Providing ideas to help make the world a better place for this and future generations
Kitchen scraps can be turned into compost with “magic” bran (EM Bokashi, a Japanese fermenting process) and a Vokashi eco bucket. Vandra Thorburn, founder of Vokashi waste solutions talks about how easy it is to take fruit and vegetable peels and other food scraps, and put the composted end product back into the soil and out of the landfills. Mother Earth will be happy to see us humans reduce, reuse and recycle our waste. For more information go to vokashi.com
What are Fair Trade items and why should we buy them? Rodney North of Equal Exchange tells us how fair trade items are helping organic farmers both locally and globally by producing coffee, tea, bananas that are grown organically, and give workers living wages and good working conditions. Eat better and help a farmer, go to www.equalexchange.coop/community to find out more.
Move over Sharknado, GASNADO is coming to a beach near you. Clare Donohue, founder of the Sane Energy Project is working to stop the Spectra Pipeline from making its way into your rivers, beaches, parks, streets and kitchens. It is not safe, and we’ll tell you why. Natural gas pipelines under your feet in a densely populated city is a disaster in the making. The harmful effects can be widespread. Lives and homes have been lost due to faulty pipelines (San Bruno,CA, Kansas City and more). Find out what you can do to help stop it. Go to www.saneenergyproject.org and get involved.
Anjie Cho founder of Holisitc Spaces And LEED Certified Architect is my guest this week. We discuss the green benefits of Feng Shui in design, and how the energy of “chi” brings spirituality, beauty and sustainability to your home or office. Find out why the number 9 is important and why eco conscious behavior will help you put the “ohm” in your home.Go to anjiecho.com to get more info on Feng Shui and other eco design tips.
#1335: Anjie Cho
Mark Jupiter hand crafts furniture from salvaged wood and other items found in and around NYC. We discuss how he gathered downed trees from the Brooklyn Tornado of 2011 and turned them into beautiful furniture. He is a true practitioner of the phrase “reduce, reuse and recycle”. He also is the founder of New World Home, which produces an award winning line of green fabricated homes. Visit Mark at his studio and showroom in Dumbo, Brooklyn and go to his website www.markjupiter.com to get more information on his custom crafted furnishings.
Art and recycling come together as we discuss conceptual sculpture using plastic bottles and other reusable material. We also delve into recycled art as a tool to educate students about the environment. Tune in to hear how Casandra Teresa works with students and other artists to get the word out about issues of sustainability.
Art and social activism connect with Miranda Leigh, owner of Marisol, a company that produces hand made umbrellas, and works with the V-Day Project and other groups to stop violence against women. Check out www.marisols.org for more information.
Spending a care free day at the beach will soon be a thing of the past, as a natural gas pipeline will be lurking underneath your beach blanket. There are plans for a pipeline to be built off Rockaway Beach and under Jacob Riis Beach and Gateway National Park. Tune in as my guest Maureen Healy explains why this is a very bad idea, and how the Coalition Against the Rockaway Pipeline (CARP) is fighting the Williams/Transco and state and federal agencies to stop the madness. Go to www.carpny.org for more info.
Everyone needs an annual physical check up and the same should hold true for your home. Chris Puleo from Envriocare, takes us step by step through a home energy assessment. Save money and save the planet. Go to www.eaqr.com
Bathing Suits Made in Brooklyn that have comfort and support the local community. Kym Timpano and I discuss how NoNetz came about, why it is made in Brooklyn, and how making things local helps the planet. Go to NoNetz.com for more information.
Dal LaMagna, CEO of Icestone USA, explains how the unity of his staff helped save his company after Hurricane Sandy left his factory at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in shambles. Dal, who also founded the company Tweezerman, practices Responsible Capitalism, which incorporates employees into the decision practices of the company, as well as making sure they have good wages and healthcare. We also talk about the benefits of being a B Corporation. It’s good to be socially responsible, and Dal LaMagna is leading the way.
John Parker environmental lawyer extraordinaire, takes us through what steps are needed to adapt and create legal policies to guide us through extreme weather events such as Superstorm Sandy. Should we rebuild in areas that are flood zones? What natural barriers can be put in place to prevent flooding? Resilience is the key to helping us prepare for future extreme weather as a result of climate change.
