241: Earth week with Jerry Brown and Jennifer Granholm

It’s Earth Week and “The Issue Is” is going green.

To kick things off, Elex Michaelson is joined by former 4-term California Governor Jerry Brown. Brown, who has made environmentalism and climate change the cause of his life’s work, talks the state of the planet, dealing with high gas prices while decreasing our dependence on fossil fuels, and working with China.

Next, Michaelson speaks with U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, who was in Downtown Los Angeles to tour the Cleantech Incubator. The Secretary, and former Michigan Governor, talks clean energy, gas prices, the future of electric vehicles, and the work of the Biden Administration.

Continuing the Green theme, Michaelson also speaks with Kate and Brian Flynn, founders of Sun & Swell Foods, an organic food company that comes in compostable packaging.