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Understanding Climate Policy Decision Making
In this episode of Hi, Energy! We learn about local clean energy projects and how they support a larger and greener statewide vision for California. He is joined by Heather Repenning, Vice President, Account Manager and Resilience Lead at Jacobs, and the former Executive Officer for Sustainability at LA Metro where she led efforts to support clean transportation and reduce emissions within LA Metro’s capital expansion program.
Heather and Esteban talk about the way design choices made by local governments impact the choices we make as we travel through southern California. They also discuss the opportunities for sustainable development leading up to the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic games, and some of Heather’s favorite LA and climate books.
Additional References from the podcast:
Books
The Day of the Locust by Nathanael West
The Disaster Tourist by Yun Ko-Eun
Ecology of Fear: Los Angeles and the Imagination of Disaster by Mike Davis
City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles by Mike Davis
Articles
Here is the syllabus to the climate policy course Heather teaches at USC
Podcasts
People mentioned
Walter Moseley
James Elroy
Cyclavia LA 2025
LA Compost
New episodes of Hi, Energy are coming out every month. So check out our Instagram and subscribe to the show on YouTube, Apple, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts or visit https://socalren.org/about/podcasts for full episodes and highlight reels coming soon.
Follow us at:
https://socalren.org/
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In this episode of Hi, Energy! We learn about local clean energy projects and how they support a larger and greener statewide vision for California. He is joined by Heather Repenning, Vice President, Account Manager and Resilience Lead at Jacobs, and the former Executive Officer for Sustainability at LA Metro where she led efforts to support clean transportation and reduce emissions within LA Metro’s capital expansion program.
Heather and Esteban talk about the way design choices made by local governments impact the choices we make as we travel through southern California. They also discuss the opportunities for sustainable development leading up to the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic games, and some of Heather’s favorite LA and climate books.
Additional References from the podcast:
Books
The Day of the Locust by Nathanael West
The Disaster Tourist by Yun Ko-Eun
Ecology of Fear: Los Angeles and the Imagination of Disaster by Mike Davis
City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles by Mike Davis
Articles
Here is the syllabus to the climate policy course Heather teaches at USC
Podcasts
People mentioned
Walter Moseley
James Elroy
Cyclavia LA 2025
LA Compost
New episodes of Hi, Energy are coming out every month. So check out our Instagram and subscribe to the show on YouTube, Apple, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts or visit https://socalren.org/about/podcasts for full episodes and highlight reels coming soon.
Follow us at:
https://socalren.org/