Category: Environment

On this episode we talk with our guest Nadya Hall, about how to to create environmental stewardship through community partnerships and programming.

Nadya is the community environmentalist at Teatown Lake Reservation where she supports their mission of inspiring lifelong environmental stewardship. She also manages the Environmental Leaders Learning Alliance (ELLA), a program that brings together members of conservation commissions from across New York’s Lower Hudson Valley to strengthen environmental protection at a regional level through education, cross-boundary communication, and inter-municipal collaboration. We must all be proactive in our communities to help reduce our carbon footprint. For more information go to Teatown.org. Subscribe to The Many Shades of Green podcast and check out hudsonriverradio.com and Malcolmpresents.com. #RaiseYourEcoConsciousness

What happens when the sounds of the waves are filled with cries of wildlife and sea creatures who have been covered in oil from a spill in their habitat? I refer, with emphasis to the BP Horizon Deep Water oil spill on April 20, 2010, which resulted in oil extending across 68,000 square miles within in the Gulf of Mexico and beyond.  What happens when extreme storms bring fresh water into the Gulf from the Mississippi River and throws off the balance of the nature killing and disorienting fish and other wildlife, as well hurting the fishing and tourist industries? And wait, there’s more!  Add fracking in the Gulf and building new terminals to help export that gas, and we have another potential catastrophe in the making. Our guests on this episode are Dayna Reggero and Kelly Sheehan, who are on the forefront of the effort to stop fracking in the Gulf and fight fracked gas exports. Kelly Sheehan is the Senior Director of Energy Campaigns for the Sierra Club, where she leads a national effort to advance climate justice and a transition off of fossil fuels. She has been an environmental activist by passion and by trade for the past twenty years, directing campaigns to protect the environment, training and engaging people to participate in our democracy, and building a movement for social change. Dayna Reggero is an award-winning documentary film director and founder of a collaborative storytelling effort called the Climate Listening Project. Her work in the Gulf started at the age of 19, appearing with animals on television to talk about environmental concerns. We talk about fracking wells in the Gulf of Mexico and about the need to sustain our spirit in order to sustain the Earth. We need to shout and fight for the planet, but we need to maintain balance within ourselves so that we can help each other in order to protect Mother Earth. For more info go to  @EcoKelly | Instagram, Kelly Sheehan | LinkedIn, and Kelly Sheehan | Twitter and http://daynareggero.com and climatelisteningproject.org. For more episodes go to HudsonRiverRadio.com and MalcolmPresents.com Subscribe to TMSOG podcast, Twitter and Instagram @tmshadesofgreen

As the saying goes, we can have our cake and eat it too. Odds are that what is most tasty in that cake is the fat and the sugar. It is not surprising that some of our favorite snack and “junk food” choices are high in fat. Is it ok to splurge now and then? What detrimental effects do fats have on our diet and is there such a thing as a good fat? Low fat, no fat, trans fats are all part of the vernacular when we speak about diets or dieting. The truth is we all need some fat in our diet, as it is an essential part of a healthy and balanced diet. 

While there’s nothing wrong with having a delicious and low-nutrient treat every now and then, it’s best for your health if you keep foods high in trans and saturated fats to a minimum. Courtney gives us some great info on cooking with fats, and info on Omega 3s and more. So don’t be afraid to enjoy a piece of that gooey chocolate cake now and then, as it is definitely one of the joys of life! For more info follow Courtney on Instagram @clgwellness, on her FaceBook and at courtneygravenese.com. For more shows go to Malcolmpresents.com and on YouTube via Malcolm Presents. Tweet us your thoughts @tmshadesofgreen

On this episode we focus on actions being taken by community residents to preserve and protect a beautiful pristine property, in Northern Westchester, which appears to contain Indigenous Native American cultural stone landscape and other remnants of their life on that parcel.   Victoria Alzapiedi and Tracey Bilski of New Castle Land Trust give us some history about the land in question and the surrounding properties. We must respect and take care of what the  Indigenous Native Americans left us, and honor their footprints, as they were the keepers of the land centuries ago. We are the keepers now, and we need the collective will of the community to help preserve and protect this land. Email questions to [email protected]m or go to their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/groups/newcastlelandtrust For past TMSOG episodes go to hudsonriverradio.com, malcolmpresents.com and subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, Apple, Amazon, iHeartRadio, Spreaker and more. #RaiseYourEcoConsciousness

’Tis the season for ghosts, goblins, Jack O’Lanterns and all things spooky. Bags of assorted Milky Ways, Candy Corn, Hershey’s Chocolate, Sour Patch Kids and my favorite, Reese’s Peanut butter cups (yes, there is peanut butter in Reeses, isn’t that healthy?) are flying off the shelves. 

Consumers are expected to spend 3 billion dollars on candy this year, and over half of all parents stash Halloween candy to enjoy after the holiday, (again, love Reeses). Yup, candy is on everyone’s minds for better or worse. How much of what we are eating this fall will add to our body weight. During the holiday season we need to be conscious of maintaining healthy balanced diet. Courtney will give us information about how we can do that and watch our weight during this time of year. Don’t get spooked!  Watch out for the tricks and enjoy the treats! For more info follow Courtney on Health on FaceBook and Instagram @clgwellness. Check out the websites courtneygravenese.com and malcolmpresents.com. Tweet us @tmshadesofgreen

We must do everything in our power to protect and preserve Mother Nature. Time is no longer on our side, and though I hate to be a downer, the effects of our thirst to be constantly plugged in is leading us to a scorched earth. The world is full of wonderful, beautiful things, but our actions are threatening our very existence. We need to work together to bring solutions to what we have brought upon ourselves. Our guest, Dr. Danielle Begley-Miller, is an ecologist and works to preserve the land. Danielle has an extensive background in forest research. She is the Director of Science and Stewardship at Teatown Lake Reservation. She comes to Teatown from Penn State University where she received her doctoral degree in wildlife in 2018. Danielle is responsible for the implementation of Teatown’s land stewardship and environmental research programs, as well as the supervision of select volunteers and interns as they participate in these programs. She is a true steward of the Earth! For more info go to teatown.org #RaiseYourEcoConsciousness

Let’s say that you have just cleaned out your closet and you are proud to take the giant bag of old clothes to your local Goodwill or Salvation Army. Did you ever wonder what happens to the mound of goods in these donation piles? In 2018, 17 million tons of textile waste ended up in landfills, according to data from the Environmental Protection Agency, making up 5.8 percent of the total  Municipal Solid Waste generation that year. The volume of clothing Americans throw away each year has doubled in the last 20 years, from 7 million to 14 million tons. According to the World Resources Institute, it takes 2,700 liters of water to make one cotton shirt. Textiles can take up to 200+ years to decompose in landfills. We delve into this topic with our guest Lindsey Troop, who is the Regional Manager at FABSCRAP, which is a textile recycling non-profit dedicated to ending the fashion industry’s commercial textile waste problem, diverting as much unused material as possible from being landfilled or incinerated. For more information go to FABSCRAP.org #RaiseYourEcoConsciousness and tweet us your thoughts @tmshadesofgreen

“You’re only one workout away from a good mood.” —Unknown

A 7 minute workout is a mere blink of your eye within your day, so carve out seven minutes of space for your body, and yes, your mind.

The 7 minute workout was popular a few years ago, but it has recently resurfaced, most likely as a result of lockdowns during the pandemic, especially as so many people worked from home. Scientists at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, and other institutions show that even a few minutes of training at an intensity approaching your maximum capacity, produces molecular changes within muscles comparable to those of several hours of running or bike riding. The 7 minute workout is comprised of 12 exercises which deploy only body weight, the use of a chair and a wall. Courtney demonstrates the 12 exercises and gives us good information about this workout, and how it can be modified according to age, physical condition and more. Follow Courtney on FaceBook and on instagram @clgwellness and on her website courtneygravenese.com. Check out malcolmpresents.com and themanyshadesofgreen.com for more shows.

In this episode we talk about the importance of the connections to nature with guest Lynn Trotta. Lynn works to help people make that intimate connection to the outside world. She is a nature-based mentor and certified life-coach who guides empaths and sensitive souls out of the overwhelm of distraction culture and into peace and belonging, through a rooted and sacred relationship with nature. Lynn is a  climate advocate, possibilitarian, ceremonial facilitator, lover-of-life, passionate gardener, wife and mom.  Since 2005 she’s been helping people fall madly in love with the wild… both inside and out, by sharing easy-to-follow  connection practices fostering embodiment, purpose, and greater intuition. So take a walk on the wild side and enjoy the benefits and beauty of nature. Visit Lynn at LynnTrotta.com. Tweet me your thoughts @tmshadesofgreen. Subscribe to The Many Shades of Green on Spotify, Spreaker, Apple, Amazon, iHeartRadio and via Alexa and Siri. For more shows visit hudsonriverradio.com, malcolmpresents.com. #RaiseYourEcoConsciousness A shout out to The Green Divas!!!

We need to be conscious of how best to manage our yards to maintain the ecosystem for wildlife in the colder months. We also have to manage our leaves by mulching and reducing the use of leaf blowers. We must leave leaves alone, so they can form compost and be beneficial to the land. So what can be done to prepare our yards for the Fall and upcoming Winter, and what can be done to reduce the use of leaf blowers and get the leaves to work for us without disrupting the ecosystem? Victoria gives us some tips and actions that will help us manage our landscape and become better stewards of the planet. Subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Spreaker.com, iHeart Radio and more. For more info check out New Castle Healthy Yards on FaceBook. Visit hudsonriverradio.com, malcolmpresents.com for all shows. #RaiseYourEcoConsciousness

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Health coaching and Sports Medicine are an important part of athletic training, whether it be on a professional or amateur level (high school and college). It is important for athletes to train to be healthy and prevent injuries. Courtney discusses Health and Wellness and Sports Medicine tips with Dr. Nicole Solomos, who is a board certified family medicine/sports medicine physician. She has years of experience with non-surgical sports medicine and orthopedic injuries and ailments. She also takes into account lifestyle changes that can be made to optimize orthopedic conditions. Dr. Solomos enjoys working with recreational, amateur, and professional athletes so that they can remain active and continue participating in their endeavors. Dr. Solomos is a Certified Health and Wellness Coach who helps people achieve their optimal wellness with changes and improvements in diet, sleep, mindfulness and exercise.

So, whether you play for the NY Jets or have a touch football game with friends, proper training and exercise is integral to manage your health and well being. So play ball and enjoy! For more shows visit malcolmpresents.com, and reach out to Courtney with any questions @clgwellness and at courtneygravenese.com

There is renewed interest in the role of global population size and change for the sustainability of the planet. Taking actions that slow or eventually halt population growth,  with multiple other benefits to health and the well-being of women, offer cost-effective ways to address climate change and environmental degradation. Our guest this week is Kathleen Mogelgaard, President and CEO of the Population Institute, where she directs the organization’s advocacy and public education activities. Kathleen is passionate about promoting a deeper understanding of linkages among issues that are critical for sustainable development, including population dynamics, reproductive rights, gender, climate change, and food security. She is a steward of Mother Earth, and a guardian of women’s rights and reproductive protection. For more information visit populationinstitute.org Check out past shows on hudsonriverradio.com and malcolmpresents.com. Subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, Spreaker, Apple, Amazon and more. #RaiseYourEcoConsciousness #BEEGREEN