Green Sense Radio

Fishing the Seven Seas for Sustainable Fiber

From seaweed to fiber, we sat down with Algiknit founder and CEO Tessa Callaghan, who created the next generation of eco-conscious materials. AlgiKnit is creating eco-conscious, renewable yarns for the circular economy, developing durable yet rapidly degradable yarns from kelp, one of the most regenerative organisms on the planet. Their material is built for everyone: a functional and accessible resource without environmental harm. This week Tessa breaks down the current textile industry and her goals to create a more sustainable way to produce textiles.

Life After the Pandemic

Recent studies have shown that improving our diets positively affects our health. Sustainable food production also can further reduce damage to the planet. Click the link in our bio to listen to our episode with Sarah Reinhardt of the Union of Concerned Scientists. We discuss how improving our diets improves the planet's health. Sarah also talks about how new policy recommendations for federal agencies can help protect public health and food security for generations to come.

OffShore Wind

Offshore wind power is the use of wind farms constructed in bodies of water, usually in the ocean, to harvest wind energy to generate electricity. There are currently only five offshore wind turbines, all located on Rhode Island; however, offshore wind has the potential to meet up to 90% of U.S. electricity demand by 2050. We spoke with Hand Reed from Environment America to discuss how the U.S. can meet its fullest wind energy potential with the continued development of offshore wind farms.

Interview with Aptera CTO Nathan Armstrong

This week we spoke with Aptera CTO Nathan Armstrong to discuss Aptera’s first solar electric vehicle (SEV) that can hold a charge for up to 1,000 miles and requires no charging for most daily use. These advancements make it the most efficient vehicle ever made available to consumers. 

Sustainability and global shipping

This week we spoke to Henry Byers with the world's leading supply chain intelligence company FreightWaves to discuss the global shipping industry. The industry is experiencing an increasing all-time high in demand, and shortages in shipping containers and ships backed up in ports create kinks in the supply chain. Byers also gives his insights on the recent Suez Canal blockage by the Ever Given.

Solar panels and canals

Sometimes just the right combination of things can lead to the whole being greater than the sum of its parts. Combining canals and solar panels brings big benefits when it comes to water conservation and clean energy production. Brandi McKuin of the University of California Merced, and UC Santa Cruz is lead author of a new feasibility study.

Green Automotive News with Tom Appel

There’s been big movement on electric cars in 2021 with car companies that have been around for more than a century embracing the latest tech. With the latest on Green Automotive news, we turn to Tom Appel, publisher of Consumer Guide Automotive. 

'Green bashing' and the Texas power outages

Losing your electricity can be more than an inconvenience. It can be fatal as we saw in the Texas power grid failure last month.   While renewable energy was often blamed by some politicians and news commentators, that narrative has been widely debunked.    To help us understand what we might learn from it, we're joined by Julie McNamara who covers grid resilience issues for the Union of Concerned Scientists.

Green hydrogen producer Plug Power CEO Andy Marsh

The largest green hydrogen production facility in North America is on its way to upstate New York.

Plug Power’s CEO Andy Marsh says the company’s future  revolves around building the green hydrogen economy and it's investing 290 million dollars to back that claim up.  

Yale Climate Scientist Anthony Leiserowitz of 'Meltdown' documentary

The documentary ‘Meltdown’ is an  exploration of the intersection of art and science, set against the breathtaking canvas of the magnificent, but fast-melting, icebergs in Greenland. It features the work of renowned glacier photographer Lynn Davis and the insight of Yale climate scientist Tony Leiserowitz.