John Gilkeson
Bio
Interview with John Gilkeson
August 19, 2019
Conducted by Katherine Hummel
Clips
3:32 - 4:54
John talks about how he and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency got invovled in mercury switch reduction after a study they did on auto shredders showed high mercury levels due to mercury switches. #toxics #mercury #mercuryswitch
5:53 - 7:12
John discusses how the Clean Car Campaign got started after legislation forced information to come out about how extensive the use of mercury switches in cars was. #CleanCarCampaign #EcologyCenter #toxics #mercury #mercuryswitch #cars
10:27 - 11:02
John talks about why mercury switches were used rather than a non-mercury alternative. #mercury #toxics #cars #CleanCarCampaign
15:55 - 16:32
John discusses how he started working with the Ecology Center on lead wheel weights in cars after Jeff from the EC got a $50,000 grant from the EPA to work on the issue. #lead #leadwheelweights #cars #CleanCarCampaign #cars #toxics
18:55 - 19:51
John talks about how he and the EC have been working with an attory because in 2009, a lead wheel weight petition from the EC was accepted by the EPA, but they have yet to do anything to fulfill it. #lead #leadwheelweights #toxics #EPA #EcologyCenter #CleanCarCampaign
28:38 - 29:07
John talks about why it has been so difficult to get the car manufacturers to turn away from lead batteries and that there must be a cheaper and better alternative. #toxics #lead #CleanCarCampaign
40:27 - 42:51
John discusses what he liked most about working with the Ecology Center and how they always brought a lot of technical and networking expertise. #EcologyCenter #science #research