Southeast Green - Speaking Of Green

Lowering environmental impact while improving financial impact equals better business is today's topic. We'll talk to Jeff Gowdy of Gowdy Consultation in Nashville, Tennessee. Jeff's consulting firm provides a unique perspective to making the business world smarter through sustainability.  

Ashley Robbins, social media maven of the Livable Communities Coalition discusses what Metro Atlanta will lose if the the transportation referendum does not pass. It's more than you think. Meet the creator of the #tia2012 hashtag and find out how the status quo of today's traffic woes will actually get worse if the transportation referendum doesn't pass.

Stephen E. O’Day is the Partner in charge of the Environmental Law and the Sustainability Practices at Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP. The Environmental Practice Group handles all aspects of traditional environmental legal issues. SGR’s Sustainability Practice Group provides focused legal advice and representation to companies and entities regarding sustainability initiatives, sustainable businesses and business practices, renewable energy, business issues, planning and litigation. Mr. O’Day has handled environmental litigation, consultation and negotiations for over 32 years. He advises clients in connection with the full range of environmental issues, including National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits and Clean Water Act compliance, Clean Air Act permits and compliance, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act permitting and compliance including solid and hazardous waste treatment, disposal and cleanups, Superfund cleanups, toxic tort claims, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rod

Pam Davidson is a successful project planner and energy consultant whose diligent efforts over the past ten years have led to progressive government policies for both non-profit organizations and clean industries.  Pam has experience  on the local, state, and federal levels both to protect the environment and develop incentives for sustainable practices. While retaining broad knowledge of environmental issues and the basic government venues addressing them, Pam has specializes in energy and climate issues. She initiated and saw to completion Georgia’s  first comprehensive “new energy” bill, HB 670, which was signed by the Governor. HB670 provides incentives for residential, commercial and industrial energy users to employ energy efficiency as well as solar, wind, and biomass renewable energy technologies. She has extensive experience in negotiating with energy utilities within a regulatory environment and leveraging the political and financial resources necessary to accomplish precedent -setting standards in

Gary P. Stokan is President and CEO of the Chick-fil-A Bowl, a position he has held since 1998. Stokan is the past president and CEO of Atlanta Hall Management – the organization created to relocate and manage the new College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. He is also the past president of the Atlanta Sports Council, where he served from 1998 to 2009 and was the chairman of the Atlanta Local Organizing Committee to recruit the FIFA World Cup in 2018. As President of the Chick-fil-A Bowl, which generates an annual economic impact of $35 million for the city of Atlanta and state of Georgia, Stokan has positioned the Chick-fil-A Bowl as the number-one non-BCS bowl in the nation. The Bowl has enjoyed a string of 14 consecutive sellouts, making it one of the highest-attended non-BCS bowl games in the country. The Chick-fil-A Bowl is college football’s most charitable bowl game – having given more than $12 million since 2002 which garnered the Atlanta Small Business Philanthropic Award. Most recently, the Chick-

Written as a response to the increasing maturity of green building and the increasing sophistication of green building certifications, Green Building: Principles and Practices in Residential Construction is aimed at turning the educational lens of green building principles specifically onto single family homes. As the first textbook on residential green building, this book fills a sizeable void in the educational field of green building. The authors of Green Building: Principles and Practices in Residential Construction,Atlanta-based Abe Kruger and Carl Seville, have a wealth of experience and knowledge as well as a track record of innovation in the green building field. Their joint skills and perspective provide a comprehensive and current guide to the growing field of green building.

There is a small bank in Central Florida changing the way how banking is done. Green is so important to them they put it in their name. Join us as we talk to CEO Ken LaRoe about what drives him to combine, what some would say opposing passions, being green and banking.

Friends of Disabled Adults and Children is a non-profit, in business for 25 years, whose main purpose is to provide used medical equipment to people in need. We collect used medical equipment from lots of sources, refurbish and clean it, and give back to people on our long waiting list! Join us as we interview Chris Brand, CEO.

The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy is a non-profit dedicated to wokring for our clean energy future. Working in Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, SACE is providing leadership and creating collaboration on some of the Southeast's most hot energy topics. Join us as we talk to John Noel to dicuss the vital work SACE performs.

Join us as discuss Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport sustainability iniatives including the first Zero Waste Zone for a food court. Director of Sustainbility Michael Cheyne will be our guest.

The Sierra Club Georgia Chapter shocked the Metro Altanta supporters of the upcoming July transportation referendum by coming out against the plan. Join us as we talk to Sierra Club Georgia Chapter ED Colleen Kiernan as she discusses why the Sierra Club came out against the largest pro-transportation referendum in 30 years. Don't forget you can always ask questions in the chatroom.

America's first nuclear plant is being built in 30 years right here in Georgia. We'll be talking to Jim Warren of NC Warn to discuss the reported $900 million over run and why nuclear is not the clear choice for long term energy solutions.

Join Southeast Green as we speak to Cecie Harrington of Rain Water Pillow about new legal support for rain water usage in Atlanta, the new formaton of a regional idustry group and how green building and rain harvesting still go hand and hand together.

Chris Leinberger is a land use strategist, professor, developer, researcher and author, balancing business realities with social and environmental concerns. Mr. Leinberger is: President of Locus; Responsible Real Estate Developers and Investors The Charles Bendit Distinguished Scholar and Research Professor, George Washington University School of Business Nonresident Senior Fellow at Brookings Institution in Washington DC Founding Partner of Arcadia Land Company, a New Urbanism and transitoriented development firm

Need to know about energy audits and energy efficiency management? Jessica Rose will be joining us as we discuss LEED and more importantly your options if you chose not to go LEED.

Tim Trefzer is the Sustainability Coordinator for the Georgia World Congress Center Authority, which is comprised of the Georgia World Congress Center, Georgia Dome and Centennial Olympic Park. In this position, he has assesses critical needs for improving, measuring and tracking the efficiencies of a variety of operational practices, including waste diversion, energy and water management, procurement, as well as working with clients to make their events more sustainable and educating employees on best practices. As a LEED AP, he has evaluated the costs and identified the hurdles to achieving LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance certification for both the Georgia World Congress Center and Georgia Dome. Tim is a member of the USGBC – Georgia and the Green Meetings Industry Council – Atlanta branch. He is a graduate of Florida State University.

Grace Fricks joins us to discuss how building Green Entrepreneurs in Low-Income Communities benefits everyone and the upcoming seminar hosted by Georgia Green Loans to address this issue.

Hear about the future plans for the Department of Sustainability for the City of Atlanta. Taylor Carson discusses the Power to Change plan and how that will move the City of Atlanta's goals towards the Mayor's sustainability goals.

Join us as we talk to Glora Hardegree about how Georgia became the 7th state to have recycled bag campaign. Georgia  joined the “A Bag’s Life” recycling education movement which helps consumers find nearly 750 grocery and retail store drop off sites for their plastic bags and wraps statewide.  Legislators, recyclers, retailers and government officials gathered at the capitol to announce participation in the awareness campaign, which provides a website (www.abagslife.com) with a zip code locator app and social media outreach.

Dr Dave Epstein is a practicing physician, entrepreneur, organic gardener and the manager of Bioponica™. He grew up in Dallas, Texas and attended the University of Texas and the University California Berkeley between 1978-1982.  Graduated with a Degree in Psychology and minor in Art, Dr Dave earned his medicine degree at the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) and completed an Internship in Flint Michigan in 1986. Through research, design and innovation, Bioponica™ challenges the conventional wisdom of hydroponics and aquaponics with an optimized design and a more sustainable process.