
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

4 days ago
4 days ago
Joel Moskowitz, director of the Center for Family and Community Health at the University of California, Berkeley, says that we should lower our exposure to cell phones.

5 days ago
Harmful wireless radiation
5 days ago
5 days ago
Dr. Joel Moskowitz is director of the Center for Family and Community Health at the University of California, Berkeley. He is one of the nation's top researchers on the public health impacts of wireless radiation and offers helpful advice at his website, saferemr.com. Dr. Moskowitz discusses the harms of cell phones and radiation, and why research is practically nonexistent in the United States. He also explains how the telecom industry attempts to block information, and says people should reduce their exposure to all forms of wireless radiation.
Photo Source: Getty Images/Scientific American

Wednesday Jun 25, 2025
Health report - Green Sense Minute
Wednesday Jun 25, 2025
Wednesday Jun 25, 2025
Carey Gillam, Managing Editor of The New Lede and author of The Monsanto Papers: Deadly Secrets, Corporate Corruption, and One Man's Search for Justice, discusses the Make America Healthy Again report.

Wednesday Jun 25, 2025
Investigating pesticides and more
Wednesday Jun 25, 2025
Wednesday Jun 25, 2025
Carey Gillam is Managing Editor of The New Lede and author of The Monsanto Papers: Deadly Secrets, Corporate Corruption, and One Man's Search for Justice. She is back on the show to discuss the Make America Healthy Again report, why pesticide makers want immunity, and why regenerative agriculture is in the news.

Wednesday Jun 18, 2025
Successful Waymo - Green Sense Minute
Wednesday Jun 18, 2025
Wednesday Jun 18, 2025
Tom Appel, publisher of Consumer Guide Automotive and host of the Car Stuff Podcast, discusses Waymo, the autonomous ride-hailing service.

Wednesday Jun 18, 2025
Waymo: Quiet Success
Wednesday Jun 18, 2025
Wednesday Jun 18, 2025
Tom Appel, publisher of Consumer Guide Automotive and host of the Car Stuff Podcast, says that Waymo has been "quietly successful." He and Robert Colangelo discuss other disruptive mobility technologies, including autonomous ride-hailing services and how they are different from taxis and Ubers. Tom offers a deep analysis of the Slate EV Truck, whether EVs are still affordable, and why companies are trying to attract younger customers.
(Image source: Waymo)

Tuesday Jun 10, 2025
Sustainability Lever - Green Sense Minute
Tuesday Jun 10, 2025
Tuesday Jun 10, 2025
Shoshannah Lenski, Associate Director at the Center for Sustainable Systems at the University of Michigan, offers advice for anyone pursuing a career in sustainability.

Tuesday Jun 10, 2025
Committed to sustainability
Tuesday Jun 10, 2025
Tuesday Jun 10, 2025
Shoshannah Lenski is Associate Director at the Center for Sustainable Systems at the University of Michigan. She discusses her projects at the Center, which she describes as an "intellectual home" for people who are committed to analyzing systems for the environment and sustainability. She says that she facilitates the information by "translating" the science for the public to understand, and discusses her own professional journey in sustainability.

Wednesday Jun 04, 2025
Chris Kennedy - Green Sense Minute
Wednesday Jun 04, 2025
Wednesday Jun 04, 2025
This week’s Green Sense Minute features Chris Kennedy, author of Malthus Enigma: Technology, Science and Policy for a Fragile Earth.

Wednesday Jun 04, 2025
Sustainable hope - Chris Kennedy
Wednesday Jun 04, 2025
Wednesday Jun 04, 2025
What makes the earth so fragile? Chris Kennedy is a professor at the University of Victoria in British Columbia and a global expert on sustainability, infrastructure and industrial ecology. He discusses his new book, Malthus Enigma: Technology, Science and Policy for a Fragile Earth, which he hopes will encourage readers about our future.