Environmental Social Justice

As the first automobile manufacturer to mass produce a Hybrid Vehicle, Toyota is now a leader in Fuel Cell Technology with the Mirai. Continuing with our Fuel Cell discussion, I sat down with Jackie Birdsall, Senior Engineering Manager of the Fuel Cell Integration Group at Toyota Motor North America Research and Development as we discuss hybrids, electric and hydrogen. No Shaming, No Blaming and E...

In the ongoing search for a way to combat the housing crisis, one idea that keeps coming up is that of rezoning. Join us as we discuss the pros and cons with Beverly Hills Councilman John Mirisch. No Shaming, No Blaming and Every Little Bit Helps. #Interview #talkshowhost #Housing #YIMBY #NIMBY #AffordableHousing #SocialJustice #EnvironmentalJustice #Education #EnvironmentalSocialJustice #climatec...

Owning an EV is more than visiting a dealership and picking out a model you like. Cory Neely founded EVAdvisors.us to educate and guide consumers in their Electric Vehicle (EV) purchases by reviewing their in-house energy capabilities and needs as well as matching potential buyers with local EV owners. www. EVAdvisor.us No Shaming, No Blaming and Every Little Bit Helps. #Interview #talkshowhost #E...

Gary Gero, joins us live on Wednesday as we discuss delivering a vision for how the largest county in the nation can be a model of sustainability that centers environmental and social justice on a regional scale Gary Gero was appointed LA County’s first Chief Sustainability Officer in November 2016. Gary previously served as the President of the Climate Action Reserve and he now serves as the Vice...

Drew Shula Founder & CEO of Verdical Group and the Net Zero Conference! Drew Shula, LEED Fellow and Living Future Hero joins ESJ to discuss Verdical Group, a nationally leading sustainability consulting firm specializing in green building certifications, engineering services, and strategy, and the Net Zero Conference, the world’s largest annual net zero event, being held virtually and in perso...

After a HUGE response to Keith Malone’s Hydrogen Fuel Cell discussion, I sat down with Gilbert Castillo, Senior Group Manager and Derek Joyce, Senior Manager, of Hyundai Motor North America to discuss Hyundai’s progress and development in Hydrogen Fuel Cell technology, dedicated electric and hybrid vehicles. No Shaming, No Blaming and Every Little Bit Helps. #Interview #talkshowhost #FuelCells #Hy...

Did you know that 65% of the worlds water heaters go into a landfill? Torii Industries has reimagined water heaters by combining the circular economy, new technologies, and applying a business model that makes it all work www. ToriiWay.com https://www.linkedin.com/company/torii-industries No Shaming, No Blaming and Every Little Bit Helps. #Interview #talkshowhost #localbusiness #Green #RenewableEn...

Keith Malone brings more than 30 years of public relations and public affairs experience to the California Fuel Cell Partnership, a public-private partnership working to further commercialization of zero-emission, hydrogen-powered vehicles to the California road. No Shaming, No Blaming and Every Little Bit Helps. #Interview #talkshowhost #localbusiness #Green #FuelCell # #Toyota #SoCalGas #Renewab...

Watch Michelle Pierce, founder of EV Nirvana, clarify information on Electric Vehicles, EV Charging and lithium batteries. No Shaming, No Blaming and Every Little Bit Helps. #Interview #TalkShowHost #EVNirvana #EV #ElectricVehicles #Lithium #SaltonSea #ClimateRisk #EnvironmentalSocialJustice @XOTV.me

Young Evan is probably one of the smartest kids I've met and has detailed knowledge on renewable energy and our evolving environment. No Shaming, No Blaming and Every Little Bit Helps. #Sustainable #Climate #Environment #Communication #Education #TalkShow #Interview #Green #Energy #RenewableEnergy #kids #children #EnvironmentalSocialJustice

Ciarán Smyth leads Bala’s Transportation Market Sector and focuses on sustainable and high-performance building. He is a leader in the design, management, and implementation of sustainable Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) systems. No Shaming, No Blaming and Every Little Bit Helps. #Interview #TalkShowHost #BalaEngineering #GreenDesign #GreenConstruction #ClimateEconomy #ClimateRisk #Envir...

Created by Laura Fitton, Enough.co exists to explain and evangelize market-driven shifts that bring speed and scale to the climate crisis fight. Laura merges her environmental science and policy degree with her expertise as a tech CEO/Founder, author, professional speaker, and recognized trailblazer in communications, community, and social media. http://enough.co http://enough.co/climate-jobs No S...

In celebration of Juneteenth, we welcome Vice Mayor Rex Richardson of the City of Long Beach, Council District 9 to discuss his advocation for vulnerable residents and empowering communities to have a seat at the table and an opportunity to thrive. No Shaming, No Blaming and Every Little Bit Helps. #Interview #talkshowhost #localbusiness #Green #Equity #Juneteenth #LongBeachCity #EnvironmentalSoci...

What about the development of clean energy programs, energy efficiency, demand response, and / or storage offerings? Then tune in on Wednesday at 9am PT/12 noon ET and meet Mabell Garcia Paine, founder of Viridis Consulting, and expert on energy, tech, and policy. No Shaming, No Blaming and Every Little Bit Helps. #Interview #talkshow #co-host #RenewableEnergy #Electric #CleanEnergy #Microgrids #E...

Focused Magnetics (Pure Halbach Array) founder, Robert Catalan, has captured the phenomenon known as the “Halbach Array”. He has found a way to utilize 50% more energy than our traditional electric batteries, which would have endless applications for our transportation and logistics industry. #EnvironmentalSocialJustice #sustainability #FocusedMagnetics #HalbackArray #Magnet #CleanEnergy #Electric...

Michael and Buzzie Valle of BELLA-TERRA Recycled Earth Products Corporation have spent 17 years perfecting their closed loop cement industry. They use everything from left over granite to used Lithium/ion batteries in their recycling process to create waste free landscape pavers and veneers and plan to scale up to structural concrete. Find them at: info@mcm.com #EnvironmentalSocialJustice #sustain...

Garrett Wong is the Climate Program Manager for the County of Santa Barbara. He leads the County’s climate policy and regional collaborative efforts to address climate change and launched the County’s One Climate Initiative bringing together various long-range planning efforts across multiple departments to engage the community. You can contact Garrett at gwong@co.santa-barbara.ca.us  http://...

EcoHub represents the end of garbage, and the beginning of a day when refuse is turned into resources and opportunity. George holds numerous domestic and international patents for a carbon neutral/carbon negative fully automated refuse plant where ALL materials come from a single waste stream, meaning one garbage bin, one pickup, one delivery and ALL materials are resused/repurposed and/or recycle...

Ernest founded Shandoka to bring transportation equity to the general public by inventing an electric adapter to replace your petroleum powered motorcycle. He thought of a completely circular production repurposing used automobile batteries and giving them a second life within in motorcycles. Check him out and Get Ready for the Future with Shandoka! www. ShandokaCycles.com #EnvironmentalSocialJust...

Blue Forest is a mission-driven, non-profit organization, leveraging financial innovation to create sustainable investment solutions to environmental challenges. They are harnessing financial innovation and building partnerships with investors, non-profits, private companies and the public sector to design sustainable solutions to systemic climate resilience challenges faced by vulnerable communit...

We had a jam-packed session discussing transportation, the transformation of diesel trucks to electric and the programs available to the public to make this transition as well as Lithium, the Salton Sea Commission and Hydrogen.

Mike details the renewable energy initiatives and technology SoCalGas is developing It is remarkable the progress they have made in renewable gas, Power to Gas = Hydrogen, Hydrogen Fuel Cells and Carbon Capture! Truly amazing advances especially since we need diversity in our choice of energy.

Full disclosure, I love Buzzbox. These are adult juice boxes you can take anywhere, and they taste great! I have been a fan for years and have sampled every flavor. Rod Vandenbos created Buzzbox in California and he only uses top-shelf spirits, all natural, organic fruit juices and never uses any artificial fillers or preservatives. Ever. From an environmental and sustainability perspective, Rod f...

Evan Harvey is the Global Head of Sustainability for Nasdaq. He manages all corporate sustainability (ESG), philanthropy, and volunteerism efforts for the global exchange. We have been discussing ESG and finance for some time and to have Evan as a guest was superb. We covered quite a bit of material, so please watch. Furthermore, Nasdaq is helping smaller businesses with their ESG reporting, find...