Episodes
Oct. 15, 2010
“Don’t Mess with Texas!”
Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB) is not messing around when they ask people not to litter in the Lone Star state! In 2010, more than 840 litter cleanup events were held across the state, featuring more than 74,100 volunteers. All t...
Oct. 8, 2010
“No way to recycle #5 plastic in your town? Turn to “Gimme 5” from Preserve.”
A lot of products we use everyday come in containers made of #5 plastic – margarine, sour cream, yogurt, cottage cheese, etc. The problem is that many communities don’t collect #5 plastic for recycling, because they lack a pu...
Oct. 1, 2010
Urban Gardening: an Essential Component of 21st Century Urban Design
Today we are joined by New York City’s “Guru” of urban gardening, Gerard Lordahl, who serves as the Director of the Open Space Greening Program for GrowNYC (www.grownyc.org). GrowNYC is a nonprofit organization that has exist...
Sept. 24, 2010
Earth Force…empowering young people to improve the environment and their community
The generation of Americans that will soon be called upon to address some of humanity’s greatest environmental challenges—those currently in our schools—have a limited understanding of environmental issues, our civic system a...
Sept. 17, 2010
“California’s Oil Spill…how Texas Oil Money is gushing into the Golden State’s Ballot Box”
You can call California a bellwether state for environmental policies, or you can be accurate… and call it the rock star state for bold environmental movements. In 2006, Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed AB32 i...
Sept. 10, 2010
Special Encore Presentation: “Is Clean Drinking Water a Right or a Privilege”
Though tap water in the United States is much cleaner than in many other countries, it is not perfectly healthy. Recent studies have shown that rivers throughout the U.S. are contaminated with pharmaceuticals, and it doesn’t ...
Sept. 3, 2010
Recon Recycling…Using Marine Corps Tactics to ‘Go Green’
Recon Recycling is a disabled veteran owned small business located in the Barrio Logan community of San Diego. Recon believes in applying the principles of sustainability, economic development, and social equity to their busi...
Aug. 27, 2010
Special Encore Presentation: “Zerofootprint™ and Dr. Ron Dembo”
Everywhere we turn, there is another news story about carbon emissions and efforts to reduce them. But for the average town, small business, school, home or individual, reducing carbon emissions is a bit of a mystery. How do ...
Aug. 20, 2010
“Is Clean Drinking Water a Right or a Privilege”
Though tap water in the United States is much cleaner than in many other countries, it is not perfectly healthy. Recent studies have shown that rivers throughout the U.S. are contaminated with pharmaceuticals, and it doesn’t ...
Aug. 13, 2010
Veterans Green Jobs…Empowering Vets to Restore our Environment, Economy and Communities
Give them the tools, the training, and a mission – these Veterans have what it takes to help America transition to a green, clean economy. On today’s episode of Go Green Radio, we’ll talk with Garrett Reppenhagen, former snip...
Aug. 6, 2010
“The Politics of Clean Energy and Federal Subsidies for Electric Cars”
On this week’s Go Green Radio, Michael Kraft, Professor of Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin, will discuss his recent OpEd entitled, “Republicans must embrace clean energy for their future.” During the midt...
July 30, 2010
Special Encore Presentation: “Gardens in Gotham…GrowNYC® celebrates 40 Years!”
Ever tasted an apple grown in the Big Apple? If not, talk to this week’s guest, Marcel Van Ooyen, the Executive Director of GrowNYC – formerly the Council on the Environment of New York City. The NYC Greenmarket is the larges...
July 23, 2010
“It’s not about hugging trees…it’s about *planting* them!”
Trees for the Future (TFTF) –www.treesforthefuture.org- is a nonprofit organization that was around long before “going green” was cool. Since their inception in 1988, they have planted 65 million trees in strategic locations ...
July 16, 2010
Fast Company Contributor, Trung Le, Talks Education and Environment
According to this week’s Go Green Radio guest, more than half of the world’s population currently lives in an urban environment, and that number is expected to rise to 70% by the year 2050. In his most recent article for Fast...
July 9, 2010
Special Encore Presentation: “Healthy Child Healthy World – Protecting kids from Environmental Harm”
Healthy Child Healthy World exists because more than 125 million Americans, especially children, now face an historically unprecedented rise in chronic disease and illness such as cancer, autism, asthma, birth defects, ADD / ...
July 2, 2010
“Introducing Planet Connect – a program from the National Environmental Education Foundation”
The National Environmental Education Foundation, in partnership with The Weather Channel, has launched Classroom Earth, a program designed to enhance and strengthen environmental education in high school classrooms nationwide...
June 25, 2010
“Zerofootprint™ and Dr. Ron Dembo”
Everywhere we turn, there is another news story about carbon emissions and efforts to reduce them. But for the average town, small business, school, home or individual, reducing carbon emissions is a bit of a mystery. How do ...
June 18, 2010
“The Academy for Global Citizenship…a New “Green” Template for Public Education”
Every generation needs leaders, and not all of them will come from affluent, private schools. Many of the next generation’s leaders will come from public schools, and one woman and her colleagues are on a mission to ensure th...
June 11, 2010
“Ioxus…the next big deal in Energy Storage”
We’ve all used battery powered devices, so the concept of storing energy isn’t new. But what IS new is the concept of storing energy in amounts that could power cars, homes, and entire communities. While wind and solar plants...
June 4, 2010
“Energy Storage is Critical to Renewable Energy Success”
According to our guest, Jason Makansi, Executive Director of the Energy Storage Council, the reason storage is so essential to renewables is the renewables are intermittent -- the sun doesn't always shine and the wind doesn't...
May 28, 2010
Wireless Radiation Rescue – safeguarding your family from the risks of electro-pollution
We can't see the smog of electro-pollution – but it is affecting us – according to the scientific evidence in the award-winning book Wireless Radiation Rescue – safeguarding your family from the risks of electro-pollution by ...
May 21, 2010
Special Encore Presentation: Hollywood’s Red Carpet Meets “Green Teen” Journalists
Global Broadcasting for Kids (GB4K) is the brain child of actor/director/producer Scott McGinnis, and it just might change the world. While politicians and environmental activists work to clean up the mess left by older gener...
May 7, 2010
“Healthy Child Healthy World – Protecting kids from Environmental Harm”
Healthy Child Healthy World exists because more than 125 million Americans, especially children, now face an historically unprecedented rise in chronic disease and illness such as cancer, autism, asthma, birth defects, ADD / ...
April 30, 2010
Montana State University Goes Green!
Nestled in the Rockies near the Big Sky Ski Resort, the student body at Montana State University has one of the most breathtaking vistas of any college campus I’ve ever seen. The daily reminder of the beauty and majesty of na...