Sarah Nsikak, founder of Stone & Harper, tells us about why she started her sustainable and ethically focused clothing brand. Cheap clothing products exposes its wearers to hazardous toxins, as well as the air and water impacted in the production process. Sarah also explains the design and sourcing in order to bring something truly sustainable to consumers.  Fast fashion promotes a culture of disposal and unnecessary waste.  Stone & Harper calls for us to treat fashion and clothing as something intentiona

Locally Laid is a pasture-raised egg business! The book named for the farm was published in 2016 and describes the Amundsens' crazy idea to start a pasture-raised egg farm from scratch, and do it successfully! Jason Amundsen tells us about the experience starting a business, the high barriers to entry, the difficulties in getting financing, and how hard it is to take care of chickens in a Minnesota winter. We also discuss the health benefits, the improved taste, and the improved outcome for the planet.

Mike Vandenbergh & Jonathan Gilligan explain the role of private governance in reducing carbon emissions even more since the US pulled out of the Paris Accord and how taking action now on climate is actually the best way to ensure small government intervention, how common misconceptions like idling your car and washing your hands with hot water can lead to unnecessary emissions, and the powerful impact we can all have by changing our behavior at home.

A paleoclimatologist from UChicago explains harvesting ice cores in Antarctica, how we use carbon isotopes to determine where carbon in the atmosphere is coming from, and what we can learn from the patterns in dust collection throughout history. Originally from Alaska, Sarah tells us about how her family and community is already experiencing the effects of climate change. She also gives perspective on the challenges women face in STEM fields and how each of us can adopt a zero waste approach .

Meet Ryan Harris, the founder of Earth Technologies and a former Nike product designer. While learning about traditional surfboard manufacturing, he realized they're made out of toxic styrofoam, a conundrum for surfers dependent on a healthy ocean. Ryan has found sustainable suppliers, upcycled old boards, and now is turning his inorganic waste stream into organic soil with mealworms! He tells us the how, the why, and all about his Kickstarter campaign.

Our guest is driving private investment in conservation and species preservation through the development of species' mitigation banks around the US. Wayne explains why mitigation banking is needed, how the development process works with the USFWS, and how these markets have developed following the stream and wetland mitigation banks. It can provide a common ground between private farmers and environmentalists through management of lands for conservation by generating an additional revenue stream.

Interview with Daniel Menahem, a solar energy developer who has over 12 years of experience developing utility-scale solar and wind projects. We cover solar energy basics, the future of solar in the U.S., and the hurdles associated with marketing and development, plus an easy habit change you can implement to reduce your footprint on the planet: switching your electricity source at your home to renewable energy just by contacting your current utility provider.