#102 The Complexities of Environmentalism, Responsibility and Hope with Tzeporah Berman

Tzeporah is a Canadian environmental activist, campaigner and writer. She has worked in environmentalism for 30 years, is the co-founder and International Program Director at Stand.Earth and the Chair of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative. From being arrested at the front lines of forest conservation initiatives, to speaking directly with the CEOs of fossil fuel corporations, Tzeporah has seen it all. We speak about regulation as it relates to both consumption and production, the difference between being a citizen vs. being a consumer, and we dissect the complexities of locating “responsibility” for ending the climate crisis. We discuss how humans are not separate from nature, but a part of nature itself, the unknown long-term effects of clearcutting and reforestation, and how to create hope in a seemingly hopeless situation.

Find Tzeporah and support her work by visiting Stand.earth and FossilFuelTreaty.org

Tzeporah's book recommendation: The Day the World Stops Shopping by J.B. Mackinnon

Songs featured: "My City Was Gone" by The Pretenders and "Green Mountain State" by Trevor Hall

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