101 Ways To Save The Planet

In today’s episode, we delve into the simple and accessible eco-friendly bathroom hacks that Madeleine and Bonnie have done to reduce their environmental impact. Learn how to make simple cleansers, scrubs and masks from ingredients in your kitchen, apps that make it easier to find products with safe ingredients, and alternatives to paper products we use on the loo. Join us in our journey to a greener bathroom and discover which alternatives you might be interested in trying to reduce your environmental impact.

A few Takeaways you will get:

• Bonnie & Madeleine’s favorite kitchen-based skin toner, body scrub, face mask and more
• How to make cotton face wipes at home
• How to green-ify your dental health routine

Some brands we recommend in this episode:

• Who Gives a Crap - https://us.whogivesacrap.org/
• Cloud Paper - https://cloudpaper.co/
• Peet Bros Palm Free Soap - https://www.peetbrospalmfree.com/
• Bite Toothpaste - https://bitetoothpastebits.com/ 
• Yuka App - https://yuka.io/en/
• Package Free Shop - https://packagefreeshop.com/
• Dieux Eye Mask - https://www.dieuxskin.com/products/forever-eye-mask 

Our favourite quote:

We're all in different stages of our planet saving journey. So we have to just be willing to experiment. - Madeleine 

Learn more:

• Connect with us on Instagram @101wayspod
• Visit our website: www.savetheplanetpodcast.com

In today's episode, Bonnie shares her challenging and transformational journey of moving to Bali, starting a new job, living for the first time in a foreign country, and committing to a new and serious relationship...all at once. During this time, she struggled with acute anxiety and panic attacks and had to develop tools manage it. These tools, she believe, can help so many others fighting through similar mental health challenges at a time when so much is weighing on our collective psyche. We hope her lessons can help you, too.

A few takeaways you'll get from this episode:

• The "Instagram vs. Reality" of living and working in Bali
• Insights from Bonnie's personal experiences on how to help someone you love who is struggling with anxiety and / or panic attacks
• The importance of acknowledging personal struggles, embracing vulnerability, and showing compassion to ourselves

Our favourite quotes:

• "The vision is that we put down this internal and external policing of who's doing a good enough job and who's not and just open the doors to a welcoming energy." - Madeleine
• “I think that we take on lots of challenges without acknowledging it in regular life even when you're not moving to a new country.” - Bonnie

Learn more:

• Connect with us on Instagram @101wayspod
• Visit our website: www.savetheplanetpodcast.com

In today’s episode, we introduce you to Charm Industrial, an organization at the forefront of the emerging carbon removal industry, employing a method that you may not have heard of, and yet has been around for millions of years.

Our conversation centers on the need for a more enduring solution – one that goes beyond temporary sequestration (i.e. by using ecosystems as natural carbon sinks) but actually buries captured carbon deep beneath the Earth's surface. Our guests are Charm Industrial’s Head of Market Development & Policy, Nora Cohen and Head of Sales, Harris Cohn..Join us  as Nora and Harris educate us about their method and its fascinating use of an ancient “technology” - photosynthesis! Together, we explore how Charm Industrial is reshaping the landscape of carbon sequestration.

A few key takeaways you'll get from this episode:

• Why tree planting as a carbon offset is less effective when its not part of a holistic ecosystem restoration approach that includes bringing back animals and regenerating forests.
• The vision for the future includes carbon removal as a key tool to maintain a livable planet while promoting justice for marginalized communities and creating new jobs that use the same skills of workers currently in fossil fuel industries.
• How to initiate conversations about climate action and sustainability efforts within your own company or corporation.

Our favorite quotes:

• “If we at Charm Industrial or other carbon removal companies can physically remove carbon from the atmosphere, it is more impactful from a climate perspective than preventing another ton of emissions from occurring.” - Harris Cohn
  
  
• “If you are a corporation that has employees that are engaged and excited to wear that fancy vest with your logo on it and to actually communicate with their coworkers, 100% they're going to solve more problems and move the business forward and actually go make money more than if they were like, I don't really care about where I work or what they stand for.” - Harris Cohn

Learn more:

• Follow Charm Industrial on: Twitter and Instagram at @CharmIndustrial
• Visit Charm Industrial’s website: www.charmindustrial.com
• Watch this 4 minute video by the coalition founded by McKinsey, Alphabet, Meta, Stripe and Shopify on why they are committing $1bn to permanent removals: https://youtu.be/z6sZaMBJ5ZM
• Connect with us on Instagram @101wayspod
• Visit our website: www.savetheplanetpodcast.com

Welcome to the latest episode of 101 ways to save the planet. Today, we have a special episode as our co-hosts are joined by their partners, Madeleine's husband Brian and Bonnie's partner Marc, to help Madeleine prepare for a presentation to her stepdaughter, Clara's school about how to be a mini eco-warrior. 

If you have little ones in your life, and are unsure about how to encourage them to be environmentally conscious without overwhelming or scaring them, this episode is for you. We'll learn more about the importance of composting, the power of imagery, and how starting small - in your own backyard - is the best place to start. 

A few key takeaways you'll get from this episode:

1. Discover different ideas to encourage little ones to be eco-warriors - from composting to recycling to using less plastic. 
2. How to educate children about environmental issues without overwhelming them. 
3. Other resources for parents or teachers to learn how to support environmental education for the next generation

 Quote:

• "Visuals are something that stick in your mind more than maybe statistics and facts and figures."

Learn more:

• Connect with us on Instagram @101wayspod
• Visit our website: www.savetheplanetpodcast.com
• Eco-education resource via Green School: https://greeneducators.greenschool.org/ 

Welcome to a new day dedicated to saving the planet (but we really mean, saving us). We appreciate you joining us on your journey to live in greater alignment with our precious Earth. Today, we are talking to Health in Harmony’s Chief Innovation and Programs Officer about working with indigenous communities to promote conservation and combat deforestation through a concept called radical listening. 

A few key takeaways you'll get from this episode:

1. Learn how Health in Harmony follows indigenous community-designed solutions to conservation issues around the world, employing a process called "radical listening," which involves deeply listening to communities and trusting their stated needs and priorities. 
2. Understand how current perception of interconnected issues (like conservation, healthcare, social justice or women’s rights) as separate creates obstacles for nonprofits to secure vital funding. .
3. Discover how indigenous communities possess valuable solutions to climate change, as they have nurtured a harmonious relationship with nature for centuries and possess extensive knowledge on environmental protection.

Our favorite quotes:

1. "And what we've found is in Indonesia, by investing in solutions within the first five years, the rain forest stabilized. And when a rain forest stabilizes, it can start rewilding and regrowing."
2. "Indigenous peoples and local communities are the best protectors of high-conservation-value, varying forests."

Learn more:

• Connect with us on Instagram @101wayspod
• Visit our website: www.savetheplanetpodcast.com
• Connect with Health In Harmony on Instagram @healthinharmonyngo
• Sign up for radical listening training: www.healthinharmony.org 

Welcome back to the re-launch of 101 Ways To Save The Planet! We know we've been away for a while, but we're so excited to be back and once again helping all our listeners find their own planet-saving journey. Today, we're diving into a topic that's close to our hearts: Madeleine's journey as a mom and her commitment to being a more sustainable parent. We'll talk about the choices she's making, the challenges she's facing, and the struggle of finding a supportive community. Trust us, it's not always easy, but we'll cover all of it. So stick around!

A few key takeaways you'll get from this episode:

1. Madeleine's vision for the future of mothering in community with other women helping each other to raise our children.
2. How to be encouraging and compassionate, never judgey, when talking to other mothers about sustainable and conscious parenting.
3. Being patient with yourself by starting where you are and making smaller, sustainable changes, not comparing your own parenting journey to others. 

Our favorite quote:

"I think that you can't protect someone from their own self-inflicting guilt...You can't take responsibility for that." - Madeleine

Learn more:

• Connect with us on Instagram @101wayspod
• Visit our website: www.savetheplanetpodcast.com
• Peanut app: https://www.peanut-app.io/ 
• Buy Nothing Project: https://buynothingproject.org/ 

Important Time Stamps:

1. Introduction to today's episode. 0:22
2. What is your vision for the future as a mom? 3:43
3. The need for community is still alive and well in moms. 5:52
4. How do you navigate the no-judgement zone? 11:02
5. Becoming a mom is an expansion of your capacity. You realize you have more in you.
6. 17:30
7. Supporting mothers and cheering on mothers is what we need now. 19:59
8. Meet yourself where you are within yourself. 22:06
9. The importance of setting an example and doing things your own way. 26:34
10. Why you have to come from a place of curiosity, curiosity, and curiosity. 28:42

While the world is no more in need of our love than it has always been, it does feel like these days it can be hard for us to reconnect to that love in the face of all the heartbreak and devastation of war, pandemics, climate change and tragedy. Because of this, Bonnie and Madeleine are reaching back into their archives for some quotes and inspiration from past guests on how to strengthen our connection to the heart, and why it's more important now than ever!

Show Notes: 

• A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/76334.A_New_Earth
• Diana Lang meditation teacher - https://dianalang.com/
• Farmer's Footprint - https://farmersfootprint.us/

The idea of creating a heaven on Earth sounds far-fetched, until you start to see the common thread behind global conflicts and societal injustices in our world today: the fossil fuel industry. 

We are an increasingly energy-dependent world, and as long as there exists a finite energy supply, that dependence will consolidate power in the hands of too few. Once we make our energy supply infinite, by transitioning to clean and renewable energy technologies, the balance of power will shift back to the hands of the many. We will finally be able to decide - as a human community - what is best for our planet. 

How do we get there? Today, we talk to life-long renewable energy entrepreneur, Marc Pop, about the journey ahead. 

Since Bonnie and Madeleine started this podcast, they've been working to demonstrate how many different ways there are to save our beautiful planet, and how many "roads in" are available to those looking for a place to start. Still, they understand the idea of tackling climate change at an individual level is daunting. In this episode, they offer their combined wisdom and experience to bring you three simple and foundational steps you can take today to start living a life that is in line with your love for Mama Earth. 

Resources to start your educational journey:

• Films
  • Don't Look Up , Netflix - https://www.netflix.com/title/81252357
  • 2040 Film - https://whatsyour2040.com/
  • Our Planet, Netflix - https://www.netflix.com/title/80049832
• Books:
  • The Future We Choose - https://bookshop.org/books/the-future-we-choose-surviving-the-climate-crisis/9780525658351
  • Drawdown - https://bookshop.org/books/drawdown-the-most-comprehensive-plan-ever-proposed-to-reverse-global-warming-9780143130444/9780143130444
  • Re:Generation - https://bookshop.org/books/regeneration-ending-the-climate-crisis-in-one-generation/9780143136972
  • Give A Sh*t - https://bookshop.org/books/give-a-sh-t-do-good-live-better-save-the-planet/9780762464487

And now for the episode Bonnie has been DYING to share with you ever since she started working with Green School in October 2020...today Bonnie and Madeleine welcome Leslie Medema, Green School's Head of Learning, to share with listeners all about this incredible and pioneering K12 school (named a 'School of the Future' by the World Economic Forum). Green School, which originated with Green School Bali in 2008 and has since expanded with Green School New Zealand, is on a mission to educate a community of changemakers who will  regenerate our world. Leslie was there in the very early days of Green School Bali, and has played a fundamental role in the design of its curriculum and learning programs. She talks about what that journey was like and why this education model is one that the world needs now more than ever.

Where to find Green School:

• Website: www.greenschool.org
• Green School Bali: www.greenschool.org/bali
• Green School New Zealand: www.greenschool.nz
• GSB Instagram: www.instagram.com/greenschoolbali
• GSNZ Instagram: www.instagram.com/greenschoolnz
• GSB Facebook: www.facebook.com/greenschoolbali
• GSNZ Facebook: www.facebook.com/greenschoolnewzealand
• Twitter: www.twitter.com/GreenSchoolBali
• YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/greenschoolbali
• Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/greenschoolglobal

More information:

• Green School Green Educators Course - https://greeneducators.greenschool.org/
• Think Like a Monk by Jay Shetty - https://bookshop.org/books/think-like-a-monk-train-your-mind-for-peace-and-purpose-every-day/9781982134488
• World Economic Forum 'Schools of the Future' Report - https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Schools_of_the_Future_Report_2019.pdf