In spite of Hurricane Sandy, Burning Down the House soldiers on! This week, Curtis B. Wayne calls in from his emergency weather shelter to talk with Richard Yancey, project director at Green Light New York, Inc. Green Light New York, Inc., is an independent, nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote quality, energy efficient lighting in New York City by creating a center for training, design assistance, and educational resources. Curtis and Richard discuss the importance of maximizing daylight use in building design, and what it can mean for energy prices and the environment. Learn why education is instrumental in changing behaviors that lead to wasted energy, and what New York City schools are doing to inform today's youth. Could a ban on incandescent lamps ever be possible in New York City? Find out what percentage of energy usage is attributed to lighting. And how does population density factor into energy efficiency in an urban environment? Find out this and more on this episode of Burning Down the House! This program has been brought to you by Heritage Foods USA.

"Of our $15 billion dollar energy bill, $3.4 billion or so is lighting. It accounts for 27% of our total electric use 17% of our total energy, and represents 12% of our total carbon footprint. So there's a big potential impact out there." [14:00]

-- Richard Yancey on Burning Down the House

Today on Straight, No Chaser, Katy Keiffer is joined in the studio by Lily Kelly. Lily Kelly is the Interim Director for Global Green USA's New York Office and the Coalition for Resource Recovery. Prior to joining Global Green USA, she contributed to various environmental and social stewardship projects with both for- and non-profit agencies, including the Environmental Defense Fund, Natural Resources Defense Council, the Majora Carter Group, and The Earth Institute. Tune into this episode to learn about greenhouse gas that occurs in landfills, and how recycling reduces greenhouse gases. Listen in to hear Lily talk about her work with wholesale retail packaging. How does Global Green USA affect corporations and legislature for environmental good? Find out on this week's episode of Straight, No Chaser! This program has been brought to you by Heritage Foods USA.

"Methane is a 25-27 times more potent greenhouse gas than CO2." [5:00]

"How can we maximize the infrastructure we have, the technology we have...and recover more of it [consumer waste] now?" [13:35]

-- Lily Kelly on Straight, No Chaser

This week on Let's Eat In, Cathy is joined by Liz Carollo of the Green Market.