Description and History

SHADES OF GREEN is a live one-hour talk show that features issues and people related to sustainability and the environment.

Topics include:
• Sustainability
• Efficiency
• Conservation
• Health
• Renewable Energy
• Natural Building
• Low-Carbon Energy, Services and Products
• Environmental wellbeing
• Climate Change Issues.

LIVE in-studio with Guests, phone interviews, Events, topical Music & green News … and Howie Richey’s ECO-Calendar.

Listen on Thursdays from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. on 91.7 FM, streamed live on KOOP.org, or download podcasts available here on the website’s weekly updates.

“Bag the Bag” — Will Austin Follow Brownsville’s Lead? 2-23-12

February 23rd

“Bag the Bag” — Will Austin follow Brownsville’s Lead? The City of Austin Council is considering instituting a ban on plastic and paper bags through at their meeting on March 1, 2012. The bag ban could be implemented in stages over time. We had a lively discussion about bagging the bag in [...]

February 28th, 2012 | Category: Green Business & Stewardship | Leave a comment

Green Jobs in Central Texas, September 8, 2011

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Weston Sythoff, Clark Shaffer and Tony Allen all from Workforce Solutions Capital Area spoke with us about the Austin green jobs market. Workforce Solutions is responsible for the planning, oversight, and evaluation of workforce development activities in the Austin/Travis County area. They match [...]

September 8th, 2011 | Tags: | Category: Green Business & Stewardship | Leave a comment

“Green Washing” with Michele Hallahan

Michele Hallahan, Austin’s environmental consultant and engineer at Eco-Logic Sustainable Solutions talked with us about “Green Washing.” We discussed companies who are green washing and companies that are great examples of environmental stewardship and the triple bottom line.

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June 16th, 2011 | Category: Green Business & Stewardship | Leave a comment