Green Inside and Out

Bobbi Wilding is the Executive Director of Clean and Healthy (NY) and co-chairs the JustGreen Partnership. She serves on the NYS Pollution Prevention Institute Board and has written numerous reports about environmental health. She will highlight the need for our citizen input to help pass important legislation in this year’s NY State legislative session, including a multi-sector ban on PFAS (carcinogenic chemicals used in many consumer products), The Beauty Justice Act, the Enhanced Public Participation Act to increase equity on these issues, and why we need continued funding for the Children’s Environmental Health Centers across New York State.

Find bill numbers of legislation that needs YOUR support here: https://www.just-green.org/legislation

John Turner is a conservationist and author of 2 books about the nature of Long Island. He serves as  Conservation Policy Advocate for the Seatuck Environmental Association and formerly served as Director of the Division of Environmental Protection, in the Town of Brookhaven. He will talk about Seatuck’s work on open space and water quality issues, how to prevent bird strikes at buildings, and what we each can do to preserve the natural world. 

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Opening: Maltese anthem on flute by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ray Furuta⁠⁠

Join us to hear from Lisa Bronner, author of the book “Soap and Soul”, and grand-daughter of Emanuel Bronner, the founder of Dr. Bronner’s magic soaps back in the 1800s. She will tell us about her family’s legacy and philosophy, what efforts are made to make their castile soaps so sustainable, and why living an eco-friendly life is important overall. #DrBronners

This episode of The Sustainable Living Podcast is sponsored by⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Molloy University, https://www.molloy.edu/⁠⁠⁠

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Opening: Maltese anthem on flute by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ray Furuta⁠⁠

Join us for a podcast dedicated to the work of Jane Goodall and hear some of her hopeful words for the future.

End the year with some thoughts from podcast host Beth Fiteni on the latest environmental issues facing the world, and what we can do about them.

This episode of The Sustainable Living Podcast is sponsored by⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Molloy University, https://www.molloy.edu/⁠⁠

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Opening: Maltese anthem on flute by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Ray Furuta⁠⁠

Victoria Solano shares what it’s like to be part of the Jane Goodall Institute’s “Roots & Shoots” program, right here in NY!

This episode of The Sustainable Living Podcast is sponsored by⁠⁠ ⁠Molloy University, https://www.molloy.edu/⁠

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Opening: Maltese anthem on flute by ⁠⁠⁠Ray Furuta⁠⁠

Irene Burga, Climate and Clean Air Program Director for the national group Green Latinos, will tell us about their mission and work to address impacts of climate change on workers, and about the Latino Climate Justice Framework.

This episode of The Sustainable Living Podcast is sponsored by⁠⁠ Molloy University, https://www.molloy.edu/

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Opening: Maltese anthem on flute by ⁠⁠Ray Furuta⁠⁠

Closing: ⁠⁠Alien Chatter

Today we hear from Eric Alexander and Elissa Kyle of Vision Long Island on how smart growth planning helps to reduce our developments’ impacts on the environment. Specifically, since transportation causes almost 30% of the greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S., we talk about efforts being made to increase walkability and biking by better road design, so as to reduce the amount that people need to rely on cars to get around.

This episode of The Sustainable Living Podcast is sponsored by⁠ Deep Roots Farmers Market, https://www.deeprootsfarmersmarket.com/⁠

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Opening: Maltese anthem on flute by ⁠Ray Furuta⁠

Closing: ⁠Alien Chatter

How is plastic pollution related to the climate crisis and fueled by industry? Did you know that plastics are not just in the ocean but in fresh water too? What is the solution to the plastics all around us?

Find out this and more through an interview with Erica Cirino, Long Islander and Author of the book Thicker Than Water: The Quest for Solutions to the Plastic Crisis. She describes her voyage to the Pacific Ocean to directly study the “garbage patch” and shares what she learned along the way. 

This episode of The Sustainable Living Podcast is sponsored by⁠ Deep Roots Farmers Market, https://www.deeprootsfarmersmarket.com/⁠

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Opening: Maltese anthem on flute by ⁠Ray Furuta⁠

Closing: ⁠Alien Chatter

In our July Sustainable Living Podcast, hear from Jeanne Haffner, Ph.D., author and curator of the the magnificent Jones Beach Energy & Nature Center⁠ exhibits which opened in 2020. She more than a decade of experience in museum planning and exhibition development, and will share the sustainability elements of the JBNC exhibit and the incredible building itself, which has solar, geothermal, energy storage and EV chargers. 

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Opening: Maltese anthem on flute by Ray Furuta

Closing: Alien Chatter

In our GIAO Podcast Episode 25 hear from Michael Sciortino, General Manager of Long Island’s UBS Arena about how large scale sporting and concert facilities can reduce their environmental impact. UBS Arena on Long Island is a LEED certified facility, is a member of the Green Sports Alliance and is composting its food waste.  

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Opening: Maltese anthem on flute by Ray Furuta

Closing: Alien Chatter