Go Green Radio

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, organicARCHITECT, creates sustainable structures, from large developments to single family dwellings. With more than 15 years in green design, Eric can tell us what it was like to be green even before there was a Nobel Peace Prize in the mix! Don’t miss this interview with award-winning architect, Eric Corey Freed!

America’s favorite pastime is now America’s favorite environmental steward. Leaders in baseball are “greening” their stadiums by recycling, becoming more energy efficient, and encouraging fans to “swing for the fence” when it comes to living an eco-friendly lifestyle. We’ll be talking with Justin Sellers, Asst. Commissioner of the Coastal Plain League, who is planning the nation’s first baseball “Green Week” which will involve his 14-team collegiate summer baseball league with clubs located in NC, SC, and VA. Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack…baseball is going green!!!

Pacific Gas and Electric Company is a national leader in efforts to deliver affordable, “green” energy to their utility customers. On today’s episode, we’ll talk about their community enrichment and education programs, like “Solar in Schools,” and how they are involved in creating “Green Jobs.” We’ll also talk with REC Solar, a national solar installation company that is growing extremely fast, and we’ll talk about their residential program, as well as new opportunities for schools!

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 Massachusetts Department of Building Materials and Wood Technology program in Amherst. He has been building, researching, teaching, writing, and consulting on high performance homes for more than twenty years, and will share his insight with Go Green Radio listeners!

Every generation of Americans has had to deal with many of the problems we face today: war, poverty, political feuds, etc. But we are the first generation of Americans to face the kind of ecological challenges that threaten, not just nature, but also the foundation of our economy and way of life. Clearly, we cannot proceed with a ‘business as usual’ approach. Wally Baker, Chairman of the Green Tech Foundation (www.tgtf.org), joins us to discuss how his organization is bringing together progressive minds, fostering research-implementation, and promoting and communicating technological solutions as we move into the “Green Economy.”

Recycling is economically possible because there is a market for recyclable goods. However, a good deal of that market demand comes from Asia, and with the recent global economic downturn, recycling markets have become incredibly volatile and unpredictable, causing instability in our domestic recycling efforts. Recyclers are stockpiling recyclable materials in hopes of an upturn in the market, but if that doesn’t occur, how long before our recyclables end up in landfills? Listen in to find out what professionals in the recycling industry in America are doing to maintain our commitment to recycling.

Searching on Google will always be fun, but sometimes instead of having ALL the information, wouldn’t you love to just see the BEST information? For those of you looking for the best information on green living, you’ll love today’s guest! Luke Fretwell, creator of the innovative new end-all-be-all resource to ‘going green’, “How You Eco”, joins us to discuss his evolving project and how it will help YOU play, work and live in an eco-friendly way. Check out www.howyoueco.com

Many in the U.S. are trying very hard to ‘go green’, and they are using less gasoline, changing their light bulbs to CFL’s, and recycling. Even with all of these efforts, if we multiply the amount of energy used per person in the U.S. by the world’s total population…we’d have a problem…not enough energy to go around. We live well in the U.S., so it’s understandable that people in other countries would want to live as well, but is there enough energy in the world for everyone to live like Americans? Do we have a shortage of energy, or an energy management problem? My guest, Susan Meredith, author of “Beyond Light Bulbs: Lighting the Way to Smarter Energy Management” will help us uncover the truth.

Tracy Hollis wears many hats, and they are all 10 gallon Texas sized! She is the recent Past President of the Texas Association for Environmental Education, the EE coordinator for the entire school district of Grand Prairie ISD, an active member of Keep Texas Beautiful and was recently awarded a lifetime achievement award as KTB's Environmental Educator of the Year. She is a Board member of the Go Green Initiative, and has helped numerous school communities ‘go green’ and win national recognition for superior stewardship. Tune in to learn from one of the nation’s top-notch environmental education experts, Tracy Hollis!

In November, 60 minutes did a long overdue piece on the underworld of electronics recycling. Most Americans have no idea what happens to their cell phone, television or old computer monitor when they drop it off at an e-waste collection event, but suffice it to say…it’s not something we can be proud of in many cases. To see the video 60 minutes aired, you’ll find it on the Go Green Face Space on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=628931199&ref=profile#/group.php?gid=6566461086. Listen to today’s show to learn the facts, and what you can do to make sure your e-waste is handled properly.

This week we’ll talk to Charles Linn, a leader in the launch of McGraw-Hill Construction’s new GreenSource magazine and website, as well as Schools of the 21st Century, Record’s annual publication, website, and symposium for the K-12 school market. As your host for Go Green Radio, I maintain my “Dean of Green” status by choosing only the top resources for the latest information in the environmental world, and GreenSource is one of my personnel favorites. We will also be joined by the Editor and Founder of Green Talk, Anna Hackman. Her website and blog is truly exceptional, both in the information presented and the user-friendly format. Gree-Talk.com is also one of my favorite resources.

On December 10th, the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) held an emergency workshop in Sacramento to address growing concerns that the recycling industry may grind to a halt if recyclers cannot find markets for the material they are keeping out of our landfills. With the world economy in tumult, the typical buyers who keep the recycling market alive have arrested purchasing, causing a stockpile of recyclable material that brokers must warehouse. If they cannot find a place to sell those materials, will they end up glutting our nation’s landfills? We’ll talk with Margo Reid Brown, Chairman of the CIWMB, to learn more.

Recycling is economically possible because there is a market for recyclable goods. However, a good deal of that market demand comes from Asia, and with the recent global economic downturn, recycling markets have become incredibly volatile and unpredictable, causing instability in our domestic recycling efforts. Recyclers are stockpiling recyclable materials in hopes of an upturn in the market, but if that doesn’t occur, how long before our recyclables end up in landfills? Listen in to find out what professionals in the recycling industry in America are doing to maintain our commitment to recycling.

He’s not just a pretty face and TV celebrity, he’s a business man with a passion for the environment. Faber Dewar has developed products in keeping with the latest scientific research on sustainability, and he’s here to share that information with our listeners. Faber also speaks all over the country about protecting human health from environmental hazards, and in fact, was a keynote speaker at the 2007 International Go Green Earth Summit. Faber is a dad on a mission to help parents around the world know how to protect their children and the Earth.

Go Green Radio host, Jill Buck, and her 17 yr. old daughter joined legions of teenage girls and their moms last night at the midnight showing of ‘Twilight’ on its opening day. While you will find movie reviews from film critics across the nation today, only Go Green Radio brings you the ‘green thumbs up’ rating system. Just how eco-friendly was ‘Twilight’? And is our host on “Team Edward” or “Team Jacob”…listen in to find out, or call in at 866-472-5787 to give your critique of the movie!

Episode #21 Air Date: November 14, 2008 Episode Title: History in the Making: Governor Schwarzenegger’s Global Climate Change Summit, and Green Building with high tech solutions. Episode Description: Hasta la vista, global warming! California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is gathering an all-star cast of world leaders at his Global Climate Summit in Beverley Hills on Nov. 18-19, and YOU CAN ATTEND via webcast at uctv.tv/climate. Deputy Secretary of the California EPA, BreAnda Northcutt, will give us the inside scoop on who will be there, topics on the agenda, and the Governor’s vision for this historic event! Also joining us this week is David Fay, technology manager of Cianbro Corporation – a world leader in cutting-edge green building, building the largest green resort destination in the world…DestiNY USA. See www.cianbro.com for more information.

Jennifer Taggart, founder of www.TheSmartMama.com joins us to discuss a new movement in the world of child advocacy: The Green Moms Carnival. The mission of the Green Moms Carnival is “to unite bloggy voices around one environmentally-conscious theme per month, knowing that if we repeat the same green messages at the same time, it increases the likelihood that our eco-conscious messages will be heard, understood and adopted by more people.” One of the leading voices of the Green Mom Carnival, Jennifer Taggart, will discuss the objectives and effects of this exciting, innovative, 21st century movement!

The New York State PTA was one of the first in the nation to adopt the Go Green Initiative. When New York won the “Go Green State of the Year” award in 2006, the State PTA was recognized along with NYSAR3 as being a pivotal organization in helping schools across the state ‘go green’. Listen in today as Maria DeWald, President of the New York State PTA, talks about the correlation between the mission of PTA to protect the well-being of children and the mission of the Go Green Initiative, which is to protect children’s health through environmental stewardship.

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 engage communities to make responsible decisions, simple everyday choices, and well-informed lifestyle improvements to create healthy environments where children and families can flourish. Healthy Child Healthy World exists because more than 125 million Americans, especially children, now face an historically unprecedented rise in cancer, autism, asthma, birth defects, ADD / ADHD, and learning and developmental disabilities. Credible scientific evidence increasingly points to environmental hazards and household chemicals as causing and contributing to many of these diseases.

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 globe, and will cover topics that matter to all of us, like… how to save the earth and money at the same time; how to set up a community culture of conservation; how to teach the next generation to conserve natural resources while still enjoying a high standard of living. Syracuse, NY is a role model community when it comes to “going green”. Listen in, and find out how your city can replicate their success!