This article is the fourth in a six-part series that explores how we get our electricity and what we need to know about how renewable — and non-renewable — electric power is generated. Electricity use is a major component of Americans’ ecological footprint. But we tend to pay it less attention than other areas, like recycling and plastic use, where it […]
Meet Garry Cooper Jr., co-founder and CEO of Rheaply. Garry has been recognized as an innovator by Forbes, Chicago Business Magazine, and Crain’s. Much of the waste in our world is the result of overstocking and excess inventory in business and government. As much as $600 billion in surplus goods are lying unused in some of the largest organizations in […]
Learn how businesses can accelerate the decarbonization of their operations, helping to draw down the more than 1 trillion tons of carbon dioxide emitted by humans during the Industrial Era. Jason Grant, chief operating officer of Climate Vault, and Sanjay Srivastava, chief digital strategist at Genpact, discuss the complicated details of how carbon markets, credits, and allowances work. Climate Vault, […]
For some people, IKEA is synonymous with difficult-to-assemble but affordable furniture. For others, the global brand brings to mind strolling through endless showrooms filled with home furnishing displays — or stopping at the onsite restaurant for its popular Swedish meatballs. But for most people, the IKEA brand hasn’t been associated with home solar solutions — until recently. In May 2022, […]
Brad Pederson, co-founder and chairman of Pela, joins Mitch Ratcliffe to discuss the company’s sustainable products. We recently spent a couple of months testing the Lomi home composter from the Kelowna, British Columbia-based maker of compostable phone cases, low-carbon and low-waste sunglasses, and now, appliances for a sustainable life. Pela launched as a maker of phone cases made from flax […]
Join us for an impassioned conversation about the potential for recycling progress with David Katz, founder of Plastic Bank. He joined us earlier this year and returns to share an update about the company’s progress. Plastic Bank is a social enterprise that partners with consumer products companies to create incentive programs in Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Africa that help […]
Save money, reduce your carbon footprint, and enjoy a home that is more comfortable and healthy. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) is a sweeping piece of legislation that represents the largest-ever investment in renewable energy, energy efficiency, and electric vehicles (EVs) by the U.S. federal government. Americans can tap into a variety of new green energy and energy-saving […]
This article is the third in a six-part series that explores how we get our electricity and how renewable — and non-renewable — electric power is generated. Even though electricity is a major component of our ecological footprint, we tend to ignore it in favor of recycling and consumer choices. It often seems like you can’t do much about the energy […]
Learn how to assess the green credentials of companies. Mitch Ratcliffe talks with Adam Kramer, CEO of nZero, a carbon tracking and reporting company, and Scott Martin, vice president and head of Global Commercial Business at 3Degrees, which provides carbon strategy consulting, decarbonization program development, carbon sequestration, and renewable energy credit advisory services. The companies recently partnered to offer a […]
Thomas VanMatre, VP of Global Business Development at Satellogic, a geospatial analytics company, joins the conversation to discuss the potential uses of satellite imagery and data for developing insights into our planet and ecosystems to end climate change. The company has launched 26 low-earth-orbiting satellites to date and will expand to more than 200 by 2025 in order to democratize […]