Green Sense Radio Show has been on the air since 2010 and is one of the first programs focused on covering the topic of sustainability. Each week we sit down with scientists, business leaders, activists, or entrepreneurs, to learn more about how they shape a sustainable future. Listen every week to hear the latest show, download our complete library of podcasts from Spotify and Apple, and tune into 780 AM & 105.9 FM, WBBM Chicago, to listen to the Green Sense Minute every Thursday and Saturday.
Episodes
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Norway EVs - Green Sense Minute
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Tom Appel, publisher of Consumer Guide Automotive, discusses what the U.S. can learn from Norway to increase electric vehicle use.
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Learning from Norway about Electric Vehicles
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Norway is transitioning to electric vehicles; by 2025 all new cars will be zero-emission, and all new trucks will be zero-emission by 2030. Tom Appel, publisher of Consumer Guide Automotive, talks about what the U.S. can learn from the oil-rich northern European country. Tom also discusses what role the government plays, Norway's charging infrastructure, recycling, incentive programs, challenges, and more.
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
When Solar Ends - Green Sense Minute
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
Have you heard of decommissioning solar projects? Justin Lindemann, a policy analyst at the North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center, talks about a new national report.
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
Solar Decommissioning Report: Justin Lindemann
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
Have you heard of solar decommissioning? Here is a fact-based discussion with Justin Lindemann, a policy analyst at the North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center, about the report 50 States of Solar Decommissioning: 2023 Snapshot. Justin explains why it's important for consumers, developers, and landowners to understand how solar projects affect the environment, and what long-term planning is required at the end of a solar project's lifecycle. He also discusses emerging state requirements and how the N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center assists organizations.
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Greenhouse Technology - Green Sense Minute
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Joep Van den Bosch is Chief Strategy Officer for the Ridder Group, a Dutch company that produces innovative technical solutions for greenhouses and indoor vertical farms.
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Farming Technology
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
How do you locally feed a growing global population with less arable land and a changing climate? Joep Van den Bosch is Chief Strategy Officer for the Ridder Group, a Dutch company that produces innovative technical solutions for greenhouses and indoor vertical farms. Joep comes from a third-generation Dutch greenhouse farmer family and shares his global perspective on the Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) industry. He discusses how AI and robots help farming in controlled environments, especially when local people don't want to do manual labor.
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
Solar-Electric Vehicle - Green Sense Minute
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
Chris Anthony is CEO of Aptera Motors, a pioneer in solar-electric vehicles.
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
Aptera: new solar-electric vehicles
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
Aptera Motors has spent five years developing solar-electric vehicles, and CEO Chris Anthony says there are tens of thousands of pre-orders. He discusses entrepreneurship, the unique features of the sustainable vehicles, the manufacturing, charging, and repair process, and much more.
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Water Sustainability - Green Sense Minute
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Kevin Fitzpatrick, Assistant Director of Engineering with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, describes how the TARP "Deep Tunnel" project is a sustainable solution for surface water management.
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Kevin Fitzpatrick: Engineering the Deep Tunnel
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Kevin Fitzpatrick, Assistant Director of Engineering with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, describes how the TARP "Deep Tunnel" project is an engineering marvel and is being replicated in other cities around the world to help the environment, control flooding, and decrease pollution. He also discusses the operating cost over the past several decades, state-of-the-art technology used, his own involvement, and more.