Neal Denton and Sustainability in Santa Fe
Resilient New Mexico Podcast
Neal Denton, who was the Sustainability Officer for the city of Santa Fe, gives us a peek behind the curtain in to what Santa Fe is doing to promote sustainability. We get in to details of what sustainablity means, some of the city's programs, and what are some of the challenges we face.
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Community Solar Update with Christian Casillas
Resilient New Mexico Podcast
Christian Casillas from the Coalition of Sustainable Communities walks us through the current status of community solar in New Mexico, describes the progress that has been made, and the amazing potential the future holds! A few links from the show:
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Composting to Engage Youth, Improve Soil Health and Sequester Carbon with Carol Ann and Mike Fugagli
Resilient New Mexico Podcast
Carol Ann and Mike Fugagli join us to discuss their impressive project of using Johnson-Su composting method to Engage Youth, Improve Soil Health and Sequester Carbon. They share about the educational components of the project, working with the local school system, how the Johnson-Su composter works. Some useful links:
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Ableism, Disability and Climate with Naomi Ortiz
Resilient New Mexico Podcast
The wonderful and thought provoking Naomi Ortiz joins us to educate Sandra and myself about a very important topic that isn't discussed very much, specifically the intersection of disability justice and climate justice, and how inclusion in climate activism could look. Keep reading to learn more about Naomi's work and content Naomi mentioned in the podcast. Naomi's books: Reimagining our relationship with land and challenging who is an environmentalist in the Arizona U.S./Mexico borderlands, is investigated in (punctum books). provides informative tools and insightful strategies for...
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Dr.Stan Atcitty talks with about energy and energy sovereignty among indigenous communities in the US.
Resilient New Mexico Podcast
Dr.Atcitty is a senior scientist at Sandia National Labs where he works on renewable energy systems. He is also a member of the Navajo Nation, and is deeply engaged with bringing renewable energy and energy sovernty to Navajo communities and indigenous communities across the country. He shares with us many great stories of his work, and of life in these communities.
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2023 Legislative Roundup with Tom Solomon
Resilient New Mexico Podcast
Tom Solomon from joins us to discuss the climate related bills that did, or didn't make it during the 2023 legislative session. We also discuss how NM compares to other states, some of our greatest successes and some areas that could really use improvement. Plus the lightening round!
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Recycling in NM with Sarah Pierpont
Resilient New Mexico Podcast
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Environmental Journalism with Judith Polich
Resilient New Mexico Podcast
Judith Polich writes a climate change column for the , and covers a wide variety of climate related topics. We talk to her about how to engage people in climate action, how readers respond to her articles, and of course the lightening round!
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Childhood development with Dr.Genesis Arizmendi
Resilient New Mexico Podcast
Genesis Arizmendi is a speach language pathologist who talks with us about how environmental polution impacts border communities, especially children in those communities, as well as climate change and the global south.
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Sustainability and Post-Sustainability with Melinda Morgan
Resilient New Mexico Podcast
We talk with Melinda Morgan who has a long resume, including the current Director of the Sustainability Studies Program as well as the author of The End of Sustainability. We have a lot of fun and learn a lot discussing things including how communities can be resilient, what it means to move past sustainability, and how to define the Anthropocene. Please join us!
info_outlineWe speak with Gabe Pacyniak about NM and greenhouse gas emissions, and how best NM can move towards a low emissions future. Gabe teaches climate change law and policy seminar at the UNM School of Law, and specializes in climate change mitigation policy. Prior to UNM, Gabe managed the climate change mitigation program at the Georgetown Climate Center.