Green consumerism is no longer enough to save the planet. What we really need to be is green citizens. Justin Gillis is here to share what it takes to become a green citizen. Justin is an award-winning journalist with four decades of experience explaining complex issues and making that digestible in simple language for major daily newspapers such as The New York Times. In this episode, he chats with Corinna Bellizzi about his new book with Hal Harvey, The Big Fix. The book outlines an ambitious yet feasible guide for how America can lead the global solution to the climate crisis. He identifies the seven key steps to conquer this goal with actionable tips you can implement today. Learn all about how to become part of the solution by tuning in.

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Join Corinna Bellizzi for a quick commentary on Russia's retreating forces and a snip from her interview with Daniel Tonkopi, Delfast Ebikes founder who got his company's start in Kiev.

News articles mentioned in this livestream:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/russias-war-plan-is-rocked-by-ukraines-rapid-gains-11663073064?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo

https://wtop.com/russia-ukraine-war-news/2022/09/ukraine-piles-pressure-on-retreating-russian-troops/

Podcast interview with Daniel Tonkopi:

https://caremorebebetter.com/how-delfast-ebikes-are-making-a-positive-environmental-footprint-and-supporting-ukraine-with-ceo-daniel-tonkopi/

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Protecting the environment requires more extensive systemic changes if we want to see a tangible impact on the current climate crisis. Joining us today to explain how we can achieve that is Maya K. van Rossum, author of The Green Amendment: The People's Fight For a Clean, Safe & Healthy Environment. Maya is also the Founder of Green Amendments For the Generations, a grassroots non-profit inspiring constitutional recognition and protection of environmental rights in every state and ultimately at the federal level. She chats with host Corinna Bellizzi to discuss why we need these constitutional changes prioritized to help mitigate and solve the threats against our environment. The current policies benefit corporations that contribute to massive environmental destruction, and it's up to the people to demand better. Listen to this episode to learn more about what they're doing and what you can do for your state, the country, and the world as we know it.

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A B Corp Movement is happening within industries and could lead the way to create better businesses. Joining Corinna Bellizzi to explain what this means is Chris Marquis. Chris is the Sinyi Professor of Chinese Management at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School and the author of the award-winning book Better Business: How the B Corp Movement is Remaking Capitalism. In this episode, he explains the concepts surrounding the B Corp movement. Chris compares it to benefit corporations and explains greenwashing of companies and the role of capitalism. Understand better how companies can and should shift their corporate purpose and what consumers can do to vet the products they buy and the companies they buy them from by tuning in. 

For a deeper dive into one great example of a nutrition company working to provide a better option, check out this article by Chris Marquis on Corinna's work at Örlö Nutrition:  https://www.forbes.com/sites/christophermarquis/2022/07/15/our-energy-to-food-future/?sh=26ee15a85d8e

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Better choices lead to better outcomes, but we can’t make the right choice if we’re not equipped with information. Today’s guest is Steve Lankford, Host of Health Quest Podcast. He and his wife began Family Nutrition Center in 1976 as a small independent health food store. They recently sold their store to a young couple who dream of carrying their legacy. Now, Steve is hosting a podcast to interview experts to help consumers understand how nutrition supports health and how to make wise choices as they navigate the overwhelming amount of information available today. Steve shares essential tips that will guide your wellness journey as he explains how supplements can influence health in a profound way. He also shares his thoughts on how the natural food industry is entering big business status and how to vet companies you can trust. Stay tuned.

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How can innovation create opportunities for positive social impact and environmental footprint? Joining us for our 100th episode is Daniel Tonkopi, CEO of Delfast, who aims to transform the future of transportation and combat climate change with Delfast’s innovative e-bikes. They are recognized as a disruptive global e-bike leader in the space. With roots in Ukraine, Daniel is also putting forth efforts to help protect and fight for his country. Learn all about how they’re showing support and the benefits of switching to electronic bicycles for the environment and the individual.

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Learn what the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) can mean for our future, and learn about the upcoming guests we will be featuring on the show to deepen our understanding of where we are heading including:

• Justin Gillis, co-author of The Big Fix, 7 ways to solve our climate problems
• Maya K. Van Rossum, lawyer and author of The Green Amendment.
• Dr. William Moomaw, creator of the term Proforestation and lead-author of the first 5 IPCC reports
• Christopher Marquis, journalist and author of Better Business, how the B Corp Movement Is Remaking Capitalism.
• Urvashi Bhatnagar, co-author of The Sustainability Scorecard: How to Implement and Profit from Unexpected Solutions
• Marc Cortez, author of Climaturity: A Journey Into The Muddy Climate Middle

Past Episode Discussed: https://caremorebebetter.com/the-inflation-reduction-act-its-impact-on-global-emissions-and-green-energy-solutions-with-anand-gopal-energyinnovation-org/

Additional Resource Discussed: 5 Steps To Unleash Your Inner Activist (available to all newsletter subscribers at caremorebebetter.com -- it is your welcome gift in your email box moments later).

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Today’s episode is being turned around lightning fast because we are covering a topic of-the-moment, and that is the Inflation Reduction Act presently being considered by the United States Senate. This Act, should it pass, includes $369 billion with a B in funding for climate and clean energy provisions. 

To discuss this bill, its implications, and ultimately learn about what will happen if it passes, and if it doesn’t, I’m joined by Anand Gopal. Anand is the Executive Director of Strategy and Policy of Energy Innovation, a company that sits at the intersection of policy and technology.

About Our Guest: Anand R. Gopal

Anand R. Gopal is Executive Director of Strategy and Policy at Energy Innovation, where he leads the firm’s research and modeling teams, supporting policy design to reduce emissions equitably at the speed and scale required to meet the climate challenge. Anand has dedicated his career to finding technology and policy solutions for climate change. Anand, who now calls California home, is an immigrant from Southern India.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anandrgopal/

Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, LLC: https://energyinnovation.org

Free Resource Mentioned:

Modeling The Inflation Reduction Act Using The Energy Policy Simulator: https://energyinnovation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Modeling-the-Inflation-Reduction-Act-with-the-US-Energy-Policy-Simulator_8.1.22.pdf

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As human beings, we're built for relationships. We strive for connection with other people as well. We’re adaptable species that could survive an environment we're forced to deal with. Join your host Corinna Bellizzi as she talks about relational leadership and philosophies with Nina Simons. Nina talks about collaborative approaches and principles that’ll help us achieve our goals most effectively. She explains a fresh perspective on these to inspire us to grow into our unique selves. What are the leadership challenges that we face today? Tune in to learn how we can create that regenerative future for the generations that will follow us and create a change to improve people’s lives.  

About Guest:

NINA SIMONS is Co-founder and Chief Relationship Officer at Bioneers and leads its Everywoman’s Leadership program. Throughout her career spanning the nonprofit, social entrepreneurship, corporate, and philanthropic sectors, Nina has worked with nearly a thousand diverse women leaders across disciplines, race, class, age, and orientation to create conditions for mutual learning, trust, and leadership development. 

She co-edited Moonrise: The Power of Women Leading from the Heart, and authored Nature, Culture, and the Sacred: A Woman Listens for Leadership—being released as a second edition in June 2022 with an accompanying discussion guide and embodied practices. 

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Show Notes:

01:41 Introduction

08:34 The Idea Of Leaders Wanting To Struggle

14:00 Definition Of Leadership

20:37 Lifelong Process

25:32 Definition Of Relational Relationship

35:08 Technological Solutions

37:52 Collaborative Leadership

44:20 Conflict

46:40 Song

47:01 Final Words

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David Richman is an endurance athlete, author, philanthropist, and so much more. His second book, Cycle of Lives, talks about the interconnected stories of people overcoming the most difficult obstacles we deal with, specifically diseases known under the umbrella term of cancer. In his book, he tackles how people deal with and talk about grief, trauma, and death and why it’s important to understand and connect on a deeper level. David also shares the role of distance endurance athletics in helping him contemplate life and dig deeper into his emotions. Join his insightful chat with host Corinna Bellizzi and be moved by his journey to tell people’s stories and uncover important lessons on life and human connectedness.

About Guest:

David Richman is an author, public speaker, and endurance athlete whose mission is to form more meaningful human connections through storytelling. His first book, Winning in the Middle of the Pack, discussed how to get more out of ourselves than ever imagined. With Cycle of Lives, David shares stories of people overcoming trauma and delves deeply into their emotional journeys with cancer.

He continues to do Ironman triathlons and recently completed a solo 4,700-mile bike ride.

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Show Notes:

00:00 - Introduction

02:40 - David’s story

09:31 - The origin of Cycle of Lives

16:34 - Tackling grief and trauma

22:57 - The wheel of emotion

30:41 - Being a distance athlete

35:21 - David’s encounters and the interconnectedness of the universe

45:03 - Talking about death and making deep meaningful connections

53:55 - Telling other people’s stories

57:13 - Final Words

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