Episodes
Aug. 12, 2022
Eliminate Food Waste with Therma
Keeping food waste out of landfills is one of the most significant ways to combat climate change, and recovering edible food for human consumption is one of the most significant ways to combat hunger. Therma is a tech startup...
Aug. 5, 2022
What Your Food Ate
We’ve all heard the old adage, “You are what you eat.” Today we’ll take that a step further… “you are what your food ate.” Pesticides and herbicides can impact the plants on which we rely for nutrients, and those same plants ...
July 22, 2022
Camden City School District: Sustainability-Minded School Meals
Sustainability in schools includes school meals! Tune in today as we speak with the Senior Director of School Nutrition for the Camden City School District (CCSD) in NJ, Arlethia Brown, MBA, CPFM. She will discuss the many wa...
July 15, 2022
Newark, NJ Public Schools: A Case Study of Sustainability
Today we’ll talk to Rodney Williams, Director of Energy and Sustainability for the Newark public school district, a.k.a. Newark Board of Education (NBOE). In recent years, Rodney has led the largest school district in New Jer...
June 17, 2022
CA’s Recycling and Plastic Pollution Reduction Act
In November 2022, voters in the Golden State will have a chance to enact legislation to address plastic pollution. Not surprisingly, the ballot measure faces fierce opposition. Today’s guest is the Director of Policy & Extern...
June 3, 2022
Don’t Poison Yourself with Beauty Products – Try Beautycounter
Some of the ingredients found in personal care products in the U.S. are banned in other countries because they are considered unsafe. Today we’ll talk about Beautycounter, a company that is transparent about the ingredients t...
May 27, 2022
BEE Healthy with Natural Bee Products
Tune in as we speak with Dr. Asli Samanci, the CEO of Bee & You, a company that produces 100% natural propolis, royal jelly, raw honey, pollen, healthy spreads, supplements and cosmetics. Dr. Samanci is a renowned food scient...
April 29, 2022
Renewable Energy Options for Your Home
Solar, wind, geothermal, hydro, and biomass are all renewable energy technologies with residential applications. Today we’ll be joined by Anna DeSimone, author of “Live in a Home that Pays You Back,” about what you need to kn...
April 22, 2022
PFAS May Taint Nearly 20 Million Cropland Acres
The toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS could be contaminating nearly 20 million acres of U.S. cropland, according to an Environmental Working Group (EWG) estimate. Using state data, EWG estimates 5 percent of all crop fi...
April 15, 2022
Panda Express Commits To Source 100% Cage-Free Eggs Worldwide
Panda Express has announced a global cage-free animal welfare policy, committing to source 100 percent cage-free eggs and egg products for all of its restaurant locations. In addition to Panda Express, more than 2,000 cage-fr...
April 1, 2022
Live in a Home that Pays You Back
With social and economic benefits that are plentiful, more efficient homes mean the quality of citizens' lives are improved, reducing costs and bettering both public health and the environment. Today’s homeowners want sustain...
March 25, 2022
Borobabi: The Slow Fashion Solution for Children’s Clothing
Borobabi was founded by Carolyn Butler, a chemical engineer, who recognized an opportunity to save money and protect the planet through supply chain utilization. According to the U.S Environmental Protection Agency, the main ...
Feb. 4, 2022
Aspiration Bank: Invest in the Planet
Today we’ll be joined by Joe Sanberg, co-founder of Aspiration Bank, to talk about a new way of personal and commercial banking that allows users to invest in climate-friendly financial transactions. There's a good chance you...
Jan. 28, 2022
Environmental Equity:Closing the Opportunity Gap in Urban Schools
Healthy learning environments and high-quality school buildings are the keys to environmental equity and academic achievement. By leveraging sustainability strategies, these outcomes are possible. By improving indoor air and ...
Jan. 21, 2022
National Wildlife Federation Addresses Environmental Justice
Today we’ll be joined by Dr. Mustafa Ali, Vice President of Environmental Justice, Climate, and Community Revitalization for the National Wildlife Federation (NWF). We will discuss how NWF is operationalizing principles of eq...
Jan. 7, 2022
Grow Ahead: Crowdfunding for Climate Resilience
Small farmer organizations in the developing world are historically under-resourced, with limited access to the capital needed to grow their organizations and invest in climate solutions. As a crowdfunding platform, Grow Ahea...
Dec. 17, 2021
The Parkinson’s Pandemic: Are We Poisoning Ourselves?
Parkinson’s disease, is the fastest growing neurological disorder in the world. Over the past 25 years, the number of people with the condition has jumped from 3 million to over 6 million. In addition to impacting millions of...
Dec. 10, 2021
Minnesota’s 350.org Affiliate Continues to Fight Line 3 Pipeline
Today we’ll talk with Genna Mastellone, the Pipeline Resistance Organizer at MN350, about a pipeline called Line 3. Tune in as we learn about the impact this project has on drinking water, Indigenous lands, wildlife and the e...
Dec. 3, 2021
Encore: California Community Choice Aggregators Combine Buying Power
Northern and central coast Community Choice Aggregators (CCAs) are joining forces by forming a new Joint Powers Authority (JPA) – California Community Power. The JPA allows the CCAs to combine their buying power to procure ne...
Nov. 19, 2021
The Most Up to Date Information on PFAS from Rob Bilott
Rob Bilott’s 20-year legal battle with DuPont exposed a dangerous chemical that no one knew existed outside the companies that manufactured it. PFAS is a family of man-made chemicals that are known to cause serious human heal...
Nov. 12, 2021
Modern Medicine’s Perilous Dependence on Horseshoe Crabs
Every drug and vaccine certified by the FDA – including COVID vaccines - must be tested using the horseshoe crab derivative known as Limulus lysate. This has spawned a multimillion-dollar industry involving the license to ble...
Nov. 5, 2021
Opposition to Fair Trade USA and Chobani’s “Fair Trade Dairy”
More and more consumers are looking for Fair Trade labeling on products they buy, and earlier this year the first such label for dairy products hit the shelves. However, 30+ labor, human rights, and food justice organizations...
Oct. 1, 2021
Encore Water Woes in the West: Are we In a Megadrought?
Look at the U.S. Drought Monitor map, and you will see that the Western United States is in extreme drought conditions. During the California drought of 2012-2016, the state's Climate Change Assessment report indicated that 2...
Sept. 24, 2021
Encore The Global Women's Assembly for Climate Justice
The Global Women's Assembly for Climate Justice (Sept 25-30th) is a virtual, international forum hosted by the Women's Earth & Climate Action Network (WECAN) International. As climate disasters worsen everyday, climate moveme...