Plastics, Toxins, and Carbon, Oh My (S2C E15)

This week Lauren and I welcome a superstar of the greening of NY state, the nation, and the world. Judith Enck, former EPA Administrator in […]

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Part 1 – How Clean Can a Business Be? (S2C E11)

It was so fun to talk with Mark Harrison about Black Kettle Soap, Company, his family’s craft-made soap and cleaning product business. Located in Troy, […]

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Part 1 – The Canals of NY State (S2C E9)

Thank you for joining us for our wonderful conversation with George Ward (Folklorist) and David Borton (retired RPI Professor) that focuses on the history and […]

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(aren’t we all) Subject2Change

Doncha think it is about time we meet….all the people doing the good work of sustainability?  My good friend Lauren and I are trying something […]

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All or Nothing?

I biked to Troy again this weekend, the first ride of what I hope to be a weekly endeavor. The farmers’ market is still occurring […]

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Why?

The kitchen was bright, sunny, and messy with the preparations for Sunday’s roast beef dinner. The whole family would be home, and the young boy […]

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It’s So Beautiful, It Almost Looks Fake.

My mom was not a good cook, having been brought up in the time of “Mock Apple Pie” made with Ritz crackers and without apples […]

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Nostalgic Sustainability

Did you know that the original frisbee disk was actually a Frisbie pie company 5-cent deposit pie plate?  I happen to own one. This company […]

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20/20 Foresight

Our sustainable future will be guaranteed not by personal actions or government mandates or corporate revelations that green business is healthier for the bottom line…but […]

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Is it Sustainable: e-readers

I read. A lot. I tend to love the idea of reading non-fiction, but rarely complete reading any non-fiction book. Sorry, Thomas Friedman…i will finish […]

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