Kids & Greentech with Bobby Donohue | Planet Bonehead

Greentech is saving the world, and nobody knows about it. These industries are solving our climate change issues, but they're desperate for talented young people to join them - today's kids! Greentech advancements aren't being taught in school, and kids are growing up completely unaware of the amazing careers waiting for them in these environmental fields. So I'm interviewing greentech CEOs, environmentalists, and scientists to discuss how we can teach kids about climate change with optimism and empowerment, and introduce them to careers in greentech they can pursue when they grow up.

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Kids & Solar Batteries

Teaching Kids About Rapid Advancements in Solar Technology Today I had the opportunity to speak with Holocene ’s CEO, Ralph Thompson. We talked about the evolution of solar as a technology and as an industry. Here is an industry that has always shown promise, and yet had one major obstacle that seemed to crush all hopes of it ever becoming the dominant energy source. It was impossible to use solar energy as a replacement for fossil fuels. Energy from the Sun is plentiful, and free, unlike fossil...

Nov 08, 2022•12 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Kids & Solar Culture

Teaching Kids to Think Creatively About Climate Solutions This week I discussed solar culture and how to teach kids to think outside the box with Ben Catt, CEO of Pine Gate Renewables . Ben and his team have pioneered a unique initiative in the solar industry called Solar Culture - finding ways to use the land of a solar farm to enrich the local community. Ideas include using the land to house an apiary - bee hives for honey bees to pollinate local crops - or using sheep to maintain the farm's l...

Nov 01, 2022•10 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Kids & Fuel from Trash

One Day Kids Will Get Their Fuel from Garbage! Today I spoke with Dane McSpedon and Sheila Hughes from Hughes Energy Group . They are the innovators of a waste process called high-speed composting. This remarkable technology can solve two major problems at the same time - eliminating landfills and creating clean fuel from all that trash. The tech is over 100 years old, and can do the job in one hour!

Oct 25, 2022•17 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Kids & Zero Waste

Teaching Kids About Food Waste and the Waste Stream Today we're learning about the waste stream with Anna Dengler from Great Forest . What if we worked on ways to reduce our garbage from the beginning of the waste stream? What if we strived to produce zero waste? What would that look like, and how would we even start? Understanding the waste stream within a home, school, or commercial building is a critical first step in how to achieve zero waste. This episode is sponsored by Great Forest - a le...

Oct 18, 2022•15 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Kids & Sustain Ability

Kids Can Grow Up to Inspire Sustainability Today I am speaking with Zena Harris from Green Spark Group . We talked about how the entertainment industry as a whole is aware they need to practice what they preach. Entertainers have a unique talent to articulate and focus thought, and then inspire people into action. But they can do so as an industry by practicing sustainability within their craft. It’s our filmmakers, song writers, actors, dancers, and all artists who venture out onto the leading ...

Oct 18, 2022•15 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Kids & Green Careers

Preparing Kids for Future Careers in Clean Energy My guest today is Michael Lumbley, COO at Alternative Resource Group , and we're speaking about the future of clean energy. In our industrialized society, we face a major uphill climb to make the changes that will actually make a difference. We are encumbered by the very systems that made us industry leaders in the first place. It is difficult to switch from fossil fuels to alternative energy because our entire system depends and runs on fossil f...

Oct 18, 2022•18 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Kids & Optimism

Teaching Kids About Climate Change with Optimism and a Bright Outlook How do we teach kids about the environment, climate change, or renewable energy with optimism and fun? That's what this green technology series aims to answer. This week I interview Michael Shore and Sally Beth Shore, the husband and wife team running Tipping Point Renewable Strategies . They share their reasons we should all be optimistic about the future of our environment despite all the doom and gloom the news likes to tel...

Oct 18, 2022•8 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Kids & Greentech

Podcast Trailer Greentech is saving the world, and nobody knows about it. Kids, as well as their parents and teachers, have no idea these industries exist. I’m Bobby Donohue, and this is Kids & Greentech - my podcast where I interview greentech experts to discuss how we can teach kids about climate change with optimism and empowerment, and introduce them to amazing careers just waiting for them when they grow up.

Oct 18, 2022•59 sec

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