Electric Ladies Podcast

The food supply is in danger from climate change. That said, there are choices you can make, from menus to the market. Listen to Dr. Molly Brown from NASA give you new tools and perspectives from her important book on food security and climate change, as well as your health. She'll surprise you.... Listen to Molly Brown explain: What to eat and why - from the planet's perspective How climate chang...

Babies create a lot of waste and need a lot of energy. Just ask Keya Chatterje, Executive Director at USCAN and formerly at the World Wildlife Fund, who decided with her brave husband to try to raise your new baby with a zero carbon footprint, at least for the first year. Wow! How did she do? What tricks did she learn that the rest of us can use? Lucky for us, Keya wrote a book about it to share h...

Kids have power.. and once kids know how much power they have to make change, they start acting." Lynne Cherry Listen to Lynne Cherry, author of over thirty children's books pertaining to climate change, talk to Green Connections Radio host Joan Michelson about kids, the environment, and how books are magic for kids. This interview took place at an Earth Day celebration at Union Station in Washing...

Whether dining out or planning a party, those of us who care about sustainability want to spend our money consistent with these values, especially for holidays and special occasions. But how? Listen to Linda Chipperfield of Green Seal describe to Green Connections Radio host Joan Michelson how to identify sustainable restaurants, and how Green Seal certifies restaurants in their new guide. She'll...

"It's important to understand where the connections lie, so you don't miss opportunities when they pop up." Megan Litke Whether you're a student, a professor, a university administrator – or managing a corporate campus – you'll want to take notes listening to this interview on Green Connections Radio with American University's Director of Sustainability Megan Litke. From GCR host Joan Michelson an...

Tired of buying the same types of gifts? Want your "consumer power" to match your values? Listen to Jules Pieri, Founder & CEO of the creative gift site The Grommet on Green Connections Radio describe unique gifts "made by real people with stories and values worth sharing."  Jules share with GCR host Joan Michelson some of her favorite picks from their catalog and the cool stories of the makers be...

Attention travelers! Are you planning a holiday trip? Do you want to make "sustainable" choices? Listen to Green Connections Radio host Joan Michelson's interview with National Geographic Editor-at-Large Costas Christ – in our new iHeartRadio studio! – on: The difference between "eco-tourism" and "sustainable travel." What to look for in places you want to stay. How to travel cheaper. What's inclu...

Attention foodies! Do you want to store holiday (and other) leftovers? Twin sisters Allison and Megan are innovating food storage with Fresh Box , a new food packaging system. They earned a spot at the Clean Tech Open Southeast too. Described as a "soda stream unit for food", FreshBox is the first home food preservation system that brings an established industrial food packing technology to the ho...

Wondering what to buy the kids in your world this holiday season? You want something fun and mentally challenging and educational. You're aware that every choice reflects your values too. You care about the environment and your kids do too, and you want to reinforce that without being preachy. You want to show them there are career options for them that match their values too. Enter clean energy t...

When you hear "3M" you think of Post-it notes, right? Not so fast.  3M is innovating in cleantech  – really – and breaking new ground, especially in  reducing carbon emissions .  Listen to Laura Nereng , Program Manager of 3M's Clean Energy Innovation, explain to Green Connections Radio Host Joan Michelson about 3M's break-through that could change everything. And, about her innovative group that...

Whether you're looking to rent or buy a home, apartment, condo, or townhouse, historically you've had to ask a lot of questions to find out about the home's energy efficiency and carbon footprint. Meet Kari Klaus of Viva Green Homes, a new home listing service that is changing that. Listen to Green Connections host Joan Michelson's engaging conversation with Kari about how to buy or rent a "green"...

Love urban living but fed up with traffic? So were Amber Wason and her co-founder Jeff Stefanis. Instead of just complaining, they got to work and developed a cool new electric bike, launched a campaign to fund it on Kickstarter and then.... cleverly made a deal with Kevin Cole to sell their bikes in his stores. How? Listen to Amber's story in her eye-opening conversation with Green Connections Ra...

The new federal fiscal year is about to start and potential contract opportunities will soon be available. How do you win? Which agencies issue them in energy, clean tech and environmental fields? Listen to Green Connections Radio host Joan Michelson find out in this engaging conversation with government contracting expert Hilary Fordwich, host of the weekly television program Government Contracti...

With a new President of the United States and a new Congress taking shape in the election shortly, we assess the energy legislation and tax incentives on the books to nudge the clean energy economy forward with Betsy McCorkle, head of governmental affairs at the North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association (NCSEA). North Carolina is playing a decisive role in this election cycle, and its Research...

What a powerful discussion! You'll definitely want to take notes on this one. Green Connections Radio host Joan Michelson moderated a panel of veteran leaders in corporate sustainability at SXSW Eco 2016, unearthing great tips and insights that you can use right away. MGM Resorts SVP/Chief Sustainability Officer Cindy Ortega, Advanced Micro Devices Sr. Director Tim Mohin (who did the same at Intel...

Can you see it? You probably can't tell from watching the latest movie or TV show, but behind the scenes, some film and TV productions are actively reducing their carbon footprint. It's an inherently wasteful industry. So, how do they do it? Listen to Green Connections Radio Host Joan Michelson's conversation with film and TV producers John Corser and Kathy Jarvis, talk about how they "green" thei...

To innovate, we need new ideas, new perspectives, new solutions. To get these new ideas, we need differing points of view at the table. differing experiences and perspectives. To get these differing points of view, we need a diverse set of people at the table. Yet, senior leadership remains stubbornly white-male dominated, as the 2016 Fortune 500 reveals. Only 4% of these CEOs are women. The 2016...

"There's an imagination gap." Rachel Kyte said. Innovating Economic Development & Energy & GeoPolitics From the Person Leading It Wow! Rachel Kyte, CEO of the United Nations Sustainable Energy for All program articulately describes the challenges of developing a clean energy infrastructure with 21st century technology with every country on earth – and as fast as possible, because populations are a...

Do you think your community recycles? Think again. Just because it's picked up doesn't mean it's recycled properly. Listen to Melissa Walsh Innes, of Recycling Reinvented, talk with Green Connections host Joan Michelson about the realities of recycling -- and how Recycling Reinvented has been trying to literally "reinventing" it. Thanks for subscribing to Green Connections Radio on iTunes!     Lea...

The Paris Accord to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions is ambitious and the U.S. has agreed to reduce it's emissions by 26 to 28 % below 2005 levels by 2025. How do we do it? With breakthrough energy innovations! Leading the charge in these breakthroughs is ARPA-E, the innovation arm of the U.S. Department of Energy and it's led by Dr. Ellen Williams, who was Chief Scientist at BP during the G...

What do the Fortune 50 Most Powerful Women do that has advanced their careers to the very top? What can we all learn from them? Listen to this fascinating discussion with executive coach Eleanor Beaton who was trained by the Oprah coach Dr. Martha Beck. Eleanor and Green Connections host Joan Michelson break down the careers of these amazing women to find what the rest of us can learn from their s...

Leadership - advancing your career - finding alternate paths to solutions - even peaceful policing strategies that work... Listen to renowned journalist Jay Newton-Small of Time magazine and author of the best-seller "Broad Influence: How Women are Changing the Way America Works" in her enlightening conversation with host Joan Michelson about all of that and more. Funny stories, great leadership t...

San Francisco has ambitious clean energy goals: Reducing their carbon footrpint by 80% by 2050 and zero waste by 2020. How can they get there and what can the rest of us learn from their experience? As head of San Francisco's Department of the Environment, Melanie Nutter has been on the foreffont of this effort and a leader in developing programs that drive sustainable urban solutions. Listen to G...

Remember the last concert or sporting event you attended….Did you notice how much energy is being consumed by that venue? Lights for starters are a fortune, and concession stands use energy and spew all kinds of waste as they keep us fueled up. AEG Worldwide, which owns hundreds of venues around the globe has been on the forefront of transforming these venues into more eco-friendly versions. A key...

For 25 years, Ceres has been a force to be reckoned with as they drive sustainable business practices in the world's largest companies. Ceres engages investors, executives and policymakers to use their own business practices and resources to stop "the bus coming towards us and our kids called climate change" from wrecking our economy and our lives. With the newly-signed COP21 Paris Accord, where 5...