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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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