How You Can Save The World: Sustainable Living and Social Activism

In our new segment, we look at one person's amazing endeavors to save the world. Our first installment features an interview with Dr. George Fenwick, President of The American Bird Conservatory, and his work saving birds and their habitats.

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How can bird feeders and plants turn your backyard into a species saving sanctuary? This episode we travel to Sedona’s Hummingbird Festival to learn how we can keep these small and important birds off the endangered list. Includes interviews with Dr. H. Ross Hawkins (Founder and Executive Director of The Hummingbird Society) and Noelle Johnson (AZ Plant Lady).

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Useful information on birds

• The Hummingbird Society
• 2016 Hummingbird Society Calendar
• Iowa Nature Mapping- Developing Your Observation Skills
• Noelle Johnson, AZ Plant Lady
• Gardening suggestions, and tips. Contact her if you have any questions or need a consultation.
• Check out Noelle’s articles on Houzz
• Birds and Blooms
• Site with tips on how to create a bird friendly backyard

Products mentioned in the podcast

• The Bees by Laline Paull
• Product review: Birds and Beans coffee
• Saving birds through a cup of delicious coffee. A variety of roasts, delivered to your door.

What is methane gas and how can you reduce it through composting? We look at the power of dirt and worms in this month’s episode. Includes interviews with Justin Perkins and Larry Heliker.

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Overview of Compost Basics

• What is soil/dirt?
• RecycleWorks website of San Matteo County
• How to make a basic compost heap

Compost Methods

• The Lasagna Method
• Green Cone
• How to use a Green Cone
• How to buy a Green Cone
• Worms
• A basic overview
• Gardener’s Supply Store (to purchase worm bins)
• Wormwoman.com (to purchase accessories)

New Product Review

Green Cycler

Helpful Links

• Plastic Chart
• What number is what and what can be recycled
• A Girl Called Jack
• A neat food blog from the UK, that actually saves you money. Fabulous recipes and via her Instagram account, we found the idea for the dried citrus ‘butts’ fire starters

In our continuing attempt to rid the oceans of plastic, we see if we can make our own beauty and cleaning products. The question is, do they work and how much money can you save? Including an interview with BeakerBabe.

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Books

• My Plastic Free Life by Beth Teri
• Better Basics for the Home by Anne Berthold Bond (includes recipe for glass cleaner mentioned in the episode)

Recipes

• Toner (Ashley’s Homemade Adventures)
• Hand soap (Ashley’s Homemade Adventures) .
• Floor cleaner wipes (Live Simply)

Products

• Lush’s Toothy Tabs
• Lush’s Shampoo Bars
• Eco Nuts Laundry Detergent

Beaker Babe

• Beakerbabe.com
• @beakerbabe

A look at the ocean and the environmental impact of our addiction to plastic. Includes interviews with Captain Charles Moore (Founder of Algalita, Marine Research and Education) and Lisa Kaas Boyle (environmental attorney and Founder of Plastic Pollution Coalition).

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Movies

Films to further educate yourself on the plastic pollution problem:

• Creating Art from Plastics in the Ocean (National Geographic)
• Plastic Paradise (Angela Sun)
• Trashed (Jeremy Irons)

Helpful Articles

“22 Facts About Plastic Pollution (And 10 Things We Can Do About It)”From EcoWatch

“The Link Between Plastic Use and Climate Change: Nitty-gritty”From Stanford Magazine

Plastic Facts from the EPA

“Phytoplankton on Decline in Southern Ocean” From The New York Times

“Mediterranean Sea ‘accumulating zone of plastic debris'” From BBC

“Surprise Finding Heightens Concern Over Tiny Bits Of Plastic Polluting Our Oceans” From Huffington Post

“Exposure to harmful phthalates from processed foods and soft drinks” From Phys.org

“Ocean Acidification: A Global Case of Osteoporosis” From Discover Magazine

“Got Science? Nine Surprising Signs Momentum Is Building for Climate Action”From Huffington Post

Helpful Sites

• “How much fossil fuel has been used in your lifetime?” See how much fuel we are burning and how much CO2 is going into the atmosphere per second. Right now.
• Bottled Water Fact Sheet
• A guide to recycling plastics
• My Plastic Free Life

Environmental Organizations Mentioned in this Podcast

• Plastic Pollution Coalition
• Algalita
• 5 Gyres
• NRDC
• Sierra Club
• GreenPeace
• Oceana
• Ocean Conservancy
• Surfrider
• TreePeople

Products Mentioned

• Sustainable NYC
• Kishu Charcoal
• Life Factory water bottles
• Kleen Kanteen water bottles

How You Can Save the World is a podcast about the simple steps anyone can take to help to save the environment.

In our first episode, we begin by looking at energy in the home, comparing the benefits to the environment and your wallet when you replace your lightbulbs with LEDs.

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Greenhouse Gas CalculatorDetermine your energy savings

Look at your energy bill, determine your cost per kilowatt hour (kwh). Mine is 11 cents.Go to Micheal Bluejay, and plug in your energy usage cost, per one bulb, per hours burned, to his calculator. That will give you, the cost to operate one bulb per month. Then multiply that by 12 (a year) and multiply that by how many bulbs you use in your house.

Micheal Blue JayAdditional energy saving calculators

Where to buy bulbsLight Bulbs Unlimited (interviewed in podcast)Home Depot

California Public Utilities Commission Find out where you can recycle your bulbs

Environmental Defense Fund DIY sites to make solar lanternsThis Old House (mason jar solar lanterns)Put it in a JarFree People

Products ReviewedSunJar (Suck.UK)Water Battery Powered Clock (Bedol Water Clock)