sustainabiliME

Today is the monthly wrap up of sustainable stories from the month of February. I will be joined by guest co-host, Emily Graham who is also the founder of Maven Way Style. We first spoke to her about her online boutique of sustainable and ethical clothing a few months ago, so definitely go back and check out that episode if you haven't already.

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Check out the sustainable and ethical clothing at Maven Way: https://mavenwaystyle.com/

Sources:

https://www.fastcompany.com/90595661/president-biden-appoint-a-fashion-czar

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/02/18/ryan-newman-carbon-neutrality-nascar/

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-56072019

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/largest-shipping-company-maersk-makes-carbon-neutral-liner/

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/worlds-first-home-green-hydrogen-battery-powers-your-house-for-3-days/

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/11/oil-giant-shell-says-carbon-emissions-and-oil-production-have-peaked.html

On today's episode, Jason and I will continue discussing our 2021 goal to reduce our carbon emissions over the year. Today will be focusing on our emissions related to food. We will figure out where we currently are as far as our food emissions and find ways to do better over the year.

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Sources:

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-49238749

https://www.lowlyfood.com/about/

http://www.foodemissions.com/foodemissions/Calculator

https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/carbon-footprint-calculator/

On today's episode, Jason and I will continue discussing our 2021 goal to reduce our carbon emissions over the year. The focus of this episode is on travel - both for fun and for work. We started by looking over all of our travels from the past few years to see what our average carbon emissions was. We then talked about how we could improve our numbers.

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Sources:

http://css.umich.edu/factsheets/carbon-footprint-factsheet

https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/carbon-footprint-calculator/

https://co2.myclimate.org/en/flight_calculators/new

https://www.cooleffect.org/

Today I will be talking with Alice Jasper who is the Program Director of Good for Michigan. Good For Michigan brings together and recognizes companies across Michigan that are making a positive impact on their employees, their community, and the environment.

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Check out Good for Michigan: https://goodfor.org/

Check out Marley's Monsters for reusable make-up removal pads as well as other products: https://www.marleysmonsters.com/collections/facial-care

Today Jason and I will be discussing the positive sustainable stories from January 2021. These include the Paris Agreement, global net zero commitments, a decrease in deforestation in Africa, electric vehicles, E-bikes, and bears. Check out this episode to find out more!

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Tip of the week: Check out Blueland https://www.blueland.com/

Resources:

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/clip-bicycle-converter-turns-into-electric-bike/

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/28/business/gm-only-emission-free-cars-by-2035/index.html

https://www.greenbiz.com/article/global-net-zero-commitments-double-less-year

https://www.outsideonline.com/2417218/bears-testing-coolers-outdoor-gear

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/satellite-alerts-linked-to-decreased-deforestation-in-africa/

On today's episode, Jason and I will be discussing our 2021 goal to reduce our carbon emissions over the year. In order to develop goals, you need to know where you currently sit. Jason found this very user-friendly tool on the Environmental Protection Agency's website that allows you to input some information about your current habits to understand the emissions resulting from them.

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EPA Carbon Footprint Calculator: https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/household-carbon-footprint-calculator

Today I will be talking with my brother Kevin and my cousin Colleen about the Good on You app which is an app that provides brand ratings on ethical and sustainable fashion. It is so nice to easily be able to tell which brands are good for the planet and which ones could do better. Kevin and Colleen are both fashionable in my opinion and so I'm excited to have them try out this app for the very first time on this episode and talk about their opinions of it.

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Read about Good on You here: https://goodonyou.eco/

Download the Good on You app from your app store

Today I will be talking with Luis Chen from Wormies in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Wormies is a composting business that specializes in worm composting.

Wormies uses food scraps from over 300 households in Grand Rapids as well as local businesses, farms and stables to make clean, microbial rich worm castings. Wormies vermicompost has microbiology teaming with fungi and beneficial bacteria that is indigenous to Michigan beneficial for our Michigan farms and gardens. By carefully sourcing all of our raw inputs, we avoid persistent pesticides, herbicides, antibiotics and microplastics, a common problem in most large scale composting operations.

In the last year alone, Wormies has diverted and composted over 290 cubic yards of organics from going into landfills. We sell vermicompost, but have also started to make our own living soil blends, which is a specialty potting soil focused on beneficial microbiology. Living soil is an emerging trend in the cannabis space that has the potential to totally shift growing methods toward more sustainable, cleaner, and ultimately more healthy growing practice.

In addition, Luis is dedicated to community education and partnering with small urban farms and gardens to help them serve the community, which is why he often donates worm compost to these places while offering classes and teaching kids about composting in schools and community groups.

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Check out Wormies: http://www.thewormies.com/

Happy New Year! On today's episode, Jason and I will discuss some of the sustainable stories from December 2020. They include a robot greening the shipping industry, lab grown meat in Singapore, hydrogen fueled planes, the Rockefeller Foundation divesting from fossil fuels, and mushroom bricks.

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References:

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-55155741

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/robot-hullskater-biofouling-ship-cleaning-spc-intl/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/18/investing/rockefeller-foundation-divest-fossil-fuels-oil/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/16/business/zeroavia-hydrogen-planes/index.html

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/phil-ross-invents-mycelium-mushroom-bricks-arch/

Today I will be talking with Christen Gilchrist, CEO of Mindset Momentum, about her mindset coaching for eco-friendly entrepreneurs. We will also touch on some tips on creating positive, actionable goals related to sustainability for the New Year which will also serve as our tip of the week.

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Follow Christen Gilchrist on Instagram @christen.gilchrist.coach

Check out the Mindset Momentum website: https://www.christengilchrist.com/

Christen currently offers both 1:1 private coaching and group coaching programs. 1:1 coaching is an opportunity to work directly with her on all of your barriers, challenges and absolutely everything that is holding you back personally and within your business, tailored completely to you. The Group Coaching Program is 4 hours a week for 12 weeks. Each week a 2 hour recorded training will be released where you will learn everything that she has while working with eco entrepreneurs and their mindset. She then holds a live 2 group coaching session where you speak about your specific situation, ask any questions and network and learn with other entrepreneurs.