ECOapartment

Hosts Amy Dupuis, Gillian Campbell, and Laura Perry talk about public transportation in the city and their preferred way to get around. They also talk with Grant Wingo, a highway engineer for the Cook County Department of Transportation, and ask all the transit questions. 

For information on the wheelchair-accessible routes in Chicago, go here.

To advocate for more wheelchair accessibility on public transit, start here.

City walkability scores, go here.

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Learn all about water...the source of life, when co-hosts Amy Dupuis and Laura Perry talk with Gillian Campbell, water connoisseur.

Water source map

Renter's Guide to Sustainability 

- How to install an aerator

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Listen to hosts Amy Dupuis and Laura Perry discuss the meat industry and all its pros and cons with Rancher Natalie Berkman. TRIGGER WARNING: There is talk of killing animals towards the end of this episode after the ad break. 

Natalie gives great information about the meat industry from an insiders view along with tips to find meat you can feel good about, including finding your local butcher shop or visiting EatWild.com. She is a part of the Country Natural Beef co-op, which you can purchase from here. They ship nation-wide.

For our Chicago-local listeners, here is a list of farmers' markets around the city to support our farmers. 

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Listen to hosts Amy Dupuis and Laura Perry go room by room and discuss the ways they have gone plastic free in their own homes.

Bathroom

EcoRoots 

Viori

David Toothpaste

Georganics

Myro

MeowMeow Tweet

Violets are Blue

Kitchen

Recycling plastic bags

Recycling non-traditional plastics  

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Listen to hosts Amy Dupuis and Laura Perry discuss their favorite environmental shows, movies, and books.

Here is a list of all the shows, movies, and books discussed in this podcast:

Kiss the Ground

What the Eyes Don't See

Project Drawdown

Down to Earth

How to Save the Planet

A Question of Intent

Zero Waste Home

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Welcome to Season 2 of Eco Apartment! Today's episode introduces two new team members, co-host Laura Perry and Lariza Diaz, and talk about green cleaning products to use in your home, among other things.

If you have questions on any of these products, check out our website and send us an email. Or comment on this podcast.

Here are the links to all the products we talk about today:

Sweeping Dimensions cleaning service

Viori Shampoo and Conditioner

Unni Compostable Trash Bags

Method Cleaner

Meow Meow Tweet package free shop

Alchemist's Wife soaps

Murphy's Oil Cleaner

Bona Cleaner

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Listen to host Amy Dupuis talk to Jeanne Kuntz about environmental justice to wrap up the first season of EcoApartment. Jeanne is a long time advocate for environmental justice and a gifted educator and communicator. 

Prefer to read? Look out for a blog post on our website about environmental justice later this month.

Want to learn more? Here are some videos and speakers that Jeanne often references in her sessions about environmental justice.

• Will Grant Four Levels of Action
• Solutions that offer a just and equitable future are already in play.  And what happens in the USA has far-reaching influence in the world.  Catch this BBC clip featuring remediation in South Los Angeles, Urban Heat Island.
• Van Jones helps us see that simple solutions (just recycle those water bottles) often fail to see the bigger picture in his TED Talk, The Economic Injustice of Water Bottles.
• Environmental justice is only one layer of the issues that must be addressed in order for our planet and our relationships with our fellow human beings to  heal.  The Compassion Project is showing us one of the  ways we can do that.

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Listen to host Amy Dupuis talk to long time vegan Amanda Breedlove about how she made the switch and is sticking to it. 

For more information on the water and every savings that comes with a plant-based diet, check out our website!

We will be putting out a blog post later about more of the benefits of becoming a vegan, so keep an eye out for that!

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Listen to host Amy Dupuis talk with Liz Wimmer of the Illinois Green Alliance about Project Drawdown and energy efficiency in the big city. 

Here are some links to products and information referenced in this week's episode:

Climate Action Ambassadors: https://illinoisgreenalliance.org/initiatives/climate-action-ambassadors/

Lighting Discounts: https://www.comed.com/WaysToSave/ForYourHome/Pages/LightingDiscounts.aspx

Peak Time Savings: https://www.comed.com/WaysToSave/ForYourHome/Pages/PeakTimeSavings.aspx

Energy Assessments: https://www.comed.com/WaysToSave/ForYourHome/Pages/EnergyAssessments.aspx (they are even doing some of these virtual now)

Home Energy Efficiency Tools (info on smart plugs, mechanical timers, etc. from past Illinois Green Volunteers): https://illinoisgreenalliance.org/news-and-resources/energy-efficiency-ambassadors/

Community Solar Resources:

·  https://illinoissolar.org/Community-Solar-Resources-IL

·  https://www.citizensutilityboard.org/community-solar-illinois/

·  https://www.comed.com/SmartEnergy/MyGreenPowerConnection/Pages/CommunitySolar.aspx

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Listen to host Amy Dupuis talk with Laura Perry about her experience with vermicomposting!

To hear Laura's full account of her vermicomposting experience, check out our latest blog post here.

For information on Uncle Jim's Worm Farm, visit their website here. 

For information on Collective Resource, visit their website here. 

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