I knew I needed to actually do something.
It was around that time that he was introduced to Whiteman and her nonprofit, Arctic Basecamp.
From there, Wilson joined her in the organization’s efforts to spread awareness and physically help the Arctic.
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Wilson is now one of the founding facesalongside Whiteman and television comedy writer Chuck TathamofClimate Basecamp.
So let’s backtrack: why hand out ice cream in the city?
“It’s like, what does that mean in my daily life in the summer in Manhattan?
By picking such an iconic, everydaywho doesn’t like ice cream?
It’s sweet, it’s something that we’ve been having since we were kids.
Many of those ingredients are directly threatened by climate change in a lot of different ways.”
“All of those flavors are actually endangered.”
Shop at farmers' markets …
I think that’s a great way to go.
I think eating well actually goes hand-in-hand with climate activism."
For more information on Climate Basecamp, check out theirnewly launched website.
