sustainabiliME

sustainabiliME

By Kelly McElroySociety & Culture
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sustainabiliME episodes

  • NuScale Power

    On today's episode, I will be speaking with Lenka Kollar who is the Director of Strategy and External Relations at NuScale Power. She will be discussing the innovative technology of small modular reactors which NuScale specializes in. I believe that this technology will be the future of nuclear power which is an important carbon free source of energy!

    Learn more about NuScale at their website: https://www.nuscalepower.com/about-us

    Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @sustainabiliME.pod

    21 min
  • About "The Ocean Cleanup"

    On today's episode, my friend Paula Lobaccaro and I will be discussing The Ocean Cleanup which is an organization that is developing technology to clean up trash from the oceans. They recently announced that they are officially capturing and retaining ocean plastics! Listen now to learn more!

    Follow The Ocean Cleanup on Facebook and Instagram and feel free to check out their website: https://theoceancleanup.com/

    Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @sustainabiliME.pod

    28 min
  • The Problem with Food Waste

    Today I will be talking with Angie Renfro about the problem with Food Waste. She will tell us why it's a problem and why she decided to design an app to help others minimize their food waste.

    Be sure to follow her app @the_more_app

    Also follow us on Facebook and Instagram @sustainabiliME.pod

    18 min
  • Monarch Butterflies

    Today I will be talking with Barb Raudonis about monarch butterflies. These critters are not just beautiful to see out in nature, but they are also very important pollinators.

    Don't forget to follow us on Facebook and Instagram @sustainabiliME.pod

    33 min
  • Nuclear Power Part 2

    On today's episode, Katelin Kohn and I will be talking with Shane Lies, the Site Vice President of DC Cook Nuclear Power Plant. We will discuss how he got into nuclear power, what his visits to Fukushima were like, as well as the various ways nuclear power benefits the neighboring communities and the environment. This is part 2 of our nuclear power series so be sure to also check out part 1.

    31 min
  • Nuclear Power Part 1

    On today's episode, Katelin Kohn and I will be explaining the basics of nuclear power as well as answering some questions from friends and fellow listeners about nuclear power. This is part 1 of our nuclear power series and part 2 will air next week.

    53 min
  • Peak Power

    Today I'll be talking with my friend Dana DeRosier about utilizing peak power. She currently works at Hemlock Semiconductor in Hemlock MI, so she will be telling us a bit about how they utilize Peak Power. This is also a concept that can be used in your own home, so she will also discuss how she utilizes peak power in her home.

    12 min
  • Climate Town Hall Review

    Last week, CNN hosted the first ever town hall focused entirely on the Climate Crisis with 10 of the democratic presidential candidates. Each of them was given 40 minutes to answer questions about their climate plans. For this town hall, I had 8 friends watch 1-2 candidates and provide their opinions on what they liked, didn't like, and what was confusing. The whole focus was only on what was said during this town hall.

    1 hr 10 min
  • Three Things - Plastics

    In this episode, I will be sharing three topics related to plastics: Pepsi and Coke, leaving the plastics lobby, Holiday Inn ditching plastic soap bottles, and Fionn Ferreira cleaning up microplastics.

    Check us out on Facebook and Instagram @sustainabiliME.pod

    9 min

About sustainabiliME

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Hi! We are Kelly McElroy and Jason Schneemann, Co-hosts of sustainabiliME. We love learning about everything related to sustainability and the environment. In this podcast we will do just that. We…