Episode 142: Champions of clean energy equity, Land O'Lakes digs into stewardship
Also featured: A dialogue about public-private innovation in water security with the World Economic Forum's water project lead, Callie Stinson.
Week in Review
Tune in around 9:50 for a roundup of news.
Sustainability careers of the future require depth and breadth
- The case for valuing carbon is growing louder (even though tax is still a dirty word)
Featured Stories
Championing an equitable transition: GRID Alternatives (22:05)
The GreenBiz team is committed to supporting clean-economy organizations that put access and equity at the center of their mission. Our inaugural Clean Energy Equity Showcase at VERGE 18 honors three Bay Area-based organizations doing exemplary work in this area. Starting with this episode, we’re featuring all three. Tune in to hear from Erica Mackie, co-founder and CEO of GRID Alternatives, the nation's largest non-profit solar installer.
Securing the world's water supply (35:15)
The technologies for addressing shortages, quality and sanitation are emerging and evolving quickly. What's needed are more public-private collaborations to put them to work. Callie Stinson, project lead of the water initiative for the World Economic Forum, offers ideas for turning awareness into action.
Land O'Lakes harvests sustainable farming insights (41:50)
Land O'Lakes Sustain, the agricultural cooperative's sustainability and environmental stewardship initiative, this week released a new digital platform called Truterra to help farmers advance and scale conservation techniques. Matt Carstens, senior vice president of Land O'Lakes Sustain, walks us through the potential applications.
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