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The Indisposable Podcast®Reuse in Food CodesA perennial hot topic in the world of reuse advocacy is reuse and refill in food codes. At a recent meeting of the Reuse Solutions Network (RSN), we tapped some folks with direct experience in the field to share insights about key updates to the federal food code, plus strategies to both update your own state's code—including collaboration, coalition building, education, and stakeholder engagement. Tune into this deep-dive with Kelley Dennings of the Center for Biological Diversity, Charlie Plybon of Surfrider, and Heather Billings of the Center for EcoTechnology, shared with permission here for our broader podcast audience—and...2025-06-1254 minThe Indisposable Podcast®Envisioning a Just Transition toward Reuse, #2Listen in for our second discussion in this series on a Just Transition and its implications for the reuse economy—featuring highlights from a recent Alternative Economy report put out by the Center for Biological Diversity plus the INC-3 meetings in Nairobi. Guests Marcel Howard and Jessica Roff from the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives and Kelley Dennings with the Center for Biological Diversity provide deep insight into the importance of language; the models for regenerative economies that exist right now; what they are excited about for the near future—and more. Resources: Center for Biological Divers...2023-12-0750 min
Answers For Elders Radio NetworkHow Connecting With Nature Is HealthyFrom getting our daily dose of vitamin D to the mental health that comes from gardening, enjoying our symbiosis with the environment is healthy. Kelley Dennings from the Center for Biological Diversity joins Suzanne to talk about some of the health benefits that come from connecting with nature. Learn more:Kelley Dennings: https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/about/staff/Center for Biological Diversity: https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/ Hear other radio shows on this topic: https://answersforelders.com/vitality-revolution/environmental-wellness/ Answers for Elders is part of the SeniorResource Network: https://www.seniorresource.com/2023-09-2409 min
Answers For Elders Radio NetworkHoliday Tips for Being Eco-FriendlyKelley Dennings from the Center for Biological Diversity joins Suzanne to talk about how we can make a difference when families gather for holidays to live a more eco-friendly life. Suggestions include reducing decorations, using reusable dishware, and offering alternative gifts such as your time can be a win-win for everyone. Learn more:Kelley Dennings: https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/about/staff/Center for Biological Diversity: https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/ Hear other radio shows on this topic: https://answersforelders.com/vitality-revolution/environmental-wellness/ Answers for Elders is part of the SeniorResource Network: https...2023-09-2406 min
Answers For Elders Radio NetworkSimple Eco-Friendly Tips to Make a DifferenceIf we know better, we can do better for our environment. Kelley Dennings from the Center for Biological Diversity joins Suzanne to talk about how we can individually make a difference with our pocket book to live in a way that's more supportive of the ecological sustainability of our world. Learn more:Kelley Dennings: https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/about/staff/Center for Biological Diversity: https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/ Hear other radio shows on this topic: https://answersforelders.com/vitality-revolution/environmental-wellness/ Answers for Elders is part of the SeniorResource Network: https://www...2023-09-2409 min
Answers For Elders Radio NetworkHaving an Eco-Friendly MindsetKelley Dennings from the nonprofit Center for Biological Diversity joins Suzanne to talk about the mindset of being eco-friendly, living a sustainable lifestyle that's supportive of our world's ecosystem. We're dependent on clean air and healthy foods. Environmental wellness is one of the 8 foundational principles of wellness featured in the Vitality Revolution podcast series sponsored by Humana. Living sustainably might not seem that important for one person, but it is for the collective whole of humanity. Kelley is the Center's Population and Sustainability Campaigner. She develops and executes advocacy and outreach initiatives addressing the connections between reproductive h...2023-09-2411 min
MassRecycle PodcastEpisode 36: Simplify the Holidays & Reduce Waste – a Re-Release for 2022Gretchen and Waneta talk with Kelley Dennings of the Center for Biological Diversity about simplifying the holidays and reducing waste. They discuss top holiday waste generators, alternative gift ideas, hosting and decorating, the role of public policy, and the perceived barriers to celebrating with fewer material items. Should you buy a fake or real Christmas tree? Is wrapping paper recyclable? All this and more, in this lively conversation.
Find Kelley Dennings at kdennings@biologicaldiversity.org
Great ideas, tools, and information can be found at https://simplifytheholidays.orgThe post Episode 36: Simplify the Holidays...2022-11-1636 minMassRecycle PodcastEpisode 28: Simplify the Holidays & Reduce WasteGretchen and Waneta talk with Kelley Dennings of the Center for Biological Diversity about simplifying the holidays and reducing waste. They discuss top holiday waste generators, alternative gift ideas, hosting and decorating, the role of public policy, and the perceived barriers to celebrating with fewer material items. Should you buy a fake or real Christmas tree? Is wrapping paper recyclable? All this and more, in this lively conversation.
Find Kelley Dennings at kdennings@biologicaldiversity.org
Great ideas, tools, and information can be found at https://simplifytheholidays.org2021-12-0236 min
GrowthBustersRebelling Against Black Friday ConsumerismWe generate 23% more waste during December than other months of the year, but more than three in four Americans wish the holidays were less materialistic. Our retail and consumer culture have gotten out of hand over holiday gift-giving. 9 in 10 believe holidays should be more about family and caring for others than about giving and receiving gifts. It’s too easy to hit Amazon or just grab something off the shelf at a store. Non-material gifts require more thought, so they are valued more by the recipients. The Center for Biological Diversity’s Kelley Dennings joins us to shar...2021-11-1749 min
OVERSHOOT | Shrink Toward AbundanceEndangered Species Condoms | Sarah Baillie and Kelley DenningsHuman reproductive decisions affect the biodiversity of all life on Earth. To discuss how they broach this sensitive topic within their work, Sarah Baillie and Kelley Dennings from The Center for Biological Diversity, join us. They share their exciting initiatives and advocacy work on destigmatizing sex, contraception, and reproductive decisions. They also share the state of the sex ed curriculum across the states in the US, as well as their important work on awareness campaigns relating to population and consumption pressures on biodiversity. Nandita Bajaj welcomes long-time staff member of Population Balance, Alan Ware, as...2021-10-2759 minThe Indisposable Podcast®Consumption (and Contraception) in the Age of ExtinctionOver the past 50 years, as the human population doubled, wildlife populations halved. Join a thought-provoking discussion with Kelley Dennings, Population and Sustainability Campaigner at the Center of Biological Diversity. Learn about her work to connect human population growth with threats to endangered species and wild places – and how we can change our impact by addressing population and consumption issues in ways that advance human rights and build just, sustainable economies.ResourcesCenter for Biological DiversitySimplify the Holidays CampaignKelley Dennings on LinkedIn
2021-05-2736 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 028: How to Have More Fun and Less Stuff This Holiday Season with Guests Guinevere Higgins and Kelley Dennings of New DreamThe Holidays are here and we can help you shift the focus from things to experiences with great advice from New Dream. In this episode, I talk to Guinevere Higgins and Kelley Dennings of New Dream. New Dream is a non-profit whose mission is to empower individuals, communities and organizations to transform the ways they consume to improve well-being for people and the planet. Guinevere is the Director of Strategic Partnerships at New Dream. She is an ardent believer in the ability of individuals and communities to take action and ownership to make positive change. She finds the strategic partnerships nece...2019-12-061h 03
EarthwormsReduce, Prevent and Transform WASTE - with Kelley DenningsSo you know the "Three Rs," right? Recycle is the famous one, but #1 in this trio (REDUCE) deserves more creative attention and - use! In a recent blog post, recycling professional Kelley Dennings considered why the recycling community may be ditching out on waste reduction. Dennings serves as Advisor to NewDream.org, one of Earthworms' favorite educational orgs. When Dennigs added a degree in Public Health to her credentials and influence potential, she framed the sort of off-putting Reduce idea of in the human-centered focus of Prevention. Could this be a way to get our spec...2019-02-0642 min
Movie MeltdownRamblin' RoadtripMovie Meltdown - Episode 321
This week we hit the road for a couple of different conventions including our coverage of ScareFest. So join us as we discuss how to fully coordinate your cosplay outfit, random quoting of The Young Ones, recapping of our fun purchases and we may just break into our impromptu performance of The Life and Times of Cobra Commander Jr. Plus we check in with Kelley from Night of the Living Podcast to see what he's been up to lately.
And as we address the evil conviction of sticking your finger in you...2015-09-1954 min