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  • Clean Cooking Creates a Healthier Home & World – with Jessica Azulay of AGREE NY

    Quantum Quote: "What they found was that gas stoves release several hazardous pollutants. Homes with gas stoves had nitrogen dioxide concentrations 50 to 400%, higher than homes with electric stoves. And that can really have an impact on respiratory systems." - Rocky Mountain Institute

    Do you cook with a gas stove?

    Did you know that recent studies have shown that gas stoves emit pollutants that can increase your child's risk for asthma?

    And that gas stoves can make the air quality in your home so bad that - if it was outdoor air - it would be illegal?

    By switching an induction stove - you can prevent the respiratory impacts caused by the release of nitrogen dioxide and carbon monoxide when using gas stoves.

    And - you can take one more step to transitioning to a renewable energy future - with a cleaner - and more controllable - method of cooking.

    With the magnetic technology's efficiency, power and precision, induction cooking may be the 'iPad' of the kitchen that could forever change everyday cooking tasks.

    Jessica Azulay is Executive Director of Alliance for a Green Economy, which works to advance a just transition to a 100% renewable energy system in all sectors. Jessica is a policy analyst, researcher, and activist, who fights to eliminate dirty energy in all forms. She is also an avid cook who used to love her gas stove - but discovered that her induction stove is more controllable, cleaner - and healthier.

    In this episode, Jessica shares her knowledge of thermal energy, her experience in cooking with gas stoves, and why she made the switch to induction cooking.

    Sign up for the free 90-minute AWESome EarthKind™ Clean Energy Demonstration to discover 3 simple actions you can take to start saving money and make the world a better place – without having to learn complex technology.

    SuperNova #1. "This statistic that they found, which kind of floored me when I read it, was that this really impacts children and increases their risk of asthma. The study found that homes with a gas stove increase the risk of childhood asthma by 42%."

    SuperNova #2. "We need to educate people about the health impacts of gas stoves, and also the climate impacts and the path to renewable energy by electrifying everything. Some people, they'll start out small, because maybe they can't afford a full range or they can't afford to replace their stove right now."

    SuperNova #3. "The work that we do to change the energy system is really just another way to make a fairer, and more just country and world because our energy system has so many implications for people's lives. It's all about whether people have access to their basic necessities like heating, electricity, the ability to cook and refrigerate your food, get to your job, and get to your family."

    Worst Clean Energy Moment – None. Had cooking disasters - but those were "operator errors", and not the fault of the induction stove.

    Ah-Ha: Turning on the stove for the first time and seeing how fast it boiled water, and how much control there was on the temperature.

    Best Advice she's ever received: Saying yes to doing hard things makes all hard things easier.

    Personal Success: Go outside into nature.

    Internet Resources: Energy Information Administration - state energy statistics.

    Book Recommendation: The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate – Discoveries from a Secret World by Peter Wohlleben

    One thing that Energizes today – Intervening with the utility rate cases and going toe to toe with the utility companies and the regulators, putting in expert testimony and having an impact.

    WTF or F - Fun: Taking a natural shower in the rain.

    Parting Advice – Get involved somehow, do what you can. All of us pulling together can make an impact.

    Important Link: https://rmi.org/press-release/health-air-quality-impacts-of-cooking-with-gas/

    Connect: Email: [email protected]

    • Website: www.agreeNewYork.org
    • Twitter: @agreeNewYork
    • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AGREENewYork

    38 min
  • Clean Energy Demonstration Preview – with AWESome EarthKind's Ron Kamen

    Quantum Quote: "What is stopping YOU from taking your next step in moving to clean energy?"

    Are you concerned about climate change and the extreme weather events that are more intense frequent?

    Do you want to do something – but aren't sure what to do, think that it won't make a difference and that it will cost too much?

    Ron Kamen is the CEO of EarthKind Energy Consulting and the host of The AWESome EarthKind Podcast. Ron's life mission is to empower everyday people to make clean energy transitions to reduce their carbon footprint– and save them money. For more than three decades, Ron has energized communities, governments, non-profits, and businesses to take their next step and increase energy efficiency, use renewable energy, and lower electricity, heating & transportation costs. He's now building an online community of AWESome EarthKind people ready to "Go Clean and $ave Green."

    Sign up for the free 90-minute AWESome EarthKind™ Clean Energy Demonstration to discover 3 simple actions you can take to start saving money and make the world a better place – without having to learn complex technology.

    Supernova 1: Burning fossil fuels for our electricity, heat, and transportation is now the cause of ~90% of the greenhouse gases that are fueling extreme weather events around the globe – threatening our loved ones, all those we know, everyone currently alive - and all future generations.

    Supernova 2: The AWESome EarthKind Energy system promotes solar at the main power source for the vast majority of our energy needs. The Sun provides us with a thousand times more energy than we need, and solar electricity has now become the CHEAPEST source of power on the planet. In the Clean Energy Demonstration, Ron will show you the 4 different ways you can get solar on your home, and the pros and cons of Owning, Taking a Loan, having a Lease, or signing up for power purchase agreements that immediately save you money with no-cash-down.

    Supernova 3: We start with Energy Efficiency, because "the cheapest energy is that which we don't use". The simplest example is the lightbulb. In the incandescent lightbulbs that we grew up, only 10% of the energy creates visible light, while 90% of the energy creates HEAT. In a Light Emitting Diode – or LED Lightbulb – most of the energy creates visible light. That's why we can replace a 100-watt incandescent bulb with a 23 watt LED lamp – and still have the same amount of light.

    Supernova 4: Most of us have been impacted by the more frequent and intense hurricanes, tornados, microbursts, floods, droughts, and fires. On the video episode section of the AWESome EarthKind website, you can listen to a few stories of some of the Weather Time Fudge experiences of our guests – and Ron's family's experience with a tornado in upstate New York.

    Important Links:

    • https://awesomeearthkind.com/demonstration/

    Contact:

    11 min
  • Solar Pitfalls: What Homeowners & Real Estate Agents Need to Know - with Christina Mathieson, the Solar Lady of Real Estate & Leap EDU

    Quantum Quote: "The Green of The Dollar is just as important as the Green of the Earth for Solar Homeowners. As an industry, it's time we empower them with the info they need beyond the solar installation." - Christina Mathieson

    Does solar add value to your property?

    Solar on your home can be one of the best investments that a person can make. But representing clients in transactions for homes that generate their own power with solar panels requires a special kind of expertise. As more homeowners seek to get control of their energy costs and reduce the use of fossil fuels with sustainable energy sources, more solar-powered homes are coming onto the real estate market.

    The rapid growth and the lack of education and real knowledge on how solar and solar project financing actually work can create a great deal of misunderstanding. Cristina found her passion and purpose when she realized that real estate professionals needed to be educated to the many positives - as well as some of the unique details - that need to be addressed when you buy or sell a home that has solar.

    Christina Mathieson is an Educator, a Coach,a Residential Solar Expert, a GREEN Realtor and a vocal Clean Energy Advocate striving to help those who've gone solar overcome obstacles when selling their homes. She is known in the real estate world as "The Solar Lady of Real Estate".

    She is proud to be a part of the team of educators at Leap EDU and to continue to develop the Green EDU programs for real estate professionals as well as community education programs as part of a newly-launched partnership with Hofstra university.

    Christina's "Becoming A Solar Specialist" program is the first of its kind to educate on residential solar power and energy efficiency and how these upgrades affect a real estate transaction.

    In this episode, Christina deep dives into how solar can add value to your property, the kind of tax breaks you can get from your solar property, and the process you need to have in place in case you want to sell your house with solar. She also shares her mission to make sure that before she leaves this earth, those people who should be applauded for going solar reap those rewards and are not penalized for having done so because real estate professionals .

    Listen and be energized about The Solar Lady's advocacy and why she is very passionate about solar.

    Sign up for the free 90-minute AWESome EarthKind™ Clean Energy Demonstration to discover 3 simple actions you can take to start saving money and make the world a better place – without having to learn complex technology.

    Supernova 1: "When you're going solar, the biggest piece of it is to determine whether or not you can use those tax credits. ALWAYS consult you tax advisor. Then decide on how to finance the solar in the way that makes the most sense for you."

    Supernova 2: "When you go solar, do your homework, ask for references. Many solar companies have done the door to door. And they're able to reach out to many people and help them go solar by bringing awareness. Even though that person comes to your door, check out the company just like you would with any other home improvement contractor."

    Supernova 3: "In terms of thinking of selling the house [with solar], you want a real estate agent that really gets it and that can really explain to you, you want them to guide you through the process and not for you to have to guide them."

    Supernova 4: "Whether you purchase the solar system for cash, included the purchase in your mortgage or home equity loan, leased it or have a Power Purchase Agreement - ALWAYS keep all your documents"

    Supernova 5: "Read your solar agreement. It may request that you let that solar company or that finance company know 60 days before you intend to transfer that system over to somebody else. Sometimes that second generation home buyer has to be approved by the solar company. Those documents and understanding what you signed are really the key to a successful, simple transaction"

    Book Recommendation: "Think and Grow Rich" by Napolean Hill

    Important Links:

    • https://www.leapedu.com/become-a-solar-specialist/
    • https://therealdeal.com/tristate/issues_articles/bae-of-light/

    Contact:

    • https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinamathieson/
    • https://www.facebook.com/ChristinaMathiesonSolarLady
    • https://www.solarinrealestate.com/blog
    • https://christina.kw.com/
    35 min
  • Solar That's Not "Too Good to Be True" - with Anthony Mongeluzo, PCS IT

    Quantum Quote: "When my friend came in and proposed a solar solution, number one, I trusted him fully. But sometimes when someone tells you something that seems too good to be true, it seems like it is. But when I checked with my bank and my CPA, they said he told me the 100% truth. Over two years has passed since we turned the solar on - and it's all true. It's unbelievable." - Anthony Mongeluzo

    Have you looked into going solar but have been scared because it "sounds too good to be true"? Do you have naysayers telling you that you "need to watch yourself" because "you're going to get ripped off"? Have you been told that "these solar companies are fly-by-nights" and "nothing is that good"?

    Anthony Mongeluzo is the president of PCS, a 150+ person, national Information Technology services and support company based in New Jersey that helps businesses, nonprofits, and government entities with their technology needs. PCS offers true monthly fixed fee support, project based work, help desk, outsourced CIO, and general consulting for any technology need. Aside from general IT solutions, they also help with risk assessment, education on cyber security, and IT budgeting.

    In this episode, Anthony shares how he moved to clean energy when he bought his office building and a trusted friend told him that he should go solar. He shares the due diligence he did with this accountant and bank, and how he now "can't say enough good things about solar".

    Sign up for the free 90-minute AWESome EarthKind™ Clean Energy Demonstration to discover 3 simple actions you can take to start saving money and make the world a better place – without having to learn complex technology.

    Supernova 1: "I went to solar one, because we're environmentally friendly. If you look at the amount of trees that we're saving, carbon offsets, things of that nature - it's a tremendous impact for the environment. But financially, there's a tremendous impact as well."

    Supernova 2: "The system we subscribe to takes those Solar Renewable Energy Credits, or SRECs, and sells them. On average, we're getting $10,000 a month. In August, it might be 14 to 15 thousand dollars, and December it might be 6 - but averaging out, we're looking at 10 grand a month in money that comes wired right to my bank account."

    Supernova 3: "When people drive past our building, we're one of the few buildings in Morristown, New Jersey that has solar. So it also creates a little purple cow. Everyone stops when they see that purple cow, because you don't see that too often. It gives a little extra attention to our business.Without saying anything, we're showing that we're environmentally friendly, and that we're innovative. There are some intangibles that you don't think about when you're doing the project."

    Supernova 4: "Make sure you have your professionals lined up. You need to have the right banker. A lot of banks will not mortgage solar. If you're going to buy a building and you're planning on doing solar down the line, make sure the bank holding the mortgage will help you.

    Supernova 5: "Know your town. Your municipality can create a lot of bureaucratic hurdles and delay your project by months".

    Book Recommendation: "Think & Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill

    Advice: "Never give up" and "hustle"

    Contact: . Anthony Mongeluzo at [email protected], connect with him on Twitter @PCS_AnthonyM, or visit www.helpmepcs.com.

    24 min
  • Invest with Your Values & Maximize your Impact - with Geri Eisenman Pell

    Quantum Quote: "Never put a period where the universe may have placed a comma" - George & Gracie Allen

    Are your investments managing your money effectively AND also helping the environment with clean energy?

    Do you want to have confidence that you are not going to outlive your money?

    Did you know that Exxon, the largest fossil fuel company and the most valuable company on the planet in 2014 - has lost 2/3s of its value (from $500B to under $150B), and was kicked off the Dow Jones Industrial Average in August? And that today clean energy businesses are now more valuable - and employ 3 times more Americans - than fossil fuel companies?

    Geri Eisenman Pell is the CEO of Pell Wealth Partners, a financial planning and wealth management company that helps people come to peace with money and their finances and gain peace of mind. She lives in Stamford, Connecticut, and her business is located in Rye Brook, Manhattan, and Orange County, New York.

    Geri shares how you can "Do good with your heart, do good with your brain, and do good with your pocketbook." She discusses the types of clean energy investments that achieve financial goals, and how shareholder advocacy is a tremendously powerful way for you to help create change.

    Sign up for the free 90-minute AWESome EarthKind™ Clean Energy Demonstration to discover 3 simple actions you can take to start saving money and make the world a better place – without having to learn complex technology: www.AwesomeEarthKind.com

    SuperNova #1. "I wanted to make sure that we were looking forward to the future and not backwards. When I got into the business, responsible investing was about not investing in apartheid, guns, tobacco and alcohol. Now, it's about what the right thing to do is - and how to achieve financial goals while driving a positive impact"

    SuperNova #2. "There is such a change in the sentiments and the interest in clean energy. The market has grown from just a few billion dollars of interest to over $15 trillion of investments."

    SuperNova #3. "All behavior is truth. Demonstrate what you believe in".

    SuperNova #4. "When you invest in clean energy and sustainability, you first scan the stocks and make sure that they meet all of your financial screens."

    SuperNova #5. "I love stories about the power of shareholder proxy and what the shareholders want. The companies are responsible to their shareholders, to their employees, and to their products. So... to everybody."

    Worst Clean Energy Moment – Holding on to things emotionally when it's against your values and when it is dissonant with your portfolio has been a disaster for people.

    Ah-Ha: Having more power as a shareholder to change something big

    Best Advice she's ever received: When you get to a wall, don't stop, figure out a way to get over it, go around it. Or if you have to - go through it. Just keep going.

    Personal Success: Meditation is the key to remaining level, being a good leader, and being able to focus. Have a clear mind, a Buddha mind.

    Internet Resource: Yoga works website.

    Book Recommendation: Socially Responsible Investing - Making a Difference and Making Money, by Amy Domini. Green to Gold: How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build Competitive Advantage, by Daniel C. Esty.

    Magic Wand – Water security. The sheer number of people in the world that do not have access to clean water, the parasites that live in the water. and the amount of death that it causes is just horrible. And it's so easily solvable. There are lots of companies doing fantastic and creative things to get clean water to places, especially places like in Sub Saharan Africa.

    One thing that Energizes today – This show. A blue wave will mean great things for sustainability. And for the future of the planet. But no matter who wins the election - humanity will innovate and we will come out ok.

    WTF or F: Fun - Ziplining!

    Parting Advice – Have a chat with a financial advisor who can help answer the question: "Will I run out of life before I run out of money?" Find and talk to one. Consultations are usually free and it is the most releasing, freeing peace of mind that you can do - a gift to yourself.

    Connect: Web: Pell Wealth Partners. Phone: 914-269-6732. / geripell.com

    36 min
  • Transportation Nexus: Environment, Economy, & Equity - with Renae Reynolds, Electrify NY

    Quantum Quote: "It's great to get people from point A to point B, but we should also look at ways to avoid harm in doing so," said Renae Reynolds, "We need to move around. And so we engage in modes of transportation that, depending on how they are fueled, lead to impacts on our health and environment."

    Renae Reynolds is the Transportation Planner for the NYC Environmental Justice Alliance and the statewide coordinator for Energize New York. Her work focuses on advocacy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector by electrifying New York's transit buses, municipal fleets, and medium and heavy-duty vehicles.

    In this episode, Renae shares the importance of understanding how transportation intersects with equity and public health in communities of color & low income. She discusses advocacy efforts to evolve public transit buses to clean energy across the state, while creating good jobs and transitioning workers who currently manufacture diesel buses into building cleaner electric buses.

    The advocacy started with pilot projects, first getting the MTA (the New York City Transit Authority, the nation's largest transit agency) to commit to transitioning its entire fleet to zero-emissions, all-electric public buses by 2040. A congestion pricing plan will now reduce traffic, improve air quality and provide a dedicated funding stream to improve the public transportation system, and neighborhood-based grassroots campaigns are making transportation improvements that equitably serve all New Yorkers.

    Supernova 1: "ElectrifyNY is a statewide coalition of advocates from environmental justice, environmental advocacy, transit, advocacy, and labor who came together to advance vehicular electrification. We focus on public transit electrification as a way to tackle the public health and the climate impacts that the transportation sector has in its emission of greenhouse gases."

    Supernova 2: "A lot of things are challenging our communities. Greenhouse gas emissions are predominantly coming from the on-road traffic of diesel buses, trucks, and all kinds of vehicular traffic that traverse our neighborhoods. That means we have an extreme level of exposure to different pollutants, including fine particulate matter that has negative health impacts on our community. "

    Supernova 3: "Predominant users of public transit are folks from low income communities and communities of color. We represent 75% of the ridership on the MTA fleet. "

    Supernova 4: "We needed to engage with a large authority, the MTA, to secure that commitment. We did that through rallying and through cooperative meetings with the Authority. Similar activities will advance other fleet transitions."

    Important Links: www.electrifyny.org , www.nyc-eja.org

    Connect with Renae Reynolds: https://www.facebook.com/NYCEJA/

    24 min
  • Family's New Home Balances Pocketbook & Environment - with Laurie & Roger Husted

    Quantum Quote: "In nature, nothing exists alone."– by Rachel Carson as quoted by Laurie Husted

    Do you know what it takes to build a sustainable and energy-efficient house from scratch?

    Have you ever wondered the things you need to put into place and consider in order to build a house that supports a 'clean energy lifestyle' --- a lifestyle with freedom and safety, that's better for your kids and their kids, self-sustaining, energy-efficient, with less pollution, as well as cost-effective?

    Laurie and Roger Husted are a power couple who support sustainability. Laurie and Roger met at Cornell, arriving from each coast (Queens / LA) and spent 5 years in the middle, doing graduate work in Pittsburgh, PA. They built a home in the Hudson Valley where Laurie works in sustainability at Bard College and Roger is an ophthalmologist. Daughter Tessa is a rising senior at Red Hook High School and Ethan is back in the 'Burgh at Carnegie Mellon.

    In this episode, Laurie and Roger Husted share their journey to sustainability and what it took for them to build their 3-bedroom, 2300-sq.ft sustainable home in the forest by the lake - solar-powered, with air-source heat pumps, and connected to the Red Hook's clean energy grid - with electric cars zeroing out their carbon footprint.

    Hear the Husteds share their commitment to support a clean energy future - and get energized.

    Sign up for the AWESome EarthKind™ Clean Energy Master Class to discover 3 simple actions you can take to start saving money and make the world a better place – without having to learn complex technology

    Supernova 1: "Clean energy is freedom, safety, and a better future for our kids and their kids."

    Supernova 2: [How did you wind up choosing what to do and how to do it?] "We tried to find someone who shared our values and spoke the same language in terms of wanting to do right by our pocketbook - and the planet. Investing in relationships not only builds a better house - it builds a better life".

    Supernova 3: "It's hard to know what your baseline is when we build from scratch. We did what we did because it was the right thing to do, and it was a good investment in the long run. This house is something that's going to be here for 100 years, or maybe longer. And the lifetime costs of this house being here is more than what we spent upfront."

    Supernova 4: Even with a good architect and builder, it's important to double-check everything, because everyone is human and we all make mistakes.

    Connect with Laurie Husted: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurie-husted-a05a3922/

    Connect with Roger Husted: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roger-husted-a090305a/

    23 min
  • Clean Energy: The Greatest Opportunity of the 21st Century - with Steve Melink

    Quantum Quote: "America! God shed His grace on thee. And crown thy good with brotherhood. From sea to shining sea!"- by Katharine Lee Bates quoted by Steve Melink

    Do you agree that sustainability is the heartbeat of every business? As for Steve Melink, supporting Green Building is the right thing for businesses. It's proven, practical, and profitable. And, above and beyond the energy savings, it's an enhancement to your brand, your reputation, and what your customers think of you.

    Steve Melink is a national clean energy expert, founder, and CEO of Melink Corp, a global provider of energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions for commercial buildings. Steve is a believer that the core meaning of being a conservative is "preventing the wasteful overuse of our natural resources and protecting our environment from harm or destruction."

    In this episode, Steve shares his mission to change the world one building at a time by helping decision-makers implement energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions in their commercial facilities. He also shares the back story of how attending a LEED conference introduced him to countless architects, engineers, and other building professionals who were all intent about changing the unsustainable building industry; how the exposure resonated with him, and how he came to become part of this clean energy and green building movement.

    Sign up for the AWESome EarthKind™ Clean Energy Demonstration to discover 3 simple actions you can take to start saving money and make the world a better place – without having to learn complex technology

    Supernova 1: "I believe that everybody in the building industry is looking at new buildings. We have proven that there is the opportunity to have a net-zero energy building at a cost premium of only 9%. Even without the current lucrative incentives - it's not only a wise financial investment, but it's a smart investment in our brand, people, and customers."

    Supernova 2: "For me, it's about education and inspiration. If we allow ourselves to think purely in financial terms, that's good. But an even better way is to view Green Buildings as the right thing for businesses, above and beyond the energy savings."

    Supernova 3: "Fusion capitalism" has both positive and negative connotations. But in my way of thinking, it is the best way to move markets to adopt what we need to do in this global economy in which we live."

    Contact Steve Melink: https://melinkcorp.com/

    Steve's Book: Fusion Capitalism: A Clean Energy Vision For Conservatives

    36 min
  • Priceless: Healthy Buildings – with Rick Alfandre, Architect
    Quantum Quotes:

    "The economy is a wholly owned subsidiary of the environment." – Gaylord Nelson

    "Sustainability is living on nature's income rather than living on its capital."– Murray Gell-Mann

    How much is it worth to not get sick?

    What would you pay to not get COVID where you work or live.

    Most of us spend 90% of our lives inside a building at home or work. And the COVID pandemic has made it clearer than ever that we need Clean Indoor Air.

    Architect Rick Alfandre's mission is to create healthy, sustainable buildings. For nearly 40 years, Rick has worked to create homes and workplaces where fresh, clean indoor air enhances people's health, improves the ability to think clearly, and increases productivity.

    Today, Rick discusses how the productivity benefits of a healthy building can be worth 30 times the value of the energy savings and how the US military and many others have documented that a healthy building decreases sick time. And the lifetime improvements to productivity can be worth more than the cost of the entire building.

    Rick and his wife built a healthy office building in the Hudson Valley of New York that not only creates more clean energy than it uses, but has an air filtration system that eliminates COVID and other pathogens makes working there safe and gains higher rents from their tenants.

    Get ready to hear Rick Alfandre's inspirational story and energize.

    Supernova 1: "We need to change the paradigm from Return on Investment to what would you pay to not get COVID? What would you pay to not get sick? What would you pay to feel comfortable in your work environment or in your living environment?"

    Supernova 2: "If one person uses 300 square feet and that person gets paid however much in a year, you can begin to quantify the dollars per square foot in payroll costs for that space, which turns out to be orders of magnitude higher than the energy costs - 30 times more perhaps. At that point, it comes back around to the building owner or the tenant being able to say, well, for me, the return on investment is the productivity enhancements, the health and wellbeing of my employees; or my tenants or my students."

    Supernova 3:"Doing something new isn't necessarily more expensive. Often subcontractors and contractors want to try something new if it looks like it's going to be a good thing. They want to learn from it and find a way to implement it going forward."

    Contact: https://www.alfandre.com/

    33 min
  • Solar and Battery Storage Powering a Puerto Rican Home/Office - With Eofire Founder John Lee Dumas

    Quantum Quote: "I like being self-sufficient. I like being off the grid."

    Are you someone who aims to be living off the grid and be self-sufficient?

    Do you promote a lifestyle that encourages less pollution, better health, as well as cost-effectiveness?

    On today's show, we interview John Lee Dumas or JLD - the multi-millionaire founder and host of the incredibly successful podcast, Entrepreneurs on Fire. After interviews with 2600 of the world's most successful entrepreneurs, EOfire now averages more than 1 million unique downloads every month and generates a 74% profit margin on over $2 million dollars of annual revenue.

    JLD lives and works out of his 5600 sq.foot home in Puerto Rico. He installed solar, batteries, and air source heat pumps to provide virtually all of his electricity and air conditioning and to carry him through the island's extreme weather events and frequent power failures. With zero government grants and no tax incentives, JLD still realized a 12% annual return on his clean energy investment. Get ready to hear JLD's inspirational story and energize.

    Sign up for the AWESome EarthKind™ Clean Energy Master Class to discover 3 simple actions you can take to start saving money and make the world a better place – without having to learn complex technology

    Supernova 1: "I moved to clean energy for a lot of reasons. It was the right thing to do. I just didn't want to contribute to dirty energy."

    Supernova 2: "I love the fact that I'm investing my money that I'm earning as an entrepreneur into programs that are going to make Puerto Rico - not to mention the world -a better place."

    Supernova 3: [What the next clean energy step for JLD?] "One thing that we're doing next is I'm putting a 1000 gallon water receptacle right in my side yard. to catch rainwater. And so we're going to utilize all of the rainwater to water our garden and our plants. We might even pipe it in and start using it for showers and drinking, using UV light filtration and things like that."

    Visit EOFire.com to set YOUR Entrepreneurial journey ON FIRE!

    20 min

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