We Are Nature

We Are Nature

We are not apart from nature.We are a part of nature.We are nature.And nature is us. Harm we do to nature is harm we do ourselves.Good we do to nature is good we do ourselves.We are nature.And nature is us. This is a set of sentences (Dare I call them a poem?) that I’ve been thinking about a lot recently. […]

TSL:SFN – Carbon Negative Concrete w/ Tim Sperry (Carbon Limit)

TSL:SFN – Carbon Negative Concrete w/ Tim Sperry (Carbon Limit)

Tim Sperry, the CEO of Carbon Limit, is a scientist entrepreneur who has founded two climate tech companies using novel Carbon Capture & storage technologies. After losing close family members as a child to lung cancer, he developed a strong passion for protecting nature and solving global CO2 pollution. He has found early success by creating effective yet efficiently adaptable […]

TSL:SFN – Our Food Waste Resource w/ Chris O’Brien

TSL:SFN – Our Food Waste Resource w/ Chris O’Brien

Chris O’Brien is the Founder and CEO of Hungry Giant, a company founded in 2006 and headquartered in Austin, TX. Hungry Giant is a cleantech business commercializing waste management and recycling equipment. A revolution in food waste management, Hungry Giant solutions use new technologies that turn food waste into a useful, reusable resource. They recently launched their Bio-Dehydrator solution. The cutting-edge, proprietary […]

TSL:SFN – Composting and Containers w/ Erin Levine (World Centric)

TSL:SFN – Composting and Containers w/ Erin Levine (World Centric)

Erin has been involved in resource recovery for 18 years and in the last decade has focused specifically on the sales and marketing of finished compost. She has supported commercial compost facilities throughout the West Coast and has worked closely with the end users of compost, particularly the agricultural industry. Erin is a Certified Composting Professional through the US Composting […]

Starting Sustainable – Suggestions on where to start when looking for new, sustainable actions to take

Starting Sustainable – Suggestions on where to start when looking for new, sustainable actions to take

When hosting the This Sustainable Life: Solve For Nature podcast, I’m frequently helping others try to find personal challenges in sustainability. The goal is always to find a challenge that aligns with my guest’s values. This means focusing on my guest’s experiences in nature and what they love to feel in those environments, and then help guide them towards a […]

TSL:SFN: Salty, Sustainable Construction w/ Daniel Mandler

TSL:SFN: Salty, Sustainable Construction w/ Daniel Mandler

Daniel Mandler is a Professor of Chemistry in the Institute of Chemistry at the Hebrew University and the incumbent of Archie and Marjorie Sherman Chair in Chemistry. He holds also an adjunct Professorship at the Nanyang Technical University in Singapore. His research interests span from analytical to physical electrochemistry sol-gel technology, thin films and polymers, coatings of medical devices, forensic […]

TSL:SFN – Smart Designs for Conservation w/ Adarsh Ambati

TSL:SFN – Smart Designs for Conservation w/ Adarsh Ambati

Adarsh Ambati, age 16, of California, has been utilizing his talents to design new technologies to help conserve nature! He designed a moisture sensor-based smart sprinkler system that integrates real-time weather forecast data and soil moisture levels to provide optimum levels of water for huge water savings. He also designed a very low-cost, rapid diagnostic to detect the presence of […]

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