5 Minutes for Earth
by P.H.S. Environmental Club
THE CHOICE IS YOURS, SAVE IT OR WASTE IT.This podcast focuses on a different environmental topic each week and provides you with easy ways to help out. The time for environmental action is now. Our future is on the line. Find out what simple changes you can make to help our planet now. No action is too small to make a difference!
Episodes
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5 Minutes For Earth: The Trailer Part 2!
Hello and welcome to 5 Minutes for Earth brought to you by the Placer Environmental Club! A podcast dedicated to the idea that each and every one of us has a duty to help our planet and our future. Each week we will discuss and environmental topic with a special guest and bring you ways to help...
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025 - Cryptocurrency and NFT's with Emily Hyatt
This week we are discussing the environmental impacts of NFT's and Cryptocurrencies with Emily Hyatt. Did you know that Bitcoin, the worlds largest cryptocurrency, emits 38 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere every year? Listen to find out why cryptocurrencies and NFT's can...
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024 - Wildlife Rehabilitation with Christy Berger
This week we are chatting with Christy Berger from the Gold Country Wildlife Rescue! Listen to find out why protecting wildlife is so important and what rehabilitation is all about. Then find out the easiest ways you can help your local wildlife today! -- Instagram: @placer_environmental_club…
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023 - Noise Pollution with Emyr Garcia Carlos
This week we are discussing noise pollution with Emyr Garcia Carlos! Did you know that noise pollution can cause caterpillars' hearts to beat faster and whales to get lost?!? Listen to find out the facts about noise pollution, then see what you can do to help. -- Follow us on Instagram:...
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022 - Air Pollution with Sage Byerrum
This week we are chatting about air pollution with the wonderful Sage Byerrum! Join us as we learn about the major sources of air pollution and then address ways everyone can help reduce air pollution. Thanks for listening! -- Follow us on Instagram: @placer_environmental_club Check out our...
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021 - Sustainable Energy with Karen Perry
This week we are chatting about different types of energy and sustainability with Karen Perry, environmental activist and energy expert! How green is green energy? Which energy source is the best for the planet? How can we cut down on our energy uses? Find out the answers to these questions and...
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Minisode - Holiday Special
Happy holidays! On this very special "minisode," we are chatting about easy ways you can be more eco-friendly and sustainable this holiday season! -- Follow us on Instagram: @placer_environmental_club Check out our website: sites.google.com/puhsd.us/p-h-s-environmental-club/home?authuser=0…
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020 - Erosion with Elias Alvarez
This week we are discussing erosion and soil nutrient loss with Elias Alvarez. Find out what soil nutrient loss and erosion mean, why they are a problem, and what you can do to help in this episode. -- Follow us on Instagram: @placer_environmental_club Check out our website:...
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019 - Changing the World with Aneta Hrudova from viaGood
This week we are chatting with Aneta Hrudova about the viaGood project. ViaGood is a social networking app that uses technology to help support environmental organizations, spread positive news and so much more! Find out how you can get involved and what impacts you can have. -- Follow us on...
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018 - Biodiversity Loss With Emily Hyatt
This week we are talking about our dwindling biodiversity and its effects on human populations with Emily Hyatt. We give you the biodiversity stats and explain why species loss effects everyone. Then find out what you can do to help stop biodiversity loss today! -- Follow us on Instagram:...
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017 - Fast Fashion and Clothing Waste With Elias Alvarez
Join us this week as we discuss the environmental impacts of the fast fashion industry and clothing waste with Elias Alvarez! We expose the fast fashion industry and share the facts of what these companies are doing. Then find out all the ways you can make a difference right now! -- Check out our...
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016 - Electric Vehicles vs. Gas Powered Vehicles With Angelo Ramos
This week we are looking at the environmental impacts of electric vehicles compared to the environmental impact of gasoline powered vehicles with Angelo Ramous. When I first stared researching this topic I thought I knew for sure what the answer was. I was absolutely shocked to find out the truth...
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015 - Vegan/Vegetarian Diets With Zoe Haskins
We are back again this week with one of my personal favorite co hosts, Zoe Haskins! We’re chatting about vegan and vegetarian diets and the science behind them. Turns out, meat production is really bad for the planet. Find out all the facts and why meat diets are a problem here. -- Check out our...
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014 - Household Toxic Chemicals with Lendri Purcell
This week we are chatting about toxic household chemicals with Jonas Philanthropies’ Vice President and founder of Families Advocating for Chemical and Toxics Safety (F.A.C.T.S.), Lendri Purcell! The toxic chemicals hiding in your couch, chemical effects on wildlife, fast food container problems,...
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013 - Watersheds with Sol Henson
This week we are chatting with environmental science educator Sol Henson about local waterways and watersheds. Contaminates, ecosystems that rely on watersheds, animal waste and so much more! Learn about watersheds with us then find out how you can help keep our waters clean! -- Check out our...
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012 - Light Pollution with Ranger Gordon and Ranger Paula
This week we are chatting about light pollution with Bryce Canyon Rangers Paula and Gordon! Dark skies, animals effected, constellations, culture, and so much more! Learn about the dangerous effects light pollution has on the natural world and why dark skies are so important historically and...
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011 - Corals with Zoe Haskins
This week we are focusing on corals with club member Zoe Haskins! Corals and marine diversity, coral bleaching, why corals are in trouble and so much more! Come learn about beloved coral reefs with us then find out what changes you can make to help save corals. When I started writing this episode…
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010 - Bats with Corky Quirk
It's freakin bats! Another long episode this week focusing on bats! We are chatting with Corky Quirk, environmental educator and keeper of bats. Baby bats, cute little bats, all the bat niches, the importance of bats in our environment, the fastest mammals on earth and so much more! Join us as we...
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09 - Green Spaces with Carl Clark
On this extra length episode we are taking with Carl Clark about green spaces and parks! Recreation, the importance of parks in our society, plant power, why trash is trashy, and so much more! Learn from 40 year green space manager and find out all the ways you can support and enjoy green spaces!...
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08 - Environmental Contamination with Angela Rydelius
On this special episode we are talking with Angela Rydelius from McCampbell Analytical about soil, water and air contamination! Toxic runoff, hazardous soils, pesticide usage effects, and testing soils! Learn about contamination facts and testing, then find out all the ways you can help keep soil...
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07 - Ice with Norah DeMello
On this episode we are chatting about ice with Norah DeMello! Glaciers, polar bears, ice sheets, sea level rise and more. Come learn about ice with us including how fast ice is melting around the world and why its melting. Then learn about all the easy ways you can help these icy ecosystems. --...
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06 - Overfishing with Alex Belles
This week we're talking about overfishing with Alex Belles! Unsustainable fishing practices, bycatching, species facing extinction, and much much more. Lean about the dangerous effects of overfishing including the mind blowing facts. Find out all the ways you can help stop overfishing/bycatching…
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Minisode - Earth Day Special
Happy Earth Day! On this very special "minisode" we are chatting about the history of Earth Day and what you can do to celebrate! -- Resources on Earth Saving actions: https://www.footprintcalculator.org/ https://www.nytimes.com/guides/year-of-living-better/how-to-reduce-your-carbon-footprint...
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05 - Deforestation with Zoe Haskins
This week we discuss deforestation with Zoe Haskins. Palm oil, planting trees, the magic of forests, and so much more! We speak for the trees as we chat about the dangers of deforestation and what that means for the future. Learn about how much deforestation is actually happening, then find out…
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04 - Household Waste with Rane Shim Clark
This week we chat about household waste with Rane Shim Clark. Garbage, trash incinerators, Swedish policies and so much more! Learn about the threat household waste poses on human well being, facts about the issue, and ways you can reduce your household waste for a cleaner tomorrow. -- Check out...
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03 - Ocean Pollution with Isabella Sadler
PART 2! This week we address plastic pollution with Isabella Sadler. Turtles, truckloads of plastic, microplastics and so much more. We give you the facts on ocean pollution and expose the severity of this issue. Lean about plastic pollution and its affects with us then find out all the ways you...
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02 - Ocean Pollution with Isabella Sadler
This week we chat about liquid ocean pollution with Isabella Sadler. Sewage, industrial waste, oil spills, and so much more. Come learn about liquid ocean pollution with us. Then find out how you can help keep our oceans clean. -- Check out our website:...
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01 - Food Waste with Ezra Scott
Welcome to 5 Minutes for Earth! In our very first episode, we discuss food waste and its environmental impacts with Ezra Scott. WE chat about the reasons why food waste is so bad for the planet and then discuss what you can do to help stop food waste! -- Check out our website:...
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5 Minutes for Earth - The Trailer!
Hello and welcome to 5 Minutes for Earth brought to you by the Placer Environmental Club! A podcast dedicated to the idea that each and every one of us has a duty to help our planet and our future. Each week we will discuss and environmental topic with a special guest and bring you ways to help...
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THE CHOICE IS YOURS, SAVE IT OR WASTE IT.This podcast focuses on a different environmental topic each week and provides you with easy ways to help out. The time for environmental action is now. Our future is on the line. Find out what simple changes you can make to help our planet now. No action is too small to make a difference!
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