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Attention travelers! Are you planning a holiday trip? Do you want to make “sustainable” choices? Listen to Green Connections Radio host Joan Michelson’s interview with National Geographic Editor-at-Large Costas Christ – in our new iHeartRadio studio! – on: The difference between “eco-tourism” and “sustainable travel.” What to look for in places you want to stay. How to travel cheaper. What’s included? Sustainable systems at top-of-the-line destinations. Whether you’re planning a trip for the holidays, or an anniversary or birthday, or just a cool vacation, you’ll want to listen to Costas’ tips – and take notes! National Geographic’s eco “Unique Lodges” are amazing too. What did you hear Costas say? Post it to us on Twitter @joanmichelson or on our Facebook page – like the page while you’re there – and post it in a review when you subscribe on iTunes or iHeartRadio, TuneIn or Stitcher. Thanks for subscribing! Sign up for our newsletter here and receive these and other green innovation and career tips automat

Attention foodies! Do you want to store holiday (and other) leftovers? Twin sisters Allison and Megan are innovating food storage with Fresh Box, a new food packaging system. They earned a spot at the Clean Tech Open Southeast too. Described as a “soda stream unit for food”, FreshBox is the first home food preservation system that brings an established industrial food packing technology to the home consumer, enabling users to increase their access to fresh food and reduce food waste. Foodies, locavores and early-adopters will love this new technology. Now we can store all that turkey and fixings left over more easily and freshly! What did you hear Megan and Allison say? Post it to us on Twitter @joanmichelson or on our Facebook page – like the page while you’re there – and post it in a review when you subscribe on iTunes or iHeartRadio, TuneIn or Stitcher. Thanks for subscribing! Sign up for our newsletter and receive these and other green innovation and career tips automatically, at http://www.greenconnecti

Wondering what to buy the kids in your world this holiday season? You want something fun and mentally challenging and educational. You’re aware that every choice reflects your values too. You care about the environment and your kids do too, and you want to reinforce that without being preachy. You want to show them there are career options for them that match their values too. Enter clean energy toys – kits that enable kids from 8 years old up to build things, to learn about how things work firsthand.  Listen to Steve Aarons, CEO of Child’s Play Toys show Green Connections Radio Host Joan Michelson the latest, coolest clean energy-related kits and more. You’ll hear: What to look for in toys for the kids in your world. What they learn from them and how. What they cost and why going to a toy store with knowledgeable staff is important What’s new in robotics, wind turbines, solar-powered cars and more – in toys!   What did you hear Streve say? Post it to us on Twitter @joanmichelson or on our Facebook page – l

When you hear “3M” you think of Post-it notes, right? Not so fast.  3M is innovating in cleantech – really – and breaking new ground, especially in reducing carbon emissions.  Listen to Laura Nereng, Program Manager of 3M’s Clean Energy Innovation, explain to Green Connections Radio Host Joan Michelson about 3M’s break-through that could change everything. And, about her innovative group that developed it. It’ll make you think differently about carbon emissions – and maybe a few other things too. You’ll hear: How collaborating with strangers can breed magic. Challenging assumptions is crucial for successfully innovating. Extra time can be put to good use. What’s next….   What did you hear Laura say? Post it to us on Twitter @joanmichelson or on our Facebook page – like the page while you’re there – and post it in a review when you subscribe on iTunes or iHeartRadio, TuneIn or Stitcher. Thanks for subscribing! Sign up for our newsletter and receive these and other green innovation and career tips automatically

Whether you’re looking to rent or buy a home, apartment, condo, or townhouse, historically you’ve had to ask a lot of questions to find out about the home’s energy efficiency and carbon footprint. Meet Kari Klaus of Viva Green Homes, a new home listing service that is changing that. Listen to Green Connections host Joan Michelson’s engaging conversation with Kari about how to buy or rent a “green” home no matter where you’re located, what to look for, and pitfalls. You’ll learn about: “Green-washing” – or exaggerated claims in listings How their rating system works Tips for buying or renting a green home/apartment And more!   Tell us what you heard on Twitter @joanmichelson, on our Facebook page – and like the page! Thanks for listening! Please subscribe to Green Connections Radio on iTunes, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, or Stitcher, and subscribe to our newsletter for more up-to-date information on innovation, energy, green and careers at http://www.greenconnectionsradio.com.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me

Love urban living but fed up with traffic? So were Amber Wason and her co-founder Jeff Stefanis. Instead of just complaining, they got to work and developed a cool new electric bike, launched a campaign to fund it on Kickstarter and then.... cleverly made a deal with Kevin Cole to sell their bikes in his stores. How? Listen to Amber's story in her eye-opening conversation with Green Connections Radio host Joan Michelson from the Clean Tech Open Southeast Regional Innovation Summit. You'll learn how: They came up with the idea. To do a successful Kickstarter campaign. To persuade a major retailer to carry your new product when you're just starting out. To stand out in this emerging industry What was the most compelling thing you heard Amber or Joan say in this interview? Post it to us on Twitter @joanmichelson or on our Facebook page – like the page while you’re there – and post it in a review when you subscribe on iTunes or iHeartRadio, TuneIn or Stitcher. Thanks for subscribing! Sign up for our newsletter

The new federal fiscal year is about to start and potential contract opportunities will soon be available. How do you win? Which agencies issue them in energy, clean tech and environmental fields? Listen to Green Connections Radio host Joan Michelson find out in this engaging conversation with government contracting expert Hilary Fordwich, host of the weekly television program Government Contracting Weekly and SVP of AOC Key Solutions. You'll find tips on: Where the opportunities are When they come out How to decipher the RFPs, especially for energy, clean tech and environmental work How to win them Let us know which ones you go after and what happens! @joanmichelson on Twitter, or on our Facebook page, or at info@greenconnectionsradio.com Thanks for subscribing to Green Connections and we look forward to hearing from you.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With a new President of the United States and a new Congress taking shape in the election shortly, we assess the energy legislation and tax incentives on the books to nudge the clean energy economy forward with Betsy McCorkle, head of governmental affairs at the North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association (NCSEA). North Carolina is playing a decisive role in this election cycle, and its Research Triangle is known for its innovations. Betsy works with legislators, state and local government officials, state agencies, the clean energy industry and allied organizations to educate them on clean energy issues and a related legislative agenda. Listen to Green Connections Radio host Joan Michelson in conversation with Betsy to find out: Where the utility industry is getting it right…and wrong. What can the Congress and the statehouses do to get it right? What is the NCSEA doing to nudge the utilities toward faster innovation? How is the utility industry adapting to the new technologies and how does this parallel

What a powerful discussion! You'll definitely want to take notes on this one. Green Connections Radio host Joan Michelson moderated a panel of veteran leaders in corporate sustainability at SXSW Eco 2016, unearthing great tips and insights that you can use right away. MGM Resorts SVP/Chief Sustainability Officer Cindy Ortega, Advanced Micro Devices Sr. Director Tim Mohin (who did the same at Intel and Apple), and Marstel-Day Founder/CEO Rebecca Rubin share the strategies and perspectives that make them very successful at leading sustainability consistently in large organizations, both public and private. You'll hear tips on: Engaging colleagues. Getting internal funding for projects. How to communicate in ways that work. Leveraging the metrics you have - and seeking those you need. Greening your supply chain when you don't control the resources or decisions. And much, much more! Tell us what you heard, what resonated with you, @joanmichelson on Twitter, on F our Facebook page (and like it while you're there

Can you see it? You probably can’t tell from watching the latest movie or TV show, but behind the scenes, some film and TV productions are actively reducing their carbon footprint. It's an inherently wasteful industry. So, how do they do it? Listen to Green Connections Radio Host Joan Michelson's conversation with film and TV producers John Corser and Kathy Jarvis, talk about how they “green” their productions – and how the casts and crews react. How can these very wasteful industries generate less waste? Listen here to find out and some surprising strategies -- and their surprising results. Are others following suit? For more on this, listen to Joan's interview with Debbie Levin from the Environmental Media Association, which awards and trains the industry on these strategies. Thank you for subscribing to Green Connections Radio on iTunes and giving us a rating and review.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To innovate, we need new ideas, new perspectives, new solutions. To get these new ideas, we need differing points of view at the table. differing experiences and perspectives. To get these differing points of view, we need a diverse set of people at the table. Yet, senior leadership remains stubbornly white-male dominated, as the 2016 Fortune 500 reveals. Only 4% of these CEOs are women. The 2016 Fortune 50 Most Powerful Women list is revealing in many ways - industries women are breaking through it, and patterns still holding. Listen to Lauren Leader-Chivee, former President of the Center for Talent Innovation and author of the recent book, Crossing the Thinnest Line, in a vibrant discussion with Green Connections host Joan Michelson about these issues and the role of workforce issues in maximizing innovation. You'll hear: Why Lauren says "We are all accountable?" Listen here and find out. The difference between "potential" and "capability" What to look for in the data What makes good women's initiatives Ch

“There’s an imagination gap.” Rachel Kyte said. Innovating Economic Development & Energy & GeoPolitics From the Person Leading It Wow! Rachel Kyte, CEO of the United Nations Sustainable Energy for All program articulately describes the challenges of developing a clean energy infrastructure with 21st century technology with every country on earth – and as fast as possible, because populations are at grave risk. Implementing the Paris Climate Accord is in her lap, and it’s a fine dance of diplomacy, technology, science, negotiation, creative business and financial modeling, and entrenched positions – with human survival in the balance. This is much more than “an agreement.” You’ll hear about: Innovation to increase access to energy – and therefore economic well-being – across the globe. The art of developing new business and financial models among parties from different economic structures and values that drive results. What’s missing and the “next big thing.” Influence management, communication skills, and ca

Do you think your community recycles? Think again. Just because it’s picked up doesn’t mean it’s recycled properly. Listen to Melissa Walsh Innes, of Recycling Reinvented, talk with Green Connections host Joan Michelson about the realities of recycling -- and how Recycling Reinvented has been trying to literally “reinventing” it. Thanks for subscribing to Green Connections Radio on iTunes!    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Paris Accord to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions is ambitious and the U.S. has agreed to reduce it’s emissions by 26 to 28 % below 2005 levels by 2025. How do we do it? With breakthrough energy innovations! Leading the charge in these breakthroughs is ARPA-E, the innovation arm of the U.S. Department of Energy and it’s led by Dr. Ellen Williams, who was Chief Scientist at BP during the Gulf Oil Spill. But don’t let that fool you…She’s 100 percent committed to clean energy and has been a long time professor at University of Maryland. Listen to GCR host Joan Michelson's fascinating interview with Dr. Williams about: Trends in energy breakthroughs – and what we need. Where the investments are going these days – a wind drone?! Important elements to drive breakthrough innovation What it was like being Chief Scientist at BP during the Gulf Oil Spill Recommendations for building a career in this industry You’ll want to take notes! P.S. The audio on this is a bit wobbly it turns out, which is below our us

What do the Fortune 50 Most Powerful Women do that has advanced their careers to the very top? What can we all learn from them? Listen to this fascinating discussion with executive coach Eleanor Beaton who was trained by the Oprah coach Dr. Martha Beck. Eleanor and Green Connections host Joan Michelson break down the careers of these amazing women to find what the rest of us can learn from their success. Here are a few tidbits: How to work with gender bias – and “stereotype threat” so they help you, and don’t exhaust you. (Your exhaustion may not be due to long hours after all!) – at about 9 minutes in How to “show up at that table and be aware that (you) have to manage your reputation” but do not “allow that…to derail you from showing up authentically…or from dealing with the issues” at hand. Patterns and habits in top performers to pay attention to. – at about 20 minutes in What to ask your manager/boss. – at about 23 minutes Nuances of mentorships and sponsorships that work – at about 40 minutes What mak

Leadership - advancing your career - finding alternate paths to solutions - even peaceful policing strategies that work... Listen to renowned journalist Jay Newton-Small of Time magazine and author of the best-seller "Broad Influence: How Women are Changing the Way America Works" in her enlightening conversation with Green Connections host Joan Michelson about all of that and more. Funny stories, great leadership tips, new ideas to make things work better, how to build support... Why we need more women police officers! You'll want to take notes!    Thanks for subscribing to Green Connections Radio and for leaving us a review and rating on iTunes and iHeartRadio. "Like" us on Facebook too!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

San Francisco has ambitious clean energy goals: Reducing their carbon footrpint by 80% by 2050 and zero waste by 2020. How can they get there and what can the rest of us learn from their experience? As head of San Francisco's Department of the Environment, Melanie Nutter has been on the foreffont of this effort and a leader in developing programs that drive sustainable urban solutions. Listen to GCR host Joan Michelson's engaging interview with Melanie including about: Financial incentives and grant programs for community groups An app for reporting issues in the city that need repair Collaborating with other cities to find best practices Consumer behavior And, she proves that you don't have to be an an engineer or a scientist to succeed in this industry! inspiring for the rest of us... Thank you for subscribing on iTunes and iHeartRadio and for leaving us a review/rating.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Remember the last concert or sporting event you attended….Did you notice how much energy is being consumed by that venue? Lights for starters are a fortune, and concession stands use energy and spew all kinds of waste as they keep us fueled up. AEG Worldwide, which owns hundreds of venues around the globe has been on the forefront of transforming these venues into more eco-friendly versions. A key force in doing so is AEG Worldwide Director of Sustainability, Jennifer Regan, who has encountered surprising resistance along the way. Listen to this fascinating discussion between AEG’s Jennifer Regan and Green Connections Radio host Joan Michelson and you’ll be looking at the hotels and entertainment venues you visit in a whole new way.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For 25 years, Ceres has been a force to be reckoned with as they drive sustainable business practices in the world’s largest companies. Ceres engages investors, executives and policymakers to use their own business practices and resources to stop “the bus coming towards us and our kids called climate change” from wrecking our economy and our lives. With the newly-signed COP21 Paris Accord, where 55 countries How? Listen to this compelling discussion between Ceres CEO Mindy Lubber and Green Connections Radio host Joan Michelson held at the recent Climate Leadership Gala, where Mindy and Ceres were honored. You might be motivated to find zero-water use jeans! (It normally takes 3,000 gallons of water to make a pair of jeans.        Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doing well by doing good is a universal value - but is it only for the lucky few? Nancy Pfund, Managing Partner of DBL Investors, who has been featured in the New York Times as a pioneer, talks with Green Connections host Joan Michelson about how to do it. What are the key components? Is there a trade-off?  Listen to this fascinating discussion with this powerful and kind former lead investor in Tesla and Solar City, from the Climate Leadership Gala. Thanks for listening and subscribing to Green Connections Radio. Please leave us a review and rate us while you're here, on iTunes or iHeartRadio, and "like" us on Facebook too.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices