Ecologistics Podcast

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.

Nonprofit Activism 101 04/25/2021

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. /episode/index/show/ecologistics/id/18851897

Transforming Communities With City Repair 02/27/2021

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. /episode/index/show/ecologistics/id/18119654

Roadmap to 100% Renewables 01/19/2021

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 Coast Bioneers Conference. Hear how we can achieve energy security and a healthier planet. /episode/index/show/ecologistics/id/17600858

Dreaming the Salinas 10/28/2020

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. Polluted with agriculture runoff and choked with invasive species, the Salinas River is one of the most degraded rivers in California. Devin Best, Executive Director of the Upper Salinas-Las Tablas Resource Conservation District will talk about efforts to create a watershed management plan to save the river. /episode/index/show/ecologistics/id/16576793

Episode 9 - Supporting Our Dreamers 08/19/2020

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 goals of graduation and college. /episode/index/show/ecologistics/id/15670088

Episode 8 - San Luis Obispo is Going Carbon Neutral by 2035 07/05/2020

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 Heidi Harmon and Chris Read will talk about how they were able to get the initiative adopted and how they plan to implement it. /episode/index/show/ecologistics/id/15091229

Episode 7: Stories That Change the World: The Work of the Population Media Center 05/09/2020

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. /episode/index/show/ecologistics/id/14351408

Episode 6 - Toward an Ecological Civilization 04/20/2020

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. /episode/index/show/ecologistics/id/14055536

Episode 5: Running a Sierra Club Chapter 08/11/2019

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 Director of a small Sierra Club chapter based in San Luis Obispo, describes his typical day. /episode/index/show/ecologistics/id/12035936

Episode 4: Meet California’s The Wildlands Conservancy 08/06/2019

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. /episode/index/show/ecologistics/id/12035939

Episode 3: The Life of an Environmental Author 07/14/2019

Episode 3: The Life of an Environmental Author ECO,Hanable,6 - 1-19 by Ecologistics - the Podcast /episode/index/show/ecologistics/id/12035945

Episode 2: Empowering Communities with Cool Block 07/01/2019

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. /episode/index/show/ecologistics/id/12035948

Episode 1: Gross National Happiness – Measuring well-being with contentment instead of money 04/09/2019

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 put these measures in place to promote the happiness of its citizens. /episode/index/show/ecologistics/id/12035951

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