Southeast Green - Speaking Of Green

In 2009, Arrowhead Landfill in Uniontown became the new host for millions of cubic yards of coal ash after it spilled out of a landfill in Tennessee following a catastrophic dike failure. The coal ash in Tennessee contaminated land, rivers, reservoirs, and shore areas surrounding the landfill with arsenic and lead, leading the Environmental Protection Agency to conclude that there was a potential “imminent and substantial endangerment to the public health.” Residents of Uniontown organized in opposition to what they saw as a racial and environmental injustice, speaking out against the risk to their environment and health, as well as the location of the landfill, which is across the street from several homes and next to one of the town’s historic Black cemeteries. Some 35 residents filed a complaint with the EPA’s Office of Civil Rights under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The complaint alleges that the Alabama Department of Environmental Management violated their civil rights by allowing the Arro

H2forLife is colloidal platinum dissolved in purified spring water and super saturated with molecular hydrogen under high pressure. Numerous recent scientific studies have demonstrated that molecular hydrogen acts as a safe and highly effective method to deactivate harmful free radicals in the body. H2forLife tastes just like the fresh, filtered spring water it's made from. The added hydrogen and platinum add no taste, color or odor. Read scores of peer reviewed published research at http://www.WhyHydrogen.info/ History: Eprida researcher Danny Day was trying to find an inexpensive method to measure the physical size of polyatomic hydrogen clusters in real time without destroying them with ionization mass spectroscopy. He choose to use the measurement of changes in pure water when saturated with these unusual hydrogen species when he discovered that his father Marshal Day (83) was diagnosed with inoperable live and colon cancer. In the course of a literature review on measurement techniques of hydrogen sa

Andrew Kimbrell is an internationally recognized public interest attorney, public speaker, and author. He is the founder and Executive Director of Center for Food Safety.  He also is Director of the San Francisco based Center for Technology Assessment, co-founder of Foundation Earth, and President of the Board of Humane Farm Animal Care (that administers the Certified Humane label). As an attorney, Kimbrell has successfully challenged federal agencies in several historic court cases. He initiated the court challenge that resulted in a U.S. Supreme Court victory forcing, for the first time, EPA regulation of greenhouse gases and their impact on climate change. He also pioneered the legal strategy that led to the Supreme Court ruling that DNA is not patentable due to being a "product of nature." Through his leadership at CFS, Kimbrell has been at the forefront of legal challenges to genetically engineered crops and lawsuits forcing FDA to adopt new food safety regulations. His legal work has also helped mainta

The Bark House at Highland Craftsmen Inc. was co-founded in 1990 by Chris McCurry.  The business was intentionally designed to create whole-building products that are pure, with processes that are regenerative to people, planet and prosperity. Bark House exterior poplar wall coverings earned the world’s first and only Cradle to Cradle PLATINUM Certification.  It has received ten B-Corp “Best for the World” Awards and holds a “Record Product of the Year” award from Architectural Record Magazine.     Their work occurs within the Appalachian region but is aligned to a deeper value that the founders, workers and international clients all share – a love of nature. The long-term vision is a multifocal benefit from the increased making of regenerative building products.  People will see their beautiful nature within, because they are making good things and contributing to a better world.  The planet will heal because the built environment is one of our largest shared human impacts.  Prosperity will be reflecte

With 15 years of legal experience in real estate, Don began working in the solar industry in 2011 developing distributed generation and utility scale solar PV projects. Don has developed several MWs of solar for TVA and Georgia Power solar programs as well as commercial and residential applications providing turn-key development services including site selection; financial modeling; program and incentive compliance; permitting; and contract drafting and negotiation. Don is founder of Solar CrowdSource, a platform to facilitate Solarize, Community Solar, and peer-to-peer crowdfunding programs and rapidly accelerate the growth and reduce soft costs of solar in Georgia.  Don is a proud to serve as Chair of the Georgia Solar Energy Association, member of the Georgia Solar Energy Industries Association, and a member of the State Bar of Georgia.

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Golden Isles Conservation Center removes tires from waste stream, breaks them down to original components for second life Cox Enterprises announced that its Golden Isles Conservation Center, located in Nahunta, Ga., is bringing a new technology to the U.S. and making a positive impact on the environment. The Center utilizes an Italian pyrolysis technology that is being used for the first time in the U.S. The eco-friendly process utilizes organic materials such as wood chips to generate heat, which breaks down tires into their original components and produces synthesis oil, carbon black, synthesis gas and steel. Read more here

With the success of Solarize programs in Georgia and building one in South Carolina, Russell Seifert, President of Creative Solar USA and Creative Solar Southeast, discusses why Solarize programs work so well for residential installations and the benefits to the community.

Mike McHargue (better known as Science Mike) is an author, podcaster, and speaker who travels the world helping people understand the science of life's most profound experiences. His bestselling debut book, Finding God in the Waves, has helped thousands understand faith in the 21st century. Mike hosts Ask Science Mike, a weekly question and answer podcast helping hundreds of thousands explore the questions they've always been afraid to ask. He cohosts The Liturgists Podcast with his friend Michael Gungor. With over a million downloads per month, The Liturgists Podcast is reshaping how the spiritually homeless and frustrated relate to God. Mike frequently appears before sold-out audiences in New York, Chicago, and London. He's a favorite for churches, colleges, and conferences exploring the intersection of science and faith, with recent stops at The University of Georgia, Mars Hill Church (Grand Rapids), The Wild Goose Conference, and Google. Mike is a frequent contributor to RELEVANT magazine, Storyline, Bi

Sara Barczak, High Risk Energy Director, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy As program director for high risk energy choices, Sara provides extensive outreach and support to concerned citizens, organizing partners, the media, and decision-makers and participates in legislative, state and federal regulatory forums on issues concerning nuclear energy, public safety, utilities and the impacts of power plants and our energy infrastructure on the region’s water resources. Sara managed our coastal office in Savannah, Georgia, which opened in 2000 after the former Georgians for Clean Energy hired her in 1999. She participated in a U.S./Russian exchange with non-governmental organizations in Russia impacted by plutonium bomb fuel (MOX) programs, including travel to Russia. Sara has worked for nearly twenty years in diverse environmental fields in the private and non-profit sectors: as an environmental contractor for Department of Defense facilities relating to hazardous waste and air quality issues and as a citizen’

K.C. Boyce is senior product director for the Utility Trusted Brand & Customer Engagement studies at Market Strategies International. He manages the development and delivery of syndicated studies and best practices with a focus on helping utilities create valuable relationships with their business and residential customers. Throughout his career, K.C. has worked across industries and sectors to develop innovative solutions to complex problems and translate subject matter expertise into actionable insight. Before joining Market Strategies, K.C. was senior vice president at Chartwell, where he led industry and consumer research, conference production and marketing. He also served as the Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative’s assistant director, leading its consumer research program. Deeply engaged in his community, K.C. has been a long time member and past Chair of the City of Decatur's Environmental Sustainability Board. He also serves as Treasurer for the environmental non-profit the Wylde Center. He's been

John Mulcahy – Vice President – Sustainability, North American Consumer Products John Mulcahy is Vice President of Sustainability for Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP, where he is responsible for the sustainability and corporate social responsibility programs for the company’s Consumer, GP PRO, and Nonwovens businesses.  John works to develop collaborative relationships with Georgia-Pacific customers, helping them to achieve their sustainability objectives by developing insights, building cost and value advantages into Georgia-Pacific products, and providing assurance that GP is a responsible and ethical supplier. John serves in a leadership capacity for several industry associations, including the Foodservice Packaging Institute, INDA, and The Sustainability Consortium.  In his free time, John volunteers with The Boy Scouts of America and is on the Board of Directors of Junior Achievement of Georgia.  He lives in Atlanta with his wife and two sons.

Allie Kelly is Executive Director of The Ray. A Georgia native, Allie earned a B.A. degree in political science from the University of Georgia. She has worked in public policy for over 15 years, first as a lobbyist for UPS in Washington, D.C., then returning to Atlanta and founding Georgia Watch in 2002, which is the state’s only consumer watchdog organization. In 2009, she left Georgia Watch to join former Lt. Gov. Pierre Howard at the Georgia Conservancy as its senior vice president, and it was there that she met the Trustees of the Ray C. Anderson Foundation, who partnered with the Georgia Conservancy to do a feasibility study for the project that would become The Ray. She was recruited by the Trustees to help found The Ray in 2015, and now serves as its executive director.

Pamela Tanner Boll, an artist, filmmaker, writer, and activist, is the Director of Who Does She Think She Is? a film about five artists who are mothers. She is the Co-Executive Producer of Academy Award-winning Born into Brothels, and the Executive Producer of eight documentaries. Most recently, she completed A Small Good Thing, a feature-length documentary that follows six people who focus on alternative concepts of happiness and success. From a social work student Tim Durrin to yoga teacher Mark Gerow to the Salinetti family and their farm, these “everyday people” find personal satisfaction via their link to nature, chosen professions, and interconnectedness with others, foregoing conventional definitions. A Small Good Thing also explores how it’s important to live in a more meaningful way not just here in one community in the US — traveling to Rwanda, audiences see how an organization working to provide lasting agricultural solutions to chronic childhood malnutrition in the developing world has created

Sally Bethea is the retired founding director of Chattahoochee Riverkeeper (CRK), a nonprofit environmental advocacy organization established in 1994 whose mission is to protect and restore the Chattahoochee River, its tributaries and watershed. She has an undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a master’s degree in City Planning from Georgia Tech and an honorary doctorate from LaGrange College – as well as more than 35 years of experience in environmental issues and nonprofit management. Sally is currently an adjunct professor at Georgia Tech where she teaches a water resources planning class to graduate students in urban planning and engineering. She is also the president of the board of directors of Chattahoochee Parks Conservancy and a member of the board of trustees of LaGrange College. Sally has served on the national boards of Waterkeeper Alliance and River Network, the Georgia Board of Natural Resources, and EarthShare of Georgia. In 2015, she received a Lifetime Ac

Suhas Apte is a senior executive with rich, diverse experience covering many facets of business management. Suhas has developed a valuable global perspective, extensive CPG industry experience and sustainability credentials based on a broad career path working in Asia-Pacific, developing markets, Europe and the United States.   Suhas held several executive positions at the Kimberly-Clark Corporation including Global Sustainability Officer, President of Family Care Europe and Vice President of Baby & Child Care Business for Emerging Markets. He is President of Apte Consultants LLC; a partner in the Blue Earth Network - a team helping businesses discover breakthrough opportunities, and invent transformational solutions; a member of the Forum For the Future North America advisory team – a nonprofit solving complex global sustainability challenges working with stakeholders; and a board advisor to Vertaeon - an operations and sustainability analytics firm and Intelligent Energy Optimizer - a LED lighting comp

Jonathan S. Radtke, Water Sustainability Program Director, Coca-Cola North America Jon Radtke is the Water Sustainability Program Director for Coca-Cola North America based in Atlanta, GA. In this role, he manages the company’s water stewardship program, which assesses and mitigates water risks facing Coca-Cola operations. Primary areas of focus include water efficiency initiatives, source water protection strategies, community water partnerships and sustainable agriculture initiatives within the supply chain. One goal of the Company was to return to nature and communities an amount of water equivalent to the water used in Coca-Cola’s beverages and their production. Mr. Radtke’s leadership has helped the Company to reach this goal five years early and to position The Coca-Cola Company as an industry leader in water stewardship. Jon has a Bachelor degree in Geology and a Masters in Hydrogeology with over 25 years of professional experience managing a wide range of water supply and environmental projects.

Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr., President and CEO of the Hip Hop Caucus, is a minister, community activist and one of the most influential people in Hip Hop political life. He works tirelessly to encourage the Hip Hop generation to utilize its political and social voice.?? A national leader and pacemaker within the green movement, Rev Yearwood has been successfully bridging the gap between communities of color and environmental issue advocacy for the past decade. With a diverse set of celebrity allies, Rev Yearwood raises awareness and action in communities that are often overlooked by traditional environmental campaigns. Rolling Stone named Rev Yearwood one of our country’s “New Green Heroes” and Huffington Post named him one of the top ten change makers in the green movement and top ten leaders who are reshaping the green movement. He was also named one of the 100 most powerful African Americans by Ebony Magazine and was also named to the Source Magazine’s Power 30. He was born in Shreveport, Louisiana.  The f

Frank Wickstead is a licensed general contractor in Georgia, a LEEDapBD+C, and a Building Performance Institute Building Analyst proctor/trainer and Subject Matter Expert. Frank has degrees in Architectural Design and Building Construction from Georgia Tech the University of Georgia. He and was given the Georgia Institute of Technology's 2010 Environmental Leadership Award. As a design/build remodeler he was named one of the top 50 remodelers in the country by Remodeler Magazine, was name the EarthCraft Renovator of the Year in 2009 and 2010. He is currently a Professor at Georgia Tech and a Senior Manager with ICF where he leads a statewide demand side management program in Georgia with the goal of increasing the energy efficiency of Georgia’s new and existing residential and commercial building stock.

Ido is the co-founder of Sistine Solar, a company dedicated to designing beautiful solar systems. He has a diverse background in strategy, sales and product innovation. Past work experience includes: helping launch the modu phone - a modular phone concept in Europe, advising Yahoo! executives on acquiring internet startups and analyzing technology companies at Citibank. Ido started Sistine Solar while obtaining his MBA from MIT Sloan, where he was inspired to fundamentally disrupt the solar market. He also holds a degree in Finance from Rutgers University. Ido loves playing basketball, is a voracious reader, and geeks out about mobile technology.