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
Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
Rebecca and Josh Tickell are the directors of the documentary Common Ground, which connects the dots between agribusiness farming and how to make our food system more sustainable. The film includes celebrity narrators and presents a solution for creating a resilient, regenerating, healing food system that can last for generations. They want people to know how we can stabilize the climate and we can grow nutrient dense food and we can save the American farmer.
Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
Josh and Rebecca Tickell are the directors of the documentary Common Ground. They want their film to inspire people to regenerate the food system and make it more sustainable.
Tuesday Jan 09, 2024
Tuesday Jan 09, 2024
Canary Media reporter Maria Gallucci explains why it's important for steel companies to invest in technology to improve the environment and human health.
Tuesday Jan 09, 2024
Tuesday Jan 09, 2024
Maria Gallucci, a reporter with the nonprofit newsroom Canary Media, says the steel industry is a hard business, requires a lot of capital, and involves a complex polluting manufacturing process. She discusses the challenges and technical solutions for decarbonizing steelmaking and making it more sustainable.
Tuesday Jan 02, 2024
Tuesday Jan 02, 2024
Vehicle expert Tom Appel has been with the Green Sense Show for 10 years! And now that the new year is starting, he discusses what to expect in '24, reflects on last year's trends, and explains how Consumer Guide Automotive reports and analyzes the automotive industry. He also explains how consumers can discern fact from fiction when it comes to electric vehicles, including Tesla claims, charging stations, and much more.
Tuesday Jan 02, 2024
Tuesday Jan 02, 2024
Are electric vehicles really more eco-friendly? EV expert and Consumer Guide Automotive publisher, Tom Appel, compares gas and electric vehicles.
Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
Kelli Pelc is the founder of The Refilleri, a zero-waste store in Chicago. They offer refillable or zero-waste solutions for a variety of products to make living an eco-friendly urban lifestyle more accessible.
Tuesday Dec 19, 2023
Tuesday Dec 19, 2023
Kel Mitchell is an award-winning actor, comedian, and youth pastor. He discusses World Vision's holiday gift-giving program for children and families in need, why he got involved, and how you can help. He also talks about his Nickelodeon shows, his various projects, and his hometown Chicago.
Tuesday Dec 19, 2023
Tuesday Dec 19, 2023
Tis the season to give. Award-winning actor, comedian, and youth pastor Kel Mitchell discusses a holiday gift-giving program for children and families in need.
Tuesday Dec 12, 2023
Tuesday Dec 12, 2023
Lise Lykke Steffensen, CEO of NordGen, talks about the Svalbard Seed Bank in Norway, where more than one million seeds are stored in an arctic mountain to preserve the world's crop diversity.