Deer Sinew and Beetle Biscuits: Raising Kids in the Age of Climate Chaos (Episode 7 of Crazy Town)

By Asher Miller, Rob Dietz, Jason Bradford, originally published by Resilience.org

April 22, 2019

Show Notes

“The Death of the Last Male Northern White Rhino: Father and Daughter Reflect,” article by Skya and Rob Dietz in Resilience.
“How I Talk to My Daughter About Climate Change,” article by Michelle Nijhuis in The Atlantic
The Parents’ Guide to Climate Revolution, book by Mary DeMocker
Our Children’s Trust, the nonprofit organization supporting the climate lawsuit, Juliana v. United States
Deep Economy, book by Bill McKibben
The Road, novel by Cormac McCarthy
Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
Last Child in the Woods, book by Richard Louv
And Beauty for All, the nonprofit organization founded by John de Graaf

Additional Resources

How Climate Change Fuels Increasing Wildfire Disasters, Snappywords.com (suggested by Sohana in Isla Cooper’s class)
How Data Science Can Help Fight Climate Change, DataSciencePrograms.com (suggested by Ana in Elizabeth Dean’s class)

Asher became the Executive Director of Post Carbon Institute in October 2008, after having served as the manager of our former Relocalization Network program. He’s worked in the nonprofit sector since 1996 in various capacities. Prior to joining Post Carbon Institute, Asher founded Climate Changers, an organization that inspires people to reduce their impact on the climate by focusing on simple and achievable actions anyone can take.