
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

Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
When Solar Ends - Green Sense Minute
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
Have you heard of decommissioning solar projects? Justin Lindemann, a policy analyst at the North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center, talks about a new national report.

Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
Solar Decommissioning Report: Justin Lindemann
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
Have you heard of solar decommissioning? Here is a fact-based discussion with Justin Lindemann, a policy analyst at the North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center, about the report 50 States of Solar Decommissioning: 2023 Snapshot. Justin explains why it's important for consumers, developers, and landowners to understand how solar projects affect the environment, and what long-term planning is required at the end of a solar project's lifecycle. He also discusses emerging state requirements and how the N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center assists organizations.

Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Greenhouse Technology - Green Sense Minute
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Joep Van den Bosch is Chief Strategy Officer for the Ridder Group, a Dutch company that produces innovative technical solutions for greenhouses and indoor vertical farms.

Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Farming Technology
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
How do you locally feed a growing global population with less arable land and a changing climate? Joep Van den Bosch is Chief Strategy Officer for the Ridder Group, a Dutch company that produces innovative technical solutions for greenhouses and indoor vertical farms. Joep comes from a third-generation Dutch greenhouse farmer family and shares his global perspective on the Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) industry. He discusses how AI and robots help farming in controlled environments, especially when local people don't want to do manual labor.

Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
Solar-Electric Vehicle - Green Sense Minute
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
Chris Anthony is CEO of Aptera Motors, a pioneer in solar-electric vehicles.

Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
Aptera: new solar-electric vehicles
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
Aptera Motors has spent five years developing solar-electric vehicles, and CEO Chris Anthony says there are tens of thousands of pre-orders. He discusses entrepreneurship, the unique features of the sustainable vehicles, the manufacturing, charging, and repair process, and much more.

Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Water Sustainability - Green Sense Minute
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Kevin Fitzpatrick, Assistant Director of Engineering with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, describes how the TARP "Deep Tunnel" project is a sustainable solution for surface water management.

Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Kevin Fitzpatrick: Engineering the Deep Tunnel
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Kevin Fitzpatrick, Assistant Director of Engineering with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, describes how the TARP "Deep Tunnel" project is an engineering marvel and is being replicated in other cities around the world to help the environment, control flooding, and decrease pollution. He also discusses the operating cost over the past several decades, state-of-the-art technology used, his own involvement, and more.

Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
Infinite Herbs - Green Sense Minute
Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
Camilo Penalosa discusses how his entrepreneurial background helped him create his business, Infinite Herbs.

Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
An American Success Story
Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
Camilo Penalosa has achieved the American Dream after working hard and helping people for more than 20 years. He describes how his company, Infinite Herbs, became one of the top fresh herb companies in the U.S., his entrepreneurial background, and making a difference in the environment and society.