This month I’m talking about junk, and how finding it a new home can help save resources--and climate emissions. This week I talk generally about the circular economy, and share some tips from my experience cleaning out a house in northern Germany over the summer. Spoiler alert: you're got to get creative!

This month I’m focusing on perspective, turning the podcast from My  Climate Diet to Our Climate Diet. This week I talk with a former student about food waste. And I share an article from the Guardian's new series, the United States of Plastic, about not trying so hard.

This month I’m focusing on perspective, turning the podcast from My  Climate Diet to Our Climate Diet. This week I return to the  question of travel, getting some advice from a former student who talks about how to travel with eco-sensibility. And I answer a listener question about homemade deodorant.

This month I'm looking at perspectives, sharing my thoughts with others and tips from my former students. Today I'm excited to share a letter from a listener packed with questions on issues that have challenged me: how to reduce travel emissions, and how to calculate savings by switching to a green bank.

I talk about what I've learned in covering climate finance for a month: individuals can make a big difference, if they have money, and live somewhere with green banks. And I talk about the recent German documentary "Die rote Linie" (The red line).

This is the third episode in my month of climate finance. This week I look at the measurements available to evaluate the climate performance of financial investments, check out how green my U.S. mutual fund account is (spoiler: not very) and talk about what to do about it.

This week, I look into green banks in Germany and open a German checking account! And I find that doing so will save me over 1 ton of carbon dioxide this year.

This week marks the first of a series of four episodes on money and climate change. I start by going back to a classic article by Bill McKibben that looks at how important money is in fueling the extraction of oil and gas. I talk about how the divestment movement is trying to dry up the supply and how changing my bank account can help. Plus: why Harriet Tubman stamps are giving me hope.

This week I look more generally at the effects of cosmetics on the climate. I find that I'm not the only one who knows little about the impact of cosmetics on the climate. And I give one listener tips on how to maximize the climate benefits of cloth diapers.

This week I share the second half of my chat with my friend Josh Huffman about homemade deodorant. He gives me some tips to perfect my recipe as well as more general advice about making your own cosmetics. And I share a recipe for an exfoliating face mask with only two ingredients. (Note: Josh's language is still a bit salty!)