Episodes
Oct. 2, 2009
The Go Green Initiative, Part 2…it’s simple, it’s FREE, and it’s changing the world!
Regardless of where our kids live or what career they choose as adults, they are going to need clean air, clean water, and ample clean energy in order to have a great standard of living in the future. The Go Green Initiative ...
Sept. 25, 2009
The Go Green Initiative…what is it, and how is it sweeping the globe?!
Long before “going green” was cool, a bunch of PTA moms banded together to start the Go Green Initiative (www.gogreeninitiative.org). The organization began with no staff, no budget, and no idea that it would soon become the ...
Sept. 18, 2009
Shop To Earth…Your Chance to Own a Green Business
Don’t let anybody tell you that you can’t have it all! If you want to be your own boss, work when you feel like it, and own a green business with health care benefits…you can! Thanks to Shop To Earth, anyone can have a green ...
Sept. 11, 2009
Special Encore Presentation: Giving Teens a Voice (and a TV show) on the Environment
Bob Anderson is not just the father of two teenagers, he is the father of a brand new national TV show called Eco Company, set to air across the U.S. this fall. The show’s website http://www.eco-company.tv has videos that Bob...
Sept. 4, 2009
Special Encore Presentation: Better Place Rescues the Electric Car
Two primary concerns have inhibited the success of the electric car: the cost of the vehicles are higher than comparably-sized gasoline cars; and the mileage range of a typical car battery is much shorter than the range of a ...
Aug. 28, 2009
Special Encore Presentation: Vision Dallas: Urban Sustainability… One city block at a time
Everything is BIG in Texas, including big ideas for 21st Century Urban Planning and Green job creation! Dallas,TX recently offered up one city block, inviting architects and urban planners from around the world to compete to ...
Aug. 21, 2009
Special Encore Presentation: Green Your Garden…Without Wasting Water
Landscaping is an important part of any structure or space. Whether we’re at home, at school, at work, or commuting, a well-designed landscape provides beauty and enjoyment, and in some cases, a habitat for birds and other wi...
Aug. 14, 2009
Special Encore Presentation: Superstars of Sustainable Supply Chain
I’m a big fan of companies that ‘go green’ on site. I’m an even BIGGER fan of companies that work with their suppliers, customers and every business in between to ensure that their whole supply chain is going green. Today, we...
Aug. 7, 2009
Special Encore Presentation: The Environment…a child’s 3rd Teacher
“The child starting kindergarten this fall will graduate in the third decade of the 21st century. All we can know about the world she will step into is that it will have challenges and opportunities beyond what we can imagine...
July 31, 2009
Linking Food and the Environment
‘Locally grown’…’organic’…’free range’…we’re beginning to see a lot of “buzz words” that are being used to distinguish food choices. We have some sense that these words mean food is healthy, humanely produced, or environmenta...
July 24, 2009
Better Place Rescues the Electric Car
Two primary concerns have inhibited the success of the electric car: the cost of the vehicles are higher than comparably-sized gasoline cars; and the mileage range of a typical car battery is much shorter than the range of a ...
July 17, 2009
Green Your Garden…Without Wasting Water
Landscaping is an important part of any structure or space. Whether we’re at home, at school, at work, or commuting, a well-designed landscape provides beauty and enjoyment, and in some cases, a habitat for birds and other wi...
July 10, 2009
The Center for Ecoliteracy
We hear a lot about ‘sustainable living’ these days, but too often it’s in the midst of a sales pitch to buy certain products that will help us “go green.” Fortunately, there are organizations out there that are teaching kids...
July 3, 2009
‘Go Green’ Interns Go To Jail!
When they signed up to be interns for the world’s largest environmental education program, they probably didn’t think it would land them in jail, but that is exactly what happened! On today’s Go Green Radio, we’ll talk to two...
June 26, 2009
Smart Mama’s Green Guide
Are pizza boxes and microwave popcorn poisoning my kids???The answers can be found in Jennifer Taggart’s new book, “Smart Mama’s Green Guide”, a candid and credible resource for child advocates who want to reduce children’s e...
June 19, 2009
Special Encore Presentation: Rap Artist, Benjamin Winn, “Goes Green”
Get ready to dance! When you hear the song, “Stand Up,” you won’t be able to sit still! Benjamin Winn has created a ‘green groove’ with lyrics every parent will support…and every kid will dig. Go Green Radio host, Jill Buck, ...
June 12, 2009
Vision Dallas: Urban Sustainability… One city block at a time
Everything is BIG in Texas, including big ideas for 21st Century Urban Planning and Green job creation! Dallas,TX recently offered up one city block, inviting architects and urban planners from around the world to compete to ...
May 29, 2009
Superstars of Sustainable Supply Chain
I’m a big fan of companies that ‘go green’ on site. I’m an even BIGGER fan of companies that work with their suppliers, customers and every business in between to ensure that their whole supply chain is going green. Today, we...
May 22, 2009
California Recycles!
The Chairman of the California Integrated Waste Management Board, Margo Reid Brown, joins us this week on Go Green Radio! She leads the CIWMB towards statewide goals that will improve waste diversion and the environment. As a...
May 15, 2009
Giving Teens a Voice (and a TV show) on the Environment
Bob Anderson is not just the father of two teenagers, he is the father of a brand new national TV show called Eco Company, set to air across the U.S. this fall. The show’s website http://www.eco-company.tv has videos that Bob...
May 8, 2009
The Environment…a child’s 3rd Teacher
“The child starting kindergarten this fall will graduate in the third decade of the 21st century. All we can know about the world she will step into is that it will have challenges and opportunities beyond what we can imagine...
May 1, 2009
Special Encore Presentation: Twitter + Spunky Intern = Interview on Urban Re:Vision
Today’s episode is another Twitter success story for Go Green Radio. Derek Gordon is an intern for a super cool project called Urban Re:Vision. Derek found me on Twitter, and yada, yada, yada…I’m interviewing one of the premi...
April 24, 2009
Special Encore Presentation: What is a “Green” Home?
The U.S. Green Building Council has recently launched a new program that sets standards for certifying a residential unit as “green,” and today we’ll be talking with one of the industry leaders who developed those standards: ...
April 17, 2009
Population and Environmental Protection…what is the connection?
On today’s episode we’ll be joined by Emmy award-winning producer, Virginia Carter, who is known for her work on the immensely popular American situation comedies All in the Family, Maude, Good Times, The Jeffersons, One Day ...