Brown Girl Green

Brown Girl Green is a Filipina American climate activist who interviews diverse, boundary-pushing leaders and advocates redefining what it means to be an “environmentalist” in the 21st century. It's time to put Brown back in the Green Movement.

Hosted ByKristy Drutman

Podcast Description

Episodes Below 👇🏾

Brown Girl Green is a Filipina American climate activist who interviews diverse, boundary-pushing leaders and advocates redefining what it means to be an “environmentalist” in the 21st century. It’s time to put Brown back in the Green Movement.


All Episodes

S2E12 – Diversifying Ocean Conservation: UOcean

In this episode, we meet with Chris Desai – a world renown entrepreneur and philanthropist from humble beginnings who has made considerable contributions to the benefit and protection of this planet with the organic luxury fashion brand Vayyu, the...

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S2E12 - Diversifying Ocean Conservation: UOcean
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S2E11 – Project Drawdown x Brown Girl Green: Holding Businesses Accountable for Climate Action

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...

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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

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...

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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

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...

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S2E9 - Environmental Art as a Form of Activism
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S2E8 – Why Youth Organizing Matters

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...

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S2E8 - Why Youth Organizing Matters
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S2E7 – Energy and Equity: How Are They Connected?

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...

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S2E7 - Energy and Equity: How Are They Connected?
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S2E6 – The Making of an Eco-Friendly Product

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...

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S2E6 - The Making of an Eco-Friendly Product
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S1E5 – Deep Sea Mining is Bad Business

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...

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S1E5 - Deep Sea Mining is Bad Business
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S2E4 – Tonga’s Fight Against Deep Sea Mining

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...

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S2E4 - Tonga’s Fight Against Deep Sea Mining
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S2E3 – Law as a Tool to Center Communities

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...

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S2E3 - Law as a Tool to Center Communities
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