Carolyn Harding w/ Cathy Cowan Becker and Randi Pokladnik, co-organizers of the grassroots coalition to Save Ohio Parks, No Fracking on Public Land.Cathy Cowan Becker is a longtime climate and environmental activist in Central Ohio. From 2017-21, she led the Ready for 100 Ohio campaign, which pushed the city of Columbus to enact electric aggregation for 100% renewable energy and issue a Climate Action Plan that aims to cut carbon pollution 45% by 2030. She is the former director of the sustainability nonprofit Simply Living. Cathy now works as Responsible Finance Campaign Director for the national sustainability group Green America and is volunteer co-lead for Save Ohio Parks, a grassroots campaign to resist forced fracking in our state parks and other public lands. Cathy holds master's degrees in history, journalism, public administration, and environment and natural resources.Dr. Randi Pokladnik was born and raised in the Ohio Valley. She earned an associate degree in Environmental Engineering, a BA in Chemistry, MA and PhD in Environmental Studies. She is certified in hazardous materials regulations and holds a teaching license in STEM. She worked as a research chemist for National Steel Corporation and has taught secondary and post-secondary science and math classes for more than 20 years. She now volunteers for several local grassroots groups including: FaCT Ohio, Citizens Climate Lobby, Mid Ohio Valley Climate Action and Save Ohio Parks.www.saveohioparks.orgGrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio.Every Friday Sundays at Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station.Face Book: www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/Instagram: www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/SoundCloud! @user-42674753Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!