During the hot summer months, as the temperature rises, homeowners can expect their electric bills to soar if their home is not properly maintained and weatherized. In order to reduce energy consumption, there are many things you can do to conserve energy, save money and still keep your home environment cool and comfortable. In this segment of The Clean Energy View Radio Show, host, June Stoyer talks to Jessica Kellner, editor of Natural Home & Garden magazine, about what you can do to make your home energy efficient. Stay tuned! Jessica Kellner is committed to the values of making one’s lifestyle healthier and more environmentally sound, Kellner’s years of editorial work have given her a broad base of knowledge on practical, easy and inexpensive ways for anyone to create a more sustainable, healthful and delightful life for themselves and their families. In choosing Natural Home & Garden’s content, Kellner seeks to find the overlap between what’s healthy for people and healthy for the environment. She loves to discover how the technology of today and the commonsense wisdom of the past can work together to create a model of modern healthy living. Kellner’s blogs often include tips on avoiding toxic chemicals, saving money, making your own household cleaners, whole-food recipes, gardening ideas and products and more. Author of the book Housing Reclaimed: Salvaged Homes for Next to Nothing, Kellner is also a huge enthusiast of smart reuse and salvaged building and renovating materials. A graduate of the University of Kansas William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications, Kellner has worked with Ogden Publications in a wide variety of editorial roles since joining the publisher in October of 2004. Kellner was awarded the Topeka Association for Women in Communications Headliner Award for Media in 2012.Clean Energy View | Jessica Kellner | home energy efficiency | energy conservation | alternative energy
In Lord of The Rings, J. R. R. Tolkien wrote, “Not all those who wander are lost.” Such is clearly the case when it comes to travel writer, Matt Gross. If you love to travel and can appreciate good stories from abroad in lands where you may or may not have visited, this is one book you will certainly enjoy. In this segment of The Organic View Radio Show, host, June Stoyer talks to author, Matt Gross about his best-selling book, The Turk Who Loved Apples: And Other Tales of Losing My Way Around the World! If you are not receiving our most recent interviews, please re-subscribe to our new Official RSS feed on iTunes, Youtube or you visit our podcast archives which can be found at www.theorganicview.com. Stay tuned!Matt Gross | The Turk Who Loved Apples | traveling | travel stories | modern travel
In this special series called “The Neonicotinoid View”, host, June Stoyer and special guest co-host, Tom Theobald talk to commercial beekeeper, Steve Ellis about an unusual bee mortality event due to corn planting. Steve Ellis owns the Old Mill Honey Company which operates roughly 2,300 hives of bees in Minnesota for honey production and pollination for crops in California. Steve is the secretary of the National Honeybee Advisory Board (NHAB) and has been involved in pesticide issues for the past 15 years. If you are not receiving our most recent interviews, please re-subscribe to our new Official RSS feed on iTunes, Youtube or you visit our podcast archives which can be found at www.theorganicview.com. Stay tuned. Steve Ellis | June Stoyer | Tom Theobald | neonicotinoids | bee losses
The 19 to the 24 of May is Dementia Awareness Week. Dementia is a painstaking illness that affects both the sufferer themselves and the individuals care giver. Dementia is a term that is used to describe a collection of symptoms including memory loss, problems with reasoning and communication skills, and a reduction in a person's abilities and skills in carrying out activities of daily living. Dementia is a progressive condition. The symptoms become gradually worse, the rate of which varies from person to person and each person will experience dementia in a different way. Listen to this segment of The NLP View Radio Show, as host, Donna Blinston is joined by author, Olive Hickmott to discuss the On-line Telesummit: New Perspectives on Dementia: 19th-24th May, Discussing How NLP and other alternative therapies help people who suffer from Dementia and more importantly, their careers. May the 17th, 2013 at 2pm EDT/11amPST/7pmGMT! Stay Tuned! Olive Hickmott | Dementia | NLP | Dementia Awareness Week | Donna Blinston
When the Gulf Oil spill happened, the public was outraged. There was a worldwide outcry of concern for marine life and marine preservation as the Gulf Oil spill contaminated miles of pristine ocean and its surrounding areas. However, there is an even bigger problem affecting marine life. It is being done for the sake of fashion and exotic home décor. An estimated 70-90% of marine aquariums are collected illegally using poisonous cyanide. Other poisons such as bleach, formalin, and gasoline are also used. This not only reduces biodiversity but also removes key components of the reef ecosystem, including algae grazers, which help maintain ecosystem health. Coral reefs contain some of the largest diversity of life in the world. They are home to thousands of different plants and animals. For example, coral reefs in the Florida Keys sustain 500 species of fish, more than 1700 species of mollusks, five species of sea turtles, and hundreds of species of sponges. Did you know that fish feel pain, as do crustaceans and other invertebrates? Coral reefs are typically found at a depth less than 150 feet so that they are reachable by sunlight. Corals contain microscopic algae, called zooxanthellae, that provide the coral with food and give them their vibrant colors. On average, they grow about 1 mm to 4cm per year. In this segment of The Organic View Radio Show, host, June Stoyer will speak to Dr. Dan Thornhill, Coral Reef Marine Scientist from Defenders of Wild Life about this crisis. If you are not receiving our most recent interviews, please re-subscribe to our new Official RSS feed on iTunes, Youtube or you visit our podcast archives which can be found at www.theorganicview.com. Thank you! Stay tuned.Dr Dan Thornhill | coral reef | ocean | marine life | coral jewelry trade
In the world of beekeeping, neonicotinoids have maintained the spotlight as the scientific evidence continues to grow regarding the decline of the worlds bee population. Neonicotinoids are defined by the EPA as a class of insecticides with a common mode of action that affects the central nervous system of insects, causing paralysis and death. All of the neonicotinoids were registered after 1984 and were not subject to reregistration. Some uncertainties have been identified since their initial registration regarding the potential environmental fate and effects of neonicotinoid pesticides, particularly as they relate to pollinators. Data suggests that neonicotinic residues can accumulate in pollen and nectar of treated plants and may represent a potential exposure to pollinators. Adverse effects data as well as beekill incidents have also been reported, highlighting the potential direct and/or indirect effects of neonicotinic pesticides. Therefore, among other refinements to ecological risk assessment during registration review, the Agency will consider potential effects of the neonicotinoids to honeybees and other pollinating insects. Dr. David Goulson, Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Sterling and his team have conducted new research titled “Neonicotinoid pesticide reduces bumble bee colony growth and queen production.” In this special series called “The Neonicotinoid View”, hosts, June Stoyer and special co- host, Tom Theobald will be joined today by Dr. David Goulson, Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Sterling to discuss his research. Stay tuned!Professor Dave Goulson | neonicotinoids | The Neonicotinoid View | Tom Theobald | June Stoyer
