10K Farmers Want a Green New Deal, The Economic Value of the National Parks, Exploring the Parks: Great Smoky Mountains, and more
b'10,000 Farmers Want a Green New Deal / BirdNote\\xae: Who Likes Suet? / Beyond the Headlines / The Economic Value of the National Parks / Exploring the Parks: Great Smoky Mountains / Arctic Fox Hunting\\t\\t\\tMore than 10,000 farmers and ranchers from across the country have signed on to a letter that urges Congress to support a Green New Deal. They\'re asking for a massive overhaul of food and farming policy in order to address the climate crisis while providing economic security for independent family farms.\\n\\nAlso, the National Parks have been famously called "America\'s Best Idea," but they may also be "America\'s Best Investment", thanks to the valuable services they provide such as recreation, carbon storage, and educational programs.\\n\\nAnd the latest in Living on Earth\'s series on public lands takes us to the most remote spot in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a biodiversity hotspot.\\n\\nExploring the parks and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRI.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'