Happy Earth Day!

Happy Earth Day craft beer lovers! Thanks for tuning in to Short’s Cast. We’ve got an episode packed with information and great guests who work for organizations that help keep this big blue planet clean and beautiful.

First Pauline sits down with our very own Matt Gacioch, head of sustainability at Short’s, to talk about the sustainable initiatives Short’s Brewing Company is involved with that benefit our earth.

For a national perspective we call up Josh Mogerman who is the Duputy Media Director for the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) to talk about the Brewers for Clean Water Campaign. Josh dives into how it works, and how people can get involved.

Then we get a chance to talk to Ian Hughes who is the Assistant Brewery Manager at Goose Island Brewery in Chicago and he gives some perspective from another brewery who is very pro active in their green initiatives.

Hans Voss comes on the show to chat about the Michigan Land Institute and Megan Olds joins us to talk about Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservacy. Megan is the Director of the organization.