Brendan O'Donnell and Max Gruenig

POCACITO conversations

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We’re reflecting on some of the conversations POCACITO was fortunate to be a part of, four of which we want to share with you. Two of these talks took place as part of POCACITO events, and two are one-to-one interviews. One thing that kept coming up is that the critical work of environmental and climate justice is happening at the local level. And it’s being led by civil society. We met with community organizers and activists from Kyiv; Berlin; St. James Parish, Louisiana; and Superior, Arizona, to learn what this work looks like, and how we can help. Electronic music track X1 by frankum -- ht...

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Brendan O'Donnell and Max Gruenig

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Exploring Floyd Bennett Field 21.02.2026 47:28

Hello and welcome back to another edition of the POCACITO conversations. Today’s episode takes us to Jamaica Bay in New York City and was recorded on Sunday, February 8, 2026. This is part two of two of recordings around Jamaica Bay. I am Max Gruenig, your host for today and I met with Terri Carta, the Executive Director at Jamaica Bay Rockaway Parks Conservancy, as well as Elizabeth Stoehr, Depu...

Nature-based solutions in Jamaica Bay 21.02.2026 56:04

Hello and welcome to another edition of the POCACITO conversations. Today’s episode takes us to Jamaica Bay in New York City and was recorded on Sunday, February 8, 2026. I am Max Gruenig, your host for today and I met with Elizabeth Stoehr Deputy Director with the Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy and her colleague Anil Pasram Stewardship Programs Manager with the Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Park...

Luisa Neubauer and Helena Marschall in Charlottesville (October 25, 2024) 05.01.2025 1:40:01

Today we have the second in our four-part series of 2024 conversations with community organizers and activists who are doing the work of environmental and climate justice … sometimes in acutely critical conditions, as we heard in our last talk with Kostia Krynytski of the Ukrainian NGO EcoAction. At other times, it’s about building a global mass movement, as we’ll hear in this episode. We go back...

Kostia Krynytskyi in Kyiv (June 30, 2024) 31.12.2024 59:59

Our first conversation is with Kostiantyn Krynytskyi from the Ukrainian NGO EcoAction . In the years preceding Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Kostia worked with the country’s eastern coal regions for a just transition of the energy system. Since the invasion, his work has shifted, with a focus on the resiliency potential of distributed renewable energy. Max talked with Kostia at th...