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Ecologistics Podcast

by Stacey Hunt

Meet the environmental and social justice changemakers who are taking on the world’s wicked problems head on with new and inventive solutions. You will come away inspired and hopeful.

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Episodes

  1. Nonprofit Activism 101

    What type of political activism can nonprofit organizations engage in without running afoul of the IRS? Joel Diringer of Diringer & Associates will lead us through the types of lobbying and promotion nonprofits can safely do.

  2. Transforming Communities With City Repair

    City Repair is a Portland-based nonprofit that facilitates artistic and ecologically-oriented placemaking through projects that honor the interconnection of human communities and the natural world. Join us as we talk to Mark Lakeman, founder of City Repair.

  3. Roadmap to 100% Renewables

    Stanford Professor Mark Z. Jacobson discusses his roadmaps to convert 139 countries to 100% wind, water and sunlight for all energy purposes. Prof. Jacobson has testified before Congress and governmental agencies on this subject, was a guest on the Letterman show and spoke at the 2020 Central…

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  4. Dreaming the Salinas

    Known as the "upside-down river," the Salinas River has its source in San Luis Obispo County and runs north to empty into Monterey Bay. The river and its two tributaries are dammed by three dams, creating difficulties for native steelhead trout to come upstream to spawn. Polluted with agriculture...

  5. Episode 9 - Supporting Our Dreamers

    Adrienne Garcia-Specht, Steering Committee Member for San Luis Obispo's Central Coast Coalition for Undocumented Student Success, talks about the Coalition's mission of creating social change to ensure educational equality for all students, and how they support undocumented students achieve their...

  6. Episode 8 - San Luis Obispo is Going Carbon Neutral by 2035

    In 2018, San Luis Obispo city leaders set an ambitious target date for achieving carbon neutrality: 2035. This is a decade sooner than the same goal set by former Governor Jerry Brown for the State of California. How are they going to do this? Our guests Mayor Heidi Harmon and Sustainability...

  7. Episode 7: Stories That Change the World: The Work of the Population Media Center

    Population Media Center creates powerful TV and radio shows that catalyze social norm change, helping more than 500 million people in over 50 countries live healthier lives. William Ryerson, President of PMC tells how they do it and shares stories of success.

  8. Episode 6 - Toward an Ecological Civilization

    Eileen Crist, author and associate professor in the Department of Science, Technology and Society at Virginia Tech, discusses her latest book, "Abundant Earth." Crist calls for a profound shift in the way humanity is addressing the extinction crisis.

  9. Episode 5: Running a Sierra Club Chapter

    Grassroots environmental activism is hard work. Monitoring local media, writing op ed pieces and letters to the editor, attending city council and county supervisors meetings, supervising targeted litigation and promoting green initiatives are all part of the job. Andrew Christie, Executive...

  10. Episode 4: Meet California's The Wildlands Conservancy

    The Wildlands Conservancy is California's largest nonprofit nature preserve system, offering free admission to nature lovers and families. Biologist Landon Peppel will tell us about the mission and projects of TWC and what it is like to work in the conservation field.

  11. Episode 3: The Life of an Environmental Author

    Environmental and science author Mary Ellen Hannibal describes her life and work and how the sixth extinction brought her to this work. Mary Ellen is the author of Citizen Scientist, The Spine of the Continent and Evidence of Evolution.

  12. Episode 2: Empowering Communities with Cool Block

    Cool Block is a how-to guide for communities to tackle climate change one neighborhood at a time. Meet David Gershon, CEO of Empowerment Institute and create of Cool Block.

  13. Episode 1: Gross National Happiness – Measuring well-being with contentment instead of money

    Bhutan is a fairly new democracy. Its constitution requires 60% of the country be kept in national forests, and measures Gross National Happiness instead of Gross Domestic Product. Kinga Tshering of Bhutan tells us the story of how the 4th King of Bhutan coined the term and insisted the country…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Meet the environmental and social justice changemakers who are taking on the world’s wicked problems head on with new and inventive solutions. You will come away inspired and hopeful.

HOSTED BY

Stacey Hunt

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Meet the environmental and social justice changemakers who are taking on the world’s wicked problems head on with new and inventive solutions. You will come away inspired and hopeful.

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Ecologistics Podcast has 13 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

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Ecologistics Podcast is created and hosted by Stacey Hunt.
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