Sustainable Idaho

Sustainable Idaho

By Madison Long, Charlie MedemaEducation
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Sustainable Idaho episodes

  • Sustainable Idaho: Trash to Treasure: The Power of What We Throw Away
    In this episode, Holly Wilson, Sustainable Idaho host, speaks with Chris Taylor, the landfill gas plant operator for Bannock County about how the Fort Hall Mine Landfill captures methane and turns it into electricity. Since 2014, the gas-to-energy system has reduced emissions, powered hundreds of homes, and generated over $8.5 million in energy revenue for the county.
    A simple idea with a powerful impact turning landfill gases into usable energy right here in Southeast Idaho.
    To learn more visit: https://www.bannockcounty.gov/landfill/
    9 min
  • Sustainable Idaho: Mooving Agriculture Forward: The Idaho CAFE Episode 2
    On today’s episode, Madison talks with Mireille Chahine, a professor and extension dairy specialist in the Department of Animal Vet and Food Science at the University of Idaho. This is the second episode in a two-part series discussing the sustainability initiatives behind the University of Idaho research facility, the Idaho Center for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment (CAFE). Chahine is excited for the dairy’s start, as she hopes “to build a center that can answer questions and provide relevant solutions to our state.”
    9 min
  • Sustainable Idaho: From Idaho to the Ocean: The Hidden Link Between Salmon and Orcas
    What do Idaho’s salmon have to do with hungry orcas hundreds of miles away and how could decisions made decades ago be still shaping that outcome today?
    In this episode of Sustainable Idaho, host Holly Wilson sits down with filmmaker Scott Levy, Executive Producer of The Snake and the Whale, to explore the powerful connection between Snake River dams, declining salmon populations, and the survival of the southern resident orcas.
    This conversation offers a preview of the story behind the film which highlights the environmental, economic, and human dimensions of one of the Pacific Northwest’s most complex issues.
    If this episode sparks your curiosity, the film takes it even further.
    9 min
  • Sustainable Idaho: Mooving Agriculture Forward: The Idaho CAFE
    On today’s episode, Madison talks with Mireille Chahine, a professor and extension dairy specialist in the Department of Animal Vet and Food Science at the University of Idaho. This is the first episode in a two-part series discussing the background and purpose of the University of Idaho research facility, the Idaho Center for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment (CAFE). The new 649-acre research facility is located near Rupert, Idaho. The vision for the CAFE, says Dr.Chahine, is to become “a center of excellence that will be able to answer those complex questions related to dairy production and its impact on the environment.”
    10 min

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Sustainable Idaho examines the issues that matter most to Idahoans through the three pillars of sustainability: economic vitality, community well-being, and environmental stewardship.The Sustainable…