Speakers Laura Paskus (Moderator) New Mexico In Focus - New Mexico PBS Autumn Bernhardt (Speaker ) Lecturer, Colorado State University Eric Perramond (Speaker ) KECK Director, Hulbert Center for Southwest Studies and Professor of Environmental Science and Southwest Studies, Colorado College Naveena Sadasivam (Speaker ) Staff Writer, Grist Description Access to clean water is a human right. And yet, access to clean water — not to mention water rights and sustainable sources of water for farming a...
Nov 28, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Season 2019Ep. 14
Speakers Nancy Averett (Moderator) Freelance Deane Bowers (Speaker ) Professor, Museum Curator of Entomology, and Department Chair of Ecology and Environmental Biology, University of Colorado Boulder Chris Funk (Speaker ) Professor, Department of Biology, and Director, Global Biodiversity Center, School of Global Environmental Sustainability, Colorado State University Robbie Hart (Speaker) Assistant Curator, William L. Brown Center, Missouri Botanical Garden Jessica Rykken (Speaker ) Denali Nati...
Nov 28, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Season 2019Ep. 15
Speakers Jeff Burnside (Moderator) Independent Journalist and SEJ Board Member Maia Bellon (Speaker) Director, Department of Ecology, State of Washington Lindsay Ex (Speaker) Climate Program Manager, City of Fort Collins David Rossini (Speaker) The Public Interest Network Description As the Trump administration continues to dismantle strides made to fight the climate crisis, some states, cities and even corporations are not waiting for federal leadership anymore. We’ve assembled a panel of exper...
Nov 28, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Season 2019Ep. 12
Speakers Kelsey Simpkins (Moderator) Digital and Engagement Editor, Future Earth Amy Andrle (Speaker ) Founder/Owner, L'Eagle Services | L'eela CBD BodyCare Bruce Barcott (Speaker) Senior Editor, Leafly Kaitlin Urso (Speaker) Environmental Consultant , Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Description As the first state to legalize cannabis, Colorado has learned a lot about cannabis’ environmental impacts — on water and lands, its electricity use and carbon emissions, and the cons...
Nov 28, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Season 2019Ep. 13
Speakers Tim Wheeler (Moderator) Associate Editor and Senior Writer, Bay Journal, Bay Journal Adam Marshall (Speaker) Knight Foundation Litigation Attorney, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press Jimmy Tobias (Speaker) Independent Reporter, The Nation, The Guardian, Pacific Standard Timothy Whitehouse (Speaker) PEER Description With government agencies increasingly prohibiting their staff from talking to reporters, how can the press find out what the public needs and has a right to know? I...
Nov 28, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Season 2019Ep. 10
Speakers Dennis Dimick (Moderator) Board of Directors, Society of Environmental Journalists Peter Essick (Speaker) Photographer and Author Morgan Heim (Speaker) Senior Fellow, International League of Conservation Photographers Helen Richardson (Speaker) Photojournalist, The Denver Post Description This session will focus on the process behind creating visual journalism on environmental issues. Panelists will show and discuss projects that illustrate where ideas come from, research and planning s...
Nov 28, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Season 2019Ep. 1
Speakers Judy Fahys (Moderator) News Reporter, InsideClimate News Michael A. Estrada (Speaker) Founder, Photojournalist, BEEN Media Bobby Magill (Speaker) Reporter, Bloomberg Environment, and SEJ President Jodi Rave Spotted Bear (Speaker) Founder and Executive Director, Indigenous Media Freedom Alliance Anna Smith (Speaker) Assistant Editor, High Country News Description People of diverse genders, sexual orientations and races have long called the West home — Indigenous people longer than anyone...
Nov 28, 2019•1 hr 14 min•Season 2019Ep. 11
Speakers Andrew Revkin (Moderator) Columbia University Earth Institute Jill Baron (Speaker ) US Geological Survey Samantha McCann (Speaker ) Vice President, Solutions Journalism Network Camille Morse Nicholson (Speaker ) Program Manager, Rural Climate Dialogues, Jefferson Center Andrew Rockway (Speaker ) Program Director, Jefferson Center Description At a variety of institutions aiming to foster progress on tough issues, a shift is underway from telling a convincing story to shaping a better con...
Nov 27, 2019•1 hr 14 min•Season 2019Ep. 2
Speakers Tik Root (Moderator) Jude Bayham (Speaker) Assistant Professor, Agricultural and Resource Economics, College of Agricultural Sciences, Colorado State University Lindsay Bourgoine (Speaker) Director, Policy and Advocacy, Protect Our Winters Brian Calvert (Speaker) Editor-in-Chief, High Country News Jessica Newton (Speaker) Owner, Black Girls Hike Global, Inc. Description Colorado is an epicenter of outdoor culture. Running, hiking, biking, camping, skiing, fishing. You’ve got it all. But...
Nov 27, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Season 2019Ep. 6
Speakers Jodi Rave Spotted Bear (Moderator) Founder and Executive Director, Indigenous Media Freedom Alliance Alastair Bitsóí (Speaker) Communications Director, Utah Diné Bikéyah Jamie Folsom (Speaker) Independent Journalist and Instructor, Department of Journalism and Media Communication, Colorado State University Kalen Goodluck (Speaker) Journalist and Photographer Description Experienced reporters will share practical tips on how to cover Indigenous communities and produce culturally competen...
Nov 26, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Season 2019Ep. 3
Speakers Tammy Webber (Moderator) Reporter, The Associated Press Kerrigan Clough (Speaker) None Judith Enck (Speaker) Visiting Professor, Bennington College, Founder of Beyond Plastics and former EPA Regional Administrator Ruth Greenspan Bell (Speaker) Public Policy Fellow, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; Founding Member, Environmental Protection Network; and formerly of Office of General Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency David Uhlmann (Speaker) University of Michig...
Nov 26, 2019•1 hr 12 min•Season 2019Ep. 8
Speakers John Platt (Moderator) Editor, The Revelator Alex Dehgan (Speaker) CEO, Conservation X Labs Liba Pejchar (Speaker) Colorado State University George Wittemyer (Speaker) Associate Professor, Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University Description Can international environmental conservation grow to include the private sector and fields like economics, engineering, design, behavioral decision-making and anthropology? The answer depends on who is in the ...
Nov 26, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Season 2019Ep. 7
Speakers Daniel Glick (Moderator) Co-Founder, The Story Group Jonathan Adelman (Speaker) Area Vice President, Strategic Resource and Business Planning, Xcel Energy Anne Hoskins (Speaker) Chief Policy Officer, Sunrun Richard Martin (Speaker) Senior Editor for Energy, S&P Global Market Intelligence Description What are the real-world impediments that stand in the way of accelerating the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy systems? As many low-carbon energy sources have become cost...
Nov 26, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Season 2019Ep. 4
Speakers Liza Gross (Moderator) Journalist/Editor Dave Carter (Speaker) National Bison Association Sam Fromartz (Speaker) Editor in Chief, Food & Environment Reporting Network Jessica Shade (Speaker) Director, Science Programs, The Organic Center Description Conventional and organic farming are often pitted against each other, with loopholes in livestock regulations hobbling organic dairy farmers and heavy reliance on drift-prone pesticides threatening organic farmers’ certification along wi...
Nov 26, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Season 2019Ep. 5
