Welcome to Naked Sustainability. This bold podcast helps busy millennials navigate real-life sustainability with practical tips, no-nonsense advice, and a zero-fucks-given attitude, all through a transparent and authentic lens of living in the real world. Join Ginny for lively conversations, expert interviews, and hilarious anecdotes. From eco-fashion to zero-waste living, we'll empower you to be an eco-warrior without compromising your badass lifestyle. Get ready to kick some eco-ass.
Episode 69: WTF Is AI Actually Costing the Planet?
Is AI the climate solution we've been waiting for — or the most energy-hungry thing we've ever built? In this solo episode of The Naked Sustainability Podcast, Ginny dives into the AI paradox: the genuinely powerful ways artificial intelligence is accelerating biodiversity research, democratizing climate risk data, and helping everyday people connect with the natural world — and the jaw-dropping environmental cost hiding behind every query, recommendation, and AI-generated image.
We'll dig into:
🌿 The AI tools that are actually doing good (iNaturalist, Merlin Bird ID, and more)
💧 Why U.S. data centers consumed 17 billion gallons of water in 2023 — and why that number is about to explode
🌾 The uncomfortable truth about precision agriculture and who's really benefiting
📵 Why 74% of AI's environmental benefit claims can't be backed up
✅ How to apply the EcoMindful Method to your own relationship with AI
This one isn't about rejecting technology — it's about asking the same hard questions about your tech that you already ask about your food, your fashion, and your energy use.
Share this with a friend who uses AI every day, or leave a review if this episode made you think twice about your next ChatGPT query. 👉 Explore more resources at nakedsustainability.com (https://nakedustainability.com)
20 Mar 2026
Episode 68: Ben Gilliland's Mission to FutureProof America's Homes
Everyone's talking about buying a new home or relocating away from climate risk. But what about the 37 million homes that are already standing — in wildfire zones, flood plains, and hurricane corridors — that aren't going anywhere anytime soon?
In this episode, I sit down with Ben Gilland, a multi-career entrepreneur who built a fireproof, earthquake-resistant house on the side of an active volcano — and accidentally created a solution to America's home insurance crisis. Ben is the founder of Future Proof Property Intelligence, a public benefit company using AI and IBM climate data to help everyday homeowners understand their disaster risk and actually do something about it before their insurance gets canceled.
👉 Check out Future Proof (https://futureproof.org) | TPHA (https://tpha.org) | Magic Window App (https://futureproof.org/products/magic-window)
In this conversation, you'll learn:
Why 37 million U.S. homes are at extreme climate risk — and why that number is growing
How a free app can show you exactly what's coming for your property by 2100
Why insurance companies are canceling entire zip codes, and what you can do about it
How fixing your home now can mean 2–8% appreciation instead of steady decline
Why the housing crisis, the insurance crisis, and the climate crisis are actually one problem
If you've ever wondered whether your home is really as safe as you think — and what you can actually do about it — this is your episode. Head to https://nakedsustainability.com (https://nakedsustainability.com/) for more resources, episodes, and community support.
13 Mar 2026
Episode 67: The Diesel Problem Nobody's Talking About with Brian Livingston
Everyone's talking about electric vehicles and hydrogen. But what about the millions of diesel engines running RIGHT NOW - in trucks, mines, ships, and power plants - that aren't going anywhere anytime soon?
In this episode, I sit down with Brian Livingston, a 40-year chemical engineer who spent nearly two decades at Caterpillar's diesel engine division. Brian is the founder of Zelkam, where he helps diesel-intensive industries reduce fuel use and CO2 emissions by 5-7% using proven catalyst technology - with 100 to 400% ROI.
👉 Check out Zelkam (https://www.zelkam.com) | Decarbonize5.com (https://Decarbonize5.com)
In this conversation, you'll learn:
Why "wait for the perfect solution" is the most dangerous thing we can say about decarbonization
How a catalyst actually changes the chemistry of diesel combustion
Why the biggest sustainability wins are happening in industries most people never think about
How cutting emissions and saving money can be the same move.
If you've ever wondered what practical, profitable decarbonization actually looks like, this is your episode. Head to https://nakedsustainability.com (https://nakedsustainability.com )for more resources, episodes, and community support.
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