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. 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.
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Episodes
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Friday Jan 29, 2021
Friday Jan 29, 2021
Terraformation in recent months constructed the world’s largest fully off-grid, 100% solar-powered desalination facility which is helping nature reclaim areas that otherwise wouldn't be able to again grow trees. Jill Wagner is Terreformation’s Head of Forestry.
Friday Jan 15, 2021
Friday Jan 15, 2021
Recycling robots are making a dirty job much easier, safer and economical and we find out how from Matanya Horowitz, founder and CEO of AMP Robotics.
Thursday Dec 31, 2020
Thursday Dec 31, 2020
As 2020 comes to a close, we look back at the year in sustainable cars, trucks and beyond with Tom Appel, publisher of Consumer Guide Automotive and the host of the podcast Car Stuff.