The single largest piece of #climate legislation has JUST been signed into law by President Biden! 😍 But what does it do, and does it actually make us more sustainable? I’m here to talk about it with Joshua Spodek, Ph D, author of Leadership Step By Step, and host of This Sustainable Life Podcast. Find Verdant Growth online: Verdant Growth […]
TSL:SFN Special Episode – The Inflation Reduction Act w/ Joshua Spodek
Inflation Reduction Act just passed through the senate, house, and is now heading for President Biden’s desk. Today we’re going to talk about what’s in it, and then have a discussion on sustainability and whether this bill is making us more sustainable or not with Joshua Spodek, Author of Leadership Step by Step, Professor at NYU, and probably the most […]
TSL: SFN – Hawaii: Case Study for The World w/ Joshua Spodek Pt. 1
Today, I have something a little different for you. Usually, I’m interviewing someone on my podcast, but today, I’m the one getting interviewed! Some of you may know, I recently moved to Hawaii and ended up buying a home here. However, in looking for a house, I found myself feeling conflicted about it, and Joshua Spodek, host of This Sustainable […]
TSL: SFN – Banking Sustainably w/ John Hartman (Ando)
John Hartman is currently CMO of Ando, the leader in sustainable banking. He is an award-winning marketing executive who’s worked with brands such as Oakley, SkullCandy, Volcom, L’Oreal, Lancome, Intuit, RayBan, HugoBoss, AAA, AARP, Intuit, WarnerBros and Taylor Guitars. Ando has disrupted the traditional banking industry by investing customer money exclusively in green initiatives like renewable energy and responsible agriculture, potentially giving users […]
Convenience Is Ruining Your Happiness
Convenience is great, isn’t it?Like many people, until recently, I assumed that convenience is always a good thing. Why would something becoming more convenient hurt? It makes my life easier. Convenience = Easier…For me! Driving a motorcycle instead of a bike? You go faster and farther in less time! Driving a car instead of a motorcycle? Even better, now we’re […]
TSL: SFN – Developing Climate Resilience w/ David A. Dodd
David A. Dodd is the head of the globally recognized International Sustainable Resilience Center, Inc (ISRC), and having dealt with two near death experiences, David has a unique take on resilience at both the macro and micro scale. After surviving his two near death experiences, he was determined to make a positive impact on this world. In 2005, when Hurricane […]
The Ship of Climate Change
We’ve been sailing aboard the fossil fuel energy ship to advance humanity for about 150 years now; that is, we invented machines that burn fossil fuel to create power and electricity, and it has brought us from horse and buggy to cars, airplanes, houses with electricity, and computers in our pockets so we can watch videos of cats wherever we […]
TSL: SFN – Conservatives for Clean Energy w/ Steve Melink
Steve Melink is the Forbes Books author of Fusion Capitalism: A Clean Energy Vision For Conservatives, and founder/CEO of Melink Corporation, a Cincinnati, Ohio-based company considered a pioneer in renewable energy solutions for the commercial building industry. He also is a national speaker on sustainability, clean energy and zero-energy buildings, and has consulted with federal and state legislators. So often […]
I’m Giving Up Amazon, and Why You Should Too
I’ve decided to quit Amazon. I might be a little late to the party on this one (or maybe not, since Amazon is still one of the most profiting companies in the world), but I’ve decided it’s time to quit buying from Amazon. I, like most people, used to love Amazon: one-stop shopping for absolutely everything at the cheapest prices […]
‘Normal’ Is Not Natural
How the normalized human experience has become completely unnatural When you bike instead of drive, you start to notice a lot more about your neighborhood: shops you didn’t realize were there, some cool wall art or flower patches you hadn’t noticed, or how much litter is all over the place. One of the things I noticed recently has really gotten […]