Episodes
Dec. 14, 2018
American Farmland Trust Discusses the 2018 Farm Bill
According to John Piotti, president and CEO of the American Farmland Trust (AFT), the U.S. is losing farmland at a rate of three acres a minute – 31 million acres between 1992 and 2012 alone. AFT is the organization behind th...
Dec. 7, 2018
California Leads the Nation on Safe Drug and Needle Disposal
California is first in the nation to establish a comprehensive, producer-funded take-back program to provide safe and convenient disposal options for both home-generated pharmaceutical drugs and sharps waste. Manufacturers of...
Nov. 9, 2018
World's First Zero Waste Travel Adventure
Natural Habitat Adventures is spearheading the world’s first zero waste trip—a travel-industry first. On the July 6-12, 2019 departure of Safari America: Yellowstone Country, 14 travelers will join this pioneering endeavor in...
Nov. 2, 2018
Newark Drinking Water Crisis
The levels of lead in Newark, New Jersey’s drinking water are some of the highest recently recorded by a large water system in the United States. Experts agree that there is no safe level of lead exposure. Pregnant women and ...
Oct. 19, 2018
Phil Torres - Host of the CW's Ready, Set, Pet
The CW has just launched a new Saturday morning show called, Ready, Set, Pet, hosted by Phil Torres. Phil has appeared on shows like Animal Planet and Discovery Channel, and has been published in Wired, BBC, National Geograph...
Oct. 5, 2018
Republic Services' New 'Recycling Simplified' Campaign
Recycling programs as we know it are at risk, because China, as one of the world’s biggest recycled goods buyers, has increased their standards for the recycled goods they will import. Standards have gotten so tough that even...
Sept. 28, 2018
The Ecocentrists - A History of Radical Environmentalism
Disenchanted with the mainstream environmental movement, a new, more radical kind of environmental activist emerged in the 1980s. Radical environmentalists used direct action, from blockades and tree-sits to industrial sabota...
Sept. 14, 2018
Waging Justice
In his new book, WAGING JUSTICE, Dr. Paul Zeitz pens a searing memoir that takes the reader from his early years in Philadelphia as the son of a hard-working (and belligerent) hoagie-shop owner, through his journey rising up ...
Sept. 7, 2018
Women's Assembly for Climate Justice
This September 2018, policymakers from across the U.S. and around the world will gather in San Francisco, California, for the Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS). The Summit's stated goals are to encourage more action to achi...
Aug. 3, 2018
Audubon Urges California to Implement New Salton Sea Funds
The area surrounding the Salton Sea is home to more than 650,000 people. As the water levels in the sea recede, the exposed lakebed dries up and the toxic dust blows across the vicinity, which has some of the highest asthma r...
July 20, 2018
The Smart Parent's Guide to Raising Vegan Kids
Is bringing up a vegan baby unhealthy? The Smart Parent's Guide to Raising Vegan Kids is the ultimate vegan parenting manifesto that takes on this myth and answers all the other questions you’ve always wondered about—the vega...
July 6, 2018
The Community Resilience Reader - from the Post Carbon Institute
Virtually every American city and town has an insurmountable backlog of infrastructure maintenance and replacement. In addition, cities from coast to coast are grappling with the worsening effects of climate change, such as s...
June 29, 2018
Asheville, NC: U.S.'s First City to Hold a Vegan Challenge
Asheville, North Carolina declared the week of June 4-10 as the nation's first city-proclaimed seven-day vegan challenge. Mayor Esther Manheimer signed a proclamation encouraging “all citizens, businesses and institutions to ...
May 25, 2018
Understanding Food and Climate Change
Food production depends on natural resources that are linked to climate and weather. Understanding the global food system can connect the dots between personal choices about food and climate change; by talking about food, we ...
May 18, 2018
Environmental Savings from Remote Work
Americans have lowered their energy consumption significantly in recent years, largely because of an increase in working from home. Remote work creates more environmentally sustainable workplaces by reducing congestion, lower...
May 11, 2018
Why Glass Recycling is Such a Big Deal
Today we’ll be talking with an innovative CEO that is looking to change the way glass is recycled in the U.S. George Valiotis is the Founder and CEO of Pace Glass Recycling. They will soon have the largest facility for recycl...
April 27, 2018
10 Billion - What's On Your Plate?
10 BILLION - WHAT’S ON YOUR PLATE?, a new film by Valentin Thurn, and Winner of the Social Justice Award for Documentary at the Santa Barbara Film Festival. In 2050, the population of the world is set to hit a staggering 10 b...
April 20, 2018
Simple Acts to Save Our Planet - 500 Ways to Make a Difference
In her new book, Simple Acts to Save Our Planet, Michelle Neff shows us how to be more active in saving our planet every day by performing some “Simple Acts of Kindness”—for the Earth. Treat the environment with kindness with...
April 13, 2018
Science-based Solutions to Drought in California
On March 20, 2018, the U.S. Green Building Council Northern California community held the annual Water Conservation Showcase to discuss how builders, researchers, business leaders, product manufacturers, scientists and govern...
April 6, 2018
Zero Waste - Simple Life Hacks to Drastically Reduce Your Trash
We have a worldwide trash epidemic. The average American disposes of 4.4 pounds of garbage per day, and our landfills hold 254 million tons of waste. What if there were a simple—and fun—way for you to make a difference? What ...
March 30, 2018
Green Schools National Network and Center for Green Schools
A one-of-a-kind gathering of leaders in the Green Schools movement is about to take place in Denver. The Green Schools Conference & Expo is the only national event to bring together all the players involved in making green sc...
March 9, 2018
Encore: Is Our Relationship with Our Coasts Sustainable?
On November 13-14, 2017, the Aquarium of the Pacific and the Honda Marine Science Foundation convened and facilitated a forum on "Sato-umi in the Anthropocene." The forum was designed to explore a number of approaches to "int...
March 2, 2018
'Cod Is Dead': Netflix Series Shows Plight of U.S. Fishermen
The challenges facing American fishermen, ranging from declining quotas to disputed science to fleet consolidation, are highlighted in a new Netflix documentary series. Rotten, “travels deep into the heart of the food supply ...
Feb. 23, 2018
New Report Criticizes Validity Of EIA Projections
Post Carbon Institute recently released a report authored by earth scientist J. David Hughes raising critical doubts about the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) projections for domestic oil and shale gas producti...