The Plant a Trillion Trees Podcast

Episode 152 - Seth Lieberman co-founded Quiet Clean Philly. And Dr. Bonnie Sager is a Consulting Clinical Physician to the New York State hospital system.


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Seth Lieberman co-founded Quiet Clean Philly; an all-volunteer organization dedicated to phasing out gas leaf blowers in the City of Philadelphia.  Seth’s activism and articles on the harms of gas leaf blowers have been featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer, WHYY’s Studio 2 and Radio Times, Channel 6 ABC Action News, The Chestnut Hill LocalThe Weavers Way ShuttlePlanet Philadelphia, and The Jewish Exponent.  Seth is also active as part of a national network of municipalities seeking healthier and more sustainable communities through changing how we think about lawncare.    When not volunteering, Seth runs Leadership Breakthroughs, a leadership and strategy development business focused on academic medical centers. 

Dr. Bonnie Sager is a Consulting Clinical Physician to the New York State hospital system. She has lectured internationally on eyecare and has served as Vice President and advisor to several Visioncare companies.

As a clinician, she is concerned with the many detrimental health impacts that gas powered lawn equipment have on landscape workers and the general public.  She is actively working with communities, medical professionals, environmental groups, and legislators to change policy and promote more sustainable landscaping practices.

Dr. Sager and Dr. Lucy Weinstein are co-founders of Huntington CALM, (Clean Alternative Landscaping Methods) a Long Island-based citizens’ advocacy organization. 

Dr. Sager is also a co-founder of QCA  (Quiet Clean Alliance) a national organization dedicated to educating and changing public policy on gas lawn equipment.  Dr. Sager served on the advisory board of Noise Free America and has been featured in print, on television and radio addressing the topic Landscaping and Your Health.

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