Greenhouse Lasses
18 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsDo you lay awake at night overwhelmed by the multitude of issues around the world, from the impending doom of climate change to racial injustice, sexism and sexual assault, the erasure of indigenous communities and more? We do, too! Phoebe and Lesley are sustainability professionals speaking on the intersectionality of climate change mitigation by bringing diverse voices to the table and opening up the conversation to reveal just how interconnected social, environmental and economic justice really is.
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Episodes
Branding with Purpose
September 13, 2020 17:38 - 1 hour - 142 MBWith so much attention to social justice and climate change, companies are evolving their messaging from strategic branding with feel-good sprinkles of philanthropy and social responsibility, to leading their brand with purpose. This sounds great, but what does ‘purpose-driven’ even mean? How can companies not only drive responsible practices, but leverage their unique strengths as a business to create meaningful social impact for their communities? In this episode, we chat with Christine La...
Green Space, Blue Space, Our Space
March 25, 2020 15:57 - 53 minutes - 122 MBEver wonder what it’s like to protect public spaces and communities, from parks across the Garden State to the Amazonian Rainforest? Us, too! Join us as we chat with Jamie Carpenter, Program Specialist with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. In this episode, Jamie tells us about volunteering in the Brazilian Amazon with the Notre Dame Mission Volunteers International, recounts trekking across the Alaskan wilderness surviving on pancake mix, and reveals which Parks and Recr...
The Revolution Will Be Data-Driven
November 12, 2019 03:57 - 50 minutes - 115 MBWhen asked to define her purpose, Brittany wrote: ‘Commitment to securing a safe climate by championing civic engagement, dismantling white supremacy and empowering problems solvers to build a more sustainable world.’ Brittany Bennett is a Development Director at Data For Progress, helping define what the job market will look like under the Green New Deal and how to integrate racial justice initiatives that better diversify the emerging low-carbon workforce. Brittany studied engineering at Sm...
The Revolution Will Be Data-Driven
November 12, 2019 03:57 - 50 minutes - 115 MBWhen asked to define her purpose, Brittany wrote: ‘Commitment to securing a safe climate by championing civic engagement, dismantling white supremacy and empowering problems solvers to build a more sustainable world.’ Brittany Bennett is a Development Director at Data For Progress, helping define what the job market will look like under the Green New Deal and how to integrate racial justice initiatives that better diversify the emerging low-carbon workforce. Brittany studied engineering at Sm...
Watt We Can Do to Build Transparency in the Electricity Marketplace
October 22, 2019 01:40 - 47 minutes - 110 MBSo 100%, we all understand the importance of access to and emphasis on clean, renewable energy, but are we talking enough about energy poverty? Over 30% of people in the US struggle to pay their energy bills, with some dedicating up to 20% of their total income to this expense. Of the people surveyed reporting this burden, over half identified as Black and 40% identified as Latinx, making this a racial equity issue. While in some parts of the country, deregulated energy markets allow customer...
Watt we can do to build transparency in the electricity marketplace
October 22, 2019 01:40 - 47 minutes - 110 MBSo 100%, we all understand the importance of access to and emphasis on clean, renewable energy, but are we talking enough about energy poverty? Over 30% of people in the US struggle to pay their energy bills, with some dedicating up to 20% of their total income to this expense. Of the people surveyed reporting this burden, over half identified as black and 40% identified as Latinx, making this a racial equity issue. While in some parts of the country, deregulated energy markets allow custome...
Best Earth Ever
August 22, 2019 03:10 - 48 minutes - 110 MBIt’s 2019, yet our society wants mothers to work as if they don’t have kids AND for mothers to have kids as if they don’t work. Join us for Episode 7 with Energy Bees co-founder Sadie Bronk as we walk through her career and life journey from navigating an unexpected career path out of college, becoming a director by age 35, to starting a small, women-owned and LGBTQ-owned business soon after becoming a mother. Notes: Learn more about Sadie’s company Energy Bees: http://www.energybees.com/ Wh...
Diversifying the Movement
July 15, 2019 01:02 - 1 hour - 146 MBEnvironmental health issues disproportionately affect communities of color, yet these very communities are underrepresented in green advocacy groups. On this episode, we chat with Virginia Palacios, a 10th generation Tejana, grasstops activist and environmental scientist turned eco-entrepreneur about her work on environmental justice issues in Texas, how she helped expand Environmental Defense Fund’s diversity initiatives and her hopes to continue working on the intersection of energy, govern...
Diversifying the movement
July 15, 2019 01:02 - 1 hour - 146 MBEnvironmental health issues disproportionately affect communities of color, yet these very communities are underrepresented in green advocacy groups. On this episode, we chat with Virginia Palacios, a 10th generation Tejana, grasstops activist and environmental scientist turned eco-entrepreneur about her work on environmental justice issues in Texas, how she helped expand Environmental Defense Fund’s diversity initiatives and her hopes to continue working on the intersection of energy, gover...
Embracing Your Otherness
June 16, 2019 22:47 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBFrom the wise age of 8, Isabel Hovey saw people living on the streets of Panama from her mom’s air conditioned car and refused to accept that some people just live in poverty, so she’s devoted her life to trying to help solve this problem. Join us for our fifth episode as we chat through Isabel’s identity of ‘otherness,’ and how she leveraged this as a strength to help communities build more effective and empowering educational policies and institutions. From Peace Corps service in El Salvado...
Embracing your otherness
June 16, 2019 22:47 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBFrom the wise age of 8, Isabel Hovey saw people living on the streets of Panama from her mom’s air conditioned car and refused to accept that some people just live in poverty, so she’s devoted her life to trying to help solve this problem. Join us for our fifth episode as we chat through Isabel’s identity of ‘otherness,’ and how she leveraged this as a strength to help communities build more effective and empowering educational policies and institutions. From Peace Corps service in El Salvado...
Low impact is the new zero waste
April 12, 2019 04:07 - 1 hour - 148 MBDo you wish you lived a more sustainable lifestyle but don’t even know where to begin? Join us for Episode 4 where we chat with Shelbizleee & Madison--two bonafide eco-influencers--on how to transition to an attainably sustainable lifestyle. We chat through their upbringing in Texas, their ‘meet-cute’ at Texas A&M, what an eco-vlogger life entails & the many ways you can help reduce your impact. Episode notes: Have Shelbizleee & Madison inspire you on the reg & help you transition to an eco...
Low Impact is the New Zero Waste
April 12, 2019 04:07 - 1 hour - 148 MBDo you wish you lived a more sustainable lifestyle but don’t even know where to begin? Join us for Episode 4 where we chat with Shelbizleee & Madison--two bonafide eco-influencers--on how to transition to an attainably sustainable lifestyle. We chat through their upbringing in Texas, their ‘meet-cute’ at Texas A&M, what an eco-vlogger life entails & the many ways you can help reduce your impact. Episode notes: Have Shelbizleee & Madison inspire you on the reg & help you transition to an eco...
Plan Your Getaway...from Carbon Emissions
March 15, 2019 04:08 - 57 minutes - 132 MBShe’s just a small town girl, buildin’ a more sustainable wor-ld. Join us for Episode 3, "Plan your getaway...from carbon emissions" with Emily Conway. Emily recently went from airport sustainability to sustainable logistics in the food and beverage industry, and she believes that we can continue to travel, be comfortable (#airconditioning, y’all) and build the clean economy without compromising the needs of future generations. Sounds nice, right? Learn about how she testified before city c...
Plan your getaway...from carbon emissions
March 15, 2019 04:08 - 57 minutes - 132 MBShe’s just a small town girl, buildin’ a more sustainable wor-ld. Join us for Episode 3, "Plan your getaway...from carbon emissions" with Emily Conway. Emily recently went from airport sustainability to sustainable logistics in the food and beverage industry, and she believes that we can continue to travel, be comfortable (#airconditioning, y’all) and build the clean economy without compromising the needs of future generations. Sounds nice, right? Learn about how she testified before city c...
No Face to Sustainability
February 18, 2019 21:15 - 58 minutes - 135 MBJoin Phoebe and Lesley as they chat with Christopher T. Johnson on environmental policy, the Audubon Zoo, the simultaneous joy and devastation it is to be black and LGBTQIA+ in 2019, and more. Recorded on 1/31/2019. Clarifications from the episode: 1) Lucy McBath’s son, Jordan Davis, was murdered in Jacksonville, FL. The documentary discussed is titled 3 ½ min, 10 bullets. 2) The Gina Rodriguez interview discussed was for the motion picture Smallfoot, and her co-star is Yara Shahidi. 3) W...
No face to sustainability
February 18, 2019 21:15 - 58 minutes - 135 MBJoin Phoebe and Lesley as they chat with Christopher T. Johnson on environmental policy, the Audubon Zoo, the simultaneous joy and devastation it is to be black and LGBTQIA+ in 2019, and more. Recorded on 1/31/2019. Clarifications from the episode: 1) Lucy McBath’s son, Jordan Davis, was murdered in Jacksonville, FL. The documentary discussed is titled 3 ½ min, 10 bullets. 2) The Gina Rodriguez interview discussed was for the motion picture Smallfoot, and her co-star is Yara Shahidi. 3) W...
Do people even know what lasses are?
January 14, 2019 02:05 - 18 minutes - 17.6 MBHi! We're Lesley and Phoebe, two gals who are passionate about building a sustainable and inclusive society for all. This is our, 'hey this is what our podcast is,' introductory episode where we probably could've talked for days, months, years, but hey, that's what we have the rest of the podcast for. Listen in to get a taste of what this podcast is all about!