Realistic Sustainability

Nick and Mike are starting to get into a groove releasing the second show since their summer break. Join them while they discuss the idea of infusing nature into our downtown spaces.

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Well, we're really back this time. Our summer break has ended and Mike and Nick are back at it in full swing! This week Mike and Nick chat about what they have been doing since they went MIA.

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Nick and Mike are back! They spend the first 15 minutes chatting, and catching up since it's been so long. After, a great conversation about insect-based proteins. Mike was contacted by a company in the UK that focuses on replacing our unsustainable beef industry with high-protein insects in delicious meat alternatives. Join Nick and Mike as they talk about eating insects for daily nutrients.

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It's been over 2 weeks since Realistic Sustainability recorded a new show. Join Mike as he tells everyone why and the challenges he has with a work/life balance.

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Join Mike and Rob Boggan from the Curated Culture as they talk about the states trying to break child labor laws in the US and why they are trying to do it.

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How much energy is in our food? There will come a time when it will be labeled like calories are on the packaging but as of today, we have to either guess or look it up. Join Mike as he discusses how much energy it takes to make a steak.

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One of the biggest problems we have with climate is how we take resources like trees faster than we can grow them. It seems like we humans are in a race to see how quickly we can mortgage the future for our grandchildren. Join Mike and Nick as they talk about Deforestation.

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This week's book review isn't one you would generally call a sustainability book but I do believe it fits the criteria. Join Mike as he connects the urban planning manual and discusses how it can deeply assist our future cities to become more sustainable.

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These days the biggest issue with clean energy isn't the collection process anymore. In some states like Texas, clean energy has been so abundant that people's electric meters even run backward at times. The issue is storage. Join Mike and Nick as they talk about one of the most elaborate ways to store solar energy.

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Join Mike as he talks about Earth Day and how he celebrates.

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How do companies convince us to buy their products when we are seriously looking for more sustainable items? How do they get us to buy their goods when they are some of the worse on the market? They use those tricky words. Join Mike as he explains the marketing greenwashing tactics companies use to get our money.

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This week's product review was wool dryer balls. Mike bought these nearly 2 years ago and is still using them to the day without concern. Join Mike as he tells everyone about his experience using wool dryer balls instead of dryer sheets.

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Mike as he talks about his experience with larger companies looking to learn about sustainability. As Mike gets more opportunities and experiences patterns start to emerge. Join Mike as he talks about how corporate sustainability seems to be lost.

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After COVID changed the world more and more people have decided to stay home and homestead. Maybe not everyone but there has certainly been a rising. Hobby farms are popping up everywhere. How does this play with sustainability? Join Mike and Nick as they discuss homesteading.

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This week we review the book The Upcycle - Beyond Sustainability--Designing for Abundance by Michael Braungart and William McDonough. This is a great concept from materials and design perspective. Join Mike as he reflects on one of those books that just helps you think about the possibility of the future.

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Join Mike and Nick as they discuss the packaging our food is packaged in and whether is there a such thing as sustainable packaging.

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Away, where is a way? Do you know? If so, what do you do with that information? Join Mike as he talks about the idea of "Away".

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After the first week of Jamison's project in the Nazarian household, it got Mike thinking about home renovations. Are there projects we could do this year that help the sustainability of the home? Are there any renovations that are sustainable? Join Mike and Nick as they discuss sustainable renovations. 

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After last week's stress, how do you follow it up? By giving. Join Mike as he talks about a great weekend of giving.

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Millions have watched the ecological and humanitarian disaster in East Palestine Ohio and even though Mike isn't a fan of watching the news, enough asked about it. I think we all know the ecological damage that has been created during this strategy but what about the residents? Join Mike and Nick as they discuss the massive train derailment. 

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Oh, it was a day... Week... Well, a part of a week.. Either way, it's been rough. 

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With all of this new information about AI swirling around from automated cars to AI apps that make us look like superheroes to a snarky Bing chatbot what does that mean for us? Can AI be used to benefit humanity or even sustainability? Join Mike and Nick as they discuss the future and how AI will shape it.

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Why does Mike hate greeting cards so much?!? Join Mike has he spends a little time walking through the embodied energy that is in a simple treating card and the affect on waste and energy consumption in the US. 

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What does it take to create and maintain sustainable communities? Join Mike and Nick as they discuss first what the internet thinks we need and then compare it to what Mike believes we need. 

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What happens when you are the local sustainability expert and leader but need a new vehicle? Listen while Mike tortures himself while attempting to replace his car. 

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One of the most important topics in financial and even health sustainability is how we manage our finances but few realize how the system is built to keep people either in the economic tier or in poverty. This week Mike and Nick talk about the pitfalls and dangers of poor taxes. 

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Mike shares one of his favorite books, Cradle to Cradle by Michael Braungart and William McDonough. This is one of the most influential books Mike read in college. Join Mike as he talks a bit about Cradle to Cradle. 

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Seafood. Is it better than a steak? Maybe but as Mike continues to reduce his meat intake, Mike ponders yet again if he should be eating seafood or should it also be removed from his options. Join Mike and Nick as they discuss if there is even a way to eat seafood in a sustainable way. 

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This week Mike was pleasantly surprised by his resent purchase. This week Mike tried INSO detergent sheets to see if he could finally replace his massive jug of near water. Looking for a more sustainable way to do laundry, he decided to give it a try but how sustainable is the product? Join us this week as Mike reviews the INSO detergent sheets. 

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After seeing the consistent social media fights about vehicle fuels it had Mike wanted to help clear some things up. Join Mike and Nick as they talk about the propulsion of the future when it comes to personal transportation. 

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It's about that time. If you've been convinced by Mike or Nick to start your very own kindness project or edible landscape project, nows is the time. Join Mike as he reminds us all, its time to start planning. Especially if you are looking to do a summer time project in the midwest. 

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Well, we tried! Just as Nick was starting to jump on and record... He was called into work. So instead of a last-minute scratch to the show schedule, Mike covered a couple of minor observations that were not really scheduled as shorts but would have never been an entire show alone.  So hopefully you enjoy Mike's mixed tape of recent topics. 

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Join Mike as he spends some time on habitat fragments after reading William Tallamys book Nature's best hope. Habitat fragments are found everywhere but rarely thought of. Mike after reading wanted to revisit this concept in a short. Please joins us for habitat fragments. 

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The world is all a buzz but why? Does this have implications for global energy footprints in the eyes of sustainability? Join Mike and Rob Boggan from the Curated Culture subbing in for Nick as they look at the recent Fusion breakthrough and what the future of energy looks like. 

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Is it really up to us? What is the reality of long-term sustainability? Join Mike as he talks about what it will really take to achieve a sustainable world. Well maybe not it all but a overview on a large scale :)  

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Welcome back and Happy New Year! Join Mike and Nick as they talk a bit about 2022 and a bit more about 2023. 

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Join Mike as he closes the 2022 season here on Realistic Sustainability! 

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What is sustainability to you? It seems that the longer we are interested in sustainability, our role changes. So, going into the new year, let's take a look. What's your role going to be next year? What is sustainability to you?

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Just last week, Mikes new found friends from the forward party sent him pictures of food scrap dropoff sites in downtown New York. Not only did it get him thinking but it got Nick ranting! Join Mike and Nick as they discuss the merits of food scrap drop-off sites. 

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Dabble held their 2nd annual Christmas decor giveaway and it had Mike thinking. Join Mike as he talks us through how much avoided the landfill on one small event and how much could avoid landfills globally if we just shared the unwanted items with others. 

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Join Nick and Mike as they talk about some of the common substitutions we can manage during the Christmas season to help reduce our carbon footprint and to help start building our positive footprint.  

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Made famous by TikTok, what if we changed our yards to just growing clover? Would cities or towns allow it or would you even want to do it? Would it work? Join Mike as he talks about changing the yard culture to Clover.

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Are you the guy or gal with the horse? Humans tend to fight all technological progress but do the arguments change? Join Mike as he examines the arguments used when horseless carriages hit the scene and the backlash that followed and how it compares to day's arguments on electrified cars. 

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This week we have a product review. Jamison bought me a pair of iK bamboo pillows for Christmas last year. Let's take a look at how they stack up to our rating scale. 

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Well, it's been an odd week. The short is longer than the normal episode and we're still missing Nick but life works like that sometimes. This short episode we created after reading our latest five-star review. Join Mike as he draws notice to the last review. 

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Recently towns are seeing protests against solar farms but should we? What are tactics being used to scare residents into fighting these developments? Or are they a mistake? Should we be fighting these developments? Join Mike as he sorts it all out.

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