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Special Edition: Meet the CEA Press

2022 was a year of unpredictability for agriculture, with droughts, floods, volatile
weather, kinks in the supply chain, inflation, and labor shortages. Along with the
challenges came advancements in Controlled Environmental Agriculture (CEA)
technology allowing more crops to be grown indoors while minimizing risk. CEA
covers a wide range of crops grown in greenhouses and vertical farms - from
floriculture to fruits and vegetables to cannabis and hemp.

This week we have a special edition of Green Sense Show where we meet the
CEA press to look back on the CEA industry in 2022 and what we can expect to
see in 2023.

Host Robert Colangelo has a candid discussion with representatives from three
leading publications that make up the CEA Press: Jennifer Marston, Senior
Reporter AgFunder, Brian Sparks, Senior Editor of Greenhouse Grower, and
Chris Higgins, Founder of Urban Ag News.

Kim Blomquist

Building physical technologies that will change the physical world.

This week we spoke with Kim Blomquist, Director of Marketing and Communications, at mHUB, an innovation center for all things hard tech. Kim discusses how mHUB’s prototyping labs, industry partnerships, and a commitment to U.S. manufacturing (the mHUB ecosystem) are changing the landscape of hard tech development. Hear what resources mHub has to offer startups that make things.

WWF building a future where people live in harmony with nature

This week we are joined by Julia Kurnik, the Director of Innovation Startups at
World Wildlife Funds. WWF is the world’s leading conversation organization,
working in nearly 100 countries to develop and deliver innovative solutions that
protect communities, wildlife, and the places in which they live. Julia discusses
how climate change is impacting crop production in the US. There recent
research suggests alternative locations to grow crops more sustainably.

EV technology coming in 2023

This week a chat with Tom Appel, publisher of Consumer Guide Automotive, to
look back at the many new green transportation innovations we saw in 2022 and
look forward to what to expect in 2023. Tom also shares his thoughts on oil
changes: synthetic vs. traditional and how many miles can you go between
changes.

Carbon from Liability to Feedstock

Prince William of Wales launched the Earthshot Prize Awards last year, an international contest to fund the world's most promising projects in five categories: protect and restore nature, clean our air, revive our oceans, build a waste-free world, and fix our climate".

This week we spoke with Zara Summers, Lanza tech’s Vice President of Science, the only American finalist, about their unique solution to change the way people think about carbon from a “liability” to a valuable feedstock for a wide range of sustainable new products.

The Greening of Young Hearts and Minds

This week we are joined by Mike Bryson, Roosevelt University’s Professor of Sustainability Studies and co-leader in developing the university's first Strategic Sustainability Plan. The plan positions the school as a leader in driving the greening of American higher education institutions. Mike discusses the plan’s goal of creating an environment that is focused on key issues and challenges in sustainability with courses focused on climate and energy, education and outreach, waste and natural resources, and economics and governance.

Is Hydrogen the silver bullet when it comes to a clean energy fuel?

Hydrogen is abundant, but is it really the clean energy fuel of the future?

This week Tom Appel, publisher of Consumer Guide Automotive, joins us to discuss the pros and cons of hydrogen and his thoughts on applications for where it can become the fuel of the future.

Clean energy options for your home

This week we spoke with a master of many trades, Ron Cowgill. Ron is a
contractor in the Chicago area and the host of Mighty House Radio Show. With
winter coming and power outages a possibility, we reviewed home generator
options, including - solar, to learn which is most cost-effective. We also discussed
what’s involved with home solar panel installation - is it a DIY project or
something best left to professional installers?

Take - Make -Waste- Rethinking our relationship with stuff!

This week we explore the circular economy, a practical approach to sustainability, with our guest Sandra Goldmark who is a professor, author, and entre- and intrapreneur with deep expertise in circularity and the need for radical collaboration for climate action. Sandra discusses her experience in theatre design and how it opened her eyes to the vast and entrenched
systems that control how we make, obtain, and dispose of our stuff and how they are harmful to both people and the planet.

Campaign to Make Illinois a leader in the use of EVs

Brian Urbaszewski, Director of Environmental Health at the Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago, joins us again with an update on their Clean Air Initiative RHA is working to reduce air pollution from diesel fuel, supporting efforts to increase the use of clean nonpolluting sources of energy, and increasing the use of electric vehicles.

The Respiratory Health Association is on a mission to prevent lung disease, promote clean air and help people live better through education, research, and policy change. Listen to our previous episode with Brian to learn more about RHA and its mission to prevent lung disease, promote clean air and help people live better through education, research, and policy change.

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