Rhonda and Johnny get in the Spirit of Green... with Diane Paulson of Organic Nation Spirits!
Did you know how many pesticides make their way into the ingredients to your favorite vodka or gin? Most people don't even think about it! Diane tells us all about Organic Nation Vodka and Gin, and your GGG hosts can verify how wonderful the spirits are! Diane and her husband lovingly hand-craft the organic libation, and... well, this is where you tune in to llisten to her story!

Ever heard of Monstanto? If you have, tune in because you'll love what we have to say. If you haven't, tune in because this is stuff you NEED to know about your food! Kevin O'Donnell is in to talk with Rhonda and Johnny about GMO (genetically modified organisms) and Monsanto, a company you ought to know more about! What's the future of your food? What's with those pesticides? Find out here!

The Green Witch is once again joined by the Green Coach! Michelle GreenCoach Carroll 
comes in to chat with Rhonda and Johnny about great green new year resolutions. What can you do to be a little greener this year? What can you do to make a difference? How can we all help the planet in this new year and new decade? Tune in for fun and suggestions!

Kevin O'Donnell joins Rhonda and Johnny to discuss the events of the Climate Summit in Copenhagen. Or is it Flopenhagen? Was anything accomplished to help the climate change issues? We hash it out and look for answers. Didn't follow the Climate Summit? Not to worry, we'll fill you in!

The Good Green Witch meets the Green Reaper! Elizabeth Fournier of cornerstonefuneral calls in from the small town of Boring, OR, to talk about the last green thing you can do on this Earth! It's a fascinating conversation about the greenest options for shuffling off the mortal coil. Rhonda and Johnny learn a lot about the most natural way to be buried. Even in this "serious" topic, there is plenty of laughter to be had!

Tis the season... for Green Gifts! Rhonda & Johnny are joined by Linda Fladby Cox of Green with Envy, THE resource for amazing recycled and other green gifts! She brings lots of cool products in for show 'n' tell. We talk about the "cool" factor of green gifts, but also why they are important for the planet. Need some gift suggestions? We got you covered!

Good Green Witch favorite Kevin O'Donnell Joins Rhonda and Johnny for a chat about plastics. How did we get here? Plastics are wildly pervasive in our everyday life. What is it doing to US? Should we be more worried than we are? What can we do about it? We discuss the problem, and try for some solutions.

The Good Green Witch is joined by Marilyn Barrett of Revenge Is... A repeat guest, Marilyn tells Rhonda and Johnny all about the great products at Revenge Is... including great socially concious t-shirts made with a blend of r-PET and organic cotton. Revenge Is... goes much further than that, though. It's social awareness through environmental conciousness! See how green branches off in all other directions...

The Good Green Witch meets the Green Coach! Rhonny D is joined by Michelle Greencoach Carroll, and it just may be the two are twins separated at birth! Johnny Dam keeps the fun moving, because, left to their own devices, the ladies might have just kept saying, "I KNOW, right???" Lots of great green tips are exchanged; the Green Witch and Coach are all about making green an easy thing to do!

Tetrapaks, Recycling & Plastic oh my! What's up with TetraPaks? Are they as green as they claim? And is recycling really just BS?? Rhonny D and Johnny hash out these topics and more on a Halloween day.

Kevin O'Donnell comes in again to talk about his travels around the country, talking Green. We learn some things we did not know about Fresh & Easy, which was already one of our fave stores! The article of the week up for discussion is all about climate change. North Pole ice-free in the summer in 20 years? Let's forget about who/what is causing climate change, and focus on what is happening.

Rhonda and Johnny are joined by Sasha L. King of epOxyGreen in Venice, CA.  Shasha explains that epOxyGreen offers the highest quality in sustainable building and design products to support both residential and commercial applications, for all budgets. They are out to prove being green doesn't have to be pricey. We discuss the myths about green building and productsout there... by the end of the show, we are up for a field trip!

Elham Ebiza & Bridget Karl of California Recycles, an organization partially dedicated to properly recycling e-Waste. Elham also shares how California Recycles is educating school children about the importance of composting through their the use of different composting techniques. To find out more about all the wonderful work being done at California Recycles, simply go to: www.CaliforniaRecycles.com

It's all about water: "Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink"... or is there? Kevin O'Donnell from The Thread Collaborative and Al Gore's Climate Project joins us in studio to lend some insight into the state of fresh water availability.
Mark Anthony of www.bottless.org and Carl Palmer, THE expert in water filtration and the inventor of 13 patented products related to water filtration call in to provide some hope in obtaining fresh water anywhere. It's a power panel, and the information flows!!

The FTC declared we could be "bamboozled" by bamboo. Bamboo fabric not as green as we think?? Is the FTC concerned about "green"? We get to the bottom of this with Bryan Harris of Kane-Ohe, Bamboo Provisions. He joined us before to talk about clothing made from bamboo fiber, so we knew he would be a fine person to address this controversy. If the FTC cares about green-ness, why aren't the banning rayon and polyestor and non-organic cotton? Join Rhonda and Johnny as they look for the truth.

What's the big deal about organic cotton? Rhonda and Johnny discuss it amongst themselves. We all wear lots of cotton. You're wearing it right now! Think about all the bad stuff running off into the ground from cotton farms. Turns out, one little cotton tee shirt takes 1/3 a pound of chemical pesticides. Think organic! And be the change with the power of your dollar.

Solar energy. Clean energy. A sense of community... John Ayers and James Brennan from the great green community of Mar Vista, CA, come in to tell Rhonda and Johnny all about Go Solar Mar Vista. The sun is free! Why aren't we using this great source of energy? We learn some great ins and outs of the new face of solar.

Russell Levan of Recycled Products comes in to talk about greener office supplies.... but Rhonda and Johnny end up finding out about all kinds of other things on Russell's "green" plate! Yes, you can be greener in any and all offices by shopping at the Recycled Products Co-op, but how about schools? What should we be doing differently there? Can we actually save money by being greener in schools and offices? We find out!

You know those banners you see on light poles, and all those billboards everywhere? Those would go forever into a landfill... except when RetroActif re-purposes them into GREAT bags, backpacks, and accessories! Ziad Shuman of RetroActif joins Rhonda & Johnny to tell them all about the great company he and his wife, Monica, built to be a little greener. Check them out... domestically made, durable, ATTRACTIVE! And good for the planet!

Rhonda and Johnny were expecting a call from Tom Szaky, of TerraCycle, the company that creates all its products from garbage, and author of the new book, "Revolution in a Bottle." Well, as the show goes on, it is clear Mr. Szaky has flaked on the call, but we get great information out there about the company anyway! TerraCycle is a super company with a great vision of eco-revolution. Even if Tom still owes Rhonda a phone call!

The cool folks from Mar Vista, SoCal's very green little community, come in to tell us all about the Wise Water Use Expo! Joseph Treves and Sherri Akers return with great information about the Expo, happening on July 21st in Mar Vista, CA. There will be lots of information and great guest speaker and raffles... lots of fun! Rhonda and Johnny also chat with Sherri and Joseph about water waste. Why do we do it? What can be done? Check for more information on the event.

Rhonda and Johnny talk with Christy Funk, founder/owner/mom-extraordinaire from Belly Sprout. It's more than just a great store where you can find green products for you and your baby... it's a community of families dedicated to getting back to natural! Need green products? Come on in! Need good green information, stop on by! Christy runs great workshops and classes on being greener and being healthier, for Babies, Kids, Moms, Dads...everyone!

Is it possible to feed you pets in a Green way? Yes! And we don't mean feeding them grass! Daryll Chester of eModernDog has hand-made health and goodness for your dog and cat. It's a green company from top to bottom, and feeding your pets organically is all-around good for the planet! Less waste, better health, and most importantly, fewer vet bills! Your pets can be happier, healthier, and yes, greener!

Breathe Green! Rhonda and Johnny welcome Noelle Katai from VIM Essentials. The studio smells wonderful as Noelle demonstrates her knowledge of aromatherapy. Essential oils are not only natural and therefore safer than chemical alternatives, they can even be more effective. There's no need to subject yourself and your children and pets to chemicals when Nature gives us all these wonderful essences and oils for what ails us!

All Shades of Green... it's more than a simple green store. Shop owner Liza (in from Israel for just a few weeks!) and manager Natalie come by to tell Rhonda and Johnny the many ways they can help you go green. You can shop for green products there, but you can also learn at their workshops and become a part of the great green community they have created! Natalie tells about her green design and LEED certification studies, and Liza fills us in on her studies with the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies in Israel, where Jewish, Arab, and international students work side by side to help the planet. 
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Green 'n' Easy goes global with Kate Black from Magnifeco.com! Kate calls in from Tokyo, Japan to tell us about her online eco-mall! Magnifeco features eco clothing and products hand-picked by Kate for their green features and sustainability... and let's not forget: fashion! Kate does all the searching for you and has compiled a wonderful site. Shop for yourself or find THE perfect gift. A natural-born globe-trotter, Kate fills us in on what the green movement is like in Tokyo as well.

Every town should have a Green Committee! Rhonda and Johnny are joined by Sherri Akers and Joseph Treves from Mar Vista, CA. Together, they help a great community show its green side. Sherri tells us all about how the committee came to be, and Joseph fills us in on the great Farmers' Market he helped create. They tell us wonderful things about the Green Gardens Showcase as well.  They are an inspiration to all other communities!

Rhonda and Johnny are joined by Neal Gray and Robin Rudoy, co-founders of CTNGreen - THE online green magazine! Neal and Robin welcome us "to a world painted entirely in green; built on a carbon-negative footprint and dedicated to the events, art, lifestyle, products and services that are leading the forefront of an environmentally sound future."

Bamboo: it's not just for pandas! Bryan Harris of Kane'ohe Bamboo Provisions introduces us to Eco-Luxury and fills us in on all things bamboo. It's incredibly sustainable and makes soft, durable clothing.
We also get a call from Anthony Rubenstein, who launched 1 Million Green Ideas: Over the next year, this campaign will uncover, discover, and share one million green ideas in the hope finding some solutions. 

A continuation on the clean theme in time for all your Spring Cleaning! Sarah Wollnick with GreenCupboards  talks about their tested, certified products that replace the nasty toxins in your cupboards. They have done all the work - all you have to do is shop! They cover it all... kitchen, bathroom, laundry, babies, and even the pets! reat safer alternatives to products that are harmful to the environment. "Open the door to greener living"!

Find out about how to "clean green" with advice from Leslie Reichert, Certified Green Cleaning Coach! No need for all the toxic chemicals in you house... listen to Leslie to find out what you can use right out of your pantry to clean like never before!
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Two special guests come in for some pre-Earth Day talk. Melanie Winter of The River Project fills us in on some of the history of the LA River, and what we can do to restore it to its glory. We learn some surprising facts about the area! Then, Steve Bender joins us to talk about the OC Bacchanalia on 4/25, and the great green charities that will benefit.

Healthy Planet = Healthy Babies + Healthy Planet! Rhonda and Johnny have a chat with Erika and Ivonne from pampered green, your one-stop online shop for all things green for babies! Visit pampered green to check out the BPA-free baby bottles and the toys and the cloth diapers and creams and on and on! pampered green has done the work and the research for you... all you have to do is shop! Oh yes, and we learn a few things about the proper green care of babies, too.

OK.... so you are working about making your house and life a lilttle greener. Now what about your yard? Just because you have plants and grass, doesn't mean your outdoors is "green"! Lawrence Ziese of Ashcrow Landscape Designtalked to us about how to make your yard a lot more Earth-friendly. There's more to it than you think! But with Lawrence's know-how, you can actully save money outside as well, just by being a little greener!

"Revenge is... taking action today so we can live well tomorrow." Marilyn Barrett, founder of Revenge Is...joins Rhonda and Johnny to share her passion for her cause. Her site features GREAT green products, such as t-shirts made from plastic bottles sporting killer slogans... but it is also a great souce of environmental information. Stop by and get your revenge!

You can live without the waste of paper towels! Michelle and Karen, the two lovely ladies from Skoy stop by to tell us how... The Skoy Cloth is an amazing green idea that can help you SAVE money while you are saving trees and other resources! Listen to their story and check out Skoy today!

Following up the auto talk, Rhonda and Johnny welcome Todd Angeli from smart center Universal City. He tells us all about smart cars and the great green town where they are manufactured. This car and company are green from beginning to end! 

Rhonda and Johnny talk about the Big 3 autos and whether or not these companies should be saved unless they become greener. What is up with hybrids and plug-in hybrids, and are these companies willing/able to do anything greener?

Jennie and Rick from The Green Garmento come in. Is it a new green superhero? Or just the greatest thing ever to happen to dry cleaning?? Tune in to find out!

Rhonda and Johnny talk about Greenwashing. No, it's not a great way to wash vegetables! It's how companies try to make you believe they are green when they really are just trying to jump on the bandwagon! Listen to Rhonda's tips and don't be fooled! Callers abound with other great tips!

We take a lighter side of being green this week. Rhonda and Johnny talk about how easy it is to be green!

Green Myths! Are hybrids really better? What's the deal with bottled water? Should you use CFL's, or is that mercury in them going to be the end of us all? Rhonda and Johnny clear up these issues and more!

Dead zones in the oceans... what are our actions doing to the planet? And how can we change it?

Rhonda and Johnny hear all about Prop 7 from local activist Ali Simpson. Should you vote yes or no for this important renewable energy proposition? Listen to catch both sides.

We chat with Joe Rhino about Green hotels. Joe is the #1 sales agent with Green Suites International. Find the best green place to stay at Green Suites International!

Rhonda and Johnny talk fun (but kind of alarming!) recycling facts!