Save the Earth Climate Podcast

This episode explores the environmental effects of turf grass lawns in America. It is hosted by Uconn Praxis environmental Campaign Coordinators, Jessica Roberts, and Mehdi Namazi.

This Save the Earth Podcast episode discusses consumerism’s role in the environmental crisis. It is hosted by Uconn Praxis environmental Campaign Coordinators, Jessica Roberts, Mehdi Namazi, and special guest Sam Lamb.

The Save the Earth Podcast, put together by UConnPIRG’s Save the Earth campaign, explores intersectional approaches to environmentalism, connecting UConn’s vibrant environmental community, and building on our massive climate movement. Today Kent Hurtado and Ben Albee from the Save the Earth campaign sit down with Mark and Alex from the WeReadTheoryPod, discussing the intersections of […]

The Save the Earth Podcast, put together by UConnPIRG’s Save the Earth campaign, explores intersectional approaches to environmentalism, connecting UConn’s vibrant environmental community, and building on our massive climate movement. We return for a second semester, speaking with UConn activists Marissa Naclerio, Phoebe Mrozinski and Aaron Johnson. Tune in to learn about the Planting our […]

Understanding that the climate crisis is real and present, we must simultaneously prevent it from getting worse and support those being affected by it. With UConn Environmental Studies Professor Mark Boyer and UConn senior Chad Schroeder, we discuss this issue, and realize that organizing locally and building communities are essential to this global issue.

With UConn Political Science professor Prakash Kashwan, we discuss how global development patterns create a myriad of injustices. Those who feel the worst effects of the climate crisis are already underprivileged, while those who caused it are the global elite. We unravel this complex global situation while also keeping it light, and interesting.

With UConn Environmental Journalism professor Scott Wallace, and UConn Senior and Daily Campus Editing Manager Alex Houdeshell, we talk about journalism as a route to social change. It can be a way to tell real stories about real people, highlighting what issues affect the world. It can also be a way to educate people on […]

Both active members in various UConn organizations, Brittany Diaz is the president of UConn Collaborative Organizing and Mason Holland is the president of NAACP UConn. In the first installment of the Save The Earth Climate Podcast, UConnPIRG members Ben Albee and Monet Parades moderate a discussion on the role of intersectionality in environmentalism and how […]

The UConnPIRG Save the Earth Campaign worked together to put this great podcast together. In this introduction, we all talk about how we became activists, and why we focus on the environment as a crossroads of many social issues.