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S2E11 – Project Drawdown x Brown Girl Green: Holding Businesses Accountable for Climate Action

August 16, 2023

In this episode, we meet with Aiyana Bodi – a senior associate at Project Drawdown. Aiyana works with corporate partners and their employees to scale climate solutions in more meaningful and impactful ways in the workplace. We learn about influencing companies towards a sustainable shift We learn about how companies actually take action to make…

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S2E11 - Project Drawdown x Brown Girl Green: Holding Businesses Accountable for Climate Action

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S2E10 – Being A Black Woman in the Climate Tech Space

August 9, 2023

In this episode, we meet with Kayalin Akens-Irby – the head of growth at Planet FWD, the leading carbon management platform for consumer brands to tackle climate change. Kayalin is an impact-oriented woman who cares about trying to build a better future for everyone. We learn about using climate tech to fight the climate crisis…

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S2E10 - Being A Black Woman in the Climate Tech Space

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S2E9 – Environmental Art as a Form of Activism

August 3, 2023

In this episode, we meet with Xavier Cortada – one of Miami’s pioneer eco-artists. He works across various mediums of art to generate awareness and action around climate change, sea level rise, and biodiversity loss. Xavier is also a Professor of Practice at the University of Miami Department of Art and Art History, and Artist-in-Residence…

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S2E9 - Environmental Art as a Form of Activism

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S2E8 – Why Youth Organizing Matters

July 26, 2023

In this episode, we meet with Alexia Leclercq – a grassroots organizer, scholar, and artist. Alexia is the co-founder of the Colorado River Conservancy under PODER and a political education non-profit named Start: Empowerment. They have led various environmental justice campaigns from passing national climate and chemical reform legislation and fighting for clean water, to…

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S2E8 - Why Youth Organizing Matters

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S2E7 – Energy and Equity: How Are They Connected?

July 17, 2023

In this episode, we meet with McKenna Dunbar – who is currently a Building Electrification Lead at Sierra Club. McKenna is renowned for their unwavering commitment to environmental justice and equitable clean energy transitions. We learn about their research project turned into a passion We learn about navigating in a mainly white dominated space We…

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S2E7 - Energy and Equity: How Are They Connected?

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S2E6 – The Making of an Eco-Friendly Product

July 7, 2023

In this episode, we meet with Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks, the President and CEO of ECOS. ECOS produces plant-powered detergents and cleaners that are safer for the people, pets, and our planet! We learn about the history and creation of ECOS We learn about the toxins in our cleaning products and the negative affects it causes We…

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S2E6 - The Making of an Eco-Friendly Product

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S1E5 – Deep Sea Mining is Bad Business

July 7, 2023

In this episode, we meet with Johanna Schmidt – a sustainability researcher in the Impact & Economics department at Triodos, a mission-driven bank and impact investment manager in the Netherlands. We learn why banks don’t support Deep-Sea Mining We learn why Deep-Sea Mining is a business risk We learn Deep-Sea Mining and it’s environmental risks…

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S1E5 - Deep Sea Mining is Bad Business

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S2E4 – Tonga’s Fight Against Deep Sea Mining

June 16, 2023

In this episode, we meet with Pelenatita Kara who is the Program Manager of the Civil Society Forum of Tonga and has been working as an advocate against deep sea mining since 2012. We learn about what deep sea mining really is and how it is performed. We learn that it can take decades for…

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S2E4 - Tonga’s Fight Against Deep Sea Mining

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S2E3 – Law as a Tool to Center Communities

June 1, 2023

In this episode, we meet with Jeremy Orr – a skilled senior-level attorney and manager with a demonstrated history in law, policy advocacy, and nonprofit leadership. He is highly experienced in the areas of social justice, civil rights, and environmental justice. We learn how Jeremy started his journey in the climate litigation space as a…

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S2E3 - Law as a Tool to Center Communities

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S2E2 – Uplifting Indigenous Women in the Climate Fight

May 24, 2023

In this episode, we meet with Jordan Marie Brings Three White Horses Daniel. They are a passionate advocate for their indigenous relatives and communities, fighting for justice and visibility. In this podcast we learn about the birth of Rising Hearts and how Jordan began mobilizing in their community. We learn about the reality of Indigenous…

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S2E2 - Uplifting Indigenous Women in the Climate Fight

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