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"Build relations hips and trust...and don't generalize programs across communities. Listen and localize." Gabriela Gonzales on Green Connections Radio podcast With the number of women in science, technology, engineering and math stubbornly stuck at about 25%, tech companies need to be proactive to ensure they have a 21st century workforce. Listen to Intel Foundation's Deputy Director Gabriela Gonz...

"We all have to recognize whether we're working in industry or government or in the nonprofit sector, is change is a constant...(Y)ou constantly have to be thinking about your next move. Life is not a game of checkers these days, it's a game of chess and you have to be thinking three or four steps beyond where you are now if at all possible." Deborah Lee James on Green Connections Radio podcast. F...

"It's time (for women) to pick our heads up and look around the executive realm and really think broadly about how big our impact can be…Don't underestimate your value." Coco Brown on Green Connections Radio podcast The economy is in the midst of a massive global shift when the old ways of doing business are giving way to new paradigms – in every sense from managing supply chains to marketing to e...

"Plant-based diets are better for the planet....but meat is not necessarily to blame for climate change." Robin Currey on Green Connections Radio As we face climate week at the U.N. this week, one of the more delicate issues is the threat that climate change poses to our food supply and in turn, the way our current food systems exacerbate climate change. So it's a great time to hear from a food sy...

"It's a network gap…Every board has its own ecosystem." Jocelyn Mangan on Green Connections Radio podcast Women still make up only 26.1% of corporate boards, despite clear evidence that companies with more women on the board perform better on all metrics, including financially. So, if you want to figure out how to grab one of those coveted seats, it's important to get prepared, network, especially...

"If you have a strong need for something, you need to do things to satisfy that need, you will go out of your way to fulfill those needs. ...(Since) work is a big part of your day," it's natural to want your work to satisfy your strong needs. Maggi Reiss on Green Connections Radio podcast With women still only 7.4% of the Fortune 500 CEOs, executives, recruiters, and advocates are wondering what n...

"I've never seen as much alignment as there are in electric vehicles today." Katie Sloan on Electric Ladies podcast To commemorate Climate Week 2020, Listen to Katie Sloan, Director of eMobility at Southern California Edison, who is the focal point for electric vehicle adoption in the most populous state in the U.S. and how they plan to achieve their 7 million EVs goal. (This was recorded shortly...

"You can't take offense at everything. If you do, you aren't going to get along and getting along is important, but you do have to stand up for your rights. You have to take a seat at the table and you have to speak up.'"  Jill Wine-Banks on Green Connections Radio podcast We're all navigating tough things, tough crises and tough people right now – and do it in a country led by a president whose m...

"People aren't looking for the perfect you, they're looking for you and what you can do for their company – and your 'why.'"  Colleen Biggs on Green Connections Radio podcast We are all having to find new ways to generate revenue, be seen and heard, conduct business, stay connected to our audiences and make a difference in this pandemic economy. Some are thriving while others are struggling, and w...

"It worked really well with everyone concentrating on their area of strength." Lee-Anne Walters on Green Connections Radio   What would you do if your water came out of the tap brown? As we congratulate Flint, Michigan residents for winning a big settlement recently for the lead contamination of their water supply, finally, after years of fighting for it, listen to the courageous and tenacious Lee...

One- hundred years ago on August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment, which confirmed women have the right to vote, officially became part of the U.S. Constitution.  But not black women, despite many black women suffragists fighting just as hard as white women for the rights of all women to vote. Black women suffragists were quite strategic though, as you'll hear as you listen to professor Marcia Chatela...

As we commemorate the centennial of the 19th Amendment, which confirmed women have the right to vote, here is a glimpse into an untold part of the story. It's about a rare female journalist in the then male-dominated field of journalism who used her platform to keep the movement in the headlines. She also wrote fiction that is considered source material for "Wonder Woman" comics. That journalist i...

"The reason their (men's) participation in that last decade (before ratification of the 19th Amendment) was so important, was because they had the means and the will to help the movement financially and politically." Brooke Kroeger on Green Connections Radio podcast During the fight for women's right to vote over 100 years ago, male supporters were crucial. Male lawmakers ultimately had to vote to...

You can still get sustainable seafood during a pandemic, and Green Connections Radio previous guest Kay Olin and her Estuary Oysters proves businesses can continue to grow. They are now a supplier to all Whole Foods in Florida (where Estuary is located), with plans to expand. Listen to this interview from a couple of years ago when Kay explained to GCR host Joan Michelson how they farm sustainable...

"For healthcare grade disinfection, the EPA has certain requirements….that you test against, and those lab reports, we showed 100% kill in one minute, which is actually really impressive, because most toxic products they use in hospitals for disinfectants take 10 minutes, have to be reapplied multiple times to stay wet for 10 minutes, and only have a 95% kill rate and still be approved by the EPA...

"Fuel cells create electricity by stripping electrons from hydrogen atoms; the hydrogen then bonds to oxygen to create water, while the electrons power the electric motor. The result is an electric vehicle that is fueled with hydrogen from a pump rather than electrons drawn from the nation's electrical power grid." Car & Driver magazine There are many voices talking about how we need to rebuild th...

  "The Covid-19 pandemic has created the biggest shock to the global energy system since at least World War II…Renewables are the only energy source that will grow in 2020." David Turk, International Energy Agency Testifying on Capitol Hill June 2020 We could not get through this pandemic – or run our national or global economies – without energy. Literally. Energy kept hospitals taking care of pa...

"These are historical metrics for perspective—whether they mark positive, negative, or neutral changes for land, energy, and air (or any other part of American life) in the US is up to you." USAFacts.org State of the Earth report 2020 From government funding allocations to cities and states, or even to schools and communities, to how healthcare is administered and paid for, to how clean our air an...

"Values by and large don't really change…What changes is your behavior around your values." Erin Michelson on Green Connections Radio podcast Can we measure kindness? Take our Green Connections Kind Quiz and listen to this fascinating interview with Erin Michelson , CEO and Founder of Summery, a data analytics company focused on measuring employee kindness and social values, on Green Connections R...

"Employers need to be providing re-onboarding to every employee and for that matter for even every guest that comes into the building, because…..it comes down to each and every individual and their commitment to these new protocols and policies." Rachel Gutter on Green Connections Radio podcast As we prepare to return to our offices, schools, coworking spaces, and houses of worship, while the coro...

" Conservation Station: Creating a More Resourceful World (is) a new educational initiative from Itron and Discovery Education. This innovative, engaging, standards-aligned program encourages middle school students to explore the relationship between water and energy through the lens of conservation." Conservation Station website As parents seek new ways to homeschool kids with summer upon us and...

" Women are being hit disproportionately hard, because they hold disproportionately more of the jobs being shutdown and (still) have the lion's share of family responsibilities….The industries hit hard by this crisis are healthcare, social care, education, restaurants, cleaning services, personal care and clothing stores, and the front lines of them are dominated by women." Joan Michelson's Forbes...

" The part in this that is so important is the relationship building component, and that part takes time… (it) is the glue that brings cohesion across the issues and it enables a different form of listening and a different openness, in my view, that includes openness to hearing the science….. Science is the strongest tool of diplomacy." Mic helle Wyman, NCSE   The COVID-19 pandemic has given us al...

"In a (brand new) study…focused on the medical products industry – which includes medical devices, pharmaceuticals and biologics – a group of researchers found that…firms with female directors announced (life-threatening) high-severity product recalls 28 days sooner."   T he Study's Executive Summary, April 20, 2020   So, before you get that stent put in or new COVID-19 treatment or vaccine, find...

"What's happening on a physiological level is that the more time we spend in the natural world…paying attention to the natural world around us, it's actually switching off parts of our brain associated with the fear, stress…and helping us access creativity, intuition, our capacity for innovation, to make better decisions." Tabitha Jayne on Green Connections Radio podcast Could combining looking at...