Previous Shows
Impact with John Shegerian produces new episodes every week. Visit regularly to explore our archive of past conversations below.
November 15, 2010
Looking Back at 40 Years of Environmentalism with NRDC’s John & Patricia Adams
John and Patricia Adams reminisce about their beginnings in 1970 and how they felt they were living in a time of change — there were serious issues affecting the health of our environment even then.
November 5, 2010
Capturing the Plastic Bag Reduction Story with ‘Bag It’ Filmmakers Suzan Beraza and Jeb Berrier
Suzan Beraza, a documentary filmmaker, began research for a short documentary on plastic bag reduction in small Colorado towns before her findings quickly snowballed into the concept for Bag It, an award-winning film now working through the film festival circuit. Jeb Berrier, the “everyman” whose tale of plastic exploration the film follows, admitted not really […]
October 29, 2010
Greening the Insulation Industry with Owens Corning’s Joe Arrigo
Joe Arrigo, the Building Science Leader for Owens Corning, visits “Green is Good” to discuss the iconic building materials company’s new eco-projects. Owens Corning is the original manufacturer of Fiberglas, the insulation material used in millions of homes worldwide. Arrigo points out that Fiberglas pays for itself 12 times over in the first year following […]
October 29, 2010
Discussing the Hollywood Greening Process with Eco Consulting * Eco Media’s Paige Donner
Paige Donner wears many eco-hats: humanitarian, filmmaker, journalist, founder of the Green Blog Network and more. While Donner is based in Los Angeles, she travels all over the globe, investigating how the media conveys eco-news and awareness. “We’re all together on this planet,” Donner says. “[We share] more similarities than differences. It’s not that you […]
October 22, 2010
Stressing the Collective Effort with Green is Sexy’s Megan Kuhlmann
Megan Kuhlmann started GreenIsSexy.org after conspiring with two friends about what could be done to spread eco-awareness to the public. The site, online for three years now, provides new eco-tips every day to help viewers in their day-to-day lives. Kuhlmann feels that many small changes can add up to large results. “It’s not corny, it’s […]
October 22, 2010
Talking All-Natural Plasters with American Clay’s Carol Baumgartel and Croft Elsaesser
Carol Baumgartel and Croft Elsaesser and are the mother-and-son team at American Clay, based in New Mexico. Elsaesser had been working with plasters for years as a finisher on building projects, but was feeling the negative effects of the toxins within these products. An all-natural solution became his #1 goal. Baumgartel, who has a fine […]
October 15, 2010
Discussing Green Human Rights and Animal Welfare with Care2’s Randy Paynter
Care2.com founder Randy Paynter started his online community in 1998, and it is now the largest online community of users — more than 14 million — focusing on living green and making a difference in the areas of human rights and animal welfare. “I had the feeling that people didn’t believe there was anything they […]
October 15, 2010
Studying Employer Committment to Sustainable Advancement with Author Shari Aaron
Shari Aaron is the co-author of Climb the Green Ladder with U.K.-based Amy Fetzer. Aaron has worked in the sustainability arena for more than 10 years, and soon realized that consumers are the key to the sustainability revolution. She connected with Fetzer through online networking, and the pair spent a year-and-a-half investigating how committed employers […]
October 8, 2010
Leading Green College Campuses with St. Lawrence University’s Macreena Doyle
St. Lawrence University sits in a picturesque setting in Upstate New York on an eco-friendly, 1,000-acre campus. Long considered one of the greenest universities in America, St. Lawrence has had an environmental studies program since the mid-1970s, well before most schools would have considered such curriculum. “We really consider the Adirondack region to be our […]
October 8, 2010
Advancing Women in Green Business with ‘Hot, Rich & Green’ Author Rebecca Harrell Tickell
Rebecca Harrell Tickell is a noted greenie who has dedicated her career to the advancement of women in green business. Her new book, Hot, Rich & Green, provides all the necessary tools for women to succeed in the eco-spectrum. “It’s a how-to guide for how you can take what you are currently doing (or not […]
October 1, 2010
Discussing Reusable Dry Cleaning Bags with The Green Garmento’s Jennie Nigrosh
Jennie Nigrosh grew up surrounded by recycling — her father ran a cardboard recycling plant in New Hampshire — so it is only natural that she followed the path to create The Green Garmento, a reusable dry cleaning bag that is simple yet utilitarian. Now the bag is catching on in the hospitality industry and […]
October 1, 2010
Greening Up Casual Wear with Volcom’s Derek Sabori
Derek Sabori, Director of Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility for Volcom, chats with “Green is Good” from sunny San Diego. Volcom, a California casual clothing brand, has been experimenting with sustainable materials and conservation techniques to move its brand forward in the greenest way possible. Volcom is not only creating eco-friendly clothing, but it has […]
