The idea of soldiers turning their swords into plowshares goes back to the Book of Isaiah in the Bible but it’s being lived out in new ways today as the numbers of U.S. veterans transitions back into society back home goes up along with agriculture technology. Karen Archipley co-founded Archi’s Acres which trains military vets to become organic farmers. You can view the 30-min. documentary about Archi's Acrens here.
In an era where new developments in solar, wind and other renewable energy sources need to be the focus, American consumers are spending a billion dollars a year to bail out coal-fired power plants. Not only is the coal-fired power damaging to the environment, but it’s more expensive. Still, several utilities have been selling people power from their own coal-fired plants instead of from cheaper sources on the grid. This is all according to a new study by the Union of Concerned Scientists and we’re joined by Senior Energy Analyst Joe Daniel.
Green Builder Reader Survey/Wild Earth Guardians
Glacier National Park glaciers disappearing/Floating nuclear power plants
Evolution Trash Bags/Green Bond's Unprecedented Growth/Toyota's Project Portal
A toxic close call in Lake Michigan/Solar-made nylon
Nylon made from solar power/Timberland's Ground to Good sustainable shoes
Climate change arrives in Caribbean Islands/Does the March for Science help or hinder?
Cool Effect's crowdfunding for climate change/Mushrooms & sustainability/Honda's hydrogen vehicle
Trash-to-tires made from tomato peels/President Trump undoing environmental progress
Walk for Clean Water/Driverless Cars - 50% by 2030/Cold weather EV performance
.eco web address for sustainability/New Energy Homes/Chef Mareya's latest recipe
World Water Day/Heroic Food
California Drought update, Studebaker Innovation Center, Lexus RX 450h review
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Jerry Harrison & Brian Smith of RedCrow/Roddenberry Prize update
Georgia's high-tech highway, the future of food with Rebecca Chesney
Little Sun's off-grid solar/Green Justice Legal/Eat cleaner with Chef Mareya
Chevy Bolt preview/Ice Energy/Ireland's fossil fuel divestment
How the US-Mexico wall already affects the environment/Crowdfunding thought leader Dr. Richard Swart
Chef Mareya Ibrahim/Dept. of Defense and Climate Change
Flying car race/Solar's record-breaking growth
GM becoming landfill-free/big benefits, big growth of behind-the-meter power storage
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