KEXP Presents Mind Over Matters Sustainability Segment

Guest Curt Black, Technical Advisor, Bats Northwest, speaks with Diane Horn about Northwest bats, including why they are important and what we can do to protect them.

Guest Brian Geller, Executive Director, Seattle 2030 District, speaks with Diane Horn about progress made by the Seattle 2030 District, a high-performance building district in Downtown Seattle that aims to dramatically reduce environmental impacts of f...

Guest Paul Greenberg speaks with Diane Horn about his book “American Catch: The Fight for Our Local Seafood”.

Guest Wendy Weiser, Director, Democracy Program, Brennan Center for Justice, New York University School of Law, speaks with Diane Horn about the State of Voting in 2014 report, co-authored with Erik Opsal.

Guest Bruce Herbert, Chief Executive, Newground Social Investment, speaks with Diane Horn about shareholder advocacy and progress made during 2014 in creating positive change in publicly traded corporations.

Guest Chris Jochnick, Director, Private Sector Department, Oxfam America, speaks with Diane Horn about Oxfam's Behind the Brands Campaign.

Guest Scott MacGowan, Co-Founder of Alleycat Acres, a Seattle urban farming collective, speaks with Diane Horn about the work of Alleycat Acres to reconnect people, place, and produce by transforming underutilized urban spaces into a network of neighbo...

Guest Ken Bounds, Former Seattle Parks Superintendent and Board of Directors member, Seattle Parks Foundation, speaks with Diane Horn about Proposition 1, a measure to create a Seattle Park District.

Guest Amy Carey, Executive Director, Sound Action, speaks with Diane Horn about the work of Sound Action to protect the health of Puget Sound's nearshore habitats and species.

Guest Nik Money, Professor of Botany, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, speaks with Diane Horn about his book, "The Amoeba in the Room: Lives of the Microbes”.

Guest Randi Abrams-Caras, Senior Campaign Director, Washington Toxics Coalition, speaks with Diane Horn about the effectiveness of laws regulating toxic chemicals in children's and other consumer products.

Guest Ingrid E. Newkirk, Cofounder and President, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), speaks with Diane Horn about animal rights.

Guests Jeff Aken, Principle Planner, and McKayla Dunfey, Commute Programs Assistant, Cascade Bicycle Club, speak with Diane Horn about the City of Seattle's 2014 Bicycle Master Plan.

Guest Kristen Boyles, Staff Attorney, Northwest Office of Earthjustice, speaks with Diane Horn about how the Endangered Species Act has worked to protect species and their habitat in the Pacific Northwest.

Guest Jennifer Weiland, Public Space Manager, Seattle Department of Transportation, speaks with Diane Horn about the benefits of parklets, small segments of right-of-way that have been converted from private automobile use to public space.