Podcasts about smartplanet

As lawmakers wage war on plastics and as consumers try to understand the confusing recycling system, some products are caught in the middle -- like coffee cups. The plastic liner in paper cups and other foodservice containers can make those items unrecyclable. Hear about possible solutions for providing customers with cups that can land in places other than landfills. For more information about the commercially available product, reCup – the recyclable paper cup – visit www.recup.earth/nacs. Hosted by: Carolyn Schnare, Director Strategic Initiatives, NACS and Jeff Lenard, VP Strategic Industry Initiatives, NACS

Chris Nelder is a Manager in the Mobility practice at the Rocky Mountain Institute in Boulder, Colorado, where he heads the EV-grid Integration team. Chris has written about energy and investing for more than a decade. He is the author two books on energy and investing, as well as more than 200 articles on energy in publications such as Nature, Scientific American, Slate, The Atlantic, Quartz, Financial Times, Greentech Media, SmartPlanet, and the Economist Intelligence Unit. In his spare time, he hosts the Energy Transition Show podcast. He enjoys bantering with other energy geeks on Twitter at @chrisnelder.

David Young, CEO of Participate, sits down with Tom Vander Ark to discuss the importance of developing global competencies, providing quality teacher professional development and dual language learning for today's students. We challenge you to join us in creating a #SmartPlanet. Be a globally connected educator and invite others to join too. Sign up at https://www.participate.com/ to access FREE online resources and join in the conversation with other globally aware educators.