House Warming Podcast, Episode 023: Entwining Greenspace: Community Action To Counter Urban Heat Island Effect with Jimmy Kern of Network 49. In this episode, Sarah talks with Jimmy Kern about Network 49's Environmental Justice Committee, the committee's plan and the way that vine trellises can mitigate the urban heat island effect. Jimmy is chair of Network 49’s Environmental Justice Committee. He has also had these experiences: 1976-80: Botany minor, University of Pennsylvania...

House Warming Podcast, Episode 022: Human Composting: A Cleaner, Greener End with Iyana Simba of the Illinois Environmental Council. In this episode, Sarah talks with Iyana Simba about the Chicago Department of Environment (spoiler: it is up and running)! Iyana currently serves as the City Programs Director at the Illinois Environmental Council where she oversees advocacy, coalition building, aldermanic relationships and organizing related to environmental issues before the City ...

This episode provides updates on podcast episode releases (every other Monday!) and an announcement describing the first three interviews of the season! Support the show

House Warming Podcast, Episode 020: Human Composting: A Cleaner, Greener End with Illinois State Representative Kelly Cassidy. In this episode, Sarah talks with Rep. Kelly Cassidy about her bill to bring human composting to Illinois and an update on what to expect on environmental bills in the near future! As an organizer, a legislative director and a mom, Kelly Cassidy has spent the past 20 years living her values. Whether fighting for the rights of women and the LGBT community as an ...

House Warming Podcast, Episode 019: Chicago Environmentalists and Cleanup Club Chicago with Katherine Tellock and Miranda Carrico, Co-Founders of Chicago Environmentalists and Cleanup Club Chicago. In this episode, Sarah talks with Katherine and Miranda about founding their group Chicago Environmentalists and Cleanup Club Chicago. Katherine Tellock is a citizen activist who wants to dedicate her life to fighting climate change. She strongly believes that an environmentally sust...

House Warming Podcast, Episode 018: Lobbying for Change: The Veto Session Explained with Jen Walling, Executive Director of Illinois Environmental Council In this episode, Sarah talks with Jen about the veto session, the lame duck session and her expectation for environmental legislation in those sessions. Jen Walling has served as the Executive Director for the Illinois Environmental Council since January of 2011, where she oversees the strategic direction and management of th...

House Warming Podcast, Episode 008: Hungry for Change - General Iron and Chicago's Southeast Side with Gina Ramirez, Co-chair of the Southeast Coalition to Ban Petcoke In this episode, Sarah talks with the Co-chair of the Southeast Coalition to Ban Petcoke, Gina Ramirez, about her community's fight for clean air generally and the battle against General Iron in particular. Read Gina's op-ed in the Chicago Tribune here: https://bit.ly/2Sqc8iM. Join and/o...

House Warming Podcast, Episode 017: Community Composting with Block Bins with Dane Christianson, Founder and CEO of Block Bins In this episode, Sarah talks with Dane about Block Bins, the importance of composting and the benefits of composting as a community. Block Bins LLC is helping Chicago build an affordable curbside compost program by letting residents request compost bins, share them with neighbors, and drop-off their compost at one of over 600 existing locations. Chicagoans can...

House Warming Podcast, Episode 016: Allies in Environmental Justice: Frontline Communities and Anthropocene Alliance with Sheelah Bearfoot, Program Manager at Anthropocene Alliance In this episode, Sarah talks with Sheelah about a grassroots efforts of communities to address environmental justice concerns in both the built and natural environments and how Anthropocene Alliance amplifies and facilitates their work. Sheelah Bearfoot is a program manager at Anthropocene Allia...

House Warming Podcast, Episode 015: Saving A Drowning Town: Fighting Flooding in De Soto with Susan Liley , Citizens' Committee for Flood Relief In this episode, Sarah talks with Susan about De Soto and the Citizens' Committee for Flood Relief, a group that is working to fight flooding in the historic portion of De Soto. Susan is Co-Founder of Citizens' Committee for Flood Relief and a passionate community activist. Susan is dedicated to implementing sustainable floo...

House Warming Podcast, Episode 014: Giving Sustainability Entrepreneurs a BOOST with the Delta Institute with Patrick Murphy and Ashley Bakelmun In this episode, Sarah talks with Patrick and Ashley about Delta Institute, its Associate Board and their event, BOOST, an event that offers sustainability entrepreneurs the opportunity to win a $5,000 grant to support their idea, project or business. Patrick T. Murphy is the Senior Lead for Development and Communications ...

House Warming Podcast, Episode 013: Putting Reuse Back into Reduce, Reuse, Recycle with Ecoship with Aleksandra Plewa, Co-founder and CEO of Ecoship In this episode, Sarah talks with Aleksandra Plewa about her non-profit, Ecoship, which collects and distributes used mailers and other packing materials to divert them from the waste stream. Aleksandra is a Chicago native with a biology and environmental background. While studying at Drake University, she became involved in ...

House Warming Podcast, Episode 012: Building the Foundation for the Future City that We Need to Be with Maria Hadden, Alderwoman of the 49th Ward In this episode, Sarah Bury talks with Alderwoman Maria Hadden about the environmental legislation she has supported, including an order to assess the cost of bringing back the Chicago Department of Environment. Alderwoman Maria Hadden was born in Columbus, Ohio, and her parents Skip and Toni taught Maria two foundational...

House Warming Podcast, Episode 011: Hell No To Hilco - Our Bodies Are Not Dollar Signs with Edith Tovar from the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization In this episode, Sarah talks with Edith Tovar about the impact of Hilco's implosion of the coal plant smokestacks and the Hell No To Hilco campaign, which fights the installation of polluting industry and works for regenerative community-based land use in the community. Edith Tovar is the Community Organizer at the Li...

This episode provides updates on podcast episode releases (every other Monday!) and an announcement naming the first three guests of the season (and a couple of flashbacks to previous seasons)! Support the show

House Warming Podcast, Episode 009: Lead Pipes Belong Only in History Books with Justin Keller from the Metropolitan Planning Council and Jeremy Orr with the Natural Resources Defense Council In this episode, Sarah talks with Justin Keller and Jeremy Orr about lead service lines and state legislation that could put an end to this public health threat. Justin Keller, AICP, joined the Metropolitan Planning Council as a member of the Water Resources program in 2018. He manag...

House Warming Podcast, Episode 008: Hungry for Change - General Iron and Chicago's Southeast Side with Gina Ramirez, Co-chair of the Southeast Coalition to Ban Petcoke In this episode, Sarah talks with the Co-chair of the Southeast Coalition to Ban Petcoke, Gina Ramirez, about her community's fight for clean air generally and the battle against General Iron in particular. Read Gina's op-ed in the Chicago Tribune here: https://bit.ly/2Sqc8iM. Join and/o...

House Warming Podcast, Episode 007: Election Edition - Meet MWRD Candidate Eira Corral Sepúlveda, In this episode, Sarah talks with Eira Corral Sepúlveda about her plan for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, her experience as a government servant, and the race. Eira currently serves as the Village Clerk of Hanover Park, ran for office for the first time at age 23, and has been endorsed by the Democratic Party, three major newspapers, the Sierra Club, various public officials and m...

House Warming Podcast, Episode 003: There’s Poop in the River! A conversation about rainy days and combined sewer overflows with co-hosts Anni Metz & Sarah Bury This episode is sponsored by Collective Resource Compost, a company working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by diverting food scraps from landfills and hauling them to a commercial composting facility. Learn more about Chicago area pick-up services at collectiveresource.us. Welcome, Sarah Bur...