Keep it Green

“Keep it Green” is a fast-moving magazine format talk show with decorating tips, insightful interviews and new ways to approach a greener, more sustainable lifestyle. Hosts Simran Sethi and Melissa Mansfield take a close look at environmental and social issues confronting our world and inspire viewers with ways to get involved.

EP 1- NOAA - Protecting our oceans one habitat at a time.

EP 2- Peace Corps - Melissa Mansfield interviews Peace Corps guest and volunteers locally.

EP 3- Doctors w/o Borders - Doctors Without Borders discusses the medical challenges in developing countries.

EP 4- Interface - How one man makes businesses more sustainable.

EP 5- Grameen - Small investments make micro financing a banking revolution.

EP 6- Audubon - National Audubon Society talks about wildlife conservation.

EP 7- Popular Science - Popular Science discusses cutting edge cars.

EP 8- Circle of Blue - The Global Fresh Water Crisis and should we buy bottled water.

EP 9- United Nations - Discussions from the UN, its Declaration of Human Rights Document and Violation of these Rights.

EP 10- Green For All - Melissa Mansfield interviews a green jobs expert and volunteers at a food bank.

EP 11- Acumen Fund - Small Investments make micro financing a banking revolution.

EP 12- Jane Goodall Institute - New ways to approach a greener, more sustainable lifestyle.

 
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Raising Money for Good

Now artists, entrepreneurs and activists are finding a new way to transform their visions into realities with crowdsourced financing.

 
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Green Festival: Building the Green Economy

Being able to experience the green movement in so many ways proved to me that it was a growing, solutions-based community that I wanted to be a part of. And at each festival, I see something new that inspires me.

 
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Cures for an Election Hangover

Important issues are at stake right now when it comes to protecting the environment, boosting the economy and creating a just society.

 
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Keep it Positive!

I consider body image an activist issue.

 
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Blog Action Day: Three Ways to Preserve our Water

No matter where you live, your actions can affect our waters. Here are some tips for supporting the health of our blue planet.

 
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An Adventure in Aquaponics

At Friendly Aquaponics, they develop DIY systems so that people can learn to grow their own food, even if they don’t have much land.

 
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Ready for Change: Surviving and Thriving

When we support and educate each other about taking care of ourselves and our communities, we can be ready for the big changes to come.

 
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Take Your Green Habits to Work: 5 Simple Tips

You’re probably already taking steps at home to save money, reduce energy use and waste, and help the environment.

 But what about at work? 



 
See Melissa's Flickr set from her day on the farm.

From Farm to Table: The Joys of Fresh Food

Do you grow your own food, go to farmers markets, or get CSA or farm deliveries?

 
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My Green Heroes

I don’t think I would have shifted my habits, my perspectives and my values so quickly if it weren’t for some incredibly thoughtful, inspiring and passionate people who opened my mind.