Sustainability expert Shannon Fitzgerald O’Shea on the partisanship and inaction to climate solutions.

Shannon Fitzgerald O’Shea explains 'greenwashing' versus 'green hushing.'

Sustainability expert Shannon Fitzgerald O’Shea on how the issue has evolved over the last 10-15 years.

Shannon Fitzgerald O’Shea is a long-time sustainability expert whose career has spanned both public and private sectors. A global communications and advocacy leader who is passionate about storytelling with authenticity and purpose, Shannon believes in the power of communications to build trust and move minds.

Shannon is a new member of the republicEn.org community and her piece "A Bad Communication Strategy Around Sustainability" was recently published in the Harvard Business Review. From greenwashing to greenhushing, host Chelsea Henderson covers the evolution of sustainability practices and more with Shannon Fitzgerald O’Shea!

U.S. Green Building Council's Ben Evans on one of the myths about sustainable buildings.

U.S. Green Building Council's Ben Evans explains why the LEED certification program is important.

Federal Legislative Director Ben Evans explains what the U.S. Green Building Council does and their LEED certification program.

We are excited to welcome another new guest to the "EcoRight Speaks." Ben Evans is the Federal Legislative Director for the U.S. Green Building Council and he joined host Chelsea Henderson to talk about leading the Council’s advocacy work in Washington, DC, while promoting green buildings and sustainable communities.

Evans talks about their work at the USGBC and their role in running the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. He also touched on what they are focused on right now with legislation on Capitol Hill, rewarding investments in homes and businesses and finally consumer savings with the accumulation of buying energy-efficient products. Catch Ben Evans this week!

Professor Leaf Van Boven explains arbitrary polarization regarding the messenger to policy solutions. His op-ed with colleague David Sherman "Republicans hold the key to depolarizing the climate issue" was recently published by The Hill.

Researcher Leaf Van Boven said the same policy proposal will elicit a completely different reaction depending on which party it comes from.