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Is Climate Change Fixable? A Conversation With California\u2019s EPA Secretary | This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers, Thrive Market, and Beekeepers Naturals\nWe\u2019re divorced from nature and disconnected from wild places. I think this has really hurt us in multiple ways, some of which we are still figuring out, but especially in the way it\u2019s allowed people to desecrate the land, air, and water we rely on for life. Yet people are so resistant to acknowledging climate change and what needs to be done. This could be because of the doom-and-gloom approach many folks take that can be outright depressing or the overwhelming amount of inputs that cause people to simply shut down. It might also just be hard to wrap our heads around how it\u2019s possible to destroy something as vast as the ocean and sky.\xa0\nToday on The Doctor\u2019s Farmacy, I\u2019m hoping to provide you with a different perspective on climate change revolving around hope and positivity. Yes, we still have a long way to go, but we\u2019re seeing some great initiatives and outcomes in places like California where the climate and environment are deemed worthy investments. My guest today is the perfect person to share about those projects, challenges, and victories. Jared Blumenfeld is California\u2019s Secretary for Environmental Protection. Appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom in January, he is one of America\u2019s most innovative environmental leaders, with more than 25 years of environmental policy and management experience at the local, national and international levels.\xa0\nThis episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers, Thrive Market, and Beekeepers Naturals.\nRight now, BiOptimizers is offering my community 10% off their CogniBiotics, a brain and mood-enhancing probiotic that contains specifically chosen strains with a high level of research supporting mental health and performance. Just go to cognibiotics.com/hyman and use code hyman10 at checkout.\nThrive is offering all Doctor's Farmacy listeners an amazing deal. You will receive an extra 25% off your first purchase and a free gift when you sign up for Thrive Market. Just head over to thrivemarket.com/Hyman.\xa0\nThrough the end of March, you can get a free three pack of Beekeepers Naturals B.LXR Brain Fuel when you visit beekeepersnaturals.com/HYMAN. You just pay $5 for shipping and if you don't love it they will refund your $5 no questions asked.\xa0\xa0\nHere are more of the details from our interview:\xa0\n\nHow Jared became interested in environmental issues (7:22)\n\nThe detrimental effects of our disconnection from nature (10:41)\n\nSimultaneously holding hope and grief around climate change (15:24)\n\nThe 50th anniversary of The Clean Air Act (21:12)\n\nThe importance of legal projections, political will, incentivizing good behavior, and punishing bad behavior (24:15)\n\nThe unequal effects of climate change (26:13)\n\nTaking bold action to address climate change and decarbonizing our economy (31:37)\n\nHow soil can save the earth (40:58)\n\nSupporting farmers through legislative incentives (45:54)\n\nHow to promote regenerative agricultural practices (54:37)\n\nListen to Jared Blumenfeld\u2019s podcast, Podship Earth at https://www.podshipearth.com/about.\n\n \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices