Behind The Switch

Behind The Switch

By An educational podcast about the electric industry presented by Synapse Energy Economics and Climable.orgEducation
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Behind The Switch episodes

  • Conversation with Shalanda Baker Episode 2 - Frontlines of Climate Change
    Join Climable in an enlightening and uplifting conversation with guest, Shalanda Baker. Shalanda is a professor of Law, Public Policy, and Urban Affairs at Boston’s Northeastern University and co-founder of the Initiative for Energy Justice. Her honest and reflective storytelling threads together complex concepts like sustainable energy systems, racial justice, and environmental racism, centering the voices of those who are often ignored and silenced. This six part series will cover a wide variety of topics from the social dimensions of energy to anti-resilience and we are so excited to share Shalanda's words with you all!
    Video Editing by: Kelsey Linden
    Original Artwork Illustrated by: Malia Shen
    8 min
  • Conversation with Shalanda Baker Episode 1 - Social Dimensions Of Energy
    Join Climable in an enlightening and uplifting conversation with guest, Shalanda Baker. Shalanda is a professor of Law, Public Policy, and Urban Affairs at Boston’s Northeastern University and co-founder of the Initiative for Energy Justice. Her honest and reflective storytelling threads together complex concepts like sustainable energy systems, racial justice, and environmental racism, centering the voices of those who are often ignored and silenced. This six part series will cover a wide variety of topics from the social dimensions of energy to anti-resilience and we are so excited to share Shalanda's words with you all!
    Video Editing by: Kelsey Linden
    Original Artwork Illustrated by: Malia Shen
    7 min
  • Conversation with Jennie Stephens Episode 4 - The Polluter Elite
    Join Climable in an illuminating conversation with guest Jennie Stephens, director of the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Dean’s Professor of Sustainability Science and Policy at Northeastern University. We are covering so many topics in this four part series, from intersectional environmentalism to social-political aspects of the renewable energy movement and more!
    Video Editing by: Kelsey Linden
    Original Artwork Illustrated by: Malia Shen
    10 min
  • Conversation with Jennie Stephens Episode 3 - Energy Justice in Puerto Rico
    Join Climable in an illuminating conversation with guest Jennie Stephens, director of the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Dean’s Professor of Sustainability Science and Policy at Northeastern University. We are covering so many topics in this four part series, from intersectional environmentalism to social-political aspects of the renewable energy movement and more!
    Video Editing by: Kelsey Linden
    Original Artwork Illustrated by: Malia Shen
    9 min
  • Conversation with Jennie Stephens Episode 2 - Jennie's New Book
    Join Climable in an illuminating conversation with guest Jennie Stephens, director of the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Dean’s Professor of Sustainability Science and Policy at Northeastern University. We are covering so many topics in this four part series, from intersectional environmentalism to social-political aspects of the renewable energy movement and more!
    Video Editing by: Kelsey Linden
    Original Artwork Illustrated by: Malia Shen
    8 min
  • Conversation with Jennie Stephens Episode 1 - Climate Isolationism
    Join Climable in an illuminating conversation with guest Jennie Stephens, director of the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Dean’s Professor of Sustainability Science and Policy at Northeastern University. We are covering so many topics in this four part series, from intersectional environmentalism to social-political aspects of the renewable energy movement and more!
    Video Editing by: Kelsey Linden
    Original Artwork Illustrated by: Malia Shen
    7 min
  • Green New Deal Explained - Part 2
    What would the Green New Deal mean for our planes, trains, automobiles, and other forms of transit? We explored the basics of the GND in part 1 of this series, and part 2 dives into what a carbon-free transportation future could look like under the GND.
    8 min
  • Green New Deal Explained - Part 1
    What exactly IS the Green New Deal (GND) everyone's talking about? Why is it important, and what would it look like if it was implemented? In part 1 of our GND series, we break down the basics and dive into what the GND means for the energy sector.
    14 min
  • Edible Emissions Episode 4 - Choices
    It's been quite the journey, learning about food sustainability from the lab to the farm field, and everywhere in between. Let's bring this thing full circle and speak with Shantelle Gary, a vegan blogger, to learn how to incorporate more plants in our diets, and reflect on making smart choices moving forward.
    18 min
  • Edible Emissions Episode 3 - Shifting Industries
    For a variety of reasons, the way people think about and consume food is shifting rapidly, and the food industry is moving with them. In episode three of Edible Emissions, we'll take a look into just a few of the transformative companies making our food future more sustainable and healthy.
    12 min

About Behind The Switch

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Welcome to Behind The Switch! We are an energy industry podcast focusing on communicating complex and current issues in the electricity industry to a wide audience in stand-alone mini-series.…