Green Success Stories sat down with Brian Rodriguez of Bridgehouse Advisors. We discussed his sustainability awakening (where’s the snow?!), his climate studies in Belize, his joy in driving past his first solar installation, and his engaging work at Bridgehouse Advisors helping clients with energy management, ESG due diligence, decarbonization, and carbon accounting services. We further discussed the future of the industry, the need to read, and his wish to finally see an Eagles game at Lincoln Financial Field.

Words to repeat (or shall we say rePete) – quoting Pete Seeger on recycling and remembering the green success story of his environmental activism.

Green Success Stories sat down with Nick Huey of DataBriefs. We discussed the need to depoliticize climate change and focus on common benefits of sustainability. Nick described the great work DataBriefs does helping green companies and nonprofit organizations with online marketing. He stresses that there are lots of people, regardless of political affiliation, trying to leave the world better than they found it.

Green Success Stories sat down with Ashleigh Dawson, president of Recycle2Riches (R2R). We discussed her vision for a circular economy, and her efforts to change the culture of consumption via communication, collaboration and community education. She revealed the comprehensive Life Cycle Analysis tool on R2R’s website, a tool that empowers consumers and sustainable businesses to combat greenwashing within the “green product” sector. And we came up with a plan to use $1 billion to solve the climate crisis.

Green Success Stories had a great conversation with Louis Potok, Co-Founder and CEO of Recoolit. We discussed the astounding greenhouse impact of refrigerant emissions, and Recoolit’s pioneering solution.

Green Success Stories shines the green spotlight on Brighton Heard of Westervelt Ecological Services. Brighton has devoted his career to providing mitigation solutions for impacts to ecological resources. He estimates that these efforts have restored and protected over 100,000 acres of native habitats. 

Green Success Stories had a great conversation with Jenny Morgan, Market Development Manager of Tradewater. Tradewater collects and destroys dangerous, ozone-depleting greenhouse gases, and provides carbon offsets to firms looking to better protect the environment.

Green Success Stories sat down with Phillip Cole III to discuss how he helps companies develop ESG and CSR environmental programs that improve on community service, reduce pollution, and eliminate bad practices.

How much trash do we produce? How did our ancestors deal with it? Where does it go now? How do you make a cool, funny, interesting read about it? All these questions, and more, are answered by Derf Backderf, in his graphic novel Trashed.

Green Success Stories sat down with Mohammadreza Ghodoosi, engineer in the Public Utilities Water Division of The City of San Diego, to discuss water efficiency and sustainability in the City of San Diego.

Exploring different strategies for carbon sequestration – how to put that carbon back into the earth.

Green Success Stories sat down with Mehul Kamran of Mercy Housing, to discuss providing climate resiliency for low income housing residents. 

Green Success Stories shines the Green Spotlight on Megan Werpy of World Systems Solutions. Megan discusses developing systems and tools that unite the global community and synchronize efforts to combat the climate crisis.

For the first time, new green jobs are surpassing the overall job growth rate.

Are we all bigfoot when it comes to our carbon footprint?

Green Success Stories shines the Green Spotlight on Jim Gale of Food Forest Abundance. Food Forest Abundance converts lawns and farmlands into permaculture food forests that are easy to maintain, adaptable to any climate, and provide plentiful yields – all pesticide free. It aims to create a Garden of Eden of food abundance.

Stop food waste with the Too Good To Go Program. Use the app to rescue unsold food at great prices. Get those croissants guilt free (hey, you’re helping the planet).

Green Success Stories shines the Green Spotlight of Shelby Thomas of http://www.OceanRescueAlliance.org. With their Artistic Artificial Reef Project, ORAI creates artistic artificial reefs to provide coastal protection, enhance biodiversity, and support local communities with ecotourism.

Green Success Stories offers a salute to Dr. John “Planetwalker” Francis, environmentalist hero. After seeing a huge oil spill under the Golden Gate Bridge, John took and lived a vow – never to ride in a motorized vehicle again. When he realized that people weren’t listening to each other, he listened – and didn’t talk for 17 years. But his voice for the environment rings true to this day.

Green Success Stories shines the Green Spotlight on Lane Powell of Harmony Enterprises. Harmony Enterprises offers the widest range of long lasting recycling and waste equipment for virtually any industry sector in over 90 countries worldwide.