Previous Impact Episodes
Impact with John Shegerian produces new episodes every week. Visit regularly to explore our archive of past conversations below.
Building NYC’s Solar Infrastructure with CUNY’s Tria Case
The city is home to 1 million buildings, which means there are 1 million rooftops that could bear solar infrastructure.
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Helping Americans Choose Efficient Products with Energy Star’s Kristinn Leonhart
The EPA has 18,000+ partner companies all committed to improving the energy efficiency of the products we use on a daily basis.
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Integrating Organic Farming Across the U.S. with Growing Power’s Will Allen
The nonprofit organization works to train farmers in urban, suburban and rural communities.
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A New Sustainable Frame of Mind with Earthwatch Institute’s Larry Mason
Earthwatch engages people worldwide in field science research, promoting the understanding and action necessary to create a sustainable environment.
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Practing Reuse Every Day with Goodwill Industries of Central Texas’ Kelly Freeman
The 28-store Goodwill of Central Texas network best serve its 15-county community by squeezing every penny out of every material it receives by finding secondary reuse markets.
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Showcasing Solutions of Positive Impact with Ocean Exchange’s Cort Atkinson
The Ocean Exchange believes that oceans are the strongest force on earth as far as driving positive environmental, economic and human health advancements.
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Creating an Eco-Friendly Board Short with Greenlines’ Jerry Delaney
Twenty-four plastic bottles go into each of Greenlines’ variety of board shorts.
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Bringing High-Quality Vegan Goods to NYC with Vegan Divas’ Fernanda Capobianco
Though every product Vegan Divas makes is 100% vegan, none skimp on taste, as evidenced by the brand’s growing fan base.
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Providing Reliable, Efficient Solar Power with Verengo Solar’s Randy Bishop
Today, Verengo is the largest residential solar company in the U.S.
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Plant-Based Food and Drink Solutions with Repurpose Compostables’ Lauren Gropper
Lauren Gropper was stumped on a well-priced, functional, truly sustainable food and drink ware solution, she set out to do it herself, creating Repurpose Compostables.
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Examining the World’s Business Environment with Global Reporting Initiative’s Allen White
Today’s cutthroat business world can make it difficult for some companies to truly operate on a sustainable path
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Bringing Recycling to the Retail Store with Best Buy’s Scott Weislow
One major innovation at Best Buy is the companywide electronics recycling program, which is second to none among national retailers.
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