Green Sense Radio

Little Sun's off-grid solar/Green Justice Legal/Eat cleaner with Chef Mareya

Little Sun is bringing light and power to the 1.1 billion people worldwide do not have access to electricity through innovative devices and business models. We’re joined by Clay Tarica with the organization. 

 

Low-cost legal services to those who wouldn’t otherwise have access to legal representation on environmental cases is becoming available thanks to Green Justice Legal. We meet founder Marianne Cufone.

And Chef Mareya Ibrahim, the Fit Foodie has a recipe for nachos that will help you eat cleaner. You can also watch her prepare it on Facebook Live.

Chevy Bolt preview/Ice Energy/Ireland's fossil fuel divestment

A game-changing all-electric vehicle Consumer Guide Automotive publisher Tom Appel takes us through a test drive of the Chevy Bolt.

For storing energy, ice is nice The Ice Bear is a new kind of battery that stores cold air so you can switch off the A/C when electricity is most expensive. We meet inventor and Ice Energy CEO Mike Hopkins.

The Emerald Isle gets even greener  The Irish Parliament voted to divest public funds from fossil fuel in response to climate change. We talk with Eogan Rice of the humanitarian organization Trócaire.

 

How the US-Mexico wall already affects the environment/Crowdfunding thought leader Dr. Richard Swart

Conservation photographer Krista Schlyer has spent years photographing the US/Mexico borderlands showing how the wall that already exists there impacts ecosystems. With President Trump planning on building a bigger wall, she looks at the negative impact the current one already has, chronicled in the short film, Border Walls and Boundaries.

Crowdfunding thought leader Dr. Richard Swart provides an update on this relatively new way to fund business ventures, many of which are sustainable.

 

 

Chef Mareya Ibrahim/Dept. of Defense and Climate Change

Chef Mareya Ibrahim can help you keep your healthy eating resolutions for 2017. She's an award-winning entrepreneur, TV chef, author and healthy living expert and has the top healthy, sustainable food trends for the new year. 

The U.S. Department of Defense sees climate change as a serious threat to national security. Francesco Femia, co-founder and president of the Center for Climate and Security helps us understand how this threat could be effectively addressed, even though President Donald Trump does not belive in climate change. 

 

Flying car race/Solar's record-breaking growth

“Machine technology is advanced most rapidly by war and racing. We chose racing.” That’s the slogan used by Dezso Molnar’s Flying Car Invitational happening later this year. Not only is he the organizer of the event, he’s a builder and pilot of his own flying car design, which help vehicles on the road become lighter and more fuel efficient.

A report just came out showing the 3rd quarter of 2016 shattered all previous records on the installation of solar panels. To explain, we’re joined by the Solar Energies Industries Association VP of communications, Dan Whitten.

 

 

GM becoming landfill-free/big benefits, big growth of behind-the-meter power storage

GM, which already has been working on environmental innovations like the all-electric Chevy Bolt and self-driving car just announced several of it’s facilities around the world are landfill-free, meaning everything’s recycled. Joining us is John Bradburn, Global Manager of Waste Reduction for GM. 

Big growth is predicted for behind-the-meter energy storage, a sustainable option for saving energy. So far, the numbers are small but that's expected to change for the better. We’re joined by Brett Simon, Energy Storage Analyst with Green Tech Media Research who's written a new report on behind-the-meter storage. 

Slow Food USA, Saving bees by the billions, 2016 green car wrap-up

Slow Food USA Executive Director Richard McCarthy explains how the incoming Trump administration’s environmental approach can be countered by empowering individuals and communities to change the world through food that is good, clean and fair for all.

Saving  billions of bees. We get to know Becky Langer, project manager of the North American Bayer Bee Care Program.

Green cars score big in 2016. Consumer Guide Automotive Publisher Tom Appel has a look back at the year in EVs, hybrids, high fuel efficiency and other tech that’s saving money for drivers and the environment.

Desalination and the water crisis, human-powered streetlights saving energy

Desalination - the answer to our water crisis? We explore the possibilities of extracting salt from seawater to bring clean water to the parts of the world stricken by drought in a chat with Rick Stover, Director of the International Desalination Association.

“City sidewalks, busy sidewalks” generating energy! The world’s first streetlights powered by human footsteps were installed recently in Las Vegas. EnGoPlanet CEO Petar Morovic is our guest.

2016 - the year in urban farming. Chris Higgins of Urban Ag News gives us an update on the big trends for the year that was.

Sitka Salmon Shares, food companies tackling water pollution

A good catch - salmon that’s good for you and the planet. We’re joined by salmon expert, author, historian and President of Sitka Salmon Shares, Nicolaas Mink. 

 

Major food companies are tackling water pollution. With agriculture the leading cause of water pollution, seven major food companies – including General Mills, Pepsi and Hormel - have committed to doing something to reduce it. We talk with Eliza Roberts, Water Program manager of Ceres, a non-profit working with large companies on being more sustainable. 

Growing fresh produce at home with Organiponic, Green cars at the L.A. Auto Show, the business of sustainability

What if locally grown produce meant steps away from your dinner table? Organiponic is a new system for growing produce at home an we’re joined by inventor & CEO Andy Dewey.

Dave Miller of DriveWithDave.com recently visited the L.A. Auto Show and has a look at some of the green car innovations he saw.

A recent article in the Harvard Business Review confirms what we’ve been saying on Green Sense for quite a while now being good for the planet is good for business. We’re joined by Dr. Tensie Whelan, professor with New York University Stern School of Business.