Vivavi Brings Green Design to Armory Show: March 27th - 30th

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Designing Green Products: Matching Design To Consumer Behavior

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Green Furniture For All Budgets

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ON TODAY'S RADIO SHOW: WEDNESDAY, January 9th

Climate Counts: An Eco Score Card for Corporations

Today's show features an organization that is scoring global companies based on how they are addressing the challenges we face from global warming. Climate Counts acknowledges that in a race to combat climate change, how are companies responding and how can we as consumers influence them. Then we hear from our style expert, Michael Cannell who is reporting live from the floor at the International Consumer Electronics Show on all the cool green innovation.

Wood Turner - Founder of Climate Counts, a group rating major companies based on a point system for climate related actions combating global warming.

Michael Cannell - Michael Cannell - Editorial Director at Dwell.com, and one of our professional style experts.

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13th RADIO SHOW

Two Michaels and Green Creativity

Today's show features two guests, both named Michael, with great information to share. The first is an allstar from Dwell.com who is reporting back from Design Miami and Art Basel on the Green Tip. The second is a musician who has composed the scores for An Inconvenient Truth, and most recently Into the Wild with Eddie Vedder.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

Michael Cannell - Editorial Director at Dwell.com, and one of our professional style homeboys.

Michael Brook - Composer, Producer, Guitarist with an environmentally focused mission, whose work has appeared as individual albums and as movie soundtracks.

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12th RADIO SHOW

Designing Eco-Vehicles and Showing that Eco-Love

Today's show is focused on creating green alternatives for vehicles and shifting our overall transportation infrastructure. Making a change of this caliber is a huge deal and will take many smart minds, and all hands on deck.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

David A. Muyres - Vice President of Educational Initiatives at Art Center College of Design whose Sustainability Summit will be held in February.

Bari Nan Cohen - Freelance Journalist, Contributing Editor at Plenty Magazine and "Striving Environmentalist" whose work can be seen at More, and RealSimple.com.

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 10th RADIO SHOW

It's Raining Eco-Innovation, Hallelujah!

It's raining today, both outside our New York City studio, and inside the booth with some great guests who know just what to do with precipitation. That is to say anticipate it, trap it, and use it. It's like your yard saying, "Wait for it, wait for it, wait for it..."

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

Matt Ridenour CEO and Judy Guido Chief Marketing Officer of Cyber-Rain, a ground-breaking smart sprinkler control system that gives homeowners an easy way to save 30-70 percent on their landscape watering bills by using the ease and convenience of the personal computer and automatic weather updates from the internet.

Water H20=Life -
current rocking exhibit about water (obviously) at the American Museum of Naural History.

Today's Podcast:
Green Investments

New Alternatives Fund - Oldest green mutual fund in existence emphasizing alternative energy and the environment.

Guinness Atkinson Alternative Energy Fund (GAAEX) - seeks long-term appreciation investing in equity securities (US and non-US) of companies involved in alternative energy or energy technology sectors

Portfolio 21 - Invests in big companies that are best in class, and have the best environmental policies in the industry.

Winslow Green Growth Fund - For twenty-five years, Winslow has been dedicated to the same corporate mission: to demonstrate that our green investing approach can yield positive long-term results for our clients.

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28th RADIO SHOW

Green Buildings From the Outside In

Today's show is about green buildings, both residential and professional. Our guests are from different parts of the country but unified as they LEED the way in green building.

John Krause - Principal Architect at DNA/Day Night After, A Strategic Design and Development company.

Jay Swoboda - Founder of Eco Urban Homes, a St Louis based LEED certified PLATINUM building company.

Global Gaming Expo - There was a big green push at this recent Las Vegas convention, and our guest John Krause spoke at this conference

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13th RADIO SHOW

Eco-Style For Your Babe and Your Home

Today we are talking about tiny tikes and their tees, home habitats and healthy style, and using literary devices such as alliteration. Our guests are bringing us t-shirts that teach kids about sustainability, animals, and reading and an interior designer who is rocking out New Jersey homes with eco-panache.

Today's Featured Radio Guests

Becky Nix and Olek Novak-Zemplinski - Co-founders bioME 5 an organic kid's t-shirt company whose parent site is bioLINIA.

Pat Gaylor - New Jersey based eco-interior designer who is listed on Modern Green Living.

Also check out Citilog the industry leader in urban forest salvaging and full circle recycling.

The Not So Big House books by Sarah Susanka, which bring to light a new way of thinking about what makes a place feel like home.

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 15th RADIO SHOW

Eco-Fresh and Fashion Forward

What if you didn't have to sacrifice style to rock out with eco-fashion? Today's show highlights guests who are bringing us the beautiful and NOW pieces we want, without compromising tomorrow's future.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

Taryn Rose - CEO and Founder of Taryn Rose International; In the fashion world where beauty and pain go hand-in-hand, Taryn Rose offers women the opportunity to wear exquisite footwear which is also good for their feet.

Bahar Shahpar - CEO and Designer of Bahar Shahpar and Curator of The Four Hundred , a unique sales and press showroom, representing high-end contemporary and designer apparel and accessory lines, particularly those with a commitment to sustainable design and socially conscious business practices.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11th RADIO SHOW

And the (Green) Dish Ran Away With the Spoon

Today's show features a company whose products are environmentally sound, have competitive functionality, and are eleagantly designed. It doesn't get a whole lot better than that. From yogurt cups to award winning design, this company faces any challenge head-on.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

Eric Hudson - Founder and CEO of Recycline providing high-quality recycled content & recyclable products like toothbrushes, razors, and now tableware and flatware.

Aaron Szymanski - Co-Founder and President of Evo Design balancing the power of creative design with business realities and is now working with Recycline to create a flatware line for Whole Foods.

This is just so Badass

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10th RADIO SHOW

(Inter)Face the Green Future

Today we are looking at a truly inspiring story of sustainability in business. In August 1994, Interface's Chairman and CEO, Ray Anderson, received The Ecology of Commerce by Paul Hawken. This book instigated Anderson's mission to transform the whole corporate culture of Interface to become infused with sustainability, so much so that it leads the industry today.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

Steve Arbaugh - Vice President of Retail & Strategic Alliances for InterfaceFlor and
Jeff Roman - Vice President of Information Services and Business Development for InterfaceFlor a huge modular carpet company with with a super committment to sustainability.

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The Reclaimers

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2nd RADIO SHOW

Your Tuesday Green Wrap Up

Today's show sums up great green choices available for consumers. We highlight green innovation in the news, and finally wrap with an overview of the issues surrounding locally grown food and organic farming.

Great Green Choices:

For stylish, eco-friendly furniture see Modern Bamboo, Rhubarb Decor, RC Green, and Knu Furniture.

For information about building your own eco-friendly kitchen, check out the book The Lazy Environmentalist: Your guest to Easy Stylish Green Living.

Other Topics Covered On Today's Show:
Science Barge

Body Glove Eco Wetsuit

Farm to School

Local Harvest

Sustainable Table

Farmer John

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 21st RADIO SHOW

Teaching Sustainable Design: Get Your Green Learn On

It's back to school today on the Lazy E. Not all the way back Billy Madison, but back to college where students are learning cutting edge green-design techniques to help gear up for a better future.

Today's Featured Guest:

Scott Boylston - SCAD professor of graphic design and author/designer of books like "Creative Solutions for Unusual Projects" and others.

Verena Paepcke - SCAD professor of industrial design

Topics Discussed on Today's Show:

Pangea Organics - This awesome skin care uses great sustainable packaging.

Beyond Grey Pinstripes -
spotlights innovative full-time MBA programs that are integrating issues of social and environmental stewardship into curricula and research.

MCAD - Minneapolis College of Art Design has a new program called Sustainable Design Online

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 9th RADIO SHOW

Sexy Green: Eco-Sensuality

Today's show is a bit more risqué than usual, but it's all good because we're doing it for the earth. We often speak on personal sustainability but our guests today take it to another level. They will be teaching us how to sustain ourselves (ahem) personally and cooperatively.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

Ethan Imboden- Founder and Designer of Jimmy Jane, a lifestyle brand that has redefined the context and perception of sexual accessories.

Dr. Marilyn Volker - A sexologist for 28 years certified by the American Board of Sexology and the American Academy of Clinical Sexologists and host "Sex With Marilyn" live daily at 7pm ET on Lime Sirius Satellite Radio channel 114.

Topics Discussed Today:

Green Design Expo - The inaugural Green + Design Conference and Expo will be the design industry's most comprehensive educational and trade event focusing on integrating the principles of sustainability into project designs in Atlanta, October 1st and 2nd.

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Tuesday, August 7th Radio Show

Funky Fresh (Green) Furniture

We are talking today with a former snowboard VP who now makes beautiful sustainable furniture out of southern California. This show helps illustrate how it's never too late to change careers in order to join the green revolution.

Today's Featured Radio Guest:

Johnny West - Owner of Maku Furnishing offering teak furniture that is experiential, organic, and relevant to passionate lifestyle participants and design enthusiasts.

Topics Discussed Today:

X Games - You can check out skateboarder Jake Brown fall from quite a height while trying to complete a run.

**Sacrifice or SWEET**
Lazy E's Ultimate Shop Smarter Game

LG Steam Laundry Machine - This energy efficient appliance is so much SWEETER than hand washing and is just as sustainable.

Method Cleaning Products - These organic home cleaning products are available at Target and are so much SWEETER than mixing your own brew of vinegar and water (or whatever people use to naturally clean house)

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Friday, August 3rd Radio Show

Green Vegas Baby!

Today the Lazy Environmentalist is flying solo as he sums up a very exciting week of green stories in the news. He is also just back from the Living Green Pavilion from within the World Market Center in Las Vegas, and is stoked to tell us all about what went down, and will be happily betraying the adage, "what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas".

Today's Featured Radio Guest:

Dave Foreman - Herbal Pharmacist and all around awesome dude is making radio history with us today.

Topics Discussed Today:

TassaJara Designs - Showcasing the exceptional L’Attitudes Bedroom Collection made of bamboo.

Zola Furnishings-
Eco-friendly sofas, lounge chairs, tables made in Bend, Oregon made by the talented John Byfield.

Western Heritage -Based in Jerome, Arizona this company uses reclaimed wood from buildings in yes, Ghost Towns.

Khoury Furniture - Affordable, certified wood bedroom furniture that is rocking.

Automotive X Prize - People love their cars. They are vital links to our jobs, our community, ourselves. For everything we love about them, cars are chained to the most severe global crises of our time: oil dependence and climate change. The Automotive X Prize offers crazy money to the winning team who can create a 100 miles per gallon vehicle.

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Friday, July 30th Radio Show

Art for Art's Sake; Art for Earth's Sake.

L'art pour l'art? Not today. Our guests share with us how to use art to help solve the serious climate challenge we face as a planet.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

Donna Wingate - Co-founder and executive director of the Precipice Alliance increasing awareness of the global effects of climate change y funding high-profile, innovative public artworks that address this urgent matter.

Mary Ellen Carroll - Conceptual artist who created "Indestructible Language", a large scale piece in Jersey City, NJ consisting of 8-foot high illuminated characters, spelling out the phrase: IT IS GREEN THINKS NATURE EVEN IN THE DARK.

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Friday, July 20th Radio Show

Green Residences in the Volunteer State

We are talking about developing green residential condos, apartments, and homes in todays show. We are featuring a developer from Tennessee who is pushing the limits of Modern Green Living.

Today's Featured Radio Guest:

Bill Barkley - President of Crosland Tennessee, developing Terrazzo and Griffin Plaza which feature exclusive metropolitan green living in Nashville, Tennessee.

Topics Discussed Today:
Breaking Ground on Eco Cities - article from the International Herald Tribune.

Cambridge Chronicle - MIT students compete in eco-friendly house contest.

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Friday, June 29th Radio Show

Woodwork and Wheels Work, Too.

This week has been focused on diverse ways to go green. Continuing this theme, we are loving today's guest who are very different in their techniques but with the same goal in mind. The first guest is using his hands, the second his feet. The first his skills with wood, the second his skills with rubber and aluminum. If you need ideas how you can tap into this green revolution, today's show should provide a little inspiration.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

Anthony Brozna - Co-founder of Eco Supply Center and head designer at Brozna Wood Working providing sustainable building materials, green building services and sustainable furniture based in Richmond, VA.

Aaron Kressner - Some say our generation's Jack Kerouac who will be embarking on a cross country bicycle voyage beginning July 14th.

Topics Discussed Today:

PaperStone Products - An FSC (Forest Stewardship Council)-certified environmentally sustainable bio-composite surface made with 100% post-consumer recycled paper.

Important Bike Tip: Ask about a bike shop's fit-service because fit is key for selecting the right bicycle.

B Fold - Great folding bike specialist.

Dahon - The world's largest manufacturer of folding bicycles and folding bike accessories.

Adventure Cycling Association - Helps cyclists create biking routes and explore the landscapes and history of America for fitness, fun, and self-discovery.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 7TH RADIO SHOW

Sustainable Furniture: You Are What You Sit On

Today’s most innovative furniture designers and companies are making chairs, sofas, loveseats and so much more that let your furniture express your personal states as much as your personal values. But what is sustainable furniture? And how do we know the environmental claims made by companies are real? Listen in to find out.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:
Gerry Cooklin – CEO of Southcone Furniture and Founder and President of the Sustainable Furniture Council.

Travel Nagle and Ryan Schultz – Co-founders of Viesso, manufacturing eco-friendly sofas, chairs, loveseats and much more. Furniture items are made locally in its Los Angeles facility.

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 6TH RADIO SHOW

Building Green TV: Coming to a Station Near You

Do you live in a great home? Would you like to? Meet Kevin Contreras, Host of Building Green TV now rolling out on PBS stations around the country. Kevin is building a green home in Santa Barbara and taking viewers with him on the exciting journey. Along the way, Kevin debunks green building myths and demonstrates ways to implement some of the most exciting green building innovations available today.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:
Kevin Contreras - Executive Producer and Host of Building Green TV, airing on PBS affiliates throughout the U.S. Follow along as he builds his Santa Barbara dream house--out of straw. And steel. And fly ash. And old blue jeans. And find those resources as well on the television show's companion website, Buildinggreentv.com.

Ted Rose - Vice President of Business Development of
Renewable Choice Energy, a national leader in providing wind energy credits to organizations and individuals around the country. Ted joins us from the American Wind Energy Association Annual Conference to update us on the latest developments in the wind energy industry.

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Wednesay, May 23rd Radio Show

Green Design is Good Design

Today we discuss the merits of good design and how green design actually is just the best. Our guest, David Bergman, reviews the green trendsetters from the International Contemporary Furniture Fair which just ended yesterday at the Javitts center in New York City.

Today's Featured Radio Guest:
David Bergman - Founder of Fire & Water Lighting & Furniture, Principal of David Bergman Architect and Lecturer on sustainable design at Parsons School of Design

Companies, Projects and Products Mentioned on Today's Show:

Steel Skin Inc
Reforest Teak Furniture - Award winning teak outdoor furniture for patios and gardens crafted with a commitment to lifelong durability

Green Trendsetters Discussed with Today's Guests:

Outstanding Eco-Children's Furniture

Q Collection - Q Junior
Celery
Argington
DucDuc
Igloo Play
Casa Kids
Chul Min Kang

See more eco-friendly furniture from Vivavi, offering product lines from over 30 of today's top sustainable furniture designers.

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Tuesday, May 15th Radio Show

Green Building: Big Pimpin'

The buzz is all about green building these days and with good reason. Recognition of the impact buildings have on the environment and on our health is proceeding apace with advances in green technologies, materials, expertise, and accessibility to push the green building industry forward. The absolutely easiest and most convenient way to “go green” is to move in to a home or work space that’s already green because the heavy eco lifting is already done for us. This is our future and the future is now.

Bart Bettencourt – Founder & CEO of Bettencourt Green Building Supplies, Executive Producer of Haute Green, Founder & Principle of Bettencourt Woodworking, and Co-Founder of Scrapile.

Lauren Gropper – Sustainable Design Consultant and TV Host of Green Force –

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Monday, May 14th Radio Show

Pushing Green Mainstream: The Power of Design

Around the globe designers and entrepreneurs are grasping the awesome potential for design to create a greener world. It’s manifesting in new products, new business models, new media, and new venues in which to showcase the enormous strides underway.

Kimberly Oliver and Rebecca Silver – Executive Producers of Haute Green, an exhibition of the best in sustainable design for the contemporary home, showcasing furniture, lighting, and accessories that are both aesthetically pleasing and eco-friendly.

Graham Hill – Founder of Treehugger.com , the definitive internet blog and resource for modern green living, and a juror of Haute Green.

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Monday, May 7th Radio Show

Green Friends: The Rise of a Global Green Community

This past weekend was huge for our Lazy Environmentalist, Josh D. He was down in Atlanta at the International Furnishings and Design Association, and then he was back here in NYC curating Designers & Agents and spreading that good green word. Today's guests are just a few of the friends that Josh made and they are here to tell us about some incredibly innovative green advances happening all over the globe.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

Barb Dornbush - Founder and President of Dornbush Studios, an award winning firm specializing in sustainable residential interiors. Dornbush Studio's phone number is (404) 378 2188 and is located in Atlanta, GA and can be reached at BarbBD@bellsouth.net

Allert Elema - Founder and Managing Director Maxabel International provides high quality "environmentally aware" disposable drink and food packaging, with friendly service and support.

Companies, Projects and Products Mentioned on Today's Show:

Home Depot - Reaffirmed their commitment to green by rolling out 3,000 eco-friendly products and will have 6,000+ products by 2009.

Organic Convenience Stores - The new trend is the eco-convenience store, and Full Moon Foodies Inc. located in Portland, Oregon is a great example.

Green Trendsetters Discussed with Today's Guests:

Waldenour - Great new green home furnishings store in Atlanta, GA.

Modern Green Living - Find green interior designers, green builders, green architects, and more with this sustainable directory.

Indika Organics - offers a wide range of natural and organic products including organic cotton hand-loomed towels, organic cotton sheets, duvets and shams made of hemp and hemp / silk combinations, and other natural bedding accessories.

Power of Green - Article by Thomas Friedman elaborating on who is really pushing the Green Revolution.

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Thursday, May 3rd Radio Show

The Greening of the Fashion Industry

Today we look at the fashion industry and its efforts to go green. We start with the basics: trade shows, models, and clothes. From there you can add in the eco-component. Today's guests will be showing us how fantastic and stylish that combination can be.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

Barbara Kramer – Co-Producer and Founding Partner of Designers & Agents, cutting edge fashion and lifestyle trade show featuring over 800 designers.

Summer Rayne Oakes - Model and Social Entrepreneur and leading sustainable style expert through her consulting companies SRO and ici.

Companies, Projects and Products Mentioned on Today's Show:

Website of the Day:
Sprig - Self proclaimed, "Sassy People into Green", this website is an offshoot from the Washington Post and features green shopping.

Green Trendsetters Discussed with Today's Guests:

Recycling Bin - A website with answers to all your recycling bin needs, where you will be introduced to solutions that you could have never expected.

Collage Foundation - Conscious media for generation now.

Replay Jeans - Italian fashion brand Replay is set to launch its ‘Organic Blue Jeans,’ that is environmentally friendly and created from completely natural organic cotton denim.

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Friday, April 26th Radio Show

Green and Fab: The Power of Prefab

Green affordable design driven homes are here with these great prefab options. Going green for your entire home can be as easy as one purchase with these stylish and exceptional prefab homes.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

Rocio Romero - Founder and CEO of Rocio Romero LLC a multidisciplinary firm that designs, manufactures, builds, ships, and sells green kit homes.

Quincy Vale and John Rossi - President and Design Principal of Power POD, a prefab company ideal for industrial, business and personal applications.

Companies, Projects and Products Mentioned on Today's Show:

Website of the Day:

Engadget.com - Coolest and most cutting edge green technology on the market is displayed and discussed on this heavily trafficked website (over 60,000 hits a day).

Product of the Day:

Hybrio - Power your gadgets with these long-lasting rechargeable batteries that eliminate the need to continually purchase and dispose of standard alkaline batteries.

HauteGREEN - An exhibition of the best in sustainable design for the contemporary home, showcasing furniture, lighting, and accessories that are both aesthetically pleasing and eco-friendly.

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Monday, April 16th Radio Show

Building Green: At Home and At Work

Environmentally smart homes and office buildings are on the rise throughout North America. Combining advanced technology with timeless design principles, green architects, builders, and practitioners are steering us toward a future where comfort, satisfaction and productivity go hand in hand with environmental responsibility.

Today's Radio Guests:

Serge Appel - Senior Associate for Cook + Fox Architects and Project Director of the Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park in New York City which, upon completion, will be the world’s most environmentally responsible high-rise office building and the first to strive for the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum designation.

Robyn Griggs Lawrence - Editor-in-Chief of Natural Home Magazine, offering today's health-conscious, environmentally concerned homeowners the information they need to practice earth-inspired living.

Companies, Projects and Products Mentioned on Today's Show:

Gen Art Film Festival in NYC showing innovative cinema including Gimme Green, a film about the America's lawn obsession and it's environmental impact. Another films is Shark Water which explores the ecological problems associated with a human caused decrease in the world's shark population.

The Power of Green - An extensive Thomas Friedman article in the April 15th NY Times Magazine all about the state of green geo-politics.

Green: The New Red, White and Blue - a documentary featuring Thomas L. Friedman's reporting on green technology, premiers on the Discovery Channel on Saturday, April 21 at 9 p.m.

Green Trendsetters Discussed with Today's Guests:

Energy Star - a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy helping us all save money and protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices.

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Tuesday, April 10th Radio Show

Big Jugs. Cool Products. Green Planet.

It's all about jugs today on the Lazy Environmentalist. Whether or not you got’em, you’ll know you want’em after hearing today’s show. Whether it’s sleek lawn chairs or rocking playground equipment for children of all ages, milk jugs are easily recycled, durable, and fair well against the elements. We are now on day two of recycle week and frankly, we are just so stoked about these jugs.

Featured Radio Guests:

Tim Madeley – President & Owner of Big Toys, offering recycled children's playground equipment. Big Toys provides a safe, positive play experience that is also fun, exciting and most importantly developmentally appropriate.

Greg Benson - Co-Founder of True Ride, Loll Designs and Epicurean Cutting Surfaces. Benson's companies span skateboard parks, outdoor furniture, and premier grade cutting boards made with forward-thinking eco-friendly materials. Loll Designs uses recycled milk jugs to make stellar lawn and leisure furniture.

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Tuesday, April 3rd Radio Show

Reclaim Your Style With Reclaimed Materials

Is your house in need of renovation, remodeling, and rebirth? Today's show is all about how reclaimed materials can help your home reach it's ultimate style potential. Our guests show us how already used wood, metal, and tile can be reused to be more sleek the second time around.

FEATURED RADIO GUESTS:
Sattie Clark - Co-founder and Principle of Eleek, maker of sustainable hardware, countertops, sinks, tiles, and lighting.

Andrew Dickson - Co-founder, CEO, and Principle Designer for Acronym Designs, maker of modern, sustainable furniture.

Website of the Day:
Goodsearch.com - Yahoo powered search engine which channels money to the charity organization of your choice with the mere click of the mouse.

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Premieres Wednesday, February 28th

Green Furniture: Pushing the Design Aesthetic

How stylish can eco-friendly products really be? We explore that subject with one of today’s leading sustainable design analysts and editors as well as a pair of cutting-edge green furniture designers whose work demonstrates that Good Design and Green Design are mutually attainable. Those on the front lines of contemporary green furniture design are pushing furniture aesthetics in invigorating and bold directions and, in the process, are opening up entirely new possibilities for how we furnish our homes.

Andrew Sribyat - Co-Founder and Design Director of PIE (Project Import Export), a design house that handcrafts unique furniture while working principally with natural materials to explore the concept of Living Space in relation to the complexity of nature.

Mike Iannone – Founder and Creative Director of Iannone Design, a maker of functional furniture that combines modern forms and patterns with the warmth and character of handcrafted natural materials.

Collin Dunn – Online Content Editor for Sustainable Style Foundation and Contributing Editor for Treehugger.com. Collin also consulted on the recent green issue of Domino Magazine, and manages the "Green Design for the Well-Lived Life" blog for House and Garden Magazine’s website.

View both the PIE and Iannone Designs green furniture collections at Vivavi.

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Premieres Wednesday, February 7th

Green Building meets Green Living: Your Eco-Friendly Home

Exciting possibilities abound for living in an eco-friendly home. Whether we’re motivated by promoting health, preserving the environment, generating cost-savings through energy efficiency or simply seeking the best of all worlds where style, design, and environmental awareness come together, amazing green living options are here.

THIS WEEK'S GUESTS:
Maggie Wood - Green Designer and Principal and Owner of Maggie Wood Design, a New York based design and consulting firm focused exclusively on green residential and commercial design. She is also the Design Director for the On The Green Showhouse, the first green living designer showhouse of its kind in the country, providing visitors a unique look into the workings of a green home.

Bruce Becker - Architect, Real Estate Developer, and President of Becker + Becker, a real estate development firm focused on projects that have a social value. Becker + Becker developed The Octagon Apartments on Roosevelt Island in New York City. The Octagon was conceived as an eco-friendly "green building" and serves as a model for sustainable design. See its solar panel system, the largest residential solar system in New York City, in action.

SIRIUS AND LIME RADIO SHOWTIMES:
Premieres Wednesday at 9 am EST on the Lime Channel on Sirius Satellite Radio 114 and streaming live at Lime.com. Encores - Wednesdays 9PM; Thursdays 3AM, 2PM, 8PM; Fridays 2AM; Sundays 1PM.

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Premieres Wednesday, January 24th

Green Design and Clothing: Tools for Effecting Social Change

Green design in the form of clothing and fashion can be an outstanding tool for effecting change on multiple levels throughout society. Is has the ability to influence and serve everyone from underprivileged youth to mainstream consumers to seasoned professionals from the heights of industry. Green design is about quality and style and the ability to create and deliver products that fit our lifestyles and align them with a cleaner planet. Taken further, green design enables us to create a world in which we’re proud to live.

THIS WEEK’S GUESTS:
Jason Talbot – Project Director Artists for Humanity an organization with an amazing track record of achievement that bridges economic, racial and social divisions by providing underserved youth with the keys to self-sufficiency through paid employment in the arts.

Chris Van Dyke, President & CEO of Nau, and Mark Galbraith, Vice-President of Product Design for Nau - an outdoor apparel company committed to inspiring and affecting positive change through a holistic approach to design that integrates beauty, performance and sustainability.

SIRIUS AND LIME RADIO SHOWTIMES:
Premieres Wednesday at 9 am EST on the Lime Channel on Sirius Satellite Radio 114 and streaming live at Lime.com. Encores - Wednesdays 9PM; Thursdays 3AM, 2PM, 8PM; Fridays 2AM; Sundays 1PM.

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Premieres Wednesday, October 25th

Craftsmanship and Design: The New Green Home

Today’s green innovators are applying diverse approaches to create eco-aware products that easily enhance our lifestyles. From flooring to cabinetry and a host of choices in between innovation is making the green choice, the stylish one too.

RADIO GUESTS:
Stubby Warmbold - Founder of Citi Logs, a company that offers full service recycling by reclaiming urban, suburban and residential logs, sawing and milling them, and then crafting them into high-quality custom flooring, cabinetry, millwork and furniture.

Sven Eberlein - Director of Marketing for Smith & Fong, a company dedicated to developing new uses and applications for bamboo, a rapidly renewable grass with outstanding building material properties. Smith & Fong offers bamboo flooring, bamboo plyboard (marketed under the name plyboo), and bamboo veneer.

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Premieres Wednesday, July 5th

Beautiful, Healthy Home Interiors

So much opportunity exists to today to align our homes with a healthier lifestyle, family and planet as beautiful products of the highest quality are infusing shopping and lifestyle with a new level of social and environmental consciousness. It’s the fun, hip, cool, stylish, way to make a difference and it’s right here right now.

THIS WEEK'S RADIO SHOW GUESTS:
Paulette Cole – CEO and Creative Director of ABC Home, the trendsetting Manhattan department store offering a unique retail experience renowned across the world. Paulette’s creative energy and commitment to building a more sustainable world have led her to develop innovative alliances among businesses, crafts people and non-profit groups across the planet.

Bernadette Upton - a Florida licensed interior designer, lecturer and consultant. Bernadette is an authority on environmental and ecological design. Through her firm, EcoDecor, Bernadette brings awareness to both consumers and industry professionals in obtaining optimum indoor air quality in residential and commercial design.

SIRIUS AND LIME RADIO SHOWTIMES:
Premieres Wednesday at 9 am EST on the Lime Channel on Sirius Satellite Radio 114 and streaming live at Lime.com. Encores - Wednesdays 9PM; Thursdays 3AM, 2PM, 8PM; Fridays 2AM; Sundays 1PM.

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Premieres Wednesday, March 22nd

Maximizing Sustainable Design

Solutions to today’s pressing environmental challenges are coming from surprising quarters. A new strategic and financial logic is compelling the world’s largest corporations to consider the environmental implications of the way products are conceived, manufactured, packaged and delivered. Indeed from packing materials to skyscrapers, sustainable designers are driving new solutions into the marketplace that promise to create greater alignment between modern living and environmental stewardship.

THIS WEEK'S GUESTS:
Marc Alt and Don Carli - two of the masterminds behind the Grow: Design for Sustainability Conference in New York City.

Serge Appel - Associate for Cook + Fox Architects and Project Director of the Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park in New York City which, upon completion, will be the world’s most environmentally responsible high-rise office building and the first to strive for the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum designation.

Premieres Wednesday at 9 am EST on the Lime Channel on Sirius Satellite Radio 114 and streaming live at Lime.com. Encores - Wednesdays 9PM; Thursdays 3AM, 2PM, 8PM; Fridays 2AM; Sundays 1PM.

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Premieres Wednesday, March 15th

Green Design and Eco-Friendly Innovation

The green design industry is advancing at a rapid pace. Moving in tandem with increasing awareness about the need for environmentally conscious design practices is a concerted effort to develop eco-friendly building and product materials. With a broader palette of materials from which to select, architects, interior designers and product designers are accelerating the rate of green design innovation and making eco-friendly living accessible to a wider audience.

THIS WEEK'S GUESTS:
Margaret Lydecker and Kim Nadel - Principals of Niche Design Group, a modern design firm focused on creating beautiful contemporary interiors and furniture with an emphasis on sustainability.

Premieres Wednesday at 9 am EST on the Lime Channel on Sirius Satellite Radio 114 and streaming live at Lime.com. Encores - Wednesdays 9PM; Thursdays 3AM, 2PM, 8PM; Fridays 2AM; Sundays 1PM.

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Premieres Wednesday, February 8th

Stylish Sustainable Accessories

Designers are getting to hip to stylish accessories that are easy on the planet. They’re creating forward-thinking products that appeal to our style sense and our eco awareness. Joining Josh to discuss cutting-edge trends in eco style are Celine Ruben-Salama, Founder of Pro’Tech’D, and Joanna Notkin, Founder of Looolo Textiles.

Premieres Wednesday at 9 am EST on the Lime Channel on Sirius Satellite Radio 114 and streaming live at Lime.com. Encores - Wednesdays 9PM; Thursdays 3AM, 2PM, 8PM; Fridays 2AM; Sundays 1PM.

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Premieres Wednesday, January 25th

Beautiful, Sustainable Buildings & Interiors

Many in the design community are looking to Green Design to inform and improve our lives by making our homes and workplaces healthier and our planet cleaner. Joining Josh to discuss the state of contemporary green design are Bart Bettencourt and Carlos Salgado, Principals of Scrapile Furniture, and Collin Burry and Melissa Mizell, Design Principal and Senior Associate respectively at Gensler, the global architecture firm.

Premieres Wednesday at 9 am EST on the Lime Channel on Sirius Satellite Radio 114 and streaming live at Lime.com. Encores - Wednesdays 9PM; Thursdays 3AM, 2PM, 8PM; Fridays 2AM; Sundays 1PM.

See the Scrapile furniture collection at Vivavi.

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Premieres Wednesday, January 18th

Styling Your Modern Green Home

Upscale, luxurious green products can make our homes healthy, design-driven, eco-aware havens. From the kitchen to the bedroom, wherever you spend your time, quality green design products are available to inform your space. Joining Josh to discuss modern green home accessories are Carmel Campos, Founder of Loop Organic, and Howard Khuu, Co-Founder of Mango Leaf.

Premieres Wednesday at 9 am EST on the Lime Channel on Sirius Satellite Radio 114 and streaming live at Lime.com. Encores - Wednesdays 9PM; Thursdays 3AM, 2PM, 8PM; Fridays 2AM; Sundays 1PM.

See the Loop Organic and Mango Leaf collections at Vivavi.

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Green Design is Good Design - January on LIME

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Premieres Wednesday, December 21st

Eco Design to Improve our Lives

Great products today are not only environmentally responsible but also designed to facilitate and improve our lifestyles. Two outstanding examples of this innovative design philosophy are found in the work of Voltaic Systems, maker of solar equipped backpacks, and MIO Culture, designer of mass customerization home furnishings. Joining Josh to discuss cutting-edge eco design trends are Shayne McQuade, Founder of Voltaic Systems, and Jaime Salm, Creative Director and Designer for MIO Culture.

Premieres Wednesday at 9 am EST on the Lime Channel on Sirius Satellite Radio 114 and streaming live at Lime.com. Encores - Wednesdays 9PM; Thursdays 3AM, 2PM, 8PM; Fridays 2AM; Sundays 1PM.

See the Voltaic Systems and MIO Culture products at Vivavi.

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Premieres Wednesday, December 14th

Sustainable Design for Everday Living

Sustainable design is pushing into new realms. It’s showing up in products that are healthier for our homes and our planet. It’s actually our homes themselves. Students around the country are demanding to learn about it. Corporations are touting it. In short, a movement is underfoot. Joining Josh to discuss these developments is David Bergman, Founder of Fire & Water Lighting & Furniture, Principal of David Bergman Architect and Lecturer on sustainable design at Parsons School of Design.

Premieres Wednesday at 9 am EST on the Lime Channel on Sirius Satellite Radio 114 and streaming live at Lime.com. Encores - Wednesdays 9PM; Thursdays 3AM, 2PM, 8PM; Fridays 2AM; Sundays 1PM.

See the Fire & Water collection at Vivavi.

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Premieres Wednesday, December 7th

Eco-Fashion Marches down the Runway

2005 was a banner year for the burgeoning eco-fashion industry. New York City held its first eco-fashion runway show. Lucky Magazine offered tantalizing eco-fashion spreads and an emerging crop of fashion-forward designers offered fresh lines and a new spin on eco-friendly clothing. Joining Josh to discuss the sustainable style trend are Sara Cross, Founder and Principal of coolnotcruel, and Chuck Heckman, President and Designer of Delano Collection.

Premieres Wednesday at 9 am EST on the Lime Channel on Sirius Satellite Radio 114 and streaming live at Lime.com. Encores - Wednesdays 9PM; Thursdays 3AM, 2PM, 8PM; Fridays 2AM; Sundays 1PM.

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Sustainable Style Rising

Conventional cotton production wages a pesticide war on the planet. A new wave of clothing designers are turning to sustainable, healthy fabric alternatives like bamboo and organic cotton and organic wool. Joining Josh to discuss the emergence of sustainable style are Morris Saintsing, Co-Founder of Bamboosa, and Check Heckman, Co-Founder of Delano Collection.

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Season 2 Episode 10

The Luxurious Organic Home

Our homes are our safe havens. That’s why from paints to drapes and bed to bath linens, Anna Sova is a company on a mission to bring healthy, organic luxury into your home. Join Josh as he and Anna Walker, Founder of Anna Sova, discuss the new possibilities for modern, healthy and eco-aware living.

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Season 2 Episode 4

Designing Modern Green Homes

Architects today strive to design comfortable homes for modern living. If architect Jennifer Siegal, Principal of Office of Mobile Design, is right, the way we conceive and build homes in the 21st century is about to undergo a major transformation as environmental constraints pose new challenges and technological advancements create new possibilities. Join Josh as he and Jennifer discuss prefab design, just-in-time housing construction and mobile living structures.

View more modern green homes at Modern Green Living.

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Season 2 Episode 3

Sustainable Furniture Design

Sustainable designers create products that are healthier for our lives and better for the environment. An emerging group of furniture designers are advancing these principles and offering consumers an array of new options for furnishing the modern home. Joining Josh to discuss sustainable furniture design are Christopher Douglas, Founder and Designer for Material Furniture, Jesse Johnson, Co-founder of Q Collection, and Jared Huke, Co-founder and Designer for Xeno Objects.

View the Material Furniture collection available at Vivavi.

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The Green Design Paradigm Shift

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Talking with Cheryl Terrace of Vital Design

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Episode 5

Inside the Modern Green Home

Cheryl Terrace, founder of Vital Design Ltd, one of the nation’s foremost green interior design firms is our guest. Also joining us is John Wiggers, founder of Wiggers Furniture, specializing in contemporary and art deco sustainable designs. In this episode we explore the principles and products behind today’s most luxurious, healthy and eco-friendly home interiors.

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Episode 2

Eco-Fashion: Environmentally Friendly Clothing Goes Hip and Sexy with Stewart+Brown & coolnotcruel

We explore the continuing growth of environmentally friendly fashion taking a close a look at the new wave of designers who are offering hip looks using fabrics that are healthier for our bodies and better for the planet. Joining Josh are Karen Stewart and Howard Brown, Creators and Designers of the Stewart+Brown clothing label, and Sara Cross, the original eco-fashionista and Creator and Designer of the coolnotcruel clothing label.

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