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On this week’s Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, brings you highlights from the Kentuckians for Energy Democracy 2023 Legislative Review held back on April 17th. That evening, Kentuckians for Energy Democracy shared the results of this year's legislative session - the good, the bad, and the ugly - and what we can do NOW to move towards a democratic, equitable energy system for all Kentuckians!

The panel included Lane Boldman (Executive Director of the Kentucky Conservation Committee); Julie Donna (Energy & Climate Justice Organizer with KFTC - Kentuckians For The Commonwealth); and Chris Woolery (Residential Energy Coordinator for the Mountain Association). During the conversation, they discuss what bills were passed in Kentucky's 2023 General Assembly that affect our environment and energy systems and which policies didn't get any traction?

Kentuckians for Energy Democracy (K4ED) is a network of organizations working to ensure equitable and resilient utility systems that protect our health, environment and climate. Currently, that work is centered around a campaign to increase transparency, participation and equity in the Public Service Commission by educating and engaging Kentuckians to empower our commissioners to implement policy changes at the PSC to institutionalize our goals. Want to become a member or find out more? Email [email protected]

Learn more and get involved at https://www.k4ed.org/

Kentucky Conservation Committee: https://kyconservation.org/

KFTC: https://kftc.org/
Mountain Association: https://mtassociation.org/

As always, our feature is followed by your community action calendar for the week, so get your calendars out and get ready to take action for sustainability NOW!

Sustainability Now! is hosted by Dr. Justin Mog and airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Monday at 6pm and repeats Tuesdays at 12am and 10am. Find us at http://forwardradio.org

The music in this podcast is courtesy of the local band Appalatin and is used by permission. Explore their delightful music at http://appalatin.com

K.A. Owens comments on the death of entertainer - activist Harry Belafonte at 96 years of age (died Tuesday April 25, 2023).

Recorded Thursday May 4, 2023.

In just a few days, the Kentucky Derby will be run at Churchill Downs in Louisville KY and for folks here in KY it is a 2 week celebration. This week we are giving you books that are Kentucky inspired; from fiction, to 'sci-fi, memoir to middle grade, short story collections and underdog sport stories, and even true crime. These books will give you a taste of Kentucky when you can't actually be at the races with a mint julep in hand.

Books Mentioned in this Episode:

1- American Murderer: The Parasite That Haunted the South by Gail Jarrow

2- Call Me Athena: Girl From Detroit by Colby Cedar Smith

3- The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver

4- Pigs in Heaven by Barbara Kingsolver

5- Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver

6- Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver

7- Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

8- Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

10- Pappyland: A Story of Family, Fine Bourbon, and the Things That Last by Wright Thompson

11-Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett

12- Becoming Muhammad Ali by James Patterson and Kwame Alexander

13- These Prisoning Hills by Christopher Rowe

14- Clay's Quilt by Silas House

15- Blood in the Bluegrass by DC Alexander

16- A Dark Room in Glitter Ball City by David Domine

17- Waverly HIlls Sanatorium by Lynn Pohl

18- A White Wind Blew by James Markert

19- My Old Kentucky Home: The Astonishing Life and Reckoning of an Iconic American Song by Emily Bingham

20- Water Street by Crystal Wilkinson

21- Are You There God? It's Me, Margeret by Judy Blume

22- A Death in Door County by Annalise Ryan

23- Arthur and Teddy Are Coming Out by Ryan Love

24- Inglorious Empire: What the British Did To India by Shashi Tharoor

25- The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander

26- The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai

Articles mentioned--

Women now dominate the book business (NPR, 2023)

https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2023/04/04/1164109676/women-now-dominate-the-book-business-why-there-and-not-other-creative-industries

Shows mentioned--

1- Baby J (Netflix) (2023)

2- Heist (Netflix) (2021)

3- Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret (2023)

The conventional wisdom is that cattle are bad for the climate and that overgrazing causes drought and desertification. But properly managed, cattle can turn deserts into grasslands.

It's not the cow. It's the how.

This episode is a review of an article by Christopher Ketcham in The New Republic. The article argues that drought in the American West is being worsened by the livestock industry.

I argue that cattle can be extremely beneficial, but they have to be managed properly. Government policy, from oil subsidies to water subsidies to tolerance of agribusiness monopolies, encourages all the wrong practices, at taxpayer expense.

What good news about the environment emerged in 2022? Dave Robinson reports. By what mechanism does climate change affect the evolution of fungi? And what implications does that have for fungal diseases in medicine and agriculture? Mary Williams tells us. And how do we see the meteor showers, planets and constellations that are promised in the night sky during the month of May? Professor Scott Miller fills us in.

‘Bench Talk: The Week in Science’ is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am.

Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BenchTalkRadio/posts/?ref=page_internal

On this week’s Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, brings you a roundtable conversation with the Louisville Sustainability Council and representatives from four of their 2023 Community Grant Awardees, which have just been announced! Joining us are: David Abell (Board member, LSC), Stephen Bartlett (Executive Direct, Sustainable Agriculture of Louisville), David Wicks (Ripple Effects: A Louisville/Ohio River Visioning Project), Brooke Pardue (CEO, Parks Alliance of Louisville), and Brigette Brouillard (ED, Second Chances Wildlife Center).

The Louisville Sustainability Council (LSC) is pleased to announce that its Community Grant Program, funded by the Louisville Sustainability Fund, awarded 10 grants totaling $30,000 on April 1, 2023. Over 80 applications were received and over $350,000 was requested by a wide array of organizations and non-profits focused on innovative, entrepreneurial projects and programs. This is the 3rd grant cycle with the number of grant applications received doubling each cycle. Through the generosity of Kroger, Yum, Sociable Weaver Foundation, Partnership for a Green City, Office for Advanced Planning and Sustainability and Walmart, the amount awarded also doubled from the previous grant cycles. For more information on the Louisville Sustainability Fund and the LSC, please visit https://www.louisvillesustainabilitycouncil.org/sustainabilityfund

2023 Awardees:

Canopy Certified Inc. - Canopy & Bernheim Arboretum & Research Forest: Environmental Impact Education Partnership

Center for Neighborhoods - An Interactive GIS Learning Tool for JCPS Students: Communicating Sustainability Data to the Leaders of Tomorrow

Fern Creek High School - Olla Irrigation Pots and Rainwater Collection Basin as a Sustainable Solution to Irrigation Needs in a School Garden

Kentucky Resources Council - Community Engagement Workshop - Empowering Residents to Advocate for Cleaner Air and a Healthier Louisville - through the creation of specific curriculum, a guidebook, and implementation.

Kentucky Solar Energy Society - Clean Energy License Plate

Louisville Climate Action Network - Urban Energy Partnership (UEP)

Parks Alliance of Louisville - Pollinator Garden/Nature Discovery Zone at the new Alberta Jones Park in California neighborhood https://parksalliancelou.org

Second Chances Wildlife Center - Environmental Education Equitability Expansion for JCPS K-12 students https://secondchanceswildlife.org

Sustainable Agriculture of Louisville - Three Sisters Collective Project at Barr Farms and in Louisville at La Casita Center https://salouisville.org

The Library Foundation - Ripple Effects: A Louisville/Ohio River Visioning Project! https://lfpl.org/photocontest or https://www.lfpl.org/RippleEffects/slide.html "

As always, our feature is followed by your community action calendar for the week, so get your calendars out and get ready to take action for sustainability NOW!

Sustainability Now! is hosted by Dr. Justin Mog and airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Monday at 6pm and repeats Tuesdays at 12am and 10am. Find us at http://forwardradio.org

The music in this podcast is courtesy of the local band Appalatin and is used by permission. Explore their delightful music at http://appalatin.com

On April 17, 2023, the Louisville League of Women Voters hosted a panel of folks representing The Metro Housing Coalition, the Association of Community Ministries, The Coalition for the Homeless, The Metro Department of Housing and Community Development and the Louisville Urban League. They all spoke of their collaborations with each other in efforts to help families and individuals weather potential and actual loss of their homes and apartments. A young homeless man spoke prior to the panel, describing The Hope Village, a relatively new project for sheltering unhoused folks in Louisville.

On this week's Truth to Power, we bring you highlights from the 2023 Breonna Taylor Lecture on Structural Inequality, given by civil rights attorney, Ben Crump, at the Speed Art Museum on April 6th. The Breonna Taylor Lecture on Structural Inequality was established by the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law in 2022 as an annual lecture series and tribute to the life of the Louisville woman who was killed in a police shooting in 2020.

At the lecture, the Brandeis School of Law also recognized the 2023 recipient of the Darryl T. Owens Community Service Award, Louisville attorney Lonita K. Baker. Named in honor of the groundbreaking Kentucky state representative, this Award is presented to individuals who make a lasting impact and contribution to the Louisville community.

About Ben Crump, 2023 Keynote Speaker

Attorney Crump is one of the country's most renowned civil rights attorneys who founded his law practice, Ben Crump Law, in Tallahassee, Florida. Crump has represented the families in several well-known cases involving Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, George Floyd, Keenan Anderson, Henrietta Lacks, Tyre Nichols, and Breonna Taylor. His firm has also represented individuals affected by the Flint, Michigan water crisis. Crump is President of the National Civil Rights Trial Lawyers Association and previously served as President of the National Bar Association. In 2021, Attorney Crump was recognized by Time100 among its most influential people of the year and has received numerous awards for his social justice advocacy.

About Lonita K. Baker, The 2023 Darryl T. Owens Community Service Award Recipient

Lonita K. Baker is a Louisville native and Brandeis School of Law alumna. Baker serves as the current president of the National Bar Association and associate corporate counsel for Waystar Medical Technologies Inc. Baker previously served as an assistant Jefferson County attorney in the legislative services branch of the civil division and as a supervising prosecutor in the criminal division. Baker began her legal career at the Louisville Metro Public Defender Corporation. In 2020, Attorney Baker gained national attention for her representation of the family of Breonna Taylor.

More about the event: https://louisville.edu/law/events/breonna-taylor-lecture/2023

Full video recording: https://youtube.com/live/4j5mes_-ifA?feature=share

On Truth to Power each week, we gather people from around the community to discuss the state of the world, the nation, the state, and the city! It's a community conversation like you won't hear anywhere else!

Truth to Power airs every Friday at 9pm, Saturday at 11am, and Sunday at 4pm on Louisville's grassroots, community radio station, Forward Radio 106.5fm WFMP and live streams at http://forwardradio.org

We talk about new happiness research!

A literary salon sounds so posh, doesn’t it? I imagine the Lost Generation of writers–Ernest Hemingway, Henry Miller, Gertrude Stein–sitting around in a Parisian flat, discussing the newest trends in literature. But what exactly is a salon? Or what can it be? Our guest this week, Cindy Burnett, hosts a literary salon in Houston, Texas, called Conversations from a Page, and tells us all about what one version of a salon can be. Amy may be well on her way to starting her own salon because she was so intrigued by the idea.

Cindy is also a podcast host. Her show, Thoughts from a Page, is an extension of her salon in podcast form that airs twice a week. She interviews authors of books that she’s has read and have earned her seal of approval.

We find out her favorite national parks, what she misses about being a lawyer, and one reason she won’t read a book.

You can find info about Cindy Burnett at her websites www.cfapage.net and at thoughtsfromapage.com and on instagram at @thoughtsfromapage.

For show notes for any episode, go to our website at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. We are also on Instagram @perksofbeingabookloverpod and on FB Perks of Being a Book Lover.

Books mentioned in this episode:

Books mentioned--

1- How to Walk Away by Katherine Center

2- We Came To Here To Shine by Susie Orman Schnall

3- The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise by Colleen Oakley

4- The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell

5- Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

6- Drowning: The Rescue of Flight 1421 by TJ Newman

7- Falling by TJ Newman

8- Hostage by Clare Mackintosh

9- Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

10- Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley

11- The Keeper of Stories by Sally Page

Movies watched--

Dungeons and Dragons (2023)

Podcasts mentioned--

1- Thoughts from a Page

2- Books Are My People

3- The To Read List Podcast