GreenSense Radio Show

Tom Appel: tips for buying a new car EVs, hybrids, or gas? Tom Appel, publisher of Consumer Guide Automotive, gives practical advice for buying a new car. He discusses alternatives to electric vehicles such as hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and high mileage gas cars, and challenges in finding charging stations. He also says some car manufactures are done developing gas engines. Share your thoughts: do you think this is the beginning of the end for gas engines? To sponsor the Green Sense Show, please contact us. Green Sense Minute Airing on WBBM 105.9 FM

Chuck Knapp: Shedd Aquarium Conservation Research The Shedd Aquarium in Chicago was the first inland aquarium to have marine species and one of the first aquariums to be designated as Center for Species Survival. Chuck Knapp, vice president of conservation research, talks about how people can get more engaged with conservation. Chuck discusses his long career and the Shedd’s efforts to save wild animals and imperiled ecosystems, and the various programs at the aquarium. Visitors can learn about aquatic biodiversity with thousands of animals and species. To sponsor the Green Sense Show, please contact us. Green Sense Minute Airing on WBBM 105.9 FM

Franklin Vanderbilt: Making more than Music Drummer Franklin Vanderbilt has performed with famous artists including Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, and Lenny Kravitz. He grew up on Chicago's West Side and wants to make his old neighborhood more sustainable by developing a youth center, The Franklin Vanderbilt Academy of Performing Arts, to teach music, art, financial literacy, horticulture, and life skills. Franklin talks about his career, family, and why he wants to help young people thrive. To sponsor the Green Sense Show, please contact us. Mike Sanders Julia Shu

Michelle Nichols: Adler Planetarium After studying physics, astronomy, and education, Michelle Nichols is now the director of Public Observing at Chicago's Adler Planetarium. She offers tips for viewing eclipses and talks about the array of stargazing events. The Adler has a variety of powerful telescopes, including the largest publicly accessible telescope in the Chicagoland area. There are several astronomical events such as classes, stargazing, road trips and the new full dome planetarium show. Come celebrate the 50th anniversary of Pink Floyd's bestselling album, "The Dark Side Of The Moon," with an immersive audio visual experience. Listen to the interview to find out all the Planetarium has to offer. To sponsor the Green Sense Show, please contact us. Green Sense Minute Airing on WBBM 105.9 FM

Anthony Tindall: Sustainable Recycling When you want to get rid of old computers, furniture, home entertainment devices, mobile electronics, and other items, there is now a permanent recycling drop-off facility in Chicagoland. Anthony Tindall manages the Cook County Department of Environment and Sustainability's Solid Waste Division and talks about the new partnership with South Suburban College and the creation of the Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (CHaRM). The center will repurpose, reuse, or recycle the items instead of putting them in a landfill. He also talks about what items can not be recycled. To sponsor the Green Sense Show, please contact us. Green Sense Minute Airing on WBBM 105.9 FM

Yang Yang: Agrovoltaics As lead scientist at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, Professor Yang Yang describes how his team's transparent solar panel experiment can revolutionize indoor farming. Using organic materials to produce clear PVs, they want to scale up the experiment to grow vegetables more sustainably, while maintaining the same efficiency. To sponsor the Green Sense Show, please contact us. Green Sense Minute Airing on WBBM 105.9 FM