EnviroGeeks

When was the first Earth Day? How did it start? How has Earth Day helped? Join Rachel and me to find out as we talk about Earth Day and the history of the holiday. What are you doing for Earth Day? Documentary we talked about is called Merchants of Doubt! Check it out! Earth Day Resources and Donate to help the Canopy Project at: https://www.earthday.org/Sources:https://www.earthday.org/history/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwlPWgBhDHARIsAH2xdNcJOnTr1l5Vlvt7O9DjBIMZEUtSeFuFq96MPfpITZu_ZkgaR-uAMMgaAu1cEALw_wcBhttps://www.climate.gov/news-features/features/five-successes-celebrate-earth-dayhttps://www.epa.gov/archive/epa/aboutepa/earth-day-70-what-it-meant.htmlhttps://www.greenmatters.com/p/international-earth-day-celebrationsFollow us on all our social medias! Website: https://envirogeeks.buzzsprout.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT2r29ip5vm-Yf3vTLtpcdQ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/envirogeekspod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/envirogeekspod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EnviroGeeksPod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@envirogeekspod?lang=enHave questions, comments, or episode suggestions? Email us at envirogeekspod@gmail.com!

Join Rachel and me for part 2 of the conversation we started last week! This week we tackle food waste. Why is it important? How can we reduce our food waste? All things we cover in this episode of EnviroGeeks!Earth Day: Want to be in an episode of EnviroGeeks? Send an audio or video recording explaining what you do to celebrate Earth Day to envirogeekspod@gmail.comSources:https://www.usda.gov/foodwaste/faqshttps://savethefood.com/archive/articles/https://stopwastingfoodmovement.org/food-waste/food-waste-facts/https://earth.org/facts-about-food-waste/Follow us on all our social medias! Website: https://envirogeeks.buzzsprout.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT2r29ip5vm-Yf3vTLtpcdQ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/envirogeekspod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/envirogeekspod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EnviroGeeksPod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@envirogeekspod?lang=enHave questions, comments, or episode suggestions? Email us at envirogeekspod@gmail.com!

What can you do to conserve water? Why is conserving water important? Rachel and I tackle it all in this episode. This is part 1 of a 2 part episode. Next episode we will finish our conversation about food waste. Fix A Leak Week:https://www.epa.gov/watersense/fix-leak-weekSources:https://www.npr.org/2023/02/03/1153550793/climate-change-and-a-population-boom-could-dry-up-the-great-salt-lake-in-5-years#:~:text=A%20recent%20scientific%20report%20from,completely%20dry%20in%20five%20yearshttps://www.epa.gov/watersense/start-savingFollow us on all our social medias! Website: https://envirogeeks.buzzsprout.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT2r29ip5vm-Yf3vTLtpcdQ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/envirogeekspod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/envirogeekspod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EnviroGeeksPod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@envirogeekspod?lang=enHave questions, comments, or episode suggestions? Email us at envirogeekspod@gmail.com!

Join me this week as we talk about water pollution. This episode we talk about what water pollution is, its effects, and what we can do to help. Helpful links: https://www.storyofstuff.org/movies/the-story-of-plastic-documentary-film/https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/where-can-i-find-information-about-my-local-drinking-water-supplyhttps://www.epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water/drinking-water-data-and-reportsSources:https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/chemistry/water-pollutant#:~:text=Water%20pollutants%20can%20be%20divided,substances%20that%20are%20indirectly%20harmful%2Chttps://www.nrdc.org/stories/water-pollution-everything-you-need-know#categorieshttps://www.unep.org/explore-topics/water/what-we-do/tackling-global-water-pollutionhttps://www.nrdc.org/stories/how-where-speak-out-climate-actionhttps://www.epa.gov/nutrientpollution/effects-dead-zones-and-harmful-algal-blooms#:~:text=Excess%20nitrogen%20and%20phosphorus%20cause%20an%20overgrowth%20of,makes%20it%20impossible%20for%20aquatic%20life%20to%20survive.https://www.thelancet.com/commissions/pollution-and-healthFollow us on all our social medias! Website: https://envirogeeks.buzzsprout.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT2r29ip5vm-Yf3vTLtpcdQ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/envirogeekspod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/envirogeekspod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EnviroGeeksPod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@envirogeekspod?lang=enHave questions, comments, or episode suggestions? Email us at envirogeekspod@gmail.com!

What is a rain garden? How can you put one in your yard? Join me this week as we discuss rain gardens with Sam! Rain Garden App: https://nemo.uconn.edu/raingardens/app-installation/Follow us on all our social medias! Website: https://envirogeeks.buzzsprout.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT2r29ip5vm-Yf3vTLtpcdQ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/envirogeekspod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/envirogeekspod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EnviroGeeksPod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@envirogeekspod?lang=enHave questions, comments, or episode suggestions? Email us at envirogeekspod@gmail.com!

Join us as we take a dive into some of the problems the environment faces today. I’m joined this week by Rachel and Jequeem as we cover an introduction to environmental science and the main problems we face today. This episode will give us the background information we need to understand the importance of the topics we discuss in the future. Enjoy!Sources:https://earth.org/the-biggest-environmental-problems-of-our-lifetime/https://www.epa.gov/environmental-topicshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPCC_Fifth_Assessment_Reporthttps://www.ipcc.ch/library/https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg2/https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indicators-us-and-global-temperature#:~:text=Global%20average%20surface%20temperature%20has,faster%20than%20the%20global%20rate.https://earth.org/data/global-co2-data/ https://earth.org/data/global-temperature-records/https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/overview-greenhouse-gaseshttps://climate.nasa.gov/news/2915/the-atmosphere-getting-a-handle-on-carbon-dioxide/#:~:text=Once%20it's%20added%20to%20the,timescale%20of%20many%20human%20lives.https://earth.org/facts-about-food-waste/https://energyeducation.ca/encyclopedia/Gigatonne#:~:text=A%20gigatonne%20is%201%2C000%2C000%2C000%20tonnes,the%20people%20in%20the%20world.https://reader.elsevier.com/reader/sd/pii/S0195666321000180?token=5714CEF827BDD19971B8FA4C5B1E5DA03545C5CF78F51049018B642E58C1FAF66932C480C6B1D75AE32D29404F349B68&originRegion=us-east-1&originCreation=20220310194955Follow us on all our social medias! Website: https://envirogeeks.buzzsprout.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT2r29ip5vm-Yf3vTLtpcdQ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/envirogeekspod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/envirogeekspod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EnviroGeeksPod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@envirogeekspod?lang=enHave questions, comments, or episode suggestions? Email us at envirogeekspod@gmail.com!

Hi all! This week is short and sweet! We discuss what all the podcast is going to cover! come join us! Like us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @EnviroGeeksPodSuggestions? Comments? Email us at envirogeekspod@gmail.com!Follow us on all our social medias! Website: https://envirogeeks.buzzsprout.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT2r29ip5vm-Yf3vTLtpcdQ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/envirogeekspod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/envirogeekspod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EnviroGeeksPod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@envirogeekspod?lang=enHave questions, comments, or episode suggestions? Email us at envirogeekspod@gmail.com!