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Betsy Rosenberg | Green Media Journalist & Host of CODE GREEN
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Award-winning national broadcast journalist & environmental media expert. Watch my new interview series CODE GREEN to explore solutions to our ecosystem/climate crises w/ top experts!

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In this CODE GREEN excerpt, Osprey Orielle Lake calls out the US for pulling out of COP30 despite being one of the biggest polluters & the wealthiest nation on Earth, deepening systemic capitalism, imperialism, racism, colonization, & authoritarianism.

Watch the full interview: youtu.be/VeKiDDwNWzM
December 4, 2025 at 5:36 AM
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In this teaser, Latifah Nansubuga explains why the Heirs To Our Ocean LeadHERship Initiative is one of the most powerful ways to confront the #climatecrisis

In the full interview, Latifah and founder April Peebler share how youth are already stepping up globally. Watch it here: youtu.be/BWdNaHLZoPg
November 29, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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When girls rise, the planet rises with them. Latifah Nansubuga explains how empowering girls can help fight #climatechange

In the full interview, Latifah & Heirs To Our Ocean founder April Peebler share how the LeadHERship Initiative aims to protect our oceans.🌊

Watch it here: youtu.be/BWdNaHLZoPg
November 22, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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Every purchase you make is a climate decision. 🌎💰

In this clip, Dr. David Guggenheim (aka Dr. Ocean) explains how your choices—like telling a server why you refuse to order unsustainable seafood on the menu—can spark industry-wide change.

Watch the full interview on YouTube:
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November 14, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Meet Roz Savage, solo ocean rower and Parliament MP who crossed three oceans to raise climate awareness.

She shares a powerful metaphor: “One oarstroke didn't get me very far but you take 5 million tiny actions and they really do add up.”

Watch the full interview on YouTube:
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November 6, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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Half of the world's coral has already died from bleaching. 😢

Marine biologist Juli Berwald explains how coral bleaching works and why there’s still hope if we act now to help reefs regenerate and recover.

Watch the full interview on YouTube: youtu.be/rvNuS2J5wWA

#coralreef #savetheocean #climate
October 30, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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Forests are dying faster than science predicted.

Droughts are pushing trees past their limits. Insects are accelerating the collapse.

Climate scientist Bruce Melton warns that our planet’s systems are breaking down faster than we can adapt.

Watch the full YouTube interview: youtu.be/9C1HqsUdlu0
October 28, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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The Amazon is at risk of emitting up to 400 GIGATONS of carbon, according to documentarian Bruce Melton.

What can we do to stop our global ecosystems from collapsing?

Watch the full CODE GREEN interview on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/9C1HqsUdlu0

#amazonrainforest #climatecrisis #CODEGREEN
October 25, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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The climate isn’t just changing—it’s collapsing.

"Climate Genius" Bruce Melton says we have less than 20 yrs to reverse warming before Earth’s systems unravel.

Watch full CODE GREEN interview to learn how sulfur cooling + carbon removal could help us recover: youtu.be/9C1HqsUdlu0 #climatecollapse
October 18, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Why is one of the richest nations dropping in happiness? The U.S. fell from #11 to #24 in the UN Happiness Index.

Filmmaker John de Graaf shares how Philly turned 1,400 abandoned lots into green spaces—cutting crime and boosting joy and health.

Watch the full interview here: youtu.be/s8oUUp0CccQ
October 8, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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🌍 Green Building: How The Climate Crisis Starts at Home with David Gottfried.

“It’s now or never… If you care about the future, you have to get in the game of regeneration.”

Watch the full CODE GREEN interview on YouTube: youtu.be/wVPBGP2gt4Q

#greenbuilding #climateaction #regeneration #CODEGREEN
October 2, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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Insects + phytoplankton — the base of Earth’s food chain — have crashed by 70%.

Randy Hayes warns that all life is at risk unless we transform these 5 global systems:

Economy
Energy use
Energy production
Agriculture
Protection of the web of life

Watch the full interview here: youtu.be/cno3p8wOX44
September 25, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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How to talk climate with conservatives?

@fhcamb.bsky.social explains why leading with values works far better than throwing out stats about carbon emissions.

He also breaks down the devastating consequences of Trump’s climate rollbacks.

Watch the full YouTube interview here: youtu.be/hPdjS6VEkMQ
September 19, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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We’re here for a reason — to protect the planet & democracy.

Communications strategist Richard Greene shares why our lives matter.

In the full video, he covers why voting Democrat is crucial, how influencers shape politics & his Princess Diana interview.

Watch it on YouTube: youtu.be/EUnBA-MJ9Mo
September 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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It’s not "woke capitalism" - it’s economic survival!

American businesses can’t afford to ignore #climaterisk. Inaction means lost growth + missed opportunities - yet many leaders are under attack for going green.

Watch the full Mindy Lubber interview on YouTube: youtu.be/Ij_z61QRVls

#CleanEnergy
August 30, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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Physicist & climate expert Joe Romm warns: the facts are on our side but #climateaction is losing the messaging war to right-wing disinformation.

#Climatechange can’t be cleaned up and we need to stop partying like there’s no tomorrow.

Watch the full CODE GREEN interview now: youtu.be/GG0Rjx7nVuc
August 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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China & Europe are ahead with high-voltage transmission grids that boost #renewables & cut costs. Meanwhile the U.S. lags behind.

Michael MacCracken explains how an HVDC grid could transform energy security, jobs & #cleanpower nationwide.

Watch the full YouTube interview here: youtu.be/uUR5wwlfnSY
August 17, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Solar is crushing nuclear - and your utility bill proves it.🌞

Hunter Lovins breaks down how solar + wind + batteries = 3¢/kWh vs. 20¢ for nuclear.

It’s not just cleaner. It’s cheaper, faster & smarter.

Watch the full CODE GREEN interview on YouTube:
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#SolarPower #renewables
August 7, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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We’re running out of Earth. Mathis Wackernagel says real #climateaction starts when we stop seeing #sustainability as sacrifice & start seeing it as the only way to thrive together.

#OvershootDay hit July 24 this year, earliest in history. Watch the full CODE GREEN interview: youtu.be/VmhHyvwU1KQ
August 3, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Climate scientist Fred Lipschultz shares how his layoff reflects a bigger crisis: cuts to science funding are dismantling research built since WWII, stalling progress & driving young scientists away.

Watch the CODE GREEN interview on YouTube: youtu.be/cKrfWmXjYU4?...

#ClimateScience #climatechange
July 25, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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"Silence costs lives" 💔 Penny Kreitzer lost her daughter Annais to a fallen tree in Yosemite - a preventable tragedy. In her play If a Tree Falls, she turns grief into action, urging us to speak out.

Watch her full CODE GREEN interview on YouTube: youtu.be/26TIUhr3gmw

#SpeakOut #Grief #texasfloods
July 19, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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Major media outlets are ignoring people of color and poor communities in their complete lack of #climatecrisis coverage. "The people who produce the news are more disconnected than ever from the people impacted by it.” – Evlondo Cooper of Media Matters. Watch the full interview: youtu.be/SjhIG6kmF3o
July 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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🐋 Can cruise ships help restore the ocean like whales once did?

In this episode, Jennifer Bonilla of Positive Polar shares how biotech is turning cruise waste into whale-like poop to boost marine life & capture carbon. Watch the full interview on YouTube.

#Climate #savethewhales #ecoentrepreneur
July 12, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Are #EVs really political or just made to seem that way? 🧐 We spoke with “The EVangelist” Buzz Smith to debunk myths, explain how the US is falling behind in the industry, and explore why EVs are fun. Watch the full interview on YouTube + share to spark change! #climatechange #ElectricVehicles
July 10, 2025 at 9:21 AM