Green Karat: Recycle Old Gold, Receive New Jewelry

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Use Less Packaging? A Group of Brits say “Duh”

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Freecycle - Free Gifts for the Giving and Taking

Today's show is very exciting for us because we have reading about our guest's company, Freecycle, all over the place including in our favorite eco-newspaper, The Wall Street Journal. Not only does does Freecycle have over 3 million users, but founder Deron Beale is a Thunderbird alum, just like the Lazy E.

Deron Beale - Founder of Freecycle which is made up of 4,226 groups with 4,338,000 members across the globe. It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns.

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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, 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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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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Monday, June 4th Radio Show

Sigg Bottles: Why Do All The Cool Kids Have Them?

If you want to shift behavior in a greener direction why not make it cool? While Nalgene water bottles still have “cred” in diehard green circles, designer Sigg bottles are streaming into the mainstream. The result is much fewer plastic disposable plastic bottles streaming into our landfills where currently over 30 million plastic bottles in the U.S. head everyday. Today we discuss cutting-edge products and service that are helping us adopt more environmentally conscious lifestyles.

Today's Featured Radio Guest:
Steve Wasik - President/General Manager of SIGG USA, combining 100 years of Swiss quality & craftsmanship with a fresh, fun perspective on contemporary style to deliver a water bottle with both function AND fashion! Customize your bottle at MySigg.com.

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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, April 19th Radio Show

Big Companies. Big Solutions. Clean Planet.

Everyone has a role to play in solving the environmental challenges we face. Some of the most innovative green solutions are coming from some of the biggest corporations in the world.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

Paul Murray - Director of Environmental Affairs and Safety at Herman Miller. Today Herman Miller is recognized as an industry leader in environmentally responsible product design and manufacturing and believes in the idea of triple bottom line of financial, environmental, and social equity.

Renee St. Denis - Manager of Hewlett Packard’s Product Recycling Solutions HP's Planet Partners recycling service provides an easy way to recycle computer equipment, rechargeable batteries or HP printing supplies and this ensure that unwanted hardware or empty HP printing supplies are recycled responsibly.

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Friday, April 13th Radio Show

Worm Poop: Livin' the Dream

For those out of the loop, it's all about poop. Worm poop that is. To wrap up Recycle Week here at the Lazy Environmentalist, we have a guest who is truly living an Eco-Capitalist's dream. Relying upon billions of worms, used soda bottles, and an innovative business approach, Trenton, New Jersey-based Terracycle is shaking up the lawn care industry and taking poop to the next level.

Today's Featured Guest:

Tom Szaky – Co-Founder of Terracycle, a manufacturer of affordable, potent, organic products that are not only made from waste, but are also packaged entirely in waste. TerraCycle Plant Food™ is made by feeding premium organic waste to millions of worms. The worm poop is then liquified into a powerful organic plant food and bottled directly in used soda bottles.

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

Sustainable Style Foundations's 2007 Best Dressed Environmental List- including Leonardo DiCaprio, George Clooney, and our dear friend Summer Rayne Oakes.

Big Shout Out to Steve Shriver, founder of Ecolips who is on day 2 of his Organic Endurathon. 10 Marathons in 10 days. 260+ miles. Running across Iowa informing folks about the environment and global warming. This guy is the real deal.

Greening the Queen - Queen Elizabeth II has hired a team of consultants to carry out the first-ever audit of carbon emissions from her three official residences.

See the lawsuit word for word that Scott's Miracle Grow has filed against Terracylce.

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Thursday, April 12th Radio Show

Recycle. Save the Planet. Make Money.

There are currently 750 million used cell phones either in drawers, or already in the waste stream. More than 315 million obsolete computers clog landfills, and the numbers are increasing. The bad news is that Lead, Mercury, and Cadmium poisoning stems from electronics leaching into ground water from landfills. The great news is that you can now making serious cash from your trash and avoid the landfill altogether.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

Ron Gonen - Founder & CEO of RecycleBank, provides communities with cost effective and environmentally conscious solutions to the rising cost of waste collection by rewarding homes for the amount that home recycles.

Seth Heine - Founder & CEO of Greenphone and Collective Good, which recycles spare cell phones in an environmentally and socially responsible manner either as a donation or for profit.

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

Website of the Day:
Ebay EZTradeIn.com- Get cash by sending in you working pre-owned products and get a discount on your next eBay purchase

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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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Monday, April 9th Radio Show

Recycled, Revamped and Ready to Wear

If what we wear often dictates how we feel, and how we feel effects how we act, it could be argued that wearing the right thing leads to doing the right thing. In today's show, wearing the right thing signifies going beyond what is "in" for a particular season. Instead, the key is smart recycled materials, solar powered bags, and all around beautifully designed and durable fashion.
Today's Featured Radio Guests:
Zach Lyman - Co-founder of Reware, maker of the Reware Juice Bags, a line of solar powered backpacks and messenger bags. Reware also recently introduced its Power Pockets, a line of foldable, portable, and easily stow-able solar power charging kits.

Adrienne Moser - Chief Operation Officer & Jamie Bainbridge - Materials Researcher - Nau, an outdoor apparel company committed to inspiring and affecting positive change through a holistic approach to design that integrates beauty, performance and sustainability.

Green Trendsetters Discussed with Today's Guests:

The Distance Project - A blog observing the ecology of change, by Zach Lyman who is the co-founder of Reware.

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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, August 16th

Talking Trash: New Directions in Recycling

We are so accustomed to throwing things away but we rarely ever consider where our stuff actually goes. Fortunately, innovative companies are making it easy and safe to get rid of the stuff we don’t want and are finding some interesting uses for it too.

THIS WEEK'S RADIO SHOW GUESTS:
Seth Heine – Founder & CEO of CollectiveGood and RipMobile, companies that make it easy, painless and rewarding to recycle our cell phones, PDAs, and pagers.

Cameron Herold - Chief Operating Officer and Bill Coleman, Franchise Partner, of 1-800-GOT-JUNK, a full service junk removal company that hauls away anything two people. Up to 75-percent of the junk removed is either recycled or donated to local charities, effectively reducing the amount of junk dumped in landfills.

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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Episode 10

Recycling Made Easy and Fun

While many of us recycle because we know it’s the right thing to do, a new set of companies are making recycling easier, more fun and in some instances, more lucrative for consumers than ever before. Joining Josh to discuss the topic are Ron Gonen, Co-founder of RecycleBank, a company that empowers, tracks and rewards people for recycling, and Scott Figueiredo, President of Earthpak, maker of high-quality backpacks using 98% recycled materials.

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