Greener Thoughts

It's time the animals thrive, or else we humans won't. Socially conscious animated videos mentioned: From THEE Steve Cutts - 'Turning Point' (2020)- https://youtu.be/p7LDk4D3Q3U?si=vRLAbpD-efbjcwK0 Website resource: https://www.iucnredlist.org/ - IUCN organization Thank you for listening to, sharing, and supporting 'Greener Thoughts'! Recorded: 02-03-2025 #animals #endangered #extinction #research #greenerthoughtspodcast --- Na'ilah Dawkins is the creator and host of 'Greener Thoughts'. **Episodes are (usually) every Sunday and Thursday.** Desktop/Mobile: Podcast page (main): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greenerthoughtspodcast From the main page, you can support the podcast with a monthly contribution and/or send a voice message. Music credited to: "The Ice Giants" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "In The West" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech

New innovations, research, and ideas are needed to slow and eliminate modern e-waste. This news from Cornell University is a start... Socially conscious animated videos mentioned: From THEE Steve Cutts - 'Wake Up Call' (2014) - https://youtu.be/jid2A7ldc_8?si=AWBn9tHUa-WVtCKF 'Turning Point' (2020)- https://youtu.be/p7LDk4D3Q3U?si=vRLAbpD-efbjcwK0 Thank you for listening to, sharing, and supporting 'Greener Thoughts'! Recorded: 01-31-2025 #ewaste #sociallyconscious #tech #waste #greenerthoughtspodcast --- Na'ilah Dawkins is the creator and host of 'Greener Thoughts'. **Episodes are (usually) every Sunday and Thursday.** Desktop/Mobile: Podcast page (main): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greenerthoughtspodcast From the main page, you can support the podcast with a monthly contribution and/or send a voice message. Music credited to: "The Ice Giants" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "In The West"

This is for Baltimore! Whether you are from Baltimore, visited, lived there (or continue to), or work in Baltimore (City or County), thank you for protecting the city and supporting where you are from. Thank you for listening to, sharing, and supporting 'Greener Thoughts'! Recorded: 01-27-2025 #Baltimore #community #survey #podcast #policy #progress #greenerthoughtspodcast --- Na'ilah Dawkins is the creator and host of 'Greener Thoughts'. **Episodes are (usually) every Sunday and Thursday.** Desktop/Mobile: Podcast page (main): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greenerthoughtspodcast From the main page, you can support the podcast with a monthly contribution and/or send a voice message. Music credited to: "The Ice Giants" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "In The West" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

Let's end corporate greed, being taken advantage of, and protect ourselves in 2025 an beyond! Thank you for listening to, sharing, and supporting 'Greener Thoughts'! Recorded: 01-24-2025 #corporations #podcast #policy #socialchange #greenerthoughtspodcast --- Na'ilah Dawkins is the creator and host of 'Greener Thoughts'. **Episodes are (usually) every Sunday and Thursday.** Desktop/Mobile: Podcast page (main): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greenerthoughtspodcast From the main page, you can support the podcast with a monthly contribution and/or send a voice message. Music credited to: "The Ice Giants" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "In The West" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Harlequin" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Cr

Greenwashing: the act of making false or misleading statements about the environmental benefits of a product or practice. (NRDC) Scholarly article: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adj8275 Thank you for listening to, sharing, and supporting 'Greener Thoughts'! Recorded: 01-20-2025 #boycott #greenwash #podcast #plasticpollution #greenerthoughtspodcast --- Na'ilah Dawkins is the creator and host of 'Greener Thoughts'. **Episodes are (usually) every Sunday and Thursday.** Desktop/Mobile: Podcast page (main): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greenerthoughtspodcast From the main page, you can support the podcast with a monthly contribution and/or send a voice message. Music credited to: "The Ice Giants" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "In The West" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creati

Let's fight food waste in the U.S., together! Resources: (podcasts mentioned) A. Talking Rubbish Podcast - talkingrubbishpodcast.com (UK) B. USAID's Kitchen Sink: A Food Loss and Waste podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/usaids-kitchen-sink-a-food-loss-and-waste-podcast/id1658082929 C. The Leading Voices in Food - World Food Policy Center at Duke Sanford -https://wfpc.sanford.duke.edu/podcast_topic/food-waste-implications/ D. Food is Wasted - foodiswasted.com Thank you for listening to, sharing, and supporting 'Greener Thoughts'! Recorded: 01-17-2025 #foodwaste #change #podcast #publicppolicy #greenerthoughtspodcast --- Na'ilah Dawkins is the creator and host of 'Greener Thoughts'. **Episodes are (usually) every Sunday and Thursday.** Desktop/Mobile: Podcast page (main): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greenerthoughtspodcast From the main page, you can support the podcast with a monthly contribution and/or send a voice message. Music credited to: "The I

This is for my maternal Grandpa, Amos White a veteran of the Korean War. Websites/resources: > Article22.com > Fromwartopeace.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you for listening to, sharing, and supporting 'Greener Thoughts'! Recorded: 01-14-2025 #political #Vietnam #veteran #war #greenerthoughtspodcast --- Na'ilah Dawkins is the creator and host of 'Greener Thoughts'. **Episodes are (usually) every Sunday and Thursday.** Desktop/Mobile: Podcast page (main): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greenerthoughtspodcast From the main page, you can support the podcast with a monthly contribution and/or send a voice message. Music credited to: "The Ice Giants" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "In The West" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Harlequin" Kevin MacLeod (incompete

Whether you are a health fanatic or making a resolution to up your health, if you have a prostate gland this episode is for you. Thank you for listening to, sharing, and supporting 'Greener Thoughts'! Recorded: 01-07-2025 #cancer #chemicals #menshealth #research #greenerthoughtspodcast --- Na'ilah Dawkins is the creator and host of 'Greener Thoughts'. **Episodes are (usually) every Sunday and Thursday.** Desktop/Mobile: Podcast page (main): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greenerthoughtspodcast From the main page, you can support the podcast with a monthly contribution and/or send a voice message. Music credited to: "The Ice Giants" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "In The West" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Harlequin" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attr

Thank you for supporting being against slavery by listening to this podcast episode. Websites/resources: > https://www.ethicaltrade.org/insights/issues/modern-slavery/modern-slavery-initiatives > Free the Slaves - freetheslaves.net (US) > International Justice Mission , VA (US) > Anti-slavery International - antislavery.org (UK) (World's oldest international human rights org - 1839) > Walk Free - walkfree.org (AUS) > Polaris Project - polarisproject.org (US) **Platinum transparency - FTS, Polaris Project ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you for listening to, sharing, and supporting 'Greener Thoughts'! Recorded: 01-03-2025 #antislavery #labor #people #research #greenerthoughtspodcast --- Na'ilah Dawkins is the creator and host of 'Greener Thoughts'. **Episodes are (usually) every Sunday and Thursday.** Desktop/Mobile: Podcast page (main): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greenerthoughtspodcast From the main page, you can support the podcast with a monthly contri

This is the nightmare you never saw coming. Good thing there is an alarm clock (episode.) Definition: Bromeliad (Puya leptostachya and Puya membranacea) in high-altitude a.k.a. puna. Websites/resources: > Scholarly article - Household air pollution disparities between socioeconomic groups in Chicago - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11373614/ > Lung.org > https://www.c40knowledgehub.org/s/article/Six-impactful-actions-cities-can-take-to-improve-their-air-quality?language=en_US ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you for listening to, sharing, and supporting 'Greener Thoughts'! Recorded: 12-31-2024 #airpollution #news #people #research #greenerthoughtspodcast --- Na'ilah Dawkins is the creator and host of 'Greener Thoughts'. **Episodes are (usually) every Sunday and Thursday.** Desktop/Mobile: Podcast page (main): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greenerthoughtspodcast From the main page, you can support the podcast with a monthly contribution and/or send a voice m

Big plastic and more than 60 countries around the globe are coming together to rethink, reduce, and replace plastic and its impact global. Tune in to all the details here! Websites to support: > Earthhero.com > EthicalSuperstore.com > Zerowastestore.com >Thrivemarket.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you for listening to, sharing widely, and rating highly 'Greener Thoughts'! Recorded: 12-28-2024 #ethical #news #plastic #pollution #unitednations #greenerthoughtspodcast --- Na'ilah Dawkins is the creator and host of 'Greener Thoughts'. **Episodes are (usually) every Sunday and Thursday.** Desktop/Mobile: Podcast page (main): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greenerthoughtspodcast From the main page, you can support the podcast with a monthly contribution and/or send a voice message. Music credited to: "The Ice Giants" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "In The West

Things for you to know: > 1. Virtually adopt an axolotl https://www.restauracionecologica.org/adopciones Adoption prices range from $10 to $5,393 USD. Participants can purchase a meal for an axolotl; adopt an axolotl for one, six, or 12 months; contribute to building an axolotl shelter; or adopt a chinampa refuge, or artificial island, for one, six, or 12 months. In exchange for their contribution, supporters receive a digital kit of information and proof of virtual adoption. Payment accepted via card and PayPal. > 2. Organizations to support: World Wildlife Fund - https://gifts.worldwildlife.org/gift-center/gifts/species-adoptions/axolotl MOTE - https://mote.org/adopt/ Levels: $30, $100, $150 USD e-levels (Marine Laboratory & Aquarium) - Sarasota, FL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you for listening to, sharing widely, and rating highly 'Greener Thoughts'! Recorded: 12-23-2024 #axolotl #conservation #minecraft #news #greenerthoughtspodcast --- Na'ilah Dawkins is the cre

Things you need to know: > 1. Join a local clean-up: (especially in the DMV) Anacostia Watershed Society - https://www.anacostiaws.org/ Potomac Conservancy - https://potomac.org Alice Ferguson Foundation - https://www.fergusonfoundation.org/ > 2. Product-focus: Filtrol: https://www.filtrol.net/ Coraball: https://coraball.com/: Now a Cora Board, and Cora Clip Other water filter treatments > 3. Organizations to support: https://theoceancleanup.com: Fundraise, join the crew, become a citizen scientist, get merch https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org: Host a documentary screening, Join the Plastic Free Campus program, conduct a brand audit, support the global plastics treaty ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you for listening to, sharing widely, and rating highly 'Greener Thoughts'! Recorded: 12-20-2024 #news #research #plasticpollution #waste #greenerthoughtspodcast --- Na'ilah Dawkins is the creator and host of 'Greener Thoughts'. **Episodes are (usually) every Sunday and Thurs

CORRECTION: podcast episode #230 Things you need to know: Old: 100 polluting companies, responsible for 71% of global emissions (2015) Update: https://peri.umass.edu/greenhouse-100-polluters-index-current (Political Economy Institute of University of Mass.) + https://www.un.org/en/actnow/ten-actions 1. Books: 15 books, very diverse - https://www.nypl.org/blog/2024/09/10/new-books-climate-change + 10 books listed: Researcher?: https://research.un.org/en/climate-change/books + Good Reads website, Libby app 2. Websites: https://www.nrdc.org/stories/what-are-solutions-climate-change#renewable-energy 3. Organizations: C40.org - 40 megacities committed to address climate change head on Carbon Tracker (carbontracker.org) Inside Climate News (Insideclimatenews.org) World Climate Foundation (worldclimatefoundation.org) Coalition for Rainforest Nations (rainforestcoalition.org) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you for listening to, sharing widely, and rating highly 'Greener Thoughts'! Recor

What packaging proliferates your skincare routine? Could you make changes? Do you want to try? It looks like you are open to the idea and that's a start. You'll find several fun and easy options here for looking at your beauty care in a new light and saving money and time along the way. Thank you for listening to, sharing widely, and rating highly 'Greener Thoughts'! *This is a retroactive episode. A bit of time has occurred between the planned episode release date and today's date. Nonetheless the quality will not decrease. Thank you for being here.* Recorded: 06-12-2023 #Beautycare #skincare #bodycare #waste #packagingstandards #greenerthoughtspodcast --- Na'ilah Dawkins is the creator and host of 'Greener Thoughts'. **Episodes are (usually) every Sunday and Thursday.** --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greenerthoughtspodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greenerthoughtspodcast/support

There is a new molecule afloat and it's been discovered! Sea sediments, sea ice, and how this impacts climate change are packed in this podcast episode. Useful climate change resources: 1) Resource: https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/environment/the-50-states-of-climate-change/ 2) Books: Need books? The top 25 books on climate change have what you need https://earth.org/climate-change-books/ Authors from Paul Hawken, Naomi Klein, and more! 3) Kids resources: https://climatekids.nasa.gov/kids-guide-to-climate-change/ + NASA - Kids Guide to Climate Change. Features games, activities, videos and career paths info. + https://www.wgbh.org/climate-action-curriculum-for-kids WGBH (channel programming) - Consists of climate educational resources for kids from preschool to high school levels + https://www.wwf.org.uk/get-involved/schools/resources/climate-change-resources WWF - Climate Change Resources for kids. Features include teacher's curriculum, 'Climate Hero' certificate, live les

What makes a circular startup pop? What is the circular economy and why for today? These questions and more are answered with amazing startups changing the face of waste, preventing it before it even starts. Thank you for listening to, sharing widely, and rating highly 'Greener Thoughts'! *This is a retroactive episode. A bit of time has occurred between the planned episode release date and today's date. Nonetheless the quality will not decrease. Thank you for being here.* Recorded: 04-29-2023 #BCorp #European #sustainableeconomy #innovation #startup #greenerthoughtspodcast --- Na'ilah Dawkins is the creator and host of 'Greener Thoughts'. **Episodes are (usually) every Sunday and Thursday.** --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greenerthoughtspodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greenerthoughtspodcast/support

Want some winter weather looks you can feel good about wearing and supporting? Look no further than the latest styles of winter sure to keep you warm, stylish, and with sustainable flair. Be sure to check back-in because this kind of episode can be updated if you want to learn more about more styles as they come about. Share with friends or someone in the market for a coat but who may be vegan or well versed in environmental certifications! Thank you for listening to, sharing widely, and rating highly 'Greener Thoughts'! *This is a retroactive episode. A bit of time has occurred between the planned episode release date and today's date. Nonetheless the quality will not decrease. Thank you for being here.* Recorded: 12-28-2022 #BCorp #Outerknown #Fjällräven #sustainablegear #staywarmmyfriends #tentree #greenerthoughtspodcast --- Na'ilah Dawkins is the creator and host of 'Greener Thoughts'. **Episodes are (usually) every Sunday and Thursday.** --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/greenerthoughtsp

Where does the water you use come from? Have an answer? Great! Now imagine what someone else on the other side of the world has to do just to have daily drinking water...it's intense, it's difficult but it doesn't have to stay that way. Zambian interviewers and Stanford researchers bring to light how the power of piped water makes a world of difference in the lives of rural communities. RESOURCES: 'USAID FY2020 Global Water and Development' report - https://www.globalwaters.org/sites/default/files/global-water-and-development-annual-report-2021-121421-508.pdf; USAID stats infographic - https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2020_OnePager_final_revised_1.4.21.pdf; 'Water Stressed Countries List' - https://www.wri.org/insights/worlds-36-most-water-stressed-countries Thank you for listening to, sharing widely, and rating highly 'Greener Thoughts'! *This is a retroactive episode. A bit of time has occurred between the planned episode release date and today's date. Nonetheless the quality will not dec

Who knew barefoot shoes could be so fun to explore? There are so many amazing things to consider when buying a pair and if you are new to the world of barefoot/minimalist shoes then look no further! Whether you have young kids who love to play and wander outside at recess or you love day hikes and walking in grass in the summertime barefoot shoes give you the flexibility, strength, and senses to power your feel like they were made to do. Check out more in this in-depth podcast episode. Part 2. RESOURCES: 1) Barefoot Shoe Companies: Feelgrounds.com, bedrocksandals.com, lunasandals.com, belenka.com, groundies.com, zaqq.com,  2) https://anyasreviews.com/best-barefoot-shoes-foot-type/, and 3) https://anyasreviews.com/barefoot-minimalist-shoe-discounts-coupons/ Thank you for listening to, sharing widely, and rating highly 'Greener Thoughts'! *This is a retroactive episode. A bit of time has occurred between the planned episode release date and today's date. Nonetheless the quality will not decrease. Thank you