ARCHIVES

FOOD WASTE

Matt Hartings, Professor, American University and researcher on National Science Foundation grant

Forty percent of food produced in the US is wasted. Why, and how can we change that?

PROTECTING OCEAN LIFE

Joanie Steinhaus, Ocean Director, Turtle Island Restoration Network

Sustainable practical strategies to protect oceans and marine life.

PERENNIAL CROPS

Tammy Kimbler, Chief Communications Officer, The Land Institute

Perennial food crops have multiple benefits for people and the environment. Hear what they are.

BLACK LIVES VEGGIE

Larry Franklin, Founder & Director of Black Lives Veggies

Marginalized communities face multiple problems related to food and property ownership.

REFORESTATION

Jordan Zettle, Green Markets Manager, Sustainable Northwest

Hear how sustainable forestry works to maintain biodiversity while protecting the ecosystem.

AMPHIBIANS

Lee Ann Linam, Biologist & Master Naturalist

Amphibians play an important role in the environment, but their habitats are under threat.

CAFOS, CONCENTRATED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS

Kara Goad, Senior Associate Attorney, Earthjustice Sustainable Food & Farming program

Wonder where that bacon cheeseburger comes from? Hear about CAFOS.

CITIZEN SCIENTISTS

Lee Ann Linam, Biologist & Master Naturalist

How to volunteer time and skills to support the work of scientists and educators on research projects.

WYLAND FOUNDATION

Steve Creech, President, Wyland Foundation

Trash in the ocean, like plastic waste, and toxins starts in other waterways, like rivers, lakes and streams. What can you do about that?

GREEN ALLEYS

Lisa Arceneaux, Environmental Engineer; Aspen Navarro, Watershed Services Program Coordinator, Meadows Center for Water & the Environment.

Alleys can be beautiful, inviting places that are good for the environment. Really!

SUSTAINABLE DIET

Mark Rifkin, Senior Food and Agriculture Policy Specialist, Center for Biological Diversity

What is a sustainable diet and how that is related to animal agriculture, the environment, human health and the medical establishment?

HOMEGROWN NATIONAL PARK

Doug Tallamy, Professor, Author, Co-Founder of the Homegrown National Park

What is a sustainable diet and how that is related to animal agriculture, the environment, human health and the medical establishment?

E-WASTE

Brad Rudisail, IT consultant and technology writer

Old electronic devices, usually end up in the trash can, as part of what is called e-waste, electronic waste.  Where do all those rejected devices go? 

NATIVE PLANTS

Meg Inglis, Executive Director, Native Plant Society of Texas

No matter where you live, planting native plants brings huge benefits to your local ecosystem. Hear how.

PESTICIDES

Lori Ann Burd, Environmental Health Director, Senior Attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity 

On keeping species from going extinct, and the effects of widespread pesticide use.

HELM

Christine Middleton & Dick McBride, Master Naturalists

HELM, Habitat Enhancing Land Management Program, helps landowners work with nature to nurture healthy functioning ecosystems.

COMPASSIONATE FARMING

Allison Molinaro, Campaigns Coordinator for Compassion in World Farming

Hear about why we should end factory farming all over the world.