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James Ehrlich of ‘Hippy Gourmet’ and ‘Green Morality’ Author Ed Flattau
James Ehrlich, founder, Executive Producer and Director of the Hippy Gourmet series on PBS, talks to "Green is Good" about the rise of organic food in America and how to further spread the knowledge. Ehrlich recognizes that organic farmers and farms are t
Alcoa’s Gregory Wittbecker and ‘Farmer Jane’ Author Temra Costa
Gregory Wittbecker of Alcoa rejoins "Green is Good" to talk about recycling aluminum. There is a 95% energy savings when recycling aluminum, as opposed to making new products. The amount of electricity saved when recycling 1 ton of aluminum — in any for
Verizon’s James Gowen and TerraCycle’s Tom Szaky
James Gowen, Chief Sustainability Officer of Verizon, joins "Green is Good" to discuss the iconic phone service provider's sustainability initiatives. One particular advancement the company has launched is its green set-top box, which provides a 30% energ
Eco Tuesday’s Nikki Pava and NRDC’s Jonathan Kaplan
Eco Tuesday founder Nikki Pava talks to John and Mike about her eco-inspired event, which gathers one Tuesday each month in cities around the country to promote green living ideals. More than just a social hour, Eco Tuesday provides an educational compone
Jeff Rassás of You Change and Pamela Gordon of Technology Forecasters
"Green is Good" welcomes longtime greenie Jeff Rassás, founder and CEO of YouChange.com. You Change's goal is to refurbish those obsolete materials, particularly electronics, in homes across the world by providing cash incentive and a rewards system to i
Roto-Rooter’s Paul Abrams and The Ionic Bulb’s Annette Hunter
Paul Abrams of Roto-Rooter joins John and Mike on "Green is Good" to discuss his company's newly tweaked green program and eco-mission. Roto-Rooter is the largest plumbing repair and drain cleaning service in the U.S. and Canada — working about 1.5 mill
NBA’s Kathy Behrens & Michael Behar
"Green is Good" chats with Kathy Behrens, Executive Vice President of Social Responsibility and Player Programs of the National Basketball Association. The league has partnered with the NRDC to create better fan awareness and help lessen its environmental
Green Nurture’s Derrick Mains and Hewlett Packard’s Michelle Price
Derrick Mains, CEO and founder of Green Nurture, joins "Green is Good" to talk about sustainability and how it encompasses his day-to-day life. The basis of Green Nurture is quite simply to help companies' employees learn and live sustainability-fueled li
Simple Steps’ Wendy Gordon & Recycling Today’s Jim Keefe
Wendy Gordon, editor of SimpleSteps.org and an executive at the NRDC, comes to "Green is Good" to discuss food waste. Surprisingly, the average family of four throws out 122 pounds of edible food per month — that's 13% of our solid waste, or 30 million
GenGreenLife.com’s Charisse McAuliffe and Green America Today’s Denise Hamler
Charisse McAuliffe, founder and CEO of GenGreenLife.com, returns to "Green is Good" as the show's first-ever repeat guest. GenGreenLife.com's tagline is "Find the green in everything... locally," and the site has become the go-to spot to find localized g