Eco Scale Radio

05/05/2024

Mushrooms FTW

04/05/2024

How do we respond to the Merchants of Doubt?

Anjali Appadurai recounts a profound realization during a focus group with a young mother, highlighting her guilt over her contribution to climate change des...

02/05/2024

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20240502-why-biophilia-needs-to-be-part-of-your-next-holiday

Engaging with nature on vacation can not only you make feel more rested and restored, it can also enhance wellbeing when you're back home.

16/01/2024

Business Growth + Science-Based Positive Impact

How to Create a Viral Customer Experience That Makes a Positive Regenerative Impact...Impact You Can Trust

For Companies: What if your company could...

> make engaging in climate action profitable

> make regenerative sustainability your competitive advantage?

> become a part of the new regenerative economy by integrating planet-positive actions into business activities in a profitable and seamless way?

For Regenerative NGOs: What if your Impact Projects could get access to a global network of sponsors?

In this Eco Scale Radio episode Mathias describes how his company Handprint helps impact entrepreneurs and NGOs do all this and much more.

15/01/2024

Interviewing people like Peter gives me great hope for our future.

Climate Restoration.

Climate Restoration is an idea whose time has come.

In this Eco Scale Radio episode Peter Fiekowsky, an MIT-trained physicist, discusses his plans to restore the climate condition to a safe climate zone* by implementing two simple, powerful, practical, affordable, crowd-funded, and scientifically-grounded projects that work with nature. 

And discover how you can help get them implemented.

* the kind of healthy climate humankind has flourished under for ten thousand years.

15/01/2024

The biggest secret your banks don't want you to know about

How green is the money in your savings and investments?

Does the money in your bank account have an impact on climate change?

On pollution?

On diversity in the workplace?

On biodiversity?

On Clean Energy?

On Big Pharma?

On Big To***co?

Surprise!

The money in your bank account is NOT neutral, it has a footprint.

Listen to this interview and discover how you can use your finances to support positive causes that align with your values.

15/01/2024

Innovation Secrets

How to Create New Solutions, Flourish In Uncertainty, and Reduce Wasted Effort

Do you know the difference between Risk and Uncertainty?

Are they the same?

Do you treat them the same?

In this conversation with Vaughn Tan, you’ll discover how the most effective and innovative teams in the world come up with new ideas, new ways of doing things, and new ways of thinking by strategically working WITH Uncertainty and using a few design principles.

15/01/2024

“Business as Usual” is no longer viable in travel and tourism

“I want the industry to thrive in a new way.”

Jeremy Sampson is using his skills as a Nudge-Meister and a Cat Wrangler to change the world of travel and tourism.

As CEO of The Travel Foundation Jeremy strives to maximize the benefits of tourism for people AND nature.

Jeremy is a globally recognized leader and alliance builder, advocating for systems change aimed at improving the impact of the travel and tourism sector on communities and the climate crisis.

In his current role as CEO of nonprofit The Travel Foundation, Jeremy oversees a global team which has transformed the agenda-setting organization into the leading independent international NGO in the tourism sector.

15/01/2024

Changemakers Need to Connect on a New Level

Changemakers who are ready to tackle the world's most pressing issues, from poverty to climate change and inequalities need to break out of their silos and collaborate with a wide range a different people.

Because everybody plays a role in creating positive changes.

Researchers, teachers, politicians, entrepreneurs, marketers, public speakers, and more.

Carlos also describes a platform he is developing to help like-minded changemakers connect on a local and global level.

This platform can help local changemakers connect and amplify their impact.

We also discuss the importance of mindset and framing a problem. And much much more.

14/01/2024

Opportunities

Discover the Benefits, Opportunities, Challenges, and Obstacles Every Smart H**p Entrepreneur Should Know

We dig deep into the immense potential of Industrial H**p.In this episode we describe:

• The history of Industrial H**p
• The many innovative ways of using Industrial H**p
• 11 Reasons NOT to get into the Industrial H**p Business
• 11 Reasons to get into the Industrial H**p Business

14/01/2024

Why Did I Create the Eco Scale Radio podcast?

A podcast that explores the intersection of entrepreneurs, climate change, and regeneration.

I was motivated to create this podcast based on two quotes that kept reverberating in my mind and 4 core reasons.

For years grim reports have warned us of the impact of a tsunami headed our way. And for years we have waited for governments to do something about it. But virtually nothing has been done.
The grim reports about Climate Change and the lack of action makes me feel helplessness, hopelessness, and powerless.

I was tired of feeling hopeless and powerless.

I was tired of passively sitting on the sidelines waiting for others to do something.

So, I’ve decided to see what I can do.

This episode describes the 4 core reasons I created this podcast.

14/01/2024

Cooling Climate Chaos

Rob is known as the guy who is busy cooling the planet.

After building a successful Eco-Tourism business, Rob sold the business and purchased a valley in a deforested portion of the Brazilian rainforest to focus on doing what he can to reverse Climate Change.

He lived in the rainforest for about 10 years focused on working with the Guajajara, an indigenous people in Brazil, to rewild, reforest, and regenerate that land.

He also organized the planting of a million trees.In this Eco Scale Radio episode we discuss many things Rob is doing to cool the planet, including rebuilding coastal forests and the water ecosystem to naturally export heat into space.

The process is called a Biotic Pump. It’s similar to the way a heat pump pulls heat out of a house.

14/01/2024

Climate Restoration.

Climate Restoration is an idea whose time has come.

In this Eco Scale Radio episode Peter Fiekowsky, an MIT-trained physicist, discusses his plans to restore the climate condition to a safe climate zone* by implementing two simple, powerful, practical, affordable, crowd-funded, and scientifically-grounded projects that work with nature. 

And discover how you can help get them implemented.

* the kind of healthy climate humankind has flourished under for ten thousand years.

14/01/2024

What is the Impact of Plastic Chemicals on Human Health?

How can we design safer plastic alternatives?

More than 13,000 chemicals are used to make plastics.

Over 350 million metric tons of plastic waste are discarded annually.

Exposure to plastic chemicals carries various health risks.

A team of scientists at the Minderoo Foundation in Australia have created the first-of-its-kind Plastic Health Map.

It maps the existing research on the effects of plastic chemicals on human health.

It allows people to search 3,500 primary studies on plastic health from 1960 to 2022.

The Plastic Health Map is a tool that can help us develop safer plastic alternatives and transition to a world where plastic is more sustainable, safer, and free of toxic chemicals.

In this Eco Scale Radio episode Louise and Manuel describes the Plastic Health Map and the challenge of designing plastic alternatives...all this and much more.

After you hear this Eco Scale Radio podcast interview, you will never see plastic the same way again.

10/01/2024

The biophilia hypothesis suggests that humans possess an innate tendency to seek connections with nature and other forms of life. Edward O. Wilson introduced and popularized the hypothesis in his book, Biophilia. He defines biophilia as "the urge to affiliate with other forms of life". Wikipedia

Learning to love the sound of song birds can be a gateway drug to biophilia.

Increasing our sense of biophilia will help motivate people to give a damn about climate restoration and ecosystem regeneration.

06/01/2024

What would you say in a one minute presentation?

02/01/2024

24/12/2023

Hopefully this is as effective as they claim and does not cause additional pollution in the process.

I worry about the microplastic as well.

20/12/2023

Fungi FTW

15/11/2023

The Natural Revolution: AMAYU, Superfruits that Protect Forests.

AMAYU is a global beverage company that uses wild Amazonian superfruits to help protect primary forests and biodivesity.

AMAYU is the World’s First Certified Climate Positive Fruit Juice.

AMAYU is creating sustainable value chains in Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, and Thailand, and working directly with indigenous communities and helping to preserve hundreds of thousands of hectares of pristine amazonian forest.

Listen to this interview with Jorge Lopez-Doriga, a Zen teacher and AMAYU’s Chief Communications and Sustainability Officer as he describes his company’s “Triple Win” business model and much more.

https://www.ecoscaleradio.com/009-jorge-lopez-doriga

12/10/2023

Biodegradable vs Compostable Plastic Alternatives

There is an important distinction between biodegradable and compostable when it comes to plastic alternatives:

Biodegradable - Means the material can be broken down by microorganisms into natural substances like water, carbon dioxide and biomass. But biodegradable plastics don't necessarily break down quickly or completely in all conditions.

Compostable - Refers to a material that breaks down into compost in a commercial composting facility. Compostable plastics undergo biological degradation at a certain temperature and timeframe when disposed under the right conditions.

The controversy is that:

- Biodegradable plastic can still leave microplastics behind when breaking down in the open environment. So it may not be a complete solution to plastic pollution.

- Most compostable plastics need high heat industrial composters to break down properly. If put in a landfill or the ocean, they won't compost effectively.

- Consumers may think "biodegradable" means the plastic will fully degrade anywhere. But it needs specific conditions to break down.

- There's no certification or label that verifies biodegradable claims on plastic products. Compostable labels have more controls.

- Wider infrastructure like composting facilities and recycling is needed alongside alternatives for proper end-of-life handling.

So biodegradable and compostable plastics help, but still need disposal under the right conditions. More education on the differences and expanding composting access will allow these alternatives to make a bigger environmental impact.

It's a nuanced issue that requires careful understanding in order to evaluate the environmental merits of different plastic alternatives.

11/10/2023

11 Reasons to Get Into The Industrial H**p Business

There are some key reasons an entrepreneur might want to enter the industrial h**p business.

Here are 11 key trends and opportunities an entrepreneur might want to take advantage of when considering getting into the industrial h**p business:

1. Rapidly growing market as h**p applications expand.

2. New opportunities to innovate h**p-derived products and services in a rapidly developing industry.

3. H**p offers sustainability benefits that appeal to many consumers.

4. Declining h**p material prices improves access and affordability.

5. Changes in regulations make h**p businesses easier to operate.

6. Versatile crop with many end uses from textiles to food to nanomaterials to construction to beauty products, and more.

7. H**p cultivation can help improve soil health and environmental stewardship.

8. Ability to play a role in shifting away from petroleum-based goods.

9. Commercial uses beyond CBD extraction remain underdeveloped.

10. Opportunity to build expertise and first-mover advantage in a nascent field.

11. Potential for h**p to disrupt industries from construction to energy if adoption accelerates.

11/10/2023

4 Reasons I Created Eco Scale Radio Podcast (1/4)

Reason 1 – Restore Hope and Resilience

Everywhere you go you meet people, young and old, who look at the future with despair. They have lost hope for the future because there is a huge Climate Change tsunami headed our way. Their hope has been replaced with fear and dread.

I want the Eco Scale Radio podcast to help keep hope alive even in the face all the challenges in front of us.

In the face of the many reasons to fear for our future, we can still choose hope.

Humans are very resilient that way.

If you are an entrepreneur who is tired of feeling hopeless and powerless when it comes to climate change, the Eco Scale Radio podcast is for you.

Instead of sitting in your living room late at night having a pity party, you can listen to the Eco Scale Radio podcast to get inspired to take the actions necessary to scale your business so you can:

> provide more value to others.
> innovate and implement more climate change solutions.
> play your part to regenerate the environment.

We are the leaders we need to get us through these crazy times. We were born for these times.

We need countless entrepreneurs to:

> step up as leaders and do the impossible.
> see climate change as a challenge and not just a threat.
> take action in spite of an uncertain future.
> implement solutions for the betterment of the environment and future generations.

Even when there is no guarantee of success.

To do this, we need hope and resilience.

You can listen to the Eco Scale Radio podcast and read the Show Notes at www.EcoScaleRadio.com

11/10/2023

A terawatt saved is a terawatt earned.

Welcome to the Everything's Electric Era.

If we want to live in a world with electric powered cars, trucks, ships, and planes, we're going to need to dramatically increase the production and distribution of electricity.

11/10/2023

The Biggest Challenges to Creating Plastic Alternatives

Some of the biggest challenges to creating effective and scalable alternatives to plastic include:

- Cost - Many alternatives are more expensive to produce than conventional plastics derived from petroleum, making it difficult for companies to compete. The cost needs to come down through innovation and economies of scale.

- Performance - Alternatives need to match the durability, strength, flexibility, water-resistance and other physical properties that make plastics so useful. Replicating these attributes with natural materials can be difficult.

- Scalability - New materials need to be able to scale up to produce the billions of tons of packaging and products required globally each year. Achieving mass production is challenging.

- Infrastructure - New forms of packaging require changes to recycling facilities, composting systems, supply chains and consumer behavior. Major infrastructure upgrades are necessary.

- Consumer acceptance - People are accustomed to plastic packaging and may be slow to accept new materials, particularly for food contact. Education and marketing is important.

- Regulations - Outdated regulations that prohibit or limit alternatives need to be reworked to allow innovation while ensuring safety. Policy changes take time.

- Investment - Developing new materials and scaling up production requires major investments. Securing financing can be difficult, especially for unproven technologies.

Overcoming these challenges will require persistence, creativity and collaboration between companies, researchers, governments and consumers to transition away from plastics. But the effort is essential to reduce environmental harm.