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Hosted by Jen Gale · EN · 208 episodes
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The home of easy, everyday sustainability for the #imperfectlygreen
Jen Gale hosts Sustainable(ish), a science show with 208 episodes published.
This episode we’re doing a deep dive into Poo bags!If you’re one of the 41% of households in the UK who own a pet dog, you will (hopefully) be familiar with poo bags, and may be getting through a fair few of them. (If yo
Climate Change, sadly, has become increasingly polarised in the UK over the last couple of years. And MPs consistently underestimate public support for climate action – they read the same skewed media that we do, and the
In this episode I'm chatting to Michelle Miles, founder of the Sustainable Wedding Alliance.But don’t turn off if you’re not planning a wedding anytime soon, or you’ve been there done that and aren’t intending to do it a
90% of businesses in the UK are classes as SMEs, or small and medium businesses, having 205 employees or less. So chances are, you might work for one, or even run one.Did you know that SME's account for around half of th
Fashion is one of the most polluting industries on the planet, and we no longer talk about 'fast fashion' but 'ultra-fast fashion' with the rise of retailers like Shein and Temu churning out over 100billion items of clot
This episode is a rare solo episode, so no guest this week, and a shorter episode of me, chatting to myself... Let me know if you like it!I'm reflecting on my experience of hosting a screening of the People's Emergency B
I'm chatting with Hugh Montgomery, intensive care doctor, and one of the expert speakers from the National Emergency Briefing on Climate and Nature.We dig into climate science, climate and health, and the wonderful idea
Today’s guest is Victoria Page, founder of Love Haslemere Hate Waste , a local group in Surrey who run Repair Cafes, and host a community fridge and a Library of Things. Victoria has combined her professional comms exper
Britain is a nation of nature lovers, yet we live in one of the most depleted countries in Europe. The State of Nature report that came out in 2023 stated that 1 in 6 species in the UK are at risk of extinction.These kin
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Welcome to Episode 200!200 episodes feels a little bit mad! A LOT has happened: globally, in the sustainability space, and for Sustainable(ish).In this solo episode, I take a little trip down memory lane, share the Top 5
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Did you know we have lots 97% of our species rich graslands in the UK since the 1930s? This has had a huge knock on impact to the rest of the food chain that are relaint on that habitat, things like our insect pollinator
![[198] How to reduce your pet’s carbon pawprint – with sustainable vet Laura Binnie episode artwork](https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/imports/podcasts/25f7b3d8-6ea4-4bc4-a378-c17939bb67bf/episodes/447295d3-d65c-45a8-a928-ef1d25dcc0ff/Ep-198-sq.png)
Pets can bring a huge amount of joy into our lives, but as with everything, they have an environmental impact, and in this episode we're going to dive into where that impact comes from and what we can do to reduce it.Now
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This is Part 2, or a 'double header' episode with the brilliant Sara Grimes from Bath and West Community Energy. Part 1 is all about community energy, and takes a bit of a dive into solar and heat pumps, as well as thing
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This week's episode is the first ever two parter!This was supposed to be an episode on home retrofit, and I'm chatting to SaraG Grimes from Bath and West Community Energy about some of the brilliant work that they're doi
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If you were to google 'how to be more sustainable' you would get a slew of posts sharing 'ten top things to do to cut your carbon footprint' or similar.Very few (if any) mention the huge potential influence that we can a
![[195] – Accelerating climate action through sport with Katie Cross from Pledgeball episode artwork](https://www.asustainablelife.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Ep-195-sq.png)
Football and sport don't perhaps at first glance seem like a natural 'in' for climate action. But did you know..?- Over 100,000 grassroots football matches are cancelled every year due to bad weather such as flooding- Ov
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To change the world, you've got to throw a better party than those destroying it". This is a quote from Louisa Ziane at Toast ale, and is one of my faves, and something I try and keep front of mind. 'Sustainability' has
![[193] – The Power of Swapping with Samantha Drury Shore from Sustainable Devizes episode artwork](https://www.asustainablelife.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Ep-193-sq-1.png)
I can't wait for you to dive into this week's episode with Samantha Drury Shore who is the Chair of Sustainable Devizes, not too far from me in Wiltshire, and who has spear-headed their brilliant swap events that now run
![[192] – AI, the internet, and the environmental impacts, with Tam Hussey episode artwork](https://www.asustainablelife.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Ep-192-1.png)
Is AI bad for the planet?Should I feel guilty if I use ChatGPT?What is the carbon and water footprint of an AI search?These were some of the questions I was looking for answers for when I posted on Linked In a while back
I think we're all pretty familiar with the term carbon footprint, but there's a new kid on the block when it comes to talking about the full impact of the actions that we take when you come together. Isabelle Sparrow is
Sam Hampton
executive director · Social Justice Film Institute
1 appearance on this show
Katie Cross
Christ’s College Lecturer in Practical Theology · Christ’s College, Aberdeen University
1 appearance on this show
Adam Bastock
Founder · People Planet Pint
1 appearance on this show
Daniel Webb
Everyday Plastic
1 appearance on this show
Stuart Goldsmith
corporate speaker on Climate Crisis and Resilience
1 appearance on this show
Dan Sherrard-Smith
Mother Tree
1 appearance on this show
Adam Levy
Executive Director · American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association
1 appearance on this show
Laura Young
climate activist, environmental scientist and ethical influencer · The Future Perfect
1 appearance on this show
Charlie Cotton
Co-Managing Editor and reporter of TMZ DC · ecollective
1 appearance on this show
Phil Korbel
co-founder and Director of Advocacy · The Carbon Literacy Project
1 appearance on this show
Ellie Jackson
1 appearance on this show
Sarah Shuttleworth
Plantlife
1 appearance on this show
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