How to Save a Planet

Solving a Rooftop Solar Mystery, and What’s a Nurdle?

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If you put a plastic bag in a bin outside your grocery store - will it really end up being recycled? Are some utilities trying to sabotage the solar industry? We've got answers to these questions and more incredible info about kelp (we are glad you love it as much as we do!) If you have a burning climate-themed question, send us a voice memo to our Listener Mail Form!

Guests: Tatiana Homonoff

Calls to Action

  • Find a drop off location for the plastic bags collecting under your sink by visiting PlasticFilmRecycling.org (and where possible, refuse new plastic bags and bring your own)
  • Look up if your city or state has a plastic bag ban or tax legislation in the works through PlasticBagLaws.org and share your thoughts with your representative(s)
  • Register for the The Climate Reality Project free virtual training centering ecojustice in climate leadership to engage with climate change on a broader level

    • Learn More

    • Listen to our original episode about recycling on Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts
    • Listen to 99% Invisible’s episode on China’s National Sword policy to learn more about the plastic recycling market
    • Home or business owner? The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has a Homeowners guide to going solar, as well as a calculator that can help you estimate the costs of going solar
    • North Carolina State University's Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency can help you figure out what solar incentives and tax credits are available where you live If you want to learn more on the policy side, the National Conference of State Legislators has a Solar Policy Toolkit that covers fees (and incentives), net metering (it's under rates), and financing among other topics  


      • Check out our Calls to Action archive here for all of the actions we've recommended on the show. Sign up for our newsletter here. And follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

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