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Environmental justice and climate change are driving decarbonization across industrial sectors and throughout everyday life. There are many nuanced issues that planners will face as they try to sustainably reshape our world. This podcast will focus on climate and EJ but also bring on associated experts to speak about how these issues affect their fields. From city planning, economic development, transportation, education, national security, mental health, manufacturing, supply chain...we sho ...
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Episode 8 - The Cleanest Electron is the One You Don't Use
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For this episode Chris was joined by Department of Energy expert Kelly Crawford and Dr. Tony Reames (University of Michigan and formerly of DOE). Kelly and Tony are pretty much as good as it gets on energy justice topics, and their decades of experience and passion for the issues shine through in this episode. We discuss new DOE programs, climate a…
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Episode 7 - Building Decarbonization, Sustainable Sourcing, and Decades of Project Management
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For this episode Chris was joined by Eugene McGrane (Executive Managing Director, Cushman & Wakefield) and John Thomas (President, The Mount Group and the CDRA) to discuss building decarbonization and sustainability in the construction industry. We started there but the discussion took a turn and then focused on how to effectively complete major pr…
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Episode 6 - On the Shoulders of Giants: National EJ Leaders and Those Who Paved the Way
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For this episode Chris was joined by Jeremy Orr (Director of Litigation and Advocacy Partnerships, Earthjustice) and Sean Moriarty (Director of Strategic Regulatory Affairs, Archer Public Affairs). Both men are leaders in their states on EJ and environmental topics, and helped advance critical legislation that is now shaping the discussion. Our dis…
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Episode 5 - The Big Apple: Transportation, Climate Change, and EJ Impacts
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Chris Whitehead sits down with Rebecca Bratspies, a professor at CUNY School of Law where she runs the Center for Urban Environmental Reform, and Thomas Abdallah, the Vice President of Environmental Services at MTA Construction and Development Agency. Their work surrounding sustainable transportation development is crucial to the larger conversatio…
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Episode 4 - Energy Justice: Cost, Reliability, and What Gives Us Hope
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For this episode we are joined by Abby Watson (President and Co-Founder of The Groundwire Group) and Professor Raphael Heffron (University of Pau and Adour Countries (France)) to discuss energy justice. Abby and Raphael are well-known for their innovative thought leadership on energy issues. Our discussion started around objective realities of cost…
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Episode 3 - "Environmental Economics and Policy Development: It's a Long Process"
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In our first two episodes we covered climate change and environmental justice issues. I hope they filled you with a sense of wanting to do something about it. The "doing something about it" on a policy end takes time, and having a sound economic model (or models) included is imperative. Join us for a fun discussion with Dr. Ken Richards of the Univ…
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Episode 2 - "Environmental Justice: No It's Not Just Going Away Next Year"
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Environmental justice work has become my passion. After working technically in air quality for over 16 years, and projecting the potential impact of the New Jersey EJ Law, I began to see EJ issues almost everywhere I looked. The data is clear and so is the lived experiences of citizens living in overburdened communities, which act as a clear indica…
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Episode 1 - Climate Change: Tipping Points, Security and Supply Chain Implications
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Chris Whitehead sits down with Andy Bochman, Senior Grid Strategist from Idaho National Labs and Marisol Maddox (Sr Artic Analyst from the Woodrow Wilson Institute. Topics covered: Climate change tipping points, health impacts, climate justice, national security and supply chain implications, and infrastructure. Andy and Marisol's tips for other op…
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Hosted by Chris Whitehead. Climate change and environmental justice are two of the largest drivers in environmental regulation and sustainable development. This podcast will bring together subject matter experts on major topics to discuss these issues and how we potentially avoid major problems going forward. The first episode will be released on A…
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