ECO SPEAKS CLE
ECO SPEAKS CLE is where the eco-curious explore Northeast Ohio's unique and thriving environmental community. Each episode delivers thoughtful and informative interviews with local sustainability leaders and offers tips to help listeners connect, learn, and live with the community and planet in mind. ECO SPEAKS CLE is hosted by Diane Bickett and produced by her son-in-law, Greg Rotuno. Diane draws on experiences and relationships developed during her 31-year environmental career to showcase the impactful work shaping Cleveland's environmental future in a podcast that speaks to sustainability newcomers and masters alike.
Episodes
72 episodes
A New Era of Apparel with Aidan Meany of Found Surface
Aidan Meany is a young clothing entrepreneur defining a new era of apparel. His team at Found Surface uses 21st-century technology and traditional, natural fibers to produce eco-frien...
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Episode 69
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Sustainability and the CAVS with Danielle Doza
In our first episode of 2025, we discuss sports and sustainability with Danielle Doza, the Cleveland Cavaliers' Vice President of Sustainability and...
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Episode 68
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39:06
Sara Continenza and Food Strong's Big Project, The Superior Farm
Join us as we wrap up 2024 with community leader and food sovereignty advocate Sara Continenza. Sara is the founder and executive director of Food Strong, a non-profit connecting kids with...
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Episode 67
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Eco Meet CLE: Open Mic Night
Eco Meet CLE is a gathering of Cleveland's environmental community, organized by the Eco Speaks CLE podcast and friends, to share a beer, have fun, and connect the people and the threads of the exciting work happening in our region. We r...
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Episode 66
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54:56
The Making of "Ripples of Plastic" with Filmmaker Chris Langer
In this episode, Cleveland filmmaker Chris Langer speaks with us speak about his new documentary, Ripples of Plastic,...
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Episode 65
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36:14
Come Along for a Ride with Slow Roll Cleveland
If you need a reason to love Mondays, Slow Roll Cleveland is it. In this episode, Greg and I join Slow Roll Cleveland and several hundred other cyclists for a leisurely-paced bike p...
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Episode 64
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Choosing a Renewable Energy Supplier with Jenn McMillin of SOPEC
Are you curious about making smarter, greener choices for your electricity supply? In this episode, we speak with Jennifer McMillin with the Sustainable Ohio Public Energy Council (SOPEC)...
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Episode 63
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36:27
Bonus Clip: A Chair-ity Success Story
In this bonus to our conversation with Maria Paparella, Maria shares a personal story of one of the young adults she deeply connected with through her organization Chair-ity. This young adult faced several challenges as she aged out of the fost...
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Episode 62
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10:05
Chair-ity: Furnishing a Helping Hand for Youth Graduating Foster Care
"Adulting' is hard, but it's exponentially harder if you are 18 years old and aging out of foster care, alone and without a support system. Here in Cleveland, there's an organization helping to ease the transition by providing donated furniture...
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Episode 62
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Maci Nelson is The Land+Scape Nerd
Meet our fellow Cleveland podcaster, Maci Nelson. Maci is a landscape architect, the creator of The Land+Scape Nerd podcast, and a project manager for LAND Studio, a non-profit that connects communities through art and publ...
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Episode 61
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When Life Gives You Styrofoam™... Recycle with Edgewater Surf
Jeff McNaught owns Edgewater Surf, a surf shop in Rocky River, where he sells a variety of new and used paddleboards, surfboards, and windsurfing gear. The shop also serves as an...
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Episode 60
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34:13
Hiking Together since 1919 - The Cleveland Hiking Club
For this episode, I hit the trails with The Cleveland Hiking Club to discover what drives this all-volunteer-run organization with over 1,200 members. The answer? Cool people who are passion...
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Episode 59
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Seeding our Forested Future: The Holden Seed Bank
Holden Forest & Gardens is seeding Ohio's forested future through the Holden Seed Bank at the
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Episode 58
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26:30
Greenspace: Supporting Health and Resilience in NEO
In this episode, we share the recording from our recent May networking event at Great Lakes Brewing Company. This event featured a discussion about greenspace with three local leaders working on expanding greenspace in our urban core and increa...
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Episode 57
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43:18
Cleveland Vegan Society Presents VegFest 2024
In this episode, Sunny Simon, President of The Cleveland Vegan Society, joins us to talk about veganism and VegFest 2024, coming to Cleveland's Huntington Convention Center...
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Episode 56
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Mycelia and Mycotecture with Chris Maurer - Redhouse Studio
Can you build a house with mushrooms? You can if you are Chris Maurer, an architect, a mycologist, and a visionary. Chris is the Principal Architect at Redhouse Studio, an architecture ...
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Episode 55
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41:43
Changing Our Perception of the Cuyahoga River with Jim Ridge
Jim Ridge is the founder and executive director of Share the River, a non-profit that promotes Cleveland as a waterfront city and sharing everything that makes it a vibrant and engaging spa...
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Episode 54
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39:04
Earth Month in Action with the Cleveland Heights Green Team
In this episode, we celebrate Earth Month and the power of local environmental action with the Cleveland Heights Green Team, its co-founder Catalina Wage...
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Episode 53
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30:07
Cultivating Community with Re:Source Cleveland
In this episode, we welcome returning guests Patrick Kearns with Re:Source Cleveland (formerly Refugee Response) and Michael Bartunek with Oh...
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Episode 52
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38:14
Eco Meet CLE: Weaving a Sustainable and Local Textile Economy
In this episode, we bring you the conversation from Eco Meet CLE, a Cleveland sustainability event on February 20 featuring local innovators reinventing northeast Ohio textile production. Rather than today's exploitive and resource-inten...
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Episode 51
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41:26
Stormwater Starts at Home: Watershed Stewardship Center
Cleveland Metroparks has always been a preserver and protector of our valleys and the waters that run through them. In 2013, it opened the
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Episode 50
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36:13
Poop Jokes and the Art of Connecting: John Gonzalez, NEORSD
Northeast Ohio can be proud of its sewer district, not only for the skill with which it manages our wastewater and protects our water resources but also for the skill with which it connects with the public, especially its Twitter followers. How...
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Episode 49
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45:35
Life's a Venture with Victoria Avi
Meet Victoria Avi, owner of Venture Forward Strategies. Victoria has many rich stories and insights from her 17-year sustainability career and her personal life. Victoria immigrated...
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Episode 48
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