Providing ideas to help make the world a better place for this and future generations
Eva Radke, founder of Film Biz Recycling joins me to discuss the after life of furniture, clothes and various trinkets that come from film, television and stage sets post production. Eva puts the slogan Reuse, Reduce and Recycle into serious practice. Treasures abound in the Film Biz Recycling warehouse in Brooklyn. Find out more by going to filmbizrecycling.org
Urban farms are becoming an important source of food and education, as programs for youth help instill a sense of community as well as healthier eating habits. Corbin Laedlein, Youth Empowerment Coordinator at Added Value Farm in Redhook, Brooklyn, talks about the interconnection of social issues and food as essential tools in community building. Find out what “don’t yuck my yum” means.
JK Canepa, co-founder of the New York Climate Action group is today’s guest. JK and I chat amongst the willow leaves in a beautiful tree house, located at the Community Garden on 5th Street in the East Village. We talk about Deep Ecology, hydrofracking and how we can stop the city from using tropical wood from the rain forest on many NYC projects. Like proper naturalists, we also talk to the squirrels and spot a bunny rabbit. Tune in and be one with nature.
Meet Colin Beavan, Green Party candidate for the 8th Congressional District in Brooklyn, as we discuss climate change, community and what we need to do to end corporate greed. Be “Green” on November 6th. Find out how you can volunteer by going to www.votecolin.org
Muralistas, green education and community all come together to create a more sustainable Williamsburg, and a more sustainable planet. This week’s program is the second capturing the active neighborhood programming of El Puente, a long-time South Williamsburg community organization. City Councilwoman Diana Reyna, P.S. 84 Principal Sereida Rodriguez, El Puente artist and educator Joe Matunis, and many students and others gathered one hot summer afternoon at the school on Berry St. and South 1st Street to create a new mural. They also gave us insight into the programs and initiatives of El Puente, which moves to build community involvement and awareness of culture and the environment.
Muralistas, green education and community all come together to create a more sustainable Williamsburg, and a more sustainable planet. This week’s guest, Anusha Venkataraman, is the Acting Director of El Puente’s Green Light District intiative. Anusha gives us insight into the programs and initiatives of El Puente, which moves to build community involvement and awareness of culture and the environment.
Look out for a gas pipeline coming to a neighborhood near you, brought to you by Spectra Energy. It will run through Brooklyn in the areas of Kings Plaza, Flatbush Avenue and Floyd Bennett Field. Does gas really heat best? It may seem like a cheap, clean alternative to oil, but don’t be fooled by corporate propaganda. Get the lowdown on the status of the Spectra Pipeline from Clare Donohue, founder of the Sane Energy Project.
#1229: All Things Sane: From Gas Pipelines to Boiler Conversions to Radon
Brooklyn Borough Historian Ron Schweiger eats, sleeps and breathes all things Brooklyn. Did you know that Williamsburg used to be spelled with an H until the mid 1800s? Find out why it was dropped, and how the letter H now defines the new demographic associated with W’Burg. Can you say ‘Hipster’? Tune in and find out stuff you didn’t know about the many sides of Brooklyn, as it transformed through the centuries from barns to beer to bars! Green gossip included.
Phil and Mitch Margo of The Tokens — Brooklyn Boys — who are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the hit song The Lion Sleeps Tonight. Both Phil and Mitch are experienced writers, performers, producers and activists who deeply care about the planet.
#1226: Activists and Musicians Phil and Mitch Margo of the Tokens
Features Patrick Shane, Activist and member of the Occupy Wall Street press team.
Features Thelma Thomas, Artistic Director of Pearls of Wisdom, a program of Elders Share the Arts, based in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. She is also a founding member of the African Folks Heritage Circle and an extraordinary storyteller.
Features Ben Shuldiner, an educator, social activist, and founder and Principal of The Highschool for Public Service in Wingate, Brooklyn. The school serves as a flagship model for how sustainable practices interconnect with education in public school, and boasts a 10,000 sq. ft.vegetable farm on the front lawn in partnership with Green Guerillas and BK Farmyards.
