
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

Monday May 10, 2021
OffShore Wind
Monday May 10, 2021
Monday May 10, 2021
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.

Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Interview with Aptera CTO Nathan Armstrong
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
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.

Thursday Apr 15, 2021
Sustainability and global shipping
Thursday Apr 15, 2021
Thursday Apr 15, 2021
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.

Monday Apr 05, 2021
Solar panels and canals
Monday Apr 05, 2021
Monday Apr 05, 2021
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.

Monday Mar 29, 2021
Green Automotive News with Tom Appel
Monday Mar 29, 2021
Monday Mar 29, 2021
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.

Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
'Green bashing' and the Texas power outages
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
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.

Monday Mar 08, 2021
Green hydrogen producer Plug Power CEO Andy Marsh
Monday Mar 08, 2021
Monday Mar 08, 2021
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.

Thursday Feb 25, 2021
Yale Climate Scientist Anthony Leiserowitz of 'Meltdown' documentary
Thursday Feb 25, 2021
Thursday Feb 25, 2021
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.

Friday Feb 12, 2021
Chris Higgins of Urban Ag News/Hort Americas
Friday Feb 12, 2021
Friday Feb 12, 2021
The world’s population could reach 10 billion people in the next 30 years. How we feed them has led to a lot of exciting developments in high-tech, indoor growing. Chris Higgins is co-owner of Hort Americas and founder of Urban Ag News which provides innovative and educational content to those interested in starting non-traditional businesses in urban agriculture, city and vertical farms.

Tuesday Feb 09, 2021
Dandelion geothermal
Tuesday Feb 09, 2021
Tuesday Feb 09, 2021
Dandelion Energy is a geothermal energy company that’s seen some good growth in recent years.
We’re joined by CEO Michael Sachse.