KEXP Presents Mind Over Matters Sustainability Segment
Summary: The Sustainability Segment presents one-on-one interviews with inspiring leaders and grass roots activists on a variety of environmental, social, and economic issues affecting life and the future of our planet. 628142
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Guest Jennifer Barnes, Cofounder of Biomimicy Puget Sound, speaks with Diane Horn about the Seattle Urban Greenprint, a biomimicry-inspried project that identifies ways to strengthen ecological systems in urban centers.
Guest William Easterly, Professor of Economics at New York University and Co-director of NYU's Development Research Institute, speaks with Diane Horn about his book “The Tyranny of Experts: Economists, Dictators, and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor”.
Guests April Putney, Campaign Manager for Move King County Now and Statewide Policy and Advocacy Campaign Manager for Futurewise, and Andrew Austin, Policy Director for the Transportation Choices Coalition, speak with Diane Horn about Proposition 1, a ...
Guest Mark Gerome Walters, Associate Professor of Journalism and Media Studies, University of South Florida St. Petersburg, speaks with Diane Horn about his book “Seven Modern Plagues and How We Are Causing Them.”
Guests Stephanie Seliga-Soulseed, Founder and Director, Just Garden Project, a program of Seattle Tilth, and Brian Sellers Petersen, leader of the Just Garden Project's Food and Faith Initiative, speak with Diane Horn about the work of the Just Garden ...
Guests Greg Fogel, Senior Policy Specialist, and Sarah Hackney, Grassroots Director, National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, speak with Diane Horn about the 2014 Farm Bill.
Guests Kathy Pelish, President, and Frank Calma, Vice-President and Skipper, Salish Sea Trading Cooperative, speak with Diane Horn about the Salish Sea Trading Cooperative, which relies on wind and tide to transport locally produced goods around Puget ...
Guest Elizabeth Kolbert, staff writer at The New Yorker, speaks with Diane Horn about about her book “The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History”.
Guest Brian Czech, founder of Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy (CASSE), speaks with Diane Horn about his most recent book “Supply Shock: Economic Growth at the Crossroads and the Steady State Solution”.
Guest John de Graaf, Executive Director, Take Back Your Time, speaks with Diane Horn about HB 2238, a bill mandating paid vacations for employees in Washington State.
Guests Cathy Tuttle, Executive Director, Seattle Neighborhood Greenways, and Deb Salls, Executive Director, Bike Works, speak with Diane Horn about progress made on implementing Seattle greenways, including the work of the Rainier Valley Greenway Group.
Eric Sorensen, Executive Director, Carbon Roots International, speaks with Diane Horn about the work of Carbon Roots International, a Seattle non-profit that produces green charcoal and biochar to reduce deforestation, increase agricultural productivit...
Guest Vicki Robin speaks with Diane Horn about her most recent book "Blessing the Hands that Feed Us: What Eating Closer to Home Can Teach Us About Food, Community, and Our Place on Earth".
Guest Joe Scott, International Conservation Director, Conservation Northwest, speaks with Diane Horn about grizzly bear conservation and the Coast to Cascades Grizzly Bear Initiative.
Guests David Bobanick, Executive Director, and Benjamin Rasmus, Harvest Against Hunger Program Director, Rotary First Harvest, speak with Diane Horn about the work of Rotary First Harvest to address hunger in Washington State.