Living the Green Life

I want you to welcome back  Gloria Frazee of ReWild Long Island.  At ReWild,   Gloria is co-chair of the Social Media & Web Committee and co-leader of the ReWild/South Fork chapter and now is a regular contributor to this program. Gloria will be joining me every 2nd Thursday of the month during the 12 noon hour.

Gloria Frazee of Rewild Long Island #2

Chuck Collins of climatecriminals.org is my guest on this "Digging in the Dirt". Chuck  is here to talk about why he believes It’s time to name the names of the individuals delaying climate action and financing the climate crisis, so they can be held accountable.
Chuck Collins  is an American author and a senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, DC, where he directs the Program on Inequality and the Common Good.   His latest book is a novel, “Altar to an Erupting Sun,” an eco-fiction exploration of the causes of climate disruption.

Chuck Collins of ClimateCriminals.org

Gloria Frazee joins me as a regular monthly guest on Digging in the Dirt. Gloria is co-chair of the Social Media & Web Committee and co-leader of the ReWild/South Fork chapter and its Summer Program for high school students. She is also the founder of ReWild/East Hampton Compost…. in collaboration with the Town of East Hampton.

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-The Atlantic Ocean is cooling at a record speed 
-The inevitability of rising temperatures due to climate change
-Farmer-first’ successful agrivoltaics projects
-Inflation Reduction Act has sparked a manufacturing boom
-New solar utility-scale operations are largest source of electricity
-Electric car sales growing fastest 
-Americans want to prioritize developing alternative energy

GaiaGram #223 Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis

-Weedkiller Dacthal serious health risks to unborn babies, banned.
-Record-setting heat wave in the west
-221 thousand pounds  of dead fish in Greek port
-Worst droughts sweeping across southern Africa
-Multimillion-dollar estates sliding into Pacific Ocean
-Legos, changing its plastics formula to be environmentally friendly.
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GaiaGram # 224 Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis.

Gloria Frazee Rewild Long Island #3

Director of Agriculture at CitySeed in New Haven which we talked about on a previous segment which you can hear in our podcasts section if you missed it. Kaitlyn is Owner of Sunset Organic farm in Naugatuck Ct. she is back to talk to me now about some of the issues farmers are facing due to some of this extraordinary weather many of us are experiencing.

Digging in the Dirt - Kaitlyn Kimball Cityseed -  Storms Effects On Small Farmers

The Resistance Roundtable show interviews Branko Marcetic who discusses his recent Jacobin Magazine articles on Biden's horrific Gaza policy; and the apparent decision by the Harris campaign to keep Tim Walz off the campaign trail.
Interview by Scott Harris, Richard Hill and Ruthanne Baumgartner, Oct. 12, 2024

Jacobin Mag's Branko Marcetic: Will Biden's Gaza Policy Tank Kamala's Election Chances?

-UN ...To end the climate crisis means it is “crunch time for real”
-California files first-of-its-kind lawsuit against ExxonMobil over plastic
-Once thought extinct the Atlantic Gray whale makes comeback
-Positive news for endangered North Atlantic right whale
-Clean energy jobs grew more  twice the rate of the overall economy

GaiaGram #232 Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis.

Laura Modlin interviews Andrew Kupinse about preserving zoning in Easton, CT to protect the water supply in the town’s four reservoirs. They serve 100s of thousands of customers in Fairfield County, Connecticut. 

Originally aired December 1, 2024.

A town with four reservoirs

Living the Green Life with Sarah Jane Compton and Lindsay Toland. This episode is all about composting and features an interview with Alexis Wilcox who runs Duck Truck Composting (ducktruckcomposting.com). Living the Green Life can be heard on WPKN on the second Saturday of every month from 9 to 10 a.m.

Living the Green Life -- 2016

Living the Green Life -- Episode One

Living the Green Life with Lindsay Toland and Sarah Jane Compton. In this episode, Lindsay and Sarah Jane talk about how to plan large events and keep them sustainable. They focus on a common large event, a wedding, with special guest Kate Harrison, author of The Green Bride Guide. Living the Green Life can be heard on WPKN on the second Saturday of every month from 9 to 10 a.m.

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Living the Green Life, Episode Two, June 2016

Living the Green Life with Lindsay Toland and Sarah Jane Compton. In this episode, Lindsay and Sarah Jane talk about upscaling, giving a discarded object a new life using creativity and a little work. Their guest was Cheryl Baldwin, Board Chair and founding member of EcoWorks in New Haven.. EcoWorks is a creative re-use center that collects cast-off items and makes them available to teachers, studens, or artists. Living the Green Life can be heard on WPKN on the second Saturday of every month from 9 to 10 a.m.

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Living the Green Life -- July 2016 -- Cheryl Baldwin of New Haven's EcoWorks

This episode of Living the Green Life focuses on energy and sustainability in and around the home. Being broadcast in October, the show is mindful of the coming home heating season. The special guest is James Ball,  James Darius Ball is the Regional Manager for MaGrann Associates in Washington D.C. He works with local  clients and partners to expand the market for energy efficient and green housing. James is graduate of Yale's School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.

One of the sources mentioned in the show is www.energizect.com

Living the Green Life, Episode Six, October 2016

The holidays are a stressful and expensive time of the year. This show talks about how to make  celebrations more sustainable, simpler, and healthier. To help listeners relieve a little bit of that stress, this month's show concluded with a guided meditation.

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LTGL November 2016 -- Hosts: Lindsay Crum and Sarah Jane Compton -- Holidays and Stress

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LTGL November 2016 -- Hosts: Lindsay Crum and Sarah Jane Compton -- Holidays and Stress

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