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The Chicago Sustainability Series
by Tomás de'Medici
A Practical Exploration of Sustainability + Inclusion + Representation + Equity.
Episodes
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A POLICY Dialogue | S03E01
A POLICY Dialogue The Chicago Sustainability Series returns for Season Three with A POLICY Dialogue held on June 9, 2026 with Jen Walling. Jen is the Chief Executive Officer of the Illinois Environmental Council. The Chicago Sustainability Series is sponsored by Ion Stewards Energy, learn more at...
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The WATER Dialogue | S02E02
WATER, a Chicago Sustainability Series Season II Dialogue held on July 24th, 2020 with Dean Alonistiotis, Chief of Staff forMWRD Commissioner Kimberly Neely du Buclet of Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago We discussed the intersections of water, racial and socioeconomic...
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The FOOD Dialogue | S02E01
FOOD, a Chicago Sustainability Series Season II Dialogue held on June 26th, 2020 with Thomas Jonas, Co-Founder + CEO of Nature's Fynd. Nature's Fynd is an innovative Chicago-based firm innovating the food space with products harvested from the Fy microbe protein, originally sourced from…
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POLICY Dialogue Preview • Joyce Coffee (Climate Resilience Consulting)
A preview of POLICY, a Chicago Sustainability Series Dialogue with Joyce Coffee (President, Climate Resilience Consulting), held on March 30th, 2017 in support of The People's Climate March (via Food+Water Watch - Midwest) at Civis Analytics. Featuring a panel discussion with Joyce Coffee...
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POLICY Dialogue Preview • Deborah Stone (Cook County Dept. of Environmental Control)
"...which gives me tremendous hope for the region." - Deborah Stone (Director + Chief Sustainability Officer, Cook County Department of Environmental Control) • A preview of POLICY, a Chicago Sustainability Series Dialogue with Deborah Stone (Cook County Chief Sustainability Officer, Director of...
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POLICY Dialogue Preview • Ashley Munson (Illinois Environmental Council)
"... we ultimately vote these people into office." - Ashley Munson (Policy Coordinator, Illinois Environmental Council) • A preview of POLICY, a Chicago Sustainability Series Dialogue with Ashley Munson (Policy Coordinator, Illinois Environmental Council), held on March 30th, 2017 in support of…
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The POLICY Dialogue | S01E04
POLICY, a Chicago Sustainability Series Dialogue held on March 30th, 2017 in support of Food + Water Watch-Midwest's efforts at The People's Climate March at Civis Analytics. Featuring a panel discussion with Joyce Coffee (The President of Climate Resilience Consulting), Deborah Stone, (Cook...
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PLACE Dialogue Preview • Meegan Czop (Great Lakes Yard)
“If there was the magical funding, the thing that I would like to see done is to set up a materials processing facility in Chicago, most notably on the west or south side where it could provide some jobs. … the biggest hold up in the reuse industry when connected to the building and demolition...
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PLACE Dialogue Preview • Paviella Foster (Ignite, formerly Teen Living Programs)
""But the sad part that came with it is I never knew that we had that many homeless youth in the city of Chicago. You know, you grow up and you may see people like under the viaducts, or you may see people sleeping on the bus stops or whatever, but I always saw them as adults. You know, I never…
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PLACE Dialogue Preview • Dan French (Brownfield Listings)
"...part of the struggle I think is the time we live in now. This deindustrialization, or this post-industrialization development, right? We just had the turn of a new millennium, we had a huge real estate crash, and things are kind of changing. And we’re at the center of that. That’s what…
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PLACE Dialogue Preview • Molly Meyer (Omni Ecosystems)
"Along with After School Matters about 30,000 Chicago youth get paid jobs for the summer. And so at our facility ... 50 students, youth, worked with us over the summer. About 10 of them in Omni and The Roof Crop, and the rest with non-profits that are in our building." - Molly Meyer (Founder +…
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The PLACE Dialogue | S01E03
PLACE, a Chicago Sustainability Series Dialogue held on September 14th, 2016 in support of Teen Living Programs at Savage Smyth. Featuring a panel discussion with Molly Meyer (Founder + CEO, Omni Ecosystems), Paviella Foster (CaSSA Manager, Teen Living Programs), Dan French (Founder + CEO,...
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FOOD Dialogue Preview • Ian James Anthony (Harrison Quality Meats)
“To now talk to these customers . . . about where the meat is coming from, and how it's raised, how we it’s take it apart has been fantastic.” - Ian James Anthony (Apprentice, Harrison Quality Meats) • A preview of FOOD, a Chicago Sustainability Series Dialogue held on July 21st, 2016 in support…
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FOOD Dialogue Preview • Costa Lapaseotes (Harrison Quality Meats)
“. . .when you have a diversity of, whether its animals or plants, . . . growing together it’s an ecosystem that feeds, and sustains, and nourishes itself.” - Costa Lapaseotes (Co-Founder, Harrison Quality Meats) • A preview of FOOD, a Chicago Sustainability Series Dialogue held on July 21st…
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FOOD Dialogue Preview • Benjamin Kant (Metropolitan Farms)
“It’s almost an input commodity that makes it very difficult to have our crop be labeled then as organic because it goes all the way down the chain.” - Benjamin Kant (Founder + CEO, Metropolitan Farms) • A preview of The FOOD Dialogue a Chicago Sustainability Series Dialogue held on July 21st in...
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FOOD Dialogue Preview • Jonathan Scheffel (Healthy Soil Compost)
“Look in here! It’s energy! And I’m carting it around on my back!” - Jonathan Scheffel (Founder, Healthy Soil Compost) • A preview of FOOD, a Chicago Sustainability Series Dialogue held on July 21st, 2016 in support of The Christmas Cheer Foundation at Life Creative co-working space. Featuring a...
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FOOD Dialogue Preview • Priscilla Monsivais (Chicago Votes)
“. . . we want to empower folks, specifically young folks and minorities in order to register to vote, and actually perform that action of voting.” - Priscilla Monsivais (Field Coordinator, Chicago Votes) • A preview of The FOOD Dialogue a Chicago Sustainability Series Dialogue held on July 21st…
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The FOOD Dialogue | S01E02
Featuring a panel discussion with Benjamin Kant (Founder, CEO of Metropolitan Farms), Jonathan Scheffel (Founder of Healthy Soil Compost), & Costa Lapaseotes (Co-Founder) + Ian James Anthony (Apprentice) both of Harrison Quality Meats. The Dialogue raised $100 for The Christmas Cheer Foundation's...
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WATER Dialogue Preview • Patrick Thomas (MWRDGC)
“We’re all connected.” - Patrick Thomas (Public Affairs Specialist, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago) • A preview of WATER, the inaugural Chicago Sustainability Series Dialogue with Patrick Thomas (Public Affairs Specialist, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of...
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WATER Dialogue Preview • Eddie Paulino (MWRDGC)
“Climate change has been making water issues really relevant to the general public.” - Eddie Paulino (Associate Civil Engineer, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago • A preview of WATER, the inaugural Chicago Sustainability Series Dialogue with Eddie Paulino (Associate Civil...
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WATER Dialogue Preview • Shilpa Alva (Surge For Water)
“If we raise this urgency, what are people supposed to do?” - Shilpa Alva (Co-Founder + Executive Director, Surge for Water) • A preview of WATER, the inaugural Chicago Sustainability Series Dialogue with Shilpa Alva (Founder, Surge for Water) held on May 24th in support of the Environmental Law...
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The WATER Dialogue | S01E01
Featuring a panel discussion with Shilpa Alva (Surge For Water), Eddie Paulino (MWRDGC), Patrick Thomas (MWRDGC), and MeLena Hessel (ELPC). The Dialogue raised $135 for the Chicago River initiatives of ELPC, and composting was provided by Healthy Soil Compost + Nature's Little Recyclers. Voter...
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A Practical Exploration of Sustainability + Inclusion + Representation + Equity.
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The Chicago Sustainability Series is created and hosted by Tomás de'Medici.
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