Green Living in Pure Style: Anna Getty

Today's show features a maven in the green lifestyle realm. Anna Getty has more titles than any other guests we've ever had on the show, but in an all encompassing way, she is a pro at conscious living. Pulling from her various careers and diverse life experiences, she brings a unique knowledge to the concept of living in sustainable luxury.

Today's Featured Radio Guest:
Anna Getty - Heiress, Actress, Fashion maven, Chef, Kundalini yoga teacher, Writer, DVD personality, and holistic lifestyle expert.

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Something Smells Great: Eco-Friendly Cooking with Bon Appetit Magazine

Today's show features a features editor from a magazine we love, Bon Appetit. The current issue is a "practical tool that produces deliciousness" according to our guest. It highlights stories and recipes with seasonal, local, sustainable, and organic ingredients and has photos that will make you drool.

Today's Featured Radio Guest:

Hugh Garvey - Features Editor of Bon Appetit,a premier food magazine whose February issue that is on stands now, is all about local, organic, and sustainable cooking and eating.

Organic Dark Chocolate Bon Appetit is Loving - Check out Page 20
Nirvana Organic
Equal Exchange
Choco Love
Grenada Organic Company
Green and Blacks
World Wide Chocolate - Great online chocolate retailer
Chocosphere - Another excellent online chocolate retailer

Thanks to Ashley who wrote in about Soy Clean a natural product for paint and pant stripping.

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ON TODAY'S RADIO SHOW: THURSDAY, January 10th

Green IQ - How Eco Intelligent Are You?

Today's show features a website that tests your IQ. We know we know, at first we were nervous too because we freaking hate tests. But, this is an eco-IQ test measuring how sustainable your life is, and how you can get greener. The best part is that there is no final grade for Green IQ because the quiz is always re-takeable.

Laurel House - Chief Green Officer of Green IQ, a site with a test where you can measure how green you really are. Once the test is taken, custom tips will be sent each week according to your individual green interests.

Website of the day:
The Now Watch - The time is now. This watch reminds us of that.

Check out these great Deborah Lindquist recycled cashmere dog sweater. Love the skulls, Fido.

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19th RADIO SHOW

Organic Gardening and Winter Planting

We are talking about therapeutic, healing, organic gardening today. Our guests are the co-hosts of The Organic Gardener here on Lime Radio Sirius 114. Even in winter, we can still reap, sow, and harvest with an organic focus, metaphorically and literally.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

Jessica Walliser and Doug Oster - Hostso of The Organic Gardeners on Lime every Saturday from 12-2pm EST and authors of A Gardener's Journal, My Life in the Garden.

There other book, Grow Organic: Over 250 Tips and Ideas for Growing Flowers, Veggies, Lawns and More, is a smash hit and makes for a great holiday gift.

Innovation of '07

BadA** Reusable Bag

PETA and Sexy Advertising Techniques

Teens for Safe Cosmetics

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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, DECEMBER 5th RADIO SHOW

Personal Journey towards a Greener Life

Today's show features guests who help us with out personal decisions in choosing the awesome green lifestyle that we want to live. Both of them provide accessible information that we all want to know about, to move our consumption and lives in a green-a-licious direction.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

Susanna Tocco - Founder and Blogger of Organic Solutions for the Mint Green, a site devoted to the author's personal quest to make her life, as well as those close to her, sustainabley focused.

Gay Browne - Founder of Greenopia and Author of Greenopia: the urban dweller’s guide to green living, great resources for living sustainably in San Francisco, LA and NYC (coming in the Spring of '08).

Topics Discussed Today:

Cafe Mom - Interesting Learning and Networking site for mothers mentioned today by our guest, Susanna Tocco.

Today's Podcast:
Top 10 Eco Holiday Presents. Grab this podcast off Lime.com

1)Credo Mobile - Give your family a cell phone plan which gives millions a year to non-profits.
2)Good Magazine – A great magazine whose subscription fee of $20 goes to charity.
3)Green Stocks or Mutual Funds – SustainableBusiness.com where you can your track green stocks.
4)Voltaic Backpacks are sweet and available at Voltaic Systems and Reware.
5)Dwell.com – A great gift list including Terra Plana shoes, Bamboo fingerless gloves, hammers, and much more.
6)EcoCalendar – 2008 calendar with everything you need to know about our earth.
7)Lazy E Calendar – Tips for everyday that go with everyday.
8)Kindle – Wireless reading device from Amazon, reducing paper use and making electronic reading pleasureable and easy.
9)Green Home Cleaning – Give the gift of a green clean home with a cleaning service like Zen Home or listed in The Lazy Environmentalist book.
10)Green Rock Concerts - Give a green concert ticket to a music fan who also digs biodiesel tour busses, onsight recycling, and eco-messaging.

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30th RADIO SHOW

Zen Cleaning and Solar Luggage: Right On

Today's show features a company which cleans your house sans chemicals and still leaves it shining. And then, a backpack/pack company with a bag design that has pv panels embedded into the product while still being 100% durable and stylish. Good show.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

Beth Seidler Rehman - Founder of Zen Home Cleaning a home cleaning company providing a unique cleaning experience while remaining conscious of environmental concerns by using only non-toxic, eco-friendly products.

Shayne McQuade - Founder Voltaic Systems, manufacturer of bags and backpacks with PV panels to recharge your traveling electrical devices.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29th RADIO SHOW

Giving Green to Go Green

Today's show spotlights some of the best green gifts from one of our favorite magazines, Dwell. But what do you get for that person on your list who has everything? Our second guest from Conservation International gives us some great alternative gift ideas that will neither fit under a Christmas tree nor a Menorah, but might help save species.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

Michael Cannell - Editorial Director at Dwell.com, whose online content is above and beyond and has created a fantastic eco-gift list.

Rod Mast - Vice President of Conservation International Sojourns Program, offering an alternative to traditional gifts this holiday season: conservation and species survival. Check out these cool gift ideas.

Topics Discussed Today:

Can Wind Power Find Its Footing in the Deep? - Wall Street Journal article about offshore wind turbines off the Scottish Coast.

Lighting the Rockefeller Center Tree - When the 30,000 energy-efficient lights were turned on, it marked the official start of the holiday season in New York City.

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20th RADIO SHOW

Green Thanksgiving and Greening our Troops

Today's show has two parts. First we discuss going green for Thanksgiving this year, and making the holiday season less wasteful and more meaningful. The second part of the show focuses on the ways in which the military is greening their operations, and how resource conservation relates to a winning strategy.

Today's Featured Radio Guest:

Jason Venner - Worked for the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction and the Government Accountability Office Before that. Jason is no longer employed by the US government, but is here to tell us all about the US military going green.

Topics Discussed Today

Turkey Biofuel - Tucson-based Grecycle has partnered with the Tucson Regional Clean Cities Coalition and Pima County Wastewater Management in its first annual Thanksgiving grease recycling drive to collect cooking oil and grease.

Green Thanksgiving - tips for having a more sustainable Thanksgiving from our friends at Domino Magazine.

Tofurky - An alternative to turkey for this Thanksgiving.

Sustainable Business - Why not give the gift of a share in a green company this holiday season.

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19th RADIO SHOW

New Green Order

Today's show is pretty big deal. Why? Because it's Monday and we are wrapping up the Thunderbird Sustainable Innovation Summit in Arizona and the Opportunity Green Conference in LA, both of which The Lazy E attended and presented at.

Today's Featured Radio Guest:
Lesley Chilcott - Head of non-profit Unscrew America who is hosting a conference in LA this Saturday, November 24th at Cut and Run in Santa Monica featuring Green Interior Designers, Fashion Designers, Jewelry Designers, and more.

Topics Discussed Today:

Planting Empowerment - pioneering a new reforestation model in Panama’s marginalized Darien region, founded by Thunderbird graduates.

The Air to Water Co. - Their Atmospheric Water Generators allow you to capture the moisture in the air while saving money, drinking the cleanest water available, and not having any hassles associated with other water resources.

Earth 911 - By simply entering a location or zip-code at the Earth 911 environmental portal or 1-800-CLEANUP, users can access the leading comprehensive resource for community-specific “actionable” information about: Recycling Centers, Green Shopping, Beach Water Quality and Alerting, Household Hazardous Waste, Composting and more.

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24th RADIO SHOW

Getting Stoned with the Eco-Stuff

Today's show features guests who are producing eco-friendly surfaces for kitchen countertops and bathroom vanities made from recycled glass and concrete. But this isn't any old concrete: this is the "world's sexiest concrete". And this company, IceStone, is also down with Green Collar Jobs, one of The Lazy E's favorite topics.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

Miranda Magagnini and Peter Strugatz - Co-CEOs of IceStone making durable surfaces that are strong like granite, not as porous as marble and heat-resistant like stone but made from recycled glass and cement.

Green Collar Job Shout Out
Gamesa, a company that is training ex-steel workers in Pennsylvania as green collar workers engaged in manufacturing, selling, installing, operating, and maintaining wind turbines.

In the News:

Italian prisoners make eco-friendly gelato.

The Army's entire family of MGV's (Manned Ground Vehicles) is going hybrid.

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23nd RADIO SHOW

Green is the new Clearasil

Today we are talking with a senior editor from the beauty expert: Allure Magazine. If you aren't familiar with the magazine, it is to beauty products (skin care, hair care, makeup, etc.) as the Bible is to monotheistic religions. And this is on our green radar because last year alone, over 2,000 organic beauty products were introduced into the market; and that's just the beginning.

Today's Featured Radio Guest:

Patricia Tortolani - Senior Editor at Allure Magazine, the beauty expert.

Topics Discussed Today:

Juice Beauty Products - Organic skin care products that are rich in vitamins and nutrients and contain no pesticides, parabens or petroleum derivatives.

Burts Bees - Earth friendly, natural personal care company.

Lather Spa - A fav spa of our guest Patty offering a skin care experience by creating high quality, unisex products with effective, natural ingredients.

Cargo Cosmetics PlantLove - It's an amazing innovation: a compostable lipstick case made from corn. PlantLove is a collection of 15 sheer and glossy lipsticks that feel good on every level.

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17th RADIO SHOW

Eco-Fabulous? Clearly!

Today's show features a woman who looks like Salma Hayek, according to USA Today, but to us just looks like a true Eco-ALLSTAR. She is hanging out in the studio today talking about her bolg, her job, and her unending energy. Not to mention, she brought her awesome daughter Zoe, age 4, who will be coloring most of the time but might also grace the mic with mom (fingers crossed).

Today's Featured Radio Guest:

Zem Joaquin - Eco Editor for House and Garden Magazine and Editor of Ecofabulous.com.

Design Happening - NY Design Week co-sponsored by House and Garden Magazine and Featuring the Green and Gorgeous Fashion Show going on tonight.

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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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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5th RADIO SHOW

Bags of Eco-Bounty, Shake your Eco-Booty

Today we are focusing on a company based on the other side of the world, but who are bringing us all some very useful products. Not only is this Australian company founded and operated by a husband/wife team creating reusable shopping bags for the eco-common sense of it, but also for the stylish grocery shopper in us all. And, as a special edition to the show, we are wrapping up some of the hottest green dance clubs and pubs across the globe. This is a glorious Lazy E show, if ever there was one.

Today's Featured Radio Guest:

Mark David-Tooze - Co-founder and CEO of Envirosax, a company providing environmentally sustainable, stylish range of eco-chic reusable shopping bags.

Big Thanks to Sue who wrote in lauding Doy Bags, "We love
em in our household... (we) think they might be addictive!!!

Also check out Bazura bags.

Tips to Green your Office:

Barista Works - Offering biodegradeable disposable coffee cups.

Watt Stopper - Sensors that turn lights on when people are around, and turn them off when they are not.

1E - Software that can be applied to a company's database that turns off and on computers accordingly.

Green Pubs and Clubs:

Kettleby Cross Pub - A green pub in Leicestershire, England.

Double Dee - Sustainable Dance Club in Rotterdam whose dance floor creates the energy to power the club.

Greenhouse - Eco-friendly dance club in NYC to be opened late October.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4th RADIO SHOW

Big Companies, Big Green Changes

Today's show features the greening of the world's largest home improvement retail store, Home Depot. With about 1,900 stores across North America, going green for a company like this means big changes in terms of a market shift and eco-friendly options that are highly available.

Today's Featured Radio Guest:

Natedra Banks - Senior Manager of Eco Options at Home Depot which has over 2,000 eco-friendly products available.

Topics Discussed Today:

A Fish Grows in Brooklyn - Aquaculture: Is it what's for dinner.

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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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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6th RADIO SHOW

Eco-Pets: Furry and Fabulous

The environmental impact your pets can make is bigger than you think. Today's show is about creating a greener home for your pets and their owners through better food choices, animal cleaning supplies, and safe and environmentally friendly toys for your furry best friend.

Today's Featured Guest:

Anthony Zolezzi - Author, Co-Founder of Pet Promises Dog Food, and owner of eco-dog Sandy.

Topics Discussed Today:

Simply Fido - Organic pet toy collection that is organic dyed, safe and natural, and toxin free.

Kitty Pod - Cat lounge furniture that looks stylish enough for the pet owners to sit on

Farm Aid - An awesome concert on September 9 on Randall's Island in NY working to keep family farmers on their land bringing together family farmers and citizens to guarantee family farm food is available to you.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5th RADIO SHOW

Kiss My Face, I'm Eco-Friendly

It's a big day here at the Lazy E. We have skin care gurus, climate action innovators, and great green collaborations. Our show focuses on enterprise for dual green purposes - making money and solving earth challenges. And in the mean time, giving us all beautiful skin.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

Bob MacLeod and Steve Byckiewicz - Co-Founders of Kiss My Face, and obsessively natural skin care company that just launched it's Lip Action line which donate $1 from each purchase to the Alliance for Climate Protection.

Cathy Zoi - CEO of the Alliance for Climate Protection, an organization founded by Al Gore bringing about awareness on the issues surrounding climate challenges.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 31st RADIO SHOW

Green Gardens and Green Horizons

It's Friday and that means we want to chillax and green out. So, we're talking with experts today about gardens and reviewing this past week's shows all about the good green life.

Today's Featured Radio Guest:

Doug Oster - Co-Host of The Organic Gardeners on Lime Radio Saturdays 12-2 pm EST and syndicated columnist of Grow Your Own Garden.

Topics Discussed Today:

Sustainable Table - A organic food tour of the US by bus ending at the Farm Aid concert.

Heirloom Seeds or Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds - Offering awesome tomato seeds.

7 Ways the Military is Using Eco-Tech

Wal Mart Backs Eco-Friendly Center

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15th RADIO SHOW

Eco-Family Efforts

It's family day at the Lazy Environmentalist. We have a sister-in-law team greening houses with their eco-accoutrement and also a mother/father/son team whose members are delightfully familiar. It's a family affair when it comes to creating greener futures.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

Lisa and Nancy Mims - Co-founders and sisters-in-law of Mod Green Pod, whimsical, sophisticated, organic cotton and vinyl-free wall paper.

Jansy and Bill Dorfman- Proud parents of Lazy E host Josh who are in the midst of building a green, off-grid home in Asheville, NC.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 10th RADIO SHOW

Sustainable Foods, Healthy Lawns and Happy Lives

Today's show explores US eating habits and gardening trends which are both "ripe for reconsideration" to quote one of our guests. The folks on our show are helping us wrap our minds around the possible changes to make our country tastier and more beautiful vis a vis incorporating sustainability.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

Fritz Haeg - Founder and Lead Garden Designer of Edible Estates is an ongoing series of projects to replace the American front lawn with edible garden landscapes responsive to culture, climate, context and people.

Diane Hatz - Founder and Director of Sustainable Table, celebrating the sustainable food movement, educating consumers on food-related issues and working to build community through food. Diane is currently on board the Eat Well Guided Tour of America crossing the US stopping at restaurants, universities, and sustainable food companies to eat, drink, and learn. She is also the creator The Meatrix, an critically acclaimed short film exclusively available online. Diane also heads The Eat Well Guide which is the easiest and most comprehensive way for you to find wholesome, fresh, sustainable food in the US and Canada.

Gimme Green

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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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Thursday, July 26th Radio Show

Bringing Organic Fashion to the High-End Consumer

Today's show is about famous designers, interior and fashion, who are socking-it-to-the industry with outstanding style and an ethical sensibility.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

John Patrick - Founder of Organic whose line is only available at the finest retailers like Barneys, Calypso and Fred Segal.

Angelo Surmelis - Stylist and Interior Designer who has been on The Style Network's "My Celebrity Home," TLC's "Clean Sweep," or Lifetime's "Merge," and is working on his own television series for HGTV - "24 Hour Design."

Topics Discussed Today:

Organic Exchange - An organization committed to expanding organic agriculture, a unique resource for companies and consumers interested in organic cotton.

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Friday, July 13th Radio Show

Mushrooms, Insulation, and Fresh Green Entrepreneurs

Today's show is a special one because we are featuring two recent college grads who are taking what was just a great green idea to market. In the cradle-to-cradle industrial model, goods should either be fully biodegradable or reusable, limit waste and curb pollution. The product these young inventors have created embody this mission and might just make them enough money to pay off student loans.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

Eben Bayer and Gavin McIntyre - Co Founders of Ecovative Design
EcovativeDesign.com, with a method for bonding insulating material using the mycelia, or roots, of mushrooms. The technique results in a product that is biodegradable and can be produced using less energy than needed for other types of insulation, and without petroleum or chlorofluorocarbons.

Check out more in this The Washington Post article.

Topics Discussed Today:

E2E Materials - a 'clean technology' start-up company in Ithaca, New York that produces petroleum-free, biodegradable composites that are stronger, lighter, and cheaper than composites filling landfills today and are now being used to skateboards and surfboards.

Cradle to Cradle - Materials are perpetually circulated in closed loops and maintaining these closed loops maximizes material value without damaging ecosystems.

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Monday, July 9th Radio Show

Green Clean

Today we explore a slight twist on a great American tradition: the tupperware party. Well, kind of. Our show features an organic and non-toxic home cleaning company with an alternative way to market and sell their products. By focusing on the the positive health benefits for families using these cleaning products, this company has found its way into the NY Times Style Section, the Oprah Show, and most importantly into the homes of millions.

Today's Featured Radio Guest:

Pessy Gross- Shaklee Director, an eco and health friendly home cleaning products. As early as 1960, Shaklee made one of the first biodegradable household cleaners ever. Shaklee was the first company in the world to obtain Climate Neutral™ certification and totally offset its CO2 emissions, resulting in a net zero impact on the environment.

Topics Discussed Today:

Watch the Live Earth concert on demand right here.

What is more perfect than bicycling in Paris? Answer: wearing a beret while bicycling in Paris.

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Friday, June 22nd Radio Show

Go Go Green Garden

According to the National Gardening Association, lawn and garden retail sales totaled over $35 billion in 2005. The NGA also states that more than eighty-three percent of all U.S. households have some type of garden. Considering the sheer purchasing power of over about 91 million Americans, the greening of the gardening industry has huge potential to affect positive environmental change. Today we speak with guests who are changing the way we garden.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

Katherine Whiteside - Expert Gardner and Author of The Way We Garden Now: 41 Pick-and-Choose Projects for Planting Your Paradise Large or Small, a hands-on book bringing together savvy advice and inspirational ideas in a lively compilation of projects involving both edible and ornamental gardening.

Marina D'Abreau - Head of Florida Yards and Neighborhoods Program for Hillsborough County educating local Florida residents on conserving water and energy, reducing maintenance, fertilizer, and pesticides use, and improving their lawns.

Book Parties Mentioned Today:

Katherine's The Way We Garden Now book party will be held tonight, June 22nd from 7-9 at Van Brunt Gallery in Beacon, NY.

Josh's Lazy Environmentalist book party will be held Tuesday, June 26th at 7pm at the Barnes and Noble Astor Place in NYC.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 14TH RADIO SHOW

Green Business: Scaling Up

The marketplace can be a powerful arena in which to create positive environmental change. For green companies scaling up enables them to not only increase revenues but also have a larger positive environmental impact. It also means creating the opportunity for more and more individuals to have meaningful jobs with companies they admire and respect. Green businesses are scaling and today we hear from those who are helping to make it happen.

TODAY'S FEATURED RADIO GUESTS:
David Kirkpatrick - Managing Director and co-founder of SJF Ventures, a socially responsible venture capital fund with $45 million under management with offices in Durham, NC and New York. SJF focuses on rapidly expanding cleantech, business services and consumer products firms,

Gerry Cooklin – CEO of South Cone, a worldwide manufacturer of environmentally conscious furniture focused particularly on the use of FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified sustainable woods. Gerry is also Founder and President of the Sustainable Furniture Council, non-profit industry association committed to promoting sustainable practices within the home furnishings business.

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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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Friday, May 18th Radio Show

Healthy Skin Happy Earth

A dedicated beauty regimen includes hair, face and body; preventive therapies; and aesthetic enhancement. It has become a $32.2 billion industry, with the average US woman annually spending $1,596 on beauty products and services. With figures like these, it is undeniable the impact incorporating eco-beauty products and services would have in promoting a modern green economy. But, that isn't the reason today's guests suggest you choose their eco-friendly toners, moisturizers, balms, and creams. Instead, it is the superior quality of their products and the actual results that will convince you to make the green switch.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

Joshua Onysko - Founder and CEO of Pangea Organics, eco-centric bodycare that is gaining mass recognition and praise.

Mike Indursky - Chief Marketing Strategist of Burts Bees, a company that is one of the rising stars of eco-beauty products.

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

Website of the Day

New Consumer - The UK's hottest ethical lifestyle magazine featuring some of the hottest eco-friendly brands that we love.

Green Trendsetters Discussed with Today's Guests:

A brief list of the other wholly sustainable eco-beauty companies-
W.S. Badger
Dr. Bronner
Suki
Grateful Body

Setting the Greater Good - The standard includes the following stipulations:
* Made with at least 95% truly natural ingredients
* Contain no ingredients with any potential suspected human health risks
* Use no processes that significantly or adversely alter the purity/effect of the natural ingredients

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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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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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Thursday, April 25th Radio Show

Smooth (Green) Moves in the Bedroom

Considering the average person spends about of 1/3 of their entire lives sleeping, shouldn't we have only the best in our bedrooms? Today we speak with some bedroom trendsetters who are helping you green this super important room in our homes.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

Kristina de Corpo and Nicole Chiala - Co-Founders of Amenity, a home furnishings design house whose goal is to "create beautiful, yet useful, everyday objects of high quality that reflect the warmth and beauty of nature."

Rob Shaner - Director of U.S. Business Development for Design Mobel, a bodyfit sleep system which recognizes that each person is unique and fits each individual mattress according to each individual customer.

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

Levi's Jeans - This global jean company now has an affordable eco-line made from 100% organic cotton.
Veer Lofts - Lofts located in Seattle, Washington which are green and too cool for school.
Aaron's Rain Barrels - Thanks to Lazy Environmentalist listener Josh Cohen for telling us about this great water harvesting system. These reused whiskey barrels collect, store and divert rooftop runoff during a rain shower that can be used for your home and garden.

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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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Wednesday, April 11th Radio Show

Kitchen Solutions: Recycling Made Easy

Organizing your kitchen is a great first step in organizing your whole life. Likewise, greening your kitchen is a great first step to greening your life. What if you could take both steps easily, in style, and at the same time? Today we look at two sleek and smart home recycling units that can change your life, starting with your kitchen.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

Russ Cohn- President of Naturemill, a fully automatic, odor-free composter that recycles food and paper into rich organic fertilizer, indoor or outdoor.

Troy Hoidal - Founder of Ecopod, the world's first home recycling center with valuable functionality and outstanding design by BMW for everyday use in the home and office.

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

Green Insights

Burts Bees- Eco-friendly bath and body products whose founder, Burt, was an actual bee-keeper.
Ecolips- Completely organic and highly effective lip care with great results.
Nau- A clothing company that is equal parts style and functionality, a personal fave of Josh, the Lazy Environmentalist.
Patagonia- A pioneer in eco-friendly clothing and gear
Voltaic Systems- Backpacks and bags made with photovoltaic panels to charge your electronic devices.
Reware- Bags equipped with photovoltaic panels to charge electronic devices.
Timberland- This well known outdoor and leisure shoe company has a new eco-friendly leather line that is just spectacular.

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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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Monday, April 2nd Radio Show

Eco-Friendly Lawncare: The Grass is Always Greener

It's springtime and is your lawn as awesome as you had hoped? Could your lawn care products and equipment be sabotaging both your grass and the environment? Today we talk with eco-friendly lawn companies who can help you achieve the yard of your dreams.

FEATURED RADIO GUESTS:
Phil Catron – Founder & President of Naturalawn of America, Founded in 1987 Naturalawn is America’s leader in organic-based in lawn care Naturalawn.com

Ames Tiedeman - Director of Sales Ames for Systems Trading Corp., the Robomower's North American distributor FriendlyRobotics.com also available at Amazon.com and SamsClub.com

Website of the Day
Inhabitat.com

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Wednesday, March 21th Radio Show

Cleaning your Home the Non-Toxic Way

Today is the first day of spring and that means it's time for spring cleaning. Whether you dread tidying up your digs or love the emotional high from a sparkling clean home, today's show covers the best home cleaning products that use non-toxic ingredients and eco-friendly packaging to help you clean house.

FEATURED RADIO GUESTS:

Adam Lowry - Co-Founder and Chief Greenskeeper of Method, a company of "people against dirty". Because dirty in this context means anything toxic for your health or the environment, Method products are biodegradable, not-animal tested, and beautifully designed to boot.

Holly Bornstein - Marketing Director of CleanWell where they have developed products using Ingenium, which is a registered botanical antimicrobial active ingredient. That means it kills germs (99.99% of them) but is non toxic (less toxic than vinegar) and derived from sustainable ingredients.

Green Trendsetters Discussed with Today's Guests:
Michael Braungart helped to develop Method Products - http://www.mcdonough.com/cradle_to_cradle.htm
Method is available at Target - www.target.com

Organizations Mentioned on Today's Show:
Carnegie Institution - www.carnegieinstitution.org
Energy Star - www.energystar.gov

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Monday, March 19th Radio Show

How Green Can Your Home Be?

How green can your home be? What’s in it for you? How do you make it happen? And how are new technologies and materials and growing consensus within the building industry that building environmentally smart buildings is both vital and doable transforming the places in which we live?

FEATURED RADIO GUESTS:
Robert Politzer - President and founder of GreenStreet Construction & Consulting, a leading green building firm, operating throughout the New York tri-state region. Mr. Politzer is the contractor for the Natural Home Magazine 2007 Show House, opening in Brooklyn, New York later this year.

Stephanie Horowitz, VP of Custom Design, and Benjamin Uyeda, Chief Architectural Officer for Independence Energy Homes, an architectural design firm that specializes in energy efficiency and green buildings and one of the fastest growing Zero Energy architectural design firms in the country.

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

Green Building Resources:
Inhabitat.com - Inhabitat.com
Treehugger.com - Treehugger.com
Green Home Guide - www.greenhomeguide.com
Modern Green Living - www.moderngreenliving.com
Natural Home Magazine - www.naturalhomemagazine.com
Dwell Magazine - www.dwell.com
House and Garden Magazine - www.houseandgarden.com
Lime - www.lime.com

Green Trendsetters Discussed with Today's Guests:
Solar Decathlon - www.eere.energy.gov/solar_decathlon/
American Lung Association Health House - www.healthhouse.org
Cornell School of Architecture - www.aap.cornell.edu/arch/

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Premieres Tuesday, March 13th

Energy Efficient Lifestyles

From air conditioners to entire homes and everything in between, it's now easier than ever to use less energy, save money, and reduce your environmental impact without sacrificing the way you want to live.

FEATURED RADIO GUESTS:
Maria Vargas - Director of Strategic Partnerships for the Climate Protection Partnerships Division in the Office of Air and Radiation within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Ms. Vargas manages the ENERGY STAR brand for the the EPA and is directing the upcoming ENERGY STAR Awards, recognizing leading companies and organizations for their outstanding contributions to environmental protection and energy efficiency.

Matt Belcher - Founder of Belcher Homes, the leading green building company in the St. Louis area, utilizing sustainable products, procedures and development practices to build high-quality environmentally friendly homes. Mr. Belcher is the 2007 National Director for the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and Chairman of the National Green Committee.

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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 21st

Clean and Green: Eco-friendly Bathrooms

For some the bathroom is the place to relax and rejuvenate. For others it’s where they do their best thinking. However you use your bathroom, green innovators are making it increasingly easy and effortless to align your daily routine with a cleaner planet.

THIS WEEKS' GUESTS:
Mark Sanders and Tom Reynolds - Co-founders of Water Saver Technologies, makers of the Aqus, a new innovative water conservation product which recycles greywater from the sink for reuse in toilet flushing.

John Lively - Operations Manager for Recycline, manufacturers of high-performance toothbrushes, razors, and tabletop products made from 100% recycled plastic.

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, 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, December 6th

Eco-intelligent Materials: Superior Products

Today’s eco-intelligent products do more than just save the planet. By virtue of their innovative materials, eco-intelligent products enhance our quality of life. Twenty-first century “green living” is a story of healthy, durable, resource-efficient products that provide a superior level of style, comfort and quality.

THIS WEEK'S GUESTS:
Scott Carwile - Vice-President of Vivetique, a premier organic bedding company specializing in the construction of mattresses, comforters, pillows and other innovative bedding products that go into creating your bed or “sleep system”. These systems are crafted using the cleanest and purest natural fibers to ensure your sleeping comfort.

Frederic Scheer - Founder & CEO of Cereplast, a revolutionary plastics company. Cereplast's compostable, renewable plastics are an economically and ecologically sound substitute for petroleum-based products. Cereplast plastics are made from 100% renewable resources, and return to nature without a trace.

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Premieres Wednesday, November 22nd

Contemporary Green Furniture & Furnishings

Designers are creating stylish, super-functional furniture and home furnishings that marry aesthetic considerations with planetary awareness and effectively equate green design with good design.

THIS WEEK'S GUESTS:
Steve Hessler - Designer, Craftsman and Co-Founder of Iola Design, a design and manufacturing company specializing in innovative display shelving and cabinet units. Iola design works with bamboo to brings personality, grace, and a connection to our natural world into any space.

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.

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Premieres Wednesday November 8th

Clean Renewable Energy for our Homes

It’s easier than ever to power our homes with clean renewable energy. Companies big and small are introducing innovative solutions that make running on wind energy as simple as a few mouse clicks on the computer and running on solar energy as straightforward as purchasing an ordinary appliance.

THIS WEEK'S GUESTS:
Michael Perna, Vice President of Business Development, and Peter Blom, Manager of Renewable Energy Services, for ConEdision Solutions, a leading energy services company that provides cost-effective energy solutions to residences, businesses and governmental customers. ConEdison Solutions Green Power enables residents throughout New York State and parts of Massachusetts to select clean wind and hydro power for their apartments or homes.

Meredith McClintock, Founder & CEO, and Janey Ward, Director of Business Development, for Ready Solar, a company that is simplifying the process of buying solar and offering pre-configured solar modules that are attractively designed and easy to install.

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Premieres Wednesday, November 1st

Stylish Green Home Makeovers

Creating stylish green homes gets increasingly possible with each passing day. Indeed, from the plaster covering our walls to the bed we lay our heads upon, eco-solutions are available that easily fit, make that, easily enhance our lifestyles.

Carol Bomgartel - Vice President of Marketing & co-Founder of American Clay, a provider of interior finishes that are beautiful and healthy. American Clay plasters are the vibrant natural choice for walls and ceilings wherever you seek warm beauty, soothing texture and rich hues.

Walter Bader – President & CEO of Lifekind, a provider of premier organic mattresses and bedding designed to keep you comfortable and naturally safe. Lifekind is the only organic mattress and bedding manufacturer in North America to be independently certified.

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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, September 27th

Beautiful Eco-Friendly Homes

Creating eco-friendly lifestyles starts with the homes we live in. From thoughtful kitchen remodels to forward-thinking home designs and materials, professionals possess the environmental expertise to easily enable modern green living. Thousands of them will be descending upon San Francisco this weekend for West Coast Green, the largest green residential building conference and expo in North America.

THIS WEEK'S RADIO SHOW GUESTS:

Jennifer Roberts – Author of Good Green Kitchens, the ultimate resource for creating a beautiful, healthy, eco-friendly kitchen, and Speaker at West Coast Green.

Eric Corey Freed - Principal of Organic Architect, a design practice committed to designing award-winning buildings which are organic and environmentally friendly. Eric has been named “Best Green Architect” by San Francisco Magazine. Eric will also be speaking at West Coast Green.

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Premieres Wednesday, September 13th

Green Realtors and Residences

Environmental innovation is making it easier than ever before to move-in to a new green home. From green realtors scouting the market to green residential developers putting up new environmentally sound housing communities, forward-thinking professionals are bringing viable green options to a neighborhood near you.

THIS WEEK'S RADIO SHOW GUESTS:
Eva Otto – Real Estate Agent and Partner in Green Works Realty, the first real estate firm in the United States to specialize in healthy green homes, community-focused developments, and innovative properties.

Bob Sisum - Director of Builder Programs at Lakewood Ranch in Bradenton, Florida and Board Member of the National Association of Home Builders. Lakewood Ranch is one of the largest and most successful green residential developments in the country situated on over 38,000 acres with over 20 home builders involved, 600 homes already built to green specifications and many more on the way.

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ADDITIONAL GREEN BUILDING RESOURCES:
Building Green
Profit From Building Green
Green Builder Magazine
Smart Homeowner Magazine

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Premieres: Wednesday, August 2nd

Smart Homes: Living Green & Living Large (or small)

Innovation is underway in the housing industry that combines new
technology with timeless building techniques and materials to make
greening our homes the easy, smart choice. Reduced energy costs, improved air quality and increased natural daylight are just some of the benefits we gain by actively pursuing our enlightened self-interest.

THIS WEEK'S GUESTS:
Kelly Lerner – Principal of One World Design, an architectural firm which specializes in sustainable natural building, and Co-Author of Natural Remodeling for the Not-So-Green House.

Robert Phillips - Marketing Director of Solatube International, Inc., a company that brings sunlight inside the home by offering affordable, yet highly advanced tubular skylights that use a revolutionary, innovative design to capture sunlight on a rooftop, redirect it down a highly reflective shaft, and then diffuse it throughout an interior space.

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, May 31st

Prefab Homes: Modern, Sustainable, Affordable

Thinking about living in a high-design, affordable home that’s also healthier for you, your family and the global environment? Then think “prefab” and get ready for the housing paradigm shift.

THIS WEEK'S RADIO GUESTS:
Steve Glenn - Founder & CEO of Living Homes, a new architectural design and real estate development company introducing a new line of homes created by world-class architects, which feature modern design, healthy/sustainable materials, and an affordable price.

Michelle Kaufmann - Design Principal of Michelle Kaufmann Designs (MKD), an Architectural Design firm that specializes in sustainable,affordable high design. MKD offers full architectural services utilizing off-site technology that is more eco-friendly, provides higher quality, and is more affordable than traditionally built homes.

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Premieres Wednesday, May 24th

The Rise of Green Retailers

As hip, stylish eco-friendly products hit the marketplace, new, forward-thinking retailers are making sure the best of them are easy and convenient to find and purchase.

THIS WEEK'S GUESTS:
Anne Bernstein - Founder of GomiNYC, offering housewares and gifts and one of the most extensive selections of sexy, stylish, eco-friendly clothing.

Mark Caserta - Co-Founder of 3R Living - a home décor and lifestyle store dedicated to “Future Friendly” products. 3R Living carefully selects products with the principles of reducing waste, reusing unwanted or discarded materials, and recycling in mind.

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, May 17th

Creating Energy Efficient Homes

The topic of energy efficiency is garnering significant attention as we search for ways to reduce our energy use, lower our energy bills, and reduce global warming greenhouse gases without really changing all that much about our behavior. Solutions exist and many, from the fridge to the washer/dryer, are built into the things we already use in our homes. Others directly relate to the materials we use to construct and insulate our homes.

THIS WEEK'S RADIO SHOW GUESTS:
Audrey Reed-Granger - Director of Public Relations for Whirlpool Brand, one of the world's leading manufacturers recognized globally for its energy efficient appliances and commitment to environmental packaging, production and design.

Gary Brown - Director of Sales and Marketing for Amvic Building System, provider of Amvic ICF (Insulated Concreted Forms) for housing construction and winner of the Green Builder Magazine 2006 Best in Show award.

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 29th

Healthy, Non-toxic Home & Garden

Poisons inform just about every cleaning and pest removal product we spray in our homes. Sound bad? It is. Fortunately, new, healthier environmentally friendly approaches are available that get the job done efficiently. From green cleaning services to natural DIY pest control remedies, solutions for creating clean green homes are here.

THIS WEEK'S GUESTS:
Dr. Myles Bader - Author of 1001 All Natural Secrets to a Pest Free Property.

Malcolm Berman - Founder & CEO of Green Clean, New York City’s premiere home and office eco-friendly cleaning service since 1993.

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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