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. 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.
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Episodes
Jul 30, 2024
Jul 30, 2024
39 min
Charles Platkin, PhD, JD, MPH, is Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Food As Medicine. Charles describes how food can be used as medicine and sorts through the misinformation. He discusses his health journey and answers questions with food fun facts in the Green Sense Quiz.
Jul 30, 2024
Jul 30, 2024
1 min
Charles Platkin, Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Food As Medicine, discusses his latest research.
Jul 23, 2024
Jul 23, 2024
37 min
Are EVs still selling? Our electric vehicle expert, Tom Appel, publisher of Consumer Guide Automotive and host of the Car Stuff podcast, tells us what brands are popular, which companies are struggling, and where sales are stronger. Tom also answers questions to test his knowledge about EVs in the Green Sense Quiz.
Jul 23, 2024
Jul 23, 2024
1 min
Are EV sales really down? Tom Appel, publisher of Consumer Guide Automotive and host of the Car Stuff Podcast, explains why more electric vehicles are hitting the market this year.
Jul 18, 2024
Jul 18, 2024
1 min
Meenesh Singh, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Illinois Chicago, is researching a better way to make hydrogen gas.
Jul 16, 2024
Jul 16, 2024
38 min
Meenesh Singh, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Illinois Chicago, explains how the Materials and Systems Engineering Lab is researching ways to reduce the amount of electricity required to make hydrogen gas from water. Dr. Singh discusses the challenges and possibilities of achieving better fuel efficiency with this game-changing technology. He also answers questions in the Green Sense Quiz.
Jul 9, 2024
Jul 9, 2024
1 min
Danielle Kruse, manager of Trout Lake Farms in Washington state, discusses the importance of farmworker equity in regenerative agriculture.
Jul 9, 2024
Jul 9, 2024
47 min
Our food system is broken, and this week we have three guests who discuss ways to fix it: Megan Baskerville is Illinois' Agriculture Program Director for The Nature Conservancy, Logan Karcher is the Southern Illinois Grazing Coordinator for the Illinois Grazing Lands Coalition, and Danielle Kruse is manager of Trout Lake Farms in Washington. They are very passionate, knowledgeable, and experienced farmers who are working hard to repair our food system.
Jul 3, 2024
Jul 3, 2024
1 min
Joe Webber is founder of Four Star Mushrooms, a sustainable food provider that is moving toward the regenerative agriculture space.
Jun 25, 2024
Jun 25, 2024
29 min
Nick Rubino, owner of Sparkie Electric, describes how he became a master electrician, what people should look for when they hire an electrician, how to address the shortage of workers in the trades, the three levels of EVs and hybrids, how to decide which charger is best and what is best for the home, and more. Nick also answers questions with some fun facts about charging in the Green Sense Quiz.