O₂ and You

This week, David, Corey, Marcus and Travis recapped this year's municipal election. You don't want to miss this fun episode!

o2 Utah presents O2 & You! This week, David speaks with Logan Mitchell, a Research Assistant Professor at University of Utah. Together, they discuss the history of Utah's air quality.

o2 Utah presents O2 & You! Directly following the public rollout of Prosperity 2030, Senator Kirk Cullimore joins David Garbett to discuss this landmark air quality legislation.

o2 Utah presents O2 & You! This week, David spoke with Rebecca Chavez-Houck, former State Representative and former Executive Director of Better Boundaries. Currently, she serves as a Board Member of Utah Ranked Choice Voting. Together, David and Rebecca discussed the upcoming RCV election. What is RCV? How does it work? Why are cities switching over? David and Rebecca covered it all!

o2 Utah presents O2 & You! This week, David spoke with Shawn Teigen, the Vice President and Research Director at Utah Foundation.

o2 Utah presents O2 & You! This week, David spoke with Councilmember Chris Wharton, an o2 Utah endorsed candidate running for re-election for Salt Lake City Council District 3. We're excited to enter a phase of "Candidate Edition" episodes!

o2 Utah presents O2 & You! This week, David spoke with Jaimi Butler, the Great Salt Lake Institute Coordinator at Westminster College. Together they discussed one of the biggest red flags in our state this summer: the impacts of the dangerous lowering of the Great Salt Lake on our wildlife as well as air quality.

O2 Utah presents O2 & You! Candidate Edition!! This week, David spoke with Councilmember Darin Mao, an o2 Utah endorsed candidate running for re-election for Salt Lake City Council District 5.

O2 Utah presents O2 & You! This week, David spoke with Christopher Thomas, the Senior Energy and Climate Program Manager for Salt Lake City. Together they discuss what the community renewable energy act is, how it gives us the chance to have carbon free electricity, and its process and status.

O2 Utah presents O2 & You! This week, David speaks with Park City Mayor Andy Beerman. Mayor Andy was one of the key voices behind H.B. 411. Together, discuss its history and his involvement, as well as tackling environmental issues in our state as a whole!

O2 Utah presents O2 & You! This week, David speaks with Hope Zitting-Goeckeritz, the Executive Director at Voterise. Together, they discuss her work at Voterise, boosting voter turnout, the influx of new voters over this last year and how they're deciding elections.

O2 Utah presents O2 & You! This week, David will be speaking with Brody Leven, professional skier and climate activist. David and Brody are going to discuss the impacts of air pollution on professional outdoor athletes.

O2 Utah presents O2 & You! This week, David will be speaking with Laura Schaffer, the Director of Corporate Responsibility at POWDR to discuss sustainability, the outdoor/recreation industry, and the work she has done in these spaces.

O2 Utah presents O2 & You! This week is a special edition featuring guest host Corey Cronin, O2 Utah's Development Director! Corey will be speaking with Stan Penfold, former Salt Lake City Council Member and former Executive Director of the Utah Aids Foundation. Together, they discuss SLC's efforts to address air quality, LGBTQ+ issues in regards to outdoor spaces, and the importance of advocacy a...

O2 Utah presents O2 & You! This week, David will be joined by Peter Metcalf, O2 Utah Board Member and the Leas Co-Founder of Black Diamond Equipment. Together, they will discuss the impact climbing has had on Peter’s life, his work in the both the outdoor industry and land stewardship spaces, environmental advocacy in business practice, and more!

O2 Utah presents O2 & You! This week, David will be speaking with Kim Frost, the Executive Director at UCAIR. Together, they will continue this month's air quality conversation and cover the work UCAIR is doing to advance our state's fight for clean air!

O2 Utah presents O2 & You! To kick off Air Quality Awareness Week, David is be joined by Athelia "CK" Woolley LeSueur, a Utah mother and air quality advocate. They will be discussing asthma and the impact of air pollution on our children, and being a mom for clean air here in Utah.

O2 Utah presents O2 & You! Our Executive Director & host David will be joined by Marcus Stevenson, O2 Utah's Chief Operations Officer and the mastermind behind our 2021 Legislative Report Card. Together, they will discuss the grades, the scoring system, and some noteworthy takeaways.

O2 Utah presents O2 & You! Our Executive Director & host David will be joined by Zach Robinson, Sandy City Councilmember At-Large. Together, they will discuss climate and clean air, where municipalities come into play, and the upcoming Municipal Elections!

O2 Utah presents O2 & You! Our Executive Director & host David will be joined by Taylor Stevens, a state government reporter for the Salt Lake Tribune. Together, they will discuss this year's legislative session through the lens of the press, cover legislation that generated buzz, and how organizational involvement comes into play.

O2 Utah presents O2 & You! Our Executive Director & host David will be speaking with Nichol Bourdeaux, the Planning and Engagement Officer for the UTA, to discuss the intersection of transit, equity, & the environment!

O2 Utah presents O2 & You! Our Executive Director & host David will be joined by Tom Mills, a Policy Advocate at Creative Energies Solar, to discuss all things ROOFTOP SOLAR!

O2 Utah presents O2 & You! Our Executive Director & host David will be speaking with Nate Blouin, Policy Manager at Interwest Energy Alliance. They discuss both anticipated and executed steps from the Biden Administration on climate, clean energy, public lands, and EPA.

O2 Utah presents O2 & You! Our Executive Director & host, David Garbett, speaks with South Salt Lake City Councilmember Natalie Pinkney. In the wake of everything happening in our country, they will cover topics such as the Black Lives Matter movement and how it coincides, organizing as an antidote to what we are seeing, power imbalances, and more.

Part 2 of the air quality episode! David was joined by Rep Joel K Briscoe to discuss air quality and clean energy as legislative issues and why we can and should be doing more. Economic impacts, the work Representative Briscoe is doing, and how you can get involved.