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Experts Shyla Raghav of Conservation International and Maria Saxton, Ph. D. of Hill Studio and Tiny Home Industry Association join HLHP Radio to speak about our carbon footprint and ecological footprint, what it is and how we reduce it. Shyla speaks about climate change and how caring for our planet helps to facilitate natures powerful ability to heal under the right circumstances. In our daily li...

Featuring, Ben Lawhon of Leave No Trace, John DeFillipo of the John Bunker Sands Wetland Center, & Diana Allen of the National Parks Service. With 750 partners, on state and federal levels, Leave No Trace, promotes the LNT principals in all outdoor activities. They work to educate communities in schools, tourism, non-profits and beyond reaching nearly 15 million people. LNT also collects metri...

Aired May 2nd 2020. Jason Babbie & Amanda Eaken of the NRDC, & Manal Aboelata from the Prevention Institute join HLHP Radio and speak about healthy, sustainable communities & the opportunity we have to build stronger & more resilient communities during this time Amanda and Jason speak about the many opportunities we have to increase sustainability within our communities - from food...

Aired April 25th 2020. Join Bernice Butler, and expert guests, Nikhil Advani from the World Wildlife Fund, and Dr. Shawn Messonnier from Paws and Claws Animal Hospital to make the connection between the health of our pets and wildlife, the health of our planet and the health of our own bodies. Nikhil explains how natural ecosystem services, such as fresh water, pollination, soil health, etc., are...

Aired April 18th 2020, welcoming expert guests: Lana Weidgenant of Zero Hour & National Children's Campaign, Aaryaman Singhal of Sunrise Movement, and Brittany Wells of the City of Dallas . Lana explains the spanning network that is Zero Hour, with 20 national branches and 30 more internationally, all with a goal of climate justice around the world. Zero hour focuses on holding big business ac...

Dr. Stephanie McCarter, M.D. and Dr. Tang Gim Lee, Ph. D., architect and professor, join Bernice Butler for a very relevant episode about healthy homes and architecture. At a time of sheltering in place we all want to ensure the healthiest homes with the cleanest possible air and most peaceful environments. Learn how to make small changes today and big changes in the future to live your healthiest...

Dr. Karen Wang from the Collaborative for Health and The Environment and Because Health, and Amy King from GoodWork US, join Healthy Living Healthy Planet to speak about healthy homes, workspaces and the built environment.  As we shelter in place and spend even more time indoors Dr. Wang explains that the average person spends nearly 90% of their time indoors on a regular basis. In our curren...

In this episode expert Karen Kinsella from The National Groundwater Association and GZA GeoEnvironmental will speak to listeners about groundwater pollution; and experts Denise Hickey and David Cowan from North Texas Municipal Water District will explore water conservation. Groundwater is one of our most valuable resources, and while we may not see if everyday, we can’t forget about, it’s always t...

How exactly are we impacting our own health, and the health of our future generations when we neglect the care of our oceans and waterways? Dr. John Stegemen Director of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute for Oceans and Human Health (a branch of WHOI), and Dr. Scott Meschke, Associate Chair in the Department of Environment and Occupational Health Sciences at the University of Washington, will...

Aired 3/14/2020, featuring Waterkeepers: Jill Jedlicka, Fred Tutman, and co-host Garrett Boone, of the Boone Family Foundation. Waterkeepers and the Boone Family Foundation both take a special interest in keeping the Urban Waters of their homelands clean, healthy, and advocated for. Fred Tutman speaks about the cycle of clean up on the Patuxent River, from restoration, to re-pollution and back aga...

Aired 3/7/2020 Featuring Greenpeace experts, Kate Meleges and Arlo Hemphill; and Dr. J Nichlos of #BlueMind. Greenpeace fights for policy change in our waterways, from plastic pollution to ocean sanctuaries they dive in and enact change at the highest level. Kate Meleges speaks to the devastating plastic pollution in our oceans, impacting our ecosystem health, our marine life health and the health...

Join experts Matt Saldãna from the TTU National Wind Institute, Carol Dollard from Colorado State University, and Jenna Riemenschneider from the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. Matt Saldãna speaks about West Texas’s leadership in Wind Energy, financing wind energy, cost efficiency, accessibility and education. Carol Dollard addresses the engineering of Wind Turbines, the importance of re...

Bernice Butler and Co-Host Tony Keene from EarthX, welcome expert Katharine Hayhoe. In this special episode Hayhoe addresses climate-deniers, clean energy, and faith. Hayhoe dives into energy production, where 75% of our pollution comes from fossil fuels, and the easiest and most impactful way to combat this is clean energy.  However, the richest corporations in the world are currently being...

Unpack the shift to solar, how to do it, why it matters, and what it can do for our environment and health with Jonathan Buonocore from Harvard University, and Karl Rábago from Rábago Energy. Jonathan explains the health risks of our current energy production sources, resulting from air pollution (ozone & PM 2.5). These include: asthma, pre-mature birth, stroke, cardiovascular, Alzheimer's, As...

Listen as we dive into Australia as a stark example of what is to come for our world if don’t better our fire management systems, hold big businesses accountable, and take actionable steps to reduce climate change and drought. Experts Justin Kenardy, Philip Stewart and Christine Hosking from Queensland University in Brisbane all share their unique knowledge about the impact on flora and fauna, fir...

Sharon Beard of NIEHS speaks about the risk factors of hurricanes and storms, and addresses the communities at the greatest risk. The DERT program provides training to workers who respond to disaster relief to decrease those risk factors. The environmental career worker training program is specialized to train workers who live and work in communities with high environmental risk, natural disasters...

Join experts Brad Pugh of NOAA and Dr. Bruce McCarl of TAMU on this extreme weather episode about drought. The economic, social, health and environmental impacts of drought are spanning. From mental health to asthma, and food security to clean drinking water and even job security, drought impacts us in all facets of our lives. Brad Pugh tells us more about NOAA, the agency in charge of monitoring...

In the first episode of our extreme weather segment, we focus on extreme heat. Extreme heat adversely impacts our health, from increased respiratory and heart diseases, to heat stroke and heat stress. Dr. Nielsen-Gammon of TAMU speaks about the extreme heat in Texas; and the interrelation of all extreme weather events. While extreme heat is prevalent around the world heat waves are qualified diffe...

Join Turn Compost’s Lauren Clarke and Wes Fitch, and Step Tire’s Blake Bassett for an amazing Bonus Episode. Four Episodes simply weren’t enough to cover the environmental and health impacts of waste and waste disposal in the world. In this Bonus episode, two local Dallas companies come together to give the audience incredible information, education and resources to live less wasteful lives. Liste...

Safe Landfills are a fairy tale, let us tell you why… Landfills deeply impact our health and wellness. Landfills are places on land where we put our garbage and other toxic chemicals to keep them out of our environment, but not surprisingly they find their way back into our environment and our bodies. Waste in landfills does not always, in fact often, decompose and as a result produces a huge amou...

Join Dr. William Suk and Dr. Elizabeth Seymour for this impactful episode about toxic and hazardous waste (RX prescriptions, electronics, batteries, factory waste, mercury, lead etc.) in our landfills, food, water and air. Dr. Suk, from NIH, expert in environmental exposures, explores the numerous chemicals we are exposed to throughout our lifetime. One of these chemicals is arsenic, which tests i...

Learn about E-Waste, one of the most overlooked epidemics in our society today. Every year 50-million tons of electronic waste is created. With computers, cell-phones and tablets being created, purchased and promptly thrown into landfills, it is the number one fastest growing waste form in our society. By recycling our electronic products we can create recycled energy, eliminate toxic e-waste &nbs...

Join incredible guests, Chris MacDonald, British scientist, author, filmmaker and environmentalist; and Ina Petersen Founder of Inner Voice Artists and co-founder of the leading Sustainability Festival: YouthMundus. Overconsumption is escalating in our world, particularly in the USA. Hear from Chris about the disconnect we have as humans between our products, the environment and our health. Learn...

Join in on this special episode by listening to host Bernice Butler, speak with Dianna Cohen and Emily DiFrisco of Plastic Pollution Coalition (PPC). In the world of plastic pollution all roads really do lead to the PPC, they are a global organization with partners in healthcare, education, science, activism and even art. They are beautiful of example of coming together to understand and eliminate...

Did you know plastic accumulation builds up in your body and causes serious ailments and illnesses? Have you ever heard from a health expert about the ways to eliminate your contact with plastic and heal your body? Did you know plastic pollution doesn’t start and end with proper recycling and reuse? Have you ever spoken with an expert who has seen the lifecycle of plastic firsthand, from the begin...