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 Shubber Ali, the CEO of Garden for Wildlife. Shubber helped the National Wildlife Federation launch Garden for Wildlife as its own for profit e-commerce company. Garden for Wildlife allows people to make a difference for the environment by shipping plants native to their zip code that support local wildlife. Their team of experts have thoughtfully utilized 50 years of experience, science, and data to curate plant collections that support wildlife and benefit local ecosystems in every season. Click any of the links here to keep up with Garden for Wildlife on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Dr. Doug Tallamy of the University of Delaware is a collaborator of Garden for Wildlife and was a guest on The Planet Today in July 2023. You can find that episode here: The Planet Today Guest Interview with Dr. Doug Tallamy 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 how harmful gas stoves are in smaller homes (Gas Stove Pollution Risk Is Greatest in Smaller Homes, Study Finds), Synthetic coffee made from date seeds (The synthetic coffee revolution: are ground date seeds really as delicious as the real thing), Environmental Justice in Ithaca, New York (Ithaca, N.Y., adopts new climate justice spending pledge), A ban on lab-grown meat in Florida (Florida Bans Lab-Grown Meat), Most top climate scientists do not believe the 1.5 degree goal is still achievable (World’s top climate scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5C target), And Catan announces a new game - Catan: New Energies (Catan: New Energies challenges players to build — polluting)! Make sure to check out our sponsor for today’s episode at Vala Alta using this link” for 15% off.
Matt talks about Azerbaijan’s continued fossil fuel investments leading up to COP29 (COP29 climate summit host Azerbaijan defends oil and gas investments), The Oriental Pied Hornbill’s recovery in Singapore (Meet the strange-looking bird making a spectacular recovery amid the skyscrapers of Singapore), Fossil fuels being banned in Federal buildings (Fossil fuels will be banned from new and remodeled federal buildings), Polysilicon will soon begin shipping in the US again (Key Solar Panel Ingredient Is Made in the U.S.A. Again), Emissions limits for coal-burning power plants (E.P.A. Severely Limits Pollution From Coal-Burning Power Plants), And expedited permitting for clean energy projects (Biden Administration Moves to Speed Up Permits for Clean Energy)! 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 a progress report for a plastic pollution treaty (During plastic pollution treaty, the U.S. faces calls to do more), There is officially 50% more carbon in the atmosphere than pre-industrial times (Carbon Dioxide Levels Have Passed a New Milestone), Expanded protections for national monuments established by President Obama (Biden plans to expand two national monuments in California), Protections for coal miners (Coal miners have long faced risk of black lung disease. Now they're getting new protections), A new rule requiring higher fees for oil and gas companies to drill on federal land (Oil and gas companies must pay more to drill on federal lands under new Biden administration rule), Europe warming faster than the rest of the world (Climate change means deadly heat for Europe), And bamboo farming in Uganda (Bamboo farming is on the rise in Uganda)! Make sure to check out our sponsor for today’s episode at Vala Alta using this link” for 15% off.
Matt interviews Sam Schutte of Synthica Energy. Snythica Energy is a company that is developing anaerobic digestion (AD) facilities designed to convert organic waste into renewable gas. Their ambitious goal is to divert one million tons per year of organic waste from landfills and generate enough energy to power the equivalent of 30,000 homes. Sam Schutte is a renowned expert in the fields of anaerobic digestion commercialization and organics-to-energy platform development. You can keep up with Snythica Energy on Facebook and Youtube. Make sure to check out our sponsor for today’s episode at Vala Alta using this link for 15% off.