Previous Shows
Impact with John Shegerian produces new episodes every week. Visit regularly to explore our archive of past conversations below.
June 13, 2011
Making Healthy, Environmentally Friendly Drinks with Honest Tea’s Seth Goldman
Even with its recent massive growth, Honest Tea's focus remains to "tread as lightly on the earth as it can."
June 8, 2011
Implementing Facility Recycling Standards with Pitney Bowes’ Ellen Huang and Adam Lewenberg
Pitney Bowes recycles nearly 20 million pounds through its facilities annually.
June 6, 2011
Making Greener Cars by Cutting Energy Usage with General Motors’ Michael Robinson
GM is reducing the amount of energy needed to produce its new cars, which helps the environment and cuts costs for the company and its customers.
June 1, 2011
The Benefits of an All-Natural Beverage with O.N.E. Drinks’ Rodrigo Veloso
Due to its all-natural health benefits, coconut water is now the fastest-growing nonalcoholic beverage in the U.S.
May 30, 2011
Producing Beverages Sustainably with DonQ Rum’s Roberto Serrallés, Ph.D.
Sourcing local power is a big plus for the for DonQ, but the reduced dependence on foreign oil is a major eco-boon.
May 25, 2011
Saving Trees and Shunning Landfills with Rent a Green Box’s Spencer Brown
Rent a Green Box's proprietary boxes last 400 uses and are delivered and picked up using the company's biofueled fleet.
May 23, 2011
Creating a Closed-Loop Shoe with Okabashi Shoes’ Brad LaPorte
Okabashi shoes are made of 100% recycled Microplast, a carefully selected mixture of waste materials, and the company encourages users to return old pairs to recycle once more into new products.
May 18, 2011
Connecting Food, Water and Waste Management with The Ecology Center’s Evan Marks
The Ecology Center focuses on connecting food systems, water systems and waste management systems in a sustainable and healthy way.
May 16, 2011
Understanding Our World by Watching Birds with Audubon California’s Graham Chisholm
With some 10,000 avian species on earth, there are never-ending opportunities to see something new and exciting. The Audubon Society is in place to help maintain these species' habitats.
May 6, 2011
Solving Complex Global Issues with Buckminster Fuller Challenge’s Elizabeth Thompson
Elizabeth Thompson is the Executive Director of Buckminster Fuller Challenge program, which awards a $100,000 prize annually to a proposal for a likely solution to a major global issue. The program is unique in that it presents a large-scale award annually without specifically denoting a given issue that needs solving. Applicants for the Buckminster Fuller […]
May 6, 2011
Examining Critical Environmental Issues with George Black of ‘OnEarth’
George Black is the Executive Editor of the NRDC’s OnEarth magazine, a quarterly publication that examines critical environmental issues worldwide. Paramount in the magazine’s focus is climate change and its globe-spanning implications. Black claims that climate change perceptions are different throughout the world, with some countries — including the U.S. — still burdened with climate […]
May 4, 2011
Growing a Recycling Empire with Greenstar Recycling’s Matt Delnick
Greenstar Recycling debuted in the U.S. in 2007 and now has 15 processing sites in North America.
