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 Oct 31, 2023
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Jeffrey Simon is the real lawyer behind the Netflix series Painkiller. Now he's focused on how Big Oil is hiding the facts about fossil fuels.
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Jeffrey Simon is the real lawyer behind the Netflix series Painkiller, and he won a historic 2-billion dollar settlement from Johnson & Johnson and other pharmaceutical companies. Now he's suing oil companies for 52 billion dollars. Jeffrey talks about how justice should be achieved, how the petroleum industry is harming the environment, his book Last Rites, and how companies shouldn't harm the public through recklessness or misinformation.
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
Jennifer Jewell is a gardener, educator, author, host of the Cultivating Place podcast. She talks about her book What We Sow, describes the ecological and cultural significance of seeds, and gives advice for finding seed suppliers. We do not have to rely on big business to buy and cultivate seeds.
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
Jennifer Jewell is a gardener, educator, and author of the book What We Sow. She offers advice on how individuals have the power to regain control of their food.
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
Dr. Bronner's soap started 75 years ago and is still innovative, committed to sustainability, and generous. Consumer educator Lisa Bronner talks about the family company's establishment and destruction in Germany, and why her grandfather started a new company in the U.S. with a message of peace and unity. Today they give away millions of dollars of profits, support their employees, promote sustainable production practices, and sponsor causes to help humanity.
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
Lisa Bronner talks about Dr. Bronner's 75-year-old company philosophy, and why it's a soap-maker with soul.
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
David Andrews, senior scientist at the Environmental Working Group, discusses how PFA chemicals affect the water supply and our health. He describes his research and the source of harmful chemicals, the lack of drinking water standards, and the influence of the chemical industry. Is the EPA doing enough? The news isn't all negative, but we should still be concerned.
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
David Andrews, senior scientist at the Environmental Working Group, talks about the use of chemicals in society.
Tuesday Oct 03, 2023
Tuesday Oct 03, 2023
There's a clean energy manufacturing boom, partly because of increasing manufacturing of hybrids, electric vehicles, and batteries. Tom Appel, publisher of Consumer Guide Automotive, is back on the show to talk about the challenges of vehicle sales and distribution, how the EV and hybrids market is busier, manufacturing and retail costs, how much consumers can pay, fake news, and much more.
Tuesday Oct 03, 2023
Tuesday Oct 03, 2023
Tom Appel, publisher of Consumer Guide Automotive, explains what kinds of electric vehicles are now in demand.