The Climate Dispatch

Sierra Club Angeles Chapter

The Climate Dispatch Podcast, presented by Sierra Club Angeles Chapter and Stranded Astronaut Productions, covers the stories of the climate crisis - from celebrating the wins to breaking down our fears, all while sharing collective hopes for the future. Hosted by climate storyteller Tehya Jennett, we invite a range of guests including activists, educators, and scientists to share their local climate stories, wins, hopes, and issues integral to their communities.

  1. How To Free A River

    HÁ 4 DIAS

    How To Free A River

    In this episode, we’re joined by Amy Bowers Cordalis of the Ridges to Riffles Indigenous Conservation Group to talk about the largest dam removal project in U.S. history along the Klamath River. We explore the long fight to remove four hydroelectric dams, the environmental and cultural impacts they’ve had on the river, and what it has taken legally, spiritually, and collectively, to get to this moment. Join us as we unpack how dam removal is about more than restoring fish populations, it’s about restoring relationships: between people and place, between upstream and downstream communities, and between past harms and future possibilities. What does it look like to center sovereignty and stewardship in large-scale environmental change? What can this project teach us about climate resilience and ecological restoration? And how might it reshape the way we think about infrastructure, power, and responsibility? Guest:Amy Bowers Cordalis, Co-Founder & Executive Director of Ridges to Riffles Indigenous Conservation Fund  Featuring music from Emily Afton My Indigenous Family's Fight to Save a River and a Way of Life.

    44 min
  2. Can Cities Be Ecosystems?

    7 DE ABR.

    Can Cities Be Ecosystems?

    Can cities function like living systems? What would it take to get us there? In this episode, we dig into the hidden logic behind how cities are built and why so many of them feel fundamentally disconnected from the land they occupy. We explore how the rise of fossil fuel-powered development has shaped urban environments that prioritize speed, scale, and profit over resilience and community.  Join us as we unpack how today’s profit-driven development model is fueling the housing crisis, particularly in California, and why affordability remains so elusive.  We also dive into the concept of urban metabolism, a powerful framework that reimagines cities as ecosystems with flows of energy, water, materials, and life. What would it mean to design cities that actually sustain us? What systems need to change to make housing truly affordable? And how can we reconnect urban life to the ecological realities it depends on? Guest: Dr. Stephanie Pincetl, Founding Director of California Center for Sustainable Communities at UCLA  Featuring music from Lacey Guthrie

    34 min
  3. The Law Everyone Uses, And No One Agrees On

    17 DE MAR.

    The Law Everyone Uses, And No One Agrees On

    Listen in as we discuss the legacy and controversy surrounding the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), one of the state’s most influential environmental laws. For more than five decades, CEQA has helped safeguard California’s air, water, wildlife, and communities by requiring governments to carefully assess environmental impacts before approving major projects. It’s been a powerful tool for transparency and public participation, empowering residents to protect the places they love, and ensure new development mitigates harm towards wildlife habitat and communities. But the story doesn’t end there. While CEQA has delivered real environmental wins, critics say the law has also been weaponized by a small number of bad actors to stall or block essential projects, from housing, to transit, to even a daycare. So how exactly does CEQA work, who does it serve to protect, and who can be harmed in the process? In this episode, we unpack the history of CEQA, explore the environmental protections it has made possible, and asses the reforms on track to change this fundamental law. Guests Milli Pintacsi, Le Petit Elephant Daycare Founder and Head of SchoolJacob Evans, Sierra Club California Senior Policy Strategist Featuring music from The Underground Railroad To Candyland

    33 min
  4. Does A Butterfly Need A Visa?

    24 DE FEV.

    Does A Butterfly Need A Visa?

    Migration has always been a part of life, whether you’re a butterfly, a whale, or a human being. But as the climate crisis accelerates, more and more people are being forced to leave their homes and even their countries in its wake. Wildfires and floods displace entire communities. Shifting ecosystems destabilize local economies. Dwindling resources fuel conflict and violence. So how do we respond to this growing reality of climate-driven migration amid increasingly hostile anti-immigration rhetoric? In this episode, we explore the deep connections between climate and migration, the sustainable practices immigrant communities have long championed, the often-overlooked environmental toll of ICE raids, and the critical role of community resilience in facing what comes next. Special Co-Host: Sabrina Claros Guests: Isaias Hernandez, Environmentalist & Storyteller Jose Miguel Ruiz, CultivaLA Amanda Pantoja, Green Latinos Featuring music from Zena Carlota

    41 min
  5. If We Get It Right

    10/06/2025

    If We Get It Right

    As this season of The Climate Dispatch draws to a close, we turn towards the future. Change starts by harnessing the power of our collective imagination — what could a greener future look like 20, 50, 100 years from now? Through on-the-ground organizing, advocating for policy change, and even exploring climate fiction, there are many ways to envision a healthier path for both people and the planet.In this episode, we discuss the role of creative narratives in building a greener future, the fight for a just transition to clean energy solutions, and how we can achieve our net zero targets through collective organizing and people power. Guests: Tory Stephens, Climate Fiction Creative Manager at Grist Aru Shiney-Ajay, Executive Director of the Sunrise Movement Julia Dowell, Sierra Club Senior Campaign Organizer  Featuring music from Donald Beaman

    38 min
  6. Freedom Gas? In My Home?

    03/06/2025

    Freedom Gas? In My Home?

    When you think of the term 'methane gas', you may not immediately think of cosy modern homes and sleek kitchens. But decades of clever marketing by the gas industry has firmly cemented the notion that 'natural gas' or 'freedom gas', as it's otherwise known, is a desirable domestic resource — despite emitting toxic pollutants into our daily lives. In this episode we dig into the history of gas propaganda, the campaign striving to electrify our homes — and we find out why the phrase “cooking with gas” has popped up in everything from Disney to rap videos. Guests: Julie Mallat, Founder of the Climate Propagandist Kim Orbe, Senior Conversation Program Manager, Sierra Club Angeles Chapter Featuring music from Harry Katz and the Pistachios

    41 min
  7. Confronting John Muir's Great Outdoors

    27/05/2025

    Confronting John Muir's Great Outdoors

    While US National Parks are — for many — a symbol of people's connection to nature, many would be surprised to learn how the Parks' history and that of the wider conservation movement have often had their origins in racism, discrimination, and land grabbing from Indigenous groups. Today, the barriers to accessing public green spaces echo a history of exclusion for BIPOC communities. In this episode, we examine what it means to enjoy the outdoors, survey the historical legacy of our National Parks and explore how the Sierra Club is helping steer a path towards equity. Guests: Allison Chin, Sierra Club President and Chair of the Board Ariel Dela Cruz, Outdoors Educator and Sierra Club Angeles Chapter Board Member Michelle Nijhuis, science writer and author of Beloved Beasts Featuring music from Strange Pilgrim

    37 min
  8. A City Built For Humans, Not Cars

    20/05/2025

    A City Built For Humans, Not Cars

    This week, we delve into how a city like Los Angeles – famous for its reliance on cars – could be better built to serve its people, while promoting a healthier environment for all. While modern LA is a spider web of freeways and smoggy skies, it wasn't always this way, so how have we ended up here? In this episode, we learn about LA's transit history, which communities are historically harmed or forgotten in public transportation decisions, and how we can better improve our transportation infrastructure moving forward. Guests: Brian Taylor, Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy, UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies Yassi Kavezade, Associate Director of Policy and Campaigns at Building Decarbonization Coalition Jennifer Cardenas, Campaign Organizer for the Sierra Club Clean Transportation For All campaign Featuring music from Holy Matter

    34 min
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The Climate Dispatch Podcast, presented by Sierra Club Angeles Chapter and Stranded Astronaut Productions, covers the stories of the climate crisis - from celebrating the wins to breaking down our fears, all while sharing collective hopes for the future. Hosted by climate storyteller Tehya Jennett, we invite a range of guests including activists, educators, and scientists to share their local climate stories, wins, hopes, and issues integral to their communities.

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  • Criado por
    Sierra Club Angeles Chapter
  • Anos de atividade
    2025 - 2026
  • Episódios
    13
  • Classificação
    Livre
  • Copyright
    © Sierra Club Angeles Chapter
  • Site do podcast
    The Climate Dispatch

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