Environmental Experts Radio

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Sinopsis

Join Liberty Environmentals experts in discussing topics of current interest in the environmental field, as they affect business and industry. This podcast is an informative and engaging discussion about environmental challenges by specialists in environmental due diligence, site remediation, air quality, regulatory compliance, natural resources, and other areas.

Episodios

  • Emerging Contaminants Series: PFAS Compounds

    31/03/2023 Duración: 40min

    Environmental Experts Radio has reached our 50th episode! In this milestone episode, which is also the third installment in our miniseries on PFAS compounds as emerging contaminants, host Dave Coyne welcomes Cathy Swanson, chemical engineer and Development Manager with Purolite in southern California.  Dave and Cathy discuss the challenges of isolating and capturing PFAS compounds once released to the environment, as well as the current state of technologies for the removal and destruction of PFAS through both conventional and advanced treatment methods.     

  • Emerging Contaminants Series: PFAS Compounds

    09/12/2022 Duración: 35min

    In this episode, we continue our discussion of PFAS compounds as an emerging contaminant and focus on answering questions related to the fate and transport of this class of chemicals.  We'll explore how the unique molecular properties of PFAS compounds can govern their behavior once released into the environment - including how they interact with our natural systems, and what mechanisms account for their near-ubiquitous transport across the globe. 

  • Emerging Contaminant Special Series: PFAS Compounds

    12/11/2022 Duración: 32min

    If you haven't yet heard of PFAS compounds, you probably should. This class of man-made compounds was created decades ago to serve an important role in materials science, but through their widespread use in industry and everyday consumer products, PFAS have been found in air, soil and water across the planet are estimated to be in the blood of 99% of humans.  In this episode, we'll look at the origins and chemical characteristics of this fascinating - and troubling - class of emerging contaminants.

  • EER's Special Topic Series Introduction: Emerging Contaminants

    05/11/2022 Duración: 07min

    Episode 47 is an introduction to Environmental Experts Radio's special-topic series on Emerging Contaminants.  In this multi-part special series, we'll focus on three classes of contaminants that have been increasingly drawing attention over the past several years: PFAS compounds, pharmaceutical residues, and microplastics.  We'll look at how they originated, how they behave once released to the environment, how they can affect human health, and the ways in which environmental scientists are learning to isolate and remove these materials to minimize their impact.

  • Perspectives and Insights of an Environmental Regulator, Part 2

    07/09/2022 Duración: 34min

    In the second part of our two-episode discussion with retired Pennsylvania DEP Geologist Manager Walter Payne, we explore Walter's personal perspectives on what it takes to be an effective environmental regulator, and what challenges lie ahead for public policymakers that aim to protect the environment while encouraging economic growth and innovation.

  • Perspectives and Insights of an Environmental Regulator: A Discussion With Walter Payne

    14/08/2022 Duración: 33min

    In this first of an engaging two-part episode, we welcome  Walter Payne, retired Geologist Manager with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.  Walter shares his reflections, both professional and personal, on his years of work rebuilding communities through environmental cleanup programs. 

  • Episode 44: Capturing Carbon

    09/06/2022 Duración: 46min

    For the latest episode of Environmental Experts Radio, we're honored to be joined by Dr. Jennifer Wilcox, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management at the US Department of Energy.  Dr. Wilcox 'wrote the book' on Carbon Capture technologies and shares her insights on how the DOE plans to develop and promote industrial-source carbon capture systems over the next several years.        

  • Building Resilient Transportation Structures: Part 2 of A Discussion With Brian Teles, PE

    20/04/2022 Duración: 30min

    In the second half of our two-part discussion with Brian Teles, PE of Gannett Fleming, we explore how massive engineering projects like bridges are approached and executed, and we also discuss the idea of resiliency - specifically, how we are building now for the technical and environmental challenges facing our communities over the next 100 years.

  • Episode 42: Building Resilient Transportation Structures, Part 1

    13/03/2022 Duración: 40min

    In this first of a two-part episode, we welcome Brian Teles, PE of Gannett Fleming to discuss the importance of resilient transportation structures.  Brian describes his early days as an engineer with Bethlehem Steel, and how these experiences forged his commitment to the sustainable, technologically-adaptable infrastructure which he's helping to create today.

  • Episode 41: Understanding The Air We Breathe

    03/02/2022 Duración: 50min

    In Episode 41 of Environmental Experts Radio, we take a breath and consider our air.  No, it's not a mediation session - it's a conversation with one of the nation's top air quality experts, Bill Jones of Blue Sky Modeling.    Bill shares his background, his approach to the very technical practice of air modeling, and his insights on what lies over the horizon for air quality regulations in the US as well as the international community.

  • Episode 40: The Promise of Toxics Reduction Through Mycoremediation

    06/01/2022 Duración: 31min

    We've reached the 40th episode of Environmental Experts Radio! For this landmark episode, Host Dave Coyne is joined by Joanne Rodriguez, one of Forbes Magazine's 'Next 1000' technology innovators for 2021. Joanne is the Founder of Mycocycle, a Chicago-based firm that is pioneering a promising toxic contaminant reduction technology that harnesses the surprisingly potent biochemical power of mushrooms.

  • Episode 39: Making Renewable Energies Work for Businesses

    16/12/2021 Duración: 50min

    In Episode 39 of Environmental Experts Radio, Host Dave Coyne is joined by Jim Kurtz of RER Energy Group.  Jim shares how he built his international solar design and development company, and provides his perspectives on the future of solar and other renewable energy sources as more US businesses commit to sustainability goals.  

  • Episode 38: Sustainable Infrastructure Development with Len Bradley, P.E., Part 2

    09/12/2021 Duración: 34min

    In the second of our two-part series on sustainable infrastructure, we continue our discussion about the future of environmental-minded civil design and development with PSPE 2021 Engineer Of The Year Len Bradley, P.E. of RGS Associates. 

  • Episode 37: Sustainainable Infrastructure Development with Len Bradley. P.E., Part 1

    24/11/2021 Duración: 26min

    Do we really understand what the term 'infrastructure' really means, and how we must plan and build for a more sustainable future?  In Part 1 of a two-part episode, we explore this topic with 2021 PSPE Engineer Of The Year Len Bradley, P.E. of RGS Associates.

  • Linking Our Communities To The Environment: A Discussion with Dr. Silas Chamberlin

    13/11/2021 Duración: 40min

    In Episode 36 of Environmental Experts Radio, Host Dave Coyne welcomes Dr. Silas Chamberlin of the York County Economic Alliance to share his background, his expertise, and his outlook on community building - and specifically, the importance of tying communities with their natural resources toward a stronger and more sustainable future.

  • Managing Environmental Risk with Insurance, Part 2

    14/10/2021 Duración: 29min

    In the second of a two-part episode series, EER Host Dave Coyne continues his discussion with Jared Dubrowsky, Vice President of the Environmental Practice at NFP.  Jared and Dave examine the various ways that an insurance product can supplement a set of environmental investigation or cleanup data to help complete the risk mitigation needs of a development project or real estate transaction.

  • Managing Environmental Risk with Insurance, Part 1

    30/09/2021 Duración: 22min

    In the first of a two-part episode series, EER Host Dave Coyne sits down virtually with Jared Dubrowsky, Vice President of the Environmental Practice at NFP.  Jared and Dave discuss the idea of risk as it pertains to environmental conditions, and the growing role of insurance products to help reduce the those risks. Jared also describes his prior work as a private-sector consultant and with the New York City Department of Planning, and how those experiences shaped his approach to finding the best solutions for his clients.

  • Selling Sustainability (Part 2)

    26/08/2021 Duración: 25min

    The second half of an interview with Scot Case of the National Retail Federation, one of the nation's foremost experts on green retailing. Scot and Dave discuss the innovative ways that manufacturers and retailers strive to connect their products and their marketing campaigns with the sought-after values of environmental sustainability and social responsibility. 

  • Selling Sustainability (Part 1)

    12/08/2021 Duración: 21min

    In this special two-part series, Host Dave Coyne welcomes Scot Case of the National Retail Federation, one of the nation’s foremost experts on green retailing.  Scot and Dave discuss the innovative ways that manufacturers and retailers strive to connect their products, and their marketing campaigns, with the sought-after values of environmental sustainability and social responsibility.

  • Part 2: Building Communities Through Redevelopment and Environmental Design

    15/07/2021 Duración: 17min

    In the second episode of this two-part series, developer Alan Shuman of Shuman Development visits Dave Coyne in the EER Studio to discuss how he leverages funding sources through education and innovation to redevelop properties in one of America's great industrial towns.

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