{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgood-citizen.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fbenji-backer-re-release-ndtjesra-Y_o1w6KW","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Benji Backer [re-release]","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/abb47d9e-6595-4057-ab77-b1d5d8742220/e7355397-a59d-4723-936e-ed6cf0eba468/trpl-goodcitizen-podcast-art-mech.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/d5873750-3f15-4d10-9b6d-19aea0dbd41a\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Benji Backer [re-release]\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"To mark World Nature Conservation Day, we're revisiting this 2024 episode with Benji Backer. \n\nJuly 28th is World Nature Conservation Day, a day that calls attention to the critical importance of protecting our natural resources for future generations – something President Theodore Roosevelt took very seriously. He set aside more than 230 million acres during his presidency, protecting American forests and wildlife, and providing invaluable park land for all Americans to enjoy. \n\nPerhaps just as powerful was his belief that conservation transcends party lines and is a shared responsibility. Benji Backer has embraced this principle, building a new environmental movement – one that has directly influenced President Trump’s \"Make America Beautiful Again\" executive order. His group, Nature is Nonpartisan, brings together major conservative and progressive figures to establish environmental priorities and solutions for all Americans. \n\nIn revisiting this episode we celebrate a revival of the nonpartisan environmental tradition.\n\nFind his work at natureisnonpartisan.org. "}