Eden Reforestation Projects recreates healthy forest systems that restore hope, alleviate suffering, empower people, and build local economies in impoverished communities.
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Better World is an exploration of badass people doing really good things. We provide you with steps you can take to create real change in the world, as well as products that create and support a better world.
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Regeneration Nation Costa Rica explores who's doing what to bring CR toward environmental & social wellbeing.Join us as we share stories, strategies, and insights from ecologically & socially beneficial projects contributing to the change we need to see more of in the world.These stories provide businesses and landowners everywhere access to unique ideas for how they can design their own business models for regenerative success and impact.In the end, we hope to see more people succeed in the ...
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Stories from Earth: with updates on Ecosia and our reforestation projects, conversations with remarkable environmentalists and climate change experts, fascinating facts about science and nature, and personal stories. Brought to you with love from Ecosia's HQ in Berlin and our reforestation projects around the world.
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Every week, our 29-minute podcast brings you all the environmental news and stories to keep you in the know in Pennsylvania and beyond.
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The podcast name ‘Extinctionati’ is a pun on the activist organisation name ‘Extinction Rebellion’, meaning it’s different from and yet related to the XR cluster of organisations, without being affiliated in any way with these. It’s Collapsed and brought back to Life over and over again, and so this is the 4th (or 5th) instalment. Show runs weekly on Wednesdays and starts BST 0000 - EDT 7 PM - PDT 4 PM if you follow us live. Podcast episodes 2-5 hours later!
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Grow Everything reveals the world of biology as technology. Hosts Erum Khan and Karl Schmieder interview leaders and influencers biologizing industries with tools like synthetic biology, precision fermentation, bioprospecting, and more. These companies make biomaterials from waste, cosmetics that restore healthy hair and skin, and delicious cultivated foods in a bioreactor and so much more. Join us as we discuss the latest and greatest across biotech, synbio, entrepreneurship, and culture an ...
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Welcome to the Masters of Beautiful Achievements Podcast. In each episode Alexander Prinsen talks with guests about how natural science (physics, biology and green chemistry) drives innovation and business models.
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Welcome to the Georgia Forestry Forum! This is a podcast that explores trees and forests - the rich and renewable resources - and the innumerable benefits we humans get from them! Expect this podcast to cover topics that will affect YOU! We want to share how trees impact every part of your life - from the air you breathe, the water you drink, to the cost of our energy bills, and the products we use daily - and we'll tell you how our folks here at the Georgia Forestry Commission support it all.
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In this documentary series, we take look at a variety of challenges facing Europe today. What ideas are out there and which solutions should we implement to enrich our common future?
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Climate Changers features interviews with remarkable entrepreneurs, scientists, activists, educators and other leaders who are taking initiative as we face a growing climate crisis. Climate Changers is for people who are tired of feeling helpless and want to hear real stories from thoughtful and effective leaders who are on the front lines of building the products and coalitions that will create change The future is worth fighting for, so join me in this weekly celebration of the heroes who ...
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Welcome to Sweet Defiance, the podcast where we pair delicious sweets with compelling stories of forgotten historic women who made great achievements in science. Each episode, we explore the life and work of a different female scientist, sharing their remarkable stories and delving into the science and impact of their discoveries. We pair each episode with a carefully chosen treat to appease our sweet tooth. Don't forget to subscribe to never miss an episode! https://sweetdefiance.org/index ...
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A Sustainable Mind is a podcast created for the earth-conscious individual, ecopreneur, environmental activist, sustainability enthusiast, grassroots organizer, minimalist, conscious consumer and the eco-curious. If you are looking to get inspired, motivated and take ACTION to be the change you want to see in the world you are in the right place. Delivered to you each week, Marjorie Alexander brings you environmental changemakers whose campaigns, companies and projects have changed the plane ...
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The County Seat is a weekly television program that studies the role of County Government and explores the difficult issues facing county leadership in a frank and straightforward conversation. The County Seat was launched six years ago as a solution to counties not being able to reach and engage their constituents through normal media channels. They were equally concerned with their needs getting overlooked by legislators, as well as state and federal agencies. As the issues counties grappl ...
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Welcome to Among the Jungle Podcast hosted by botanist, horticulturist and environmental activist, Shii Kaina. With years over a decade of experience in the field and a deep passion for the natural world, Shii is your guide to unlocking the secrets of natural biophilic design, plant care, organic gardening, sustainable living and beyond. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or just starting out, Among the Jungle Podcast will help you deepen your connection with the earth and live in reciprocit ...
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Sorry we missed you! The Come Rain or Shine podcast will be on hiatus for awhile. Keep an eye out here and on our social media for updates https://x.com/RainShinePod https://www.linkedin.com/in/come-rain-or-shine-podcast-23a81a270/ Thank you for listening! Collaborative product of the USDA Southwest Climate Hub and the DOI Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center. We highlight stories to share the most recent advances in climate science, weather and climate adaptation, and innovative prac ...
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Episode for July 11, 2025: AI's carbon footprint
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29:21Sign up for our newsletter! Business and industry leaders are talking a lot about the possibilities of AI, but the technology also comes with environmental costs. A longtime critic of the natural gas industry is leaving his post at an environmental nonprofit and recommends changing laws or making new ones. A book that asks what we can learn from go…
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137. Hack to the Future: Shelby Newsad on Biohacking Breakthroughs
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55:11In this episode, Karl and Erum sit down with Shelby Newsad, Partner at Compound, to unpack the explosive rise of consumer biotech, biohacking, and radical health optimization. Shelby shares inside stories from Compound’s Biohacker Demo Day, exploring how crypto funding, accessible blood testing, and personal health data are reshaping the future of …
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136. (Replay) DNA of Defense: Alexander Titus on How NSCEB is Advancing Biotech for National Security Challenges
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56:13Karl and Erum bring on Dr. Alexander Titus, a commissioner on the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology, to explore the exciting and challenging intersections of biotechnology and policy. Alexander shares his experiences from his unique journey across academia, government, and industry, diving into the role of biosecurity, the pote…
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Episode for July 4, 2025: Swimmer's itch & fracking report anniversary
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29:32Sign up for our newsletter! Swimmer's itch is a rash you can get from swimming in lakes, so researchers working in the Great Lakes have tried to eradicate it by treating ducks that carry the parasite that causes it. Nothing has worked, and people have started thinking about the problem of swimmer's itch differently. It has been five years since a P…
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18. Georgia’s Great Outdoors: Managed with Heart, Made for Adventure with Aurora Geoghagan and Brandon Merz
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28:45Welcome to the Georgia Forestry Forum! In today's episode, join GFC Foresters Aurora Geoghagan and Brandon Merz as they dish out the scoop on the best locations to recreate in Georgia this summer. They also provide a peek behind the curtain at how good forest management practices, such as invasive insect monitoring and prescribed burning, help keep…
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Episode for June 27, 2025: More energy, faster
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29:22Sign up for our newsletter! Pennsylvania leaders say the state needs more energy, so there’s a plan to create a board to streamline the siting of new power projects. Environmental groups and others are split on the idea. Environmental groups in Western Pennsylvania want to meet with officials from Nippon Steel to discuss how it plans to clean up it…
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135. Hormones Harmonized: Elle Shelley Black of Same Skincare on Syncing Skin to Life’s Rhythms
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1:01:36Karl and Erum sit down with Elle Black, a product designer and manufacturing strategist whose journey into the world of skincare, AI, and biology is anything but typical. Elle shares how her background in physical product development led her to dive deep into the supplement and cosmetics industries—spaces rich with opportunity and riddled with misi…
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Episode for June 20, 2025: Future of EVs and a plan for the Ohio River
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28:58Sign up for our newsletter! The Ohio River Basin provides millions of people with water, but it's one of the most polluted river systems in America. A plan to clean up the Ohio River goes public. Are President Trump and congressional Republicans going to tank America's EV industry before it can get off the ground? An effort to make buildings in Pit…
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134. Bio-Logic in Living Designs: bioMATTERS’ Nancy Diniz on Crafting with Biology
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48:30Karl and Erum are joined by Nancy Diniz, Co-Founder of bioMATTERS LLC, to explore the future of biodesign and sustainable materials. Drawing on her background in architecture and digital fabrication, Nancy unpacks how bioMATTERS is creating novel mycelium- and microbe-based materials that are not only biodegradable but alive. The conversation trave…
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MBA25 Fred Jordan | Information processing with Human Neurons, faster, learns and highly efficient
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1:34:35🚀 Unlocking the Future of AI with Biocomputing! 🌿 Imagine a world where computers are not just machines but living entities, processing information with the efficiency of nature itself. Biocomputing with human neurons is revolutionizing the way we think about technology and artificial intelligence. Fred Jordan, co-founder of Final Spark, is at the …
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Episode for June 13, 2025: Coal mine expansion, cuts to mine safety, cicadas
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29:01Sign up for our newsletter! This week, the approval of a coal mine expansion in Western Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands has residents worried. Also, more than 100 mine researchers and engineers at a federal office in Allegheny County are slated for termination. We talk with Pittsburgh journalists who were asked by Australians to report about Alcoa’…
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133. Funding, Frameworks & Frenemies: Dr. Angela Belcher of NSCEB Gets Real on the $15B Biotech Boost Plan
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49:59Karl and Erum speak with Dr. Angela M. Belcher, MIT professor and pioneer in bioinspired materials, about how biology can transform the way we manufacture sustainable technologies. Drawing inspiration from how abalone build shells and viruses assemble structures, Angela shares how her lab uses genetically engineered viruses—like M13 bacteriophage—t…
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Episode for June 5, 2025: Circumnavigating the Great Lakes
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29:01Sign up for our newsletter so you never miss a story! After Traci Lynn Martin’s mom died, she knew she couldn’t keep putting off her dream: becoming the first person to kayak around the Great Lakes in one year. So she quit her job as a nurse, cashed out part of her retirement savings, and set out to accomplish her goal. We have the story of her jou…
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17. Strong Roots, Steady Growth: Leadership and Legislation Insights with John Sabo and Kris Butler
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35:07Welcome to the Georgia Forestry Forum! In today's episode, join GFC's Johnny Sabo and Kris Butler as they reflect on their first months in new leadership roles. From years of field experience to guiding the agency from the top, they share how their roots in forestry shape the way they lead today, as well as provide a recap from the recent legislati…
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132. Bond. Enzyme Bond. CurieCo's Erika Milczek on Replacing Chemicals with Biotech
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1:06:17Karl and Erum sit down with Erika Milczek, CEO and founder of Curie Co, to explore how synthetic biology is rewriting the rules of modern chemistry. Erika, a former Merck chemist, shares her journey from Big Pharma to launching a biotech startup that engineers enzymes to replace legacy chemicals in personal care and consumer goods. With insights gr…
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Episode for May 30, 2025: River otters and mental health in ag
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29:40Sign up for our newsletter! River otters have made a comeback in Pennsylvania. Veterans are building a sunflower garden for a community, but also helping each other adjust to non-military life in the process. A former dairy farmer turned musician uses his story to get others in agriculture to talk about their feelings and find healing. Plus, Pittsb…
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131. Leaf It to Science: How Foray Bioscience's Ashley Beckwith is Reforesting the Future
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57:31Karl and Erum are joined by Dr. Ashley Beckwith, Founder & CEO of Foray Bioscience, for a wide-ranging conversation on the future of biomaterials and the emerging role of plant culture in shaping it. Ashley unpacks how Foray is pioneering new approaches to growing materials directly from plant cells, redefining how we produce, restore, and preserve…
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Land Struggle Episode — e𝕏tinctionati #184
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Episode for May 23, 2025: Hitting the trail
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29:43Sign up for our newsletter! A new outdoor recreation area in a Pittsburgh park is meant to include people of all abilities. When hikers make it to the halfway point on the Appalachian Trail in Pennsylvania, there’s a tradition of eating a half gallon of ice cream. An environmental reporter shifts his perspective by leaning into the landscape. A net…
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130. SynBioBeta 2025 Recap: Hyperscale Biology
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1:00:33In this energetic recap of SynBioBeta 2025, Erum and Karl bring listeners straight into the heart of the year’s most important synthetic biology gathering. From Drew Endy’s visionary keynote on distributed, localized manufacturing to the ever-present theme of AI as the enabler of hyperscale biology, this episode unpacks the biggest ideas shaping th…
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Episode for May 16, 2025: Reforesting mineland and environmental legislation
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29:49Sign up for our newsletter! A nonprofit hopes to help landowners reclaim mineland in Appalachia by planting trees and selling carbon credits. Their first partner is the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. A bill in the Pennsylvania legislature would withhold funding from communities that try to restrict shale gas drilling because of pollution and dis…
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129. No Cells? No Problem! eXoZymes' Michael Heltzen on the Future of Microbe-Free Biotech
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50:50Erum sits down with Michael Heltzen, CEO of eXoZymes, to dive into the transformative world of cell-free biomanufacturing. Michael shares the origin story of ExoZymes—from a student bioengineering dream at UCLA to ringing the NASDAQ bell—and unpacks why scalability, sustainability, and design thinking are central to the next generation of biotech. …
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The Sun, the Moon, and the Truth Episode
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2:42:13Conversations about the Thing. The Sun, the Moon and the Truth Some long thoughts can't really be summarised in any fewer words, and this may be such a long thought; please bear with me. Arguably the biggest and costliest climate fraud of all history in Norway was the so-called Moon Landing, launched by our Dear Leader Mr Stoltenberg in his New Yea…
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Episode for May 9, 2025: The rollercoaster of federal environmental grants
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30:27Sign up for our newsletter! Last year, workforce development organizations in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia were awarded a $15 million EPA grant to train people in landscaping and tree pruning, and to expand their services. But the federal government just terminated the grant. A new map shows there have been important federal investments in clean ene…
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128. Replay of Synbiobeta 2024 Recap with Fresh Commentary
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1:18:34Karl and Erum revisit their energetic and unfiltered recap of SynBioBeta 2024. With candid reflections on the conference and the broader synthetic biology ecosystem, they spotlight key trends including the rise of accessible community bio labs, decentralized events like the Biopunk gathering, and the convergence of deep tech and culture. This is no…
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Join us for a powerful conversation with Dr. Jonathan Foley, a scientist whose work is shaping the future of our planet. We discuss his impactful research on climate change, food security, and global sustainability, and how his insights are translated into real-world solutions. Learn from a leading voice who advises governments and organizations wo…
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Episode for May 2, 2025: Endangered species, black bears and solar at the airport
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29:54Sign up for our newsletter! The future of the Endangered Species Act is in question. A bill to amend it was recently introduced in Congress, and environmentalists are taking issue with it. Attacks by black bears are exceedingly rare, but they do happen. How proximity to humans and our pets could be pushing some species, like black bears, to act err…
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127. Chain Reaction: Orchestrating BioInnovation Without Missing a Beat – with MessagingLab’s Erum & Karl
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22:50Erum and Karl break down a concept they've lived and breathed—but rarely spelled out: orchestration. If you're building a startup in synthetic biology or advanced materials, this is a must-listen deep dive into how influence is built before your product lands or your funding closes. They pull back the curtain on how to create "value chain syndicate…
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Reforestation through Design with MasayaCo
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28:26How can a simple idea blossom into a movement that plants over a million trees and reshapes an entire industry? Join us as we delve into the inspiring story of MasayaCo, a global brand proving that beautiful furniture and a thriving planet can go hand in hand. Discover how their innovative "reforestation through design" philosophy tackles deforesta…
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X Space Tech Setup Nuummi - Extinctionati #179 1/2
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Episode for April 25, 2025: Cement's impact on climate, sustainable fashion and student gardeners
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30:14Sign up for our newsletter! Cement is the glue that keeps concrete together, and it has a big carbon footprint. That's a problem for a warming planet. A Johnstown-based mining company has gotten the go-ahead to expand an underground coal mine in Westmoreland County. The site of a demolished coal-fired power plant is being redeveloped to build a mas…
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126. Sizzling Success: Eben Bayer of MyForest Foods on Scaling Mycelium Magic
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44:14Karl and Erum reconnect with Eben Bayer, Board Chair at MyForest Foods, for a compelling follow-up conversation on the evolution of mycelium-based food products. Eben dives deep into the scaling journey of MyBacon, a plant-based bacon alternative created through solid-state fermentation using gourmet mushroom mycelium. From early experiments produc…
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Episode for April 18, 2025: Executive orders and environmental rollbacks
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29:31Sign up for our newsletter! President Trump gives coal power plants an extension on complying with new mercury pollution standards. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is looking to roll back many other climate and environmental regulations faster than the normal process of appealing these rules allows. Invasive plant species like thorny multiflora…
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125. The Synbio Symphony: SynBioBeta’s John Cumbers Harmonizes Biology and Industry
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1:03:45Karl and Erum welcome back Dr. John Cumbers—founder of SynBioBeta and Biological Enlightenment Studios—to dive deep into the transformative power of synthetic biology. From designing personalized proteins and sustainable materials to programming life for space exploration, John unpacks why synthetic biology could be the defining technology of our c…
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16. Nature on Canvas: Honoring Georgia's Trees Through Art with Wendy Burnett and SCAD's Scott Linzey and Kent Knowles
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22:53Welcome to the Georgia Forestry Forum! In today's episode, join GFC's Wendy Burnett and SCAD's Scott Linzey and Kent Knowles as they share all the details on our amazing Georgia Arbor Day tree portrait partnership and special event at the Georgia State Capitol! Click here to watch the highlight video of the event! Find us online: -Website: https://…
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Episode for April 11, 2025: From coal power plant to data center
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29:40Sign up for our newsletter! The site of a recently retired coal plant in Indiana County is getting a new life as a data center. Plans have been scrapped for a controversial plastic recycling plant in Erie. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to boost coal production, but it may not do much to reverse the industry’s fortunes. A new book…
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124. Cell-ebrating Success: Ilan Sobel Blends Science and Strategy to Scale-up BioHarvest
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1:06:17What if you could grow health-boosting compounds—not in fields, but in bioreactors—using the power of plant cells? In this episode, Karl and Erum sit down with Ilan Sobel, CEO of BioHarvest, to explore how the company is reshaping biotech, nutraceuticals, and biomanufacturing. From leveraging botanical synthesis to create highly bioavailable compou…
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MBA24 Henk Jelle Reitsma | The impact of climate and environment stress testing and scenario analysis on future business models
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1:53:14In this episode of Masters of Beautiful Achievements, Alexander engages with Henk Jelle Reitsma, founder of RiskSphere, to explore the intersection of climate change, risk management, and personal leadership. Henk shares his unique journey from neuropsychology to risk management, emphasizing his experiences in regulatory risk and climate risk. We d…
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