When Jeremy Orr of NRDC saw that it was predominantly white people making decisions that impacted communities of color he decided to study environmental law and become one of the influential voices at the table. Watch the podcast at https://bit.ly/waterloopJeremyOrr
Colorado is exploring the idea of a demand management program where users such as agriculture would be paid to use less water so it can go to Lake Powell as part of an emergency supply, says Heather Sackett of AspenJournalism. Watch the podcast at https://bit.ly/HeatherSackett
Water is seen by some as a moneymaking venture in the West, says Heather Sackett of AspenJournalism. For example NYC-based Water Asset Management spent $16 million on 2,200 acres of farmland in Colorado to perhaps sell the water. See the podcast: https://bit.ly/HeatherSackett
The Colorado River Compact is an agreement on how much water the upper basin states must provide to the lower basin states, with all parties wanting to avoid cutbacks and legal battles, says Heather Sackett of AspenJournalism. Watch the podcast at https://bit.ly/HeatherSackett
To have rights to water in Colorado it must be put to a beneficial use and be recognized in court. The older water rights have priority and that is generally agriculture across the state, says Heather Sackett of Aspen Journalism. Watch the podcast at https://bit.ly/HeatherSackett
The rise of nonprofit media outlets is filling a critical void in reporting on environmental and water issues with their investigative, mission-driven journalism that serves public interest, says Heather Sackett of AspenJournalism. Watch the podcast at https://bit.ly/HeatherSackett
The entrepreneurship and leadership of a group of women is providing access to safe drinking water to hundreds of thousands of people in the state of Telangana in India, says Venky Raghavendra of Safe Water Network. Watch the #podcast at https://bit.ly/VenkyRaghavendra
A social entrepreneur is a quintessential changemaker who zeros in on a problem and works relentlessly to fix it. The global #water challenge needs these type of people and their creative solutions, says Venky Raghavendra of Safe Water Network. Watch the podcast at https://bit.ly/VenkyRaghavendra
Market-based solutions for providing water are key to long-term sustainability, says Venky Raghavendra of the Safe Water Network. He also believes some of the creative approaches that work in India and Ghana could be replicated in other countries. Watch the podcast at https://bit.ly/VenkyRaghavendra
A spiritual connection to the river keeps Patuxent Riverkeeper Fred Tutman renewed and motivated to continue advocating on its behalf. He believes the river has a pulse, a force that provides energy to those who spend time by its waters. Watch the podcast at https://bit.ly/FredTutman
When it comes to most environmental problems Patuxent RIverkeeper Fred Tutman says that class matters, not just race, and that he sees struggles between the haves and the have nots, between those with power and those that lack power. Watch the podcast at https://bit.ly/FredTutman
Fred Tutman has deliberately worked to make the Patuxent Riverkeeper organization inclusive of people of color, including making a public announcement to the community that it wanted to have deeper conversations about how to serve them. Watch the podcast at https://bit.ly/FredTutman
Environmental organizations need to have honest and candid internal appraisals of what they are prepared to do to become more appealing and genuinely inclusive for people of color, says Patuxent Riverkeeper Fred Tutman. Watch the podcast at https://bit.ly/FredTutman
Fred Tutman, the Patuxent Riverkeeper, says people of color have been an afterthought to most environmental organizations and they struggle against the change that would come from an influx of new members, ideas, and priorities. Watch the podcast at https://bit.ly/FredTutman
Jeremy Orr is a Staff Attorney for the Safe Water Initiative of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). In this episode Jeremy explains that he went into environmental law because he saw a glaring lack of Black representation in the decision-making positions that impacted Black people. He discusses how racism…
Heather Sackett is Managing Editor at Aspen Journalism and Editor and Report of its Water Desk. In this episode Heather discusses the rise and importance of nonprofit media outlets such as Aspen Journalism that cover environmental issues. She explains water rights in Colorado and the impact of climate change and…
Travis Loop discuss the reverse osmosis system he has used for drinking and cooking water at his house for 12 years. The system uses a series of filters - sediment, carbon, reverse osmosis, and calcium carbonate - to purify and remineralize the water. His specific system is by APEC and…
Venky Raghavendra is Vice President of Advancement for the Safe Water Network. In this episode Venky discusses social entrepreneurship and why it has a vital role in addressing water challenges around the world. He explains how the Safe Water Network emphasizes market-based solutions to provide access to water for people…
Mountaintops destroyed for coal mining can be reshaped and reforested, and miners themselves can be hired for the work. And Appalachian communities hurt by mining now need to reshape their own future, says Erin Savage of Appalachian Voices. Watch the #podcast: https://bit.ly/MountaintopMining
Often coal companies are not restoring mountaintops they removed for mining and aren’t worried about violations for it because the industry is in decline and business is dwindling, says Erin Savage of Appalachian Voices. Watch the podcast at https://bit.ly/MountaintopMining
Mountaintop removal mining buries streams and causes acid mine drainage, where downstream waters are highly acidic and polluted by heavy metals that are harmful to fish and other aquatic life, says Erin Savage of Appalachian Voices. Watch the podcast at https://bit.ly/MountaintopMining
In Central Appalachia a type of coal mining literally removes mountaintops, dumps excess material in the adjacent valleys, and buries headwater streams, says Erin Savage of Appalachian Voices Watch the podcast at https://bit.ly/MountaintopMining
When many environmental organizations are in the same area it is a chance for collaboration. The Water Center at Penn is working in Pittsburgh to create a shared vision for water, centralize data, and build the next generation of leaders. Watch the podcast at https://bit.ly/HowardNeukrug
The Water Center at Penn focuses on applying science, technology, and policy to solve real water problems. One project evaluated the potential for other cities in the Midwest to have a drinking water crisis like Flint. Watch the podcast at https://bit.ly/HowardNeukrug