New episodes every Friday covering the latest in Wildlife Conservation, Renewable Energy, Climate Change, and Environmental Policy, including special guest interviews across the environmental/sustainability space.
Hosted by Matt Norden and produced/co-hosted by Nick Gennusa.
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Matt interviews Levar Jackson, CEO of Yogh Group, which designs sustainable technologies for the hospitality industry in partnership with Oregon State University. Yogh Group’s technologies focus on efficient electricity, sustainable hotels, and an automated algae growth system for sustainable food, beverages, beauty products, and more. Levar also serves as President of NEWH New York, which provides international resources for scholarships, education, business development, and excellence recognition in areas of hospitality, food service, senior living, and related fields. Make sure to check out our sponsor for today’s episode at Vala Alta using this link for 15% off. .
Matt interviews Gerald Leonard. Gerald is the Publishing Editor, CEO, and Founder of the Leonard Productivity Intelligence Institute and Turnberry Premiere. Turnberry Premiere has recently partnered with Greenly, the leading carbon management platform, to help companies start their climate journey easily and affordably. His third book, “A Symphony of Choices: How Mentorship Taught a Manager Decision-Making, Project Management and Workplace Engagement — and Saved a Concert Season,” was released in August 2023. For more from Gerald, listen to his podcast Productivity Smarts. Listeners of The Planet Today can go to https://geraldjleonard.com/planettoday/ for project management, growth strategies, and general productivity resources put together by Gerald. Make sure to check out our sponsor for today’s episode at Vala Alta using this link for 15% off.
Matt interviews Leah Rampy, the author of Earth & Soul: Reconnecting Amid Climate Chaos. In her book, she leads her readers on a soul journey into grief and loss to also claim the beauty, joy and possibilities available when we reconnect with Earth. The book highlights the intersection of spirituality, ecology, and storytelling to discuss nature’s connection to our collective souls. Earth & Soul: Reconnecting Amid Climate Chaos is the 2024 winner of the Next Generation Indie Book Award and National Indie Excellence Awards. Make sure to check out our sponsor for today’s episode at Vala Alta using this link for 15% off. .
Matt talks about the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision to overturn “Chevron” (Supreme Court Chevron decision: What it means for federal regulations), And Hurricane Beryl’s significance (Hurricane Beryl: sign of things to come in warming world?). Check out our May 31, 2024 Episode for more information on the second story today. Make sure to check out our sponsor for today’s episode at Vala Alta using this link” for 15% off.
Matt and Nick talk about heat’s impact on our cognitive ability (How Heat Affects the Brain), Edinburgh has become the latest city in Europe to ban fossil fuel ads (Why some cities are banning fossil fuel advertisements), A petition for FEMA to classify extreme heat and wildfire smoke as disasters (Fema petitioned to make extreme heat and wildfire smoke major disasters), Italy’s Prime Minister’s attack on solar energy (Giorgia Meloni puts brakes on Italy’s solar energy rollout), Mexico City’s water problem (Why Mexico City is having trouble getting water to its 22 million residents), And Butterflies have been negatively impacted by insecticides (Butterflies Are in Decline. New Research Points to Insecticides). Make sure to check out our sponsor for today’s episode at Vala Alta using this link for 15% off: https://valaalta.co/tpt