Promises, Promises: Coca Cola - A Lesson on Greenwashing

Greenwashing: the act of making false or misleading statements about the environmental benefits of a product or practice. (NRDC) Scholarly article: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adj8275 Thank you for listening to, sharing, and supporting 'Greener Thoughts'! Recorded: 01-20-2025 #boycott #greenwash #podcast #plasticpollution #greenerthoughtspodcast --- Na'ilah Dawkins is the creator and host of 'Greener Thoughts'. **Episodes are (usually) every Sunday and Thursday.** Desktop/Mobile: Podcast page (main): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greenerthoughtspodcast From the main page, you can support the podcast with a monthly contribution and/or send a voice message. Music credited to: "The Ice Giants" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "In The West" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Harlequin" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Let's fight food waste in the U.S., together! Resources: (podcasts mentioned) A. Talking Rubbish Podcast - talkingrubbishpodcast.com (UK) B. USAID's Kitchen Sink: A Food Loss and Waste podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/usaids-kitchen-sink-a-food-loss-and-waste-podcast/id1658082929 C. The Leading Voices in Food - World Food Policy Center at Duke Sanford -https://wfpc.sanford.duke.edu/podcast_topic/food-waste-implications/ D. Food is Wasted - foodiswasted.com Thank you for listening to, sharing, and supporting 'Greener Thoughts'! Recorded: 01-17-2025 #foodwaste #change #podcast #publicppolicy #greenerthoughtspodcast --- Na'ilah Dawkins is the creator and host of 'Greener Thoughts'. **Episodes are (usually) every Sunday and Thursday.** Desktop/Mobile: Podcast page (main): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greenerthoughtspodcast From the main page, you can support the podcast with a monthly contribution and/or send a voice message. Music credited to: "The Ice Giants" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "In The West" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Harlequin" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This is for my maternal Grandpa, Amos White a veteran of the Korean War. Websites/resources: > Article22.com > Fromwartopeace.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you for listening to, sharing, and supporting 'Greener Thoughts'! Recorded: 01-14-2025 #political #Vietnam #veteran #war #greenerthoughtspodcast --- Na'ilah Dawkins is the creator and host of 'Greener Thoughts'. **Episodes are (usually) every Sunday and Thursday.** Desktop/Mobile: Podcast page (main): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greenerthoughtspodcast From the main page, you can support the podcast with a monthly contribution and/or send a voice message. Music credited to: "The Ice Giants" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "In The West" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Harlequin" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Whether you are a health fanatic or making a resolution to up your health, if you have a prostate gland this episode is for you. Thank you for listening to, sharing, and supporting 'Greener Thoughts'! Recorded: 01-07-2025 #cancer #chemicals #menshealth #research #greenerthoughtspodcast --- Na'ilah Dawkins is the creator and host of 'Greener Thoughts'. **Episodes are (usually) every Sunday and Thursday.** Desktop/Mobile: Podcast page (main): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greenerthoughtspodcast From the main page, you can support the podcast with a monthly contribution and/or send a voice message. Music credited to: "The Ice Giants" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "In The West" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Harlequin" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Thank you for supporting being against slavery by listening to this podcast episode. Websites/resources: > https://www.ethicaltrade.org/insights/issues/modern-slavery/modern-slavery-initiatives > Free the Slaves - freetheslaves.net (US) > International Justice Mission , VA (US) > Anti-slavery International - antislavery.org (UK) (World's oldest international human rights org - 1839) > Walk Free - walkfree.org (AUS) > Polaris Project - polarisproject.org (US) **Platinum transparency - FTS, Polaris Project ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you for listening to, sharing, and supporting 'Greener Thoughts'! Recorded: 01-03-2025 #antislavery #labor #people #research #greenerthoughtspodcast --- Na'ilah Dawkins is the creator and host of 'Greener Thoughts'. **Episodes are (usually) every Sunday and Thursday.** Desktop/Mobile: Podcast page (main): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greenerthoughtspodcast From the main page, you can support the podcast with a monthly contribution and/or send a voice message. Music credited to: "The Ice Giants" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "In The West" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Harlequin" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This is the nightmare you never saw coming. Good thing there is an alarm clock (episode.) Definition: Bromeliad (Puya leptostachya and Puya membranacea) in high-altitude a.k.a. puna. Websites/resources: > Scholarly article - Household air pollution disparities between socioeconomic groups in Chicago - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11373614/ > Lung.org > https://www.c40knowledgehub.org/s/article/Six-impactful-actions-cities-can-take-to-improve-their-air-quality?language=en_US ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you for listening to, sharing, and supporting 'Greener Thoughts'! Recorded: 12-31-2024 #airpollution #news #people #research #greenerthoughtspodcast --- Na'ilah Dawkins is the creator and host of 'Greener Thoughts'. **Episodes are (usually) every Sunday and Thursday.** Desktop/Mobile: Podcast page (main): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greenerthoughtspodcast From the main page, you can support the podcast with a monthly contribution and/or send a voice message. Music credited to: "The Ice Giants" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "In The West" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Harlequin" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Big plastic and more than 60 countries around the globe are coming together to rethink, reduce, and replace plastic and its impact global. Tune in to all the details here! Websites to support: > Earthhero.com > EthicalSuperstore.com > Zerowastestore.com >Thrivemarket.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you for listening to, sharing widely, and rating highly 'Greener Thoughts'! Recorded: 12-28-2024 #ethical #news #plastic #pollution #unitednations #greenerthoughtspodcast --- Na'ilah Dawkins is the creator and host of 'Greener Thoughts'. **Episodes are (usually) every Sunday and Thursday.** Desktop/Mobile: Podcast page (main): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greenerthoughtspodcast From the main page, you can support the podcast with a monthly contribution and/or send a voice message. Music credited to: "The Ice Giants" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "In The West" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Harlequin" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Things for you to know: > 1. Virtually adopt an axolotl https://www.restauracionecologica.org/adopciones Adoption prices range from $10 to $5,393 USD. Participants can purchase a meal for an axolotl; adopt an axolotl for one, six, or 12 months; contribute to building an axolotl shelter; or adopt a chinampa refuge, or artificial island, for one, six, or 12 months. In exchange for their contribution, supporters receive a digital kit of information and proof of virtual adoption. Payment accepted via card and PayPal. > 2. Organizations to support: World Wildlife Fund - https://gifts.worldwildlife.org/gift-center/gifts/species-adoptions/axolotl MOTE - https://mote.org/adopt/ Levels: $30, $100, $150 USD e-levels (Marine Laboratory & Aquarium) - Sarasota, FL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you for listening to, sharing widely, and rating highly 'Greener Thoughts'! Recorded: 12-23-2024 #axolotl #conservation #minecraft #news #greenerthoughtspodcast --- Na'ilah Dawkins is the creator and host of 'Greener Thoughts'. **Episodes are (usually) every Sunday and Thursday.** Desktop/Mobile: Podcast page (main): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greenerthoughtspodcast From the main page, you can support the podcast with a monthly contribution and/or send a voice message. Music credited to: "The Ice Giants" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "In The West" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Harlequin" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Things you need to know: > 1. Join a local clean-up: (especially in the DMV) Anacostia Watershed Society - https://www.anacostiaws.org/ Potomac Conservancy - https://potomac.org Alice Ferguson Foundation - https://www.fergusonfoundation.org/ > 2. Product-focus: Filtrol: https://www.filtrol.net/ Coraball: https://coraball.com/: Now a Cora Board, and Cora Clip Other water filter treatments > 3. Organizations to support: https://theoceancleanup.com: Fundraise, join the crew, become a citizen scientist, get merch https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org: Host a documentary screening, Join the Plastic Free Campus program, conduct a brand audit, support the global plastics treaty ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you for listening to, sharing widely, and rating highly 'Greener Thoughts'! Recorded: 12-20-2024 #news #research #plasticpollution #waste #greenerthoughtspodcast --- Na'ilah Dawkins is the creator and host of 'Greener Thoughts'. **Episodes are (usually) every Sunday and Thursday.** Desktop/Mobile: Podcast page (main): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greenerthoughtspodcast From the main page, you can support the podcast with a monthly contribution and/or send a voice message. Music credited to: "Our Story Begins" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "In The West" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Harlequin" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

CORRECTION: podcast episode #230 Things you need to know: Old: 100 polluting companies, responsible for 71% of global emissions (2015) Update: https://peri.umass.edu/greenhouse-100-polluters-index-current (Political Economy Institute of University of Mass.) + https://www.un.org/en/actnow/ten-actions 1. Books: 15 books, very diverse - https://www.nypl.org/blog/2024/09/10/new-books-climate-change + 10 books listed: Researcher?: https://research.un.org/en/climate-change/books + Good Reads website, Libby app 2. Websites: https://www.nrdc.org/stories/what-are-solutions-climate-change#renewable-energy 3. Organizations: C40.org - 40 megacities committed to address climate change head on Carbon Tracker (carbontracker.org) Inside Climate News (Insideclimatenews.org) World Climate Foundation (worldclimatefoundation.org) Coalition for Rainforest Nations (rainforestcoalition.org) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you for listening to, sharing widely, and rating highly 'Greener Thoughts'! Recorded: 12-15-2024 #climatechange #news #research #science #greenerthoughtspodcast --- Na'ilah Dawkins is the creator and host of 'Greener Thoughts'. **Episodes are (usually) every Sunday and Thursday.** Desktop/Mobile: Podcast page (main): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greenerthoughtspodcast From the main page, you can support the podcast with a monthly contribution and/or send a voice message.