Eco-Logic Podcasts – 2024

Matt Halteman and Ted discuss Matt's new book, Hungry Beautiful Animals: The Joyful Case for Going Vegan, and how he aims to shift how people view the process of going vegan, framing it as a joyful opportunity rather than an obligation.

In EcoNet News, V26 #11, 11/29/2024 Ted highlights his birthday trip to Vegas to see the Eagles play at the Sphere and shares his EV road tripping travelogue, hitting Zion National Park, Bryce, and Death Valley on his longest battery electric trip yet. This issue also include stories on Ann Arbor, Michigan's Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU), BYD topping Tesla in EV sales and more.

Jonathan Parfrey is Founder and Executive Director at Climate Resolve, LA's leading climate advocacy organization, committed to local climate solutions to reduce greenhouse gases and improve the lives of Angelenos. Among other things, Jonathan discusses LADWP's challenges for reaching 100% carbon free electric delivery by 2035, especially the potential for using green hydrogen in peaker plants

InEcoNet News, V26 #10, 10/31/2024, Ted highlights EcoMotion's solar work onsite in the Central Valley conducting an inspection at a massive utility-scale installation. He compares the really large with the really small, marveling at the simplicity of balcony solar in Germany. Other stories include Australian rooftop solar, Scandinavian heat pumps at scale, bi-directional EV charging and more.

Richard Hansen is Senior Consultant and President of both Soluz, Inc & Soluz Honduras. Richard founded Soluz Inc., a Massachusetts corporation in 1993, and then established Soluz in Honduras in 1994 to commercialize solar for rural electrification. He is a pioneer in the application of solar technology combined with micro-finance to increase energy access in rural areas of Honduras, having introduced solar technology in the country starting in 1989 under a contract with the U.S. Department of Energy.

Enrique Huerta is Legislative Director at Climate Resolve. Enrique brings strong skills in policy analysis and collaboration-building to the organization, focusing on climate change, adaptation, and resilience to champion equitable climate solutions. He is a master of building collaborations, doing the work on the ground, knocking on legislators’ doors, often with parties who have different agendas.

Maria Cho is CEO of Triplebar, a biotech firm using advanced technology to tackle the urgent issues of food and drug supply. She leads a team in a mission to heal and sustain people and the planet by removing a key bottleneck in the bioeconomy. This is being achieved with a proprietary screening platform to accelerate and innovate food and pharma product discovery.

EcoNet News, V26 #8, 8/30/2024 highlights the Open Streets movement, with a goal to transform streets into public spaces open to all, as well as a plan to build the world’s biggest battery in the State of Maine, the Johan Cruyff Arena's ability to run a soccer match entirely on sustainable energy and more.

Brian Thurston is an environmental entrepreneur, currently serving as a Sustainability Solutions Sales Director at APTIM, an environmental solutions firm. He's also worked as a Senior Advisor for multiple companies and nonprofits in the environmental sector, focusing on business development and strategic partnerships. His background is in business development and consulting – utilizing innovation and technology to build multi-disciplinary networks to attack big problems at scale.

Andy Lipkis is Founder of TreePeople and served as President for five decades. He is currently a Project Executive at Accelerate Resilience LA (ARLA). Andy is a pioneer of urban and community forestry, urban watershed management, and urban climate resilience, dedicating his life to healing the environment while improving the lives of individuals and communities.

In this Convo of Flanigan’s Eco-Logic, Ted speaks with Mary Nichols, who served as the chair of the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for a total of 18 years. During her leadership at the CARB, California became a national leader at developing clean energy and clean transportation solutions that many other states and nations have adopted. Mary is widely recognized for a career as one of the world’s most important environmental regulators.

EcoNet News, V26 #6, 6/29/2024 presents highlights from Ted's trip to San Francisco to cheer on Matlock, daughter Kristin’s boyfriend who was competing in the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon. He also reports that renewables provided more than 30% of all U.S. electrical generation in the month of April and much more.

EcoNet News, V26 #5, 6/3/2024 features highlights from Ted's trip to the land of enchantment, Sante Fe, New Mexico, to visit his daughter Sierra who is living there. He also highlights the global clothing glut, seaweed clothing, South Korea's solar bike path, streetlight-mounted EV chargers and more.

Ingrid Malmgren is Senior Policy Director at Plug in America, a nonprofit organization with a mission to accelerate the transition to affordable and accessible plug-in vehicles and charging through education, advocacy, and research. Ingrid has over a decade of experience advancing sustainable energy and transportation electrification through research, utility regulatory proceedings, and legislative advocacy.

Greg Kats, Founder and CEO of the Smart Surfaces Coalition, a non-profit organization promoting the adoption of urban "smart surfaces" to improve urban livability. He is also a businessman, environmentalist, played substantial roles in developing the clean energy and green building industries, and is a long-time thought leader and investor in the transition to a low carbon economy.

Ted Flanigan and co-host, Russell Sturm, speak with Jesse Moore, CEO and Co-Founder at M-KOPA, the world leader of affordable "pay-as-you-go" financial services for low-income customers based in Africa. Since commercial launch in 2012, M-KOPA has connected, provided, and served over 3 million customers to affordable off-grid distributed solar systems.

Jacquelyn Francis, is Founder and Executive Director of the Global Warming Mitigation Project (GWMP) which contributes to decarbonizing the planet by identifying innovative climate leaders and deploying resources to advance solutions. It comprises three interconnected programs that work together to address the funding, capacity building, and visibility challenges changemakers face.

Margaret Cederoth is Director of Planning and Sustainability at California High-Speed Rail Authority. She is an urban planner with more than two decades of global sustainable infrastructure delivery, rail system planning, design, and construction, and land use/ transportation planning experience. Margaret's expertise is with complex transportation infrastructure projects, as well as international urban development throughout North Africa and the Middle East.

Paul Gipe, is an author, advocate, and analyst of the renewable energy industry. He's a world renowned wind power expert, and has written extensively about the subject for the past four decades. Gipe is well known for his frank appraisal of the promise and pitfalls of wind energy, including his stinging critiques of internet wonders and the hustlers and charlatans who promote them.

Dr. Fereidoon P. Sioshansi, President of Menlo Energy Economics, a consulting firm based in San Francisco, California. With over 35 years of experience in the electric power sector, he advises clients on strategies to respond to the rapid transformation of the energy sector, including utilities, energy intensive industry, innovators, start-ups and companies engaged in the electricity delivery supply chain.

In EcoNet News, V26 #2, 2/29/2024 highlights the surge in utility-scale solar across the US and California's progress towards its 100% clean energy target and much more.

Father-daughter duo, Ted and Sierra Flanigan host the clean energy crash course mini series focusing on Ted's international travels. In this episode he and Sierra reminisce on Ted's works in Canada in the James Bay area around 1985 and the huge hydro Quebec Electric projects there.

In EcoNet News, V26 #1, 1/31/2024Ted shares his love for Repair Cafes, 2023's EV highlights, 2023's growth in renewable energy and more.

Bill Browning is one of the green building and real estate industry’s foremost thinkers and strategists, and an advocate for sustainable design solutions at all levels of business, government, and civil society. He is Founding Partner of Terrapin Bright Green, a sustainability consulting firm that helps governments, corporations, and complex real estate projects meet sustainability goals that lead to the improved health and well-being of employees and ecosystems, as well as the enhanced performance of their products and systems.

Gareth Evans, is CEO and Founder of, VECKTA, a platform and team of experts that accelerate and simplify the deployment of onsite energy solutions for businesses globally. He is an expert in microgrid and distributed energy planning and design, construction and monitoring.