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Greener Thoughts — 268 episodes

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Color Me Natural?: Amazonian Fungus Producing Dye + Natural Makeup

2

The Benefits & Uses of the Stinky Toe Tree and How Why USA Should Make Food Actual Medicine

3

Glyphosate + Indigenous Food Systems + Human Health Issues = A Recipe for Disaster

4

How to be a Citizen Scientist!

5

Planting Seeds of Safety: Protecting Your Mental Health, Remote Work & Rural Ghana

6

Your Go-To List for 20+ Plant-based Sustainable Leathers & Accessories + Updates - Part 1

7

What is the National Climate Assessment (NCA)?

8

Color Me Pink: 5 Sustainable Nail Polishes Brands To Try Today

9

20+ New Environmental Film Festivals You Should Know for Earth Month

10

The Needs of Net Zero

11

Why Glacier Melts Matter Now

12

My TOP 5 Sustainable Mobile Apps

13

What is Biologging? and How Animals Benefit

14

Your New Fave Climate Infrastructure Funding Tool!

15

Global Warming vs. Climate Change?

16

What is a Green Influencer?

17

3-D Printed Plant-Based Food Tech + 16 Companies to Know!

18

Centering Caribbean Food Culture & History, Conserves Farm Culture and Protects Species

19

The Clean Machine - EU and the Renewable Energy Revolution

20

Under Construction: A New Research-Backed Insulation + The Warmest Fibers Out

21

Coffee, Reishi, and 3-D: Plastic Alternatives Straight from the Lab!

22

Exposing Essential Oils: How to Protect Yourself Against Phthalates!

23

South Darfur, Deforestation, and one Empowering Woman + Over 20 Tree-Planting Orgs and Companies to Support

24

AAA: What Would You Be Willing to Pay for Reduced Flight Emissions?

25

Kids, Cyprus, and Cooking Oil : How Waste Becomes Biofuel!

26

The Great Southern Land: The Costs of Preventing Animal Extinctions in Australia

27

E-Waste to Epic Win: How Lab Creates Precious Metals & Converting CO2

28

Survey Says: From Food Insecurity to Love Thy Neighbor

29

What The World Needs Now: A New Center Aimed at Ending Corporate Harm

30

Promises, Promises: Coca Cola - A Lesson on Greenwashing

31

Fighting Food Waste with Policy and Prevention

32

From the Vietnam War: The Pesticide Generation

33

This Episode is for Men: Pesticides and Prostate Cancer

34

Slavery in the 21st Century: How to Not Support It!

35

In the Thick of It: Long Term Air Pollution = Deadly Blood Clots!

36

The End of New Plastic Pollution?

37

Axolotls are Awesome: What Makes It Unique and How to Adopt One

38

Japan Jumpstarts at Plastic Recycling By Examining River Pollution and Research

39

The Cautionary Canary in the Coal Mine & Preventing (More) Climate Change

40

See What the Sea Ice Reveals: New Research Points to A New Molecule Found

41

Gain Beauty...Get Rid of Trash-Altogether!: 7 Useful Steps in Breaking From Waste in Your Beauty Routine

42

Leave Your Waste Behind!: 20 Circular Startups Making Waste a Thing of the Past

43

Puffy and Oh So Fluffy: All the Best in Eco-friendly Winter Wear

44

The Resource that Shouldn't be a Luxury: Research Supports Why Piped Water Matters

45

The Bare Necessities of Barefoot Shoes - 2

46

The Bare Necessities of Barefoot Shoes - 1

47

10 Fascinating Facts About Palm Trees!

48

The Future Possibilities of Recycling Polyolefinic Plastics & The Many Recycled Plastic Products of Today

49

The 19 Latest Best Rated in Organic Soft Socks & Unbelievably Comfy Underwear!

50

Love You Mug!: 8 Eco-friendly Travel Mugs to Help You Tackle Your Day

51

The Top 9 Very Best in Vegan Boots!

52

Feel Good About Your Flow: 8 Period Cups Alternatives to Try!

53

Better to Overcondition, than Underperform!: 9 Best Rated Conditioner Bars for Different Hair Types

54

Sustainable Sudz: 8 Best Eco-Friendly Shampoo Bars for Different Hair Types

55

Legs for Days!: The Latest List of 7 Top Sustainable Safety Razors

56

20 Uncommon Items You Can Recycle and Where to Recycle Them

57

What's Crushed Up in Your Cosmetics?: 7 Gross Ingredients in Makeup

58

The Beginning's of a Biochar Revolution?: How Different Biochars Compare at Cleaning Wastewater and Nature's Filters You Can Use

59

Slowing the World's Next Nightmare: Learning Where Future Pandemics Can Start and Actionable Prevention Steps

60

How Mercury is Contaminating the Deepest Marine Life & How Best to Avoid Mercury in Food and More + Anniversary Prize Giveaway [Retroactive Edition]

61

The U.K.'s Top 5 Wildlife-friendly Building Structures & Which U.S. Cities are Wildlife-friendly? + Anniversary Prize Giveaway [Retroactive Edition]

62

Not So Egg-cellent: How Egg Consumption is linked to Diabetes and which foods can Decrease your Risk + Anniversary Prize Giveaway [Retroactive Edition]

63

Eating your greens on Green: New advancements in Green Tableware and the Many Options for these Products + Anniversary Prize Giveaway [Retroactive Edition]

64

The 8 Best Eco-friendly Phone Cases and Screen Protector + 2nd "Greener Thoughts" Anniversary Celebration Prize Giveaway [Retroactive Edition]

65

Improving Your Green Thumb: The Reasons Why Your Plants Are Yellowing + 2nd "Greener Thoughts" Anniversary Celebration Prize Giveaway [Retroactive Edition]

66

Food & Home Edition: What Endocrinologists Advise on How to Shop Safely

67

The Best Rated Composting Toilets

68

Here are the U.K.'s Top Ten Eco-Progressive Cities. How Does Your City Fair?

69

The Chemicals Creeping From Your Couch! + 15 Eco-friendly Furniture Companies You Will Love

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What the World Needs Now...is not More Meat: How to Best Feed the World Amongst a Growing Population

71

When Animals Attack!: Prevention and Best Practices Against Mountain Lions

72

Where do the wheels of the bus really go?: Tire Tracking in the U.K. & Tips for Tire Recycling and Repurposing

73

What You Need to Know about the Clinton-era Air Pollution Policy the U.S. E.P.A. just Reversed

74

10 Ways to be Anti-racist and Accountable in the STEM fields

75

20 Useful Tips for Your Leftover Fruit and Vegetable Scraps!

76

Soil Today, Erosion Tomorrow: How to Protect Soil Before It Disappears

77

8 Natural Insecticides You Can Craft at Home

78

10 Ethical Earrings from the U.K. You'll Love!

79

Terrific Tips for Going Organic on a Budget

80

The Top Eco-friendly Masks for the Pandemic and Beyond

81

Self-care and Caring for the Environment in the Age of the Coronavirus Pandemic

82

Top 12 Worst Foods for the Planet

83

Up the Creek WITH a Paddle?: How Thresholds can prevent MORE Antibiotic Resistance Medication and Protect Our Rivers

84

The Environmental Impact of Palm Oil and Coconut Oil + Many Useful Alternatives

85

Ways to Care about Our World's Coral Reefs + New Tech that helps Protect them

86

How to Avoid the Toxic Herbicide Glyphosate with Organic Foods!

87

How to Use Shredded Paper 10 Different Ways

88

Sustainable Slip On's: Scientists at UCSD Make Flip Flops from Algae

89

Nature & the Bees: How Green Spaces Positively Boost Bee Numbers in Urban Areas

90

How Endocrine Disruptors are Used in Healthcare and How to Reduce Risks from Exposure

91

Getting the Scoop on Kitty Litter: The Best Sustainable Brands + More

92

10 Zero Waste Shopping Steps to Start Today

93

11 Eco-friendly Wrappings for Every Occasion!

94

The Power of Protein and Lowered Risk of Death

95

PFAS are the Problem

96

E-Waste Rates at 3x Faster than Human Population Pace, Recycling Rates, and How to Decrease Your Waste

97

Caring for Koalas and How to Support Habitat Conservation

98

Fatal Festivities: Why 4th of July Fireworks Fumes are Lethal

99

Elephants: In Trouble by the Tons + How YOU Can Give Tons of Help

100

The 20 Brilliant Ways Silica Gel Saves the Day!

101

Decoding Recycling Symbols!: How to Read Recyclables Right

102

Add Color: Making the Environmental Movement More Inclusive

103

The UK's 5-Part Path to Net Zero

104

Coronavirus Can't Stop 'Em!: How People and Producers are Connecting Food Together in the UK

105

How to Avoid Attacks by Snakes

106

How to Care for Succulents

107

The Breakfast Food Researchers Find Best Preserves Produce + Food Preservation Made Easy and Avoiding Toxic Preservatives!

108

How to Make Less Light Pollution: 6 Ways

109

Add these to the list: 11 Common Genetically Modified Foods to Avoid!

110

Research Supports the Importance of Parks, Green Spaces, and Human Well-being

111

Food Labels Demystified: 16 Certifications You Need to Know!

112

Microplastics Make it Hard for Hermit Crabs to Rehome

113

16 Nearly Impossible Houseplants to Die

114

Gasp!: Gas-powered Appliances aren't Great and here's Why

115

8 Terrific Tumeric Benefits!

116

Research Finds Malaria Risk Highest in the Evening

117

3 Creative Technologies Combating Illegal Fisheries

118

Worry-Free Food!: 6 Foods You Can Eat past the Expiration Dates

119

How Worms, Obesity, and Poor Sleep in humans are Alike

120

Research Measures Food Insecurity During the Coronavirus

121

Research of Droughts and CSWs Increase Disparities in Low-Income Communities

122

The Soap Like No Other: The Many Benefits & Uses of Castile Soap

123

Top 20 Foods You Can Freeze!

124

How to Compost

125

Keeping Kids in Nature During Quarantine

126

14 Ways to Fight Climate Change During the Coronavirus Pandemic

127

9 Benefits of Microalgae

128

Hear Us and Our Health: 15 Statistics about Women and the Environment

129

The Food of Our Future

130

A Toxic Chemical Combo: BPA and Babies

131

Can Air Pollution Make You Fat?

132

The Zero Waste Movement in the Age of the Coronavirus

133

Cause for Concern: 14 Myths about Coronavirus - COVID 19

134

Doing Some Disinfecting? 8 Cleaners that Get the Job Done!

135

How to Challenge a Climate Change Denier

136

Does your Netflix nix the Environment?

137

Mercury in Retrograde and What That Means for You

138

What's the Scoop on Dog Poo?

139

Is Your Water Safe?

140

The Grimy Truth Behind Activated Charcoal

141

Zero Waste: The Restaurant Edition

142

Out of Africa Came Humans, because of Earth's Climate

143

How to Reduce Microfiber Pollution

144

The Wealthy and Food Waste in the United States

145

Food for Thought: 11 Foods Connected with a Lowered Risk of Alzheimer's Dementia

146

The Heat is On and the Stakes are High: How Research Connects Deadly Heatwave Exposure and Redlining Housing Policies

147

To Seek and Destroy: Researchers Find a New Kind of Immune Cell that Kills Most Cancers

148

How Resourceful are We?: Sustainable Consumption vs. Wasteful Habits

149

The Connection Between Climate Change and Violent Crime in the United States

150

The Heat is On!: Dangerous Thermal Receipt Paper - and Its Safer Alternatives

151

How Fasting Works

152

Crush the Climate Crisis in 7 Impactful Ways

153

A Different Kind of Storm...:The Connection Between La Niña and Diarrhea Cases

154

The State of the Environment 2019: 28 Alarming Statistics You Need to Know!

155

6 Need to Know Winter Root Vegetables!

156

How to Prep Your Preserved Homemade Foods

157

What's Up in Flames? Europe's Biomass Burning of U.S. Wood

158

LEDs & Christmas Trees!: How to Recycle Christmas Lights

159

Honolulu's New Powerful Law to Ban Plastic Pollution

160

A NEW Enzyme to Keep Millions of Polyester Pollution at Bay?

161

The Beauty and Benefits of Natural Hair Dyes

162

Countries, Climate Change, & Comparisons: World Renewable Energy Most Benefits Countries with High CO2 Levels

163

10 Better Alternatives to Buying on Black Friday*

164

10 Eco-friendly, Sustainable Gifts for the 2019 Holiday Season*

165

10 Top Techniques to Recycle Better*

166

10 Ways to Not Waste Water*

167

10 Reasons to Go Green Now!*

168

11 Different Ways to Green Your Laundry - Today*

169

10 Ways to Green Your Kitchen + Celebrating My 100th Episode!*

170

The Top 20 Greenest Cities in the United States in 2019*

171

Environmental Factors, Rural Populations, and the Ties to Diabetes Risk

172

The Crux to Carbon?: A New, Developed Process of Removing Carbon from Our Atmosphere

173

What is a Bombogenesis?

174

5 Better Alternatives to Talc Powder!

175

The Bigger, Bloodier, and Bountiful: Study Shows Mosquitoes are Bigger in Lower Income Areas

176

A Green Survey and Materialism: Buying Green Doesn't Always Make You Serene

177

U.S. Consumers are Confused on How to Shop (More) Sustainably

178

The Power Behind Penn State Lowering Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Half

179

6 Great Benefits of Garlic!

180

The Many Benefits of Vitamin D

181

Microplastics and Melting Sea Ice

182

23 States Have an Ongoing Warfare and Sue Trump Administration Over Emissions Standards

183

Filth Beyond the Fleet: Study Shows U.S. Airplane Water is Beyond Disgusting

184

The Stain of Unsustainable Pads and Tampons...and Better Greener Alternatives

185

Allergen Relief!: 5 Ways to Get Well Sooner

186

The Painstaking Cleanup of Plastic Food Packaging

187

Sick New Trio of Viruses Affects Endangered Salmon Populations

188

A Step on the Green Path: Timberland Will Buy No More Brazilian Leather

189

The Amazon is up Ablaze & Ways to Aid

190

Clouds too Contaminating: 9 Creepy Ways Air Pollution Harms Your Health

191

The Most Littered Plastic Item on the Planet

192

The Newark Lead Contamination Crisis

193

How to Properly Dispose of Used Batteries

194

A New Food Made from Carbon Dioxide is a Game Changer - for Our Food Future!

195

How to Safely Dispose of Unused Medication

196

Plastic's Not Posh!: England's Largest Retailers Plastic Bag Sales Fell By 90% In the Past 4 Years

197

Growth Goals: Ethiopia Plants 350 Million Trees in One Day!

198

10 Things to Know About Ebola + Last Day of BONUS Prize Giveaway!

199

An Alternative to the Green New Deal? + 3 Days Left in BONUS Prize Giveaway!

200

Toxic Sunscreens and Staying Safe in the Sun + 1 Week Left in BONUS Prize Giveaway!

201

What is Legionnaires' disease? + BONUS Prize Giveaway!

202

How Hurricanes are Named + BONUS Prize Giveaway!

203

Trashy Trends: Statistics State the U.S. Wastes More and Recycles Less + BONUS Prize Giveaway!

204

The Depressive Side to Pesticides + BONUS Prize Giveaway!

205

Top 10 Ranked Veggies for Lowered Disease Risk + BONUS Prize Giveaway!

206

Contrail Cloud Climate Impacts + New Pre-BONUS Giveaway Info!

207

The Heat is On: Cement Creates More CO2 > than ALL Trucks Worldwide + New Pre-BONUS Giveaway Info!

208

The UK Falters at Ending Fast Fashion

209

Get Heart Healthy!: How to Raise Your Good Cholesterol

210

A Mighty Ray of Sunshine: Renewable Energy Now Creates More U.S. Electricity than Coal!

211

The Lack of Accessible Fruits and Veggies Leads to Millions of Deaths Annually

212

Get Happy and De-stress w/ 10 Foods to Improve Your Mood

213

Food Shouldn't be Trashed: 8 Great Kitchen Scraps to Use

214

Superfoods to the Rescue!: 11 Berries to Boost Your Health

215

Mountains of Plastic Mess in Malaysia and Vows of How to End Them

216

A Look at 127 Special Years: The History of the Sierra Club + 2 Days Before Giveaway Ends!

217

A Question of Grocery Checkout Bag Politics + New Prize Giveaway!

218

The Fountain of Youth: 10 Trusted Ways to Living Longer + New Prize Giveaway!

219

The End of an Era: Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant to Close in Fall 2019 + 50th episode! + New Prize Giveaway!

220

The Buzz About Bees: How to Identify Different Bees + New Prize Giveaway!

221

The NEW Forever Plastic? Closed Loop Recycling Backed by Science + New Prize Giveaway!

222

Another Environmental Win for Maine: First State to Ban Styrofoam Containers + New Prize Giveaway!

223

Zwoice: Europe's First Plastic-and Pollution-Free Online Shopping Portal! + New Prize Giveaway!

224

Up a Creek Without a Paddle?: Flint, MI Five Years Later

225

A Different Way of Decay?: Human Composting in Washington State!

226

Saving Some Green: EV's Could Cost-Compete Conventional Cars in Only 3 Years + Last Day of 1st Giveaway!

227

CA Residents Moving Back to Paradise, Despite Bad Water + New Giveaway!

228

The Cost We Cannot Afford: $2.5B Yearly Because of Ocean Plastic + New Prize Giveaway!

229

Nike: Saving the Planet with its Plant-Based Dye Shoe Collection + New Prize Giveaway!

230

ALDI's New Responsible Plastic Packaging Standards + New Prize Giveaway!

231

Ways to Get Rid of Mosquitoes, Naturally

232

The Problem of Pedestrian Deaths

233

Maryland's Fight to Close Its Coal Powerplants

234

It's Tea Time!: 12 Benefits of Tea

235

California 7 Years Drought-Free

236

Terribly Toxic: 9 Dangerous Foods

237

Nemesis Nutrients?

238

Washing Clothes With Care

239

Why We Sleep

240

The Wall or Wildlife?

241

Pesticides Lowered After Organic Diet

242

The Future of Electric Vehicles

243

Easily Reducing Your Plastic Waste 11 Different Ways

244

Not So Sweet Swiss: Higher Income, Higher Emissions

245

How to Green Your Valentine's Day

246

50% of Juice Tested Contains Lead and Arsenic

247

Jim Carrey's Recent Eco-Themed Art & Trump

248

5 Hard Financial Lessons Learned from the Federal Government Shutdown

249

The Day After Tomorrow Type Weather

250

Ways to Prevent Your Pipes From Freezing

251

The Record Presence of Coal Ash-Groundwater Contamination in at Least 22 U.S. States!

252

World Ocean Temperatures Accelerating Quicker than Ever

253

Coming up: 2019's Only Eclipse, the Rare Blood Red Super Moon!

254

U.S. Carbon Emissions Pick Up the Pace - Again

255

The Downside to Online Shopping

256

Largest Californian Utility Company May Be Up in Smoke

257

How Healthy is Your State?

258

Want to Start the Year off Right? Declutter your Life.

259

Researchers New Sorting Waste Game Teaches through Fun and it's Addictive!

260

2018 Last Minute Holiday Gift Ideas!

261

D.C.'s 2018 Landmark Renewable Energy Bill

262

Zinke's Conduct's Stinky

263

Save the (Christmas) Trees!

264

Preventing Extinction Means Everything

265

Recycling is the Problem

266

Misshapen Food Needs Love Too

267

Rhinos Horns and Tiger Bones - Oh my!

268

2018 Thanksgiving Dinner Green Tips