The Green Hour

By Preston Poag Jr.

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Episodes: 109

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A community of innovators, activists, and government leaders in the world of sustainability. Each week, Preston Poag interviews leaders of sustainability to discuss their successes, failures, and lessons learned in the pursuit of a greener world.

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Summit Series '25: Angela Gaylard, Head of Biodiversity & Science Support for African Parks
Dec 31, 2025
Summit Series '25: Mark Viso, CEO of Food for the Hungry, Inc.
Dec 19, 2025
Summit Series '25: Dan Foy, Principal at Gallup
Dec 11, 2025
Summit Series '25: Steve Preston, CEO of Goodwill Industries
Dec 02, 2025
Summit Series '25: Michael Sheldrick, Co-Founder of Global Citizen
Nov 25, 2025
Summit Series '25: Iván Duque Márquez, Former President, Republic of Colombia
Nov 20, 2025
Summit Series '25: Ben Richardson, CEO, Sulnox Group
Nov 18, 2025
Summit Series '25: John Schultz, COO, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Nov 12, 2025
Summit Series '25: Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, Former President of Croatia
Nov 08, 2025
Summit Series '25: Mekala Krishnan, Partner, McKinsey Global Institute
Nov 04, 2025
Summit Series '25: Krista Krieger, Executive Director, Empowers Africa
Oct 28, 2025
Summit Series '25: Dr. Joseph Curtin, VP of Energy Transitions for The Rockefeller Foundation
Oct 25, 2025
Summit Series '25: Amanda Leland, Executive Director of the Environmental Defense Fund
Oct 21, 2025
Summit Series '25: Tim Christophersen, VP of Climate Action for Salesforce
Oct 16, 2025
Summit Series '25: Matthew Swift, CEO of Concordia
Oct 14, 2025
The Road to COP30: Rethinking Carbon Markets with Beatriz Granziera & Julio Giraldo
Oct 07, 2025
The Road to COP30: Providing Direct Access to Funding to Indigenous Peoples with Galo Medina, Fernanda Bortolotto, Carolina Polania
Oct 03, 2025
[In Portuguese] O Caminho para a COP30: Construindo uma Sociobioeconomia com Lisa Ferguson e Juliana Simões
Sep 26, 2025
The Road to COP30: Building a Sociobioeconomy in the Amazon with Lisa Ferguson & Juliana Simões
Sep 23, 2025
The Road to COP30: Community-Led Conservation of Freshwater & Fisheries with Flavia Rocha Loures and Fernanda Silva
Sep 17, 2025
The Road to COP30: The Role of Traceability in Combating Deforestation with José Otavio Passos
Sep 10, 2025
The Road to COP30: Overview of COP30 & Brazil as Host Country with Paula Caballero & Marcio Sztutman
Sep 03, 2025
Coming August 2025: The Road to COP30 with The Nature Conservancy
Sep 01, 2025
Conservation Across Africa: Protecting East Africa's Last Known Viable Dugong Population with Evan Trotzuk
Jun 27, 2025
Conservation Across Africa: Saving the Western Lowland Gorilla with Gwili Gibbon
Jun 25, 2025
Conservation Across Africa: Shoebill Conservation in Bangweulu with Maggie Hirschauer
Jun 12, 2025
Conservation Across Africa: The Largest Land Mammal Migration with Mike Fay
Jun 10, 2025
Conservation Across Africa: Relocating 2,000 Southern White Rhinos with Donovan Jooste
Jun 05, 2025
Conservation Across Africa: $1B Conservation Commitment with Peter Fearnhead
Jun 03, 2025
Coming June 2025: Conservation Across Africa - A Series with African Parks
May 28, 2025
Agroecology in Kenya: Farming without Pesticides with Mutuma Muriuki, Founder of Eco Bristo
Mar 13, 2025
The Case for LandBack: Indigenous Stewardship & Sovereignty with Gerald Torres, Professor at Yale University
Feb 20, 2025
Trump and Climate Policy with Quill Robinson, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Feb 11, 2025
Using a Circular Approach to Recover Precious Metals with Don Weatherbee, CEO of Regenx Tech Corp
Jan 30, 2025
Building Material Supply Chains from Invasive Species with Sydney Rodman, CEO of Green Revival
Jan 15, 2025
Software to Improve Operational Efficiency for Recyclers with Dan Koukol, CEO of Digit
Jan 09, 2025
The Summit Series '24: Naomi Nwokolo, Executive Director of The United Nations Global Compact Nigeria
Dec 13, 2024
The Summit Series '24: Erika Gupta, Head of Sustainability for Siemens Financial Services Americas
Dec 06, 2024
The Summit Series '24: Nemonte Nenquimo y Mitch Anderson, cofundadores de Amazon Frontlines
Dec 04, 2024
The Summit Series '24: Nemonte Nenquimo & Mitch Anderson, Co-founders of Amazon Frontlines
Nov 27, 2024
The Summit Series '24: Greg Allgood, VP of Water & Health for World Vision
Nov 21, 2024
The Summit Series '24: Hooman Shahidi, CEO of EVPassport
Nov 14, 2024
The Summit Series '24: Richard Zaltzman, CEO of EIT Food
Nov 06, 2024
The Summit Series '24: Michael Nyenhuis, CEO of UNICEF USA
Oct 30, 2024
The Summit Series '24: Jason Weller, Global CSO for JBS Foods
Oct 23, 2024
The Summit Series '24: Andy Herscowitz, CEO of M300 Accelerator
Oct 16, 2024
The Summit Series '24: Peter Fearnhead, CEO of African Parks Network
Oct 09, 2024
Coming Soon: The Summit Series 2024 - Conversations from the Concordia Annual Summit
Oct 02, 2024
LIVE from the Bright Energy Forum with Michael Chanin, CEO of Cherry Street Energy
Sep 11, 2024
The Biodiversity Series: Policy Driving Biodiversity with Catalina Gongora and Karen Oliveira
Aug 28, 2024
The Biodiversity Series: Regenerative Agriculture with Mauricio Nuñez Regueiro
Aug 21, 2024
The Biodiversity Series: Finance Mechanisms for Biodiversity with Daniel Ballesta Quintana and Julie Robinson
Aug 15, 2024
The Biodiversity Series: Freshwater Biodiversity and Protection with Silvia Benitez
Aug 07, 2024
The Biodiversity Series: Indigenous Communities in the Amazon with Isai Victorino and Gabriela Celi
Aug 01, 2024
The Biodiversity Series: Bird Species in Colombia with Tomas Walschburger
Jul 24, 2024
The Biodiversity Series: Biodiversity in the Amazon Rainforest with Ian Thompson
Jul 17, 2024
Coming Soon: The Biodiversity Series - Conversations from Latin America
Jul 10, 2024
Engaging a Global Workforce around ESG initiatives with Elba Pareja-Gallagher, Founder of Sustainability Navigator
May 22, 2024
Public Sector Progress on Climate Goals with Nes Parker, Principal at Deloitte
May 15, 2024
The Role Technology Plays in Fighting Food Waste with Jamie Crummie, Co-founder of Too Good to Go
May 08, 2024
Biking from Miami to Montreal for Climate Education with Heather Noreen, Founder of Climate Tours
Apr 26, 2024
Sustainability in the Chemical Industry with John Uhran, Principal at JRU Strategies
Apr 18, 2024
Decoding ESG: Insights on Ethical Business with Alison Taylor, Author of "Higher Ground"
Apr 10, 2024
Promoting Healthy Materials in the Built Environment with Mike Johnson, Director of Materials for the International Living Future Institute
Apr 03, 2024
Workplace Culture and DEI Initiatives with Marissa Andrada, Former Chief People and Inclusion Officer at Chipotle
Feb 29, 2024
Designing Impactful ESG Reports with Kimber Flynn, Founder of Indiblu Creative
Feb 22, 2024
Educating Corporate Teams on Sustainability with Nadine Gudz, Practice Lead, Strategy at NATUR&D
Feb 19, 2024
Turning Trash into Opportunity with Damon Carson, Founder of repurposedMATERIALS
Feb 14, 2024
Rebuilding Eastern Kentucky after Coal with Colby Hall, Executive Director for Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR)
Jan 25, 2024
Rolling out the Green Carpet in the Event Industry with Anthony Dittmann, Founder of Kilowatt Events
Jan 18, 2024
The Intersection of Nature and Climate with Tim Christophersen, VP of Climate Action for Salesforce
Jan 11, 2024
The Role of Public Works in Urban Management with Al Wiggins Jr., Public Works Commissioner for the City of Atlanta (GA)
Jan 06, 2024
Trust-Based Philanthropy with Peter Walle, Development and Communications Manager for the Honnold Foundation
Dec 22, 2023
Redefining Development: Creating the SDGs with Paula Caballero, Creator of the Sustainable Development Goals' Concept
Dec 14, 2023
Closing the Loop on Food Waste with Justin Kamine, CEO of Do Good Foods
Dec 07, 2023
Using Plant Vogtle as a Nuclear Blueprint with Tim Echols, Georgia Public Service Commissioner
Nov 30, 2023
Making Recycling Accessible for All with Ryan Smith, CEO and Founder of Recyclops
Nov 20, 2023
The Summit Series: Andy Kireta Jr., President of the Copper Development Association
Nov 07, 2023
The Summit Series: Lisa Jacobson, President of the Business Council for Sustainable Energy
Nov 03, 2023
The Summit Series: Crystal Upperman, Senior Manager at Deloitte
Oct 31, 2023
The Summit Series: Christian Spano, Director of Innovation for The International Council on Mining and Metals
Oct 19, 2023
The Summit Series: Sonia Scarselli, VP of BHP's XPlor Program
Oct 17, 2023
The Summit Series: Rajiv Shah, President of The Rockefeller Foundation
Oct 12, 2023
The Summit Series: Donny Simmons, President of Commercial HVAC Americas for Trane Technologies
Oct 10, 2023
The Summit Series: Yosef Abramowitz, CEO of Gigawatt Global
Oct 05, 2023
The Summit Series: Nich Logothetis, Co-founder and Chairman of Concordia
Oct 03, 2023
Coming Soon: The Summit Series - Live conversations at the Concordia Annual Summit
Oct 02, 2023
The Conservative Climate Movement with Danielle Butcher Franz, CEO of the American Conservation Coalition
Sep 18, 2023
Maui Wildfires and Climate Change with Sierra Quitiquit, Professional Skiier, Model, and Climate Activist
Sep 05, 2023
Living Buildings: Georgia Tech's Kendeda Building with Brooke Vacovsky, Senior Facilities Manager at the Kendeda Building
Aug 15, 2023
From Hive to Habitat: The Crucial Role of Honey Bees in Shaping Our Environment with Brooke Vacovsky, Senior Facilities Manager at Georgia Tech
Aug 08, 2023
Beyond the Crown: Miss America's Impact on Nuclear Energy Awareness with Grace Stanke, Miss America 2023
Aug 01, 2023
City Zoning: The Good, the Bad, and the Environmental Consequences with Nolan Gray, Author and Professional City Planner
Jul 11, 2023
Water for All: FreeWater's Pursuit to Quench the World's Thirst with Josh Cliffords, Founder and CEO of FreeWater
Jun 13, 2023
Uniting Leaders for Positive Change: Concordia's Global Commitment to Sustainability with Matthew Swift, Co-Founder and CEO of Concordia
Jun 06, 2023
Sustainable Packaging Unwrapped: Insights and Innovations with Cory Connors, Director of Sustainable Packaging for Orora Packaging Solutions
May 25, 2023
Beyond Disposable Design: Unveiling the Sustainable Architecture Movement with Blake Jackson, Global Sustainability Director at NORR
May 19, 2023
How State Farm Arena stayed TRUE to its green goals with Sofi Armenakian, Head of Sustainability for the Atlanta Hawks & State Farm Arena
May 09, 2023
Building SaaS platforms to bridge the gap between ESG, technology, and mining with Trevor Jones, CEO and Founder of Lynx Global Intelligence
Apr 26, 2023
Solving the problems of nuclear using Thorium as a fuel source with John Kutsch, Executive Director of the Thorium Energy Alliance (Part 2 of 2)
Apr 12, 2023
Solving the problems of nuclear using Thorium as a fuel source with John Kutsch, Executive Director of the Thorium Energy Alliance (Part 1 of 2)
Apr 04, 2023
Building the blueprint to protect North America’s Critical Rare Earth Future with Emma Ernst, Government Affairs Director at GreenMet
Mar 14, 2023
Moving to Zero Waste to Landfill (ZWL) in the Flooring Industry with Russ DeLozier, Former Director of Sustainability at Engineered Floors
Mar 07, 2023
Deconstruct or Demolish: Building and Unbuilding with the Environment in Mind with Brandie Townsend, Senior Consultant at Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc.
Feb 22, 2023
Policy on Sustainability with Max Castroparedes, Research Assistant at Harvard's Belfer Center
Feb 14, 2023
Using Cellulose to Redefine Plastic Manufacturing with Alex Blum, Founder and CEO of Applied Bioplastics
Feb 07, 2023
Injection Molding, Plastics, and Reutilization with Rodney Davenport, VP of CH3 Solutions
Jan 20, 2023
Reversing the Norm with Anwar Khan, CEO and Co-Founder of Cycle Technology
Dec 23, 2022
Coming Soon: The Green Hour
Nov 21, 2022