Previous Shows
Impact with John Shegerian produces new episodes every week. Visit regularly to explore our archive of past conversations below.
September 24, 2010
Greening the Municipal Profile with Smarter Cities’ Paul McRandle
Paul McRandle is the editor of NRDC’s SmarterCities.org project. The site examines what cities across the U.S. are doing to green their profile, and in the process increase the quality of life for residents. The entire Smarter Cities program will take about three years to complete, but in the meantime the site is updated with […]
September 24, 2010
Keeping Hotels Green with Starwood Hotels’ Gina Edner
Gina Edner, Associate Director for Environmental Sustainability at Starwood Hotels, talks to “Green is Good” from New York. With approximately 1,000 hotels in nearly 100 countries, eco-conservation across Starwood’s brands makes a major difference. Edner says that Starwood’s green programs began simply from its customers inquiring about conservation policies and more efficient places to stay […]
September 17, 2010
Providing Guidance for a Greener Life with Green Thing’s Andy Hobsbawm
Andy Hobsbawm created Green Thing, an online guide to leading a greener life, in England as a means to inspire and educate normal people to live healthier and more eco-friendly. “When we started Green Thing, we were trying to figure out why people can’t be bothered to turn off the lights when they leave a […]
September 17, 2010
Discussing the Zero-Waste Lifestyle with My Zero Waste’s Rachelle Strauss
After reading an article about the effects of plastics on marine life, Rachelle Strauss and her husband were compelled to start MyZeroWaste.com, a U.K.-based site that encourages its readers to make small changes in their day-to-day lives, using less resources along the way. This year, the Strauss family dedicated themselves to a zero-waste year — […]
September 10, 2010
The Business of Electric Car Charging Stations with Evoasis’ Angus Clark
Evoasis is a San Diego and London-based company that develops full-service fast-charge, electric vehicle (EV) and plug-in hybrid-electric vehicle (PHEV) charging station facilities (EVSTAT) for deployment in metro areas and roadway access points in both the public and private sector. Angus Clark, Chairman of Evoasis, believes the mass adoption of electric cars begins with designing […]
September 9, 2010
Health and Balance in the Green Lifestyle with Bloom With Barb’s Barb Scala
Barb Scala is known for inspiring individuals and audiences alike to live balanced, happy, healthy and fulfilled lifestyles. Scala, a lifestyle coach, hosts Bloom Talk Radio and is the co-author of Sanity Savers: Tips for Women to Live a Balanced Life. Scala helps listeners and readers find meaning and balance in their lives using a […]
September 3, 2010
Converting Workouts to Watts with The Green Revolution’s Jay Whelan
What is one of the easiest ways to go green (not to mention a great way to stay healthy)? Ride your bike more. Jay Whelan has figured out a way to harness energy from health club spinning classes to actually power the class and the club itself. Whelan’s company, The Green Revolution, specializes in transforming […]
September 3, 2010
Discussing Hypo-Allergenic Beauty Products with EcoNatura’s Jama Russano
EcoNatura CEO Jama Russano’s personal allergies to beauty products led her to create a product line that caters to women interested in all-natural products that work. “The important thing is to have a product that doesn’t have these ingredients, makes you look good and is safe,” Russano explains. Once she purchased the company in 1999, […]
August 27, 2010
Green Thinking on the College Campus with UCLA’s Nurit Katz
Nurit Katz is University of California – Los Angeles’ very first sustainability coordinator. UCLA has taken a growing interest in sustaining and conserving across its campus, and Katz’s role is to make sure this mega-university continues to grow the green way. Katz helps oversee the Sustainability Committee at the school, spreading green thinking around the […]
August 27, 2010
Rewarding Green Shopping with EcoPlum’s Gia Machlin
In 2007, Gia Machlin founded EcoPlum, a green shopping rewards site, after finding that she wanted to do something greener and more rewarding. Machlin, who has worked in a variety of fields, realized she could conserve most in the area of consumerism — the site’s tagline is “Where it pays to buy green,” and it’s […]
August 20, 2010
Making ‘Reusable’ a Way of Life with ECOBAGS’ Sharon Rowe
Sharon Rowe started ECOBAGS in 1989 as a teenager, well before the green wave rushed forth. The brand has since adopted the mission statement to “produce quality bags at great prices so that reusable becomes a way of life.” “I saw a need,” Rowe says of starting ECOBAGS. “I was tired of seeing plastic bags […]
August 20, 2010
The Ultimate Guide to Green Weddings with Green Bride Guide’s Kate Harrison
Kate Harrison wrote The Green Bride Guide: How to Create an Earth-Friendly Wedding on Any Budget in 2007 shortly after realizing the difficulty in greening her own wedding. GreenBrideGuide.com, which followed shortly thereafter, has a simple but noteworthy mission: To help couples use their weddings to promote social and environmental change and support the local […]
