In this episode, my guest is Jay Manning, partner at Cascadia Law Group, an environmental law firm, based in Olympia, Washington, in the US.  In addition to working as an environmental attorney, Jay was the Chief of Staff for Washington Governor Christine Gregoire from 2009 to 2011.  He was the director of the Department of Ecology where he helped clean up and restore the Puget Sound and passed a bill on water management.  
Recently, Jay helped create and now currently supports the Pacific Coast Collaborative, a partnership between the states of California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while spurring the economy. We discuss the economic opportunities governments have when they adopt environmentally friendly policies.  
We cover Jay’s experience of working with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to make a positive impact on the environment.  From there, Jay describes his involvement at COP-21 where the Paris Agreement was signed.  Jay believes we have the capabilities to reverse climate change right now and hopes we’re able to take advantage of these advancements in technology. 

Resources  
Book recommendations:  Project Drawdown: http://bit.ly/2HKyxhR  
The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes: http://bit.ly/2HMzzKc  
Resources Cascadia Law Group website: https://www.cascadialaw.com
Cascadia policy solutions: http://cascadiapolicy.com 
Pacific Coast Collaborative: http://pacificcoastcollaborative.org/  
International Alliance to Combat Ocean Acidification: https://www.oaalliance.org/  


You can read the transcript of this episode here: http://bit.ly/jay-manning-transcript
Watch the full episode: https://sustainabilitym.at/Youtube-Jay-Manning