In this episode we talk to Dominic Frongillo, a young climate advocate, politician, and teacher from New York State. Dominic was the youngest person ever elected to serve on the City Council in Caroline, New York, and one of the youngest deputy mayors in the U.S. He is also the cofounder and executive director of Elected Officials to Protect America—an organization whose mission it is to create a safe, prosperous, and healthy planet by supporting and mobilizing “elected officials and civic leaders to protect the environment, and fight climate change.” In our conversation, Dominic helps us understand that real change can happen when courageous individuals help motivate whole communities around the common cause of environmental and social justice—at the local or the global level.
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Guest: Dominic Frongillo - executive director of Elected Officials to Protect America
Former council member & deputy Mayor of Caroline, New York.
Mentions:
UN climate negotiations - Bali, Indonesia (2007)
Forrest’s cousin, Washington state governor Jay Inslee
Costa Rica - deforestation history
Dr. Katharine Hayhoe
Greta Thunberg - climate activist
Island of Kiribati - climate change threat
Naomi Klein - book: This Changes Everything
fracking 101
NY state fracking ban
Study on dictatorships unable to stay in place when just 3.5 % of population is actively resisting
Vladimir Putin - example of a fossil fuel dictator; Russia supplies 40% of Europe's gas;
Elected Officials to Protect America
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