024 Making Policy Cool with Lindsay Bourgoine, Vice President of Protect Our Winters

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Sylvia is joined by Lindsay Bourgoine, the Vice President of Programs and Operations for Protect Our Winters, POW, a community of athletes, scientists, creatives, and business leaders advancing non-partisan policies that protect our world today and for future generations. Have you ever wondered how your passion for the outdoors can help save it? They discuss how individuals influence collective change, the impact of leveraging athletes' authority on the environment, the opportunities within diverse perspectives with a common goal, the complexities of policy and activism, steps toward change and much more. 

Topics Include:

• Growing up in Maine, the White Mountains, and the Appalachian Mountain Club
• Navigating transitions in life, planning and pivoting
• Studying law and policy 
• Connecting with Protect Our Winters
• Why climate is the apex issue of our times
• How professional athletes can leverage influence to fight climate change
• The "Outdoor State" and how it can influence policy
• How 2020 taught us about collective action and collective impact
• Challenging assumptions people make about us
• The power of unusual allies and voices
• Making policy cool and accessible
• Fighting apathy
• And other topics...

Resources Mentioned:
Website: http://www.protectourwinters.org
IG: @protectourwinters
Books Mentioned:
A Mind Spread Out by Alicia Elliott
This Radical Land: A Natural History of American Dissent by Daegan Miller

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