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Mick Jacobsen, executive director of the Lake Villa District Library, says "Libraries were doing green way before it was cool." He discusses how the library serves the community and promotes sustainability. Mick also describes the new plan to transform 30 acres of land into an outdoor library space.
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Mick Jacobsen, Executive Director of the Lake Villa District Library, is overseeing the implementation of the outdoor library space plan.
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Tom Appel, publisher of Consumer Guide Automotive, discusses what the U.S. can learn from Norway to increase electric vehicle use.
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Norway is transitioning to electric vehicles; by 2025 all new cars will be zero-emission, and all new trucks will be zero-emission by 2030. Tom Appel, publisher of Consumer Guide Automotive, talks about what the U.S. can learn from the oil-rich northern European country. Tom also discusses what role the government plays, Norway's charging infrastructure, recycling, incentive programs, challenges, and more.
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Have you heard of decommissioning solar projects? Justin Lindemann, a policy analyst at the North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center, talks about a new national report.
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Have you heard of solar decommissioning? Here is a fact-based discussion with Justin Lindemann, a policy analyst at the North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center, about the report 50 States of Solar Decommissioning: 2023 Snapshot. Justin explains why it's important for consumers, developers, and landowners to understand how solar projects affect the environment, and what long-term planning is required at the end of a solar project's lifecycle. He also discusses emerging state requirements and how the N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center assists organizations.
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Joep Van den Bosch is Chief Strategy Officer for the Ridder Group, a Dutch company that produces innovative technical solutions for greenhouses and indoor vertical farms.
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How do you locally feed a growing global population with less arable land and a changing climate? Joep Van den Bosch is Chief Strategy Officer for the Ridder Group, a Dutch company that produces innovative technical solutions for greenhouses and indoor vertical farms. Joep comes from a third-generation Dutch greenhouse farmer family and shares his global perspective on the Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) industry. He discusses how AI and robots help farming in controlled environments, especially when local people don't want to do manual labor.
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Chris Anthony is CEO of Aptera Motors, a pioneer in solar-electric vehicles.
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Aptera Motors has spent five years developing solar-electric vehicles, and CEO Chris Anthony says there are tens of thousands of pre-orders. He discusses entrepreneurship, the unique features of the sustainable vehicles, the manufacturing, charging, and repair process, and much more.
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Kevin Fitzpatrick, Assistant Director of Engineering with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, describes how the TARP "Deep Tunnel" project is a sustainable solution for surface water management.
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Kevin Fitzpatrick, Assistant Director of Engineering with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, describes how the TARP "Deep Tunnel" project is an engineering marvel and is being replicated in other cities around the world to help the environment, control flooding, and decrease pollution. He also discusses the operating cost over the past several decades, state-of-the-art technology used, his own involvement, and more.
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Camilo Penalosa discusses how his entrepreneurial background helped him create his business, Infinite Herbs.
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Camilo Penalosa has achieved the American Dream after working hard and helping people for more than 20 years. He describes how his company, Infinite Herbs, became one of the top fresh herb companies in the U.S., his entrepreneurial background, and making a difference in the environment and society.
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Can EVs handle midwest winters? Consumer Guide Automotive publisher Tom Appel discusses the challenges of charging electric vehicles in cold weather.
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Tom Appel, publisher of Consumer Guide Automotive, discusses the challenges, myths, and facts of charging electric vehicles in the deep freeze, and why EV owners should be educated about batteries and preconditioning.
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Eliza Fournier, the urban farm director at the College of Lake County, talks about where the next generation of modern farmers will be trained.
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Eliza Fournier, the urban farm director at the College of Lake County, discusses revitalizing north suburban Waukegan, and offering accessible, affordable, nutrient-dense food. She also describes how her agricultural background has helped her create sustainable programs and help young farmers.
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Rebecca and Josh Tickell are the directors of the documentary Common Ground, which connects the dots between agribusiness farming and how to make our food system more sustainable. The film includes celebrity narrators and presents a solution for creating a resilient, regenerating, healing food system that can last for generations. They want people to know how we can stabilize the climate and we can grow nutrient dense food and we can save the American farmer.
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Josh and Rebecca Tickell are the directors of the documentary Common Ground. They want their film to inspire people to regenerate the food system and make it more sustainable.
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