Go Green Radio

Regardless of where our kids live or what career they choose as adults, they are going to need clean air, clean water, and ample clean energy in order to have a great standard of living in the future. The Go Green Initiative is the world's largest and fastest growing environmental education program, and its motto is: "All schools prepare our children for the future, but Go Green Initiative schools...

Long before "going green" was cool, a bunch of PTA moms banded together to start the Go Green Initiative (www.gogreeninitiative.org). The organization began with no staff, no budget, and no idea that it would soon become the world's largest environmental education program. What began on a kitchen table in California has now spread to schools and communities in all 50 U.S. States, 36 countries and...

Don't let anybody tell you that you can't have it all! If you want to be your own boss, work when you feel like it, and own a green business with health care benefits…you can! Thanks to Shop To Earth, anyone can have a green job! Today's episode of Go Green Radio explores one of the most innovative private sector initiatives in the 'greening' of consumer goods. Shop To Earth lets consumers put the...

Bob Anderson is not just the father of two teenagers, he is the father of a brand new national TV show called Eco Company, set to air across the U.S. this fall. The show's website http://www.eco-company.tv has videos that Bob has produced, as well as an opportunity for teens to submit videos they shoot with their friends. The show aims to "create awareness, break down the issues in plain English,...

Two primary concerns have inhibited the success of the electric car: the cost of the vehicles are higher than comparably-sized gasoline cars; and the mileage range of a typical car battery is much shorter than the range of a gasoline tank. For lengthy trips, that would mean having to stop every 150 miles or so, finding a place to plug the car in, and waiting several hours for it to power up. A new...

Everything is BIG in Texas, including big ideas for 21st Century Urban Planning and Green job creation! Dallas,TX recently offered up one city block, inviting architects and urban planners from around the world to compete to re-design the space into the United State's first fully sustainable, "off the grid" inner-city block. Today we have John Greenan of the Central Dallas Community Development Co...

Landscaping is an important part of any structure or space. Whether we're at home, at school, at work, or commuting, a well-designed landscape provides beauty and enjoyment, and in some cases, a habitat for birds and other wildlife. However, some landscape designs are much too reliant on copious amounts of water. Landscape architect, Josiah Cain, was featured in the June 2009 edition of Sunset mag...

I'm a big fan of companies that 'go green' on site. I'm an even BIGGER fan of companies that work with their suppliers, customers and every business in between to ensure that their whole supply chain is going green. Today, we'll have two women in business who are in very different industries, but share one important thing in common: a desire to make sure that the products they buy, sell and discar...

"The child starting kindergarten this fall will graduate in the third decade of the 21st century. All we can know about the world she will step into is that it will have challenges and opportunities beyond what we can imagine today, problems and possibilities that will de¬mand creativity and ingenuity, responsibility and compassion. Whether this year's kindergarten student will merely survive or p...

'Locally grown'…'organic'…'free range'…we're beginning to see a lot of "buzz words" that are being used to distinguish food choices. We have some sense that these words mean food is healthy, humanely produced, or environmentally preferable, but how can we be sure? Today we'll be joined by Dr. Carolie Sly of the Center for Ecoliteracy who served as the project leader for a book called, "Big Ideas,"...

Two primary concerns have inhibited the success of the electric car: the cost of the vehicles are higher than comparably-sized gasoline cars; and the mileage range of a typical car battery is much shorter than the range of a gasoline tank. For lengthy trips, that would mean having to stop every 150 miles or so, finding a place to plug the car in, and waiting several hours for it to power up. A new...

Landscaping is an important part of any structure or space. Whether we're at home, at school, at work, or commuting, a well-designed landscape provides beauty and enjoyment, and in some cases, a habitat for birds and other wildlife. However, some landscape designs are much too reliant on copious amounts of water. Landscape architect, Josiah Cain, was featured in the June 2009 edition of Sunset mag...

We hear a lot about 'sustainable living' these days, but too often it's in the midst of a sales pitch to buy certain products that will help us "go green." Fortunately, there are organizations out there that are teaching kids and schools the real lessons of a sustainable lifestyle. On today's show, I'm pleased to be joined by Lisa Bennett, the communications director for the Center for Ecoliteracy...

When they signed up to be interns for the world's largest environmental education program, they probably didn't think it would land them in jail, but that is exactly what happened! On today's Go Green Radio, we'll talk to two interns for the Go Green Initiative (ww.gogreeninitiative.org) who got to see how the Alameda County jail in Dublin, CA has taken tremendous strides to "green" its operations...

Are pizza boxes and microwave popcorn poisoning my kids???The answers can be found in Jennifer Taggart's new book, "Smart Mama's Green Guide", a candid and credible resource for child advocates who want to reduce children's exposure to toxic chemicals. You may be surprised to learn that products you use everyday in your home contain chemicals capable of causing health problems for your kids. Jenni...

Get ready to dance! When you hear the song, "Stand Up," you won't be able to sit still! Benjamin Winn has created a 'green groove' with lyrics every parent will support…and every kid will dig. Go Green Radio host, Jill Buck, met Benjamin at Harrah's in Las Vegas recently, and on today's episode you'll hear why she supports the song, the artist, and the positive message he's bringing to the world.

Everything is BIG in Texas, including big ideas for 21st Century Urban Planning and Green job creation! Dallas,TX recently offered up one city block, inviting architects and urban planners from around the world to compete to re-design the space into the United State's first fully sustainable, "off the grid" inner-city block. Today we have John Greenan of the Central Dallas Community Development Co...

I'm a big fan of companies that 'go green' on site. I'm an even BIGGER fan of companies that work with their suppliers, customers and every business in between to ensure that their whole supply chain is going green. Today, we'll have two women in business who are in very different industries, but share one important thing in common: a desire to make sure that the products they buy, sell and discar...

The Chairman of the California Integrated Waste Management Board, Margo Reid Brown, joins us this week on Go Green Radio! She leads the CIWMB towards statewide goals that will improve waste diversion and the environment. As a member of Governor Schwarzenegger's Climate Action Team, Chairman Brown has been at the vortex of some of the most aggressive and accomplished environmental public policy mak...

Bob Anderson is not just the father of two teenagers, he is the father of a brand new national TV show called Eco Company, set to air across the U.S. this fall. The show's website http://www.eco-company.tv has videos that Bob has produced, as well as an opportunity for teens to submit videos they shoot with their friends. The show aims to "create awareness, break down the issues in plain English,...

"The child starting kindergarten this fall will graduate in the third decade of the 21st century. All we can know about the world she will step into is that it will have challenges and opportunities beyond what we can imagine today, problems and possibilities that will de¬mand creativity and ingenuity, responsibility and compassion. Whether this year's kindergarten student will merely survive or p...

Today's episode is another Twitter success story for Go Green Radio. Derek Gordon is an intern for a super cool project called Urban Re:Vision. Derek found me on Twitter, and yada, yada, yada…I'm interviewing one of the premiere green architects in the biz, Eric Corey Freed. Eric is based in San Francisco, and has founded more entities than I've got fingers to count them. His company, organicARCHI...

The U.S. Green Building Council has recently launched a new program that sets standards for certifying a residential unit as "green," and today we'll be talking with one of the industry leaders who developed those standards: Peter Yost. Peter serves as an instructor for the Boston Architectural College's Sustainable Design Certificate program and an adjunct faculty member of the University of Mass...

On today's episode we'll be joined by Emmy award-winning producer, Virginia Carter, who is known for her work on the immensely popular American situation comedies All in the Family, Maude, Good Times, The Jeffersons, One Day at a Time, The Facts of Life, and Diff'rent Strokes. She began her career as an aerospace physicist, became a showbiz icon, and is now doing pro bono work with the Population...

Assemblyman Chuck Devore from Irvine, California has become one of the nation's leading advocates for lifting the moratorium on building new nuclear power plants. He's been featured on numerous TV and radio shows, and has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, the San Francisco Chronicle and many more publications. As America moves to limit our carbon emissions to the greatest extent possible, ca...