Green Success Stories puts Gary Weinstein, Sustainability Manager at JFK International Air Terminal – Terminal 4 (JFKIAT), in the Green Spotlight. Gary shares his lifelong passion for protecting the environment and its inhabitants. He describes innovative efforts of making aviation more sustainable, including decarbonization, ESG, and even harvesting used cooking oil from airport restaurants and turning it into sustainable aviation fuel. He encourages readers to inspire others to assess and improve their own environmental impact.

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Green Success Stories sat down with Aram Terry, Founder and CEO of MasayaCo, makers of modern furniture and ADUs, all handmade from reforested Nicaraguan teak. We discussed their heirloom-quality designs and how their “Seed to Seat” business model, built on sustainable practices, benefits consumers, supports the local economy, and contributes to the fight against climate change.

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Green Success Stories puts Kiran Mali of FlipWash in the Green Spotlight. FlipWash presents an eco-friendly, investor-friendly, sustainable solution for car washes, using a wax-based cleaning solution instead of wasting water, at locations directly where consumers are anyways (e.g., parking garages). We discussed the evolution of the FlipWash solution, its benefits to the environment and to the consumer, and their hope for expansion and growth.

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Green Success Stories puts Bridgid O’Connell, Marine Science and Technology Fellow at Seaside Sustainability, in the Green Spotlight. We discussed Bridgid’s hands-on educational and community outreach programs to clean up coastlines and enhance aquatic ecosystems, the use of “BlueTech” devices such as the PixieDrone, the building of coalitions toward local and global coastal cleanup, and more.

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Green Success Stories sat down with Stjepan (Steve) Luburic, ESG and Sustainability Senior Manager at SAPRO. We discussed his work with SAPRO helping clients navigate ESG reporting, implement ESG strategies, and find sustainability solutions for their businesses. We further touched on the evolution of his interest in sustainability, his approach to business and environment not being on opposite ends of the spectrum, his interest in reducing plastic waste and advancing alternative fuels, and his encouragement to go outside, appreciate one’s surroundings, and enjoy the beauty of the world.

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Green Success Stories puts Garrett Delk of Pickering Energy Partners in The Green Spotlight. Garrett discusses his path toward his role in sustainability consulting and energy advocacy at PEP, how the tenets of ESG are reflected in efficient business operations and capital allocation (though the term ESG may be out of favor in some circles), and how it behooves us all to learn more about the energy industry while approaching it with an open mind.

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Green Success Stories takes an appreciative look at Hope Jahren’s seminal book “The Story of More,” the story of our exponential growth in population, production, consumption, and pollution.
Here’s just one of many things she points out to think some more about: The amount of food we waste is equal to or more than the amount of food it would take to adequately feed all of the undernourished people on Earth.
Hope has hope. There’s more we can do.

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Green Success Stories sat down with Max Frank, Project Officer – Clean Energy at the New Jersey Economic Development Authority. We discussed his efforts toward helping provide clean energy and resiliency improvements to NJ commercial real estate owners as well as his engagement with multiple other clean energy efforts, including hydrogen production, storage, and off-taking; geothermal networks; and fusion energy.

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Green Success Stories puts Maksym Sushchuk, Senior Content Writer of EOS Data Analytics, in the Green Spotlight. EOSDA is a Ukranian firm that provides satellite-based solutions for decision making in agritech and environmental management. We discussed the sustainability success stories of EOSDA, especially in light of the war, and how despite it all their team keeps faith in the common good, even in the face of so much tragedy.

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Green Success Stories puts Venancio Méndez Levy, Senior Renewable Energy Consultant at Wood Group, in the Green Spotlight. Venancio describes how his wilderness trips with his dad awakened his environmental awareness, and how he finds deep meaning in his current work focusing on the development, engineering, and construction of utility-scale solar projects. He strongly encourages any new graduate or college student reading this to consider the renewable energy industry as their career choice.

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Green Success Stories sat down with Isabella D’Burke, Digital Content and Sustainability Manager of Horizontal, a minority-owned professional staffing and services firm that includes Horizontal Digital and Horizontal Talent. We discussed her passion for environmental sustainability, her ESG studies, and especially how every person and every company – even those not directly involved with sustainability – has a role to play in helping in the fight against climate change.

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Green Success Stories puts Pete Rocha, Green Hydrogen and Biofuels Expert with LEC Partners, in The Green Spotlight. Pete describes his green energy awakening, his efforts in supporting customer needs with low-carbon hydrogen energy solutions, the availability of great renewable energy solutions, and how individuals need to follow their heart in their own green energy awakening.

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