Welcome to the Tybee Island Marine Science Center Podcast – an authentic Coastal experience. Join us in developing caring and responsible protection of Coastal Georgia’s natural resources. Together through education and conservation, we can make a difference.
Welcome to the Tybee Island Marine Science Center podcast, recorded in the Ship Watch Loft. On this episode, host Jessica Leigh Lebos welcomes Brooke Chase, host of the Simply B. Sustainable Podcast and co-organizer of Green Drinks Savannah, a monthly gathering (second Tuesday at 6:00) for ecologically minded community and action.
Chase shares how she and Chloe revived Green Drinks after reconnecting with a former organizer and describes the event’s growth and rotating locations and topics, including an upcoming Forsyth Park tree walk.
She discusses her lifelong drive to reduce waste, emphasizing that imperfect efforts by many matter more than perfection by a few, and frames consumer choices as “money is your vote.” Practical tips include “refuse, repair, reduce, reuse, recycle,” avoiding plastic and styrofoam, composting (highlighting Core Compost), using ABC Glass recycling in Thunderbolt, buying secondhand via Goodwill, Facebook Marketplace, and Buy Nothing, and creating native pollinator gardens. They also note concerns about AI’s water and energy impacts.
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FIND A FAVORITE SPOT IN THIS EPISODE:
00:00 Welcome to Tybee Podcast
00:37 Meet Brooke Chase
01:53 Reviving Green Drinks
04:58 Why Sustainability Matters
06:28 Small Choices Big Impact
09:40 Thrifting and Buy Nothing
11:57 Clothing Swaps and Waste
12:39 AI and Environmental Costs
14:42 Community Sustainability Partners
16:51 Easy Sustainable Habits
19:07 Hope and Learning Together
20:57 Next Green Drinks Details
22:26 Final Tips and Farewell
23:45 Science Center Closing Message
