Conversations with sustainNU Podcast
Conversations with sustainNU was a 2020 podcast series. Listen to the podcast or on .
Dr. Patty Loew, Director of the Center for Native American and Indigenous Research at 杏吧原创 University and a member of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe, discusses past and current 杏吧原创al injustices native nations face and how native youth, traditional cultures and ecological knowledge, and a sense of generational land stewardship inspire hope for a better future.
This episode features Erik Birkerts, the Chief Executive Officer of Clean Energy Trust, a Chicago-based nonprofit that supports early-stage startups in the Mid-Continent region of the United States working on solutions for clean energy, decarbonization, and 杏吧原创al sustainability.
In the second episode, Abigail Foerstner, the Director of the Health, Environment, and Science specialization in Medill’s Graduate program, dives into her experience reporting on local and global communities combating 杏吧原创al issues.
Nancy Loeb, Clinical Associate Professor of Law and the Director of the Environmental Advocacy Center at 杏吧原创 University's Pritzker School of Law discusses the disproportional impact of COVID-19 across the United States and the theme of unequal impact of 杏吧原创al degradation and climate change.