In this interview, I speak to Zach Weiss, who runs a business called Elemental Ecosystems. I met Zach a few weeks ago when I took his workshop, where he taught some of his methods for understanding and managing water in the landscape. Zach works under the assumption that the core reason for many environmental problems is a misunderstanding and poor…

In this episode of Tangled, I talk to Dylan Gower. Dylan is an architect by trade, but in this interview, we discuss a community energy project that he leads. The organisation is based in Cowra, a town in central New South Wales, a few hours drive west from Sydney. The group is called CLEAN, which stands for Cowra Local Energy Action Network. The l…

Subscribe: iTunes | Stitcher | Overcast | Android | RSS Walter Jehne is an Australian soil microbiologist, with decades of experience teaching and advising governments, farmers, students and communities. Walter is the director of Healthy Soils Australia, and is also part of NGOs including Global Cooling Earth and Regenerate Earth. I only came acros…

In this episode of the podcast, I speak to Abraham Cambridge. Abe is the founder and CEO of The Sun Exchange, which is an online solar energy marketplace. In short, the company provides a platform to buy solar panels in the sunniest places on earth. When the panels produce electricity, the owners receive payment in bitcoin. In Abe’s words, the comp…

Florijn de Graaf is an engineer at Spectral, a sustainable energy startup based in Amsterdam. Florijn’s work involves experimenting with ways to transition from the centralised and carbon-based energy system that we currently have, to a renewable and decentralised system. Part of this transition will involve developing smart micro-grids, in which c…

In this episode of Tangled, I speak to Nadine Galle. Nadine is a consultant at Metabolic, meaning she is a colleague of Thomas Mason, who I spoke to in episode 5. If you’ve listened to that show, you’ll know that Metabolic is a consulting and venture building firm that helps companies, communities and cities to move towards a circular – and more su…

Growing food in and near cities has the potential to improve water management, filter the air, reduce reliance on industrial agriculture and increase social cohesion. Thomas Mason, a consultant at Metabolic in Amsterdam, is an expert. He's helped businesses, communities and governments all over the world to transform urban rooftops and carparks int…

Dr Brian von Herzen is a scientist, engineer and entrepreneur focussed on ensuring food security and ecosystem survivalBy Julian De Lorenzo

Saumil Shah founded Bangkok company EnerGaia, which develops innovative techniques for growing spirulina in urban environments. Spirulina is a type of alga that is high in protein and important minerals. Saumil believes that if he can increase spirulina’s popularity as a food, fewer people around the world will go hungry, and the amount of carbon b…

Dr Michael Taylor is a mycologist and entrepreneur working with Australian native fungi.By Julian De Lorenzo

Arief Rabik is a scientist, entrepreneur and conservationist whose expertise is bamboo.By Julian De Lorenzo