“It’s not a happy time when Dave Gardner has to cancel his campaign, the last hope for a living planet.” Presidential candidate Dave Gardner, running mate Stefanie Hawks-Johnson, and key campaign team volunteers share observations of the 2024 U.S. presidential race, make an important campaign announcement, and plan for the future. They consider possible reasons the campaign failed to attract significant media attention and public support. They also discuss The Bright Future Project and post-campaign steps to ensure we don’t leave our kids a dead planet.

We also hear when Bill Maher implored his audience to “Make Earth great again,” and we hear Bruce Springsteen endorse Kamala Harris.

View the video version of this town hall: https://youtu.be/RY08zcPia44

Campaign team members who appeared in this town hall:

• Ally Richardson
• Chris Bystroff
• Jan Mulder

Thanks also to these team members:

• Florence Blondel
• Robert Fireovid
• Mike Hanauer
• Mike Skylark
• Joshua Spodek
• Isaac Tate

Weekly CO2 – CO2.Earth

https://www.co2.earth/weekly-co2

New Rule: Make Earth Great Again | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)

https://youtu.be/mrGFEW2Hb2g?si=rgLAOTqnDzWhe2PA

Bruce Springsteen Endorses Kamala Harris For President

https://youtu.be/DSI_XbF-Yvs?si=N4XY5BvfAfspK8ra

The Bright Future Project

https://brightfutureproject.us

GrowthBusters podcast

https://youtube.com/@growthbusterspodcast

https://www.growthbusters.org/podcast/

Make a Donation to GrowthBusters

http://www.growthbusters.org/donate/

Follow this podcast for a ringside seat to Dave Gardner’s adventures running for U.S. President. If elected, Dave promised to declare an ecological overshoot emergency and launch a national project to get the nation out of overshoot. Podcast guests don't necessarily endorse Dave for president. We’ve got a planet to save, and the U.S. should do its part. Learn more, subscribe to campaign updates, volunteer, or donate to the campaign at https://davetheplanet2024.com

Marine biologist Stefanie Hawks-Johnson both won the “People’s Choice” vote and the confidence of Dave and his campaign team. So in this episode Dave invites Stefanie to join the ticket, and the two discuss our state of overshoot, the importance of biodiversity, challenges in communicating about human overpopulation, why they’re voting for Kamala Harris, and how to proceed with the campaign.

MENTIONED:

George Clooney, Matt Damon, Julia Roberts

LINKS:

Weekly CO2 Tracker

https://www.co2.earth/weekly-co2

You can watch this episode on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/4QMurTFltk8

Our VP Vote Page

https://davetheplanet2024.com/choose-vp.html

All 5 Applicant Videos

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1Rywj_EfUQecC9g3GHr4Vi9nFbL3mPiR

Dave the Planet Population Policy

https://davetheplanet2024.com/population

The Bright Future Project

https://brightfutureproject.us

Follow this podcast for a ringside seat to Dave Gardner’s adventures running for U.S. President. If elected, Dave will declare an ecological overshoot emergency and launch a national project to get the nation out of overshoot. We’ve got a planet to save, and the U.S. should do its part. Learn more, subscribe to campaign updates, volunteer, or donate to the campaign at https://davetheplanet2024.com

We’re all united by a desire for our kids to have good lives. How do we achieve that bright future when ecological overshoot threatens to instead leave our kids a dead planet? In this episode, presidential candidate Dave Gardner and campaign volunteer/permaculture educator Ally Richardson sketch out some of the communication details for The Bright Future Project.

Ally is also a potential running mate for Dave. You’re invited to vote to help us choose Dave’s V.P. Voting closes at midnight, August 18. Visit https://davetheplanet2024.com/vp to cast YOUR vote.

LINKS MENTIONED:

Posters & Other Graphics Discussed

https://drive.google.com/file/d/19c6xRu4_LHr56ZLGLwmHc0SvDloObnlI/view?usp=sharing

The Bright Future Project

https://brightfutureproject.us

Ed Begley Food Waste PSA

https://youtu.be/T5Us69fSM9M?si=ZBa4q-NFKO68qzOS

Ed Begley Energy PSA

https://youtu.be/Wo-Osa-19pE?si=1-GVlo5VoPqhKxSO

Ed Begley Population Growth PSA

https://youtu.be/nKMYydGj92I?si=1AnV7k-b7dCDGZ7f

Now Here’s What We Call an Eco-Superhero – Episode 79 of the GrowthBusters podcast featuring climate and eco footprint vlogger James Comiskey

https://www.growthbusters.org/eco-superhero/

Dave's voting for Kamala Harris, but his campaign is doing essential work, creating a blueprint for The Bright Future Project, to get us out of ecological overshoot. Please explore and support the campaign: https://davetheplanet2024.com