Green Sense Radio

Alaina Harkness - Green Sense Minute

Alaina Harkness, Executive Director of Current, discusses the Chicago-based water technology innovator.

Alaina Harkness - Water Innovation Hub

Alaina Harkness, Executive Director of Current, is back on the show to discuss the multimillion-dollar grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation that will help turn the Midwest region into a hub for water innovation. She explains why "We want to make it here, made in the Great Lakes, but built for the world."

Mick Jacobsen: bringing the library outdoors

Mick Jacobsen, executive director of the Lake Villa District Library, says "Libraries were doing green way before it was cool." He discusses how the library serves the community and promotes sustainability. Mick also describes the new plan to transform 30 acres of land into an outdoor library space.

Sustainable Library - Green Sense Minute

Mick Jacobsen, Executive Director of the Lake Villa District Library, is overseeing the implementation of the outdoor library space plan. 

Norway EVs - Green Sense Minute

Tom Appel, publisher of Consumer Guide Automotive, discusses what the U.S. can learn from Norway to increase electric vehicle use.

Learning from Norway about Electric Vehicles

Norway is transitioning to electric vehicles; by 2025 all new cars will be zero-emission, and all new trucks will be zero-emission by 2030. Tom Appel, publisher of Consumer Guide Automotive, talks about what the U.S. can learn from the oil-rich northern European country. Tom also discusses what role the government plays, Norway's charging infrastructure, recycling, incentive programs, challenges, and more.

When Solar Ends - Green Sense Minute

Have you heard of decommissioning solar projects? Justin Lindemann, a policy analyst at the North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center, talks about a new national report.

Solar Decommissioning Report: Justin Lindemann

Have you heard of solar decommissioning? Here is a fact-based discussion with Justin Lindemann, a policy analyst at the North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center, about the report 50 States of Solar Decommissioning: 2023 Snapshot. Justin explains why it's important for consumers, developers, and landowners to understand how solar projects affect the environment, and what long-term planning is required at the end of a solar project's lifecycle. He also discusses emerging state requirements and how the N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center assists organizations. 

Greenhouse Technology - Green Sense Minute

Joep Van den Bosch is Chief Strategy Officer for the Ridder Group, a Dutch company that produces innovative technical solutions for greenhouses and indoor vertical farms.

Farming Technology

How do you locally feed a growing global population with less arable land and a changing climate? Joep Van den Bosch is Chief Strategy Officer for the Ridder Group, a Dutch company that produces innovative technical solutions for greenhouses and indoor vertical farms. Joep comes from a third-generation Dutch greenhouse farmer family and shares his global perspective on the Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) industry. He discusses how AI and robots help farming in controlled environments, especially when local people don't want to do manual labor.