Episodes
A Climate Change with Matt Matern is a weekly environmental radio show and podcast featuring influential guests from government, business, activism, academia, and culture. The show serves to inform its audience about environmental issues, while inspiring listeners to take action and create a coalition to save the planet.
Episode 88: Women Fighting Climate Change with Osprey Orielle Lake
Fresh from Cop 27 in Egypt, Osprey Orielle Lake, Executive Director and Founder of WECAN (Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network) engages with Matt Matern about the unique role women play in fighting climate change.
Episode 87: Carmageddon with Author Daniel Knowles
Join Matt Matern in his discussion with Daniel Knowles, Midwest correspondent for the Economist and author of “Carmegeddon: How Cars Make Life Worse and What to Do About It”.
Episode 86: Environmental Banking Policy with Kyle Ash
Join Matt for a lively discussion with Kyle Ash, Policy Director for the Bank Information Center, which coordinates with the World Bank to bring about positive change for the environment.
Episode 85: Crop Science with Tony Salas
Join Matt for a lively interview with Dr. Tony Salas, CEO and Founder of SHARED-X Impact farming, and how to economically incentivize the carbon sequestration of regenerative farming.
Episode 84: Forest Ecology with Dr. Lee Frelich
Listen in this week as Matt interviews Lee Frelich, one of the leading scientists and researchers in the world in the field of Forest Ecology. Learn about the import role of forests in fighting climate change.
Episode 83: The EV Revolution with EV Connect’s Jordan Ramer
Join Matt with guest Jordan Ramer for a look at electric power and how it impacts our world. Learn about the cutting edge work of EV Connect, a leader in electric vehicle (EV) charging management solutions.
Episode 82: Kate Williams, CEO of 1% for the Planet
Join Matt in conversation with Kate Williams, CEO of 1% for the Planet, a global movement that inspires action and commitment so that our planet and future generations thrive. 1% for the Planet represents a global network of businesses, individuals and environmental organizations tackling
Episode 81: Mauro Guillen & Kathleen Merrigan, Author and Food & Agriculture Experts
Join Matt for a lively chat with two educators and top experts, Kathleen Merrigan in the field of sustainable food and agriculture and futurist author and professor Mauro Guillen.
Episode 80: Patrick Gilman, Program Manager for the U.S. Department of Energy – Wind Energy Technology
Join us for a chat with Patrick Gilman, Program Manager for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Wind Energy Technology Office.
Episode 79: Garrett Nilsen, Deputy Director for the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies
Join us for guest, Garrett Nilsen, Deputy Director for the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office as he shares about the latest advances in research and development in solar energy technologies.
Episode 78: Andy Marsh, President and CEO of Plug Power
Listen in for a lively discussion with Andy Marsh, President and CEO of Plug Power. Under his leadership, Plug Power has led innovation, bringing the hydrogen fuel cell market from concept to commercialization.
Episode 77: Jigar Shah, Director of Loan Programs – U.S. Department of Energy
Join us for an amazing episode with Jigar Shah who gained prominence as an American clean energy entrepreneur and is now the Director, Loan Programs Office at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
Episode 76: Christine Todd Whitman, American Forward Party Politician & Author
Join Matt for an interesting discussion with Christine Todd Whitman, the American Forward Party politician and author who, while still a Republican, served as the 50th governor of New Jersey, from 1994 to 2001, and as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in the administration
Episode 75: Jay Famiglietti, Executive Director, Global Institute for Water Security – University of Saskatchewan
Join Matt for an insightful interview with Jay Famiglietti, the Executive Director of the Global Institute for Water Security at the University of Saskatchewan and also the host of the “What About Water” podcast. Jay has a long history of government advising and public service
Episode 74b: Dr. Leslie Field, Dr. Soumitra Das, & Dr. Subarna Bhattacharyya, Climate Change Researchers
Join Matt for a very important conversation with three of the world’s most innovative doctors and researchers on the topic of climate change and melting ice.
Epsidoe 74: Michelle Moore, CEO of Groundswell & Author of “Rural Renaissance”
Michelle Moore, CEO of Groundswell and author of Rural Renaissance, is a small town girl from Georgia and building clean energy futures for local communities is inspired by her Faith. Groundswell is a 501c3 nonprofit that builds community power through equitable community solar projects and
Episode 73: Bill Nussey, Podcast Host, Author, Speaker, Businessman, & Tech CEO
Join Matt with Mr. Bill Nussey, Podcast host, Author, Speaker and Businessman and tech CEO. Bill’s journey into clean energy began with a TED Talk, which grew into 100+ articles and, most recently, the #1 ranked renewable energy podcast called The Freeing Energy Podcast. All
Episode 72: Dr. Mark Z. Jacobson, Stanford Professor
Join Matt for an enlightening discussion with Dr. Mark Z. Jacobson, a professor from Stanford, who works diligently on promoting policies for cities, states, and countries to transition to 100% renewable energy for all energy sectors.
Episode 71: Mike Barnard, Strategist for The Future is Electric for Agora Energy Technologies
Join Matt for an interesting discussion about climate, environmental issues, and solutions with Mike Barnard a Strategist at The Future is Electric for Agora Energy Technologies.
Episode 70: Jay Sinha, Author, Lawyer, & Co-Founder of Life Without Plastic
Join Matt for an interview with Jay Sinha who is an ecopreneur, scientist, lawyer, policy advisor, writer and speaker who is the co-founder of Life Without Plastic, a globally established online shop and information resource for safe, high quality, ethically-sourced, Earth-friendly alternatives to plastic products
Episode 69: Anja Brandon, Ph.D. & U.S. Plastics Policy Analyst at Ocean Conservancy
Join guest host Harry Artin as he discusses with Anja Brandon, Ph.D., U.S. Plastics Policy Analyst at Ocean Conservancy – the huge crisis and impacts of plastics pollution in our environment and world.
Episode 68: Brett Walter, CEO & Founder of Climate Action Now
Join guest host Max Sloves with Brett Walter to learn about the work that Climate Action Now is primarily focused on. They are aiming to bring about the systemic changes needed to address climate change.
Episode 67: Dr. George Crabtree, Director of the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research
Join guest host Corey Bennett as he discusses energy storage and battery technologies with Dr. George Crabtree.
Episode 66: Caroline Dennett, Safety Consultant & Director at Clout
Join guest host Max Sloves as he discusses practices at Shell and their environmental impacts with former employee Caroline Dennett now Safety Consultant & Director at Clout.
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