Farm-Powered Sustainability with John Hanselman from Vanguard Renewables
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Sustainability SmartPod
Farm-Powered Sustainability with John Hanselman from Vanguard Renewables
Mar 15, 2023 Season 1 Episode 2
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Get ready to hear a whole lot about poop. Cow poop to be precise. John Hanselman, the founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Vanguard Renewables, joins the show (15:52) to talk about the work he and his colleagues collaborate with farmers to make the agriculture sector more sustainable. They do this by building anaerobic digesters that take food waste, and yes, cow manure and turn it into products like natural gas, fertilizer, bedding for cows and cash for farmers.

Other segments

"Sustainable or Suspicious" -   (1:13)

The team looks into an effort underway to reduce the carbon footprint of websites. We gauge a few popular websites like Google, Microsoft and Apple ... and then take a very disappointing look in the mirror.

"Headline Check" - (18:25)

  1. PwC and Workiva survey shows business leaders taking proactive approach to climate disclosure, regardless of SEC timeline
  2. IKEA's Latest Climate Target: Glue
  3. United Airlines and Sesame Street partner on green education campaign

"Here and There" - (12:40)

Singapore stands out for sustainable tourism




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