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Moving Divestment Forward in Universities: a chat with Isaac Slevin
Isaac Slevin is a sophmore at Brown University and a leader in the effort to divest from fossil fuels through Sunrise Brown. We discuss their successes over the past few years, but also the challenges that continue as fossil fuel interests adjust to calls
Improving Tofu, Driving Massive Change: a chat with David W. Jones
David W. Jones is co-founder of Thrilling Foods, a company based in Portland, Oregon, that is changing how consumers are relating to tofu. Jones has developed a patented process to add flavor to tofu that is changing peoples perceptions and tastes. Specif
The Growth of Veganism as a Sign of Hope: a chat with Light and Angel Flinn
What is the meaning of Veganism? Today we chat with Light who began his vegan journey 50 years ago. He and Angel share their insights into the importance and relevance of Veganism in the modern world. Light is the founder of GentleWorld.org, a vegan resta
Building Reuse and Recycling into the Economy; a chat with Damon Carson
The economy over the past hundred years has been built on the idea of disposable goods and unlimited resources. We are quickly realizing that we need to be more efficient and aware in how we act. The planet demands we change our behavior. Today I chat wit
Ecoactivism and the Age of Climate Change: A Chat with Ted Glick
Ted Glick has been a long time climate activist... We talk about his work in raising awareness and what individuals can do to make a change. Climate change requires immense effort to drive real change. Time demands we all play a role in designing and crea
Carbon Sequestration as a Climate Fraud: a chat with Karen Feridun
Karen Feridun is a Pennsylvania climate and fracking activist. We discuss activities by fossil fuel companies at a clean energy forum, particularly carbon capture and sequestration and hydrogen. We also look at the impact fracking has had on the people of
Redesigning Capitalism: a chat w Kate Gaertner
Kate Gaertner is the founder of Triple Win Advisory. Kate helps businesses examine their business model and redesign their products and processes to become more sustainable. Our conversation looks at what it would take to "redesign capitalism"
Cleaning Up Ocean Plastic: a chat w Kieran Kelly
Kieran Kelly is the CEO of Ocean Integrity. He shares his story as a fisherman who choose to make a difference for the planet. The pollution of the ocean has many dimensions... Plastics affects many levels of life. The larger pieces of plastic breakdown i
Fossil Fuel Money Influence In Universities: a chat with Ed Carlevale
Ed Carlevale has been reporting on the influence fossil fuel companies are having on Universities such as MIT. He connects the dots of influence and money, and shares with us the impact that is having on the institution, professors and researchers. If the
Climate Restoration; How Do We Do It? a chat w Peter Fiekowsky
Peter Fiekowsky has a new book out titled "Climate Restoration: The Only Future That Will Sustain the Human Race". Today we discuss his book and drill down into the concepts and science behind reducing CO2 and methane in the atmosphere in order to address