Greater Greener Georgia

Tune into this episode to hear our interview with Vicki Weeks who's on the Steering Committee of the Climate Reality Project in Coastal Georgia. They're working to get funding from the Inflation Reduction Act for state climate policy along the coast of Georgia.

In light of recent tragedy in the Weelaunee Forest, GCV released a statement in opposition of the construction of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center (also known as "Cop City"). We send our condolences and strength to Tortuguita's community and encourage listeners to check out stopcop.city for more information.

New year, new episode! Tune in this week to hear Chassidy, GCV Community Organizer, explain the ins and outs of what Electric Membership Cooperatives (EMCs) really are and how YOU can help us hold them accountable. RSVP to attend our EMC Scorecard Launch and get involved with us! bit.ly/emc-launch

Tune into our final episode of the year to hear clips from Alexis and Miles's favorite episodes from 2022. See you next year!

In our second to last episode of the year, we're talking about how individuals can make a big impact in their communities, from voting to taking big polluters to court.

There's been lots of news out of Georgia recently and we're covering it all! Tune in to hear about how the 2022 election went (so far) in Georgia; learn more context around the Senate runoff; a Superior Court Judge overturned Georgia's 6 week abortion ban; Georgia is getting lots of funding for Electric school buses.

Tune into this episode to hear our interview with current State Senator Dr. Michelle Au, who's running for Georgia State House District 50 in the 2022 election. If you're listening to this on November 4, today is the last day to vote early! If you're voting on November 8th, head over to mvp.sos.ga.gov to find your Election Day polling place.

Tune in this week to hear how early voting is going so far in Georgia, and learn all about Joyce Barlow and her campaign for Georgia State House District 151! Find an early voting location at elections.sos.ga.gov .

This week we interviewed Peggy Gillen who is running to represent Georgia State House District 49! Tune in to learn all about her campaign. Hurricane Ian Response: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ianresponsefl

Tune into this episode to hear from Wan Smith about how she's organizing Georgians all over the state to stand up to Georgia Power and the Public Service Commission to tell them DON'T RAISE MY BILL! Head over to www.dontraisemybill.com to learn more.

This week we're balancing the heavy news of devastating flooding in Jackson, Mississippi and Summerville, Georgia with the more light-hearted topic of learning how to update your wardrobe in an eco-friendly way.

Join us for our 30th (!!) episode to hear from Wan Smith, our c3 organizing director, about the latest update in the Rose v. Raffensperger lawsuit, and learn about Stacey Abrams' policy plans for Environmental Resilience

In this episode, we go over the exciting results of the Rose v. Raffensperger lawsuit and go into the details of the historic Inflation Reduction Act.

Tune into this week's episode to learn about what's been going on in Adel, Georgia in the year since we filmed our documentary there! If you haven't seen it yet. make sure to watch Abandoned: Greed, Neglect and Environmental Injustice in Adel on our YouTube channel.

Join us for episode 27 to learn more about the West Virginia vs. EPA decision from SCOTUS, an interview with our director Brionté McCorkle about the PSC lawsuit, and more!

This week Alexis tells the story of how Wan, our Organizing Director, did a demonstration at the PSC to make it clear that they need to listen to their constituents! You can watch the whole video of what happened on our Instagram at @gcvedfund.

We're back with the latest environmental news out of Georgia! Tune in to learn about cool summer job opportunities for young people in Atlanta, the latest on Georgia Power's coal ash pond closures, electric school buses, and so much more.

In this episode, we're reminding you to vote in the Primary Election on May 24th, Miles has all the latest info on electric vehicles, and Wan fills us in on the upcoming week of action against Southern Company!

In this episode, we got to speak with Patty Durand and Chandra Farley, who are both running to be Public Service Commissioners in Georgia. Check out this episode to learn more about their campaigns and make sure to cast your ballot in the upcoming Primary Election!

It's our 22nd episode on April 22, 2022! Tune into this one to learn how to prepare yourself for the Primary Election on May 24th and listen to an interview with Dr. Judith Neumann, the German Ambassador for Climate & Environmental Affairs.

Check out this episode to hear from GCV's Political Director, Allie Brown, about the most important outcomes of this year's Georgia Legislative Session, and the drastic warnings from the new IPCC report that came out this week.

For our 20th episode, we have a very special interview conducted by Wan, our Organizing Director, with Reverend Tillman of First African Baptist Church in Savannah, Georgia. Take a listen to learn all about the fight against climate change being lead by the Reverend and his community in Coastal GA!

Check out this episode to hear an interview with Revonda Cosby, Executive Director for the Arabia Mountain Heritage Area Alliance and leader of the DeKalb Beloved Naturalist program! You can learn more about her work at https://arabiaalliance.org .

We're back with a new episode! Tune in to hear about lots of upcoming events we're hosting, Georgia Power's plans to clean up the coal industry, and the controversy being stirred up by the new electric vehicle plant, Rivian.

In this episode, we're talking about protected lands like the Okefenokee Swamp & the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park, and also what's going on with Mayor Dickens' environmental plans in Atlanta and recent bomb threats to HBCUs in Georgia and around the country.