Episodes
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
Feb. 12, 2021
The Reopen and Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2020
Even before the pandemic, chronic neglect of America’s public schools forced students and educators across the country to learn and work in outdated and hazardous school buildings. Now, the COVID19 pandemic is exacerbating th...
Feb. 5, 2021
First Net-Positive Tiny Home Coming to Market in 2021
Our guest is Justin Draplin, owner of several Tiny Home Communities in South Carolina. He is developing and manufacturing the first ever NET-POSITIVE tiny home set for national sales and distribution this year. Draplin's tiny...
Jan. 15, 2021
Rebellyous Foods – No Harm. No Fowl.
Most people have heard about Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods, start-up food companies working to bring plant-based foods from the fringe to the mainstream to create a more sustainable and healthier world. While these product...
Jan. 8, 2021
The Problem with Palm Oil
Palm oil is included in a broad range of products that many of us purchase on a routine basis: food, cosmetics, paints, pills, and even hand sanitizer. With over 200 different names, palm oil is tough for the average consumer...
Dec. 18, 2020
Is Waste-to-Energy Sustainable?
On today’s show we’ll be joined by Mike Van Brunt, Sr. Director of Sustainability for Covanta, a leading waste to energy company. We will discuss the air emissions, water use and greenhouse gas emissions of their operations, ...
Nov. 20, 2020
What Every American Should Know About Farm Animal Welfare
On today’s episode we’ll be joined by Josh Balk, VP of Farm Animal Protection at the Humane Society of the United States. Josh leads high-profile political campaigns to pass farm animal welfare laws, including the historic Pr...
Nov. 13, 2020
CalRecycle's Resources for Schools
Schools are vital hubs to their local communities and are uniquely positioned to teach students waste reduction behaviors. Students can learn waste reduction at schools and bring that messaging home to their families, caregiv...
Oct. 30, 2020
L.A. Gardens That Grow Strong Communities
On today’s episode of Go Green Radio, we’re going to talk about two very special community garden projects in Los Angeles. These gardens grow so much more than plants and food – they nourish the hearts and minds of the people...
Oct. 23, 2020
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...
Oct. 16, 2020
Celebrating World Food Day with the Green Bronx Machine
The Green Bronx Machine is one of the most inspiring organizations in the green schools movement! Stephen Ritz is the founder of the Green Bronx Machine, and today we will talk to him about how urban agriculture is changing c...
Oct. 2, 2020
Say Goodbye to Plastic
If you’ve heard of the plastic-free lifestyle, but think you don’t have time for it in your busy life, prepare to be delightfully wrong. The new book, Say Goodbye to Plastic, shows you how, whether you’re seeking to knock pla...
Sept. 25, 2020
Ben Lecomte's Marathon Swim Through the Pacific Garbage Patch
Ben Lecomte is a marathon swimmer, ocean advocate, entrepreneur, and speaker. He swam the Atlantic from Cape Cod to France in 1998. In 2018 he attempted to swim the Pacific, but after 165 days of swimming his team had to call...
Sept. 18, 2020
How PFAS in Drinking Water Impacts Small, Local Water Agencies
In recent months PFAS contamination has been found in the groundwater in a small suburb of the Bay Area of California. There is no obvious source for the chemical contamination, and currently, the local water agencies must fe...
Sept. 4, 2020
A Conversation About Environmental Racism with the Founder of the Hip Hop Caucus
2020 has been a painful year in so many ways, but for communities of color, the suffering has been especially severe. Today we’ll be talking to Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr., founder of the Hip Hop Caucus, about the ways in which ...
Aug. 28, 2020
Wyland Foundation’s Water Conservation Challenge
The Wyland Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, is dedicated to promoting, protecting, and preserving the world’s ocean, waterways, and marine life. The foundation encourages environmental awareness through educat...
Aug. 21, 2020
RB – A Case Study in Authentic Corporate Sustainability
Today we are joined by Miguel Veiga-Pestana, SVP of Corporate Affairs & Sustainability for RB, makers of common household brands like Lysol, Woolite and Clearasil, just to name a few. Under Miguel’s leadership the company has...
June 26, 2020
Millions of Americans Experiencing Higher Levels of Nitrate in Drinking Water
The EPA set legal limits on nitrate levels in 1962 to prevent acute cases of methemoglobinemia, which causes an infant to suffer from oxygen deprivation in the blood after ingesting excessive nitrate. More recent studies have...
June 12, 2020
Investigating Indoor Environmental Quality in K-12 Schools
Prior to the pandemic (and hopefully soon thereafter), most kids spend the majority of their waking hours at school. Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) has a significant impact on a student’s ability to learn. Classrooms with...
June 5, 2020
Making a Change Group – Helping People Thrive in a Food Desert and Environmental Justice Community
Our guest today is Cory Long, founder and Executive Director of the Making a Change Group in Chester, PA, a community just outside Philadelphia. If you look at Chester from the USDA’s Food Access Research Atlas (formerly the ...
May 15, 2020
Building a Better World in Your Backyard
Author, Paul Wheaton has come out with a wonderful book on making a huge, positive, global difference from your own home! Prioritize comfort over sacrifice while saving thousands of dollars. Explore dozens of solutions and th...