Green Sense Radio

Sustainable water heater - Green Sense Minute

Scott Isaksen, National Sales Director at Essency Water Heaters, describes a sustainable hybrid electric alternative for heating water in your home.

Scott Isaksen: heating water sustainably

Scott Isaksen, National Sales Director at Essency Water Heaters, describes the company's sustainable alternative for heating water, using a hybrid (tank and tankless) design that uses electric instead of gas. Scott also answers questions about water heaters in the Green Sense Quiz, then discusses the history of the company and how he got involved. 

Robots on Farms - Green Sense Minute

Eric Adamson, co-founder and CEO of Tortuga AgTech, discusses his company's robotic strawberry harvester.

Seasonal Gas - Green Sense Minute

Tom Appel, publisher of Consumer Guide Automotive and host of the Car Stuff podcast, discusses the two types of seasonally formulated gas.

Gas, hot dogs, and an EV test drive

Tom Appel, publisher of Consumer Guide Automotive and host of the Car Stuff podcast, discusses seasonally formulated gas and a legacy brand's new vehicle. Then Tom takes the Green Sense Quiz about hot dogs before sharing his review of the 2024 Subaru Solterra Touring electric vehicle; he and Robert Colangelo test drove the Solterra after eating hot dogs at Superdawg.

Indoor farming - Green Sense Minute

Gene Giacomelli, Professor Emeritus at the University of Arizona, gives advice for indoor urban farming.

Gene Giacomelli - indoor farming

Gene Giacomelli is Professor Emeritus and former director of the Controlled Environment Agriculture Center at the University of Arizona. He talks about his 45 years of experience teaching students about indoor farming, what skills are required, the future of CEA, and what it take for urban farms to succeed. Gene also tests his knowledge about indoor farming in the Green Sense Quiz.

AI and the electric grid - Green Sense Minute

Jeff St. John, director of News and Special Projects at Canary Media, explains why the electric grid isn't ready for AI expansion. 

Jeff St. John - AI and Energy

Jeff St. John, director of News and Special Projects at Canary Media, has been following the relationship between AI computing energy demands and the U.S. energy sector. He discusses what data centers require, the challenges that utility companies have, and what kinds of decisions have to be made to accommodate environmental changes.

No Waste Cooking - Green Sense Minute

Food anthropologist Rebecca Chesney, Director of Sustainability Innovation for the food service company ISS Guckenheimer, discusses zero-waste cooking.