Go Green Radio

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.

What happens when an entire county 'goes green'? On today's show, we'll find out! We'll talk to the Tompkins County Solid Waste Management Division of New York state about how they've taken the platform of the Go Green Initiative (www.gogreeninitiative.org), and turned it into a county-wide environmental education and action plan. Tompkins County will be named the first-ever Go Green County of the...

During today's episode, we'll talk with Go Green Initiative Veteran, Kate Jupina, about the upcoming International Go Green Earth Summit, and get the inside scoop on how this busy mom incorporates 'green living' in her household. We'll also talk to Paul Gilman of Covanta Energy about the role his company is playing in the Summit, and Covanta's unique way of creating clean, renewable energy...from...

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If you'd like your kids' school to 'go green', don't reinvent the wheel! Today we'll chat with some trail blazers who will serve as your Deans of Green in sharing tips that really work. First up is the Go Green Initiative's Teacher of the Year, Ryan Finley, better known as the "Lorax" of Grace Hill Elementary in Roger, Arkansas. We'll also talk to the pioneer of the Go Green Initiative in Texas an...

Christopher Gavigan, author of "Healthy Child Healthy World", joins us to explain how to create a cleaner, greener and safer home. Christopher serves as the CEO of the nonprofit organization that bears the same name as his book. The organization's mission is to protect the health and well being of children from harmful environmental exposures. They educate parents, support protective policies, and...

Go Green Radio will talk with Joshua Wickerham, President of Roots and Shoots at UCSD. The Roots & Shoots program is about making positive change happen—for our communities, for animals and for the environment. With tens of thousands of young people in almost 100 countries, the Roots & Shoots network branches out across the globe, connecting youth of all ages who share a common desire to help make...

In this episode, Go Green Radio will explore the green initiatives of a large and influential U.S. company, Time, Inc., and of a smaller company in Shanghai. These two very different companies share many of the same goals, and though separated geographically by thousands of miles, they remind us that it's a small world after all and it's the place we all call home. Listen in as the Director of Sus...

This year's International Go Green Earth Summit will be held in New York's "Emerald City", Syracuse, NY on Oct. 17-18! The conference will be THE place for business leaders, teachers, government officials, parents, facilities managers, professional recyclers, community leaders, and anyone who wants to learn how to help their community "Go Green"! The Summit will host 500 people from around the glo...

Have you ever been to Las Vegas, looked down at your watch to see 2 a.m., and felt surprised that you weren't the least bit sleepy? Do you know why that happens? Some casinos pump oxygen into the air, which helps people feel more energetic, more alert, and more willing to part with their money...just kidding, otherwise malls would do the same. But more oxygen DOES make us feel better, and this wee...

You can't pick up a magazine or a newspaper these days without seeing green advertisements for every product and company under the sun. Let's talk about why companies are marketing themselves as green, what is good and bad about that trend and how consumers can evaluate the marketing schemes to make purchases that are truly eco-friendly. We'll also debunk the myth that buying green costs more gree...

Our guests this week are particularly concerned about the positive health benefits of going green. Jennifer Taggart is a former environmental engineer, currently an environmental attorney specializing in consumer product labeling, and the author of the forthcoming, "The Smart Mama's Green Guide: Simple Steps to Non Toxic Babies." She is a mother of 2, and runs the website: www.thesmartmama.com. Hi...

We'll be talking with three parents who are Going Green on behalf of children. These child advocates are working to protect children, and preserve natural resources for future generations. Jill Buck, the host of Go Green Radio, wrote the "Go Green Initiative" on her kitchen table in 2002. it is now the largest environmental education program in the world. Scott McGinnis is an actor/director living...