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Turn Your Sustainability Sacrifices into a Joyful Game with Claudia Ruane (Episode #149)
Dr. Lynda sits down with Claudia Ruane from an amazing company, Do Nation, that is turning the loss and sacrifice model of “living sustainably” on its head and making it possible for people to change habits and feel expansive, important, and energized. Do Nation is connecting businesses and all of us as individuals—each in our own way—to small acts that can really move the needle in mitigating climate change and putting a spring back in our steps.
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Find Work That Matters: Sustainability-Focused Companies Want Your Talents with Hannah Phang (Episode #147)
Doing work that matters—work that really lights you up—can impact your health and longevity so much that the goal of creating that kind of working-life is fast becoming a central theme in the new world of work. People seek work that matters, but for the longest time there hasn’t been a place dedicated to helping people find that work. To solve this problem, Hannah Phang co-founded The Now Work, a platform that connects people who have world-changing skills and aspirations with world-changing work and companies who are just waiting for the right talent to come along.
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Avocados, Eggs, and 3D-Printed Leftovers: Three Inventions Hacking Your Food’s Carbon Footprint
Controlling climate change may look different than you expect. Creatives all around the world are at the frontlines of this fight. These innovators have found 3 effective yet unconventional ways to reduce our food's carbon footprint.
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Kenyan Nonprofit Turns Flip Flops into Beautiful Works of Art, Cleaning Beaches and Empowering Communities
In sculptures made of flip flops that you have to see to believe featuring turtles, elephants, zebras, life-size giraffes, and many, many more, Kenyan nonprofit Ocean Sole’s artistic ingenuity solves more than one problem. Turning trash into treasure, this organization cleans Kenyan beaches, provides jobs for local artisans, and raises awareness for our flip flop problem, all at the same time. Ready to feast your eyes on this incredible art?
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Do you find yourself throwing too much stuff away? Are you ready to live a greener way of life? Let's dive into what living a zero-waste lifestyle means, its benefits, and how you can get started!
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What Happens to Your Half-Used Hotel Soap? Now, It Could Save Lives
What happens to the bars of soap and toiletries that get left behind after you stay at a hotel? Turns out nearly 2 million bars end up in the landfill each day. But now, Clean the World is on the case! Having found a way to recycle used bars into new soap, they are saving millions of lives each year.
Read MoreWhat Happens to Your Half-Used Hotel Soap? Now, It Could Save Lives Take Your Backyard from Wasteland to Wildlife Wonderland in 365 Days
Many of us count on nature for inspiration, wellness, and wonder. But what are we giving back to it? Meet the nature enthusiast who built an entire living pond in his backyard to attract local wildlife. And in turn, discover for yourself how quickly, and beautifully, things can get wild.
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When it comes to faux bacon, it’s not just about taste. People want the bacon to be as authentic as possible including the sizzling fat. Now a Bay Area California startup has introduced a vegan bacon that is made from seaweed that tastes delicious and has a crispy bacon appearance.
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10,000 Volunteers Fighting the Waste Created by Fast Fashion with Jessica Schreiber (Episode #113)
What fascinates you? If you wonder how your unique skills and interests could combine to put bread on your table, and make the world a little better place, then our guest, Jessica Schreiber, will change your future. She took an observation in her internship, and turned it into an amazing nonprofit in New York City that has 800+ companies as clients, over 10,000 volunteers, and saves NYC tens of millions of dollars every year. It’s a story that any of us could use in our own journeys to discover what we are uniquely built to contribute!
Read More10,000 Volunteers Fighting the Waste Created by Fast Fashion with Jessica Schreiber (Episode #113)Could Plastic-Packed Ecobricks Really Build a Brighter Future?
Can an empty soda bottle packed with plastic wrappers be the key to saving money and saving the planet? Let’s find out how Ecobricks are putting a cap on how much single use plastic gets tossed around the globe.
Read MoreCould Plastic-Packed Ecobricks Really Build a Brighter Future?The Company Crushing Your Wine Bottles to Save Louisiana’s Coastline
Step one: get the glass. Step two: smash the glass. Step three: sort the glass. Step four: save the planet. An idea that began in a college dorm room with a bottle of wine has grown into a massive startup that is saving us from the world's sand shortage and saving Louisiana's shrinking coast. Here's how Glass Half Full is doing it.
Read MoreThe Company Crushing Your Wine Bottles to Save Louisiana’s CoastlineNo Groceries For a Year: One Couple’s Homegrown Journey
Could you go an entire year without going to the grocery store? Would you know the first thing about when to plant your tomatoes? What about raising your own livestock? Or foraging in your backyard? For most of us, living off the land would feel like a near impossibility, but for one Canadian couple, their inexperience became a source of inspiration. Their goal: go an entire year without buying anything from the grocery store.
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