October 29 — Hoosier Environmental Council’s Jesse Kharbanda discusses environmental issues
China’s present problems with air pollution brings to light the serious environmental issues facing our world. How healthy is the environment of our state and country? Recycling and reducing are steps we can all take, but what else is required?
When: Wednesday, October 1 11:00-12:30 PM (stay for lunch)
Where: North United Methodist Church 3808 N Meridian St Indianapolis, IN 46208
Part of the Mid-North Shepherd Center’s “Domestic Decisions” series.
Jesse Kharbanda is Executive Director of the Hoosier Environmental Council. He oversees HEC’s strategic and program development, legislative initiatives, and outreach to key stakeholders, elected officials, and members of the media. Jesse focuses on making the case that environmental protection is critical to Indiana’s efforts to improve its health, economy and heritage. Jesse previously worked at the Environmental Law and Policy Center (ELPC), where he helped build support among agricultural, clean energy and economic development organizations throughout the Midwest to support provisions in the Federal Energy and Federal Farm Bills. At ELPC, he helped craft rural-focused clean energy legislation and wrote briefs on a variety of environmental policy issues. Kharbanda has a graduate degree in development economics from Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar, and undergraduate degrees in economics and environmental studies from the University of Chicago.
Why does Provocate think you should attend this event?
HEC is going to have to be part of any major green overhaul of Central Indiana, Jesse is one of the most dynamic leaders HEC has had in a while. Should be interesting.
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Discuss with the ACLU how Indianapolis can be a greener place on October 1.
And for your listening pleasure …
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In 1971 with “Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)” Marvin Gaye helped redefine environmentalism as an issue that is vital to African American and inner urban communities as well as middle class white suburbanites. His gorgeous version has stodd up well over 37 years … Eddie Vedder and the Strokes give it a spikier edge, but Marvin is Marvin.
