Our Top Sustainability Tips: Takeaways from 3 seasons of Greenscore
With three seasons and 28 episodes under our belts, what better time to look back through Greenscore and share our top sustainability tips and takeaways?!Join co-hosts Jake and Taylor as they discuss their favorite quotes, statistics, guests, and surprises, and summarize some key tips for living more sustainably every day.Thanks for listening! Have feedback or content ideas you'd like us to cover? Let us know here.
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Carbon Credits: Does offsetting your carbon footprint help the planet?
You might have heard about carbon credits in the news, or checked the box to offset greenhouse gas emissions from your latest flight. But what do carbon credits actually mean?Find out with our guests Dr. John Dees and Avantika Singh from Carbon Direct, a company that provides science-backed carbon management solutions to measure, reduce, and remove your carbon emissions. We'll discuss what carbon credits are, how they are measured and applied, and how much of a difference they can make in the fight against climate change. Learn more about Carbon Direct: https://www.carbon-direct.com/Further reading:- Carbon credits definition, from the World Economic Forum- Voluntary carbon markets, from McKinsey- Avoiding greenwashing in the carbon offsetting industry, from the GuardianThanks for listening! Have feedback or content ideas you'd like us to cover? Let us know here.
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Summer Special: Sustainable camping with Leave No Trace
Camping is an increasingly common summer activity. It is not only a great excuse to get outdoors, but has also been proven to reduce stress and contribute to emotional and physical wellbeing. But if over half of American households are camping, how can we make sure everyone can enjoy this activity without harming the environment?Join Becca and Luke McGraw from Leave No Trace as they talk us through the environmental impacts of camping, and how seven simple rules can help protect nature for everyone to enjoy. From dealing with your waste to picking a campsite, this Summer Special episode will help make your next camping adventure a "green" one!Learn more about Leave No Trace: https://lnt.org/Thanks for listening! Have feedback or content ideas you'd like us to cover? Let us know here.
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Toilet Paper: How to avoid flushing the forest down your toilet
The average person uses about 600 miles of toilet paper in their lifetime, and each year over 30 million trees are cut down to serve the toilet paper needs of the United States alone. But have you ever wondered about the environmental impacts of cutting down those trees you're flushing down the toilet? Explore this topic with our guest Michael Zelniker, a Canadian actor and filmmaker who recently directed the documentary “The Issue with Tissue - a boreal love story,” which discusses the boreal forest that is home to Indigenous First Nation communities and how it is being clear-cut for manufacturing of toilet paper. We'll discuss how toilet paper is made, how it contributes to deforestation and impacts indigenous communities, and how to pick more sustainable options for your bum.Check out Michael's documentary "The Issue with Tissue - a boreal love story"Thanks for listening! Have feedback or content ideas you'd like us to cover? Let us know here.
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Jargon Buster: Your guide to becoming a sustainability pro
From biodegradable to carbon neutral, there is so much jargon used by brands marketing themselves as sustainable. But what do these terms actually mean? And how can we keep ourselves from getting overwhelmed by confusing jargon?Join our guest Dr. Kat Knauer from the Bio-Optimized Technologies to keep Thermoplastics out of Landfills and the Environment (BOTTLE) Consortium at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) as she talks us through common "green" jargon like bio-based, biodegradable, compostable, organic, recyclable, recycled content, and carbon neutral. We discuss the definitions of these terms, and what they mean for you in terms of products you should buy and how you should dispose of them. Think of this episode as your sustainability cheatsheet!Learn more about the BOTTLE Consortium here: https://www.bottle.org/Thanks for listening! Have feedback or content ideas you'd like us to cover? Let us know here.
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