This is the shortest newsletter that I have written since I launched The Planet in mid-March this year, but the interview below is half an hour, so this requires a longer morning coffee break than usual. We talk about climate change, hope and despair, the future and the past, eating meat and being vegetarian, the U.S. and Bhutan, and much more. In short, we talk about the planet, and that is why this video is in this newsletter. Enjoy, and I wish you a beautiful day!
Good morning the sun is out here. . . 🌤️ and it going to be a warm day. Work is waiting in the yard 👩🌾
What a nice experience from SwanTV, I loved the lengthy 30 minutes presentation. Taking a bit of extra time to explain is of the essence. Bravo!
I followed the link to your Youtube series, quite the collection to go back to once in a while. Some I have seen. This time I watched the light hearted yearly think tank Sea Sights Summit 2019 in Holland. What happen to 2020? I assume, that Covid snuffed out the event?
A great interview I really enjoyed watching. As with all your interviews, you speak in such a comfortable, unstuffy manner, the time flies by. So many aspects of climate change & its profound effects that affect everyone whether or not they realize it. As you state, everyone must be engaged in this battle, even individuals in our everyday choices & actions. The consequences are too great. A really interesting fact about UAE & their use of solar energy while sitting on almost all the world’s oil. The height of hypocrisy!
Thank you for this, well done!
Btw, the interviewer’s enthusiasm added to the fun. (Best guest they ever had! 😊) He was great!
Thank you for sharing the interview. It was informative, interesting and a great format to expound on your ideas. So true that COVID has made people more aware of parks. Great way to walk and enjoy nature. I only wish that people would treat parks as they do their home and put their trash in garbage cans. Hope more people get to see your interview.
Thank you for your Fleet Alert, Alexander! I truly enjoyed the interview and couldn't help but admire your continued enthusiasm!
You've devoted your life to the wellbeing of our planet talking to everybody, who'd lend you an ear, about what we as individuals can do, you're still picking up other people's trash on your evening strolls! Mind-blowing!
You actually inspired me to scale back on my consumption of meat and gradually to cut out dairy from my diet. I don't eat prefab foods because of the hight content of salt - and that goes doubly for plant-based "meat!"
Despite the seriousness of rising green-house gasses, we may still enjoy a beautiful weekend ☺
Thanks for sharing this. I did take a long coffee break to listen to it.
I like the fact that there are more and more vegetarian/vegan options on sale at our supermarkets here. I can try new things on an almost weekly basis.
Something's been bugging me a bit since I've listened to your interview. How is the cruelty of taking the calf away after birth to get the milk not a bigger issue? As you said, a lot of people don't even realize that this is what's happening.
It's surprising to me that non-dairy products making it onto the shelves seems to be a much slower process or it hasn't even really started yet for some foods. As far as I can tell we're doing okay on non-dairy milk/yogurt being available, but cheese - I haven't seen that much vegan cheese and there doesn't seem to be much demand. Being Dutch do see non-dairy cheeses taking over at some point? In Switzerland I don't see it happening in my lifetime. That's where I still consume too much dairy. Something to work on.
Sorry to focus solely on food in my comment - there was so much more in the interview, but it's lunchtime here.
Good morning the sun is out here. . . 🌤️ and it going to be a warm day. Work is waiting in the yard 👩🌾
What a nice experience from SwanTV, I loved the lengthy 30 minutes presentation. Taking a bit of extra time to explain is of the essence. Bravo!
I followed the link to your Youtube series, quite the collection to go back to once in a while. Some I have seen. This time I watched the light hearted yearly think tank Sea Sights Summit 2019 in Holland. What happen to 2020? I assume, that Covid snuffed out the event?
A great interview I really enjoyed watching. As with all your interviews, you speak in such a comfortable, unstuffy manner, the time flies by. So many aspects of climate change & its profound effects that affect everyone whether or not they realize it. As you state, everyone must be engaged in this battle, even individuals in our everyday choices & actions. The consequences are too great. A really interesting fact about UAE & their use of solar energy while sitting on almost all the world’s oil. The height of hypocrisy!
Thank you for this, well done!
Btw, the interviewer’s enthusiasm added to the fun. (Best guest they ever had! 😊) He was great!
Thank you for sharing the interview. It was informative, interesting and a great format to expound on your ideas. So true that COVID has made people more aware of parks. Great way to walk and enjoy nature. I only wish that people would treat parks as they do their home and put their trash in garbage cans. Hope more people get to see your interview.
Thank you for your Fleet Alert, Alexander! I truly enjoyed the interview and couldn't help but admire your continued enthusiasm!
You've devoted your life to the wellbeing of our planet talking to everybody, who'd lend you an ear, about what we as individuals can do, you're still picking up other people's trash on your evening strolls! Mind-blowing!
You actually inspired me to scale back on my consumption of meat and gradually to cut out dairy from my diet. I don't eat prefab foods because of the hight content of salt - and that goes doubly for plant-based "meat!"
Despite the seriousness of rising green-house gasses, we may still enjoy a beautiful weekend ☺
Thanks for sharing this. I did take a long coffee break to listen to it.
I like the fact that there are more and more vegetarian/vegan options on sale at our supermarkets here. I can try new things on an almost weekly basis.
Something's been bugging me a bit since I've listened to your interview. How is the cruelty of taking the calf away after birth to get the milk not a bigger issue? As you said, a lot of people don't even realize that this is what's happening.
It's surprising to me that non-dairy products making it onto the shelves seems to be a much slower process or it hasn't even really started yet for some foods. As far as I can tell we're doing okay on non-dairy milk/yogurt being available, but cheese - I haven't seen that much vegan cheese and there doesn't seem to be much demand. Being Dutch do see non-dairy cheeses taking over at some point? In Switzerland I don't see it happening in my lifetime. That's where I still consume too much dairy. Something to work on.
Sorry to focus solely on food in my comment - there was so much more in the interview, but it's lunchtime here.