Podcast Launch - Call to Action

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 April 15 with further episodes following every two weeks thereafter. The format of each episode will be similar; opening monologue from me, introducing the SMEs then approximately 45 minutes of discussion and challenging each other on the topics. I decided to begin with climate change and EJ to highlight the fact that they affect so many other issues, and must be considered early. 

This podcast is not about me, not about the SMEs on each episode, but about the issues and what can be accomplished by having challenging conversations. 

I hope you join us. 

Upcoming episodes by topic, release date, and SMEs confirmed to participate. 

• April 15, 2024 - Climate – Andy Bochman (Sr Grid Strategist and Infrastructure Defender, Idaho National Laboratory) and Marisol Maddox (Sr Artic Analyst, The Wilson Center)
• EJ – Julius Redd (Principal, Beveridge and Diamond) and Arielle King (EJ educator and Strategist)
• Energy Transition – Tony Reames, PhD (Professor, University of Michigan) and Kelly Crawford (Sr Advisor, Energy and EJ, US DOE)
• Energy Transition/Justice – Raphael Heffron (Distinguished Professor, University of Pau and Adour Countries) and Abby Watson (Founder and President, Groundwire Strategies)
• OSW – Dane Pehrman (Offshore Wind Market Director, Worley Consulting) and Local Union Leadership
• NYC (EJ/planning/sustainability)– Rebecca Bratspies (Professor, CUNY School of Law) and Tom Abdallah (VP and Chief Environmental Engineer, NYC MTA)
• EJ legal – Tanya Nesbitt (Partner, Thompson Hine LLP) and Mike Showalter (Partner, Arent Fox Schiff)
• Economic Development and Urban Planning– Rebecca Karp (CEO and Founding Principal) and Ali-Sutherland Brown (Principal) (Karp Strategies) 
• Ambient Air Monitoring/EJ – Eben Cross (Chief Science Officer, QuantAq) and Marc Hudock (Sr VP, Air Logics)
• State EJ programs and special issues: Sean Moriarty (Director of Public Affairs, Archer Public Affairs) and Jeremy Orr (Director of Litigation and Advocacy Partnerships, Earthjustice)
• Sustainable Building Practices - Eugene McGrane (Executive Managing Director, Cushman & Wakefield) and John Thomas (President, Mount Materials and the Construction and Demolition Recycling Association)