September 29, 2015
In 2014 Marjorie Alexander joined the Sierra Club for the first time and hit the ground running.
She helped design the John Muir book published by the Chapter, which came out this year, interned at Angeles Chapter headquarters during the spring and continues to be active in the Chapter's monthly activities.
"The Angeles Chapter staff really took me under their wing and I was able to see how organizations like the Sierra Club get things done in the community," Alexander says. "They definitely showed me what was possible."
She just launched her new podcast A Sustainable Mind where she interviews the people behind the most impactful inventions, organizations and companies working to protect our planet. Alexander came up with the idea while working towards her Master's degree and decided to tackle it as her thesis project. She hopes to help inspire everyday people to become everyday activists through one earth conscious act each day.Episodes are released every Monday and Thursday and you can listen on iTunes, Stitcher or stream directly from the website www.ASustainableMind.com
Suggested episodes:
What uses 30 million board-feet of hardwood, 90,000 tons of steel and puts 750,000 gallons of formaldehyde-laden fluid into the ground each year? Traditional burials. It might be a touchy subject but Katrina Spade of the Urban Death Project is working to design a green burial process that honors our loved ones and the planet as well. http://asustainablemind.com/002
Green Mountain College, named by the Sierra Club as our nation's eighth Greenest College, has been leading the way with online graduate degrees in environmental studies. Laird Christensen is the Director of their newest program, Masters of Science in Resilient & Sustainable Communities. He talks about how growing up as an activist shaped his outlook on life and what he has learned from his students. http://asustainablemind.com/003
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Website link: http://ASustainableMind.com