"No Impact Man" Colin Beavan got his family to go along with his big experiment: could they go an entire year living sustainably in their ninth-floor Manhattan apartment. That meant, for example, no riding the elevator. How did they do it? More important, did they get though the year? Ralph Copleman interviews Colin.
Guest: Colin Beavan, PhD, Author and Writer, and more recently, No Impact Man Guest Host: Ralph Copleman, Sustainable Lawrence Links: No Impact Man, No Impact Project
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Members of the New Jersey Environmental Federation discuss the challenges facing our local community and state with regard to clean air and water.
Guest: Jane Nogaki, Founding member of the New Jersey Environmental Federation
Guest: Dr. Susan Wolf, Member of the NJ Environmental Federation
Links: NJ Environmental Federation, Clean Water Action
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Enriching community and strengthening neighborhoods is central to the emergence of sustainability, here or anywhere. Listen as leaders from two separate Lawrence neighborhoods compare notes as they build strong local businesses, create well-used gathering places, and expand cultural offerings on the neighborhood level.
Guest: Howard Nelson, President, Lawrenceville Main Street, and Economics Professor at TCNJ Guest: Tahirih Smith, Sustainable Lawrence Liaison to Greater Eldridge Park Neighborhood Association (GEPNA) Links: Lawrenceville Main Street, GEPNA Plan (11MB PDF)
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Executive Producer Ralph Copleman turns the tables on our on-air host Bob Carson and interviews him about what he's learned from doing nearly 40 Natural Step radio shows. What has he learned? How has he changed his own habits? Which of the shows stand out? How does sustainability relate to other topics he discusses on his weekly political talk hour? Hear Bob as a guest on his own show!
Guest: Bob Carson, Radio Talk Show Host Host: Ralph Copleman, Executiver Director at Sustainable Lawrence
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Everything you need to know about local streams and ground water (the stuff we consume daily) gets covered in Ralph Copleman's interview with Jennifer Coffey and Gwen McNamara of the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, as they release a first-ever report on the quality of the region's water. Hint: drink all the tap water you want.
Guest: Jennifer Coffey, Policy Director, Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed
Guest: Gwen McNamara, Communications Manager, Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed
Guest Host: Ralph Copleman, Executiver Director at Sustainable Lawrence
Links: Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed, Water Sense
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The staff of Sustainable Lawrence, Tahirih Smith and Ralph Copleman, run down some of the lessons they've learned about doing sustainability work in a typical American community and cover details about Sustainable Lawrence events coming up in March around the region.
Guest: Tahirih Smith, SWELL Neighborhoods Coordinator at Sustainable Lawrence Guest: Ralph Copleman, Executiver Director at Sustainable Lawrence Links: Sustainable Where wE Live in Lawrence
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Shana Weber and Melissa Greenberg coordinate Sustainability activities at their respective universities, Princeton and Rider. They discuss what "green" efforts and cultural changes are happening on campus, and the increasing awareness and expectation from the university community.
Guest: Shana Weber, Sustainability Manager at Princeton University Guest: Melissa Ross Greenberg, Sustainability Manager at Rider University Guest: Ralph Copleman, Executiver Director at Sustainable Lawrence Links: Office of Sustainability at Princeton, Broncs Go Green at Rider
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Leaders of three sustainability programs from three different Mercer County communities discuss the challenges they face, where progress is being made, and what the future may hold for similar efforts in the region.
Guest: Wendy Kaczerski, Sustainable Princeton and Princeton Environmental Commission Guest: Rob Benjamin, Sustainable Hamilton Guest: Ralph Copleman, Sustainable Lawrence, Executive Director Links: Sustainable Princeton, Sustainable Hamilton, Sustainable Lawrence, Sustainable Cherry Hill
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Sandy Bauers, environment reporter, columnist, and blogger for The Philadelphia Inquirer, cites her top recommendations for living sustainably at home. She also talks about the challenge of covering environment-oriented stories in today's media environment.
Guest: Sandy Bauers, environment reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer Guest Host: Ralph Copleman, Sustainable Lawrence Link: Green Space Blog, Goodbye to Edison's bulb
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Christopher Bobbitt, LEED Architect, discusses the roles and responsibilities of an architect and the trend toward green buildings that are cost-efficient and energy-saving. Topics include the use of both old and new technology and the establishment of standards to transform the way buildings and communities are designed, built and operated.
Guest: Christopher Bobbitt, LEED Architect
Guest: Ralph Copleman, Executive Director Sustainable Lawrence
Links: US Green Building Council
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