We raised over $4000 for the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation on my last video. Just wanted to say a huge thanks to all of you! It means a lot.
I'm working away on my next video, but it's going to take me a while, because it'll be at least twice as long as any other video I've made. Thanks for being the most patient audience in the world!
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The wonderful @zentouro just released a wonderful on-the-ground video about a major recent protest against the Line 3 oil pipeline. Check it out and show it some love!
https://youtu.be/O5NMK1FKXeM
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I gave a talk yesterday about who is responsible for climate change, and how we move forward without leaving more people behind. Please give it a watch: https://youtu.be/Z_YznjKOBOc watch video on watch page
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Happy Earth Day everyone! I'm in a video over on @aimemaggie's channel, with a bunch of other fantastic environment YouTubers, talking about why we got into climate action. Check it out:
https://youtu.be/R3TqJNEmTSM
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An incredible filmmaker made a really funny short video of me trying to build a toilet in one of the world's tallest treehouses. He did an amazing job with it, and you can check it out on his instagram: www.instagram.com/p/CKMvvduH4dp/
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Alright, so there's this incredible and HILARIOUS YouTube channel by Rollie Williams called Climate Town... but theres a problem with it: he has just 764 subscribers. I shall not accept that! If we can get him to 1000 subscribers by the end of the year then I'll donate $1000 to The Rainforest Trust, to protect nearly half a million trees in the Amazon rainforest. So go subscribe to him, have some laughs, learn about climate, and let's save some trees!
Here's his channel: youtube.com/c/ClimateTown/featured
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It's day 3 of #KurtisInATree. Ask me your questions and I will get you answers in a video today! Living in a tree, pipelines, climate, anything.
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I am currently 20m above the ground, camped out in a tree blocking the construction path of the TransMountain oil pipeline.
So I guess we're doing #KurtisInATree now. I will be up here for a long time, and plan to start releasing videos from here soon, but for now you can follow my journey over on Twitter:
twitter.com/kurtisbaute
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Unfortunately, there are a lot of people who believe climate change is a big issue but don’t yet understand how it relates to racism. Black lives matter. Also, climate justice and social justice are inextricably linked. We cannot have one without the other.
I put together a one-hour playlist on the intersection of race and climate; about systemic racism; and about the current wave of protests against the police brutality toward black people. It is by no means a comprehensive list of videos (if you have suggestions for videos I should add to it, please leave a comment on this community post), but hopefully it can be helpful to someone out there:
www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
In all of this, as before, I'm trying to learn how to be a better ally to those who aren't as privileged as me. For those who are able to donate to the Black Lives Matter movement, here is a list of options (personally, I decided to go with one of the aggregates/megafunds):
nymag.com/strategist/article/where-to-donate-for-b…
If you're going out on the streets this week, please go prepared and be careful. 🖤
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🌎 Wednesday is Earth Day! 🌍 I'm thinking of doing a livestream Q&A about the environment.
Is anyone into that? Have any questions for me to get things rolling? Let me know!
Edit: Your amazing questions have me committed to this. Keep'm coming, and see you tomorrow at noon PDT!
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Hi, I'm Kurtis Baute! I make videos about climate change. On this channel I explain different aspects of the climate crisis and ways to take action against it. I also do things like seal myself in a jar with a bunch of plants, or tie myself onto trees to prevent oil pipelines from being built.
In a small attempt to reduce the waste in the world, I've removed YouTube ads from my entire channel in the hopes fewer people will buy things they don't need. If you do want to support the work I do, please share my videos and the messages in them.