Flanigan's Eco-Logic

In this episode of Flanigan’s Eco-Logic, Ted speaks with Jenny Tse, founder and owner of Sipping Streams Tea Company, which has the distinction of operating the only geothermal-powered tea farm in the world. Jenny is also the best-selling author of The Essence is Tea: The Transformational Journey of a Tea Connoisseur , and the host of the Essence of Tea podcast.  Her extensive knowledge, expertise...

In this episode of Flanigan’s Eco-Logic, Ted speaks with Esha Chhabra, Author of Working to Restore: Harnessing the Power of Regenerative Business to Heal the World. Esha is an accomplished author who specializes in writing about sustainability, international development, and the emergence of mission-driven brands. In the last decade, she has made significant contributions to numerous national and...

In this episode of Flanigan’s Eco-Logic, Ted speaks with Gina McCarthy, the first-ever White House National Climate Advisor under President Biden and former U.S. EPA  Administrator under President Obama.  Gina McCarthy is one of the nation’s most respected voices on climate change, the environment, and public health. As head of the Climate Policy Office under President Biden, McCarthy’s leadership...

In this episode of Flanigan’s Eco-Logic, Ted speaks with William Boyd, Michael J. Klein Chair, Professor of Law at UCLA School of Law, and Professor at UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. He is also a Faculty Co-Director of the Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, and Project Lead for the Governors' Climate and Forests Task Force (GCF). William and Ted discus...

In EcoNet News, Volume 25, Issue #7, Ted puts China's renewable revolution in perspective. He also highlights the U.S. EV charging networks, celebrates clean energy job growth, and shares some renewable energy news from around the world. There are stories on the Volkswagen Group commissioning a major solar installation in France, the EPA's rating of most efficient cars in 2023, and wind updates ou...

In this episode of Flanigan’s Eco-Logic, Ted speaks with Dr. Evan Mills, a recently retired Senior Scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), operated by the University of California--one of the world's leading research centers on energy and environment. He was past leader of LBNL's Center for Building Science, which represented the work of about 400...

In this episode of Flanigan’s Eco-Logic, father-daughter duo, Ted and Sierra Flanigan host the clean energy crash course focusing on the power grid and its stresses as things start to heat up across the country this summer. They discuss “the electricity traffic jam” and the importance of raising awareness of peak conditions. They start by bringing the power grid down to basics – power plants, tran...

In this episode of Flanigan’s Eco-Logic, Ted speaks with Jay Turner, Professor of Environmental Studies at Wellesley College and Author of Charged: A History of Batteries and Lessons for a Clean Energy Future . Jay is also Author of The Promise of Wilderness: American Environmental Politics since 1964 (2012), which focuses on debates over public lands protection in the United States. His second bo...

In this episode of Flanigan’s Eco-Logic, Ted speaks with Ari Matusiak, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Rewiring America, the leading electrification non-profit, focused on electrifying everything in our communities. Ari is also the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Purpose Venture Group, a social impact incubator building ventures to address climate and economic inequality. He and Ted disc...

In this episode of Flanigan’s Eco-Logic, Ted speaks with Janice Lin, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Strategen, a mission driven consulting firm that specializes in accelerating the clean energy transition.  Janice has distinguished herself as a leading clean energy changemaker and visionary. She brings more than two decades of experience in clean energy market development and corporate str...

EcoNet News, Volume 25, Issue #6, highlights the impacts and achievements of Tai Chi master, Guo Jie, founder and leader of the Guo Jie Tai Chi Academy in Los Angeles as he received the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Traditional Chinese Martial Arts Federation. Ted shares good, tipping-point news; clean energy investments globally, are outpacing investments in fossil fuels. The issue als...

In this episode of Flanigan’s Eco-Logic, Ted speaks with Rod Matthews, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at Brevian Energy, a renewable energy technology company based in California. Rod is an experienced business technology consultant and microgrid solution provider with a background in aligning energy and technology initiatives with core business objectives. He is passionate about slowing d...

In this episode of Flanigan’s Eco-Logic, Ted speaks with Wiktor Dotter, Chief Executive Officer at ZeBeyond, a global SaaS company.  Wiktor has a corporate development background in original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and Tier 1 and 2 businesses where he has facilitated decision making for boards of directors of both listed and privately held companies. The ever-changing amount of input parame...

In this episode of Flanigan’s Eco-Logic, Ted speaks with Dan Nadav, Chief Executive Officer at Enviro Power.  Dan has 20 years of experience in developing and deploying Distributed Generation (DG) technologies in North America and Europe. He is an expert in the commercialization of advanced energy technologies, and has led multiple product launch campaigns of various renewable technologies includi...

In this episode of Flanigan’s Eco-Logic, father-daughter duo, Ted and Sierra Flanigan host the clean energy crash course on climate action.  They start by discussing the wild fires on the East Coast, leading into a discussion on the climate crisis and how to be a part of the solution.  They break down their discussion into three three parts: the electricity, mobility, and manufacturing sectors. Te...

In this episode of Flanigan’s Eco-Logic, Ted speaks with Greg Poschman, Pitkin County Commissioner for District 3. Greg has served on the boards or advisory boards of local non-profits, including Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES), and on Pitkin County’s Healthy Rivers and Streams Advisory Board, from its founding until the fall before he ran for Commissioner in 2016. He's also served o...

EcoNet News, Volume 25, Issue #5, digs into intentional communities and leading sustainable lives. Ted shares a story out of Portland, Oregon where a couple bought a dilapidated building in 2007 and turned it into an intentional community brimming with community gardens. The issue also highlights rechargeable batteries, Dutch solar cycling paths, the City of Long Beach's plan to construct an offsh...

In this episode of Flanigan’s Eco-Logic, Ted speaks with Andrew McAllister, third- term Commissioner at the California Energy Commission. Andrew has over 30 years of experience in the domestic and international energy arenas, primarily related to policy, utility planning, energy efficiency, and distributed renewable energy. He has worked across the world to deploy clean, cost-effective energy solu...

In this episode of Flanigan’s Eco-Logic, Ted speaks with Douglas Foy, Founder and CEO of Serrafix Corporation, a strategic consulting firm and business incubator focused on energy, the environment, transportation, and climate change. Doug serves on numerous corporate and non-profit boards, including Ameresco, Inc., Renew Energy Partners, the Environmental League of Massachusetts, and the Center fo...

In this episode of Flanigan’s Eco-Logic, Ted Flanigan speaks with Ted Bardacke, Chief Executive Officer at Clean Power Alliance (CPA), the locally-operated electricity provider for 32 communities and approximately one million customers across Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. He is an innovator with a unique career focusing on sustainability and economic development that spans three continents. He...

In this episode of Flanigan’s Eco-Logic, Ted speaks with Sean Armstrong, Managing Principal at Redwood Energy. Sean has worked for 25 years in building electrification, designed the retrofit and new construction of more than 25,000 all-electric residences for disadvantaged populations, co-authored five practical guides to building electrification, provided legal and technical support to dozens of...

EcoNet News, Volume 25, Issue #4, celebrates Rocky Mountain Institute's (RMI) impact! Ted shares his experience attending the RMI alumni event and reunion. The issue also highlights single-use battery disposal, renewables topping coal, offshore wind and fish farming, free public transportation in Luxembourg, parking lot solar, and Six Flags plan to install one of the largest solar carports in the...

In this episode of Flanigan’s Eco-Logic, Ted speaks with Jeff Horowitz, Director of Business Development and Partnerships at NEXT Energy Technologies. Jeff is a seasoned market strategy professional with 10 years of experience scaling new businesses in the areas of solar project finance and clean energy. Jeff has negotiated millions of dollars worth of business venture agreements between U.S. and...

In this episode of Flanigan’s Eco-Logic, Ted speaks with John Perlin, Author of A Forest Journey: The Role of Trees in the Fate of Civilization.  He is also the author of three books on solar energy: A Golden Thread: 2500 Years of Solar Architecture and Technology; From Space to Earth: The Story of Solar Electricity; and Let It Shine: The 6000-Year Story of Solar Energy, as well as a visiting scho...

In this episode of Flanigan’s Eco-Logic, Ted speaks with Cisco DeVries, CEO of OhmConnect, California’s leading residential clean energy program. Cisco has over 20 years of experience in the energy sector. He served as an aide to the U.S. Secretary of Energy during the Clinton Administration, was chief of staff to the Mayor of Berkeley, and designed one of the most successful clean energy products...