January 21, 2012
Joe Abraham, Director, Office of Sustainability, University of Arizona
Joe Abraham has a big job, big dreams and a big personality. The Office of Sustainability was established in October 2010 as part of a larger reorganization of UA Campus Sustainability to improve the coordination of environmental sustainability programs across the university. The Office coordinates students, faculty and staff to ensure the University of Arizona is a top-ranked institution among its peers for leadership in environmental sustainability as it pertains to campus design, student engagement, operations, education, research, and outreach. Like I said, big job. This show is sponsored by PopCycle.
January 28, 2012
Linda Powers, Engineering Professor & Bio5 Institute Member, University of Arizona
Linda Powers spent part of her summer biking around Tanzania testing wells for bacteria using a unique instrument designed at the UA. As you know, I am obsessed with the fact that 1.5 billion people go without clean water every day. You are not going to believe what she and doctoral student Aminata Kilung accomplished as they were out cycling and testing for as much as 15 hours a day. In this case, hearing will be believing because I doubt this kind of excursion is in my future, but one never knows. Again, can't wait. This show sponsored by Goodwill Industries of Southern Arizona.
February 4
Debbie Claggett, Owner, TriSports.com
Triathlete, business owner, Mom, wife, community leader. That would be Debbie. She and her husband Seton are the owners of TriSports.com, the largest supplier of triathlete gear in the world. Add to that the following: Their 32,000 square foot facility is solar powered, has two massive rainwater harvesting tanks (can hold 36,000 gallons of rainwater), and has a recycling bin four times bigger than their dumpster. Proud winners of Mrs. Green's Arizona's Greenest Workplace Challenge, it has been my privilege getting to know them, learn about their sustainable culture, their green events and their commitment to our planet. You won't want to miss - trust me. This show sponsored by The Fairfax Companies.
February 11
Albe Zakes - TerraCycle
Albe was one of my very first guests when I started Mrs. Green. We've come a long way baby! The tagline on their website? Eliminate The Idea of Waste. Love it! You also know I love numbers so ponder these and plan to join us: Number of people collecting trash through partnerships with Terracyle - 26,511,927. Waste units collected: 2,262,684,595. Dollars donated to charities: $3,491,776.12. Counting the days. This show sponsored by Environmental Development Group (EDG)
February 18
Patti Goldman, VP of Litigation, Earthjustice
How could you not love the tagline: Earthjustice: because the earth needs a good lawyer. I love all of my lawyer friends and all of the lawyer jokes but this tagline gave me pause. Did you ever stop to think about Mother Earth's lawyer? I did not. How can you not want to hear about a law firm dedicated to protecting magnificent places, natural resources, and wildlife, and to defending the right of ALL people to a healthy environment. They create controversy, take bold stands and yes, make people think. Plan to think with me by joining us. This show sponsored by Chapman Tucson.
February 25
Emma Greenbaum, GreenCorps
It's finally happened. A friend of my youngest daughter is going to be a guest on my show. Time flies when you are Mrs. Green. I have known Emma for close to a decade and was so very proud when she wrote to us asking for us to support GreenCorps. (First I had to read about what the heck it was.) Well, GreenCorps (like Peace Corps) is a one year program that trains the next generation of environmental revolutionaries to win campaigns for the planet and the future. What? Our Emma a revolutionary fighting for things like safeguarding fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico, protecting the arctic refuge, and advocating for fair farm rules? Yes! How could you miss this one? This show sponsored by The Fairfax Companies.
Green peek at what's in the line-up:
March 3
Green America - Alisa Gravitz, Executive Director
March 10
Tucson Festival of Books - Ivy Manning & Drew Aquilina - authors participating in TFOB - the 4th largest Book Festival in the USA
March 17
Solar One Stop - Betty Stamper - national model on streamlining the solar installation process.