Eco Meet CLE - Cleveland's Blue Economy

Eco Meet CLE - Cleveland's Blue Economy

Author: Diane Bickett and Greg Rotuno December 11, 2025 Duration: 48:21
Send us Fan Mail Our region's water isn’t just running through our taps; it is shaping our region and our future. Cleveland is a waterfront city, and in this episode, you will hear how technology, entrepreneurship, destination development, maritime trade, and recreation are blossoming under our culture of freshwater stewardship. This recording is from Eco Meet CLE, a gathering of local sustainability leaders held on November 18th at Great Lakes Brewing Company. Some have called us a bee...

There's a quiet but powerful movement happening across Northeast Ohio, where innovative minds are reimagining how we live and work in balance with our environment. ECO SPEAKS CLE sits down with these local sustainability leaders-the entrepreneurs, scientists, community organizers, and business owners-who are putting these ideas into practice right here. Hosted by Diane Bickett, this podcast goes beyond theory to explore the tangible projects and personal stories shaping a more resilient region. You'll hear conversations that feel like a discovery, uncovering the work of people and organizations dedicated to making our cities greener, our economies more circular, and our connection to Lake Erie and the surrounding landscape more thoughtful. It’s not about distant concepts, but the actionable steps and sometimes messy, real-world challenges of building a sustainable future locally. Produced by Greg Rotuno, each episode is an invitation to learn from your neighbors and to see the familiar places you live and work through a new, hopeful lens. Tune in to this podcast for genuine dialogue that connects the dots between society, culture, and nature, offering a sense of place and purpose for anyone curious about their role in our shared ecosystem.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 50

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Podcast Episodes
Eco Meet CLE: Open Mic Night [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 54:56
Send us Fan Mail 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…
The Making of "Ripples of Plastic" with Filmmaker Chris Langer [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 36:14
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Cleveland filmmaker Chris Langer speaks with us speak about his new documentary, Ripples of Plastic, which premiered this year at the Wild and Scenic Film Festival and locally at the Cha…
Come Along for a Ride with Slow Roll Cleveland [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 20:10
Send us Fan Mail 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 parade through our urba…
Choosing a Renewable Energy Supplier with Jenn McMillin of SOPEC [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 36:27
Send us Fan Mail 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). Jenn is SOPEC'…
Bonus Clip: A Chair-ity Success Story [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 10:05
Send us Fan Mail 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 sever…
Maci Nelson is The Land+Scape Nerd [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:00
Send us Fan Mail 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…
When Life Gives You Styrofoam™... Recycle with Edgewater Surf [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:13
Send us Fan Mail 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 informal community hub f…
Hiking Together since 1919 - The Cleveland Hiking Club [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:17
Send us Fan Mail 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 passionate about enc…
Seeding our Forested Future: The Holden Seed Bank [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:30
Send us Fan Mail Holden Forest & Gardens is seeding Ohio's forested future through the Holden Seed Bank at the Holden Arboretum, which will soon celebrate its first anniversary. In this episode, we speak with Seed Bank M…