Going Green spent a few days discussing how to build smart cities and how to create communities that are more sustainable. Ricky Zollinger, host of Going Green, had the opportunity to interview Adam Beck. Check out Adam’s thoughts on the future of sustainable cities. This segment is part of episode two of Going Green, which…
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Meet Jose Antonio Avina II, Founder of Sacramento Eco Fitness
It was during my time in the Marine Corps when I first played with the idea of harnessing the human power to produce energy. I had my Marines jump on a bike to produce energy to power our lights inside of a tent when our generator went down for a prolonged period of time.
The Economics Behind 420
The cannabis industry is both controversial and profitable. For years, lawmakers struggled with the legalization of cannabis for tax purposes, while dealing with the stigma of making what was once considered a harmful drug available to the public. Slowly but surely, state by state cannabis would get legalized. First for medicinal purposes, than full legalization,…
Meet Matt Unsworth, CEO of ReforestTheWeb
“My motivation was and still is to leave a legacy and to leave a better world than we have today to my future children and for my nephews and nieces. We owe it to future generations to sort the mess we are in out.”
Meet Josh Prigge, Founder and CEO of Sustridge Sustainability Consulting
There are also huge economic benefits to sustainability which I love making the case for to businesses: reduced operating costs, increased employee engagement, reduced risks, attracting new customers, marketing opportunities and more.
How Media Will Shape The Future
The media industry, worth over $18 billion dollars a year, is constantly changing and evolving to fit consumer needs, with major corporations battling for marketshare. The media industry is extremely influential to the general public, as people are consuming content more than ever. When I say “media” I like to break it down into the…
The Most Important Video You Will Ever Watch
“Sustainability is imperative for humanity to prosper.” We must continue to search for solutions to feed and house our citizens, and provide people the opportunity to contribute to society, in a way that doesn’t endlessly consume finite resources. In order for the world, a country, a city, or even a person to be sustainable, they…
Little Changes Make a Big Difference: The Billion Dollar Coffee Industry.
As much as my financial advisor advises me against it, I am a sucker for going to a good coffee shop, and against my goodwill, buying a $4 coffee. Sure, I make my own coffee at home to kick off my day, but there’s something special about going to a cool local coffee shop to…
Meet Ned McMahon, CEO of Primo Wind.
Going Green had the chance to sit down with Ned McMahon, CEO of Primo Wind. Tell us a little bit about you and your background: I studied engineering but never worked formally as an engineer. I built houses, boats, and more working mainly in composites. Then in 2006 I started a urethane foam company using…
Three Easy Ways to Start an Environmentally Friendly Lifestyle.
At this point hopefully you realize that we need to band together to make a change in our day to day lifestyles to help our planet. The problem is when dealing with such a large issue like climate change, it can be hard to find a place to start. Here are a few simple, easy…
