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Today Jason will be giving us a book report on his latest sustainability read: Cradle to Cradle by Michael Braungart and William McDonough. This is a book from 2022 that rethinks how we create products. Instead of designing things for cradle to grave, they should be designed for cradle to cradle. Even though this book is older, it still has a lot of useful insights. If you are interested in readin...

Today, Jason and Kelly will be discussing their review of the 2022 Detroit Auto Show from a sustainability lens. With the more recent hype around electric vehicles, they were excited to see all of them up front and in person.  Follow us on social media @sustainabiliME.pod Detroit Auto Show: https://naias.com/   UofM study on truck electrification: https://seas.umich.edu/news/new-study-finds-greate...

Today I'll be chatting with Hannah Tizedes, founder of the Trashy Collection. She collects trash during various beach clean-ups and creates artwork from it to raise aware ness around topics such as plastic pollution, climate change, environmental justice, and more. Follow us on social media @sustainabiliME.pod The Trashy Collection: Website: https://www.thetrashycollection.com/   Instagram: https:...

Today Kelly will be discussing her food waste fellowship that she worked on over the summer in Detroit, MI. Follow us on social media @sustainabiliME.pod Seasons Market: https://www.seasonsmarketdetroit.com/   Green Garage: https://greengaragedetroit.com/   Food Rescue US - Detroit: https://foodrescue.us/site/food-rescue-us-detroit/   Make Food Not Waste: https://makefoodnotwaste.org/  

Today Jason and I will be covering the sustainable stories from the month of August. These stories include gummy bears made from wind turbines, solar panels over California's canals, a solution for some PFAS chemicals, and the right to repair law with tractors. Also, the tip of the week is to try canning extra veggies! Sources: https://www.insider.com/forever-chemicals-can-be-broken-down-by-cheap-...

Today I'll be chatting with Hila Perry and Nathan Dufour Oglesby from the hip hop group Nate and Hila out of New York. I first came across their composting song and was immediately hooked. I loved how they incorporated facts about composting as well as other ecological topics with music and humor, which to me, seems like a pretty difficult task. Check out all of their music below! Nate and Hila: h...

Today I'll be chatting with Danielle Todd, Executive Director of Make Food Not Waste in Detroit, MI. Not only do they have a very catchy name, but Make Food Not Waste's main mission is to keep food out of landfills and slow climate change by creating lasting solutions to food waste through education, food upcycling and advocacy. Follow us on social media @sustainabiliME.pod Check Out Make Food Not...

Today I'll be chatting with Darraugh Collins, Site Director of Food Rescue US Detroit. Food Rescue US is all about rescuing healthy food that might otherwise go to landfill and instead donate it to organizations helping to feed people. They recuse food from various donors such as restaurants and grocery stores. Also, the majority of their food goes towards tackling food insecurity, which is signif...

Today Jason and I will be covering the sustainable stories from the month of July. These stories include the new Jane Goodall Barbie , USPS purchasing EVs , a Berlin airport being converted into a sustainable neighborhood, and the new Climate Bill . Follow us on social media @sustainabiliME.pod Tip of the week: compost your pet hair after you brush them! Turns out that hair is considered "green" m...

Today I'll be talking with Jeff Jackson, founder of Happy Planet Running, which is all about providing zero waste services to small to medium sized running events. Follow us on social media @sustainabiliME.pod Happy Planet Running: https://happyplanetrunning.com/   Council for Sustainable Sport: https://www.councilforresponsiblesport.org/certified-events   NextCycle Michigan: https://nextcyclemich...

Today I will be talking with Michelle Martinez, Founding Member of the Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition and visiting scholar at the Tishman Center in New York. We will be discussing the topic of Environmental Justice (EJ for short), from what it is and where it came from, as well as some examples of it. Environmental Justice is a newer topic for many people including myself, but I've been...

Today I will be talking with Monica Tabares, Vice President of the Greening of Detroit. The Greening of Detroit is a non-profit that plants trees throughout Detroit, provides job training, and educates the youth on various aspects of the natural environment. They are truly contributing to the growth of a healthy urban community. Follow us on social media @sustainabiliME.pod Check out the Greening...

Today Jason will be covering the sustainable stories from the month of June. These stories will include recycling mussel shells, recycling tires for roads, and the impact of food miles.  Follow us on social media @sustainabiliME.pod Sources: Mussel Shell Recycling Tire Recycling for Roads Food Miles

Today I will be talking with Dr. Nancy Love, a professor of Environmental Engineering at the University of Michigan, about a special project taking place in the peonies gardens at the Nichols Arboretum which is located at the University of Michigan. She and her team are working to create a circular economy by utilizing nutrient rich urine to create fertilizer. They are applying this fertilizer on...

Today I will be chatting with Joe Lybik, Sustainability Manager for the Industrial Sewing and Innovation Center, also known as ISAIC, located in Detroit, MI. ISAIC is a manufacturing facility that not only produces high quality textile garments, but also provides extensive training for the next generation of sewers. They also train manufacturing machinists on the newest, innovative manufacturing t...

Today Jason and I will be covering the sustainable stories from the month of May. These stories will include the new sustainable aviation fuel deal between Neste and United, Stanford developing solar panels that generate energy at night, the DOE starting a carbon capture project, and Colgate's recycling toothpaste tubes. Follow us on social media @sustainabiliME.pod Sources: https://www.neste.com/...

Today Jason will be giving us a book report on his latest sustainability read: Unraveled, The Life & Death of A Garment by Maxine Bedat. In this book, Maxine follows the entire lifecycle of a pair of jeans from birth to death. She examines global supply chain as well as the environmental and social impacts throughout the lifecycle of the jeans. If you are interested in reading this book for yourse...

Today I will be diving into the world tour that Coldplay is currently on called "Music of the Spheres". A while back, I heard about these kinetic dance floors that they were going to have on their tour that would allow the audience to generate power through dancing, and so I wanted to check out the rest of their sustainability initiatives. Turns out they have a ton! In fact, they are aiming to red...

On today's episode, Jason and I will explore the history of climate change science. Turns out that we have known about climate change and the impacts of greenhouse gases for a long time. Who knew? Follow us on social media @sustainabiliME.pod Sources: History_of_climate_change_science https://ourworldindata.org/contributed-most-global-co2

Today Jason and I will be covering the sustainable stories from the month of April 2022. These stories include Purdue University looking at the potential for nuclear power to power campus, the Corvette going electric, Hertz buying 65,000 EVs, and river otters returning to the Detroit River. Follow us on social media @sustainabiliME.pod Sources: https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2022/Q2/purd...

On today's episode, Jason interviews Kelly about her first year attending SEAS (School for Environment and Sustainability) at the University of Michigan. We will dive into the classes she took and some of the concepts she walked away with.  Follow us on social media @sustainabiliME.pod Info: My Biome Song Book - Introduction to Modern Climate Change 2nd edition https://seas.umich.edu/  

Even though Earth Day is happening this week, Jason and I will be diving into the history of Arbor Day, which happens to be next week. Also, it's the 150th anniversary of the original Arbor Day! Yay trees! If you are looking for ways to celebrate both Earth Day and Arbor Day, check out these resources: https://www.arborday.org/celebrate/ https://www.arborday.org/shopping/trees/treeWizard/intro.cfm...

Recently, Grist released their 2022 list of 50 fixers working on making the planet a better place. Today Jason and I will highlight 6 of them, but you can find the entire list here: https://grist.org/fix/grist-50/2022/   Thank you to Grist for putting this list together and for showing us that there are some amazing people doing amazing things for our planet! Check out the links below to learn mor...

Today Jason and I will be covering sustainable stories from the month of March 2022! These stories include Starbucks phasing out their cups, the Global Plastics Treaty, and the new SEC Climate Rules.  Follow us on social media @sustainabiliME.pod Sources: CNN - Starbucks Planning to Phase Out Iconic Cups NPR - Starbucks plans to phase out paper cups in the US and Canada Gibson Dunn - Global Plasti...

Today I will be talking with Michelle Miller, Owner & Creative Director of Minty Made and The Green Marketing Academy™. The Green Marketing Academy™ is an online course, educational platform and community that helps businesses and marketing professionals shift their practices to be more sustainable and ethical, accessible and inclusive for the people that they serve. It provides tools, resources a...