Hot & Bothered: a climate podcast

Heather Jauregui Shares the Oversized Impact of Sustainable Design on DC Public Schools

Sustainable design is no stranger to the DC Public School system! In our second episode on sustainable design, we bring in Heather Jauregui, Director of Sustainability at design firm Perkins Eastman, to share the work her firm has been doing to rebuild, revitalize, and renovate at least 14 DC public school buildings since the district dedicated $4 billion in 2007 to make its facilities healthier, more energy efficient, and sound. Come explore the far-reaching effects of “net positive education.”
You can find Heather on LinkedIn and learn more about Perkins Eastman here.
Resources:
Latrobe Prize Study Produces New Insights into Benefits of School Modernization (full report as well as a more approachable summary)
Net Positive Education
Green New Deal (GND) for DC and Green New Deal for Schools - Sunrise Movement
This Hyper-Sustainable Elementary School Is the First of its Kind
 
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Lawson Sumner On Converting I.C.E. Cars to Electric Vehicles

Welcome to Season 2 and our series on Sustainable Design! We're kicking it off with Lawson Sumner, Co-founder and Chief Engineer at Ampere EV, one of Forbes 2025 30 under 30. Lawson is a graduate from Georgia Institute of Technology who co-developed an aftermarket EV powertrain that can turn any vehicle into an electric vehicle. We learn about his passion for motorsports and how Ampere EV is bringing this technology to antique and modern vehicles.
Follow Lawson and AmpereEV on Instagram and on LinkedIn. Find out more about Ampere EV on their website.   
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Season 2 - Introduction

Join us for our launch of Season 2 of Hot and Bothered: a climate podcast! We discuss the season 2 topics and what we've been up to since Season 1! Join us weekly throughout the summer for new episodes. 
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Season 1 - Wrap Up

Join us for our reflection on Season 1 of Hot and Bothered! We share our ideas for Season 2 and ways to get involved, including a call for additional hosts to expand the pod. Email us at hnbpod@gmail.com if you’re interested!
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Resources:
The Night That Changed San Francisco Cycling Forever | KQED
Flooding rushed into a doggy day care. A dispatcher called it a water leak.
Hola Cultura
Tiny little D.C. has more green buildings than most states : NPR
mossy.earth
Wolves saved Yellowstone National Park - The Northern Range
Mr. Trash Wheel
Refuse Refuse San Francisco
CalWave
Climatebase Fellowship
Terra.do
Work on Climate
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Travys Harper Teaches Us How to Manage Stormwater in Atlanta

Join us for our last episode for Season 1 to learn about “green infrastructure” from Travys Harper, Trees Atlanta’s first Green Infrastructure Manager. He shares his ideas about what to plant and designs on channeling your rainwater to not only benefit your gardens but how it can play a vital role in combating climate change in your local watersheds. 
Follow Travys on LinkedIn and Trees Atlanta on Instagram. 
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Resources:
Trees Atlanta
City of Atlanta green infrastructure plan 
Rain Gardens in Home Landscapes Presentation from University of Georgia’s Extension Office
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Paawan Kothari on Greening San Francisco

Can’t get enough of trees and green infra? We got you! We sat down with Paawan Kothari from Friends of the Urban Forest about why and how we’re stubbornly trying to get trees to grow where there once were sand dunes. Listen for the low down on those winter storms and some ways to help our pollinator friends.
 
You can find Paawan on LinkedIn and Friends of the Urban Forest at friendsoftheurbanforest.org.
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Resources:
Adopt a Yard Tree
Certified Wildlife Habitat Programs
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Dr. Susan Agolini Tackles Heat Mapping in Arlington, VA

We all know trees remove carbon from the atmosphere, but tree canopy also plays an important role in lowering surface temperatures. In this week’s episode of Hot & Bothered, Marymount University Associate Biology Professor Dr. Susan Agolini (pictured here with her daughter at a tree planting event in Arlington) walks us through a heat mapping study conducted in the county, what the study uncovered about the interplay between surface temperatures and socioeconomics, and the role tree canopy plays in keeping the county cooler… plus local efforts underway to protect existing canopy and plant more trees!
You can find Susan on LinkedIn. 
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Resources:
 
Arlington Tree Canopy study: New Tree Canopy Data from Civic Federation Webinar — Arlington Tree Action Group
The Lancet: Planting more trees could decrease deaths from higher summer temperatures in cities by a third, modelling suggests
EcoAction Arlington: Tree Canopy Fund; Tree Canopy Equity Program 
Arlington County, VA: Grants to Plant or Maintain Trees on Private Property
Arlington Tree Action Group
 

Rebecca Serna Advocates for Safe Streets for All in Atlanta

How do you shift a metro from car-centric to safe for all types of mobility? We close out our Transportation series with Rebecca Serna, Executive Director of Propel ATL. Listen in as Rebecca shares her experience working with a nonprofit organization that advocates for safe streets for all, working closely with the City of Atlanta to reduce traffic fatalities, and celebrating non-automotive transportation options. 
Follow Rebecca on LinkedIn and Propel ATL on Instagram. 
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Resources:
Atlanta Vision Zero
Vision Zero SF
League of American Bicyclists
America Walks

Christopher Kidd on Bike Infrastructure in San Francisco

What's it like to create accessible bike infrastructure? This week, we sit down with Christopher Kidd to get a city planner’s point of view. Christopher is the project manager for San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency's Active Communities Plan. Find out about the hurdles they’ve faced with the bicycle master plan and how they’re working to make sustainable transportation inclusive to all - both people and devices!
If you live in SF, answer their survey and look at their schedule of events!
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Resources:
Building California: Deal that will speed up infrastructure projects signed into law 
You Want to Ride Your Bicycle? A Look into the Active Communities Plan | SPUR
Work Commute Mode Choice | Vital Signs
Greenhouse Gas Inventories | DC DOEE
CleanPowerSF | City Performance Scorecards (Correction: 60% not 75% renewable) 
The San Francisco housing crisis, compared with other major cities
Washington, D.C. and San Francisco | SPUR  
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Marley Blonsky Gets All Bodies on Bikes in the DC Area

Boosting access to eco-friendly methods of transportation is key to achieving a low-carbon future, and we need to invite everyone to the party. In this week’s episode, Marley Blonsky talks to us about co-founding All Bodies on Bikes, a non-profit working to create a size-inclusive bike community through judgment-free community rides. Marley shares how biking is a key player in a low-emissions future, how she’s working with sporting goods companies to create clothing and equipment that improves access for all, and how the size-inclusive bike movement has implications for other marginalized communities. Bonus: an All Bodies on Bikes chapter is opening in the DC area (and maybe your city, too)! 
You can find Marley on LinkedIn.
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Resources:
The Podcast — All Bodies on Bikes
All Bodies on Bikes Local Chapters
How riding a bike benefits the environment
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