital marketer, Russell Brunson, on how to use funnel hacking to emulate the best. Find out how to be part of a bold challenge to help 1,000 people launch eco-initiatives in 90 days! www.ClimateActionChallenge.net www.GreenTeamAcademy.com

Many people struggle to get the support and reach they need to make an impact with their team. But it doesn't have to be that way! What could you do if you had 100 partners to promote your initiative and help you make it a success? Probably anything! Join Joan Gregerson, Green Team Academy founder, for a look at how to generate a list of 100 Ideal Partners and the secrets for how to establish powerful relationships quickly.  https://www.greenteamacademy.com/podcast/080-how-to-get-100-partners/

Tune in for my interview with author, Jerry Yudelson and hear about his eco-spiritual memoir, The Godfather of Green. Released on Earth Day 2020, the book celebrates 50 years of work in the environmental field and his journey as a spiritual seeker.  Click here for complete show notes. Help us launch 1,000 eco-initiatives in 90 days. Visit www.ClimateActionChallenge.net to pre-order the book, register for the challenge or join as a mentor or volunteer.

Tune in for my interview with Jasmin Barco of Eco-Cycle to hear about a video series to help answer your burning questions about recycling and composting. You'll also hear how you can make a difference by tackling a waste reduction project in your community! Reducing waste seems like it should be easy, but let's face it. It's complicated! That's why Eco-Cycle, a zero waste nonprofit in Colorado, has developed a new series of videos to cut through the confusion.  The series is a collaboration between COPIRG, Environment Colorado, Sierra Club, NRDC, and Denver Compost Challenge. The videos include both English and Spanish versions specifically for Denver.  The videos cover everything from where our stuff comes from, to details of why and how to recycle and compost, and the problems with plastics.  In the podcast, Jasmin also highlighted the Denver Recycling Directory. This is a handy resource is you want to know where to recycle anything from aerosol cans and action figures, to yard waste and yoga mats.  Start a Zero Waste Initiative or Team! Are you ready to start a zero waste initiative? Join the Eco-Cycle Eco-Leaders to find out how to be a zero waste champion.  Or, volunteer with the Denver Compost Challenge or start a compost initiative in your city!  Get your team together and launch your initiative as part of the 2020 Climate Action Challenge. Eco-Cycle and Denver Eco-Leaders will be on hand to mentor you along the way.    More Resources: www.GreenTeamAcademy.com

Does it irk you to order food, but then get 'accidental' plastic? Tune in for my interview with Mladen Gajic, Co-founder and CEO of PlasticScore, a zero-waste rating app for restaurants. Find out how PlasticScore is providing opportunities for diners and restaurants to reduce plastic waste. View complete show notes. Visit www.GreenTeamAcademy.com to find out about TEAM Talks weekly group coaching for team leaders, plus how to preorder the Climate Action Challenge book and join our launch team.  Visit the Green Team Academy Facebook Page to listen in to live podcast recordings Tuesday at 9 am MST.   

There is a one-to-one correlation between teams that are making a big impact and having regular meetings. Why do so many people avoid having regular meetings? How can you schedule meetings when everyone has different schedules? How many meetings should you have and should everyone be in the same meeting? In my opinion, it's unkind to reach out and raise awareness without inviting people to join meetings where they can talk about it and collaborate.  What can we learn from how nature organizes? 

What was Michael Moore trying to do by dropping the film Planet of the Humans on the eve of the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day?  Well, one thing he did was make a bunch of environmentalists very angry. This is a very complicated movie that has some valuable insights, along with plenty of inaccurate information, personal attacks and a depressing, abrupt ending.  That was his take. Tune in to hear mine.  Check out the show notes at https://www.greenteamacademy.com/podcast/074-rewriting-planet-of-the-humans/

Tune in for a live performance by 10-year-old Elena Magnie. Elena debuts her new song, Kids Can Make a Difference. We talk about songwriting and about what special characteristics kids bring to helping make the world a better place.  Find more about Elena's family music at Lauren and Bo Music on Facebook.  For full show notes and more resources to help you make a difference, visit www.GreenTeamAcademy.com. 

We are going through an unprecedented rapid shift due to the sudden spread of the novel coronavirus. Massive change, plus uncertainty, with job loss, health risks and changes in day-to-day behaviors are leaving many of us not sure even what to think. At the same time, we may be feeling stuck at home without our typical mental health tools. In this historic moment, you might just be able to do something really powerful right now if you're feeling strong enough.  So, what are we to do?  In this podcast, Deb Matlock of Wild Rhythms share simple strategies for connecting to nature's rhythms to find peace in uncertain times.  Show Notes https://www.greenteamacademy.com/podcast/072-wild-rhythms-personal-resilience/ Online Earth Week Summit: Creating the World We Want Apr 10 - 18, 2020 www.EarthWeekSummit.com   Climate Action Breakthrough Now accepting applications for Advance Reader Crew leading up to the June 2020 release. www.ClimateActionBreakthrough.com  

Suddenly, we find ourselves in the middle of a pandemic. If you were used to meeting in person, you now need a new way to stay in touch with your family, coworkers, friends and community. In this tutorial, find out how to use Zoom Meetings to stay connected while practicing social distancing. Get ready to laugh and learn with Joan Gregerson, Founder Green Team Academy during a live Zoom Meeting to demonstrate how to use Zoom Meetings! Download transcript and see takeaways at the podcast website.  April 10 - 18 Online Earth Week Summit Celebrate grassroots climate action! FREE www.EarthWeekSummit.com Free Resources: www.GreenTeamAcademy.com Twitter: @greenteamacade1 Instagram: @greenteamacademy Facebook: @greenteamacademy