In our latest, Scott and guest co-host Laurel Sutherlin (@laurelsutherlin) talk with author and environmentalist Jason Mark (@jasondovemark) about his new book “The Earth Said Remember Me: How to Revive Our Memories and Restore the Planet.” They discuss “shifting baseline syndrome”, how the authoritarians work to erase our memories and normalize environmental crisis, and, most importantly, how people are responding to environmental amnesia.
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Guest Bio//
Jason Dove Mark is a veteran journalist who has written about a wide range of environmental topics. He has served as editor in chief of Sierra and editor of Earth Island Journal.
He is the author of Satellites in the High Country and his writing has appeared in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, and the Atlantic, among many other publications. Jason is the author the new book “The Earth Said Remember Me: How to Revive Our Memories and Restore the Planet”
Guest Co-Host Bio//
Laurel Sutherlin is a naturalist, environmental advocate, and the host of the weekly program Nature Nuggets on Radio Kingston in New York’s Hudson Valley. He is also the Director of Strategic Communications at the Rainforest Action Network and a board director for the Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center.
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