Podcasts about Green America

This week, we kick off our new exhibit and content initiative American Prophets: Writers, Religion, and Culture with four writers of speculative fiction: N. K. Jemisin, Matthew J. Kirby, Nnedi Okorafor, and Nghi Vo. Moderated by Michi Trota, the panel of authors discuss religion in their writing, the importance of considering socio-spiritual systems when world-building, and how these influence the ways their characters move through the worlds they create.This conversation originally took place April 22, 2025 and was recorded live at the Harold Washington Library Center in Chicago. We hope you enjoy entering the Mind of a Writer.American Prophets: Writers, Religion, and Culture opens November 2025 at the American Writers Museum in Chicago. Learn more about the exhibit and upcoming programming schedule here. American Prophets is supported by a grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. through its Religion and Cultural Institutions Initiative.AWM PODCAST NETWORK HOMEMore about the writers:N. K. JEMISIN is a fantasy author and 2020 MacArthur Fellow whose fiction has been recognized with multiple Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards. Most of her works have been optioned for television or film, and collectively her novels, including the Broken Earth trilogy — The Fifth Season, The Obelisk Gate, and The Stone Sky — have sold over two million copies. Her speculative works range widely in theme, though with repeated motifs: resistance and oppression, loneliness and belonging, and Wouldn't It Be Cool If This One Ridiculous Thing Happened. In her spare time she's into tabletop and video games, biking, fanfiction, and urban gardening. She lives and writes in Brooklyn, with her son and two cats.MATTHEW J. KIRBY is the critically acclaimed and award-winning author of numerous books for young readers, including The Clockwork Three, Icefall, The Lost Kingdom, the Dark Gravity Sequence, the Assassin's Creed series Last Descendants, A Taste for Monsters, and Star Splitter. He has also written adult titles for the Assassin's Creed and Diablo video game franchises. He has won the Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery, the PEN Center USA award for Children's Literature, and the Judy Lopez Memorial Award.NNEDI OKORAFOR is the author of multiple award-winning and New York Times bestsellers, including Death of the Author, the Binti trilogy, Who Fears Death, and Lagoon, currently in development at Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment. She has won every major prize in speculative fiction, including the World Fantasy, Nebula, and Eisner Awards; multiple Hugo Awards; and the Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa. Born in Cincinnati to Igbo Nigerian immigrant parents, she now resides in Phoenix, Arizona, with her daughter, Anyaugo.NGHI VO is the author of the novels Siren Queen and The Chosen and the Beautiful, as well as the acclaimed novellas of the Singing Hills Cycle, which began with The Empress of Salt and Fortune. The series entries have been finalists for the Nebula Award, the Locus Award, and the Lambda Literary Award, and have won the Crawford Award, the Ignyte Award, and the Hugo Award. Born in Illinois, she now lives on the shores of Lake Michigan. She believes in the ritual of lipstick, the power of stories, and the right to change your mind. Her latest release is Don't Sleep With the Dead.MICHI TROTA is a five-time Hugo Award-winning Filipino American writer, editor, and narrative expert. Her work explores how to use empowerment, representation, and storytelling to attain collective liberation and to dismantle oppressive institutions, not just survive them. She is the Executive Editor at the environmental justice and advocacy nonprofit Green America and her publications include the Wing Luke Museum 2018-19 exhibit Worlds Beyond Here: Expanding the Universe of APA Science Fiction and Chicago Magazine, and she's been featured in The Guardian, Chicago Tribune, and CNN: Philippines. She is also a member of the Filipino Young Leaders Program 2022 Immersion cohort and a fire performer with Raks Geek/Raks Inferno Fire+Bellydance.

This week, speculative fiction writers Darcie Little Badger, Michi Trota, and Suzanne Walker discuss their work, crafting other worlds with writing, and the science fiction genre at large. This conversation originally took place May 19, 2024 and was recorded live at the American Writers Festival. AWM PODCAST NETWORK HOME About the writers: DARCIE LITTLE BADGER is a Lipan Apache writer with a PhD in oceanography. Her critically acclaimed debut novel, Elatsoe, was featured in TIME as one of the best 100 fantasy books of all time. Elatsoe also won the Locus Award for Best First Novel and was a Nebula, Ignyte, and Lodestar finalist. Her second fantasy novel, A Snake Falls to Earth, received the Newbery Honor, was a LA Times Book Prize Finalist, and was longlisted for the National Book Award. Darcie is married to a veterinarian named Taran and splits time between California and Texas. MICHI TROTA is a five-time Hugo Award-winning Filipino American writer, editor, and narrative expert. Her work explores how to use empowerment, representation, and storytelling to attain collective liberation and to dismantle oppressive institutions, not just survive them. She is the Executive Editor at the environmental justice and advocacy nonprofit Green America and her publications include the Wing Luke Museum 2018-19 exhibit Worlds Beyond Here: Expanding the Universe of APA Science Fiction and Chicago Magazine, and she's been featured in The Guardian, Chicago Tribune, and CNN: Philippines. She is also a member of the Filipino Young Leaders Program 2022 Immersion cohort and a fire performer with Raks Geek/Raks Inferno Fire+Bellydance. SUZANNE WALKER is a Chicago-based writer and editor. She is co-creator of the critically acclaimed, award-nominated graphic novel Mooncakes. Her short fiction has been published in Clarkesworld and Uncanny Magazine, and the Star Wars anthology From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi. Her nonfiction works have appeared in a diverse array of publications, StarTrek.com, and academic anthologies. She has spoken on panels at numerous conventions on a variety of topics. She is a scholar of medieval Italian longsword and enjoys aerial silks, figure skating, and baseball. You can find her on Twitter or Instagram at @suzusaur.

How is your sustainability program? Well, we all talk about the three R's: reduce, reuse and recycle. One apparel decorator has expanded that mantra to new heights. I'm talking about Alex Eaves with Stay Vocal. His company is a Green America certified reuse apparel brand.Stay vocal uses apparel, and creates new products for its apparel line. And we'll learn more about what Alex is doing with his company, and how you can maybe rethink ways you can incorporate new sustainable ideas into your business on this episode of Success Stories!

Stu Burguiere examines the negative effects that ESG has brought onto corporations in the United States as they try to out-woke each other and conform to ridiculous green standards. Then, chief researcher for Glenn Beck Jason Buttrill joins to talk the latest on the southern border and give his take on Stu's big bet with Glenn Beck. And new polling shows that Joe Biden continues to be increasingly unpopular with his voters. TODAY'S SPONSOR   JASE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS ANTIBIOTICS Go to http://www.JaseMedical.com today and enter code “STU” at checkout for a discount on your order Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you ever wondered if there was another version of this country besides the one that was taught in schools? For many Americans, especially Black Americans, the answer is yes. The backstory that most of us were taught has been whitewashed and sugarcoated, its truths buried and untold, with many delivered halfway — if at all. Reality rewritten. In his new book, Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America, columnist and political commentator Michael Harriot presents a retelling of our nation's history that promises to set the record straight and showcase the perspectives and experiences of Black Americans. The prevailing narratives of history are rife with errors and oversights — after all, history books were written by those in power and from their perspective. In a society that so often devalues and erases the Black experience, Harriot's book challenges the dominant paradigm, with each page a choice to subvert it. In Black AF History, Michael Harriot presents a more complete version of American history. It centers Black Americans, combining provocative, witty storytelling with research based on both primary sources and the work of pioneering Black historians, scholars, and journalists. Harriot also enlightens readers with little-known stories: From the African-Americans who arrived before the Mayflower to the unenslavable bandit who inspired America's first police force. Harriot asserts that American history has been synonymous with white history. But in his book, history is Black AF. Michael Harriot is a journalist, author and cultural critic. His award-winning journalism has appeared in the Washington Post, The Atlantic, your television, and his mother's refrigerator. He earned the National Association of Black Journalists Awards for digital commentary, television news writing and magazine writing. He is the author of the book Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America and currently serves as a columnist for The Guardian and theGrio.com, where he covers the intersection of race, politics, and media … and animal attacks. Marcus Harrison Green is the publisher of the South Seattle Emerald and a columnist with the Seattle Times. Growing up in South Seattle, he experienced first-hand the impact of one-dimensional stories on marginalized communities, which taught him the value of authentic narratives. An award-winning storyteller, he was awarded the Seattle Human Rights Commissions' Individual Human Rights Leader Award for 2020, and named the inaugural James Baldwin Fellow by the Northwest African American Museum in 2022. Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America Third Place Books

John Beske and Marla Rose, Vegan Street's 25th Birthday! JOHN BESKE is a long-time veteran of graphic design, advertising and marketing with stints at a series of large and small advertising agencies including Leo Burnett and Della Femina McNamee. During this time, he produced print, television, promotional and retail advertising and design for dozens of companies including such famous brands as General Mills, Sony, Popsicle, Miller Brewing and, yes, even McDonald's. Eventually, he became disillusioned the advertising industry and left the agency scene to become an art director for brands he believed were doing good in the world. Shortly after, he co-founded a visionary marketing agency called Sustain that devoted all of its work to building the messaging of non-profits in the environmental and social justice sectors including campaigns for Sierra Club, Earthjustice and the Rainforest Action Network. During this same time, he teamed up with Marla to create the pioneering website Vegan Street in 1998, and open a Chicago chapter of EarthSave International in 1999.  In 2005, he left Sustain to form John Beske Communications, which has been building the brands of vegan and ecologically responsible companies and organizations for more than a decade. John Beske Communications has now been folded into Vegan Street Media. MARLA ROSE is an award-nominated journalist, columnist, public speaker, recipe developer and author as well as event planner. Since leaving her job in humane education in 1998, Marla has dedicated her life to building vegan culture and community and today she writes most of the content for Vegan Street. In 1999, Marla was the founding chairperson of EarthSave Chicago, which hosted dozens of monthly potlucks, each featuring speakers, and produced five major day-long vegan conferences called The Conference for Conscious Living, which ultimately evolved into  Chicago VeganMania, which was a popular free festival for ten years. In 2009, she and her partner John Beske were awarded Activists of the Year by Mercy for Animals and won Green America‘s People and Planet Award in 2015. For the past several years, she has been writing feature stories for magazines and has spoken at the Green Festival, Animal Rights Conference, Vegetarian Summerfest and many other conferences and festivals. She is a frequent writer for  VegNews  magazine, a writer of feature stories and author of several books.

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On the 9th episode of Petworking, we cover a topic that has the potential to drive profound reverberations across the pet food ecosystem, the human food ecosystem, and in the fight against climate change. Regenerative agriculture is a system of farming principles and practices that seeks to rehabilitate and enhance the entire ecosystem of the farm by placing a heavy premium on soil health. It is a method of farming that "regenerates" the soil, improving its nutrient content and increasing its carbon capture potential. I was fortunate enough to be joined by Tina Owens, Senior Fellow of Regenerative Agriculture at Green America to discuss regenerative agriculture, and why it is more than a sustainability buzzword. Take a listen to the episode to hear Tina and I discuss: Regenerative Agriculture and its Ties to Nutrient Density in Food The importance of soil health in determining the nutrient content of food Produce that is grown, and livestock that is raised, on regenerative soils, are 10-20 times more nutrient dense than their counterparts that are produced on "conventional" farmland The Positive Health Effects of Eating a Nutrient-Dense Diet for Both Humans and Animals Nutrient deficiencies in food can lead to health issues such as obesity, as the body craves more food to compensate for the lack of essential nutrients Nutrient density, not calories, is the driver of satiety. Studies have shown that consumers of nutrient-dense diets were able to eat fewer calories and still feel full Regenerative Agriculture's Potential to Contribute to Carbon Sequestration Livestock contributes approximately 14.5% of all human-induced GHG emissions "Conventional" agriculture degrades soil and eliminates methanotrophs that digest methane In the U.S., 30 million cattle are slaughtered on conventional farms each year, versus only 350,000 on grass-fed/regenerative farms The U.S. is the number-one country in terms of meat consumption in the world American dogs and cats are the 5th-largest consumers of meat in the world on a per-country-basis Roaming, grazing livestock on regenerative soils contribute to carbon sequestration Despite all of the benefits outlined above, very few companies are marketing regenerative agriculture to the consumer, and outlining the connection between regenerative agriculture, and increased nutrient density, better health outcomes, and carbon sequestration. Regenerative agriculture is still in its early stages. Several companies, like Cargill, Pepsi, and Nestle, have committed to implementing regenerative agriculture practices. Regenerative practices can be profitable for farmers and can contribute to the longevity of their farms. However, ultimately, it will require demonstrated demand from the consumer to ensure that regenerative agriculture is adopted on a large scale. Hopefully, after watching this episode, you'll find it in you to become an advocate for regenerative agriculture, for the good of human health, animal health, and the health of our planet.

Carolyn Harding w/ Cathy Cowan Becker and Randi Pokladnik, co-organizers of the grassroots coalition to Save Ohio Parks, No Fracking on Public Land. Cathy Cowan Becker is a longtime climate and environmental activist in Central Ohio. From 2017-21, she led the Ready for 100 Ohio campaign, which pushed the city of Columbus to enact electric aggregation for 100% renewable energy and issue a Climate Action Plan that aims to cut carbon pollution 45% by 2030. She is the former director of the sustainability nonprofit Simply Living. Cathy now works as Responsible Finance Campaign Director for the national sustainability group Green America and is volunteer co-lead for Save Ohio Parks, a grassroots campaign to resist forced fracking in our state parks and other public lands. Cathy holds master's degrees in history, journalism, public administration, and environment and natural resources. Dr. Randi Pokladnik was born and raised in the Ohio Valley. She earned an associate degree in Environmental Engineering, a BA in Chemistry, MA and PhD in Environmental Studies. She is certified in hazardous materials regulations and holds a teaching license in STEM. She worked as a research chemist for National Steel Corporation and has taught secondary and post-secondary science and math classes for more than 20 years. She now volunteers for several local grassroots groups including: FaCT Ohio, Citizens Climate Lobby, Mid Ohio Valley Climate Action and Save Ohio Parks. www.saveohioparks.org GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station. Face Book: www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ SoundCloud! @user-42674753 Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!

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https://youtu.be/kijTzZn2g_Y Why Switch to a Responsible Credit Card When you open a credit card, your fees go to the issuing bank. This includes: fees merchants pay for each purchase, interest on your balance, annual fees, balance transfer fees, and late fees. The bank then makes loans to individuals and businesses. The big global banks (Bank of America, Citigroup, JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, and others) have engaged in predatory lending, investing in fossil fuel companies and projects, and deceiving consumers with opening an unrequested account, hidden charges, and fees. You can find credit cards issued by a community development bank or credit union, which will, in turn, use your fees to support sustainable loans and support their communities. Be aware that some credit cards issued by local credit unions are provided through global banks. The following are some examples of the practices of mega-banks. Climate change: The companies that banks fund continue to engage in building coal power plants. A report by the Rainforest Action Network (RAN) and the Sierra Club found that the worst five banks for financing coal are Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, Citi, Morgan Stanley, and Wells Fargo. Foreclosure scandals: Global banks had a large role in the great recession of 2007-2009 partly because of the large number of dishonest mortgages. Bank of America, Citi, JP Morgan Chase, and Wells Fargo all agreed to pay billions of dollars to the US government to settle accusations that they improperly reviewed foreclosures and mishandled loan modifications. Three Gorges Dam – Citigroup, and Merrill Lynch provided loan capital for China's Three Gorges Dam which displaced over a million people, submerged toxic facilities, and destroyed wetlands. Politics – Like many companies, mega-banks make large political donations. JP Morgan Chase, Citi-Group, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and US Bancorp have mostly supported Republican candidates. Predatory lending: In 2009, the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (CARD) Act was put into place to protect consumers from some of the worst predatory lending practices. These practices were common and global-banks continue to work around them. They use any number of fees on accounts. Responsible Credit Card Options Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) certification is a designation given by the CDFI Fund to specialized organizations that provide financial services in low-income communities and to people who lack access to financing. CDFI's finance community businesses, including small businesses, microenterprises, nonprofit organizations, commercial real estate, and affordable housing. There is a CDFI locator here: https://ofn.org/cdfi-locator. Below are some responsible credit card options. Each institution issues its own responsible credit card. Please review the fees and interest charged to make sure the card you choose is appropriate for you. We recommend using a credit card with no annual fee and paying it off each month to avoid interest and fees. Aspiration – Spend daily with Zero to neutralize your footprint and earn up to 1% cash back. Use your rewards to plant more trees or receive a statement credit.  Green America – Green America's Visa supports Green America's programs. Their mission is to harness economic power to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society. Hope Federal Credit Union – Hope CU has worked for decades to provide loans to underserved people in the southeast US. Self-Help Credit Union – Self-Help CU, based in North Carolina, works in traditionally underserved communities. Permaculture Credit Union's (PCU) – PCU, based in New Mexico, is committed to sustainable responsible loans and investments. PCU's card is issued by the Illinois Credit Union League. Beneficial State Bank – Beneficial State Bank, with TCM Bank,

This week, Barbara Jacques—Founder and CEO of JACQ'S, a vegan and sustainable skincare line created for women of color by women of color—celebrates her recent success of winning one of Pharrell William's Black Ambition Prizes, her first time participating in an accelerator program, and the impact of mentorship and coaching to help evolve the brand and its expansion into retail. Barbara talks about the importance of laughter and finding joyful moments in everything she does. She recounts the learnings from her mother saying “She allowed me to find myself in beauty and have fun with it.” Barbara is an advocate for education and encourages founders to read and do their own research. She talks openly about going from an “at home alchemist” to working with a formulator and understanding the importance of science in the end results and delivering efficacy products.    Bio: Barbara created JACQ'S after a health scare during her pregnancy. As a way to cope with her illness, she began studying green medicine, and holistic plant botany. The more research she did, the more concerns she had about the effects of ingredients on our overall health. After recovering from her illness and delivering her daughter, Barbara created JACQ'S with a mission to change the way the beauty industry sees skincare and women of color. Black women, Brown women, Latin women, Asian women, and everyone in between should be seen and to be seen as much more than props and profit margins. Products sold and marketed to Black women contain some of the most toxic chemicals used in the cosmetics industry. JACQ'S product collection is inspired by Barbara's Caribbean background using exotic ingredients, cruelty-free products, and sustainable packaging. The company is a Green America-certified business that's Peta approved and a long-time partner at the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. Jacques has been featured in ELLE Magazine, NBC News, Huffington Post, and the Miami Herald recognizing Jacques as Miami's 2012 Top 40 Under 40 Leaders of Tomorrow. She was also featured on ABC's WPLG Local 10 in the spring of 2012 for her entrepreneurial endeavor as a mom entrepreneur. In 2015, Jacq's was awarded the Healings Spas & Lifestyle Beauty Award for Best Pregnancy Product. The brand has also been featured on Byrdie, Prevention, Women's Health, Essence, Pop Sugar, and Allure. Jacques has been the key force behind JACQ'S.   QUOTE “When I started thinking bigger, I was able to put certain things in place. You have to be financially and mentally ready to enter retail. Sometimes we think we are ready but we aren't.” Follow @shopjacqs @jacqsorganics or visit https://www.shopjacqs.com/!   Tune in to hear from Barbara Jacques and Kendra Bracken-Ferguson!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Barbara Jacques—Founder and CEO of JACQ'S, a vegan and sustainable skincare line created for women of color by women of color—celebrates her recent success of winning one of Pharrell William's Black Ambition Prizes, her first time participating in an accelerator program, and the impact of mentorship and coaching to help evolve the brand and its expansion into retail. Barbara talks about the importance of laughter and finding joyful moments in everything she does. She recounts the learnings from her mother saying “She allowed me to find myself in beauty and have fun with it.” Barbara is an advocate for education and encourages founders to read and do their own research. She talks openly about going from an “at home alchemist” to working with a formulator and understanding the importance of science in the end results and delivering efficacy products.    Bio: Barbara created JACQ'S after a health scare during her pregnancy. As a way to cope with her illness, she began studying green medicine, and holistic plant botany. The more research she did, the more concerns she had about the effects of ingredients on our overall health. After recovering from her illness and delivering her daughter, Barbara created JACQ'S with a mission to change the way the beauty industry sees skincare and women of color. Black women, Brown women, Latin women, Asian women, and everyone in between should be seen and to be seen as much more than props and profit margins. Products sold and marketed to Black women contain some of the most toxic chemicals used in the cosmetics industry. JACQ'S product collection is inspired by Barbara's Caribbean background using exotic ingredients, cruelty-free products, and sustainable packaging. The company is a Green America-certified business that's Peta approved and a long-time partner at the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. Jacques has been featured in ELLE Magazine, NBC News, Huffington Post, and the Miami Herald recognizing Jacques as Miami's 2012 Top 40 Under 40 Leaders of Tomorrow. She was also featured on ABC's WPLG Local 10 in the spring of 2012 for her entrepreneurial endeavor as a mom entrepreneur. In 2015, Jacq's was awarded the Healings Spas & Lifestyle Beauty Award for Best Pregnancy Product. The brand has also been featured on Byrdie, Prevention, Women's Health, Essence, Pop Sugar, and Allure. Jacques has been the key force behind JACQ'S.   QUOTE “When I started thinking bigger, I was able to put certain things in place. You have to be financially and mentally ready to enter retail. Sometimes we think we are ready but we aren't.” Follow @shopjacqs @jacqsorganics or visit https://www.shopjacqs.com/!   Tune in to hear from Barbara Jacques and Kendra Bracken-Ferguson!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we are so excited to be having a conversation about one of our favorite topics when it comes to tackling the climate crisis and other issues like biodiversity loss, soil health and even food justice - and that would be regenerative agriculture. Jesse Smith is the Director of Land Stewardship for White Buffalo Land Trust and has been working for the past decade to develop a resilient food economy in California's Central Coastal region. He's an agricultural producer with a background in communication and industrial design, and has devoted his life to agricultural system design and community development to achieve evolutionary change within our food economy and ecology. In addition to his role as Director of Land Stewardship at WBLT, he is a Trustee at the Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens, a Trustee at Santa Barbara Middle School, a member of the Santa Barbara Food Action Network, and part of the Green America, Carbon Farming Innovation Network since 2017. After almost a decade of working in regenerative agriculture, ecological education, community leadership, and international consulting, Jesse is at the inflection point in his career. Having firmly found a grounded footing in his work and community, he now has an opportunity to catalyze systemic change with the 1,000 acre Center for Regenerative Agriculture at Jalama Canyon Ranch as a powerful platform. As an individual with a multicultural and multidisciplinary background, he is a leader with a diverse perspective that can connect the threads within social, ecological, and capital systems. His vision to see the nested nature in which his local and regional work affects the larger national and global context is unique. His role is shifting the industry of agriculture from a paradigm of do-less-harm to one of living system regeneration, and the community that is growing around him is a manifestation of what the world needs most these days This conversation is really about hope for the future and Jesse's incredible optimism and love of a challenge is so refreshing to hear in times when bad news and a lot of hopelessness feels so pervasive. If this conversation doesn't get you excited about the potential of regenerative agriculture to create a more just and sustainable world then we don't know what will!

In this episode, we had the great pelasure of interviewing the legendary John Robbins.  The only son of the founder of the Baskin-Robbins ice cream empire, John Robbins was groomed to follow in his father's footsteps, but chose to walk away from Baskin-Robbins and the immense wealth it represented to “…pursue the deeper American Dream…the dream of a society at peace with its conscience because it respects and lives in harmony with all life forms. A dream of a society that is truly healthy, practicing a wise and compassionate stewardship of a balanced ecosystem.” Considered by many to be one of the most eloquent and powerful spokespersons in the world for a sane, ethical and sustainable future, John has been a featured and keynote speaker at major conferences sponsored by Physicians for Social Responsibility, Beyond War, Oxfam, the Sierra Club, the Humane Society of the United States, the United Nations Environmental Program, UNICEF, and many other organizations dedicated to creating a healthy, just, and sustainable way of life. He is the recipient of the Rachel Carson Award, the Albert Schweitzer Humanitarian Award, the Peace Abbey's Courage of Conscience Award, and lifetime achievement awards from groups including Green America. The widespread media attention he has received has included numerous appearances on national shows including Oprah, Donahue and Geraldo. When John spoke at the United Nations, he received a standing ovation. John is the Co-Founder and President of the Food Revolution Network. The Food Revolution Network is committed to healthy, sustainable, humane, and conscious food for all. Guided by John and Ocean Robbins, with more than 600,000 members and with the collaboration of many of the top food revolutionary leaders of our times, the Food Revolution Network aims to empower individuals, build community, and transform food systems to support healthy people and a healthy planet. Books by John Robbins:  https://bit.ly/3BEGdyH This episode was broadcasted live to the NEURO Academy members. NEURO Academy is a membership based online environment with access to resources for optimal health, a better, sharper memory, and prevent cognitive decline. You will have access to monthly live Q&A sessions, Live cooking sessions, Live podcasts such as this one and Q&A with remarkable health leaders, ongoing on demand courses on prevention of neurological diseases, expanding the course to evidence based nutrition and cooking, NEURO coaching, anxiety, and many courses on various topics related to brain health. You will be able to get CE or CME credits if you're interested, and also receive certification after taking the course. Join us by visiting NEUROacademy.com.  Join the NEURO Academy: NEUROacademy.com Follow us on social media: Instagram: The Brain Docs @thebraindocs Facebook: The Brain Docs Website: TheBrainDocs.com

Working to create a socially just and sustainable society, data is very important to Green America. We're joined by Pat Keyes, IT and Facilities Manager at Green America, to chat about how they're leveraging the Alteryx Tech for Good program to help fuel Green America's mission.Check out the full show notes on the Alteryx Community, where you can comment and join in on the conversation, or use the #AlterEverythingPodcast on social media.Want more from Alteryx? Follow @Alteryx on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. You can also register for an Alteryx Community account, and download a free Alteryx trial to begin breaking through your analytic and business challenges.

With 100 billion items produced every year, it's no surprise that the fashion industry is known as the second most polluting industry on the planet. From the crops grown and processed to the dyeing and transportation involved, Samantha Tollworthy — founder of USA-made sock company Teddy Locks — is working to reduce that fashion footprint by building a fully sustainable, high-quality hosiery brand. Today, WAM host Frances Brunelle sits down with Samantha to learn why she left her dream job to chase her passion for sustainability and why she chooses to work directly with the supply chain, running her entire company from North Carolina. They also touch on the delicate balance between motherhood and brand ownership, especially when Samantha's daughter and sock brand were born around the same time and at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Before Teddy Locks, Samantha was a Marine Biologist and Wildlife TV Producer. Her motivation in founding the Green America certified sock brand was to help fight climate change and the war on waste. Building Teddy Locks from the fiber up, Samantha and the brand have now recycled more than 14,000 plastic bottles by turning them into luxuriously soft socks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With 100 billion items produced every year, it's no surprise that the fashion industry is known as the second most polluting industry on the planet. From the crops grown and processed to the dyeing and transportation involved, Samantha Tollworthy — founder of USA-made sock company Teddy Locks — is working to reduce that fashion footprint by building a fully sustainable, high-quality hosiery brand. Today, WAM host Frances Brunelle sits down with Samantha to learn why she left her dream job to chase her passion for sustainability and why she chooses to work directly with the supply chain, running her entire company from North Carolina. They also touch on the delicate balance between motherhood and brand ownership, especially when Samantha's daughter and sock brand were born around the same time and at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Before Teddy Locks, Samantha was a Marine Biologist and Wildlife TV Producer. Her motivation in founding the Green America certified sock brand was to help fight climate change and the war on waste. Building Teddy Locks from the fiber up, Samantha and the brand have now recycled more than 14,000 plastic bottles by turning them into luxuriously soft socks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mitchell interviews world-renowned social entrepreneur, founder of the KINS Network, Susan Davis (https://kinshipearth.org) who has helped to bring generosity and love into Board Rooms and business across the globe. Mitchell was part of a group who Susan and husband, Walter Moora (see the next interview) invited down to Vilcabamba, Ecuador in Sept. 2021 to meet with the Kogi spiritual leaders from Columbia and with them to develop a social entrepreneurial network in Vilcabamba and to "spread the seed" of a crypto-currency called Seeds, which has as its goal to create a regenerative and sustainable economy and planet. In the late 1970's, Susan was an influential leader in the male dominated world of high finance when she gathered twelve female leaders in a variety of fields to co-create “The Chicago Network,” the inspiration for the very first “KINS” group, which still thrives today.Leading with heart-based principles, Susan has served as the founding organizer for one major KINS network after another to total more than forty networks in the United States, Nigeria, and Ecuador over a span of 45 years. Many KINS Networks were supported by her own venture, Capital Missions Company (CMC – 1990 TO 2002), which she then gifted to the non-profit Green America to gift to the world. Today, Susan continues to provide her visionary inspiration and guidance for groups of high integrity leaders to collaborate on breakthrough technologies, whole systems transformation, and sustainable economic impact using her proven “Key Influencer Network Strategy (KINS)” methodology. The individuals in KINS networks help each other manifest their life destiny paths for the good of all Earth. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/abwmitchellrabin/support

You can reach Nicky and Dave by going to:https://growmyownfood.com/how-to-grow-food-in-small-spacesAnd for their Monthly Garden Planning Webinar go to:https://www.growmyownfood.com/monthly-garden-planning-sessionMore about Nicky and Dave:Nicky and Dave Schauder are passionate about helping families grow their own food.Their garden journey began when their kids were diagnosed with “failure to thrive” due to multiple food allergies. Because of these health issues they felt called to grow organic at home and now supply 25% of their fruits and veggies from their tiny townhouse backyard.  Their mission is to help families grow their own food, medicine and find God through ecological gardening.They do this primarily through their Permaculture Gardens at growmyownfood.com, a website filled with garden resources such as free webinars, blogs, and “Grow-It-Yourself/GIY” – a garden membership program that helps simplify and strategize backyard garden success!Permaculture Gardens has received the “Most Sustainable Brand” award at the Green Festivals and Nicky & Dave's work has been featured in the Huffington Post, Permaculture Research Institute - Australia, Mother Earth News Fair, and Green America.org. They also volunteer at their local Title 1 schools and started permaculture garden after-school programs for elementary & middle schoolers. Free Book with any $20+ Podcast Support Make Up Not Required - How to Brand the TRUE You by LaurieAnn & Contribution by Roy MillerBE A GUEST/FIND A GUEST Start for Free! PODMATCH is innovative, provides easy communication and dashboard scheduling! My pick of the month!Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://paypal.me/iamthatgal)

Nicky and Dave Schauder are passionate about helping families grow their own food.Their garden journey began when their kids were diagnosed with “failure to thrive” due to multiple food allergies. Because of these health issues they felt called to grow organic at home and now supply 25% of their fruits and veggies from their tiny townhouse backyard.  Their mission is to help families grow their own food, medicine and find God through ecological gardening.They do this primarily through their Permaculture Gardens at growmyownfood.com, a website filled with garden resources such as free webinars, blogs, and “Grow-It-Yourself/GIY” – a garden membership program that helps simplify and strategize backyard garden success!Their most recent project is SAGE: A Permaculture Garden Designer coming on Kickstarter soon!Permaculture Gardens has received the “Most Sustainable Brand” award at the Green Festivals and Nicky & Dave's work has been featured in the Huffington Post, Permaculture Research Institute - Australia, Mother Earth News Fair, and Green America.org. They also volunteered at their local Title 1 school and started a permaculture garden after-school program for the elementary kids there.Dave and Nicky have been invited to speak at the health expos, university symposia, podcasts, and local gardening clubs about permaculture in small spaces.Permaculture is best known for maximizing production in large agricultural lands. But because the rules for working with nature are universal, permaculture principles can help you grow your own food even if you have a tiny backyard or garden plot!

Simply planting or farming more will not save our planet, and at worst, it might even speed up its destruction. That's where regenerative agriculture comes in. Tom Newmark is the Co-Founder of The Carbon Underground, a 501(c)3 organization focused on solutions to drawdown carbon into our soil through regenerative agriculture, and the owner of Finca Luna Nueva Lodge, a wholly organic and regenerative farm in Costa Rica. In this episode, he joins Corinna Bellizzi to explain why regenerative farming is the solution that will save our planet. Keep your ears glued to this insightful discussion and learn more about how farming impacts our future and the role you can play in saving it. About Our Guest:  Tom Newmark is a fellow natural products industry veteran who moved on from his role as the CEO of New Chapter back in 2012 to focus his passion on a new purpose, creating regenerative farming ecosystems that could draw down atmospheric carbon and reverse global warming. He owns a regenerative farm and sustainable rainforest ecolodge, Finca Luna Nueva in Costa Rica and is the co-founder and chair of a not-for-profit: The Carbon Underground.  The Carbon Underground: https://thecarbonunderground.org/ Finca Luna Nueva Lodge + Regenerative Farm: https://fincalunanuevalodge.com/  Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://www.caremorebebetter.com/ Time Stamps:  00:00 Introduction 03:30 Happy Coincidences and The Birth of Finca Luna Nueva Lodge; Exploring the Roots of New Chapter 09:07 The Rodale Institute: Beginning a Regenerative Farming Journey with Dr. Tim LaSalle 11:30 Mind Blowing Moment: We Can Draw Down Legacy CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) 13:30 Discovering That Biodynamic Farming and Crop Rotation Was Not Enough 17:50 Finding A Better Way To Farm - Regeneratively  (no bare earth, mimicking mother nature, planting fields of 20-30 crops growing tightly together, not disturbing soil / no plough is used) 20:00 Soil Testing To Confirm Carbon Sequestration 23:10 Basic Principles of Regenerative Agriculture: Not Bound By An "Orthodoxy of Practice" 24:10 Technology And The Problem of Inventions, Joseph Campbell and The Plough  25:30 Jarrod Diamond, Author of Guns, Germs & Steel, Believes Our Greatest Mistake Is The Invention of The Plough 27:30 The Epic of Gilgamesh and the Paradigm of Destruction  32:40 We Have An Existential Crisis - And A Solution "Photosynthesis and Regenerative Agriculture" 33:30 The Runway To Reverse Global Warming and the Problem of Climate Lag 37:45 Why Net Zero Is "Laughable" 40:20 David Johnson & Hui Chun Su Johnson - Sequestering 9-10 tons of carbon per hectare per year 44:20 Gamifying Climate Solutions and Creating The Soil Carbon Initiative (Soil Carbon Index) 49:42 How Far Are We From A 3rd Party Ratified Regenerative Farming Standard? 53:00 Corporations Called To Manage Carbon Outputs / Carbon Balance Sheets and "Carbon Markets" 56:00 Closing Thoughts - "There Is No Drop Of Love That Is Ever Wasted"   Additional References:The Rodale Institute: https://rodaleinstitute.org/  Joseph Campbell: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Campbell  Jarrod Diamond's Guns, Germs, and Steel: http://www.jareddiamond.org/Jared_Diamond/Guns,_Germs,_and_Steel.html  The Epic of Gilgamesh: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_of_Gilgamesh  David Johnson & Hui Chun Su Johnson https://www.nmhealthysoil.org/2021/04/18/johnson-su-bioreactor-2/  The Center for Regenerative Agriculture & Resilient Systems: https://www.csuchico.edu/regenerativeagriculture/about-us/about.shtml Green America: https://www.greenamerica.org/restore-it Soil Carbon Initiative: https://www.soilcarboninitiative.org/  Other Episodes on Regeneration: Introduction to Regeneration: One Billion Climate Activists Strong: https://www.caremorebebetter.com/one-billion-climate-activists-strong/ Regeneration Interview with Paul Hawken: https://www.caremorebebetter.com/regeneration-ending-the-climate-crisis-in-one-generation/  Regeneration Part 1 Oceans: https://www.caremorebebetter.com/regeneration-part-1-oceans/  Regeneration Part 2 Forests: https://www.caremorebebetter.com/regeneration-part-2-forests/  Regeneration Part 3 Wilding: https://www.caremorebebetter.com/regeneration-part-3-wilding/  Regeneration Part 4 Nexus: https://www.caremorebebetter.com/regeneration-part-4-nexus-climate-activism-tool/  Regeneration Part 5 Regenerative Agriculture: https://www.caremorebebetter.com/regeneration-part-5-land-regenerative-agriculture-and-soil-restoration-to-reverse-global-warming/  Regeneration Part 6 People: https://www.caremorebebetter.com/regeneration-part-6-people-indigeneity-and-our-role-in-reversing-global-warming/  Regeneration Part 7 Cities: https://www.caremorebebetter.com/regeneration-part7-cities-green-architecture-living-building-challenge/  Regeneration Part 8 Food: https://www.caremorebebetter.com/regeneration-part8-food-localization-and-decommodification-to-end-the-climate-crisis/  Regeneration: Ending The Climate Crisis In One Generation was published on September 21, 2021 and is available at all your favorite booksellers. Visit the Regeneration website for details, resources, and valuable tools for anyone interested in becoming a climate activist.  Regeneration + Nexus: https://www.regeneration.org  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/regenerationorg   Join the Care More. Be Better. Community! (Social Links Below)YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCveJg5mSfeTf0l4otrxgUfg Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/CareMore.BeBetter/   Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/CareMoreBeBetter  LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/care-more-be-better   Twitter: https://twitter.com/caremorebebettr   Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/CareMoreBeBetter  Clubhouse: https://www.clubhouse.com/club/care-more-be-better   Support Care More. Be Better: A Social Impact + Sustainability PodcastCare More. Be Better. is not backed by any company. We answer only to our collective conscience. As a listener, reader, and subscriber you are part of this pod and this community and we are honored to have your support. 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- Analysts: iPhone Leading Apple to $3B in Revenue in India This Fiscal Year - iMore: Apple Confirms It Will Check Photos Already in iCloud for CSAM - Apple Seeds Fifth Betas of iOS/iPadOS/tvOS 15 to Developers - Report: iOS 15 Should Let You “Find My” AirPods Pro and AirPods Max - Days Before Trial, Apple and Corellium Settle Suit - Apple Teams with Green America to Limit Chemical Exposure in the Supply Chain - Briana Middleton Joins Cast of A24/Apple TV+ Film “Sharper” - John Lithgow Joins Apple TV+ Film “Killers of the Flower Moon” - American Red Cross Incentivizes Blood Donation with Apple Music - Notion - One workspace for your whole team. Get collaborating with $250 off at Notion.so and use promo code MACOSKEN - Ladder - Smart, Dynamic, Term Life Insurance. Learn more at LadderLife.com/macosken - Got a few minutes for "In a Few Minutes?" Look for Ken's other daily show, "In a Few Minutes" wherever you find podcasts - Power what we do next for as little as $1 a month. Join the Mac OS Ken Test Kitchen at Patreon at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!

Nonprofit Director Katherine interviews Todd Larsen of Green America about how they campaign large cocoa companies to change their business practices. They discuss the Chocolate Scorecard, why changing business models from the top down is so difficult, and the future of the cocoa industry. Green America is our June Impactfull partner. Your Impactfull subscription supports Green America and their work to create systemic change in the cocoa industry. Learn more here: www.impactfull.novelhand.com

Show notesLeadership U (Howard County program for high school juniors): https://www.leadershiphc.org/programs/leadership-u-2021/ Green America's Climate Victory Gardens: https://www.greenamerica.org/climate-victory-gardens University of Maryland Extension's “Grow It Eat It” Master Gardener Program: https://extension.umd.edu/programs/environment-natural-resources/program-areas/master-gardener-program/about-program/grow-it-eat-it Stores where you can purchase herb seeds (not sponsored):Seedsavers: https://www.seedsavers.org/department/herb-seeds Johnny's Seeds: https://www.johnnyseeds.com/herbs/ Eden Brothers: https://www.edenbrothers.com/store/herb_seeds.html Walmart: https://www.walmart.com/c/kp/herb-seeds Lowes: https://www.lowes.com/pl/Vegetable-herb-seeds-Edible-garden-Plants-planters-Lawn-garden/3052113724

President Biden has set an ambitious goal for the United States to be carbon-neutral by 2050. Achieving it means weaning the country off fossil fuels and using more alternative energy sources like solar and wind. But environmentalists disagree about whether nuclear power should be part of the mix.Todd Larsen, executive co-director for consumer and corporate engagement at Green America and Meghan Claire Hammond, senior fellow at the Good Energy Collective, a policy research organization focusing on new nuclear technology, join Jane Coaston to debate whether nuclear power is worth the risks.And then the Times columnist Bret Stephens joins Jane to talk about why he thinks America needs a liberal party.Mentioned in this episode“Why Nuclear Power Must Be Part of the Energy Solution,” by Richard Rhodes in Yale Environment 360.“I oversaw the U.S. nuclear power industry. Now I think it should be banned,” by Gregory Jaczko in The Washington PostThe TV mini-series “Chernobyl,” a depiction of the 1986 explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant“America Could Use a Liberal Party,” by Bret StephensShare your arguments with us: We want to hear what you’re arguing about with your family, your friends and your frenemies. Leave us a voice mail message at (347) 915-4324. We may use excerpts from your audio in a future episode.You can find transcripts (posted midday) and more episodes of "The Argument" at nytimes.com/the-argument, and you can find Jane on Twitter @janecoaston.“The Argument” is produced by Phoebe Lett, Elisa Gutierrez and Vishakha Darbha and edited by Alison Bruzek and Paula Szuchman; fact-checking by Kate Sinclair; music and sound design by Isaac Jones.

[204] When running a salon, gaining new clients, saving money and generating more revenue tend to be top priorities. But as the world faces a global climate change crisis, clients want to contribute their dollars to businesses making a change and giving back to the earth — not contribute to 877 pounds of waste being created every single minute*. Just in time for Earth Day on April 22nd, this week's episode features co-founder of The Salon Movement (@salonmovement), James Alba, who also runs the B Hive (@bhiveorganic), a one of a kind salon focused on sustainable beauty for the industry and the environment. Certified Gold with Green America, Platinum with the Green Business Bureau and Winner of the International Eco Salon Contest, it has grown an international reputation for its leadership in organic beauty. Get insights into the grassroots movement of sustainability-conscious Davines stylists and salon owners, the benefits of going green and what sustainable practices you can integrate into your salon's business model as of today. See how you can grow your business while being an industry leader and making a difference. * Statistic source: Green Circle Salons. Links: Become a Green Circle Salons member: https://greencirclesalons.com/ Join the Salon Movement: http://thesalonmovement.com Learn more about the Beauty Business Reset: https://beautybizreset.com Click here to subscribe to the weekly Phorest FM email newsletter: http://bit.ly/2T2gUj1 This episode was edited and mixed by Audio Z: Montreal's cutting-edge post-production studio for creative minds looking to have their vision professionally produced and mixed. Great music makes great moments. Leave a Rating & Review: http://bit.ly/phorestfm  Read the transcript, or click here to learn more about Phorest Salon Software.

Executive Co-Director Todd Larsen shares how Green America is working with industries and companies like Hershey to address child labor in cocoa, Apple to reduce toxins in its factories, and AT&T and Amazon.com to adopt renewable energy -- and to make corporate practices more sustainable -- including greener investing options, safer children's clothing, and healthier agricultural practices. This episode of the Green Inside and Out Podcast is sponsored by Creations Magazine, https://creationsmagazine.com FOLLOW Green Inside and Out Web: greeninsideandout.org Facebook: @greeninsideout Instagram: @greeninsideandout Twitter: @greeninsideout MUSIC Opening: Maltese anthem on flute by Ray Furuta Closing: Alien Chatter

Beth Porter, Climate Campaigns Director at Green America, join NCL’s Executive Director Sally Greenberg to talk about the American arm of the global recycling movement and the confusing myriad of systems consumers must navigate to lead sustainable, eco-conscious lives.*Due to COVID-19 safety protocols, this episode was recorded remotely. Audio quality may not be consistent throughout.*

When it comes to representation in the workplace, specifically in financial services, it’s important to elevate diverse voices, to listen intently to their experiences, in order to invoke change for the future. In this episode, Christine Shaw speaks with Danielle Burns, vice president, head of business development at CNote. Danielle shares the important work that CNote does to elevate and amplify the voices of women and people of color in financial services, and shares why it is both her professional and personal passion to ensure that Black women are accurately represented at the table and in the diversity and inclusion conversation. In this episode, you will learn:How Danielle first met Christine through social media — and how she called on InvestmentNews to further improve their diversity practicesThe importance to elevate the voices of women of color, listen and take actionHow stepping outside of her comfort zone allowed Danielle to make an impactWhy being intentional is the best way to create a diverse and inclusive environment And more!Tune in to hear from Danielle Burns, vice president, head of business development at CNote, as she shares her mission to elevate the voices and experience of women and people of color in financial services.Resources: InvestmentNews | Christine Shaw | CNote | Danielle BurnsGuest bio: Danielle M. Burns MBA, AIF is Vice President, Head of Business Development for CNote. Prior to joining CNote, Danielle worked for First Affirmative Financial Network in a variety of Business Development roles from 2004 to 2019 most recently serving as Vice President of Sales and Marketing where she worked with a highly collaborative team that was responsible for the growth and profitability of the firm’s distribution channels. Danielle participated in all aspects of the sales and marketing process, attended and spoke at industry events and educated advisors on how to navigate the Sustainable, Responsible, Impact (SRI) investing and ESG landscape. Her background emphasizes business strategy and consulting and executing integrated campaigns, marketing communications, product launch and system development. Danielle began her financial services career in 1994 with Wachovia Corporation where she worked for both Wachovia Bank and Wachovia Securities performing a variety of management duties over her nine-year tenure. Danielle serves on the board of Green America, a not-for-profit membership organization founded in 1982, whose mission is to harness economic power to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society. Additionally, Danielle serves on the SRI Conference & Community Advisory Board. The SRI Conference & Community is the longest running gathering of asset managers, financial advisors, researchers, academics, mission-driven organizations who share the common goal of deploying private capital to address some of our most pressing environmental, social, and economic challenges.Danielle is a certified trainer for Walking on the Glass Floor which promotes Diversity and Inclusion for Women in Leadership and is passionate about working to narrow the wealth gap and create investment and economic inclusion for all. Danielle holds an MBA with an emphasis in marketing and the AIF® designation.

When it comes to representation in the workplace, specifically in financial services, it’s important to elevate diverse voices, to listen intently to their experiences, in order to invoke change for the future. In this episode, Christine Shaw speaks with Danielle Burns, vice president, head of business development at CNote. Danielle shares the important work that CNote does to elevate and amplify the voices of women and people of color in financial services, and shares why it is both her professional and personal passion to ensure that Black women are accurately represented at the table and in the diversity and inclusion conversation. In this episode, you will learn:How Danielle first met Christine through social media — and how she called on InvestmentNews to further improve their diversity practicesThe importance to elevate the voices of women of color, listen and take actionHow stepping outside of her comfort zone allowed Danielle to make an impactWhy being intentional is the best way to create a diverse and inclusive environment And more!Tune in to hear from Danielle Burns, vice president, head of business development at CNote, as she shares her mission to elevate the voices and experience of women and people of color in financial services.Resources: InvestmentNews | Christine Shaw | CNote | Danielle BurnsGuest bio: Danielle M. Burns MBA, AIF is Vice President, Head of Business Development for CNote. Prior to joining CNote, Danielle worked for First Affirmative Financial Network in a variety of Business Development roles from 2004 to 2019 most recently serving as Vice President of Sales and Marketing where she worked with a highly collaborative team that was responsible for the growth and profitability of the firm’s distribution channels. Danielle participated in all aspects of the sales and marketing process, attended and spoke at industry events and educated advisors on how to navigate the Sustainable, Responsible, Impact (SRI) investing and ESG landscape. Her background emphasizes business strategy and consulting and executing integrated campaigns, marketing communications, product launch and system development. Danielle began her financial services career in 1994 with Wachovia Corporation where she worked for both Wachovia Bank and Wachovia Securities performing a variety of management duties over her nine-year tenure. Danielle serves on the board of Green America, a not-for-profit membership organization founded in 1982, whose mission is to harness economic power to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society. Additionally, Danielle serves on the SRI Conference & Community Advisory Board. The SRI Conference & Community is the longest running gathering of asset managers, financial advisors, researchers, academics, mission-driven organizations who share the common goal of deploying private capital to address some of our most pressing environmental, social, and economic challenges.Danielle is a certified trainer for Walking on the Glass Floor which promotes Diversity and Inclusion for Women in Leadership and is passionate about working to narrow the wealth gap and create investment and economic inclusion for all. Danielle holds an MBA with an emphasis in marketing and the AIF® designation.

Shelley Green's path as a small business owner took a while to shape. Transitioning from a career in consulting, Shelley now proudly owns The Green Corner Store located in Little Rock, Arkansas. The Green Corner Store is a market that supports local makers, artisans, and micro-businesses that sell quality products that make our lives greener, safer and healthier. The Green Corner Store is a certified business of The Green Business Network, a program of Green America — the nation's leading nonprofit in growing the green economy. In this episode, Shelley talks to us about her journey and why the concept of an entrepreneur seemed elusive, or at least something she couldn't relate to in the beginning. We also talk about the serendipitous moments in her life that gave her the idea for The Green Corner Store, as well as the setbacks she faced having started her business all the way back in 2009. To learn more about Green Corner Store, visit www.thegreencornerstore.com -- Love our podcast? Subscribe, rate, and leave us a review. For more information about GoDaddy's social impact work, visit GoDaddy.com/godaddy-for-good This podcast is powered by GoDaddy and made with the help of our producers at Hueman Group Media.

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When Nicky and Dave had children that were born with severe allergies, they decided that switching to safer and more nutritious foods would be part of the solution for better health. Together, they now run Permaculture Gardens where they educate people with free webinars, educational blogs, and offer a garden mentoring program to help families grow abundantly. Permaculture Gardens has received the “Most Sustainable Brand” award at the Green Festivals and Nicky & Dave’s work has been featured in the Huffington Post, Permaculture Research Institute in Australia, and Green America.org.

When Nicky and Dave had children that were born with severe allergies, they decided that switching to safer and more nutritious foods would be part of the solution for better health. Together, they now run Permaculture Gardens where they educate people with free webinars, educational blogs, and offer a garden mentoring program to help families grow abundantly. Permaculture Gardens has received the “Most Sustainable Brand” award at the Green Festivals and Nicky & Dave’s work has been featured in the Huffington Post, Permaculture Research Institute in Australia, and Green America.org.

The divide in America can even be seen in our climate through discrimination, laws, and policies that have lead people of color to live in areas prone to more toxicity than white counterparts. "Though African-Americans make up 13 percent of the US population, a startling 68 percent live within 30 miles of a coal-fired power plant, compared to 56 percent of Whites." - “People of Color Are on the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis.” Green America, www.greenamerica.org/climate-justice-all/people-color-are-front-lines-climate-crisis. "A 2014 study out of the University of Minnesota confirmed that people of color in the US are 38 percent more likely to be exposed to the asthma-causing pollutant nitrogen oxide from climate-warming cars, construction equipment, and industrial sources like coal plants." - “People of Color Are on the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis.” Green America, www.greenamerica.org/climate-justice-all/people-color-are-front-lines-climate-crisis. Lori Collins and Bennie "Poeticlee" Williams bring awareness to climate justice and ideas that can be taken to improve these communities. Stay connected with LOTUS X here: + Subscribe now! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/watchlotusx/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/watchlotusx Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/watchlotusx About LOTUS X : Launched by Bennie “Poeticlee” Williams III, LOTUS X is a destination in cultural content for re-birthing your purpose to live. Focused on creatively curating content that is educational in life essentials, insightful towards relationship building, guidance through spiritual awakenings, and many expressions of various art. Topics LOTUS X covers include: Spirituality, marriage, climate change, civics, manhood, brotherhood, and many more.

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Environmental problems make a lot of news, but solutions are in the works in many places too. Where thinking around a whole system is taking place, ideas-in-action deserve a listen!                      Beth Porter, Climate Campaigns Director for the DC based non-profit Green America, digs into making solutions work, toward a green economy.  The Earthworms conversation focuses on Porter's recent extensive research into recycling - her book Reduce, Reuse, Reimagine sorts out the recycling system - and on Green America's Cool It! campaign to transform refrigerants from climate-whacking HFCs to options that will keep cool both our stuff and our planet.   Green America works to harness economic power - the strength of consumers, investors, businesses and the marketplace - to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society.   THANKS to Andy Heaslet, Earthworms engineer Music: Butter II, performed live at KDHX by Ian Ethan Case Related Earthworms Conversations: Drawdown: Solutions to Reverse Global Warming (March 2018) Bin There, Do This! STL Recycling Update (June 2018) 

This episode of the Not A Mama Yet podcast features Green America’s Climate & Recycling Director Beth Porter. Beth is the author of Reduce, Reuse, Reimagine: Sorting Out the Recycling System and through her work she has helped thousands of individuals and businesses live and operate more sustainably. Beth has spearheaded many campaigns that identify the waste of resources and energy in varying sectors and has authored comprehensive reports of proposed solutions. She loves to help people find answers to their recycling questions and try new ways to reduce waste, which is why I wanted her on the podcast! I spoke with Beth about the current state of our planet and what we can be hopeful for, initiatives she has worked on, and what we can be thinking about in our own lives to lower our environmental impact. This episode is very educational and is so helpful in understanding recycling better. Enjoy!! My main takeaways: Learn how to recycle properly! Reduce, reuse, recycle: There is a reason recycle comes last! Reduce and reuse are so important and we must focus on less waste before anything else! Our spheres of influence vary. For example, I am just one person who can put in the work in my own home. A government official is also just one person but their sphere of influence is much greater because they can support laws that either help or hurt our planet. When moving and cleaning out your home, buy second hand, find used boxes for packing, and check out freecycle.org to find what people might be giving away in your area. Make sure you dispose of any electronics in the best way and use http://nationalgreenpages.org to find vetted businesses to buy from for other products you can’t buy second hand. You can find Beth here: bethrecycles.com Thank you for listening to this episode! What was your main takeaway? Natalie --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/notamamayet/support

This week's Episode of the Between Meals Podcast was created in partnership with MegaFood®. I'm proud to work with brands who care about the health of their consumers and the planet. As always, all opinions are my own.    When it comes to climate change, to combat the catastrophic impact on the health of the earth and humans, it starts from the ground up.  Literally -- we are talking about SOIL! While farming and herbicides may not seem like a conversation that is relevant to most of you, I urge you to stick around. We need to be looking at how we are feeding our soil, so it can continue to feed us. Just like the human body has the microbiome of the gut, the soil has its own microbiome and without a healthy microbiome, the rest of the organism - the earth - it cannot thrive! In this episode of the Between Meals Podcast I am joined by Sara Newmark, VP of Social Impact at MegaFood. We are chatting about regenerative agriculture and the impact it has on climate change and the environment, our health and why you should care. Additionally, I have shared on the website in the past, about the impacts of glyphosate on the health of our body and the health of our soil and we touch on the efforts being made to ban the use of glyphosate, what you can look for and all the many ways you can get involved both in supporting regenerative agriculture and banning glyphosate.   In this Episode We Discuss: What regenerative agriculture is and why it matters. How is agriculture and farming related to climate change? How will regenerative agriculture improve soil health? What will happen if nothing is done to improve the health of our soil What are the impacts this can have on the environment and our health? The most common regenerative agriculture practices. How regenerative agriculture can help companies meet sustainability goals. Pending legislation supporting regenerative farming practices. What is the Healthy Farm Standard? What are some of the things MegaFood is doing to support regenerative agriculture? MegaFood's efforts to ban the use of glyphosate and how this initiative relates to regenerative agriculture  How can you get involved in the regenerative agriculture movement and in banning the use of glyphosate in your food and so much more!!!   More about MegaFood's Commitment to Social Impact Initiatives: MegaFood is B-Corp certified, which enables the company to make progress in solving the needs of a world in nutritional crisis. While MegaFood has always aligned with the social impact standards, with the formal B-Corp Certification in 2017, MegaFood has also implemented the following strategic social impact initiatives:   Revised corporate bylaws to include social, environmental and economic diligence, ensuring the company stays on course, regardless of short-term and/or financial factors.   Established its Healthy Farm Standard program, aimed at improving our agricultural system by building carbon-rich soil and increasing the nutrient density of food. This new open standard will help farmers track and improve outcomes and help reach shared goals to ultimately support the health of our soil and build thriving communities.   Began development of a global verification standard for food grown in a regenerative way in partnership with The Carbon Underground and Green America, that results in improved soil health, improved human health, and a reduction of the threat from climate change. This work builds upon the Regenerative Agriculture Initiative that has over 150 companies, organizations and scientists as signatories.    Became the first supplement brand to obtain glyphosate residue free (GRF) certification for its entire line of products. The certification was granted by The Detox Project, an independent research and certification organization, after MegaFood submitted its products to an independent, third-party laboratory for testing and was found to have met The Detox Project's stringent standards. More recently, the brand has partnered with Environmental Working Group (EWG) and several additional food and nutrition brands, including Ben & Jerry's and Stonyfield, to petition the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ban the use of glyphosate as a desiccant before harvest. With this petition MegaFood aims to raise awareness of the potentially unsafe levels of glyphosate residue found in our foods today.    Integrated social impact as a crucial role in company-wide performance evaluations.    Additional Resources:   http://tasty-yummies.com/what-is-glyphosate/   You can learn more about Megafood's social impact work and efforts to ban glyphosate: https://www.megafood.com/category/activism/glyphosate-free-what-about-food.html   Learn more about MegaFood's farm partners: https://www.megafood.com/meet-our-farmers/friends-of-megafood.html Learn more about the petition to ban Glyphosate:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/megafood-seeks-ban-on-use-of-glyphosate-as-a-desiccant-through-epa-petition-300722355.html   To read and learn more about the Healthy Farm Standard:https://www.megafood.com/healthy-farm-standard.html    

You can find Monica at @monicasflores on Twitter, and monicasflores.com. Listen to our other nonprofit StrategyBytes episodes on the FEEDBACK feed, and check out wdg.co/nonprofits for more information. Transcript

Andrew and Lisette talk about the elephant in the nonprofit room: money. Specifically donations and how to improve your strategy around soliciting donations. Don't forget to check out our Feedback interview episode on Friday, which features Monica Flores from Green America. Transcript

We have a new FEEDBACK segment, StrategyBytes -- short, scripted tip episodes less than 10 minutes of your day. Just eat it up with your morning coffee. The inaugural episode deals with a few areas that can help improve a nonprofit's ability to distinguish itself online. StrategyBytes is hosted by Lisette Alvarez and Andrew Admunson. Want to learn more about how to help your nonprofit? Check out our blog on website redesigns for nonprofits. WDG has also helped nonprofit redesign their sites and launch important campaigns. Check out our work with U.S. Institute of Peace, Folger Shakespeare Library, Green America, and many more. Transcript

Co-hosts Tobi Hines and Matt Ryan are back in the studio for season 3 of My Kind of Mann! This month, we are talking about our reduce/reuse/recycle campaign at Mann Library, and share some tips for improving our recycling habits with a little help from the folks over at Green America (https://www.greenamerica.org/your-home-detoxed/reduce-reuse-reimagineand-then-recycle) and Recycling and Materials Management of Tompkins County (https://recycletompkins.org/). Then we are joined by special guests Ashley Shea (Head of Instruction Initiatives, Mann Library) and Professor Matt Ryan (Soil and Crop Sciences Section, School of Integrative Plant Science) to talk about Matt’s Sustainable Agriculture class, and how a partnership with Mann Library has led to a successful film project for his students (https://ecommons.cornell.edu/handle/1813/41241).

Green America marked a major milestone this month: over 1,000 registered Climate Victory Gardens in the U.S equal 140 football fields of healthy plants that are healing the soil. Green America took note of the occasion to release Climate Victory Gardening 101: A toolkit for growing healthy food for a healthy planet. The Climate Victory Garden 101 Toolkit details step-by-step instructions for planting a Climate Victory Garden and 10 carbon capturing practices. Climate Victory Gardens were inspired by the “Victory Gardens” planted during WWI and WWII. By 1944, nearly 20 million victory gardens produced eight million tons of food to feed Americans at home and for the troops abroad. The Climate Victory Garden campaign seeks to recreate this spirit to empower Americans to take immediate action on climate change, right in their own backyards.

Teaching how to garden with limited space. In This Podcast:  Struggling with their children's multiple food allergies convinced Nicky Schauder and her husband Dave to go organic. Dealing with the expense of all this organic food impelled them to start growing it themselves. Thus began their adventure with permaculture and gardening in small spaces. They've incorporated many techniques, which they call multipliers, to increase their yield, from 3-dimensional gardening to low tunnel gardening. Among the many bonuses of this lifestyle is the improved health of their children. Nicky and Dave now offer classes to help families just like theirs reap the same benefits.  Don't miss an episode! Click here to sign up for podcast updatesor visit www.urbanfarm.org/podcast   Nicky and her husband Dave are passionate about helping suburban families grow their own food.  Together, they run Permaculture Gardens a web portal to help you grow abundantly! In 2017, Permaculture Gardens won the grand prize at the Green Festivals in Washington DC for “Most Innovative Sustainable Brand.” Their work has been featured in the Huffington Post, Permaculture Research Institute - Australia and Green America.org.  They also volunteer at their local Title 1 school and started a permaculture garden after-school program for the elementary kids there. Go to www.urbanfarm.org/growmyownfood for more information and links on this podcast, and to find our other great guests. 419: Nicky Schauder on Growing Food in Small Spaces

Why is biodiversity important to the places we love to travel? The 2019 Speaking of Travel Climate Listening Project Series with Dayna Reggero begins with a discussion around Dayna’s recent photography series “Voices of Hope for Forests,” featuring individuals from around the world who are working together to protect forests as part of the Environmental Paper Network. The Environmental Paper Network is made up of 140 organizations who are working together on a Global Paper Vision for the pulp and paper industry. Guests include Josh Axelrod of the NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council), Beth Porter of Green America and Amy Moas of Greenpeace.

Beth Porter is Green America's Climate & Recycling Director, as well as the author of "Reduce, Reuse, Reimagine: Sorting Out the Recycling System." She joins Jonathan to talk all things recycling: what is is, how it works, whether plastic straws are as dangerous we've been told, how oil prices affect recycled plastic demands, and more. Beth is on Twitter and Instagram @bethrecycles, and at www.bethrecycles.com. Her book "Reduce, Reuse, Reimagine: Sorting Out the Recycling System" is available here. Find out what today's guest and former guests are up to by following us on Instagram and Twitter @CuriousWithJVN.  Transcripts for each episode are available at JonathanVanNess.com. Check out Getting Curious merch at PodSwag.com. Listen to more music from Quiñ by heading over to TheQuinCat.com. Jonathan is on Instagram and Twitter @JVN and @Jonathan.Vanness on Facebook.

Beth Porter, Climate and Recycling Director at Green America, a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit, has studied the recycling system carefully. In her new book, Reduce, Reuse, Reimagine: Sorting Out the Recycling System, Porter challenges established thinking and recounts the history of the single-stream recycling system introduced decades ago in the United States. With recycling rates stuck near 34 percent in the United States, and in the face of China's National Sword contaminated recycled materials ban, the country needs to establish a new recycling ethos. Porter also reintroduces an important American story about Scrap For Victory recycling campaigns during World War II that galvanized the homefront. Children, adults, communities, and companies pulled together to gather scrap metal to produce planes and tanks to fight the war. Why can't we make the same shared commitment today? Beth Porter thinks we can. Tune in to hear this inspiring conversation.

Beth Porter, Climate and Recycling Director at Green America, a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit, has studied the recycling system carefully. In her new book, Reduce, Reuse, Reimagine: Sorting Out the Recycling System, Porter challenges established thinking and recounts the history of the single-stream recycling system introduced decades ago in the United States. With recycling rates stuck near 34 percent in the United States, and in the face of China's National Sword contaminated recycled materials ban, the country needs to establish a new recycling ethos. Porter also reintroduces an important American story about Scrap For Victory recycling campaigns during World War II that galvanized the homefront. Children, adults, communities, and companies pulled together to gather scrap metal to produce planes and tanks to fight the war. Why can't we make the same shared commitment today? Beth Porter thinks we can. Tune in to hear this inspiring conversation.

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Green America has launched the Re(store) It campaign to educate the public and U.S. corporations about the benefits of regenerative agriculture, an approach to farming which uses methods that rejuvenate the soil and trap greenhouse gases. The campaign will educate consumers about the importance of regenerative agriculture and offer ways to support it. Regenerative agriculture harnesses the relationships between plants and soil microbes to pull excess carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and store it in plants and soils where it is a useful nutrient for farmers. Tune in as we talk with Todd Larsen, Executive Co-Director for Consumer & Corporate Engagement for Green America.

Green America has launched the Re(store) It campaign to educate the public and U.S. corporations about the benefits of regenerative agriculture, an approach to farming which uses methods that rejuvenate the soil and trap greenhouse gases. The campaign will educate consumers about the importance of regenerative agriculture and offer ways to support it. Regenerative agriculture harnesses the relationships between plants and soil microbes to pull excess carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and store it in plants and soils where it is a useful nutrient for farmers. Tune in as we talk with Todd Larsen, Executive Co-Director for Consumer & Corporate Engagement for Green America.

Karen Hoskin is co-founder of Montanya Distillers, a Green America certified craft rum distillery located in Crested Butte, CO. She's a catalyst in promoting sustainability, diversity and equal opportunities in the distilled spirits industry. An in-demand wine adviser and educator, Marika Vida is Wine Director at The Ritz-Carlton Central Park in NYC where she created the "Phenomenal Femmes" dinner series to showcase women winemakers around the world and raise money for women in need.This show is broadcast live on Wednesday's at 2PM ET on W4CY Radio – (www.w4cy.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).

Joining us is Denise Hamler from  Green America. An organization who's vision is to work for a world where all people have enough, where all communities are healthy and safe, and where the bounty of the Earth is preserved for all the generations to come. www.GreenAmerica.org

Eric McClam and his dad, Robbie, own City Roots in Columbia, South Carolina. With eight acres of vegetables, mushrooms, u-pick berries, flowers, bees, agritourism, vermicomposting, and several high tunnels, City Roots is seven years into its operation and grosses about $650,000 annually. We dig deeply into their operation and the relationship between Eric and Robbie, including how their different personalities have influenced the growth of the operation and the directions it has gone, as well as how they structure their communications and their relationship. We also explore how City Roots has leveraged marketing partners to extend their reach, how they manage so much diversity and three distinct production parcels, and their experience with no-till vegetables, organic certification, and GAPs audits. City Roots has received numerous awards and recognitions, including the 2012 Green America’s People and Planet Award for Best Green Business, 2010 International Downtown Association Pinnacle Award, the 2010 Columbia Choice Award, the 2010-2013 Free Times Best of Columbia – Best New Green Business and the 2010 Farm City Award – Richland County, and 2015 Green Business of the Year award from the Environmental Education Association of South Carolina. After spending a couple of hours with them, I know why! The Farmer to Farmer Podcast is generously supported by Vermont Compost Company.

Industry will dominate society's values for a socially and environmentally regenerative world. Gravitz, President and CEO of Green America, affirms that companies do listen to customer concerns, and energy and water conservation is a matter of their survival. Thanks to battery storage technology, solar and wind are knocking dirty energy off the grid. CSAs and farmers markets are booming, helping reverse the prevalence of childhood illness. As with biodiversity in nature, respectfully engaging unlikely allies is our best strategy for making meaningful change. This speech was given at the 2014 Bioneers National Conference. Since 1990, Bioneers has acted as a fertile hub of social and scientific innovators with practical and visionary solutions for the world's most pressing environmental and social challenges. To experience talks like this, please join us at the Bioneers National Conference each October, and regional Bioneers Resilient Community Network gatherings held nationwide throughout the year. For more information on Bioneers, please visit http://www.bioneers.org and stay in touch via Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Bioneers.org) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/bioneers).

The Yoga Talk Show is 3 years old, and I feel like we're just getting started. 2015 was an amazing year with over 50 guests with topics spanning from hormonal health to barefooted running. I've learned a ton, and I hope you've found this information valuable as a listener. In this week's show, I've decided to do a "year-in-review" episode to highlight some standout moments for me in the previous 12 months. What You'll Learn: Breathing HRV Barefoot Running Face-to-Wall Handstand Kombucha  Nutritional Tip of the Week: Aspartame: friend or foe?  Links & References from the Show: Thesis Beauty Thanks to our sponsor: THESIS BEAUTY. Thesis features over 50 pure, vegan and eco-friendly and affordable beauty products. All products are USA-sourced organic, natural, raw, cold pressed, undiluted which is their most nourishing, healing state  - with no synthetics, fillers or water. Thesis earned an EWG score of 0-2 (0 for most products) and were also PETA, Green America and Leaping Bunny certified. Visit them online at: www.ThesisBeauty.com  

Heather S. White, the award-winning, non-profit executive and researcher with 25 years of experience in international advocacy on labor and human rights issues released on You Tube and Facebook scenes from her unfinished film depicting the terrible human toll on young Chinese workers in the production of iPhones, mobilizing activists to pressure Apple. Becoming a movement, it took on a life of its own, ultimately championed by such activist organizations as China Labor Watch and Green America. White's Who Pays the Price?, the Human Cost of Cheap Electronics profiles injured and chemically poisoned young Chinese workers in factories that manufacture the world's leading electronics brands. Several of her subjects have been discarded by their factories after being diagnosed with leukemia. Others suffered debilitating accidents from faulty machinery. Many return to their villages where they become incurably ill with no healthcare coverage--left to suffer, decline and struggle to survive. The film offers an opportunity to meet the workers who are paying the price for cheap electronics. The remarkably authentic film is both touching and brutally honest. So real, that Silicon Valley companies have consistently declined interview requests. White has spent nearly two years researching and filming 100+ hours in China for Who Pays the Price? For moreinformation visit: http://whopaysfilm.org/

Join us today is Gia Machlin, founder of EcoPlum a green shopping rewards site with eco-friendly products and green living ideas that makes it fun, easy and rewarding to go green.    She carefully selects stylish and unique green products from vendors who earned third party sustainability certification, carry notable eco-labels, or make products primarily from recycled materials.   Gia and EcoPlum have been featured on Green is Good Radio, WOR Talk Radio, Crain’s New York, and many other business publications. Plus, EcoPlum is a Green America approved business.

Missy Schenck, executive directory of Green River Preserve is a non-competitive, coed summer camp connecting children with nature. Located on a 3,400 acre private wildlife preserve in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina, this extraordinary natural setting inspires campers to have a greater understanding of themselves, their environment, and their fellow man. Designed for bright, curious, and creative children, their program nurtures character development and fosters skills like perseverance, curiosity, communication, optimism, creativity, and GRIT. The signature of Green River Preserve’s program is the mentor hike. Led by mentor naturalists, campers explore forest, streams, and hidden valleys of the Preserve. Filled with adventure, discovery, and a heightened appreciation of the natural world, campers learn to use all of their senses as they play under waterfalls, crawl into caves, explore archeological sites, track wildlife, and taste edible plants. Green America approved business and they strive for excellence in environmental sustainability and social justice.

Do you believe that if a few a passionate people come together they can create change? Well according to the email I just received from Green America, the voices of conscious citizens have been heard by the Apple Corporation.   “Apple announced that it would ban benzene and n-hexane — two dangerous industrial chemicals — from its first tier factories in China starting September 2014.” This is a very important first step and I’m so glad to hear they are listening. Apple is saying that it took the action because they heard from thousands of consumers voicing their concerns.   So that’s the good news, now for the bad news.   The China Labor Watch and Green America’s undercover investigators found harmful chemicals being dumped into the groundwater, locked safety doors, and other violations. If you lived in a community where your ground water was being poisoned, would you want someone to step in and help? I’m hoping yes, discover how you can easily assist.

Joining us today is Julie Lineberger managing partner at LineSync Architecture. They are a company that designs high profile innovative municipal, corporate and unique residential environments with a green and sustainable emphasis and she is also the board chair for Green America.     I was in awe the first time Julie and I met. We were at a sustainability conference and she was sharing how she and her team track their water and energy consumption. It was pretty cool how off the top of her head, she was quoting exact numbers of what she and her staff use. Plus, best of all they had set real life goals to reduce her consumption. I remember thinking wow, this is pretty inspiring, I need to connect with her to learn more and I’m hoping you will be as inspired as I was.

- Alisa Gravitz, President of Green America discusses socially responsible investing.  -Please call 1-800-388-9700 for a free review of your financial portfolio. 

We will be speaking with Todd Larsen of Green America. They are the organizations behind this new financing structure to support renewable energy. Read the article and then listen in! "Clean Energy Victory Bonds" Bill Would Extend Production Tax Credit for 10 Years

Host Laura Theodore, the Jazzy Vegetarian,  chats with Marlene Marcello to talk about holistic health.Marlene Marcello is a prominent author, speaker, 25-year cancer survivor, and a noted macrobiotics educator. She has spoken at holistic health conferences, appeared on national TV and radio talk shows and been featured in a variety of print magazines. She also has spoken at conferences of women’s groups and charitable organizations throughout New England. In addition, she has participated in annual holistic health and macrobiotic conferences since 1989. We’ll talk about her book; When Hope Never Dies which chronicles her battle with cancer.  I'll also chat with Bart Potenza about the New Candle Cafe Frozen Meals. Bart and his partner Joy Pierson have created three successful vegetarian dining establishments and a wholesale line of Candle Cafe Frozen Entrees and Desserts.  His second restaurant, Candle Cafe, was the first restaurant to be certified in NYC by the Green Restaurant Association. Bart is a proud member of Green America, Social Ventures Network, Business Leaders for Sensible Priorities, and Farm Sanctuary, among others. A compilation of his motivational messages, Look Two Ways on a One Way Street, was published by Lantern Books in 2008 and he is co-author of the Candle Cafe Cookbook. Music today by Jazz Great Roseanna Vitro.

Gavin Newsom, Mayor of San Francisco, made a special guest appearance at the 8th annual San Francisco Green Festival, a project of Global Exchange and Green America. He spoke on support for green jobs, plug-in electric hybrid cars and city-wide composting, setting a green agenda for San Francisco.