Greener Thoughts

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Welcome to Greener Thoughts. I help you understand the environment today, so you can experience a greener life. My name is Na'ilah Dawkins. I have been an environmentalist since age 12 and knew I'd be a scientist growing up so I became a sociologist! 🎁Be an entrant in my 3 special annual giveaways!🎁 Featured in: 🌟 January 2020 Podblade.com article '43 Expert Tips to Creating a Successful Podcast' 🌟 June 2019 Guest Blog post of the Sierra Club - Maryland Chapter's blog 🌟 3-time Guest Podcaster and over 23-times Guest Co-host✔️ Cover Art by Greener Thoughts, Creator and Host - Na'ilah

Episode Date
Color Me Pink: 5 Sustainable Nail Polishes Brands To Try Today
Apr 21, 2025
20+ New Environmental Film Festivals You Should Know for Earth Month
Apr 06, 2025
The Needs of Net Zero
Apr 02, 2025
Why Glacier Melts Matter Now
Mar 30, 2025
My TOP 5 Sustainable Mobile Apps
Mar 26, 2025
What is Biologging? and How Animals Benefit
Mar 22, 2025
Your New Fave Climate Infrastructure Funding Tool!
Mar 19, 2025
Global Warming vs. Climate Change?
Mar 15, 2025
What is a Green Influencer?
Mar 12, 2025
3-D Printed Plant-Based Food Tech + 16 Companies to Know!
Mar 08, 2025
Centering Caribbean Food Culture & History, Conserves Farm Culture and Protects Species
Mar 05, 2025
The Clean Machine - EU and the Renewable Energy Revolution
Mar 02, 2025
Under Construction: A New Research-Backed Insulation + The Warmest Fibers Out
Feb 25, 2025
Coffee, Reishi, and 3-D: Plastic Alternatives Straight from the Lab!
Feb 22, 2025
Exposing Essential Oils: How to Protect Yourself Against Phthalates!
Feb 19, 2025
South Darfur, Deforestation, and one Empowering Woman + Over 20 Tree-Planting Orgs and Companies to Support
Feb 15, 2025
AAA: What Would You Be Willing to Pay for Reduced Flight Emissions?
Feb 10, 2025
Kids, Cyprus, and Cooking Oil : How Waste Becomes Biofuel!
Feb 07, 2025
The Great Southern Land: The Costs of Preventing Animal Extinctions in Australia
Feb 04, 2025
E-Waste to Epic Win: How Lab Creates Precious Metals & Converting CO2
Jan 31, 2025
Survey Says: From Food Insecurity to Love Thy Neighbor
Jan 28, 2025
What The World Needs Now: A New Center Aimed at Ending Corporate Harm
Jan 25, 2025
Promises, Promises: Coca Cola - A Lesson on Greenwashing
Jan 20, 2025
Fighting Food Waste with Policy and Prevention
Jan 17, 2025
From the Vietnam War: The Pesticide Generation
Jan 14, 2025
This Episode is for Men: Pesticides and Prostate Cancer
Jan 07, 2025
Slavery in the 21st Century: How to Not Support It!
Jan 03, 2025
In the Thick of It: Long Term Air Pollution = Deadly Blood Clots!
Dec 31, 2024
The End of New Plastic Pollution?
Dec 28, 2024
Axolotls are Awesome: What Makes It Unique and How to Adopt One
Dec 23, 2024
Japan Jumpstarts at Plastic Recycling By Examining River Pollution and Research
Dec 20, 2024
The Cautionary Canary in the Coal Mine & Preventing (More) Climate Change
Dec 16, 2024
See What the Sea Ice Reveals: New Research Points to A New Molecule Found
Feb 01, 2021
Gain Beauty...Get Rid of Trash-Altogether!: 7 Useful Steps in Breaking From Waste in Your Beauty Routine
Jan 29, 2021
Leave Your Waste Behind!: 20 Circular Startups Making Waste a Thing of the Past
Jan 24, 2021
Puffy and Oh So Fluffy: All the Best in Eco-friendly Winter Wear
Jan 21, 2021
The Resource that Shouldn't be a Luxury: Research Supports Why Piped Water Matters
Jan 17, 2021
The Bare Necessities of Barefoot Shoes - 2
Jan 14, 2021
The Bare Necessities of Barefoot Shoes - 1
Jan 10, 2021
10 Fascinating Facts About Palm Trees!
Jan 07, 2021
The Future Possibilities of Recycling Polyolefinic Plastics & The Many Recycled Plastic Products of Today
Jan 03, 2021
The 19 Latest Best Rated in Organic Soft Socks & Unbelievably Comfy Underwear!
Dec 31, 2020
Love You Mug!: 8 Eco-friendly Travel Mugs to Help You Tackle Your Day
Dec 27, 2020
The Top 9 Very Best in Vegan Boots!
Dec 24, 2020
Feel Good About Your Flow: 8 Period Cups Alternatives to Try!
Dec 20, 2020
Better to Overcondition, than Underperform!: 9 Best Rated Conditioner Bars for Different Hair Types
Dec 17, 2020
Sustainable Sudz: 8 Best Eco-Friendly Shampoo Bars for Different Hair Types
Dec 13, 2020
Legs for Days!: The Latest List of 7 Top Sustainable Safety Razors
Dec 10, 2020
20 Uncommon Items You Can Recycle and Where to Recycle Them
Dec 06, 2020
What's Crushed Up in Your Cosmetics?: 7 Gross Ingredients in Makeup
Dec 03, 2020
The Beginning's of a Biochar Revolution?: How Different Biochars Compare at Cleaning Wastewater and Nature's Filters You Can Use
Nov 29, 2020
Slowing the World's Next Nightmare: Learning Where Future Pandemics Can Start and Actionable Prevention Steps
Nov 26, 2020
How Mercury is Contaminating the Deepest Marine Life & How Best to Avoid Mercury in Food and More + Anniversary Prize Giveaway [Retroactive Edition]
Nov 22, 2020
The U.K.'s Top 5 Wildlife-friendly Building Structures & Which U.S. Cities are Wildlife-friendly? + Anniversary Prize Giveaway [Retroactive Edition]
Nov 19, 2020
Not So Egg-cellent: How Egg Consumption is linked to Diabetes and which foods can Decrease your Risk + Anniversary Prize Giveaway [Retroactive Edition]
Nov 16, 2020
Eating your greens on Green: New advancements in Green Tableware and the Many Options for these Products + Anniversary Prize Giveaway [Retroactive Edition]
Nov 12, 2020
The 8 Best Eco-friendly Phone Cases and Screen Protector + 2nd "Greener Thoughts" Anniversary Celebration Prize Giveaway [Retroactive Edition]
Nov 08, 2020
Improving Your Green Thumb: The Reasons Why Your Plants Are Yellowing + 2nd "Greener Thoughts" Anniversary Celebration Prize Giveaway [Retroactive Edition]
Nov 05, 2020
Food & Home Edition: What Endocrinologists Advise on How to Shop Safely
Nov 01, 2020
The Best Rated Composting Toilets
Oct 29, 2020
Here are the U.K.'s Top Ten Eco-Progressive Cities. How Does Your City Fair?
Oct 25, 2020
The Chemicals Creeping From Your Couch! + 15 Eco-friendly Furniture Companies You Will Love
Oct 22, 2020
What the World Needs Now...is not More Meat: How to Best Feed the World Amongst a Growing Population
Oct 18, 2020
When Animals Attack!: Prevention and Best Practices Against Mountain Lions
Oct 16, 2020
Where do the wheels of the bus really go?: Tire Tracking in the U.K. & Tips for Tire Recycling and Repurposing
Oct 11, 2020
What You Need to Know about the Clinton-era Air Pollution Policy the U.S. E.P.A. just Reversed
Oct 08, 2020
10 Ways to be Anti-racist and Accountable in the STEM fields
Oct 04, 2020
20 Useful Tips for Your Leftover Fruit and Vegetable Scraps!
Oct 01, 2020
Soil Today, Erosion Tomorrow: How to Protect Soil Before It Disappears
Sep 27, 2020
8 Natural Insecticides You Can Craft at Home
Sep 24, 2020
10 Ethical Earrings from the U.K. You'll Love!
Sep 20, 2020
Terrific Tips for Going Organic on a Budget
Sep 17, 2020
The Top Eco-friendly Masks for the Pandemic and Beyond
Sep 13, 2020
Self-care and Caring for the Environment in the Age of the Coronavirus Pandemic
Sep 10, 2020
Top 12 Worst Foods for the Planet
Sep 07, 2020
Up the Creek WITH a Paddle?: How Thresholds can prevent MORE Antibiotic Resistance Medication and Protect Our Rivers
Sep 04, 2020
The Environmental Impact of Palm Oil and Coconut Oil + Many Useful Alternatives
Aug 30, 2020
Ways to Care about Our World's Coral Reefs + New Tech that helps Protect them
Aug 28, 2020
How to Avoid the Toxic Herbicide Glyphosate with Organic Foods!
Aug 23, 2020
How to Use Shredded Paper 10 Different Ways
Aug 20, 2020
Sustainable Slip On's: Scientists at UCSD Make Flip Flops from Algae
Aug 17, 2020
Nature & the Bees: How Green Spaces Positively Boost Bee Numbers in Urban Areas
Aug 14, 2020
How Endocrine Disruptors are Used in Healthcare and How to Reduce Risks from Exposure
Aug 09, 2020
Getting the Scoop on Kitty Litter: The Best Sustainable Brands + More
Aug 07, 2020
10 Zero Waste Shopping Steps to Start Today
Aug 02, 2020
11 Eco-friendly Wrappings for Every Occasion!
Jul 30, 2020
The Power of Protein and Lowered Risk of Death
Jul 26, 2020
PFAS are the Problem
Jul 23, 2020
E-Waste Rates at 3x Faster than Human Population Pace, Recycling Rates, and How to Decrease Your Waste
Jul 19, 2020
Caring for Koalas and How to Support Habitat Conservation
Jul 16, 2020
Fatal Festivities: Why 4th of July Fireworks Fumes are Lethal
Jul 12, 2020
Elephants: In Trouble by the Tons + How YOU Can Give Tons of Help
Jul 09, 2020
The 20 Brilliant Ways Silica Gel Saves the Day!
Jul 05, 2020
Decoding Recycling Symbols!: How to Read Recyclables Right
Jul 02, 2020
Add Color: Making the Environmental Movement More Inclusive
Jun 28, 2020
The UK's 5-Part Path to Net Zero
Jun 25, 2020
Coronavirus Can't Stop 'Em!: How People and Producers are Connecting Food Together in the UK
Jun 21, 2020
How to Avoid Attacks by Snakes
Jun 18, 2020
How to Care for Succulents
Jun 14, 2020
The Breakfast Food Researchers Find Best Preserves Produce + Food Preservation Made Easy and Avoiding Toxic Preservatives!
Jun 11, 2020
How to Make Less Light Pollution: 6 Ways
Jun 07, 2020
Add these to the list: 11 Common Genetically Modified Foods to Avoid!
Jun 04, 2020
Research Supports the Importance of Parks, Green Spaces, and Human Well-being
May 31, 2020
Food Labels Demystified: 16 Certifications You Need to Know!
May 28, 2020
Microplastics Make it Hard for Hermit Crabs to Rehome
May 24, 2020
16 Nearly Impossible Houseplants to Die
May 21, 2020
Gasp!: Gas-powered Appliances aren't Great and here's Why
May 17, 2020
8 Terrific Tumeric Benefits!
May 14, 2020
Research Finds Malaria Risk Highest in the Evening
May 10, 2020
3 Creative Technologies Combating Illegal Fisheries
May 07, 2020
Worry-Free Food!: 6 Foods You Can Eat past the Expiration Dates
May 03, 2020
How Worms, Obesity, and Poor Sleep in humans are Alike
Apr 30, 2020
Research Measures Food Insecurity During the Coronavirus
Apr 26, 2020
Research of Droughts and CSWs Increase Disparities in Low-Income Communities
Apr 23, 2020
The Soap Like No Other: The Many Benefits & Uses of Castile Soap
Apr 19, 2020
Top 20 Foods You Can Freeze!
Apr 16, 2020
How to Compost
Apr 12, 2020
Keeping Kids in Nature During Quarantine
Apr 09, 2020
14 Ways to Fight Climate Change During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Apr 05, 2020
9 Benefits of Microalgae
Apr 02, 2020
Hear Us and Our Health: 15 Statistics about Women and the Environment
Mar 29, 2020
The Food of Our Future
Mar 26, 2020
A Toxic Chemical Combo: BPA and Babies
Mar 22, 2020
Can Air Pollution Make You Fat?
Mar 19, 2020
The Zero Waste Movement in the Age of the Coronavirus
Mar 15, 2020
Cause for Concern: 14 Myths about Coronavirus - COVID 19
Mar 12, 2020
Doing Some Disinfecting? 8 Cleaners that Get the Job Done!
Mar 08, 2020
How to Challenge a Climate Change Denier
Mar 05, 2020
Does your Netflix nix the Environment?
Mar 01, 2020
Mercury in Retrograde and What That Means for You
Feb 27, 2020
What's the Scoop on Dog Poo?
Feb 23, 2020
Is Your Water Safe?
Feb 20, 2020
The Grimy Truth Behind Activated Charcoal
Feb 16, 2020
Zero Waste: The Restaurant Edition
Feb 13, 2020
Out of Africa Came Humans, because of Earth's Climate
Feb 09, 2020
How to Reduce Microfiber Pollution
Feb 06, 2020
The Wealthy and Food Waste in the United States
Feb 02, 2020
Food for Thought: 11 Foods Connected with a Lowered Risk of Alzheimer's Dementia
Jan 30, 2020
The Heat is On and the Stakes are High: How Research Connects Deadly Heatwave Exposure and Redlining Housing Policies
Jan 26, 2020
To Seek and Destroy: Researchers Find a New Kind of Immune Cell that Kills Most Cancers
Jan 23, 2020
How Resourceful are We?: Sustainable Consumption vs. Wasteful Habits
Jan 19, 2020
The Connection Between Climate Change and Violent Crime in the United States
Jan 16, 2020
The Heat is On!: Dangerous Thermal Receipt Paper - and Its Safer Alternatives
Jan 12, 2020
How Fasting Works
Jan 09, 2020
Crush the Climate Crisis in 7 Impactful Ways
Jan 05, 2020
A Different Kind of Storm...:The Connection Between La Niña and Diarrhea Cases
Jan 02, 2020
The State of the Environment 2019: 28 Alarming Statistics You Need to Know!
Dec 29, 2019
6 Need to Know Winter Root Vegetables!
Dec 26, 2019
How to Prep Your Preserved Homemade Foods
Dec 22, 2019
What's Up in Flames? Europe's Biomass Burning of U.S. Wood
Dec 19, 2019
LEDs & Christmas Trees!: How to Recycle Christmas Lights
Dec 15, 2019
Honolulu's New Powerful Law to Ban Plastic Pollution
Dec 12, 2019
A NEW Enzyme to Keep Millions of Polyester Pollution at Bay?
Dec 08, 2019
The Beauty and Benefits of Natural Hair Dyes
Dec 05, 2019
Countries, Climate Change, & Comparisons: World Renewable Energy Most Benefits Countries with High CO2 Levels
Dec 02, 2019
10 Better Alternatives to Buying on Black Friday*
Nov 28, 2019
10 Eco-friendly, Sustainable Gifts for the 2019 Holiday Season*
Nov 24, 2019
10 Top Techniques to Recycle Better*
Nov 22, 2019
10 Ways to Not Waste Water*
Nov 17, 2019
10 Reasons to Go Green Now!*
Nov 14, 2019
11 Different Ways to Green Your Laundry - Today*
Nov 11, 2019
10 Ways to Green Your Kitchen + Celebrating My 100th Episode!*
Nov 08, 2019
The Top 20 Greenest Cities in the United States in 2019*
Nov 04, 2019
Environmental Factors, Rural Populations, and the Ties to Diabetes Risk
Nov 01, 2019
The Crux to Carbon?: A New, Developed Process of Removing Carbon from Our Atmosphere
Oct 28, 2019
What is a Bombogenesis?
Oct 25, 2019
5 Better Alternatives to Talc Powder!
Oct 21, 2019
The Bigger, Bloodier, and Bountiful: Study Shows Mosquitoes are Bigger in Lower Income Areas
Oct 18, 2019
A Green Survey and Materialism: Buying Green Doesn't Always Make You Serene
Oct 14, 2019
U.S. Consumers are Confused on How to Shop (More) Sustainably
Oct 11, 2019
The Power Behind Penn State Lowering Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Half
Oct 07, 2019
6 Great Benefits of Garlic!
Oct 04, 2019
The Many Benefits of Vitamin D
Sep 30, 2019
Microplastics and Melting Sea Ice
Sep 27, 2019
23 States Have an Ongoing Warfare and Sue Trump Administration Over Emissions Standards
Sep 23, 2019
Filth Beyond the Fleet: Study Shows U.S. Airplane Water is Beyond Disgusting
Sep 20, 2019
The Stain of Unsustainable Pads and Tampons...and Better Greener Alternatives
Sep 16, 2019
Allergen Relief!: 5 Ways to Get Well Sooner
Sep 13, 2019
The Painstaking Cleanup of Plastic Food Packaging
Sep 09, 2019
Sick New Trio of Viruses Affects Endangered Salmon Populations
Sep 06, 2019
A Step on the Green Path: Timberland Will Buy No More Brazilian Leather
Sep 02, 2019
The Amazon is up Ablaze & Ways to Aid
Aug 30, 2019
Clouds too Contaminating: 9 Creepy Ways Air Pollution Harms Your Health
Aug 26, 2019
The Most Littered Plastic Item on the Planet
Aug 23, 2019
The Newark Lead Contamination Crisis
Aug 19, 2019
How to Properly Dispose of Used Batteries
Aug 16, 2019
A New Food Made from Carbon Dioxide is a Game Changer - for Our Food Future!
Aug 12, 2019
How to Safely Dispose of Unused Medication
Aug 08, 2019
Plastic's Not Posh!: England's Largest Retailers Plastic Bag Sales Fell By 90% In the Past 4 Years
Aug 04, 2019
Growth Goals: Ethiopia Plants 350 Million Trees in One Day!
Aug 02, 2019
10 Things to Know About Ebola + Last Day of BONUS Prize Giveaway!
Jul 29, 2019
An Alternative to the Green New Deal? + 3 Days Left in BONUS Prize Giveaway!
Jul 26, 2019
Toxic Sunscreens and Staying Safe in the Sun + 1 Week Left in BONUS Prize Giveaway!
Jul 21, 2019
What is Legionnaires' disease? + BONUS Prize Giveaway!
Jul 18, 2019
How Hurricanes are Named + BONUS Prize Giveaway!
Jul 15, 2019
Trashy Trends: Statistics State the U.S. Wastes More and Recycles Less + BONUS Prize Giveaway!
Jul 12, 2019
The Depressive Side to Pesticides + BONUS Prize Giveaway!
Jul 08, 2019
Top 10 Ranked Veggies for Lowered Disease Risk + BONUS Prize Giveaway!
Jul 04, 2019
Contrail Cloud Climate Impacts + New Pre-BONUS Giveaway Info!
Jun 30, 2019
The Heat is On: Cement Creates More CO2 > than ALL Trucks Worldwide + New Pre-BONUS Giveaway Info!
Jun 27, 2019
The UK Falters at Ending Fast Fashion
Jun 23, 2019
Get Heart Healthy!: How to Raise Your Good Cholesterol
Jun 20, 2019
A Mighty Ray of Sunshine: Renewable Energy Now Creates More U.S. Electricity than Coal!
Jun 16, 2019
The Lack of Accessible Fruits and Veggies Leads to Millions of Deaths Annually
Jun 13, 2019
Get Happy and De-stress w/ 10 Foods to Improve Your Mood
Jun 10, 2019
Food Shouldn't be Trashed: 8 Great Kitchen Scraps to Use
Jun 06, 2019
Superfoods to the Rescue!: 11 Berries to Boost Your Health
Jun 02, 2019
Mountains of Plastic Mess in Malaysia and Vows of How to End Them
May 31, 2019
A Look at 127 Special Years: The History of the Sierra Club + 2 Days Before Giveaway Ends!
May 27, 2019
A Question of Grocery Checkout Bag Politics + New Prize Giveaway!
May 24, 2019
The Fountain of Youth: 10 Trusted Ways to Living Longer + New Prize Giveaway!
May 19, 2019
The End of an Era: Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant to Close in Fall 2019 + 50th episode! + New Prize Giveaway!
May 16, 2019
The Buzz About Bees: How to Identify Different Bees + New Prize Giveaway!
May 13, 2019
The NEW Forever Plastic? Closed Loop Recycling Backed by Science + New Prize Giveaway!
May 09, 2019
Another Environmental Win for Maine: First State to Ban Styrofoam Containers + New Prize Giveaway!
May 05, 2019
Zwoice: Europe's First Plastic-and Pollution-Free Online Shopping Portal! + New Prize Giveaway!
May 02, 2019
Up a Creek Without a Paddle?: Flint, MI Five Years Later
Apr 28, 2019
A Different Way of Decay?: Human Composting in Washington State!
Apr 25, 2019
Saving Some Green: EV's Could Cost-Compete Conventional Cars in Only 3 Years + Last Day of 1st Giveaway!
Apr 21, 2019
CA Residents Moving Back to Paradise, Despite Bad Water + New Giveaway!
Apr 18, 2019
The Cost We Cannot Afford: $2.5B Yearly Because of Ocean Plastic + New Prize Giveaway!
Apr 14, 2019
Nike: Saving the Planet with its Plant-Based Dye Shoe Collection + New Prize Giveaway!
Apr 11, 2019
ALDI's New Responsible Plastic Packaging Standards + New Prize Giveaway!
Apr 07, 2019
Ways to Get Rid of Mosquitoes, Naturally
Apr 04, 2019
The Problem of Pedestrian Deaths
Mar 31, 2019
Maryland's Fight to Close Its Coal Powerplants
Mar 28, 2019
It's Tea Time!: 12 Benefits of Tea
Mar 24, 2019
California 7 Years Drought-Free
Mar 21, 2019
Terribly Toxic: 9 Dangerous Foods
Mar 17, 2019
Nemesis Nutrients?
Mar 14, 2019
Washing Clothes With Care
Mar 10, 2019
Why We Sleep
Mar 07, 2019
The Wall or Wildlife?
Mar 03, 2019
Pesticides Lowered After Organic Diet
Feb 28, 2019
The Future of Electric Vehicles
Feb 24, 2019
Easily Reducing Your Plastic Waste 11 Different Ways
Feb 21, 2019
Not So Sweet Swiss: Higher Income, Higher Emissions
Feb 17, 2019
How to Green Your Valentine's Day
Feb 14, 2019
50% of Juice Tested Contains Lead and Arsenic
Feb 10, 2019
Jim Carrey's Recent Eco-Themed Art & Trump
Feb 07, 2019
5 Hard Financial Lessons Learned from the Federal Government Shutdown
Feb 03, 2019
The Day After Tomorrow Type Weather
Jan 31, 2019
Ways to Prevent Your Pipes From Freezing
Jan 27, 2019
The Record Presence of Coal Ash-Groundwater Contamination in at Least 22 U.S. States!
Jan 24, 2019
World Ocean Temperatures Accelerating Quicker than Ever
Jan 20, 2019
Coming up: 2019's Only Eclipse, the Rare Blood Red Super Moon!
Jan 17, 2019
U.S. Carbon Emissions Pick Up the Pace - Again
Jan 13, 2019
The Downside to Online Shopping
Jan 10, 2019
Largest Californian Utility Company May Be Up in Smoke
Jan 06, 2019
How Healthy is Your State?
Jan 03, 2019
Want to Start the Year off Right? Declutter your Life.
Dec 30, 2018
Researchers New Sorting Waste Game Teaches through Fun and it's Addictive!
Dec 27, 2018
2018 Last Minute Holiday Gift Ideas!
Dec 23, 2018
D.C.'s 2018 Landmark Renewable Energy Bill
Dec 20, 2018
Zinke's Conduct's Stinky
Dec 16, 2018
Save the (Christmas) Trees!
Dec 13, 2018
Preventing Extinction Means Everything
Dec 09, 2018
Recycling is the Problem
Dec 06, 2018
Misshapen Food Needs Love Too
Dec 02, 2018
Rhinos Horns and Tiger Bones - Oh my!
Nov 30, 2018
2018 Thanksgiving Dinner Green Tips
Nov 26, 2018