Najlepsze podcasty z kategorii: Catherine Mercier Baggett (2024)

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Green Minds Ep. 24 Laughable Moments (In and Out of the Office) 31:48

23d ago31:48

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This episode is a dose of laughter straight from our members. Welcome special co-host for this episode, Dr. Shaleen Miller, and I as we talk about funny moments we've had, and invite two members to share their funniest moments. Takeaways from this episode, check what other groups have the acronym you're hoping to use before you confirm committee na…

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Green Minds Ep. 23: A Spy Revealed + What's Coming Up 9:06

2M ago9:06

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This episode is a short primer for the fall season of the SSDN Green Minds podcast. We start with host Robyn Byers sharing a quick recap from the SSDN Annual Conference, held in Charlotte last May. We even reveal who was "A Spy" for the Charlotte trivia game ;). There's a short review of what's coming up for the fall episodes and we close out with …

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Green Minds Ep 22: Cities, Trees, and Urban Heat - Oh My! 30:16

6M ago30:16

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Join us for this half hour dedicated to trees and urban heat in an urban setting. We are joined by Dr. Vivek Shandas with Portland State University, Victoria Aguilar - Asst. City Arborist for the City of Charlotte, and Erin Oliverio - Division Manager with the City of Charlotte's Landscape Management team. Thank you! Related Links: Charlotte's Rene…

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Green Minds Ep. 21: What Gives You Hope? 19:52

9M ago19:52

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In this short episode, we share the responses we received from SSDN members on what gives them hope to continue working in sustainability. Through our philosophical musings, we come to suggest a "word of the year" for 2024.Autor: Laurel Creech, Catherine Mercier-Baggett

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Green Minds Ep. 20: SSDN’s IRA Assistance Programs 27:18

12M ago27:18

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Is your organization struggling to access federal funding? Michael Dexter and Nick Deffley with the Southeast Sustainability Directors Network present the Inflation Reduction Act and the assistance services provided by the Local Infrastructure Hub. Links mentioned in this episode SSDN's Grant Opportunity Database: https://www.southeastsdn.org/progr…

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Green Minds Ep. 19: Richmond’s Climate Equity Action Plan 38:09

1y ago38:09

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SSDN's Green Minds rebooted! We welcome a new co-host, Dr. Robyn Byers (Sustainability and Resilience Manager, Charlotte, NC), and we are slightly changing the format of the podcast to be more engaging. In this conversation, we speak with Laura Thomas, Director of the Office of Sustainability for Richmond, VA, about the recently adopted Climate Equ…

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Green Minds Ep. 18: Kendeda Fund Part 3 of 3 on Regenerative Design 33:19

1+ y ago33:19

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The third and last episode of this special series on regenerative design includes three interviews featuring The Sustainability Institute (Charleston, SC), Green Spaces (Chattanooga, TN), and our very own Southeast Sustainability Directors Network. These organizations are supported by the Kendeda Fund, an Atlanta-based foundation that invests in tr…

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Green Minds Ep. 17: Kendeda Fund Part 2 of 3 on Regenerative Design 41:35

1+ y ago41:35

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This is the second episode of three-part series focusing on pioneer practitioners in regenerative design. Co-hosts Catherine Mercier-Baggett and Laurel Creech speak to different organizations across the southeast region about regenerative design. These organizations are supported by the Kendeda Fund, an Atlanta-based foundation that invests in tran…

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Green Minds Ep. 16: Kendeda Fund Part 1 on Regenerative Design 50:30

1+ y ago50:30

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This episode is a three-part series focusing on pioneer practitioners in regenerative design as co-host Catherine Mercier-Baggett and Laurel Creech speak to seven different organizations across the southeast region about regenerative design. These organizations are supported by the Kendeda Fund, an Atlanta-based foundation that invests in transform…

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Green Minds Ep. 15: Justice40 Initiative 22:32

2y ago22:32

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Michael Dexter and Chris Barber, both with SSDN's Southeast Sustainable Recovery Center, explain the basics of the Justice40 Initiative, aimed at distributing at least 40% of federal investments to disadvantaged communities. They also present an interactive mapping tool developed for SSDN's members that compares the various set of criteria that can…

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Green Minds Ep. 14: Integrated Resource Plans & Why They’re Important 1:00:00

2y ago1:00:00

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This episode of Green Minds Podcast features the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) - why they are important and how municipalities can engage. First podcast co-host Laurel Creech speaks with Anne Livingston, SSDN Director of Policy Programs, about her knowledge of IRPs. Then we focus on GA and Georgia Power's IRP process that concluded in July 2022 wi…

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Green Minds Ep.13 : Food Production and Distribution 35:32

2+ y ago35:32

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The availability of food, fresh and nutritious food in particular, is naturally a primordial preoccupation for communities. Some local governments are taking initiatives to facilitate the production and distribution of food, with a particular focus on the most vulnerable areas. This episode hosted by Catherine Mercier-Baggett looks at the work cond…

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SSDN Community Collaboration Catalyst MicroGrant Award Winning Cities 56:35

2+ y ago56:35

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On this episode of Green Minds, co-host Laurel Creech talks with two cities who received SSDN's Community Collaboration Catalyst Micro Grants aimed at providing small pots of funding to local governments to overcome barriers to systemic inequities alongside dedicated community partner organizations. Learn how the cities of Richmond, VA & Nashville,…

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Green Minds Ep. 11: Highlights from SSDN’s Annual Meeting - Heat Mapping and Mitigation 40:29

2+ y ago40:29

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MaryPat Baldauf (Columbia, SC) nominated the session hosted by Tobin Freid (Durham County, NC) and KatieRose Levin (Cary, NC) as her favorite highlight of SSDN's 2022 annual meeting. The peer learning session was on Addressing Urban Heat Islands and Heat Mitigation Strategies - an appropriate topic with summer unofficially starting with Memorial Da…

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Green Minds Ep. 10: Regional & National Food Waste Awareness & Reduction Efforts 1:29:50

2+ y ago1:29:50

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This episode of the Green Minds Podcast is hosted by Laurel Creech (Nashville, TN) and features food waste awareness and mitigation in recognition of April being Earth Month and many states and cities recognizing the month as Food Waste Awareness Month. This episode kicks off with NRDC's Darby Hoover and Nashville's Linda Breggin on a national food…

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Green Minds Ep.9: Taking the Non-Traditional Path to Sustainability 52:40

2+ y ago52:40

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Sustainability spans across a multitude of disciplines, and the variety of individual backgrounds of sustainability professionals are a reflection of this reality. In this episode, we visit with Casi Callaway (Mobile, AL), Glen Hadwen (Fort Lauderdale, FL), Lennie Massanelli (Little Rock, AR) and George Santucci (Town of Boone, NC) to discuss their…

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Green Minds Ep. 8: Staffing Sustainability 1:17:47

2+ y ago1:17:47

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This episode of Green Minds focuses on the sustainability organizational and staffing structures of four different size cities in the SSDN network and both their differences and commonalities: Susannah Troner of Miami-Dade County, FL; Helen Peplowski of the City of Winston-Salem, NC; George Santucci of the Town of Boone, NC; and Rebecca Harvey of B…

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Green Minds Ep. 7: The Urban Tree Canopy 18:33

2+ y ago18:33

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The first 2022 episode of Green Minds explores the making of the latest canopy study for the City of Sandy Springs (GA) with Bridget Lawlor, GIS Manager. She is followed by Dr. Kendra Abkowitz, Chief Sustainability and Resilience Officer with the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County (TN), who discusses the latest efforts in Metr…

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Green Minds Ep.6: SSDN Cities Best of 2021 1:12:15

3y ago1:12:15

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Tune into this episode as Green Minds Co-hosts Catherine Mercier-Baggett and Laurel Creech as we talk with five SSDN cities to hear about their accomplishments in 2021: Fulton County, GA; Winston-Salem, NC; Orange County, FL; Durham, NC; and Chapel Hill, NC. For more headlines and stories from SSDN's members in 2021, check out our year-end newslett…

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Green Minds Ep. 5: The State of Local Climate Planning with City Scale 42:34

3y ago42:34

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This episode of Green Minds is focused on City Scale's recent report The State of U.S. Local Climate Action Planning, a collaborative reflection of a group of local climate practitioners. Through a series of conversations in 2019, climate practitioners across the country came to a shared recognition that local climate action planning had reached an…

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Green Minds Ep.4: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 39:32

3y ago39:32

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The IPCC is releasing its sixth round of reports (AR6), confirming that we must control our impact on climate. Dr. Jairo Garcia, author of the Atlanta Climate Action Plan and instructor at Georgia Tech, explains what is the IPCC and why their findings are critical for local governments. Nell Boyle, Sustainability & Outreach Coordinator for the City…

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Green Minds Ep. 3: Federal Funding with Michael Dexter, Manager of SSDN‘s Southeast Sustainable Recovery Center 28:24

3y ago28:24

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This episode of Green Minds features Michael Dexter, SSDN's new Manager for the Southeast Sustainable Recovery Center (SSRC) which supports communities in their mobilization of COVID-19 relief and economic recovery in innovative ways which yield equitable solutions that make our communities more resilient to future stressors. We talk about the SSRC…

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Green Minds Ep. 2: Defining Sustainability for Local Governments 20:36

3+ y ago20:36

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In this second episode of Green Minds, Catherine Mercier-Baggett (Sandy Springs, GA) discusses what sustainability means in the municipal context with Dr. Lynn Patterson of Three Points Planning and Georgia Tech, and Vanessa King, Network Manager at SSDN.Autor: Catherine Mercier-Baggett

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Green Minds Ep. 1: Kris Stenger, founder of Green Minds podcast & ICC's Director of Energy 38:41

3+ y ago38:41

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This is the first episode of Green Minds hosted by Laurel Creech and features Kris Stenger, the founder and former host of Green Minds Think Alike. We discuss Kris' new position as he leaves City of Winter Park to work as International Code Council's (ICC) Director of Energy.Autor: Laurel Creech

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Meg Jamison, Executive Director of Southeast Sustainability Directors Network 25:11

3+ y ago25:11

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Meg Jamison, Executive Director of the Southeast Sustainability Directors Network , joins the podcast to talk about the power of the network and the SE Sustainable Communities Fund. We also dive into what impacts Covid has had on the network and what opportunities lie ahead.Autor: Kris Stenger

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Chris Castro, Director, City of Orlando Office of Sustainability & Resilience 19:39

3+ y ago19:39

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Chris Castro has been making headlines and the silver screen with the work he and his team at the City of Orlando have been accomplishing. Chris joins us for a few minutes to talk about how he arrived in Orlando and how the Mayor of Orlando laid out ambious goals that has Chris thinking globally but still acting locally.…

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Kim Cheslak of New Buildings Institute and Institute for Market Transformation 18:38

4+ y ago18:38

18:38

Autor: Kris Stenger

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Alissa Farina, City of Miami 14:46

4+ y ago14:46

14:46

Autor: Kris Stenger

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Equity and Resilience with Katrina Locke of Volusia County, Florida 19:34

5y ago19:34

19:34

Autor: Laurel Creech, Catherine Mercier-Baggett

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Kumar Jensen, City of Evanston 15:26

5y ago15:26

15:26

Kumar Jensen, City of Evanston Sustainability Director joins us from USDN 2019 Conference in Detroit. Kumar shares how equity has led his work in USDN and in Evanston's Climate Plans.Autor: Laurel Creech, Catherine Mercier-Baggett

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Architecture 2030 Vincent Martinez 17:46

5y ago17:46

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Vincent Martinez COO of Architecture 2030 @arch2030 joins us from @USDN 2019 in Detroit. Vincent gives a history of Architecture 2030 and how this has manifested itself into key code proposals to the 2021 ICC CodesAutor: Laurel Creech, Catherine Mercier-Baggett

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How Green Building Codes are Made - The ICC Code Development Snapshot 12:43

5y ago12:43

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We are coming to the end of the 2021 ICC Code Change Process as the Code Hearings are underway in Las Vegas. Hear a brief snapshot of how the code development process works.Autor: Laurel Creech, Catherine Mercier-Baggett

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Mahesh Ramanujam, U.S. Green Building Council President and CEO 1:27:20

5+ y ago1:27:20

1:27:20

US Green Building Council Florida Chapter hosted President and CEO, Mahesh Ramanujam. Mr. Ramanujam presented the state of USGBC and the advancements made in LEED v4.1. Mahesh also shared with us livingstandard.org a new initiative to share the stories of the role green buildings play in each person's life. Listening to his presentation leaves me n…

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Season 3 Episode 1 Glen Hadwen City of Ft Lauderdale, FL 21:20

5+ y ago21:20

21:20

Glen Hadwen with the City of Ft. Lauderdale, FL joins us at ssdn2019 to talk about the history of usdn, ssdn, and fsdn. Also Glen shares what is going on in Southeast Florida and great story with Al Gore.Autor: Laurel Creech, Catherine Mercier-Baggett

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National Green Building Standard 14:40

5+ y ago14:40

14:40

An intro and update to the 2020 National Green Building StandardAutor: Laurel Creech, Catherine Mercier-Baggett

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Urban Sustainability Directors Conference 2018 rehash 46:15

6y ago46:15

46:15

Vanessa Balta Cook joins Kris to discuss her first experience at the #USDN annual meeting in Denver, ColoradoAutor: Laurel Creech, Catherine Mercier-Baggett

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Season 2 Episode 2 Maggie Ullman CoFounder Southeast Sustainability Directors Network 14:59

6+ y ago14:59

14:59

Maggie Ullman provides the story for the creation of the Southeast Sustainability Directors Network. The direction and passion Maggie has brought to the development of network shines through in this interview.Autor: Laurel Creech, Catherine Mercier-Baggett

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Season 2 Episode 1 John R. Seydel City of Atlanta, GA 17:34

6+ y ago17:34

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John R. Seydel, Director of Sustainability for the City of Atlanta joins the podcast from the Southeast Sustainability Directors Annual meeting.Autor: Laurel Creech, Catherine Mercier-Baggett

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City of Winter Park Sustainability Team 17:34

6+ y ago17:34

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Hear our interview on Rollins College radio WPRK as we talk along things sustainabile in the City of Winter Park, FloridaAutor: Laurel Creech, Catherine Mercier-Baggett