Could Composting Actually Save the Planet? with Jon Reed

Gamers Going Green: Grab your controllers because a new player has entered the game... planet Earth! This week on The Biofriendly Podcast we discuss how the UN has launched an initiative to utilize gaming to teach kids about the environment, we dream up our own groundbreaki... by The Biofriendly Podcast

43 min listen

Geoengineering: Creative or Crazy?: When it comes to creatively cooling our global warming, scientists are dreaming up new ways to reflect heat away from the Earth through a process called geoengineering. This week we explore everything from painted streets to harnessing the power of volca... by The Biofriendly Podcast

43 min listen

Where Does Your Recycling Go? with Jonathan Levy: Recycling has been promoted as a green solution for decades, but unfortunately the modern day system is falling apart. This week we welcomed Jonathan Levy, also know as the @ZeroWasteGuy, to share the truth about what happens after we recycle, ways we ca... by The Biofriendly Podcast

54 min listen

Can Microsoft Keep It Green? with Holly Beale: With Microsoft's recent commitment to be carbon negative by 2030, we invited our good friend and Sr. Program Manager at Microsoft, Holly Beale to talk about how her company is putting their words into action! Holly shares with Noel and Jacob about her pe... by The Biofriendly Podcast

44 min listen

Why You Can Stay Positive About Our Oceans: Recent scientific research suggests that it's important celebrate our environmental success in order to motivate further evidence-based action! That's why this week on The Biofriendly Podcast we acknowledge some of the positive stories about protecting o... by The Biofriendly Podcast

42 min listen

Does Air Pollution Stay in Your Lungs?: We often hear about the world's problems with air pollution, but what exactly are we breathing in out there and does it stay in our lungs? This week on The Biofriendly Podcast, we separate the smog from the particulate matter, learn more ways to reduce e... by The Biofriendly Podcast

44 min listen

Topper Luciani of Goodfair Talks Secondhand First: It's no secret that we have been conditioned to consume the latest and greatest when it comes to stuff... especially clothing! This week we welcome Topper Luciani, CEO of Goodfair, a company that is putting thrift stores at your fingertips. Topper shares... by The Biofriendly Podcast

44 min listen

How Hacking A Pipeline Affects The Environment: By now you've probably heard about the ransomware hack of the Colonial Pipeline which seized hundreds of millions of gallons of fuel in the USA, but did you know that the cybercrooks behind everything felt pretty bad about it? This week, Noel and Jacob t... by The Biofriendly Podcast

39 min listen

Which Milk is Best For the Environment?: While folks on the internet are busy falling off stacks of milk crates, The Biofriendly Podcast is hard at work investigating milk alternatives for you. This week we discuss some of the challenges of dairy farming, the insatiable thirst of almonds, and d... by The Biofriendly Podcast

63 min listen

Are Carbon Offsets Actually Helpful? with Dr. Mark Trexler: When it comes to tackling the challenges of climate change we often need a new perspective so that's why this week we welcomed Dr. Mark Trexler from The Climatographers to The Biofriendly Podcast. Mark shares a new way of thinking that could bring about ... by The Biofriendly Podcast

47 min listen

Are the Tokyo Olympics Sustainable Enough?: The 2020 Olympics are about to start (in 2021 nonetheless) and the city of Tokyo has been hard at work to make sure these games are as green as they can be! This week Noel and Jacob talk about the positive eco-friendly improvements, what the naysayers ha... by The Biofriendly Podcast

50 min listen

Restore the Forests with Spencer Plumb: This week on The Biofriendly Podcast we welcomed Spencer Plumb from the National Forest Foundation to talk about the importance of natural fires, how trees are the OG carbon capture technology, and sometimes you have to save the world with the power of E... by The Biofriendly Podcast

44 min listen

Regenerative Travel: As world travel begins to make its triumphant return, the tourism industry is poised and ready to make some positive changes with an initiative called 'Regenerative Travel.' This week on The Biofriendly Podcast we explore this new sustainable travel move... by The Biofriendly Podcast

56 min listen

Sustainable Sugar: This Biofriendly Podcast is pretty sweet! Sugarcane is the most produced food commodity in the world, so as you can imagine it has a significant impact on many environmentally sensitive regions. This week Noel and Jacob talk about what's being done to im... by The Biofriendly Podcast

48 min listen

Don‘t Kill That Spider!: We all know that arachnophobia is a real fear, but it's important to learn more about our eight-legged friends and how important they are to our environment! This week we unraveled the web of lies around some spider myths, shared non-lethal techniques to... by The Biofriendly Podcast

48 min listen

Are Too Many Cows Burping?: We've all read the headlines about cows and how they release methane emissions that negatively effect the environment, but how did this even become an issue? This week on The Biofriendly Podcast we put a few cow myths out to pasture, discuss ways to eat ... by The Biofriendly Podcast

37 min listen

Nature... You Scary!: It's the spooky season once again, and Mother Nature has cooked up quite a few scares of her own on this week's episode of The Biofriendly Podcast. From gigantic flowers that smell like rotting flesh to blood-soaked vacation spots in the Arctic, we explo... by The Biofriendly Podcast

45 min listen

Eco-Friendly Pest Control: Pests have started to invade your home and garden and you want to get rid of them... but in a nice way. This week on The Biofriendly Podcast we share some eco-friendly options for pest prevention without toxic chemicals, Jacob tells the tragic tale of a ... by The Biofriendly Podcast

46 min listen

The Importance of Optimism with Grant Brown: The Biofriendly Podcast aims to be your beacon of light in a gloomy environment, and this week we welcomed the like-minded creator of Happy Eco News, Grant Brown. Grant has had a long career in clean technology and electrifying ships, and this week he sh... by The Biofriendly Podcast

47 min listen

What is Guerrilla Gardening?: You've heard us talk about 'ninja planting' on The Biofriendly Podcast before, but we only just discovered that 'guerrilla gardening' is a thing... and we love it! This week we share the story of an L.A. man who transformed his city by illegally growing ... by The Biofriendly Podcast

39 min listen

Less Wasteful, More Thankful: Gathering around the table to feast with loved ones is a Thanksgiving tradition, but it can also be a time where we fight, overindulge, and lose sight of what we should be grateful for. This week, we talk about some simple choices that might help the hol... by The Biofriendly Podcast

48 min listen

Why Would We Mine the Sea?: Oceanographers have discovered trillions of polymetallic nodules on the Earth’s ocean floors, but how can we get to them without harming the environment? This week Noel and Jacob weigh the pros and cons of seabed mining, the problem with misinformation i... by The Biofriendly Podcast

39 min listen

Empowering Women in Uganda with Karen Sugar: Did you know that 80% of the food in Africa is produced by women and small to medium scale farmers? This week on The Biofriendly Podcast we welcome Karen Sugar, Founder and Director of the Women's Global Empowerment Fund to talk about how her non-profit ... by The Biofriendly Podcast

48 min listen

Heal Your Skin, Heal the Planet: with Dr. Barbara Paldus: Have you ever stopped and wondered when we suddenly switched from bars of soap to overly-fragrant plastic bottles of cleansing body wash? This week we sat down with Dr. Barbara Paldus, CEO of Codex Beauty Labs, to learn more about the history of soapy sh... by The Biofriendly Podcast

44 min listen

Feb 18, 2022 - This Week In Green: It's time for a new This Week In Green on The Biofriendly Podcast for February 18, 2022. We've got clean heating from a coal mine, blade bridges, crocs that eat dinosaurs, a diving duo making a difference, C02 steaks and more! by The Biofriendly Podcast

36 min listen

Can Dairy-Free Ice Cream Be Delicious? with NadaMoo!: Everyone loves ice cream, but it's important to find sustainable ways to enjoy that tasty treat. This week we stopped by NadaMoo! headquarters in Austin to sit down with President & CEO, Daniel Nicholson, and get the full scoop on their story, why Jacob ... by The Biofriendly Podcast

44 min listen

Does an App Make a Difference? with Maxime Leroux: Do you want to make a difference every single day? There's an app for that! This week The Biofriendly Podcast welcomes Maxime Leroux, creator of the One Save/Day app which encourages users to do just one eco-friendly action each day. As a young student, ... by The Biofriendly Podcast

39 min listen

Could Composting Actually Save the Planet? with Jon Reed: Composting is way easier than you think, yet so many of us are overwhelmed at the concept. That's why this week we invited Jon Reed, the Founder/CEO of Compostic, a New Zealand company combating plastic waste with compostable cling wrap and resealable ba... by The Biofriendly Podcast

42 min listen

Extend the Lifecycle of Clothing with Alex Shadrow: Since we all know that fast fashion is an environmental disaster, we need sustainable solutions for how we get dressed. That's why this week on The Biofriendly Podcast we welcomed Alex Shadrow, also known as @Sustainabae on Instagram, to talk about creat... by The Biofriendly Podcast

47 min listen

A Flying Airport, Plants on the Moon and More!: Did you know they opened the first airport for flying drones and cars in the UK? Or did you hear about scientists successfully growing plants in lunar soil? So many cool and exciting things happening in the world of green news on this week's Biofriendly ... by The Biofriendly Podcast

51 min listen

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