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Today I'll be talking with Jason Schneemann about Life Cycle Assessments also known as LCAs. I figured this would be a great topic to cover especially since it has come up a few times in previous episodes. Jason has been very involved with LCAs recently so he is a great person to help us better understand them.

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Dishwasher Study by Whirlpool and The University of Michigan: https://news.umich.edu/fighting-climate-change-at-the-sink-a-guide-to-greener-dishwashing/

Chom Chom Roller: https://www.pethairgone.com/

Today I will be talking with Jill Greenberg from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (also known as EGLE) about their campaign called the Recycling Raccoons. The entire goal of the campaign is to help Michiganders learn how to recycle properly which will help improve the quality and quantity of the recycling in Michigan. You don't have to be from Michigan to pick up some good recycling tips!

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Recycling Raccoons: https://recyclingraccoons.org/

MI Recycling Directory: https://recyclesearch.com/profile/michigan-directory

Today I will be speaking with Bill Hickman who is the Southern California Regional Manager of Surfrider Foundation. Surfrider is a non-profit environmental organization that works to protect and preserve the ocean, waves, and beaches. They have multiple chapters all over who are involved with various projects. Follow them @surfrider.

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Resources:

https://www.surfrider.org/

https://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/your-guide-to-reef-friendly-sunscreens

https://tropicsport.com/

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Today is the first Monday of May which means it's time to recap some sustainable stories from April. I will be joined by Jason Schneemann and we will be covering the Arctic Ozone Hole, the Supreme Court case involving Surfrider and the County of Maui, an update on the residential solar industry in Michigan, and finally, a positive story from Florida involving coral reproduction.

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Resources:

Ozone Hole: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00904-w

Supreme Court Case: https://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/u.s.-supreme-court-delivers-victory-for-maui-coastal-waters

Solar in MI: https://www.wmuk.org/post/solar-installers-say-their-future-depends-lifting-energy-cap#stream/0

Florida Coral: https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/22/us/florida-aquarium-first-reproduce-ridhed-cactus-coral-trnd/index.html

Blueland: https://www.blueland.com/

Today I will be talking to Dr. Rafael Auras who is a professor for the School of Packaging at Michigan State University. We will learn how MSU is teaching sustainable packaging and how the packaging industry as a whole is working towards becoming more sustainable.

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MSU Packaging: https://www.canr.msu.edu/packaging/

This week is a huge deal because it is the 1 year anniversary of this podcast as well as the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day! To celebrate both, I'm going to have my guest from Episode 1 (of course, Jason Schneemann) join me in talking about the history of Earth Day and how it got its start. I will also have a few friends join me to talk about their sustainability journey over this past year.

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History of Earth Day: https://www.earthday.org/history/

Today I will be talking with Jerrod Sanders from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy also known as EGLE. We will be discussing the high water levels currently seen across the Great Lakes Region and how they are impacting the entire state of Michigan.

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High Water Level Information from EGLE: https://www.michigan.gov/egle/0,9429,7-135-3313_3677_3702-511151--,00.html

How to make croutons from bread: https://morningchores.com/how-to-make-croutons/

How to make Veggie Broth from food scraps: https://www.forkintheroad.co/food-scrap-vegetable-broth/

Today I'll be talking with Laura Goos who is Mayor Pro-Tem of St. Joseph, Michigan. I've always been curious about how some small cities and towns are focusing on sustainability so that's exactly what we are going to talk about today with the focus being on St. Joseph. For those of you who don't know, St. Joseph is located in Southwest Michigan along the shores of Lake Michigan. It is about 90 miles from Chicago and has a population of about 8300 people. St. Joseph is known for its beaches, sand dunes, orchards, and vineyards making it a very important place to focus on sustainability.

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CDC information on how to make your own face mask: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/cloth-face-cover.html

Episode 50!!! On today's episode, I will be covering positive stories from the month of March related to environmental sustainability with Jason Schneemann and our friends Ben Lubbers and Sara Kotanko. We will talk about Starbucks and their recyclable/compostable cups, Colgate's vegan toothpaste in a recyclable tube, how COVID-19 is impacting the environment, and how a bidet is an eco-friendly alternative to toilet paper.

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Resources:

Starbucks Story:

https://stories.starbucks.com/press/2019/closed-loop-partners-announces-12-winners-of-the-nextgen-cup-challenge/?fbclid=IwAR1c45HCRvsxEl1iABjDSzTvxjfCLN28kctNAobTv8i6CNMn2v0zNaD4GqM

https://stories.starbucks.com/stories/2018/starbucks-announces-environmental-milestone/?fbclid=IwAR2eY2fDBSbvingGGBnfFo37NkPhVuKQAG6ZQ8J9jB-c70gvjrcTOjFKu30

https://www.drinktrade.com/blog/education/zero-waste-trade-packaging?fbclid=IwAR1WXJUkMqtADvqvGcN_04ZsaSYr-0qUw6mywAfujQa2sMVO-HEuW2JH-ZU

Colgate Story:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/14/colgate-launches-vegan-certified-toothpaste-in-recyclable-tube

Covid-19 and the Environment:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/03/coronavirus-pandemic-fake-animal-viral-social-media-posts/

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/27/opinion/sunday/coronavirus-climate-change.html

Bidet

https://www.bidet.org/

https://luxebidet.com/product/luxe-bidet-neo-180/

Today I will be talking with one of my good friends Lena D'Agostino about reusable cloth baby diapers. She currently has two kids and for her first kid she used disposable diapers. For her second kid, she decided to try cloth diapers so I think she is a perfect person to give me a solid comparison between cloth and disposable diapers.

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