
We face economic, environmental, and social challenges every day that require sustainable solutions. Entrepreneur, scientist, and author Robert Colangelo talks with experts across a variety of global sectors – Energy, Transportation, Food, Agriculture, Water & Waste Management, Climate, and more. Every week, Robert and his guests explore practical, cost-effective, and innovative solutions. You’ll hear objective facts to help you make informed choices so that your lifestyle and business can be more sustainable. 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

2 hours ago
Hardtech - Green Sense Minute
2 hours ago
2 hours ago
Kim Blomquist, Senior Director of Marketing and Communications at MHub, describes what Hardtech is.

3 hours ago
Startup resources and Hardtech
3 hours ago
3 hours ago
Kim Blomquist is back on the Green Sense show in her new role as Senior Director of Marketing and Communications at mHUB, which hosted the HardTech Summit in March. She explains what Hardtech is and shares insights from the summit, which included the annual Revolution Awards. Kim also gives us an update on how startups can access mHub resources including the prototyping lab, the support ecosystem, and funding.

Tuesday Mar 25, 2025
Sustainable entrepreneurship - Green Sense Minute
Tuesday Mar 25, 2025
Tuesday Mar 25, 2025
Yasmina Zaidman, Chief Development and Partnerships Officer at Acumen, describes how they invest in entrepreneurs to alleviate poverty.

Tuesday Mar 25, 2025
Helping entrepreneurs to reduce poverty
Tuesday Mar 25, 2025
Tuesday Mar 25, 2025
Yasmina Zaidman is the Chief Development and Partnerships Officer at Acumen, a non-profit that uses an investment approach to fund entrepreneurs to decrease poverty. Yasmina also describes her career journey and shares advice for people who want to make a sustainable difference in global issues.

Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
Are CEA investors gone? Green Sense Minute
Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
Chris Higgins, founder of Urban Ag News, is a third-generation farmer and an expert in controlled environment agriculture (CEA). He explains why investors have lost interest in CEA.

Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
Chris Higgins discusses CEA challenges
Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
Chris Higgins is a third-generation farmer and the founder of Urban Ag News. He is back on the show to discuss how controlled environment agriculture (CEA) was once a hotbed for innovation, and why investors have lost interest. He also does a deep dive into the challenges indoor farmers face, including how crops are grown and distributed, and the input costs and labor.

Tuesday Mar 11, 2025
Updating urban infrastructure - Green Sense Minute
Tuesday Mar 11, 2025
Tuesday Mar 11, 2025
Sybil Derrible, Professor of Urban Engineering at the University of Illinois Chicago and author of The Infrastructure Book: How Cities Work and Power Our Lives, explains why cities should be more sustainable.

Tuesday Mar 11, 2025
Sustainable urban renewal
Tuesday Mar 11, 2025
Tuesday Mar 11, 2025
Sybil Derrible is Professor of Urban Engineering at the University of Illinois Chicago, where he also directs the Complex and Sustainable Urban Networks Lab. We're thrilled to have him back on the show to discuss his new book, The Infrastructure Book: How Cities Work and Power Our Lives. He also offers a deep dive into how urban renewal can be technical and sustainable.

Tuesday Mar 04, 2025
Used Electric Vehicles - Green Sense Minute
Tuesday Mar 04, 2025
Tuesday Mar 04, 2025
Tom Appel, Publisher of Consumer Guide Automotive and host of the Car Stuff podcast, discusses why used EVs are affordable.

Tuesday Mar 04, 2025
Buying used EVs - Tom Appel
Tuesday Mar 04, 2025
Tuesday Mar 04, 2025
We're happy to have Tom Appel, publisher of Consumer Guide Automotive and host of the Car Stuff Podcast, back on the show to give advice for buying a used electric vehicle. He describes changes in the auto market, why there are so many used EVs available, where people can buy them and get the best deal, facts about battery life, and more.