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Environmental consciousness has grounded and fueled the work of Jason Mark in so many different arenas. Jason is the editor of Sierra Magazine (as in the Sierra Club), former editor of Earth Island Journal, and the author of Satellites in the High Country: Searching for the Wild in the Age of Man. He's even helped to revive the largest urban farm in San Francisco. In this episode, Jason chats about the waking nightmare that he (and other environmentalists) experienced during the 4 years of Trump's presidency. We discuss the future of big oil and gas companies and the lawsuits that cities have brought against them owing to the damages wrought by climate change. He explains that Exxon Mobile learned about climate change in the 1970's but continued to peddle pro- fossil fuel, anti- climate change propaganda. To learn more, tune in and check out the following articles by Jason: "The Case for Climate Reparations" "How Trump's Border Wall Could Block the Most Exciting Wildlife Comeback in North America""It's Time to Bring the Carbon Barons to Justice--And Take Their Money""The Climate Wrecking Industry and How to Beat It"His favorite cocktail? The Manhattan2 oz rye whiskey 1 oz sweet vermouth 2 dashes of bittersIce Cherries to garnish Shake whiskey, vermouth, and bitters in a cocktail shaker with plenty of ice. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a cherry. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/cocktailsandcapitalism)
SPEAKERS David Vogel Professor Emeritus of Business and Politics, UC Berkeley; Author, California Greenin’ How the Golden State Became an Environmental Leader Huey Johnson Founder, The Trust for Public Land; former California Secretary of Natural Resources. Jason Mark Editor, Sierra Magazine; Author, Satellites in the High Country: Searching for the Wild in the Age of Man Mark Arax Author, The Dreamt Land: Chasing Water and Dust Across California Diana Marcum Reporter, Los Angeles Times Faith Kearns Scientist, California Institute for Water Resource Greg Dalton Host and Founder, Climate One Portions of this program were recorded at the Commonwealth Club of California in October and November of 2019.
California has long led the country in environmental action. It established strong automobile emission standards; it preserved fragile lands from development; it set energy efficiency standards for buildings and appliances. But as climate change fuels megafires across the state and the state’s largest electric utility shuts off power to more than a million residents, can the state’s legacy of environmental leadership save it from climate disaster? In a state already accustomed to swinging wildly between drought and flood, what will become of the California dream? Visit climateone.org/watch-and-listen/podcasts for more information on today's episode. Guests: David Vogel, Professor Emeritus of Business and Politics, UC Berkeley; Author, California Greenin’ How the Golden State Became an Environmental Leader Huey Johnson, Founder, The Trust for Public Land; former California Secretary of Natural Resources. Jason Mark, Editor, Sierra Magazine; Author, Satellites in the High Country: Searching for the Wild in the Age of Man Mark Arax, Author, The Dreamt Land: Chasing Water and Dust Across California Diana Marcum, Reporter, Los Angeles Times Faith Kearns, Scientist, California Institute for Water Resource This program was recorded at the Commonwealth Club of California on July 24, 2018 and July 17, 2019.
About Jason Jason Mark is the editor of Sierra and the author of Satellites in the High Country: Searching for the Wild in the Age of Man. Jason recently returned from Patagonia to report on the official transfer of Tompkins Conservation lands to the Chilean government to create a combined 9 million acres of fully […] The post Episode 33: Jason Mark On Patagonia’s 9 Million Acre Gift appeared first on Rewilding.
Guest Jason Mark speaks with Diane Horn about his book “Satellites in the High Country: Searching for the Wild in the Age of Man.”
Thanks to climate change, the wild corners of the planet are shrinking or disappearing altogether. How can we preserve the natural world and its creatures? Bernie Krause, Soundscape Artist; Author, Voices of the Wild: Animal Songs, Human Din, and the Call to Save Natural Soundscapes (Yale University Press, 2015) Jason Mark, Editor, Earth Island Journal; Author, Satellites in the High Country: Searching for the Wild in the Age of Man (Island Press, 2015) Tanya Peterson, Director, San Francisco Zoo This program was recorded in front of a live audience at the Commonwealth Club of California on September 24, 2015.
“In New Mexico's Gila Wilderness, 106 Mexican gray wolves may be some of the most monitored wildlife on the planet. Collared, microchipped, and transported by helicopter ... once a symbol of the wild, these wolves have come to illustrate the demise of wilderness in this Human Age. ... And yet, the howl of an unregistered wolf—half of a rogue pair—splits the night. If you know where to look, you'll find that much remains untamed, and even today, wildness can remain a touchstone for our relationship with the rest of nature.” That's journalist and adventurer Jason Mark writing in his new book “Satellites in the High Country: Searching for the Wild in the Age of Man.” He says that wildness is wily as a coyote: you have to be willing to track it to understand the least thing about it. Today on the program Jason Mark joins us for the hour.