episode 22 - Maine Youth for Climate Justice and 350Maine
Today we talk with Julia St Clair and Amy Eshoo and hear how Maine Youth for Climate Justice and 350Maine are working together.
May 08, 2021•31 min
Grit
Grit is a podcast on WMPG exploring how Mainers respond to challenges and issues like the coronavirus pandemic, racism and climate change through interviews and personal stories.
grit: courage, backbone, spirit, moral fiber, toughness, tenacity,
gumption, guts, spunk.
grit: courage, backbone, spirit, moral fiber, toughness, tenacity,
gumption, guts, spunk.
Episodes
episode 21 - Poetry for Earth Day
On Earth Day the Natural Resources Council of Maine teamed up with the Telling Room for an afternoon webinar showcasing inspirational environmental poetry written by Maine youth moderated by Samaa Abdurraqib. Here are the young Maine poets reading their original poems plus a poem from Samaa and a poem and an Earth Day message from Governor Mills. In the second half of the show we hear from Peter Dugas, KC Hughs and Peter Munroe talking about the Citizens Climate Lobby.
Apr 27, 2021•31 min
episode 20 - Pine Tree Amendment part 2 - Do you have a right to a healthy environment?
You have a right to free speech and the right to own a gun, but a right to clean air, land and water? You may be surprised to hear the answer in our conversation with the women behind the Pine Tree Amendment: Andy Burt and Michelle Henkin along with Maya van Rossum, author of The Green Amendment and the founder of Green Amendments For The Generations. This is part 2 of 2 episodes on the Pine Tree Amendment. Later in the episode we will hear the new single from Percy Hill.
Apr 02, 2021•30 min
epiosode 19 - Pine Tree Amendment Part 1: Do you have the right to clean air & water?
You have a right to free speech and the right to own a gun, but a right to clean air, land and water? You may be surprised to hear the answer in our conversation with the women behind the Pine Tree Amendment: Andy Burt and Michelle Henkin along with Maya van Rossum, author of The Green Amendment and the founder of Green Amendments For The Generations. This is part 1 of 2 episodes on the Pine Tree Amendment.
Mar 28, 2021•31 min
episode 18: Behind the Scenes at WMPG
Today we take you behind the scenes at WMPG and talk with Dale Robin Goodman, Jessica Lockhart and Jim Rand….
Mar 21, 2021•30 min
episode 17 - NRCM vs CMP
Sue Ely, Climate and Clean Energy Policy Advocate and staff attorney for the Natural Resources Council of Maine explains why NRCM believes Central Maine Power’s 145 mile high voltage transmission line, a project planning to carve a 150 wide path through the Maine North woods in order to transfer Canadian hydro power to Massachusetts is a bad deal for Maine.
Mar 05, 2021•30 min
episode 16 - Facing Climate Change and Racism at USM
A conversation with USM faculty members Aaron Witham, Assistant Director of Facilities Management for Sustainability and William Johnson, Director of Intercultural Student Engagement.
Feb 07, 2021•31 min
episode 15
Fridays for Future and a Conversation about Racism Heloise and Elisabeth, 8th graders from King Middle School in Portland are bringing attention to climate change Friday afternoons on the steps of City Hall. In the second half of the show we discuss how some religious communities in Portland are dealing with racism. Allen Ewing Merrill, executive director of the BTS Center (the organizational successor to Bangor Theological Seminary) in Portland; Reverend Ben Shambaugh, Dean of St Luke's Cathedr...
Jan 29, 2021•30 min
episode 14
The ethics of climate actions. Today we talk with Allen Ewing Merrill, executive director of the BTS Center (the organizational successor to Bangor Theological Seminary), Reverend Ben Shambaugh, Dean of St Luke's Cathedral in Portland and Liz Parsons, an environmental activist and also a member of St Luke's Cathedral.
Jan 23, 2021•30 min
episode 13
Changemakers
Jan 11, 2021•30 min
episode 12
“Is the Air Safe to Breathe?” In part two of our story on the South Portland Tank Emissions we talk with Jeff Crawford and Andrew Johnson from the Bureau of Air Quality, Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
Dec 26, 2020•30 min
episode 11
South Portland Tank Emissions
Dec 12, 2020•30 min
episode10
Today we talk with Julie Rosenbach and Troy Moon about One Climate Future, but we begin with a conversation with local youth climate activist Anna Seigel, a student at Waynflete high school.
Nov 15, 2020•30 min
episode 9
In this episode we talk with Ania Wright, who is a recent graduate of the College Of the Atlantic and grassroots climate action organizer for Sierra Club Maine.
Nov 15, 2020•31 min
episode 8
In this episode we talk with Kate Sykes, who is running for a seat on the Portland City Council and one of the authors of the Green New Deal for Portland...
Oct 27, 2020•30 min
episode 7
In this episode we talk with Michael McAlister, director of SailMaine, and some of the sailors and crew. We also talk with Jesse Salisbury, a contemporary sculptor about his recent installment at Fish Point along the Eastern Prom Trail in Portland. We will also hear from Beth, Sarah and Kate about neighborhood life during the pandemic. We begin this episode talking with an anonymous author as she describes the final editing process of a book she is working on.
Aug 10, 2020•30 min
episode 6
In this episode we talk with Deqa Dhalac, Family Engagement and Cultural Responsiveness Specialist with the Maine Department of Education. Deqa also serves as a South Portland city councilor.
Jul 10, 2020•30 min
episode 5
In this episode we talk with Roberto Rodriguez, Chair of the Portland Board of Public Education and Jody Capelutti, Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Southern Maine.
Jun 26, 2020•31 min
episode 4
In this episode we talk with Doris Santoro, educator at Bowdoin College and hear about her experience with covid 19 and her perspective on the two pandemics our country is facing- the covid 19 pandemic and the pandemic of white supremacy.
Jun 06, 2020•30 min
episode 3
We begin this episode talking with Ben Shambaugh, dean of St. Luke’s Cathedral in Portland and hear how the church is adapting to the Covid-19 Pandemic. Then we head north to the Carrabassett River where we find registered Maine Guide Jake Carlton.
May 19, 2020•30 min
episode 2
We begin this episode with Lucia and Siri, high school students from Portland and hear how their senior year has been upended and also how they are staying positive, making a difference and reaching out while sheltering in place. Later we will hear from James and Fenn, eighth graders from Portland and their take on skate boarding and remote learning.
May 09, 2020•30 min
episode 1
On this episode we talk with Judy Demo, Team Leader of the Kitchen at King Middle School , Kirsten Platt, social studies teacher at Deering High School and Xavier Botana, superintendent of Portland Public Schools. We will also hear a a new music video preformed by Expeditionary Learning students from across the country while sheltering in place.
May 01, 2020•30 min