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Babies create a lot of waste and need a lot of energy. Just ask Keya Chatterje, Executive Director at USCAN and formerly at the World Wildlife Fund, who decided with her brave husband to try to raise your new baby with a zero carbon footprint, at least for the first year. Wow! How did she… Continue reading Zero-Carbon Baby?! – w USCAN Keya Chatterje

This will surprise you. As a former Deputy Secretary of Defense, and the former Senior Vice President and General Counsel and Military Advisor at CNA, a top national security think tank, Sherri Goodman knows national security.  She pioneered Environmental Security, leading Defense’s analyses of how a changing climate affects national security – and what the… Continue reading Climate, National Security: w Sherri Goodman of DoD, CNA

Energy is the lifeblood of the economy. Where it we get it from matters, though. With several oil and gas folks set to take top posts in the new administration, it’s important to talk with one of the top people who was a liaison between BP and the clean up, from a scientific side: Rita… Continue reading Gulf Oil Spill Lessons & Career Advice – Dr. Rita Colwell

Did you know that training for the utility sector can also equip you to work in biotech? Do you currently work in the energy field – or want to? Ann Randazzo, Executive Director of the Center for Energy Workforce Development, explains to Green Connections Radio host Joan Michelson these surprising tips in this two-part series:… Continue reading Energy Jobs: Ann Randazzo, CEWD, Center for Energy Workforce Development

“Sustainable travelers spend more and stay longer,” Geoff Bolan on Green Connections Radio. If you’re a travel and tourism leader – or a traveler who has sustainable values – listen to this enlightening conversation between Green Connections Radio host Joan Michelson and Geoff Bolan, CEO of Sustainable Travel International. You’ll discover: Who sustainable travelers are… Continue reading Sustainable Travel: w Geoff Bolan, CEO of Sustainable Travel International

“Sometimes sideways or backwards turns into a slingshot,” Whitney Johnson on Green Connections Radio Do you want to make a bigger impact? To be yourself at work? Listen to this enlightening conversation between Green Connections Radio host Joan Michelson and Whitney Johnson, award-winning executive from Wall Street to Twitter and author of “Disrupt Yourself.” Grab… Continue reading Disrupt Yourself: w Whitney Johnson, Author, “One of the Most Influential Management Thinkers”

Did you know that training for the utility sector can also equip you to work in biotech? Do you currently work in the energy field – or want to? Ann Randazzo, Executive Director of the Center for Energy Workforce Development, explains to Green Connections Radio host Joan Michelson these surprising tips in this two-part series-… Continue reading Energy Jobs II – Ann Randazzo, Ctr for Energy Workforce Development

How do you create social value and make money at the same time? Whether you’re a big company or a small one, or a non-profit, listen to Green Connections Radio host Joan Michelson’s probing conversation with Cheryl Kiser, head of the Lewis Center for Social Innovation at Babson College and co-author of the new book,… Continue reading Profitable Social Value – w Cheryl Kiser, Author & Ctr for Social Innovation at Babson College

How do you find the job that makes you feel your best, be engaged in your work?  Those of us in the green economy want to make a difference and bring our passion for it to work. But short of going to work for a non-profit or volunteering, how do we do it? Listen here… Continue reading Career Planning – w Alaina Love’s “Passionality”

As we embark on an uncertain energy and climate future with a new U.S. president who denies climate change and embraces fossil fuels, it’s important to keep focused on the risks – and the opportunities – of the energy portfolio and climate change. Whether you support the fossil fuel industry or think it should be… Continue reading Energy Risks & Opportunities – with Amory Lovins, Top Advisor to Govs., CEOs