In this episode of Hi, Energy! We learn about local organizations keeping the residents in the communities they serve at the forefront of the climate conversation. Esteban is joined by Nicole Landers, Director of Communications & Partnerships @ GreenWealth Energy. Nicole is a longtime climate consultant and one of the founders of a community garden that helped nourish and support her local Venice community.

Nicole and Esteban discuss community-focused efforts to make electrical vehicle charging more accessible, how a few friends can make a real impact on the climate and on their community, how building sustainable communities is an investment in groups of people historically left out of the conversation, and so much more. 

Additional References from the podcast:

Books

Michael Pollan | Bookshop

Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things

Articles

Mandatory Commercial and Multifamily Organics Recycling (recycLA) | SB 1383 

GFO-22-614 - Reliable, Equitable, and Accessible Charging for Multi-family Housing 2.0 (REACH 2.0) 

My California Dream| Ben Stapleton

Sierra Club Insider

Charge4All — Southern California EVen Access 

Videos

Healing our community, one garden box at a time. | Nicole Landers | TEDxVeniceBeach

Who Killed the Electric Car? - Wikipedia

Common Ground Film and Kiss the Ground Film

Podcasts

Travel With Meaning 

People mentioned

Los Angeles Clean Tech Incubator

US Green Building Council of California

The Carbonauts  

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