Episode 32: Gas Prices (ranting abounds)

Posted on March 1, 2012 by admin

Oil prices, what’s the deal?

5 Things That Actually Determine the Price of Gasoline

How Oil Speculation and Energy Policy Impact the Price of Gas

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Obama administration okays key section of pipeline, making ultimate Keystone decision obvious

Debunking the Pile of Lies in the ‘Obama Volt’ Video

The GOP’s Oily Transportation Plan Crumbles in the House

Obama Mocks GOP’s ‘Drill Now’ Agenda: “That’s Not a Plan…That’s a Bumper Sticker.”

Getting ready for the end of growth on Earth

Music

Alexisonfire – Young Cardinals

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Episode 31: Sustainable Fashion and Eco News

Posted on February 23, 2012 by admin

Rethinking fashion

Fashioning change

Ecouterre

The Discerning Brute

Brave Gentleman

Pure Citizen

Mega News Episode!

Newt Gingrich Says You Can’t Put A Gun Rack on a Chevy Volt

Texas lost half a billion trees in current drought

Brewers Embrace Urban Hops from Backyard Farmers

…Because We Live in a Time When People Must be Convinced to be “Pro-Mountain”

Fracking Study: It’s Not The Process Contaminating Groundwater, It’s the Sloppy Way They Do It

EcoSpeed App Directs Your Driving, Cuts Fuel Use by 30%

Turning Ireland’s water and wind into energy exports

Shopping Versus Political Activism Debate Continues: “Separate But Equal”?

Why Electric Cars Are Not the Answer (But They Sure Can Help)

7 Kid-Friendly Salad Recipes to Get Your Children Excited About Eating Their Veggies

Stopping Liquid Natural Gas Port in Maryland a Blow Against Fracking in the Marcellus Shale, Too

6 Easy-to-Carry Essentials That Will Keep Your Travels Green

Music

Bright Eyes – Method Acting
Bloc Party – Price of Gasoline

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Episode 30: Rethinking Energy: The Smart Grid

Posted on February 20, 2012 by admin

Lightbulbs!

I recently picked up a number of lightbulbs at Home Depot, where 40 Watt equivalent bulbs were on sale for 10 dollars. There has never been a better time to swap those CFL’s for LED’s.

News

Inhabitat – Al Gore Compares Investing in Oil and Gas to Subprime Mortgage Crises and Lays Out “A Manifesto for Sustainable Capitalism”

Grist – Congress toys with the future of wind energy

Grist – Lets ban toilet paper

Treehugger.com – Why Big Oil May Be Afraid of Bicycles

Grist – Disaster cooking 101: How to cook after a catastrophe

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Episode 29: The Ultimate Reuse (Compost)

Posted on February 16, 2012 by admin

Back to the Roots

For this show I interviewed ed from Back to the Roots, the company I mentioned last week as producing the grow your own mushrooms kit. You can find out more about Back to the Roots on their website or on their Facebook page. You can also post photos of your mushroom growing kits on their Facebook page, they do a one-to-one donation for each picture, providing a mushroom kit and lesson plan to a school!.

News

Treehugger.com – 68% of Europe’s New Electricity Came From Wind & Solar Power Last Year

Treehugger.com – Department of Energy loan program less risky than expected by congress

Sweden builds 18-story greenhouse

Never mind the meat — worry about eating enough plants

Tell your senators: Hold the line in the tar sands

Five ways to argue with a Keystone XL pipeline supporter

Treehugger.com – Environmental Extremists Are An Asset to Our Movement

Treehugger.com – Energy Management System Combines Solar, Energy Software and Power Storage

Composting!

Composting for Beginners

Carbon to Nitrogen Ratio

What to Compost

Indoor Composting without the worms

Music

AFI – Halloween
Sparta – Air

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Episode 28: Caffeine & Me (Plus sustainable farming)

Posted on February 13, 2012 by admin

Sustainable Farming

Veganic Farming Video

How farms are using permaculture to survive

Why does agriculture keep getting a climate pass?

No, that’s not snow: Pesticides coat California’s Central Valley

News

A challenge to chefs: Make me a delicious vegetarian entree — or stop claiming to care about sustainability

Donald Trump Picks a Mean Fight with Scotland Over Offshore Wind

Is Sustainable Home Construction Booming? It Depends Who You Calling Sustainable.

New Wastewater Treatment Tech Ditches Chemicals, Generates Clean Energy

Walmart’s biggest green feat: Putting sustainability on the corporate agenda

Study: Green economy lost fewer jobs in the recession

Two US startups break solar efficiency records, aim to light up your life

When You Wash Your Clothes, You Release Microplastic Fibers Into the Oceans

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