Tracy and I on “All Things Considered”
November 26th, 2007 | by Scott |A couple of months ago I was interviewed by John Burnett of NPR as one of the Signatories of the Evangelical Climate Initiative. Tracy got to sit in on the interview as well and weigh in. Our segment was featured today on NPR’s “All Things Considered.”
You can listen to it here.
The headline is “Mayors Take Action as Texas Slacks on Climate.” I’m not a mayor but apparently I am a reverend. Our part is about 5 minutes in.
11 Responses to “Tracy and I on “All Things Considered””
By Amy on Nov 26, 2007 | Reply
How cool to hear you and Tracy after reading you both for so long. Great job, guys!
By Sunny on Nov 26, 2007 | Reply
Loved hearing the segment. You did a great job.
By Happy on Nov 27, 2007 | Reply
I’ll listen to it in the car on my way to Little Rock today. I’ve spent quite a bit of time looking at where it is I need to move to get off the grid. Meaning that I basically own enough property to sustain garden, cattle, fish, water, wind energy capabilities, etc. I’ve looked at the northern coast of california near Eureka. They still sell 20 acre tracts and have a pretty great group of neighbors who trade with each other.
I also saw a small town put so much into hoping they would get a coal plant that housing prices jumped 40% when it was announced that they would not be getting a coal plant they were pretty bummed. They were hoping that a new cleaner coal plant would replace their old one, so now they are stuck with the old dirty one.
Nothing changes until we personally make changes. I say that as I drive my truck 50,000 miles a year.
By Steve D on Nov 27, 2007 | Reply
Scott,
I was driving back from Knoxville yesterday listening to ATC. I heard the story and when they introduce you, I felt I had had a blogging brush with greatness.
By Scott on Nov 27, 2007 | Reply
Thanks guys.
Happy, we are constantly on the look-out on how we can make changes ourselves. It looks like you have some great opportunities to lessen your footprint.
The one downside of the town we just moved to is that they make it VERY difficult to recycle. It’s maddening enough that we are considering putting some pressure on the local gov. to make recycling easier.
By Travis on Nov 27, 2007 | Reply
I didn’t know you were a Reverend? Do they allow that in the church of Christ?
By Scott on Nov 27, 2007 | Reply
They do now.
By John on Nov 27, 2007 | Reply
That was great and now we can claim to know you before the fame.
By Travis on Nov 27, 2007 | Reply
I was glad to hear that there are other Texans, even political leaders, who care about this. I just wish it got more press. We hear about what California and the NW and NE is doing, but there is rarely national news about what a place like Austin is doing. I live outside Dallas, and I had no idea Austin was trying to be green, nor did I know that several DFW mayors even had Global Warming on their radar. Maybe one day I’ll be proud to say I live in Texas…but as for now, I’m still from Florida (I know, not any better).
By Scott on Nov 27, 2007 | Reply
Steve, you are the second person I know who actually heard it on the air. That is so cool.
I’m just hoping this will continue to help raise awareness. Our environmental excesses have their greatest impact on the least of these. That’s something for all of us to be concerned about. Even those in Texas. Right, Travis?
By Jason Bybee on Nov 27, 2007 | Reply
Good job, Rev.