Green Sense Radio

Solar Stars Cites taking the lead on Renewable Energy

This week's guest is Johanna Neumann, Environment America, Senior Director for the Campaign for 100% Renewable Energy. We discuss the history of solar power, solutions to the cons associated with solar power, and Solar Stars - Cities setting the bar for the use of renewable energy.

Environment America is a DC-based network of 30 state environmental advocacy organizations that promote core environmental values, such as clean air to breathe, clean water to drink, and clean energy to power our lives. They do this through research, lobbying, litigation, and mobilization of public support. 

As gas prices rise so does the demand for EV’s

This week Guru of Gears, Tom Appel, publisher of Consumer Guide Automotive and the host of the podcast Car Stuff, joins us to explore the current price-gouging happening in the automotive industry. Despite the recent excitement around new EVs in the industry, getting your hands on one is not as simple. Tom gives us his thoughts on the current car shortage and breaks down the rising price of gas.

 

To learn more about what factors affect gasoline pricing please visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration website at https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/gasoline/factors-affecting-gasoline-prices.php

Making amazing, tasty, and healthy foods for underserved communities

This week we sat down with Bryant Terry, an award-winning chef, educator, and author renowned for his activism to create a healthy, just, and sustainable food system. He is currently a Chef-in-Residence at the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) in San Francisco where he creates public programming that celebrates the intersection of food, farming, health, activism, art, culture, and the African Diaspora. 

ESG Reporting: Corporate Greenwashing or Meaningful Change!

Derek Young is the Managing Director, of ESG Consulting Services at Summit Strategy Group. In this episode of Green Sense, we get into the details of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Environmental Social Governance (ESG) reporting - why it’s important and how it impacts all of us.

Green Automotive News: When will the global car computer chip shortage end?

This week Guru of Gears, Tom Appel, publisher of Consumer Guide Automotive and the
host of the podcast Car Stuff shares his thoughts on how the computer chip and wire
harness shortage is impacting availability and pricing of EVs. We also discuss the
highlights of this year’s NY Auto show along with an update on Tesla, Rivian and VWs
EV production.

The Uproot Project Promotes Diversity in Environmental Journalism

Lucia Priselac is the Founding Director of The Uproot Project a nonprofit organization launched in March 2021 to advance the careers of journalists of color who have been historically underrepresented when it comes to reporting on environment and science-related issues. Lucia is a proponent of individuals doing little acts to make their daily lives more sustainable and she provides concrete examples of how to bring about sustainable change in underserved communities.

Turning the Chicago River Green Year-Round

Friends of the Chicago River is an award-winning non-profit founded in 1979 with over 35,000
members, volunteers, and online advocates, that have been working to improve the health of
the Chicago River system for the benefit of people, plants, and animals.
This week we spoke with Margaret Frisbie, Executive Director, Friends of the Chicago River to
learn how this non-profit is turning a river once so polluted with waste from the city’s
meatpacking industry to a river that can be both ecologically healthy and a place for people to live, work, shop, and play.

Combating Fake News with Science

All the way from Berlin we are joined by Dr. Anna Zakrisson who is on a mission to empower individuals by promoting science literacy and critical thinking to make people more resistant to populist ideologies and alternative facts (AKA fake news!) She is the founder of the science communication platform Doctor Anna's Imaginarium and currently works as a Scientific Researcher with Green Roof Diagnostics. Hear how she combines art, science, and green roofs to help improve the sustainability of a community.

A life Sustainably Lived

Mike Keen is the Principal at Thrive Michiana, a sustainability and innovation consulting and development company.  He has dedicated his career to the principles of sustainability and is a longtime friend. Listen to his story on how he transitioned from a professor to a builder of accessible housing and his efforts to transform the housing system that has priced many out of owning a home.

Finding hidden talent in the disabled workforce

To make society sustainable, it must work for all its citizens. Mike Carney is the president and founder of KCARC. He has been creating a livelihood and tax-paying productive citizens for people who otherwise would have been left behind. Hear his story about how he began KCARC in 1972 with the mission to bring accessible, compassionate, and innovative services to people with disabilities, in Knox County, IN.