Beyond Coal: A Conversation with Mark Kresowik

Beyond Coal: A Conversation with Mark Kresowik

In the second of a two-part podcast, Mark Kresowik, eastern region deputy director for the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign, talks about the campaign’s success, the benefits of political pressure versus analytical arguments in clean energy advocacy, and grassroots action in address climate change.

Community Organizing and the Environment: A Conversation with Mark Kresowik

Community Organizing and the Environment: A Conversation with Mark Kresowik

In the first of a two-part podcast, Mark Kresowik, the eastern region deputy director for the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign, talks about his work as a community organizer and the importance of grassroots action for addressing climate change.

Fisheries Management in Alaska: a Conversation with Gunnar Knapp

Fisheries Management in Alaska: a Conversation with Gunnar Knapp

In the second of a two-part podcast, Gunnar Knapp, Director of the Institute for Social and Economic Research at the University of Alaska, discusses seafood economics, fisheries management in Alaska, and his forthcoming book, The Economics of Fish.

America the Possible: a Conversation with Gus Speth

America the Possible: a Conversation with Gus Speth

Gus Speth visits with Joanna Dafoe, Yale F&ES ’14, about his latest book America the Possible: Manifesto for a New Economy. Speth describes the need for a new economy to generate lasting and expansive political reform and reflects on his personal theory of change as it has evolved throughout his career. Time Magazine has called Gus Speth the “ultimate insider,” but to many students at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and Vermont Law School, Professor Speth is a mentor and friend. To that end, the podcast concludes with a discussion related to a student-posed question: what is the best role for young people to help in the new economy transition?