Podcasts about hoosier environmental council

Sam Carpenter, Executive Director of The Hoosier Environmental Council, starts by describing obvious, direct, intentional withdrawal of environmental protections both nationwide and in our state.    Indiana is listed in one magazine as the state with the least environmental protections.  That is right.  Number 50.  

As Indiana's legislative session nears its end, environmental advocates are taking stock of the impact new policies may have on the state's air, land, and water. With Earth Month underway, the focus is shifting to how state lawmakers' decisions will affect Hoosiers and the environment in the years to come.Sam Carpenter, executive director of the Hoosier Environmental Council, joined News 8's Wednesday Midday newscast for a conversation, and to weigh in on the legislature's performance.An executive order from Gov. Mike Braun aims to recover rare earth elements from coal, a move Braun said was driven by a desire to reduce dependence on China for these critical materials used in smartphones, electric vehicles, and other technologies.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week’s Eco Report feature is part four of Environmental Correspondent Zyro Roze’s interview with Sam Carpenter, the new Executive Director of the Hoosier Environmental Council, on legislation proposed to lawmakers of the Indiana General Assembly in this year’s non-budget Legislative Session. The full four-part interview will be available online after the show as an …

Coming up in this edition of Eco Report, Agrivoltaics and Climate Resilience as Environmental Correspondent Zyro Roze brings us Part Three of his discussion with Sam Carpenter on bills opposed and backed by the Hoosier Environmental Council in the 2024 Legislative Session. The full four-part interview will be available online after the show as an …

Sam Carpenter became head of the Hoosier Environmental Council in October, 2022, having previously served  17 years as head of Global Gifts.  This wide-ranging discussion includes the importance of wetlands, advocating for change, and his personal all-electric life.

This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, August 9th, 2023. In today's feature report, we have the second half of a discussion between Environmental Correspondent Zyro Roze and Delaney Barber – Outreach, Energy and Climate Coordinator for the Hoosier Environmental Council. More in the bottom half of tonight's show. Also coming up in the …

Kisha Tandy: Kisha Tandy's Bio at IUPUI: https://soic.iupui.edu/people/kisha-tandy/ The Canal Area Research Class Project she helped bring to life that we discussed on the podcast: https://exhibits.ulib.iupui.edu/CanalCollection/neatline/show/baist-1908 A driving tour of African American History in Indianapolis with Kisha from CSPAN in 2019: https://www.c-span.org/video/?467001-1/african-american-history-indianapolis#  Paula Brooks: Paula Brooks's Bio at Hoosier Environmental Council: https://www.hecweb.org/about/staff/ The Hoosier Environmental Council: https://www.hecweb.org The Environmental Leadership Program: https://elpnet.org/what-we-do Tours for you to take: Through2Eyes (led by Sampson Levingston) has regular tours of Black History in Indianapolis including neighborhood tours of Martindale, Irvington, Butler-Tarkington, Fountain Square and Indiana Avenue. A link to his website where you can see availability and buy tickets is here: https://www.through2eyes.com/walk-talk.  In February 2021 and 2022 Kisha led a Black History Gallery Tour at the Indiana State Museum-keep an eye out for the 2023 version.  Sources: “A Conversation with Wildstyle,” Central Indiana Community Foundation. (April 22, 2021) https://www.cicf.org/2021/04/22/gentrification-and-fair-housing/ “Gentrify: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly”, KHEPRW.org https://kheprw.org/gentrify-the-good-the-bad-the-ugly/ Historic Ransom Place: Tour, Dedication Ceremonies, and Dessert Fete. Freetown Village: Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, 1992. 

Colleen and Janice welcome Jesse Kharbanda, the Outgoing Executive Director of the Hoosier Environmental Council.  In this enlightening conversation, Kharbanda explains the challenges of pollution in Indiana (and across the country) and the actions addressing those challenges.Jesse Kharbanda is the  Outgoing Executive Director of the Hoosier Environmental Council, Indiana's largest environmental policy organization. Jesse has focused HEC's initiatives around environmental health & justice, land & water protection, and climate solutions. Jesse has been passionate about expanding the tent of people who care about the environment, and he has been personally involved in forging deeper connections with public health organizations, the business community, and faith-based groups, among other constituencies. Jesse's leadership honors include being named to the “Forty Under 40″ list by the Indianapolis Business Journal, being recognized as the sole Indianapolis-based community leader in his induction year named to Delta Omega, the national public health honorary, winning the Hulman Health Achievement Award for Public Policy Advocacy, and being awarded with an honorary degree by DePauw University.  Jesse has graduate degrees from Oxford University and undergraduate degrees from the University of Chicago.  On October 7th, 2021, Jesse announced that he will be beginning a new chapter in his career; after seven months helping with his organization's transition, he embarked on that new chapter on May 2, 2022. Hosts: Colleen Brennan and Janice V. RodriguezCo-Producers: Colleen Brennan and Janice V. RodriguezTheme Music: Michael MiltenbergerSound Editing: Michael Miltenberger

The Hoosier Environmental Council, how it's protecting the environment and advocating for policy and economic changes with Executive Director, Jesse Kharbanda. Learn what the HEC is focused on as they work with liberals and conservatives in the state legislature to pursue environmental policy changes. See why they are so passionate about protecting Hoosier wetlands and forests, providing clean drinking water, and promoting Climate Change Solutions. Also, we discuss what Jesse will be doing as he exits the HEC as their Executive Director after 14 years at the helm. Thanks to our Sponsors: Regenesis, IHMM, and E-Tank. #environmental #sustainability #solar #renewableenergy #solarpower #wetlands #cleanwater #environmentaljustice #climatechange #carbonemissions

In this episode, Jesse Kharbanda sits down with host Gabe Filippelli to talk about the nuances, challenges, and opportunities in Indiana environmental legislation and action. Jesse built this knowledge over more than a decade of leading the Hoosier Environmental Council. ERI is grateful to our corporate sponsors, the Indianapolis Airport Authority, the McKinney Family Foundation, and Greenworks, which sponsored our recent Indiana Sustainability and Resilience Conference.

Today we spend the hour with the outgoing head of the Hoosier Environmental Council, to talk about environmental issues in Indiana and what advocates want to see in the coming years.

Today: Indiana Youth Institute president-CEO Tami Silverman is on "Regionally Speaking" to talk about the role that teachers and other people have in creating supportive environments for Hoosier LGBTQ+ youth. CIFI executive director Phil Black talks about the organization -- with an office in Hammond -- and the $125,000 it just received from the U.S. Treasury Department that goes toward minority businesses. Indiana Public Broadcasting environmental reporter Rebecca Thiele has two reports and we bring back our latest conversation with Hoosier Environmental Council executive director Jesse Kharbanda.

Today: Indiana University Northwest associate dean for student success in the College of Arts and Sciences Kristin Huysken is on "Regionally Speaking" to talk about two federal grants -- one of them, a five-year grant totalling $5 million, which will support efforts to increase the number of students graduating with degrees in the STEM field. The other grant is supporting efforts to allow first-year IUN students make the transition into college, through the "RedHawks Rise" program. Hoosier Environmental Council executive director Jesse Kharbanda is leaving the post that he's held for the past 13-plus years. We talk with him about the legacy that he's leaving with the HEC and his next step into the future (which will include writing about the environment). And Side Effects Public Media reporter Steph Whitesides speaks with a local public health official about the new vaccine boosters being made available.

Jeff Ton has risen through the ranks of IT from manager to director to CIO. He's now bringing the wisdom he's learned to current IT leaders through a CIO networking group in Central Indiana. On this episode of the Hot Mess Hotline, he shares how to overcome mistakes at work through a gut-wrenching management and leadership experience. He faced his 150-person team to explain himself and explain why they saw their names on the chopping block in a slide deck before the time was right. It was tense. Seriously, my tummy gets flippy and floppy just thinking about how he felt in that moment as I write this. His story is for you if you're looking for ways to respond better when tensions are high — to get out of your head and take the right kind of action. This episode has so many words of wisdom, including: How to overcome mistakes at work by learning the right lessons from oh shit moments What "owning up" looks like (it's not as scary as you think it is) A process to use when you've got to face the music What the true responsibility of leadership is When to allow your people to be all up in their feelings People need to know the why, even if they don't agree with the decision Why you need to have the conversation with those impacted sooner than you think If part of your work is too easy, you shouldn't be in that job How empathy can be built in the toughest of times Why you need to meet people where they are, especially when they tune you out after a difficult message One question you can ask your team members to find their motivation What vulnerability looks like in the C-suite What the tightrope is between confidence, calm, and worry Giving leaders the benefit of the doubt Two definitions for API (if you're in IT you need both) What not to do when you get sensitive info About Jeff Ton Jeff Ton is a sought-after speaker, author and thought leader, having led powerful teams and built successful Information Technology departments for over 30 years.  As a speaker, author, advisor, and coach, Jeff's mission is to change the face of IT. Saying, “Businesses today are demanding more from their technology and their technology leaders.” In more than three decades, Jeff has served as Chief Information Officer with Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana and Lauth Property Group, as well as 14 years in various technology roles with Thomson Multimedia (RCA).  Later in his career, Jeff “moved to the other side of the desk” by joining the executive team at InterVision Systems.  After helping to guide several acquisition integrations, he left to devote his energies to his mission. Speaking to audiences from 5 to 1,000, Jeff has mastered the art of simplifying complex IT issues and is always looking for opportunities to drive value in organizations now and in the future. He serves on numerous boards and advisory councils including Forbes Technology Council, Hoosier Environmental Council board of directors Connected World Magazine Board of Advisors, and the Mud Creek Conservancy board of directors. He is also a Fellow Alumni for the Institute of Digital Transformation. Jeff is the author of Amplify Your Value (2018) and Amplify Your Job Search (2020) and is a frequent keynote speaker on topics related to the evolving IT landscape and the changing role of the CIO. Take the Hot Mess Hotline Quiz: As a leader, you've felt paralyzed by where to start first with your team's and organization's problems. Do you need team building or a frank conversation? Like a Rubik's cube, one shift changes everything else but may create more problems than it solves. Take this 3-minute quiz to find your next best step.

Jeff Ton has risen through the ranks of IT from manager to director to CIO. He's now bringing the wisdom he's learned to current IT leaders through a CIO networking group in Central Indiana. On this episode of the Hot Mess Hotline, he shares how to overcome mistakes at work through a gut-wrenching management and leadership experience. He faced his 150-person team to explain himself and explain why they saw their names on the chopping block in a slide deck before the time was right. It was tense. Seriously, my tummy gets flippy and floppy just thinking about how he felt in that moment as I write this. His story is for you if you're looking for ways to respond better when tensions are high — to get out of your head and take the right kind of action. This episode has so many words of wisdom, including: How to overcome mistakes at work by learning the right lessons from oh shit moments What "owning up" looks like (it's not as scary as you think it is) A process to use when you've got to face the music What the true responsibility of leadership is When to allow your people to be all up in their feelings People need to know the why, even if they don't agree with the decision Why you need to have the conversation with those impacted sooner than you think If part of your work is too easy, you shouldn't be in that job How empathy can be built in the toughest of times Why you need to meet people where they are, especially when they tune you out after a difficult message One question you can ask your team members to find their motivation What vulnerability looks like in the C-suite What the tightrope is between confidence, calm, and worry Giving leaders the benefit of the doubt Two definitions for API (if you're in IT you need both) What not to do when you get sensitive info About Jeff Ton Jeff Ton is a sought-after speaker, author and thought leader, having led powerful teams and built successful Information Technology departments for over 30 years.  As a speaker, author, advisor, and coach, Jeff's mission is to change the face of IT. Saying, “Businesses today are demanding more from their technology and their technology leaders.” In more than three decades, Jeff has served as Chief Information Officer with Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana and Lauth Property Group, as well as 14 years in various technology roles with Thomson Multimedia (RCA).  Later in his career, Jeff “moved to the other side of the desk” by joining the executive team at InterVision Systems.  After helping to guide several acquisition integrations, he left to devote his energies to his mission. Speaking to audiences from 5 to 1,000, Jeff has mastered the art of simplifying complex IT issues and is always looking for opportunities to drive value in organizations now and in the future. He serves on numerous boards and advisory councils including Forbes Technology Council, Hoosier Environmental Council board of directors Connected World Magazine Board of Advisors, and the Mud Creek Conservancy board of directors. He is also a Fellow Alumni for the Institute of Digital Transformation. Jeff is the author of Amplify Your Value (2018) and Amplify Your Job Search (2020) and is a frequent keynote speaker on topics related to the evolving IT landscape and the changing role of the CIO. Take the Hot Mess Hotline Quiz: As a leader, you've felt paralyzed by where to start first with your team's and organization's problems. Do you need team building or a frank conversation? Like a Rubik's cube, one shift changes everything else but may create more problems than it solves. Take this 3-minute quiz to find your next best step.

Today: The president-elect of Indiana University, Pamela Whitten, is on "Regionally Speaking," as she visits regional campuses like Indiana University Northwest ahead of officially taking over for the retiring Michael McRobbie this summer. We speak with Kristi Carney, director of behavioral health at CareSource Indiana about the organizations work with Hoosier’s suffering from substance abuse disorders and the impact of COVID-19 on them. Hoosier Environmental Council executive director Jesse Kharbanda is also on the program to talk about the bills the HEC's been closely watching that did -- and didn't -- pass through the 2021 General Assembly session. And Lakeshore Public Radio's Sharon Jackson has a conversation with Indiana Dunes National Park spokesman Bruce Rowe about the latest issues about Mount Baldy, the giant dune that swallowed a young boy a few years ago (he made it out all right) but is moving closer to a well-used parking lot.

Does anyone care about clean drinking water? Join Dr. Indra Frank, Hoosier Environmental Council's Water Policy Director, and Deb Chubb for a conversation about the devastating impact of Indiana Republicans' successful initiative to destroy protected wetlands.

This week on "Indiana Lawmakers;" coal vs. alternative energy. Host Jon Schwantes is joined by Rep. Ed Soliday, Rep. Matt Pierce, Matt Bell of Reliable Energy, and Jesse Kharbanda of the Hoosier Environmental Council to discuss Indiana's energy future.

For the first half hour, discussing the proposed cigarette tax. Show guests are Monique French of the American Lung Association's "Raise It for Health" campaign and Rep. Ed Clere, R - New Alabany. The second half hour focuses on solar net metering, specifically rolling back the credits of homeowners and others with solar to near-wholesale rates rather than the current retail credit they currently enjoy. Guests are Jesse Kharbanda of the Hoosier Environmental Council and Mark Maassel of the Indiana Energy Association (by phone).

Perhaps one of the most confusing issues on the Indiana ballot next week. Our guests will be (Hoosier) Todd Adkins, Director, Research & Information, NRA-ILA (by phone); Tim Maloney, Senior Policy Director for the Hoosier Environmental Council; and Erin Huang, Indiana State Director for the Humane Society of the United States.

Water quality and HB 1082 aka "No More Stringent." This show is using water quality issues in Flint, Michigan, and Greentown, Indiana as a conversation starter. Joining by phone to talk about the status of water at Eastern Howard Schools was Eastern Howard Schools Superintendent, Dr. Tracy Caddell. In-studio guests for the show were Andrew Berger, Vice President, Governmental Affairs and Tax Policy for the Indiana Manufacturer's Association and from the Hoosier Environmental Council, Dr. Indra Frank, HEC's Environmental Health Director.

Continuing discussion about the proposed Mounds Lake Reservoir project with guests: Tim Maloney, Hoosier Environmental Council, Sr. Policy Director, and Mike Hicks, Ball State University, director of the Center for Business and Economic Research.

The proposed Anderson-area Mounds Lake. Guests are Tim Maloney, Sr. Policy Director of the Hoosier Environmental Council; Tony Fleming, a geologist and author of an exhaustive groundwater atlas of Marion County; and (for the project) Chad Pigg of SESCO g

Hoosier Environmental Council's upcoming Greening the Statehouse event/the future of agriculture in Indiana. Guests include Kim Ferraro with the HEC, Laura Henderson with Growing Places Indy and Jordan Seger with the Indiana Department of Agriculture.

No Limits talks about climate change and other environmental issues ahead of the "Greening the Statehouse" event, organized by the Hoosier Environmental Council.