For A Green Future: Recent Episodes
Joseph R. DeMare
Intelligent, Compelling Talk on a wide range of environmental and ecological issues. From global warming to nuclear power, we take on environmental issues by cutting through all the disinformation to get at the truth. Our focus is on how to get to the pollution-free, nuclear-free, carbon-free future, and how much better life will be for all of us once we get there.
Guest Host Joseph D. DeMare talks about Troy Township's plan to join about a dozen other Ohio townships in banning solar power installations. After being given the runaround by township officials we obtained a copy of the proposed zoning amendment, which Joe analyzes on air. Next he interviews Tim Judson, Executive Director at NIRS where they are celebrating NIRS's 45th anniversary of fighting nuclear power. Rebecca Wood then celebrates the stuffed green pepper and its enviornmental implications. Ecological News contains includes great news for Ecuador's rainforest and terrible news about Antarctica's penguins.
Joseph D. DeMare returns as guest host and starts out talking about puncutated equilibrium in evolution, geology, and human society. Then he interviews Matthew Rosencrans with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or NOAA about their recent change in the hurricane forecast for 2023. They say there will be more and stronger storms than they expected. Dr. Rosencrans tells us why. Rebecca Wood then tells us about the many geological features around the world named after Catholic Saint Lawrence, and how a first century martyr's name is now plastered all over the planet. Ecological news includes good news about the switch to renewable energy, and the incredible new INWORKS study which shows the health effects fo low level radiation exposure have been underestimated by the powers that be for decades by huge margins!
Our new guest host, Joseph D. DeMare, takes some time to introduce himself and talk about the defeat of Ohio's Issue 1, as well as the radical steps some states are taking to prevent monopoly corporations from influencing state politicians. Next we have an excellent interview with Molly Wickham, also known as Sleydo' who is continuing to fight the Coastal Gas Link pipeline in the unceded Wet'suwet'en tribal lands that exist inside of Canada' British Columbia. We first interviewed her in 2020, and the battle has continued non-stop since then. Rebecca Wood talks to us about how the jet stream loops are contributing to the wildfires and rain bombs all over the planet. Ecological News includes stories about the Chevy Bolt being resurrected, excerpts from a Biden speech on renewable energy and news about California using car batteries as virtual power plants.
In his final episode as Guest Host, Shehbaz Kahn updates us on the Canadian wildfires and talks about Ohio's Issue 1 special election. Next he interviews his mentor at Bowling Green State University about music and the environment, taking us from the first musical instruments through Michael Jackson and Beyond! Rebecca Wood talks about the global "free fair" movement. One by one cities around the world are making mass transit free. ecological news includes another equipment failure at the aging Fermi II nuclear plant which might have irradiated our friends at CRAFT. Also, Italy is adding new clean energy at a rapid pace, mostly rooftop solar, and the hole in the ozone layer is back, bigger and badder than ever.
Guest host Shehbaz Khan talks about climate catastrophies and Biden's lackluster address to the nation on the topic. Next he interviews Helen Jaccard with Veterans for Peace about the history and ongoing adventures of The Golden Rule, a sailboat coming to Toledo that helped bring an end to atmospheric nuclear testing. Rebecca Wood explains why they can't stop the Canadian wildfires. Ecological News includes the world's largest wind turbine coming online in China, and next year's Gulf Stream collapse.
In this episode, Guest Host Shehbaz Kahn talks about the ongoing climate catastrophe, but finds hope in the Gen Z people who are not buying cars and who are actually making fighting climate change part of their motivation in life. Next comes a review of the movie "Oppenheimer." Warning, there are spoilers. Rebecca Wood tells us about Japanese Beetles. In Ecological News, new sources of methane are being discovered and fungi are helping absorb carbon.
Joe DeMare takes back hosting duties to discuss the Ohio Nuclear Development Authority that was stuck back into the budget bill and signed by DeWine, though he modified it with his line item veto. Next Shehbaz Khan interviews Diane D'Arrigo from NIRS about S1111 the bill to reauthorize the Price-Anderson Act and to sell our nuke plants to other countries. Ecological News includes Biden's White House turning to geoengineering and Ohio's dark money groups that are controlling the State legislature. NOTE: No episode next week.
Joe DeMare pops in briefly to talk about the latest disastrous developments with HB434, the "Nuclear Authority" bill. Then guest host Shehbaz Khan give us a deeper look at the long, sordid history of bribery and scandal in the nuclear industry culminating in the recent conviction of Larry Householder. Next he interviews Gillian Miller, scientist with the Ecology Center in Ann Arbor, MI, talking about bisphenols in receipt paper. Rebecca Wood, in honor of the fourth of July talks about our native American Alligator, found nowhere else on Earth. Ecological News reports that fossil fuel use is still increasing, dooming our society to almost certain destruction.
Guest host Shehbaz Kahn talks about mayflies, global warming, and how it turns out most of your friends and family agree that global warming is real that that everybody should be putting solar panels on their roofs and buying electric cars. Next, he interviews Richard Steiner from Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility about the recent slaughter of grizzly bears and wolves by the state of Alaska, financed with your federal tax dollars. Rebecca Wood talks about bioswales and rain gardens. In Ecological News we learn that solar is exploding (figuratively not literally like nuclear) around the world, kids are suing Montana over fossil fuels, and more!
The theme is fatherhood as Guest Host Shehbaz Khan talks about fathers good, bad, and indifferent in the animal kingdom. Both he and Co-Host Rebecca Wood talk about experiences with their own fathers and nature, and how their fathers instilled a love of nature in both of them. Two callers share their fatherhood stories including tales from the Canadian wilderness and being attacked by swans. Rebecca's segment is a review of the gay movie classic, "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert," and ecological news covers Ohio's HB434 being removed from the budget bill and the global surge in rooftop solar installations.
Guest host Shehbaz Khan talks about the fires in Canada, and how a US Senate committee hearing on forest policy demonstrates just how far our legislature has fallen, now that our lawmakers are controlled by special interests like the forestry industry. Next, he interviews Aaron Sayer, the engineer who was in charge of the creation of the beryllium mirrors used in the James Webb Space Telescope. Rebecca tells us about the famous drag queen/environmentalist Patty Gonia and then returns later in the show to talk about semelparity. Ecological News includes: Norway passing the 90% mark with new cars being electric; ocean surface temperatures skyrocketing; and EU getting more power from wind and solar than from fossil fuels.
Joe DeMare talks about his ecological observations on the way to Washington DC. Then Pat Marida talks about HB434, the plan to turn Ohio into a nuclear waste dump. Then he has an amazing interview with Dr. Helen Caldicott talking about the rerelease of her academy award winning movie, "If You Love This Planet" and a whole bunch of other things. Rebecca Wood tries to define trees. Ecological News includes bad news about Diablo Canyon nuclear plant and good news about EPA ordering the General James Gavin coal plant to stop dumping mercury and arsenic into Ohio's groundwater.
Joe DeMare takes on Gwynn Dyer's push for mad scientist geoengineering schemes. Then Philip Yenyo from American Indian Movement of Ohio discusses the role of gratitude in native American culture. Rebecca Wood tells us all about cranberries. In ecological news, Donald Trump shows up in the HB6 scandal as "Federal Official #1," Palisades nuclear plant stays closed, and more!
Joe DeMare talks about the fundamental concepts of bioaccumulation and biomagnification. Rebecca Wood describes the role of the plant High John the Conquerer in Hoo Doo magic. Lots of good environmental news this week. Hawaii closes its last coal plant, France mandates solar panels over parking lots, and more!
Joe DeMare and Rebecca Wood talk about how terrible the nice weather we're having is, then discuss some of the races and candidates on the ballot in 2022 from an ecological perspective. Rebecca discusses the Ticuna people of Brazil. Ecological News includes: the failure of corporate pledges to stop using soy grown on destroyed rainforest lands; the return of the fisher to Washington state; ravens possibly returning to Ohio; and more!
Joe DeMare talks about the zombies that descended on the state capital in Michigan to protest Gov. Whitmer's plans to reopen the closed Palisades nuclear power plant. Then he interviews Dr. Jayaraman Sivaguru who has developed a new, photo-degradable plastic using vanillin. Rebecca Wood tells us all about bats. Enbridge gets fined next to nothing for wiping out Minnesota environment, fantastic news about carbon emissions, and more!
Joe DeMare talks about the cultish aspects of human society and how the cult of the atom is killing people. Then he interviews Molly Nichols from the Sierra Club about their postcard campaign to repeal the coal plant subsidies in HB6. Rebecca Wood talks about honeysuckle. Ecological news includes the latest nuclear power plant failures in Finland and Ukraine, the Greenland glaciers melting from atmospheric warming stuck in a positive feedback loop that are melting them much, much more quickly than predicted. Also, why the scientific method isn't always the best way to study ecology in the real world.
Joe DeMare talks about the twitter battles surrounding Greta Thunberg's opinion that Germany should leave its nukes running rather than restart coal plants. Next he interviews Kevin Kamps from Beyond Nuclear about court battles to stop "interim" nuclear waste dumps in Texas and New Mexico. Rebecca Wood tells us all about the tulip tree. Ecological News includes the story of 70% of the wild animals in the world having been eliminated since 1970 and upcoming supreme court decisions that could eliminate the clean water act and native tribal sovereignty.
Joe DeMare mourns the loss of migrating birds in NW Ohio. Then he talks about the extinction of the Asian pangolin and how the African pangolin is rapidly being wiped out by the same people who eliminated the Asian pangolin. Next he interviews Dr. Marks, organizer of the Solar Car Challenge, an annual race at the high school of solar powered vehicles. Then, Rebecca Wood talks about Vieques Island which the US Navy contaminated through decades of bombing. Ecological News includes the UN declaration of a clean environment as a human right, insane Republicans asking Joe Biden to block California's phase out of internal combustion engines, and the October heat wave in China.
Joe goes on a rant against politicians who are saying not to talk about global warming even as hurricanes ravage the US. Then he interviews Jim Witter about Carter Historic Farms which is an organic farm run authentically as they farmed back in the 1930's. Rebecca tells us all about apples. Ecological News includes the fate of the Amazon hanging on the results of the Brazil elections; new injection wells in southern Ohio, and electric vs gas expense for driving
Joe DeMare emphasizes the importance of doing something and invites you down onto the field to fight for the home team in the championship game against climate change. Then he interviews Stephany Seay with Roam Free Nation about a chance you have to save the Yellowstone bison. Rebecca Wood tells us about tobacco, and Ecological News includes what SHOULD be the biggest story in the country right now.
Joe DeMare talks about regrowing forests and the coming of fall. Next, he interviews Jesse James Deer In Water about Michigan's Governor Whitmer's insane decision to reopen the shuttered Palisades nuclear power plant. Rebecca talks about marigolds and their connection to Aztec culture. Ecological News includes some minor court victories against Enbridge and the firing of yet another First Energy CEO over HB6!
Joe DeMare talks about the once and future Toledo with canals and electric trolleys. Then he remembers the innocent victims of the environmental pollution of 9-11. He then interviews Abby Meyer about the recent study cataloging all the North American tree species and which ones are threatened. Rebecca Wood tells us about turkey vultures. Ecological News includes Governor Whitmer joining the ranks of the nuclear zombies, the opening of the world's largest wind farm, and Germany's decision to close their nukes after all.
Joe DeMare tells us about environmental issues, then interviews Harvey Wasserman about California's terrible decision to spend billions of dollars to keep the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant open. Rebecca Wood tells us about wasps and hornets. Ecological news includes revised estimates for Greenland's glaciers melting which are still too low, Elon Musk drinks the radioactive juice, and electric cars are gaining!
Joe DeMare talks about his experiences hanging out with atlatl throwers and flint knappers at the beautiful Letchworth State Park in New York. Then he talks with Diane D'Arrigo of NIRS about a threat to New York, Ohio, PA, and Canada from improper demolition of the nuclear waste reprocessing building in West Valley. Rebecca would tells us how flint is formed and the difference between concretions and nodules. Ecological News includes some really bad news about nuclear and some really good news about wind and solar.
Joe DeMare talks about his visit to western New York and myths surrounding electric cars and solar power. Then he interviews Brett Hartl about environmental problems in the Inflation Reduction Act. Rebecca Wood gives a report about ice holes in glaciers. Ecological News includes linking DeWine to HB6, and nuclear plants poised on the edge of disaster in Ukraine.
Joe DeMare talks about his wonderful experience on a week long primitive camping trip to the rewilded Garden Island in Lake Michigan, marred only by the slaughter of hundreds of cormorants by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Rebecca Wood tells us all about cormorants. Ecological News explains why the Center for Biological Diversity calls the Inflation Reduction Act a "Climate Suicide Pact." Also, the Loire River in France has dried up, and more!
Joe DeMare talks about the cancer epidemic, then interviews Uday Varadarajan about the Rocky Mountain Institutes study that shows many victims of the Prairie State coal power scam could actually come out ahead by cancelling their coal contracts and buying wind and solar power instead. Rebecca Wood tells us about the japanese beetle. Ecological News includes California meeting 100% of its electrical needs with wind and solar for the first time, and fungi that eat PFAS.
Joe DeMare remembers two friends who recently passed, Esther Clinton and Rick Rohan. Then gives some surprising facts about death in the US. Next he has a super-sized interview with Ralph Bloemers, Executive Producer of the new film "Elemental" which examines the question of fire in our forests from many different angles. Rebecca Wood tells us about another round in her Uncle's battle with swamps and bogs. Ecological News includes the Orwellian winner of the Orwell environmental prize, Sizewell C approval, and Australia's surge in renewable energy.
Joe DeMare rants about yet another show that glorified environmental destruction, "Truck Night In America" Green Hell episode. Then he interviews Lisa Maatz about Ohio Governor DeWine accepting a $13,000 "campaign contribution" from American Electric Power. Rebecca Wood tells us the difference between bogs and swamps. Ecological News includes the fact that Wind and Solar produced more power than nukes in the first 4 months of 2022!
Joe DeMare again refuses the tempting but unethical invitation to go fishing with Governor DeWine. Then he interviews Joshua Wright about continuing efforts to protect the last little bit of Old Growth forest left on Victoria Island, Canada and the BC government's duplicitous efforts to cut them down. Rebecca Wood reports on disabled people's challenges with climate disasters and participating in climate activism. Ecological News includes France's decision to nationalize the nuclear company EDF, and attempts to send a friend of the show to prison for fighting a pipeline.
Joe DeMare talks about the "Supreme" Court decision that prevents the Environmental Protection Agency from protecting the environment. Rebecca Wood tells us all about the invasive and disgusting hammerhead worm. Ecological News includes a rare correction and apology to the people of Australia, the truth about Jeffrey Clark Anti-Environmental Lawyer, and the actual drop in CO2 emissions during Covid.
Joe DeMare talks about how The Toledo Blade always seems to be two stories behind For A Green Future and reviews the HBO documentary "Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes." Next he interviews Diane D'Arrigo about current Nuclear issues and Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur's role in financing rolling Chernobyls planned for us in the US. Rebecca Wood talks about Plymouth Bay and the evil Holtec corporation's plan to fill it with radioactivity. Ecological News includes talk about the plastic shields which DON'T protect against Covid, Pumas making a comeback in Florida, and more!
Joe DeMare gets trapped on the highway by a truck crash and is forced to broadcast the entire show from inside his plug in hybrid Chrysler Pacifica Wondervan. After railing against the horrible show "Axmen," he interviews David Sligh, with Wild Virginia. They're leading a coalition against the Trump administration's rule changes that weakened NEPA that are still being defended by the Biden Administration. Rebecca Wood talks about giraffes. Ecological News includes Yellowstone grizzlies, rolling blackouts in Columbus, and how renewables beat nukes in 2021!
Joe DeMare talks about how he seems to be always right when it comes to predicting how political leaders will handle nuclear problems. Sandy Bihn is our guest, talking about the documentary "The Erie Situation" which examines the problems of CAFO's and algae blooms. Rebecca Wood tells us about the cottonwood tree. Environmental news includes bumblebees and glyphosates and the discovery that plants have free will.
Joe DeMare reports from the road that led to Rome, NY, making observations on Phragmites and canals. Next he interviews representatives from the Ohio Enviornmental Council and the Black Environmental Leaders Association about HB 429, the Energy Jobs With Justice Act. Joe reads a bunch of listener tweets on the air. Rebecca enlightens us about flamingos. Ecological News includes stories of more near miss missile attacks on Ukrainian nuke plants and wind turbines increasing fish populations.
Joe DeMare describes his unexpected but incredible trip to the Rocky Mountain National Park. Then he interviews Norbert Suchanek about the International Uranium Film Festival. Rebecca Wood tells us all about Irises. Update on HB 434, the "Turn Ohio Into A Radioactive Waste Dump" act. Then profiles of this year's Goldman prize winners.
Joe DeMare celebrates the closure of the Palisades nuclear power plant in Michigan, then talks about the three kinds of symbiosis: parasitism, commensalism, and mutualism. Rebecca Wood does a report on why people from North Carolina are called "tar heels." Ecological news includes Australia's national elections that were a referendum on climate change. Moose being eaten by ticks in Maine, and great news that wind an solar are on track to stop global warming!
Joe DeMare talks about his ecological observations down in North Carolina. Then he interviews Jesse James Deer In The Water about a range of nuclear issues facing Michigan, from more reactor scrams at Fermi II nuclear power plant to the shuttering of Pallisades nuclear plant on May 31. Ecological news includes fires at Los Alamos nuclear labs and Ohio's HB 429.
Joe DeMare discusses "No Mow May" and then reviews the Netflix Series, "Meltdown!: Three Mile Island." Our guest this week, Tim Porter talks about National Train Day, why trains are so much better than cars or planes, and Ohio's deadline for applying for federal money to establish new train stations. Rebecca Wood delves into violets. Ecological News includes the deadly heat wave in India, Florida's Ron Desantis striking a blow for rooftop solar power, and Brazil's record deforestation rate in April.
Joe DeMare talks about his trip to northern Michigan. Then he interviews Dr. Chris Busby about his research finding that "low doses" of radiation are actually three orders of magnitude more harmful than predicted by the Linear No Threshold model. Rebecca Wood talks to us about Corsican Hares. Ecological News includes Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm's love affairs with nukes, gas, and Republicans during House Energy subcommittee testimony, and how kites shaped like scary birds can protect vulnerable species.
Joe DeMare talks about the importance of actually doing things to help save the planet as well as the new Frontline documentary, The Power of Big Oil.Next, he interviews Nick Hennessy, the Sustainability Coordinator at Bowling Green State University. Rebecca Wood talks to us about yeast. Ecological News includes Governor DeWine signing the terrible HB175 into law which removes environmental protections for ephemeral streams, "ecocrete," and more!
Joe DeMare talks about the connection between religion, nature, and spring in honor of Easter, Passover, and Ramadan. Next he interviews Pat Marida about HB434, the proposed law which would create a secret "Nuclear Authority" which could seize Ohioans' homes and property and dump nuclear wastes without any kind of environmental review or public input. Rebecca Wood tells us about the Cape Hare, a desert loving hare native to Egypt and other areas. Ecological news includes Ohio's HB 175 which, if Governor DeWine signs it, would allow "ephemeral" streams to become dumping grounds, discussion of the documentary "Trashed," and much more!
Joe DeMare talks about his ecological observations while on a cruise to the Caribbean! From the rainforest in Puerto Rico to the Florida Everglades. Rebecca Wood talks about Muslim environmentalists. Ecological News includes stories describing how Governor DeWine knew Sam Randazzo was a corporate stooge for First Energy, but appointed him head of the PUCO anyway and an Italian fisherman who's using granite sculptures to stop illegal fishing!
Joe DeMare broadcasts from aboard the "Jewel of the Sea" about half way between Florida and Haiti, talking about some of his experiences taking his first ever cruise. Next he interviews Vicki Gallagher with the 577 Foundation about organic gardening. Environmental News includes discussion of the wind industry breaking another world wide record in 2021, approaching 100 GW of new wind power coming on line! Also how creating bioreserves in the ocean, blocking the areas that can be fished, won't reduce the amount of fish we can harvest from the ocean. Germany is speeding up its switch to 100% renewable energy and surfers are saving coastlines all over the world.
Joe DeMare urges listeners to skip lawn spraying this year an rails against Daylight Savings Time. The he interviews Dr. George Bullerjahn from BGSU about cutting edge research on the importance of diatoms in the Great Lakes during winter. Turns out there's just as much activity in the winter as in the summer! Rebecca Wood takes us on a tour of Swan Creek and Swan Creek Metropark in Toledo. Ecological news includes making Daylight Savings Time permanent, and Energy Harbor's switch to "Carbon Free" but still radioactive energy policy.
Joe DeMare talks about his experiences participating Unplug Nuclear Power on March 11. Then he talks with Diane D'Arrigo of NIRS, first about the dire situation with Chernobyl's nuclear waste cooling pools, then about lifetime anti-nuclear activist Bob Alverez. Bob helped keep radioactive metal out of recycling centers, brought the story of Karen Silkwood to the world, and is being honored by NIRS with a lifetime achievement award. Rebecca Wood talks about Rigoberta Menchú Tum, Nobel prize winner, and Mayan crusader for indigenous rights. Ecological news includes Biden's deforestation plans for National Forests, unlocking the genetic secrets of phragmites, and the green Estonian city with the highest standard of living in the world!
Joe DeMare talks about his meeting with Ohio State Rep Haraz Ghanbari, lobbying against HB434, the Turn Ohio Into A Radioactive Waste Dump act. Then he interviews Kevin Kamps from Beyond Nuclear about the risks of nuclear catastrophe in Ukraine. Rebecca Wood tells us about Oxford Island, in Ireland, one of the most important bird sanctuaries in Europe. Then in Ecological News, Joe talks about the new plastics treaty, forest fires in Florida and more!
Joe DeMare talks about his upcoming meeting with State Rep Haraz Ghanbari and then makes an announcement about a shockingly unenvironmental thing he's planning to do in March. Next, he interviews Lisa Maatz from Ohio Citizen Action about SB117 and HB351 twin bills that would finally end the coal plant subsidies put in place by the infamous HB6. CORRECTION: In the original broadcast, Joe stated that Representative Bill Seitz started drooling when American Electric Power offered to "work with" the committee to pass HB6. This recording has been corrected. It was actually Dick Stein, author of the current HB434--a bill to turn Ohio into a radioactive waste dump, that was doing the drooling. Next Rebecca Wood tells us about the Maroon peoples in honor of black history month. In ecological news, Biden appoints a wolf killer to head the Fish and Wildlife department, Ukraine nuke plants, and more!
Joe DeMare talks about the unfortunate trend of turning parks with wild plants into lawns with little or no value for wildlife. Then he interviews Collette Adkins about the recent federal court decision to relist wolves as endangered species in 44 states. Rebecca Wood asks "What is an environmentalist?" Ecological News includes storm Eunice that ravished England and the genetic secrets of the Colorado potato beetle.
Joe DeMare puts the Superbowl cities in a head to head sustainability competition. Then he interviews Dr. Judah Cohen at MIT about the polar vortex and how global warming is actually causing colder winter temperatures over much of the US. Pat Marida joins us in the second half of the show to warn us about HB434, the return of the undead mutant son of HB6 which creates a nuclear "authority" that can irradiate Ohio. Rebecca Wood tells us more than we want to know about ducks. Ecological news includes a near melt down at Enrico Fermi II on February 4, a Yellowstone bison update, and good news for wolves!
Joe DeMare talks about the wonders of winter, then interviews Stephany Seay with Buffalovers about the shocking announcement that Yellowstone National Park has suddenly decided they might change the unsustainable interagency management plan which has been slowly but surely driving bison in Yellowstone towards disaster for many years. Stephany tells us how we can participate and what kinds of things people should talk about in their comments. Rebecca Wood tells us about blizzards. Then it's ecological news and more!
Joe DeMare talks about his trip to Sacramento, and the ecological history of the region. Rebecca Wood tells us the secret of Fern Hollow, the Pennsylvania creek that had a recent bridge collapse. Ecological News includes good news for monarch butterflies, bad news for protesters in Canada, and pro-environment court decisions that are causing problems for Biden.
A slightly feverish Joe DeMare goes on a rant explaining how conspiracies work. Next, he interviews Seanna, a forest defender who is part of the encampment at Fairy Creek, British Columbia. Rebecca Wood tells us about the uniquely shaped Alabama River. Ecological News includes a fresh crisis at Fukushima, scientists come out against geoengineering, and lead shot killing eagles.
Apologies for sound quality, Joe DeMare talks about the cold and crows then interviews Gustavo Andrate from the Center for Health, Environment & Justice about the $1 billion the Biden administration has set aside for clean up of toxic waste dumps under the Superfund. Rebecca Wood tells us about the Trinity River in Texas. Ecological News includes the southern hemisphere heat wave, a radioactive tank making its way through Pennsylvania, and Germany commits to 100% clean, renewable energy by 2035, No Nukes! No Coal! No Gas! No Kidding!
Joe DeMare interviews Dr. Heidi Hutner who has just completed a documentary on the women whose families are suffering the long term effects from radiation released during the Three Mile Island disaster, and their fight to be recognized. Rebecca Wood tells us about the Straits of Bosporus and Turkish dictator Erdogan's plan to destroy the regional ecology by building a canal to bypass them. Ecological News includes: Scotland shutting down one of its last nukes; corrupt prosecutors in Minnesota trying to get cash from Enbridge for doing its dirty work persecuting Line 3 protestors; and the NRC making a rare good decision by denying an operating license.
Joe DeMare and Rebecca Wood look back at 2021's big environmental stories. From Line 3 to the Earth's albedo dimming to a thousand climate disasters, Colorado burning, but some good news, too. It was a year to remember. Also Rebecca talks about the various Platte Rivers, Joe talks about his cross-continent train ride on Amtrak, and more!
Joe DeMare describes his drive from Toledo to Denver and the inspiring encounter he had with a flock of Canada Geese. Stephany Seay is our guest, giving us an update on the Yellowstone bison herd. Rebecca Wood tells us about the Holly plant. Environmental news includes discussion of Taiwan rejecting nukes in a referendum, Palisades nuke plant closure, and more!
Joe DeMare interviews Jim Witer with the Wood County Park District about an interesting series of lectures the Park District is presenting including the story of four people who kayaked the length of the Maumee River. Rebecca Wood tells us the story of the Deer Mother, the pagan goddess who wore a red and white suit and flew through the air on a sleigh pulled by flying reindeer. Ecological news includes the proposal by some in the European Union to magically use taxonomy to turn fracked gas and nuclear power into "clean" energy sources, updates from Fairy Creek and the Wet'suwet'en tribe and more!
Joseph DeMare talks about his wife, Carolyn Kawecka's, heroic two year battle with cancer. He shares her amazing story which includes battling cancer with diet, experimental viral therapy treatment, and the latest immunotherapy. Rebecca Wood talks about olive oil. Environmental news includes Santa Claus weighing in on the HB6 issue and a discussion of the tornadoes that tore through the southeast.
Joseph DeMare apologizes to Denmark, and then plays the sound from the alley behind his house which means the end of the world is coming. Then he interviews Carly Allen, head of the bus drivers' union for TARTA about how the sudden influx of investment in mass transit in the Toledo area will help the regional economy. Rebecca Wood delves into the mysteries of Lithium. Ecological news includes bad news for Line 3 protesters faced with felonies and good news from Australia where wind and solar power is taking over, helped by the technology of synchronous condensers. And More!
Our 150th episode finds Joe DeMare again interviewing Philip Yenyo, head of the American Indian Movement (AIM) of Ohio. They discuss the importance of gratitude in Native culture, as well as the true, darker history of the "thanksgiving" holiday. Rebecca Wood tells us about the unique Kern River in California. Ecological News includes: anti-environmental policies in the "Build Back Browner" bill including plans to burn thousands of hectares of old growth; a win for solar power in Weston, Ohio; and more! CORRECTION: This recording originally included a story about the Danish government being forced to set hard CO2 limits. This story was apparently incorrect. The Danish government set hard 70% limits on CO2 emissions in 2019 without being forced to by the Danish court system.
Joe DeMare talks about Uncle Tom's Cabin, Silent Spring, and Ohio's latest wind farm. Then he interviews E. Joseph Oppegaard-Peltier and his sister, Gina Peltier about the protests that happened in Washington DC at the People Vs. Fossil Fuels event. Over 600 arrests, many of them brutal, that did not make the news including indigenous people from many tribes who were arrested sitting in at the Department of the Interior. Ecological News including Greenland banning uranium mining, COP26 the Blah Blah Blah COP, and more!
Joe DeMare responds to feedback from listeners and talks about lots of environmental issues. Then he interviews Joshua Wright from the Rainforest Flying Squad, trying to save the last bits of old growth forest in British Columbia. Rebecca Wood explains the difference between Maumee and Miami. Then it's Ecological News about COP26, seagrass, and more!
In this Halloween show, Joe DeMare talks about his trip to the east coast where he saw invasive bamboo battling invasive kudu among other things. Then he interviews Farrell Moose about Central Carolina Community College's sustainable agriculture program where students run an organic farm on campus. Rebecca Wood tells a scary story about the NRC granting an 80 year license extension to a nuke plant which will be under sea water in 50. In ecological news, discussions of Biden's radioactive build back better plans, Line 3, and more!
Joe DeMare interviews the Director of Fan Experience for the Philedelphia Eagles about the team’s Go Green program. With everything from solar panels to recycling to planting sea grass carbon offsets, they’ve become the Greenest team in the NFL. Rebecca Wood talks about Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands, ecological news and more!
Joe DeMare discusses a host of environmental issues then interviews Tim Judson of NIRS about the tens of billions planned for nuke plants in the build back "better" plan. Rebecca Wood tells us about the coqui frog, eco-news and more!
Joe DeMare describes a time when there used to be frost in October in Northwest Ohio. Then he interviews Joseph E. Oppegaard-Peltier III for an update on Line 3. It appears Enbridge's claims that the tar sands are flowing already may not be true. Rebecca Wood gives us a natural history of Hispaniola. Eco news includes Canada returning to brutal police tactics attacking protesters trying to protect the last of the Old Growth forest in British Columbia and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources going rouge to protect wolves.
Joe DeMare and Rebecca Wood chat about animal names in sports culture. Miranda Leppla from the Ohio Environmental Council tells us about HB 429, Ohio's Energy Jobs and Justice Act. It's a bill that would actually improve Ohio's energy mix, undoing much of the harm of HB 6, which threw Ohio's energy policies back to the 1950's. Then Rebecca tells us about crickets, Ecological News includes bad news about Line 3 in Minnesota, good news about the old growth protests in British Columbia, and shocking news about the Earth's albedo that could mean the end of civilization as we know it.
Joe DeMare and Rebecca Wood discuss a wide variety of ecological topics from rags to lantern flies. Then Joe interviews Tiffani Kalevec with the Ohio EPA about the Maumee Watershed and the OEPA's Total Maximum Daily Load document currently up for public comments about the phosphorous pollution that causes algae blooms in Lake Erie. Rebecca takes us to Big Bend National Park on the Rio Grande. Eco news includes an HB6 update (!) news from Line 3 in Minnesota, Fairy Creek in British Columbia, and more!
Joe DeMare talks about a wide range of ecological topics, from the International Space Station to the Native American Three Sisters planting technique. Rebecca Wood tells us about 5 Hispanic environmental activists in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. Then in Ecological News, bad news from Illinois and Ohio that shows energy companies have a death grip on our state governments. Updates from Fairy Creek, Line 3, and more!
Joe DeMare talks about how the EPA misled people after 9/11. Then he draws a link between tree crickets and great blue herons. Adrien Lowien talking about the use of fire as a management tool. Rebecca Wood tells us about the beautiful St. Lawrence Seaway. Ecological news includes some rare GOOD news about CO2 buildup. Updates on Line 3 and Fairy Creek, judges ignoring environmental laws, and more!
Joe DeMare talks about how the EPA misled people after 9/11. Then he draws a link between tree crickets and great blue herons. Adrien Lowien talking about the use of fire as a management tool. Rebecca Wood tells us about the beautiful St. Lawrence Seaway. Ecological news includes some rare GOOD news about CO2 buildup. Updates on Line 3 and Fairy Creek, judges ignoring environmental laws, and more!
Joe DeMare talks about his fabulous trip to Letchworth, the best state park in the Nation. He also tells the story of Mary Jemison, taken captive by the Seneca and the life she made for herself. Then it's an discussion of the ecological process of succession. Rebecca Wood sounds the alert on the invasion of the army worms. Ecological news about the Line 3 pipeline battle, Fairy Creek, endangered species, and more!
Joe DeMare tackles the question, "Who can you trust?" On this very special Rebecca Wood birthday episode, he interviews Diane D'Arrigo of NIRS about the billions poised to be wasted in the infrastructure plans and what we can do about it. Rebecca takes on the entire military industrial complex talking about the environmental costs of our war machine. Fighting lead in airplane gasoline, updates on Fairy Creek, Line 3, and more!
Joe DeMare brags about his garden and then interviews Joshua Wright of the Rainforest Flying Squad about the upsurge in police brutality by the RCMP in British Columbia against protestors trying to save the last bits of old growth forest. Rebecca Wood talks about bioluminescence, a rare loss for the Department of Agriculture's APHIS program which kills over 1.5 million wild animals per year, and the NRC decides that radiation is NOT good for you after all!
Joe DeMare, fresh from a camping trip on the thumb of Michigan, has no time to prepare and has to adlib the whole show. He and Rebecca talk about meteors, dark skies, and Joe plays a recording of his confrontation with the Bowling Green Municipal Utilities Board over their anti-rooftop solar policies. Rebecca Wood tells us about the beautiful but deadly dagger moth caterpillar. CORRECTION: In this story, Rebecca refers to the "Dagger-Wing" moth. The correct name is "Dagger Moth." There is a Dagger-wing butterfly, but it is unrelated. Joe discusses the Kyrsten Sinema syndrome that happens when good Greens turn bad. Cheesburger festivals and more!
Joe DeMare joyfully admits that he read a graph wrong. E. Joseph Oppegaard-Peltier III updates us on the Line 3 battle in Minnesota. Rebecca Wood tells us about the pleasures and perils of stevia. Some good environmental news about renewable energy and PFAS contamination. Joe brags about not having to buy gasoline for a month and more!
Joe DeMare interviews Kevin Kamps from Beyond Nuclear who tells us about Davis-Besse's most recent near brush with disaster, July 8, 2021. Generators failing, automatic plant shut down, emergency feedwater pumps activated, which could have resulted in reactor vessel failure, NW Ohio and Lake Erie survive yet another incident at DB. Rebecca talks about the Rhine River. In ecological news, the Earth is on fire. NOTE: The broadcast version contains an error. Joe incorrectly read a graph. There apparently WAS a drop of about 2 ppm of CO2 from June to July. So, don't panic, yet.
Dr. Mark Jacobson from Stanford University reassures Joe DeMare that the world is not ending THIS month, and lays out a plan for eliminating carbon pollution. Rebecca Wood tells us all about the tomato. Joe and Rebecca cover the red sun caused by forest fires, the passing of the white rhino, and suggest a new mission statement for First Energy based on their internal HB6 communications which laid out their multimillion dollar bribery scheme to prop up their nuke plants, "F#%$ anyone who's not us!"
Joe DeMare welcomes back Collette Adkins from the Center for Biological Diversity. She updates us on the efforts to save the wolves from humans running state governments that want them exterminated. In this update show, we revisit Rebecca Wood's baby raccoons, the Line 3 protests in Minnesota, The Fairy Creek protests in British Columbia, Rebecca updates us on the state of Lake Erie, and Joe Biden gets some praise for reversing a horrible plan by the Trump Administration to destroy the Tongass National Forest.
Joe DeMare talks with Earnest Joseph Oppegaard-Peltier III, who is on the front lines in the confrontation in Minnesota over the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline which threatens to destroy pristine wilderness, invaluable wild rice fields, and the indigenous way of life. Rebecca Wood looks at the sweet world of the mulberry. Then Joe talks about a tiny line on a graph which could mean the end of our civilization. Heat waves, protecting fish in National Monuments, and more!
Joe DeMare actually sings the National Anthem, then interviews Cathy Cowan-Becker about the push to make wind and solar power illegal around the Nation. Rebecca Wood goes deep into the rabbit hole talking about rabbits. Ecological News including the disaster of Lytton, BC, the ongoing battles at Fairy Creek, Community Savings Day in Bowling Green, and More!
Joe DeMare turns down an invitation to go fishing with the Governor. Sandy Buchanan joins us to talk about the Prairie State coal plant which has turned out to be a scam costing ratepayers billions of dollars while putting billions of tons of CO2 into the air. Rebecca Wood enters the world of the raccoon. Ecological News about saving solar power in Bowling Green, heat waves in the Northwest, turning Turkey's freshwater into saltwater, and more!
Joe DeMare interviews Paul Gunter of Beyond Nuclear about a nuclear power plant in China which is leaking radioactive gasses. Joe talks about fathers and solstice. Rebecca Wood tells us about cotton. Eco news about Larry Householder, Danish nuclear barges, and more!
Joe DeMare spends a pleasant morning with some solitary bees, then interviews Dr. George Bullerjahn about the microscopic worlds in the waters of Lake Erie. Rebecca Wood introduces us to the copepods, the animal that makes up more biomass than any other on earth! Ecological news, and more!
Joe DeMare interviews Diane D'Arrigo of NIRS about Biden's disappointing obsession with nuclear energy. He plans to throw hundreds of billions of dollars at an outdated technology. Rebecca Wood takes us on a tour of the wilds of Macedonia. Ecological News about Fairy Creek, California's evaporating reservoirs, and more!
Joe DeMare interviews Josh Wright about the ongoing blockade on Victoria Island in British Columbia. People from all walks of life are putting their lives on the line to protect the last stands of old growth forest on the Island. Rebecca Wood talks about Asian and Pacific Islander environmentalists. Then it's the return of the airship, California's plan to outlaw rooftop solar, and more!
Joe DeMare interviews Rachel Belz of Ohio Citizen Action about SB52, the proposal to burden future wind and solar projects with impossible to win referenda. Next he interviews Norbert Suchanek, founder of the International Uranium Film Festival. Then, with Rebecca Wood, it's around the world with ecological news plus one fantasy interview!
Joe DeMare interviews Thomas Taylor, Resident Inspector of the Fermi 2 nuclear power plant for the NRC. In this dramatic presentation, Joe tries to find out why Fermi is currently shut down and what the consequences are. (Identified voices are impersonations)
Joe DeMare talks with Master Gardener Karen Wood about gardening in the time of global warming. Rebecca Wood answers the urgent question, "What's the difference between woodchucks and groundhogs?" Ecological News including Chernobyl getting hot again, and more!
Joe DeMare welcomes new listeners at the program's new time (Sunday 10AM) and new channel (100.7 FM)! He talks about his new puppy and the City of Bowling Green's efforts to quash rooftop solar. Rebecca Wood takes us on a tour of Mother Goddesses through the whole of human history. Discussion of China's carbon footprint, and More!
Joe DeMare welcomes listeners to our new channel 100.7 FM and talks about his adventures on the Slippery Elm Trail. Then he interviews Andrea Zaccardi about the Idaho legislature's plan to wipe out the wolves. Rebecca Wood talks us about the Oak Openings Bioregion, ecological news, and more!
Joseph DeMare interviews Linda Gunter about Beyond Nuclear's commemoration of the 35th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. She describes what it's like for people living with the stigma of increased birth defects and congenital disease. Rebecca Wood talks about Parkinson's. Some good news from California where wind, water and sun are powering more and more of the State. Ecological news and more!
Joe DeMare talks about how some parts of the Green Future require going back to the past. Rebecca Wood tells us about why pollen is always trying to get up your nose. Ecological news about bald eagles and methane levels. Joe hosts the first "For A Green Future Earth Day Telethon" and more!
Marking the fifth anniversary of the start of the Standing Rock encampment, Joe DeMare interviews Joseph White Eyes and Maya Runnels, two indigenous Water Keepers who were part of the protest that captured the world's imagination. Rebecca Wood and her co-co-host Koga put in their comments. Joe talks about record CO2 levels, and more!
Joe DeMare interviews Dr. Timothy Mousseau, one of the foremost experts on the effect of ionizing radiation on ecosystems in the world. He talks about his 20+ years of experience researching the effects of radiation in places like Fukushima and Chernobyl, and focuses on his recent study that proves increasing radiation levels decreases mammal populations. Rebecca Wood talks about what those Easter chicks and bunnies really require. Joe talks about another twist in the HB6 tale and other ecological news, and more!
Joseph DeMare talks about "regulatory capture" of the Bowling Green municipal utilities board. Then he interviews Valarie Middleton about a recent court victory protecting parts of the Wayne National Forest. Rebecca Wood reports on the NBA and environmental issues. Ecological News including partial HB6 repeal, record high temperatures in Russia, and more!
ODNR biologist Eric Weimer is Joe DeMare's guest as they discuss Walleye in Lake Erie. Rebecca Wood lists the Top 5 Women Environmentalists. SB 52 presents fresh threats to wind and solar in Ohio. Dramatic news about HB6 and more!!
Diane D'Arrigo is our guest, looking back over a 35 year history of fighting the nuclear industry. Joe DeMare discusses the evils of daylight savings time, sea star wasting disease, and more! Rebecca Wood talks about the Irish potato famine on this special "podcast version" of For A Green Future!
Joe walks us through the timeline of the Fukushima nuclear disaster to mark the 10th year of that 1,000,000 year catastrophe. Rebecca Wood tells us about Irish environmentalist and human rights campaigner, Sister Majella McCarron who helped Ken Saro-Wiwa as he fought to save the Niger Delta from Royal Dutch Shell, and more!
Joe DeMare tells the story of Charles Young, born a slave but becoming the first black superintendent of our national parks. Then he interviews Joshua Pearce about how rooftop solar benefits the whole community. Rebecca Wood tells us about Theodore Roosevelt's park and memorial, environmental news, and more!
Joe DeMare talks about the joys of cross country skiing, his battle with the city of Bowling Green over their plan to fine solar panels out of existence, how the Texas winter weather is connected to a giant whirlpool off the coast of Greenland, and more! Rebecca Wood and Koga tell us about the song "Galveston," Bad news for wolves in Wisconson and more!
Tim Porter is our guest as Joe DeMare talks with him about trains, and the hopes for improvements in train travel in the Biden administration. Rebecca Wood talks about the wonders of sexual reproduction in nature. Eco-news about Europe's accelerating switch to renewables, how skinks protect people from lyme disease, and more!
George Washington Carver is our guest, despite having died in 1943 as Joe DeMare talks about the story of this famous scientist in honor of Black History Month. Rebecca Wood introduces us to the blind swamp eel. In Eco-news: more nuclear industry corruption in Illinois and Ohio; Trump gets caught trying to sterilize the Chicago River and fined, and more!
Joe DeMare talks about Bowling Green's outlawing of solar panels, then interviews Dr. Mark Jacobson about his 50 state roadmap for supplying 100% of our energy needs with wind, solar, geothermal, and existing hydro. Rebecca Wood tells us about funeral homes offering human composting, eco-news and much more! CORRECTION: In this episode, Joe says twice that BG's solar panel fine is "$4 per kilowatt hour." The fine is actually $4 per installed kilowatt. So, Joe's 6 kW system would be fined $24 every month, more than wiping out any financial gain.
Joseph DeMare interviews Kevin Kamps about the NRC's insane plan to extend nuclear plant licenses out to a full century. Rebecca Wood finally addresses the difference between Redwoods and Sequoia. Eco news about Bill Gates and Biden's executive orders, and more!
Not one but TWO guests as Joe DeMare interviews John Witte about utility scale solar projects in Indiana and Illinois, then interviews a representative of the Giniw Collective about the ongoing confrontation between Enbridge and protesters over the Line 3 project.
Joe DeMare and Rebecca Wood talk about the attacks on US Capitol and call on everyone, especially Republicans, to prevent more violence. They also cover extinction of monarchs in California, the circumpolar tiaga forest, the Earth spinning faster, and many other things.
Joe narrates a show reviewing some of the best interviews of 2020. Highlights of interviews with Dr. Helen Caldicott, Diane D'Arrigo, Lois Gibbs, Andrew Tobias, John Witte, and Ricklef Beutin, and more!
Joe DeMare finds part of a bluefin tuna on the shores of Massachusetts. Next he interviews Lydia Dean Pilcher and Ginny Mohler, co-directors of the new move "Radium Girls." Rebecca Wood tells us the real story about reindeer. Good and bad environmental news, the very last Letter From the Future, and more!
Joe DeMare goes mussel hunting, then interviews Dr. Karl Grossman about the renewed threat of nukes in space. Joe blasts PBS's Nova program "Can we cool the planet?" Also some GREAT news in the fight against nuclear wastes. The letter from the future, and more!
We remember friend of the show, Neocles Leontis. Then Joe DeMare interviews Stephany Seay with the Buffalo Field campaign about the Yellowstone Park's plan to slaughter almost 1,000 bison this winter. Rebecca Wood sings the praises of ginger. Good and bad eco-news, the letter from the future, and more!
Joe DeMare celebrates the 100th Episode of For A Green Future! Pat Marida joins us to talk about HB104, the proposed law that would turn Ohio into a nuclear waste dump. Rebecca Wood answers the question "Are Poinsetta's poisonous?" The Letter From the Future and more!
We delve deep into some of the ways deception is used in Nature. Joe DeMare and Rebecca Wood clear up details of what really happened on Thanksgiving. Joe reports on open rebellion at the EPA, Tasmania trashes the United States in the race for clean energy, the letter from the future, and more!
Philip Yenyo is our guest again as we talk about the real history of Thanksgiving, the role of gratitude in western and native cultures as well as in saving the world. Rebecca gives us some details on the first Thanksgiving. More HB6 scandals and resignations, the letter from the futrue, and MORE!
Dr. Julia Halo joins Joe DeMare for a discussion about viruses, both the ones that threaten us now, and the ones that have incorporated themselves into our bodies. Humans are 8% virus, and that 8% does some weird and amazing things in our bodies. Rebecca Wood talks about why there are so many black squirrels this year. Ecological news from today, a postcard from the future, and more!
Joe DeMare talks with Cathy Cowan-Becker about the successful ballot measures that will put Columbus and Grove City on the way to 100% wind and solar power! Joe has a little meeting with a deer. Rebecca Wood talks about corn, lots of good eco-news, the letter from the future, and more!
Joe DeMare talks about his experiences with the Delaware Bay oil spill. Then it's a review of the environmental positions of all four presidential candidates. Some real shockers in our HB6 update. Cloned Mutant Crayfish attack Belgium (really), the letter form the future, and more!!!
Joe DeMare pays a visit to Toledo's Camp Miakanda where generations of Northwest Ohio's youth have learned to appreciate nature. Then he interviews NASA's David J Smith about aeroplankton or bioaerosols. The atmosphere above us turns out to be a seething soup of living things. Then there's eco-news and information, the letter from the future and more!
Joe DeMare takes us on a tour of the weird world inside a cancer tumor. Diane D'Arrigo joins the show to talk about the NRC's plan to reclassify radioactive waste so it can be dumped in your local municipal dump. Rebecca Wood tells us the spooky story of Stingy Jack, the letter from the future and more!
Joe DeMare interviews Mike Ferner about a recent favorable court decision defending the Lake Erie Bill of Rights. Joe reviews David Attenborough's "A Life on Our Planet." Rebecca talks about marsh lands in Great Britain; the letter from the Future and more!
JJ Bechhold is our guest, talking about his environmental website for the Deaf named Eutierria. Joe DeMare gives an HB6 update and explains what's wrong with Michigan's Proposal 1. Rebecca Wood reports on California communities running out of funds to fight wildfires. Flow batteries may help us eliminate carbon, the letter from the future, and more!
Joe DeMare interviews OH House Representative David Leland about HB6 and the hearings, which Rep. Leland calls "a joke," That the Republicans are using to block repeal of "the most corrupt bill in Ohio's history." Joe talks about the Adirondack State Park and. Rebecca Wood talks about Slovenian medicinal herbs. There's mostly good environmental news, the letter from the future, and more!
Joe DeMare talks about the positive role of fire in nature. Also, how he predicted life about Venus that scientists are just now beginning to suspect. Rebecca Wood tells us about the Ashio mine incident and how it birthed Japan's environmental movement. We ask the question is Koga really a rotund puppy or maybe something else? Environmental news, the letter from the future, and more!
Karlin Itchoak with the Wilderness Society returns to talk with Joe DeMare about the Administration's latest threat to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, but first Joe explains why human nature is NOT > Nature. Rebecca Wood takes us on a tour of Slovenian glaciers. Mother Nature destroys a nuke plant in Iowa, an HB6 update, letter from the future, and MORE!
Joe DeMare interviews Michaela King, glaciologist from OSU, who talks about her research on Greenland's glaciers and what it means for us here in Ohio. Pat Marida calls in with an HB6 update; Rebecca Wood talks about wilderness in Slovenia; a simple trick for reducing wind turbine/bird deaths; the letter from the future; and More!
Joe interviews Ricklef Beutin, Deputy Ambassador to the United States from Germany about Germany's hugely successful energy policy, Energiewiende, which the country is using to transition to wind, solar, and other renewable energy sources and away from nuclear and fossil fuels. Twenty states team up to stop the Trump administration's attack on NEPA. Rebecca Wood talks about "Grandma Gunmetal," a Toledo eco-artist, the letter from the future and more!
Joe DeMare talks with Collette Adkins from the Center for Biological Diversity about the Trump administration's decision to allow predator hunting in the last few remaining "safe" areas in National Wildlife Refuges. Joe also talks about the Greenland glaciers, wolverines in Mt Rainier, and the fires in the West. There's a letter from the future, and more!
Dr. Heidi Hutner returns to tell us her story of being hit by Hurricane Isaias, the hurricane nobody talked about that did $4 billion damage to the US. Some good and bad news, Trump loses big in a migratory bird case. Joe DeMare talks about making ink from pokeweed, and takes Paula Hicks-Hudson to task for her part in HB6. Rebecca Wood joins the fun and more!
Rachel Belz of Ohio Citizen Action is our guest as we look back at the debacle that was HB6 and look ahead at the proposals to repeal it. Joe DeMare talks about the collapse of the Milne Ice Shelf in Nunavut other eco-news. Rebecca Wood talks about a cool park in Wyoming, the letter from the future, and more!
Joe DeMare talks about the superfund site in Luckey, Ohio where they are spending a quarter of a billion dollars to remove radioactive wastes like thorium, radium, and uranium. Rebecca Wood reads her very nice poem, "Tundra." HB6, the letter from the future with a dire warning about "Sweet Caroline," and more!
John Witte is our guest, sharing over 40 years experience in the solar power industry. He is owner of a solar power installation company and talks about how the solar industry has evolved over the years. Joe DeMare rakes the Ohio Legislature over the coals about HB6. Rebecca Wood talks about wild rice, a very brief letter from the future, and more!
Joe DeMare's hoped for guest cancels at the last minute, but we get calls from our old friends, Diane D'Arrigo, Leatra Harper, and Rebecca Wood. Joe covers an unprecedented FIVE environmental stories that are all good news! Comet Neowise, Trump's plan to fill your local dump with nuclear waste, net metering is saved, and more!!
Kevin Kamps from Beyond Nuclear joins us again to talk about "4th Gen" liquid sodium cooled nuclear power plants. Proponents say they "eat" nuclear wastes, but that's a lie. Two wins and two losses in the eco-news segment. Joe rants about masks a little. Rebecca Wood talks about climate change ruining her dinner, a letter from the future, and MORE!
Not one, not two but FIVE guests on to talk about OSU's plan to poison Columbus with a new, fracked gas burning power plant. Mayflies attack Fermi II nuclear plant. Rebecca Wood calls in with memories of Duck Lake. Also, the letter from the future, and more!
Jeff Welser, researcher at IBM joins us to discuss a new, safer, kind of lithium battery they've developed that doesn't use cobalt or nickel, recharges faster, holds more energy, and is superior in many other ways to current technology. Also, Russia may have had a nuclear accident, Trump's choice for Deputy Administrator at the EPA gets shot down by other Republicans, Rebecca Wood gives Joe DeMare a call, the letter from the future and much more!!!
Joe DeMare talks about Fathers and nature. Caller Cary shares some memories. The hard lessons about reality you learn in the wilderness. The spotted lanternfly is massing on Ohio's eastern border, all our forests and fruit trees are at risk. Trump's plan to poison our children with perchlorate, 100 degrees in Siberia, the letter from the future, and more!
Pat Marida tells us all about HB104, a bill that would insert a pro-nuclear lobbying firm into the Ohio State Government in order to bring a nuclear waste dump to Ohio and bilk Ohioans out of millions of dollars in the process. Also, Joe DeMare and Rebecca Wood discuss fireflies, beaver returning to England, the Flat River in Michigan, and Trump's latest plan to use FERC to end rooftop solar power in the United States.
Sandy Bihn of the Waterkeepers' Alliance tells us where the biggest threat to Lake Erie is coming from--Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations or CAFO's. Each one produces as much sewage as a small city, which we pay to have spread on fields that then runs off into the rivers and streams polluting Lake Erie. Joe DeMare and Rebecca Wood talk about wild mushrooms, and Trump's latest plan to destroy the future. Nice letter from the future, and more!
"Rachel" is our special anonymous guest who joins us to tell us about her experience fighting and recovering from Covid. Mowing the lawn ecologically, Trump's plan to slaughter bears using donuts, EU doing Covid recovery the Green Way, the Letter from the Future, and more!
Darryl Stockburger returns to talk about Bowling Green's solar farm's latest eco-project. They are planting wildflowers around the base of the solar panels as a benefit to pollinators and for many other benefits. Joe DeMare carries on solo to talk about: a huge new green energy project on the west coast; an unfortunate conversation overheard at the garden store; the letter from the future; and much more!
Andrew Tobias from Cleveland.com is our guest to discuss how Energy Harbor is doing $800 million in stock buybacks after getting $1 billion added to our electric bills by the Ohio state government with HB6. Joe DeMare and Rebecca Wood discuss wearing Covid masks, blue bees, Monsanto gets its butt kicked in court, and much more!!
Joe DeMare and Rebecca Wood talk about bald eagles and Covid. Then Cathy Cowan Becker is our guest to talk about Sierra Club's "Ready for 100" campaign. She tells us how local municipalities in Ohio and all over the country are switching to 100% renewable energy. Joe and Becca celebrate closure of a coal plant. We get a nice call from Carl, the letter from the future, and more!
Joe DeMare demolishes Michael Moore and Jeff Gibbs' movie, "Planet of the Humans." Before that, Joe and Rebecca Wood discuss the dangers of ending Covid restrictions too early. Good News about bald eagles in Ohio, and lawsuits against Trump's environmental policies. Bad news about Trump's wall. All that plus a letter from the future, and more!
Lois Gibbs is our guest, talking about how the 1980 presidential election when Love Canal became an election issue to today. We also talk about Covid and why people of color are dying at a much higher rate. Co-Hosts Rebecca Wood and Joe DeMare discuss joy riding, baby bison, Michael Moore, the letter from the future and more!
Joe DeMare talks about Earth Day under Covid, and what you can do. Jeff Norden, owner of AIM E-cycling, is our guest talking about how his company can take your old computer and keep every bit of it out of the landfill. Rebecca never manages to get on the show, but exerts positive influence from afar. New fires at Chernobyl, nuke workers in aircraft carriers getting Covid, a shocking letter from the future, and more.
To demonstrate exponential growth, Joe creates a stack of quarters that extends to the outer reaches of the solar system. Diane D'Arrigo from NIRS joins us to talk about how COVID is impacting the nuclear industry and how the nuclear industry is trying to send deadly, as in unshielded exposure will kill you, radioactive waste to your local municipal dump. Some talk about whale shark vertebrae, locusts and another sad letter from the future.
Tom Henry, long time environmental reporter talks about covering the environmental beat over the past three decades, from manatees to cyanobacteria and everything in between. Rebecca Wood and Joe DeMare talk about terrified workers at nuke plants, electric planes, a tragic note from the future, and more!
Tom Pelton from the Environmental Integrity Project joins Joe DeMare talking about the Trump administrations decision to stop enforcing environmental laws during the Covid-19 crisis. Joe captures some spring peepers on his cell phone and talks about "hidden gems." Nuke plants are understaffed because of Covid, and there's the letter from the future and more!
Dr. Julia Halo is our guest as we discuss viral evolution and reveal why you are 8% virus. Joe DeMare and Rebecca Wood look for hope in the signs of spring. Why spraying herbicides directly into the ocean is a bad idea. Our letter from the future, trillium, and more!
Covid-19 and Yellowstone Bison are the topics, as Joe DeMare and Rebecca Wood discuss the biology of viruses, then interview Stephany Seay from the Buffalo Field Campaign. Drought in California could signal a change in the way clouds form on Earth that could change everything. A heartwarming letter from the future, and more!
Kevin Kamps from Beyond Nuclear joins us to talk about the Consolidated Interim Storage Facilities, which is a plan to irradiate you and your family thousands of times transporting high level radioactive wastes to parking lots in Texas and New Mexico. Hungry hippos in Columbia, Wet’suwet’sen stand off with candidate update, and shocking news in the Letter From the Future!
We interview Daniel Woodcock from TARTA about the levy currently on the ballot. Joe reminisces about real winter. Unplug Nuclear Power is described and Trump's attack on NEPA. Also the environmental positions of the Democratic Party presidential candidates, the letter from the future, and so much more!
Jesse Deer-In-The-Water joins us to discuss the Fermi II nuclear power plant. We have an update on the dramatic events in Canada around the Wet'suwet'en tribe's standoff against the Canadian government. France shuts down reactors as protesters take over nuke plants.
We interview Molly, one of the defenders of the Wet'suwet'en territory, currently under siege by the Canadian government. She tells us why they're opposing the coastal gaslink pipeline. But first, Rebecca Wood tells us about prominent black environmentalists in honor of black history month. Joe DeMare and Rebecca explore the wonders of pangolins. The Letter from the Future comes from NYC and more!
Dr. Lucy Long joins us to talk about the intersection between food, culture and the environment. Rebecca Wood tells about her New Hampshire adventure, trying to get presidential candidates' positions on the environment. We hear a heartfelt plea for help from the Wet'suwet'en tribe, trying to block a pipeline from coming through their territory. The Letter From the Future and more!
Joe DeMare picks the Superbowl winner using eco-statistics. Markie Miller joins us again to talk about the Lake Erie Bill of Rights court appeal. Joe and Rebecca Wood make witty observations. We read a letter from a listener as well as the Letter From The Future!
Dr. Enrique Gomez-Delcampo is our guest to tell us about aquifers. Dr. Gomez-Delcampo is a hydrologist at BGSU and he tells us about the "sponge" beneath our feet that supports us and gives us clean water to drink. Joe DeMare and Rebecca Wood discuss Trump's war on wetlands, Joe's visit to Denver, and a frantic Letter From The Future!
Dr. Helen Caldicott and Karlin Itchoak are our guests on this special episode of For A Green Future. First Karlin talks about the Wilderness Society's efforts to save the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from oil drilling. Then Dr. Helen Caldicott tells us about the fires in Australia, the nuclear freeze movement, the current threats from nuclear power and nuclear weapons, and has a few choice words for Ohio's anti-science state legislature. Joe DeMare and Rebecca Wood co-host and we get another letter from the future!
Polly Peterson, University of Toledo PhD candidate, is our guest, discussing her research plans for Lake Erie. Joe DeMare and Rebecca Wood talk about the Trump visit and protest. Even weirder things about slime molds, fungi, and frogs are revealed. The letter from the future, and more!
Aaron Miller is our guest to talk about hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electric cars. He shares his experiences owning a Tesla Model S, and a Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid, as well as a ton of knowledge about electric cars in the US. He gives some good advice about buying hybrid or electric for the first time. Joe DeMare and Rebecca Wood talk about everything from slime mold to nuke plants. Trump is winning his war against birds in North America. The letter from the future and Much More!
Joe DeMare and Rebecca Wood review 2019 in eco-news. Fires, floods, nuclear disaster, bison, wind power, solar power, walleye, salmon, plastic bags, HB6, and many other things. The letter from the future, and much more!
Joe heads for Alaska, and talks with Forrest Bowers of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game about the impact of climate change on AK's ecosystems. Michael Oberdick also calls in to talk about Right to Repair. There's a letter from the future, and more! Joe DeMare, Rebecca Wood, Global Warming, FERC, Australia Wildfires, Wind Power, Solar Power, Capacity Markets
Ryan Shannon from The Center for Biological Diversity gives us an overview of Trump's attempts to attack the Endangered Species Act. First Energy throwing cash at the Ohio State Supreme Court judges, The letter from the future and more.
Magnetic fields and life. Rebecca and Joe discuss how life on Earth depends on oceans of liquid metal swirling around the core of the planet. Cell phones and cancer, 5G, and "magnetic sense" are covered as well as the letter from the future and updates on many issues we've covered.
Philip Yenyo, Executive Director of AIM Ohio is our guest, talking about the holiday of Thanksgiving from a Native American perspective. Joe talks about his days as an eagle scout, the "Progressive Conservatives" in Canada declare war on wind power. The letter from the future goes into space, and much more!
A brief history of cancer, then Diane D'Arrigo from NIRS updates us on Trump's plan to irradiate you with high level nuclear waste being transported to an "interim" parking lot. Update on eco-news, the letter from the future, and much more!
Dr. Heidi Hutner is our guest talking about her movie, "Accidents Can Happen: The Women of Three Mile Island." She interviews women who were impacted by the Three Mile Island disaster who have been battling for 40 years to get the truth out. Then, we discuss First Energy's plans to "decouple" electricity bills from usage. Letter from the future and more!
Daylight Savings Time explained and revealed to be a scam. Amy Mohr, Community Relations Director at Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority (TARTA) talks about the importance of public transportation and TARTA's dreams for the future. DeWines anti-solar head of PUCO crushes a solar energy project. Letter from the future and many other things.
Guest Luke Kasparian describes being harassed by blockers as he carried HB6 referendum petitions. We discuss cars Vs. hybrids Vs. trains. What's in your tea? Letter from the future, and a caller talks about bird decline in his area.
The benefits of geothermal energy. Leatra Harper from the Freshwater Accountability Project tells us about the proposed cracker plant on the Ohio River. Updates on HB6, the Letter From the Future, and various other things.
We discuss the power of bacteria. How one species of bacteria destroyed almost all life on Earth in the Great Oxygenation Event. Scary stories of genetically modified bacteria which almost killed all plant life on Earth, and other fascinating facts. The Letter From the Future, update on HB6, and other worthwhile things.
Dr. Al Compaan describes the revolution in wind and solar power that makes them cheaper and more practical than nukes or coal. Also, EU passes Right to Repair, update on HB6, nice call about Ms. Peltier, and an introduction to the Michindo acquifer.
Tim Porter tells us about the environmental, personal, and economic benefits of train travel vs. cars or planes. This show is dedicated to the memory of Phyllis Oster, a great lady and radiation researcher. We cover HB6, DeWine's fascination with PFAS, the letter from the future, and general hilarity.
Daryl Stockburger talks about utility scale batteries that can power entire cities. Houston is prosecuting environmental protesters as felons even as it drowns. Link between thyroid cancer and Three Mile Island proven. We take some great calls, and an update on the HB6 ugliness.
Wood County recycles plastics 1-7. Hannah Smith, the Wood County Solid Waste District spokesperson discusses how and why. Joe and Rebecca tear apart the HB6 ads polluting our airwaves and mailboxes and a nice Letter From The Future.
The Labor/Environment connection is discussed on this special Labor Day edition of For A Green Future. We get some great calls and Joe does his Pete Seeger impersonation.
Fires in the equatorial rainforest, AND in the tundra spell bad news for the planet. Joe gets attacked by bees and ruminates on the loss of insects on the planet. Rebecca talks about public transportation Vs. poverty. Letter from the future, and nice call from Cindy.
Trump's insane plan to gut the Endangered Species Act. Also updates on HB6 and Bowling Green's plastic bag ban. A letter from the future and the Algae bloom on Lake Erie! All this and more as Joe does a solo turn at the mic.
Ocean currents and how they keep the planet habitable. Joe and Rebecca discuss the evidence that ocean currents are stopping because of global warming and talk about the "Waterworld" Apocalypse Vs. "The Day After Tomorrow" Apocalypse. Drama on HB6, Russian nuclear powered rocket disaster, and the letter from the future.
Diane D'Arrigo from NIRS is our guest as we discuss the plan to irradiate you by hauling high level radioactive wastes to centralized "temporary" storage in the south. Also, no-till ag and algae blooms, shark week, an update on HB6, and the letter from the future
Adaptation to climate change versus ending carbon pollution first, then Harvey Wasserman! The man who created the phrase "No Nukes!" and host of "Solartopia!" on PRN joins us to talk about the evils of nuclear power and shares some history of the anti-nuclear movement. The letter from the future and update on passage of HB6.
Jim Witer talks about the health benefits of being out in Nature. Also: an update on HB6; heat deaths in the far North; a very dramatic letter from the future; and the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing on the moon.
Right to Repair is discussed briefly, as our hoped for guest never materializes. Our new Co-Host, Rebecca Wood, helps fill in the gaps beautifully. Chernobyl voles, our hardwired love of Nature, HB6, trying to buy a hybrid in the US, and many other topics are covered.
"Nature is the Infrastructure of Freedom!" Joe discusses how the American Revolution would have failed without the healthy ecosystems of North America to support the Continental Army. Carol calls in about plastic recycling. A short Letter From the Future, and an update on HB6.
A show about Joe. This is a pre-recorded show, because Joe was out of town and couldn't do the show live. Joe describes some of the experiences that he's had over decades as an environmental activist. Standing Rock, the People's Climate March, and other interesting and exciting events.
A 24 MegaWatt windfarm in the middle of Lake Erie is Sarah Taylor's goal. We discuss the Icebreaker Wind project with the founder of Windustrious. Also: HB6 update; Joe's testimony before the Ohio Senate; melting permafrost; and the Letter from the Future!
Becca Pollard is our guest talking about HB6. Fathers and Nature is the theme. Carol calls in to talk about how her father brought the family to Oak Openings. Joe talks about his Father's Day fishing trip, and former EPA Administrators unite to take down Trump.
An interview with Daryl Stockburger who was instrumental in putting up Bowling Green's wind turbines and solar panels. Also, the heat wave in India, updates on HB6, the letter from the future, and the wisdom of proving computer models right by destroying the planet.
Forest Fires in Alberta, flooding in the midwest, unplanted fields in Ohio, how they're all hooked together by global warming. Also, Joe's top 5 "Eco-Movies," an update on HB6 including calls for protests, and the Letter From the Future.
Health benefits of gardening, some tips and tricks for home gardeners. Also update on HB6. Republicans have removed all pretense of it being a "clean" energy bill and now it just bails out nuclear and coal plants, one in Indiana!
Ken Dragoon, Executive Director of the Renewable Hydrogen Alliance, tells about how hydrogen energy storage works, and why it should be part of a Green Future. Updates on HB6, and our Letter From the Future.
The coolness of an unsprayed lawn: wild flowers, edible plants, healthy people. Also, interview with Markie Miller about Ohio State Legislature's attempt to nullify the Lake Erie Bill of Rights in the budget bill. Discussion of Greenwashing, and the Letter from the Future!
John Zanfardino is our guest as we discuss Bowling Green's proposed ban on plastic bags. Also, Trump's plan's to exterminate wolves and pollute groundwater. We update HB6, the nuclear bailout bill, and listen to our Letter From the Future.
Joe goes to Columbus to testify against HB6, the multi-billion dollar bailout for Davis-Besse and Perry nuclear plants. Also, clean air and the Glass City Marathon, and the Letter From The Future.
Ecology and religion are discussed. Leatra Harper is our guest. She tells us about a proposed petrochemical plant on the Ohio river. Updates on the nuke bailout in Ohio and Trump's plan to eliminate all regulation of mercury pollution. In our Letter from the Future, things take a dramatic turn for Marie-Ai.
Earth Day celebrations all over Ohio are profiled with interviews with organizers Amanda Gamby, Christina Deehr, and Rae Neal. Also, the FirstEnergy bailout is taken apart piece by piece with Ned Ford, and Pat Marida from Sierra club.
We interview Eric Weimer with ODNR about the Walleye Pike run happening now in Lake Erie, the Maumee River, and other places around the Lake. We discuss Trump's claim that wind turbines cause cancer and read the letter from the future.
We discuss the 40th anniversary of the Three Mile Island disaster and remember some of the many lies told by the nuclear industry and government at the time. Good call from Cindy, letter from the future, and Victory At Sea, judge reverses Trump eco-destruction.
Stephanie Seay is our honored guest as we discuss the work of the Buffalo Field Campaign in Montana, saving the last herd of wild Buffalo in the US. We talk about the possibility of wild bison roaming Ohio, and about the record heat in the Ocean. Plus our letter from the future!
Our guest is Tim Judson, Executive Director at Nuclear Information Resource Service (NIRS). We talk about the proposed bailout of Davis-Besse; take calls from Brandon and Cary. Read our letter from the future and talk about Keystone XL pipeline.
We talk about the importance of tiny little things, bacteria, plankton, fungi, etc. Our Guest David Andre, founder of GoZero, a composting company that operates all over Ohio talks about, you guessed it, compost. Add a Letter From the Future, updates on radioactive brine, plastic bag bans, and a defense of AEP makes for a great show!
Markie Miller is our in-studio guest as we talk about what the success of LEBOR charter amendment means for Toledo. Joe talks a little about his experiences at Standing Rock. We discuss DeWine's nuclear obsession and fracking waste being sprayed on the road in front of your house.
Kevin Kamps joins us from Beyond Nuclear to discuss First Energy's proposed taxpayer rip off to keep Davis-Besse limping along. Examples of Trump exceeding his authority, and Bowling Green's proposed plastic bag ban.
We talk about the damage from invasive species and what you can do about it. We review the Lake Erie Bill of Rights and the Green New Deal.Guests: Adrian Lowein (Wood County Park District), Neocles Leontis (BG City Council candidate), and Markie Miller (Toledoans for Safe Water).
We cover a lot of ground, talking about flooding on the Maumee, LEBOR, the Dem's Green New Deal, insulation, and the letter from the future.
We talk about the different types of eco-friendly cars:hybrids; plug-in hybrids; and all-electric. Craig Zirble shares his experiences. Also we talk about: global warming Vs cold snaps, safety regulations Trump has dumped, and who should win the Superbowl.
We discuss the cool ecological benefits of winter. Callers discuss winter in the north versus the south, a carbon negative house, and the environmental benefits of cannabis. Update on First Energy's attempt to quadruple your electric bill.
In this episode, we talk about homes that put no carbon into the atmosphere, how to drive in the snow, geothermal heating, Joe's car crash, and we talk with Leatra Harper, Director of the Non-Profit FreshWater Accountability Project, about her solar powered house.
In this Episode we talk about the 2 near misses when Toledo was nearly destroyed by nuclear meltdowns. We get a call from a former nuclear plant worker, and hear our letter from the future, 2299 to be exact.
In this first episode, we talk about the Lake Erie Bill of Rights, Global Warming, Nuclear Power, and Trump's plan to "redefine" high level nuclear waste as low level. Guests are Markie Miller and Diane D'Ariggo of NIRS.