Mckibben's Podcast

Bill Mckibben's podcast discussed his new book Eaarth. Eaarth is a book discussing the main differences between the Earth then and the Eaarth now. Which is why Earth is spelled Eaarth. Some of the issues discussed include the fact that nobody wants to take on climate change. All the politicians in office are more focused on economic issues rather than environmental issues. What many politicians fail to realize, is the environmental issue cannot be solved without the economic issues being handled and vice versa. Another large issue is the lack of cohesiveness. The Earth is less of a community than it once was. People no longer have to rely on one another for food or basic human needs (for the most part). People can live their lives perfectly fine without having to rely on anyone else. As well as not having to depend on each other, many people feel they do not need to depend on the Earth either. Although the Earth is necessary to survive, many people do not know anything about the bioregion they live in. In order to be able to use the Earth at all, one must understand how it works and the regions in which a person lives in.