Episode 4: Potato, Potato


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This month I’m focusing on seasonal produce. I’ve challenged myself to make a dish with a different local, seasonal ingredient each week. You can listen to the first episode of this challenge here: Eating in season: Why should we care? Not all food is grown and harvested in all seasons and growing food out of […]

April 23, 2019

Episode 3: e-Waste, or, Failure as Success


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This week, I talked about e-waste. Check out the episode here: E-waste, or electronic waste, includes all discarded electric or electronic devices with battery power or circuitry or electric elements. This includes mobile phones, television sets, computers, and printers, but also large appliances such as refrigerators, washing machines and dryers. Why should we care? E-waste […]

March 29, 2019

Episode 2: Fridays For Future


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On Friday, March 15, 2019, I went to the Fridays For Future climate protest in Berlin with my husband. The protest was very emotional for me. In this episode, I talk about the protest and how such an action affects my carbon “handprint,” not just my carbon footprint. You can listen to the episode here: […]

March 21, 2019

Episode 1: The Weigh-In


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The first episode of the podcast is up! In this episode, I introduce myself and what this podcast is about. But most importantly, I do my first weigh-in to figure out where I stand. I use three tools to analyze my environmental impact: The KliB calculator The Global Footprint Network’s ecological footprint calculator Nature Conservancy’s […]

March 14, 2019