Episodes
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...
May 8, 2020
Encore Feeding America's Work in Food Deserts and Food Recovery
Feeding America is the nation's largest domestic hunger-relief organization—a powerful and efficient network of 200 food banks across the country. As food insecurity rates hold steady at the highest levels ever, the Feeding A...
April 24, 2020
Eco-Anxiety Meets Pandemic Anxiety
The pandemic has put the world in a heightened state of anxiety, but there were already underlying signs of trouble before COVID-19 hit. Suicides are at their highest point in 50 years, record numbers of Americans are taking ...
April 10, 2020
Environmental Working Groups 2020 Shoppers Guide to Pesticides in Produce
Nearly 70 percent of the fresh produce sold in the U.S. contains residues of potentially harmful chemical pesticides, according to the Environmental Working Group’s (EWG) 2020 Dirty Dozen™. EWG’s newly released consumer guide...
April 3, 2020
Janine Benyus Pioneer of Biomimicry and Global Leader in Sustainable Design
Tune in as we talk with Janine Benyus about how she has helped some of the world’s top companies design for the future by drawing inspiration from 3.8 billion years of nature’s blueprint. Benyus has worked with companies like...
March 27, 2020
Sustainable Farming Strategies from the Environmental Working Group Midwest
Farmland dominates the landscape and watersheds in the Midwest. The way that land is used and managed has profound effects on our health through the water we drink and the food we eat. Farming can actually make water cleaner ...
Feb. 28, 2020
The Biomimicry Institute
Biomimicry is a practice that learns from and mimics the strategies used by species alive today. The goal is to create products, processes, and policies — new ways of living — that solve our greatest design challenges sustain...
Feb. 21, 2020
Feeding America's Work in Food Deserts and Food Recovery
Feeding America is the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization—a powerful and efficient network of 200 food banks across the country. As food insecurity rates hold steady at the highest levels ever, the Feeding A...
Jan. 31, 2020
Top Brazilian Soccer Team Partners With VeganNation To Fight Climate Change
CR Vasco da Gama (CRVG)—one of Brazil’s top football (soccer) teams—partnered with social impact startup VeganNation to promote sustainability initiatives within the sports industry. In recent months, VeganNation has gathered...
Jan. 24, 2020
How Electric Buses and Trucks Could Improve Public Health in California
California has a compelling need to reduce pollutant emissions to reach health-based ambient air quality goals. The South Coast Air Quality Management District and the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District are cur...
Jan. 17, 2020
Center for Ecoliteracy CA Governors Budget for School Nutrition
California Governor Gavin Newsom recently released his proposed 2020-21 budget, securing critical ongoing support for schools and farmers to collectively advance local, climate-smart procurement, education, and experiential l...