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Clean energy is important - Green Sense Minute

Jeff St. John, Director of News and Special Projects at Canary Media, explains why clean energy is important.

Clean energy and Trump's plans

Jeff St. John, Director of News and Special Projects at Canary Media, discusses the Trump administration's new executive orders and policy initiatives, and how they affect various aspects of sustainability efforts, including clean energy, environmental protection, the EPA, and program funding. Jeff also breaks down several issues, including the Inflation Reduction Act and infrastructure, energy sources and prices, the implications of "Drill Baby Drill," and a lot more in this informative interview. 

Hardtech - Green Sense Minute

Kim Blomquist, Senior Director of Marketing and Communications at MHub, describes what Hardtech is.

Startup resources and Hardtech

Kim Blomquist is back on the Green Sense show in her new role as Senior Director of Marketing and Communications at mHUB, which hosted the HardTech Summit in March. She explains what Hardtech is and shares insights from the summit, which included the annual Revolution Awards. Kim also gives us an update on how startups can access mHub resources including the prototyping lab, the support ecosystem, and funding.

Sustainable entrepreneurship - Green Sense Minute

Yasmina Zaidman, Chief Development and Partnerships Officer at Acumen, describes how they invest in entrepreneurs to alleviate poverty.

Helping entrepreneurs to reduce poverty

Yasmina Zaidman is the Chief Development and Partnerships Officer at Acumen, a non-profit that uses an investment approach to fund entrepreneurs to decrease poverty. Yasmina also describes her career journey and shares advice for people who want to make a sustainable difference in global issues.

Are CEA investors gone? Green Sense Minute

Chris Higgins, founder of Urban Ag News, is a third-generation farmer and an expert in controlled environment agriculture (CEA). He explains why investors have lost interest in CEA. 

Chris Higgins discusses CEA challenges

Chris Higgins is a third-generation farmer and the founder of Urban Ag News. He is back on the show to discuss how controlled environment agriculture (CEA) was once a hotbed for innovation, and why investors have lost interest. He also does a deep dive into the challenges indoor farmers face, including how crops are grown and distributed, and the input costs and labor.

Updating urban infrastructure - Green Sense Minute

Sybil Derrible, Professor of Urban Engineering at the University of Illinois Chicago and author of The Infrastructure Book: How Cities Work and Power Our Lives, explains why cities should be more sustainable.

Sustainable urban renewal

Sybil Derrible is Professor of Urban Engineering at the University of Illinois Chicago, where he also directs the Complex and Sustainable Urban Networks Lab. We're thrilled to have him back on the show to discuss his new book, The Infrastructure Book: How Cities Work and Power Our Lives. He also offers a deep dive into how urban renewal can be technical and sustainable.