100: Green Amendment Movement Founder, Maya van Rossum, Talks Climate Progress and The People's Fight for a Clean, Safe, and Healthy Environment
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by Marjorie Alexander, Maya K. van Rossum
1y ago
Maya K. van Rossum is the Founder of Green Amendments For the Generations, a grassroots non-profit organization inspiring a nationwide movement to secure constitutional recognition and protection of environmental rights in every state and ultimately at the federal level. Maya is the author of The Green Amendment: Securing Our Right to a Healthy Environment, and the follow up book The Green Amendment: The People's Fight for a Clean, Safe, and Healthy Environment, which will be released in November 2022. Continue reading Maya’s bio at ASustainableMind.com/100 Today’s Sponsors: Wren helps you cal ..read more
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099: Orlo Nutrition - Omega-3 Evangelist Corinna Bellizzi Talks Carbon Negative Nutrients Using Algae
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by Marjorie Alexander, Corinna Bellizzi
1y ago
Corinna Bellizzi, MBA is a natural products industry executive and omega-3 expert who pioneered the growth of Nordic Naturals from less than $1 million to over $100 million in annual sales. Given her concern for the future health of people and the planet, she shifted her focus from fish-sourced omegas to algae in 2016. An activist at heart, she launched her podcast, Care More Be Better, in 2021 to cover social and ecological issues that affect us all. Today she leads Orlo Nutrition, a new brand that features the world’s first carbon-negative omega-3s. She hosts a new podcast, Nutrition Without ..read more
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098: Brilliant Planet - Harnessing the Power of Algae in the Desert with Dr. Raffael Jovine
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by Marjorie Alexander, Dr. Raffael Jovine
1y ago
Raffael Jovine trained in molecular biophysics and biochemistry at Yale, did his PhD in marine sciences at UC Santa Barbara, and completed research at MIT. In 2013, he founded and is now chief scientist of Brilliant Planet, a company that uses seawater, sunlight, and wind to grow food in coastal deserts, replicating algal blooms. He is married with five children and lives in London. Today’s Sponsors: Tentree is an earth-first sustainable clothing company. Check out their selection of eco-friendly clothing and accessories at Tentree.com and use promo code ‘ASM’ for 15% off your f ..read more
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097: Arbor Day Carbon: Reforestation projects and the voluntary carbon market with Jeremy Manion
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by Marjorie Alexander, Jeremy Manion
1y ago
The Arbor Day Foundation's mission is simple: we inspire people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees. As Director of Forestry Carbon Markets, Jeremy Manion leads strategic partnerships, demand activities, market leadership, and future horizon planning at Arbor Day Carbon, a wholly-owned venture of the Foundation. Our vision is to accelerate reforestation by investing in people and partnerships. Jeremy has rapidly enhanced the development of existing and new forestry carbon projects, is a trusted resource for corporate sustainability leaders, and serves on many influential carbon market-shapi ..read more
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096: BinBreeze Composting Powder: Reducing wood waste and making composting less gross with CEO Taylor McCarten
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by Marjorie Alexander
1y ago
Taylor McCarten is the Co-Founder and CEO of BinBreeze, the world's first non-toxic and all-natural composting powder. A University of Victoria graduate, Taylor created BinBreeze as he was finishing his MBA at the school. He went on to appear on season 15 of CBC's Dragons' Den with his product and successfully teamed up with Dragon Arlene Dickinson. BinBreeze is now in over 500 retail locations across Canada and counting. Want to try BinBreeze for yourself? Use the promocode ASM25 at BinBreeze.com!   Today’s Sponsors: Wren is your all in one climate subscription! Fund carbon removal, offs ..read more
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095: Developing Environmental Education & Curriculum: Resources for business owners, teachers, and students with Katelyn Armbruster of Sustainable Earth
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by Marjorie Alexander
2y ago
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094: Baba Bags: Handmade Reusable Bags & Social Entrepreneurship with Fedia Kourbatov
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by Marjorie Alexander
2y ago
Fedia Kourbatov is 23 years old and the founder of Baba Bags, a reusable bag social enterprise. Fedia founded Baba Bags in his college dorm room 2 years ago at the University of Oklahoma. Baba Bags' mission is to eliminate single-use plastic bag usage and give back to impactful nonprofits. In 2 years they have saved an estimated 50,000 single-use plastic bags from being used! Baba Bags currently are handmade, come with a lifetime warranty and come in 2 colors. Their green & white bag is partnered with Action Against Hunger and their orange & white bag is partnered with the National Ped ..read more
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093: Sustainable Fashion: Recycled Clothing for Unique Everyday Wear with Jess Grech of The Grandad Company
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by Marjorie Alexander
2y ago
The Grandad Company is a closed-loop upcycling brand whose mission is to breathe life into reclaimed vintage menswear for a new unisex generation. Rooted by the love and admiration for Grandads, founder and designer Jess Grech adopted her philosophy and core values from her stylish grandad. The brand uses her Grandad's un-wanted items and combines them with vintage clothing her Grandad would wear, to create a limited edition item that could never be made again. Today’s Sponsor: Wondrium offers documentaries, series, lessons, how-to's, and more, on any topic you can imagine. To get your free tr ..read more
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Reusable cups: form and function, with Vince Dickson, co-creator of HUNU
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by Marjorie Alexander
2y ago
After finding out that over 165 million single-use cups end up in landfills every day, Vince Dickson and Megan Williams went looking for a reusable alternative that was convenient and easy to carry around all day, every day. They couldn't find one so they created HUNU, a reusable cup that folds down small enough to fit into even the tightest pockets.  Today’s Sponsor: Wondrium offers documentaries, series, lessons, how-to's, and more, on any topic you can imagine. Watch on any device and on the go! To get your free trial go to Wondrium.com/ASM In this episode Marjorie and Vince discu ..read more
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091: Publishing the UK’s Largest Ethical Lifestyle magazine with Jarvis Smith of My Green Pod
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by Marjorie Alexander, Jarvis Smith
2y ago
Proud hippie, eco-warrior, thought leader and renowned retailer Jarvis advises brands including Natwest, HSBC, Deloitte, Citrix, the Parliament Trust, House of Lords’ group Peers4Planet. His magazine GREEN was published with National Geographic from 2008, then The Guardian in 2010, evolving into the world's biggest ethical lifestyle magazine My Green Pod magazine from 2013. Jarvis launched the P.E.A. (People Environment Achievement) Awards which is the UK’s leading sustainability awards and honours individuals and teams for their contribution towards sustainability. Jarvis' online eco-consciou ..read more
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