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
3 days ago
Brian Chaplin - Green Sense Minute
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3 days ago
Brian Chaplin, Professor of Chemical Engineering at University of Illinois Chicago, discusses how the engineering field is changing.
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Brian Chaplin: Forever Chemicals
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3 days ago
Chicago is quickly becoming a water hub, where academic research, industry, and government are working together on new innovative technologies. Brian Chaplin, Professor of Chemical Engineering at University of Illinois Chicago, talks about the Great Lakes ReNEW program and his research with PFAs, better known as Forever Chemicals. He also discusses engineering career paths, water treatment, and removing toxins.
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
Autumn Proudlove: New EV Report
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
Autumn Proudlove, Associate Director of Policy and Markets at the North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center, is back on the show to discuss the new 50-state report about electric vehicles and charging infrastructure. She also explains how the Center maintains its neutrality to provide factual information.
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
New EV Report - Green Sense Minute
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
Autumn Proudlove, Associate Director of Policy and Markets at the North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center, discusses a new national report about electric vehicles and charging infrastructure.
Tuesday Apr 02, 2024
Adler Planetarium and Solar Eclipse
Tuesday Apr 02, 2024
Tuesday Apr 02, 2024
The solar eclipse is coming! Hunter Miller is public observing educator at Chicago's Adler Planetarium, which is the oldest planetarium in the Western Hemisphere. Hunter discusses tips for viewing the solar eclipse, outer space, and events at the planetarium.
Tuesday Apr 02, 2024
Solar Eclipse - Green Sense Minute
Tuesday Apr 02, 2024
Tuesday Apr 02, 2024
Hunter Miller is public observing educator at Chicago's Adler Planetarium, which is offering events for the April 8th solar eclipse.
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Alaina Harkness - Green Sense Minute
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Alaina Harkness, Executive Director of Current, discusses the Chicago-based water technology innovator.
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Alaina Harkness - Water Innovation Hub
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Alaina Harkness, Executive Director of Current, is back on the show to discuss the multimillion-dollar grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation that will help turn the Midwest region into a hub for water innovation. She explains why "We want to make it here, made in the Great Lakes, but built for the world."
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Mick Jacobsen: bringing the library outdoors
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Mick Jacobsen, executive director of the Lake Villa District Library, says "Libraries were doing green way before it was cool." He discusses how the library serves the community and promotes sustainability. Mick also describes the new plan to transform 30 acres of land into an outdoor library space.
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Sustainable Library - Green Sense Minute
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Mick Jacobsen, Executive Director of the Lake Villa District Library, is overseeing the implementation of the outdoor library space plan.