Category : Eco-solutions

Eco-Stories: Shelley Robbins talks Plastics

This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity. See the full interview below. Shelley Robbins holds a degree in economics from Duke University, where she spent time at the Duke Marine Lab, and an MBA from Southwestern Oklahoma State University. Her varied experience includes working with lemurs at the Duke Lemur Center, regulating water […]

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Eco-Stories: Zach Steinhauser and the Purple Martin

This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity. See the full interview below. Zach Steinhauser is a Eco-tour operator based out of Lexington SC who, for the past 3 years, has been taking tourists to view North America’s largest Purple Martin migration roost. His tours began when he found out a surprising fact about […]

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Eco-Stories: Colin Nolden – UK Energy & Solar Power for Trains

This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity. See the full interview below. Dr Colin Nolden is a Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow at University of Bristol Law School, UK, and a Researcher at the Centre for Research into Energy Demand Solutions at the Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, UK. His research spans sustainable energy governance […]

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Eco-Stories: Stephanie Gibson – Permaculture in St. Pete, FL

This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity. See the full interview below. Stephanie Gibson is a busy project manager and dedicated triathlete who lives in St. Petersburg, FL with her husband Bill. After she and Bill bought a house together in August 2018, they realized their new home needed a big makeover. The […]

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Eco-Stories: David Harper – Land and the Future of Land Ownership

This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity. See the full interview below. David Harper is a land conservation professional with more than 30 years of experience working with landowners and land trusts to preserve over 7,000 acres of farmland, natural areas, cultural and historic sites. He has raised more than $7 million in […]

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Eco-Stories: Puja Ganguli – Sustainability in our Food Systems

This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity. See the full interview below. Leaving behind a career as a chef and food journalist, Puja pursued an education in sustainability to understand how to overcome the inherent problems of our food system. A lover of people and conversations, with Urth she is trying to create […]

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Eco-Stories: Mike Ginger – Cycling Advocacy & the Future of Transport

This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity. See the full interview below. Mike Ginger has had a long standing commitment to sustainable travel issues, clean energy and energy conservation, growing food and lower impact consumption. He finds it regretful that the media and political process has been so slow to recognise deep environmental […]

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Eco-Stories: Oli Moraes – Climate Policy in Australia and Blue Carbon

This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity. See the full interview below. Oli Moraes has research experience looking at blue carbon – mangroves and seagrasses – in the Pacific Island region as a means to addressing climate change mitigation, adaptation, biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. Oli has a Bachelors of Arts and Science […]

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Eco-Stories: Chris Jones – Regenerative Agriculture and Reintroducing Beavers to Cornwall

This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity. See the full interview below. Chris Jones was born in Cornwall UK in 1959 and moved to his current farm in 1960. He is the middle child of seven, and had a great childhood growing up outdoors. He worked in Southern Central Africa 1978 to 1981, […]

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Eco-Stories: Xiao Du – Sustainable Investment and Corporate Sustainability

This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity. See the full interview below. Xiao Du is a sustainability professional working in Switzerland. She is currently working as a sustainable investment analyst in an investment management firm. She has worked on corporate sustainability and sustainable business management in various industries including fashion, food, materials and […]

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