Crowdsourcing Sustainability

May 24 2023 33 ep. 55 mins 20
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Real talk on the planetary emergency and what we can do about it.

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Community Climate Action with Seattle's Director of Sustainability, Jessyn Farrell

May 24 2023 54 mins  
In line with Crowdsourcing Sustainability's monthly theme of organizing for climate action in your community, we recently had the pleasure of interviewing Jessyn Farrell!Jessyn brings a unique and helpful perspective to community climate action as she has been involved with it from several different angles - first as an advocate, directing a transportation-focused nonprofit, t

Origin story: Ryan Hagen & Crowdsourcing Sustainability

May 10 2023 42 mins  
This episode is thanks to the good people over at Brighter Future who recently reached out to interview me (hi, Ryan here 👋) for their Origin Story series which, in their words, is about "highlighting the path that planet-driven leaders walk on their journey to create a Brighter Future".So I had the tables turned on me in this one and had a fun convo with Sandra Gouvei

Equitable Electrification & a Just Transition

Apr 29 2023 73 mins  
In this panel discussion, we talk about why equity is critical to decarbonization and ways to center it! If you'd like to learn more about the panelists and the great work they're doing you can find them/check out their work below:- Jamal Lewis - Director of Policy Partnerships and Equitable Electrification, Rewiring Americahttps://www.rewiringamerica.org/about#leadership

Sustainable Investing = Building the Future We Want to Live In with James Regulinski

Mar 29 2023 56 mins  
In this episode, we cover the ins and outs of sustainable investing and the impact it has with James Regulinski. James is the Co-Founder of Carbon Collective which is helping people to align their investments with solving climate change!This was a fun one - James has quite the story and brings a refreshing, holistic perspective to investing and why it matters.As I mentioned at the

Sustainable Banking & Investing

Mar 08 2023 78 mins  
This episode features an all-star panel we spoke with recently about climate-positive banking and investing, and how you can make sure your money is supporting climate solutions rather than climate collapse. We specifically covered: - How your and/or your organization's money is currently supporting fossil fuels through the mainstream banking and investing industry.- What you

Electrifying Everything With Saul Griffith

Feb 08 2023 56 mins  
In this episode, we got to chat with Saul Griffith about what it means to electrify everything, why it matters, and what people like you can do to help electrify your community!Saul is an inventor, engineer, MacArthur Genius award winner and much much more. He probably knows more about the US's energy system than anyone and helped shape the Inflation Reduction Act with his tea

Bill McKibben on Where We Are, How We Got Here, and What to Do!

Nov 18 2022 41 mins  
In this episode of the Crowdsourcing Sustainability Podcast, Bill McKibben shares his 30,000-foot view with us on the past, present, and future - How did we get here? Where we are now? And what do we need to invest our time and energy in going forward to co-create the best possible future?Timeline0:00 Intro1:30 Bill's climate story6:29 Why "the choices we made in those ye

How to go solar ☀️ (with maximum savings & minimal hassle)

Oct 14 2022 57 mins  
In this webinar we were lucky to be joined by Mike Condon and Matt Schuler to walk us through how to go solar! Mike and Matt both work at EnergySage which really is second-to-none when it comes to making the solar process easier, more transparent, and much cheaper for homeowners and renters alike in the US thanks to their free online marketplace and free unbiased energy advisors wh

Making an Effective Climate Action Plan for Your Community

Aug 11 2022 80 mins  
For this Crowdsourcing Sustainability webinar, we were joined by Adrienne Greve and Michael Boswell to talk about how to create and implement local climate action plans.Michael Boswell and Adrienne Greve are Professors of City & Regional Planning at California Polytechnic State University and co-authors of the book: "Climate Action Planning: A Guide to Creating Low-Carbon,

How to Decarbonize a City by 2030! (Ithaca, NY)

Apr 18 2022 88 mins  
For this Crowdsourcing Sustainability webinar, we are joined by Luis Aguirre-Torres & Rebecca Evans. Luis and Rebecca are in charge of designing and implementing the Ithaca Green New Deal, which focuses on two main areas: city-wide decarbonization by 2030 and climate justice. They are taking a unique, innovative approach to getting this done, leveraging public and philanthropic