Author: Alex Tabibi

Dylan Welch, Executive Producer of Going Green, and CEO of Dylan Welch Media, LLC. will be hosting free weekly coaching classes for companies and individuals in the sustainability industry to educate individuals how to use media, video, photos, podcasts, and news articles to help educate more people. Contact Dylan directly at [email protected] to get a link to the free coaching calls.

Going Green spent a few days discussing how to build smart cities and how to create communities that are more sustainable. Ricky Zollinger, host of Going Green, had the opportunity to interview Adam Beck. Check out Adam’s thoughts on the future of sustainable cities. https://vimeo.com/335920383 This segment is part of episode two of Going Green, which will be available to stream on Amazon Prime in June. Currently episode one of Going Green is available to watch now on Amazon Prime.

It was during my time in the Marine Corps when I first played with the idea of harnessing the human power to produce energy. I had my Marines jump on a bike to produce energy to power our lights inside of a tent when our generator went down for a prolonged period of time.

Simply put, biochar is charcoal mixed with compost/animal waste/grass clippings/etc and is perhaps the best soil amendment out there.

Going Green had the opportunity to meet Phil Bresnahan. Thank you for being here, Phil. Before we get started, what is your occupation? Where do you work? I am an Oceanographer and Engineer at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego. Tell us a little bit about you and your background: My ultimate goal is to contribute to our understanding of marine chemistry in order to help protect the oceans for the good of those who rely on them (everyone!). I’m a research engineer at Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Head of Technology for the Smartfin Project. For Smartfin,…

I saw that Sustainability fulfills the social enterprise buckets for me of “doing good by doing well”. To do something where you care for other people and the planet can only surely lead to positives outcomes for our humanity worldwide.

In honor of Earth Day, Going Green is planting a tree for every new person who follows us on Instagram and Facebook.

The cannabis industry is both controversial and profitable. For years, lawmakers struggled with the legalization of cannabis for tax purposes, while dealing with the stigma of making what was once considered a harmful drug available to the public. Slowly but surely, state by state cannabis would get legalized. First for medicinal purposes, than full legalization, and that’s when the money started rolling in. Here are a few fun facts about the economic impact of marijuana legalization: In 2015, Colorado collected more than $135 million in taxes and fees on medical and recreational marijuana. Sales in the state totaled over $996…

“My motivation was and still is to leave a legacy and to leave a better world than we have today to my future children and for my nephews and nieces. We owe it to future generations to sort the mess we are in out.”

Ricky Zollinger interviewing MyTown about sustainable cities on Going Green. Going Green had the opportunity to sit down with some experts at Smart Cities Week San Diego, which took place April 15-17th in downtown San Diego. The event was designed to bring together companies and individuals working towards creating more livable, workable and sustainable communities. Dylan Welch, Executive Producer and host of Going Green, was able to sit down with Qualcomm and Clean Tech San Diego to discuss upcoming trends in building sustainable cities. They are predicting a rise in electric vehicles, the IOT, and more and more cameras. Smart…

There are also huge economic benefits to sustainability which I love making the case for to businesses: reduced operating costs, increased employee engagement, reduced risks, attracting new customers, marketing opportunities and more.

The media industry, worth over $18 billion dollars a year, is constantly changing and evolving to fit consumer needs, with major corporations battling for marketshare. The media industry is extremely influential to the general public, as people are consuming content more than ever. When I say “media” I like to break it down into the following three categories, as they are all interconnected. Content – This includes the feature films, the television shows, the videos, the photos, the audio, and the text that is shared.Platforms – This includes everywhere that content is shared: Facebook, Instagram, Spotify, Reddit, newspapers, magazines, blogs,…

Ever thought about how to reduce your carbon footprint? First, let’s start with the basics. Do you even know the definition of carbon footprint or how it’s produced? The Merriam-Webster website provides this definition; “the amount of greenhouse gases and specifically carbon dioxide emitted by something (such as a person’s activities or a product’s manufacture and transport) during a given period”. To be more transparent, some examples of your carbon footprint would be when you drive your car, non-solar use of electricity, or purchasing food that was imported from a foreign country. Yes, that cup of coffee you enjoy every…

Going Green was started as a way to help educate the general public about making lifestyle changes to help combat climate change. While it is important to make changes in your life to eliminate single use plastics and cut down on emissions, it is also important to understand where most of the issue comes from. A tiny fraction of the businesses in the world account for a majority of all global emissions. Cutting down on using straws and plastic bags is important, but it won’t have nearly an impact on the output of these companies every single day. This is…

LDF Sharing Going Green segment on Instagram. Good friends of Going Green, Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation recently shared a segment of Going Green where their partner, RESOLVE, discusses their experience working with LDF. Watch RESOLVE’s founder, Eric Dinerstein’s interview on Going Green where he discusses his experience working with Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation and National Geographic. https://vimeo.com/319632487 Leonardo DiCaprio’s documentary Before The Flood came out in 2016, documenting how climate change affects our environment and what society can do to prevent the demise of endangered species, ecosystems and native communities across the planet. https://youtu.be/6UGsRcxaSAI

Everyday more evidence comes out from leading scientists and organizations about the effects climate change has on the world. We are all individual humans, and sometimes it seems like too large of a task to tackle, yet at the same time we all want to make a difference. Here are a few ways you can get involved. 1. Vote The most important thing we can do as individuals is to vote for politicians who want to enact laws and restrictions to prevent further damage. Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio Cortez are examples of two politicians who are very outspoken about…

“Sustainability is imperative for humanity to prosper.” We must continue to search for solutions to feed and house our citizens, and provide people the opportunity to contribute to society, in a way that doesn’t endlessly consume finite resources. In order for the world, a country, a city, or even a person to be sustainable, they must create more than they consume. Right now we live in a consumer driven world. We buy a car to get around. We consume gasoline to move that car. We consume food, water, and land everyday as means to survive. We must think about ways…

As much as my financial advisor advises me against it, I am a sucker for going to a good coffee shop, and against my goodwill, buying a $4 coffee. Sure, I make my own coffee at home to kick off my day, but there’s something special about going to a cool local coffee shop to get my caffeine fix. In fact, I’m writing this from a coffee shop right now. I always try to bring my own reusable coffee mug when I can. The idea of a plastic cup, top, and straw being used every time I want to transfer…

Going Green had the opportunity to meet with Meghan Dambacher, on the residential team of San Diego Center for Children. The San Diego Center for Children is San Diego’s oldest non-profit serving children and families. They have 8 locations and provide community-based services within hundreds of homes and schools across San Diego County, and are empowering over 1,000 children and families every day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=BerAN7DKPZw Meghan, thank you for being here. To start off, what was your motivation to get into this industry? I refuse to sit around and complain. It is way more fun to get involved. I work at…

With the 24/7 news cycle it’s easy to get cynical. There’s a reason for that – cynical news gets clicks. Clicks drive revenue. Revenue grows a media business. So long story short, the CEOs and Executives at major news networks literally get rich off of your misery. The stress, the sad stories, the negativity – it all is to drive you back to tune in a few hours later. But I have good news! Sure, this article wont get as many likes as a FOX News article about how Donald Trump tweeted about the weather, but I don’t give a…