Episodes

Encore: California Community Choice Aggregators Combine Buying Power
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...
The Most Up to Date Information on PFAS from Rob Bilott
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...
Modern Medicine’s Perilous Dependence on Horseshoe Crabs
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...
Opposition to Fair Trade USA and Chobani’s “Fair Trade Dairy”
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...
Encore Water Woes in the West: Are we In a Megadrought?
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...
Encore The Global Women's Assembly for Climate Justice
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...
Life on the Grocery Line: A Frontline Experience in a Pandemic
Sept. 17, 2021

Life on the Grocery Line: A Frontline Experience in a Pandemic

Grocery store workers are the unofficial thin green line between people and food — thrust into a situation that no one saw coming. In 2020, the burden of facing the masses fell on a select few, and Adam Kaat was one of them. ...
The Global Women's Assembly for Climate Justice
Sept. 10, 2021

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...
Water Woes in the West: Are we In a Megadrought?
Sept. 3, 2021

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...
EcoMetrics – The Business Case for Investments in Nature
Aug. 27, 2021

EcoMetrics – The Business Case for Investments in Nature

EcoMetrics is a methodology that captures the Full Value of a project’s environmental, social and economic impacts in a format that is fully documented, verified, and ready for audit. Originally developed by Restore the Earth...
The Rise of Conscious Beauty
July 30, 2021

The Rise of Conscious Beauty

Nowadays, people are into the holistic approach of personal skincare. People want everything that is clean, natural, and sustainable. From vegan body lotion to organic shampoo, GlossWire is making its debut in the age of cons...
PFAS in Your Water? You Have Rights.
July 16, 2021

PFAS in Your Water? You Have Rights.

Today we will be speaking with environmental attorney, Dave McCay, about some of the legal questions that are surfacing because of PFAS contamination in water supplies across the U.S. Some of the most pressing questions are: ...
Encore USGBC-LA's Net Zero Accelerator
July 9, 2021

Encore USGBC-LA's Net Zero Accelerator

The LA chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council has an innovative program that helps early-stage companies with the technology to support a net positive future. Companies accepted into the Net Zero Accelerator work with ind...
USGBC-LA’s Net Zero Accelerator
June 18, 2021

USGBC-LA’s Net Zero Accelerator

The LA chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council has an innovative program that helps early-stage companies with the technology to support a net positive future. Companies accepted into the Net Zero Accelerator work with ind...
Vision Marine Technologies - World's Fastest Electric Boat Motor
June 11, 2021

Vision Marine Technologies - World's Fastest Electric Boat Motor

He’s been called “the Elon Musk of Boats,” and today we’ll talk with Alex Mongeon about his quest to electrify the world’s waterways. His company, Vision Marine Technologies, Inc., is leading the way in reducing the carbon fo...
Wendy’s Commitment to Sustainability
May 28, 2021

Wendy’s Commitment to Sustainability

In April, Wendy’s released its 2020 Corporate Responsibility Report detailing the progress made across its three key focus areas of Food, People and Footprint. Within the report, Wendy's® shared the outcomes of its recent mat...
Encore Anaergia Supplies Renewable Natural Gas in Southern California
May 14, 2021

Encore Anaergia Supplies Renewable Natural Gas in Southern California

Renewable natural gas (RNG) produced from diverted landfill waste is now flowing into SoCalGas' pipeline system from Anaergia's Rialto Bioenergy Facility. A new one-mile pipeline connects the facility to an existing SoCalGas ...
Potable Reuse – The Science and Value of Recycled Water
April 30, 2021

Potable Reuse – The Science and Value of Recycled Water

Though we live on a planet comprised primarily of water, the amount of freshwater available for human consumption and industrial purposes continues to dwindle due to pollution and freshwater runoff into the ocean. Water is em...
Sustainability at Southern California Gas Company
April 23, 2021

Sustainability at Southern California Gas Company

Join us as we speak with Michelle Sim, the Director of Sustainability at the Southern California Gas Company, about some of the projects that SoCalGas is undertaking to address climate change, resource conservation, and reduc...
Earth Day in Camden, NJ - Public Art at Illegal Dump Sites
April 16, 2021

Earth Day in Camden, NJ - Public Art at Illegal Dump Sites

On April 22, 2021 (Earth Day), Camden Mayor Frank Moran, the City of Camden, Cooper’s Ferry Partnership, and the Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts will unveil A New View—Camden, an innovative, six-month-long exhibition featu...
We Need Fresh Air: School Air Quality Seriously Impacts Students
April 9, 2021

We Need Fresh Air: School Air Quality Seriously Impacts Students

Founded by Roger Silveira, We Need Fresh Air is an organization dedicated to improving student achievement one breath at a time. Replacing HEPA filters or installing new school ventilation systems is not enough. School distri...
Anaergia Supplies Renewable Natural Gas in Southern California
March 26, 2021

Anaergia Supplies Renewable Natural Gas in Southern California

Renewable natural gas (RNG) produced from diverted landfill waste is now flowing into SoCalGas’ pipeline system from Anaergia’s Rialto Bioenergy Facility. A new one-mile pipeline connects the facility to an existing SoCalGas ...
Encore Creating Healthy Buildings in the Midst of Pandemic
Feb. 26, 2021

Encore Creating Healthy Buildings in the Midst of Pandemic

Join us for a conversation with subject matter experts on what it means to create a healthy building in which to work, live and learn, particularly during a time when indoor air quality is receiving unprecedented attention du...
California Community Choice Aggregators Combine Buying Power
Feb. 19, 2021

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...