Listen now | What roles do democracy, education and citizenship play in building a better, safer world for both ourselves, our planet and the living things we share it with? David Orr believes active citizenship is key, and is creating educational programmes around the United States to teach ecological literacy and active participation in democracy. These programmes reframe the concept of society to include the living planet we call home. David W. Orr is Paul Sears Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies and Politics Emeritus at Oberlin College. He is a founding editor of the journal Solutions, and founder of the Oberlin Project. He is the author of eight books, including Dangerous Years: Climate Change, the Long Emergency, and the Way Forward, and Down to the Wire: Confronting Climate Collapse.

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