Eco Radio KC

The first guest will be Lori Lawrence, talking about the KC participation in the national march in DC. John Kurmann and Manny Abarca will be on to talk about the […] The post Climate March Update appeared first on KKFI .

Eco Elvis joins us live in the KKFI studio. Also, Jessie Blakeborough and Kenneth Lee talk about the March For Science coming up on Earth Day, both here and in […] The post Eco-Elvis Plus the March for Science appeared first on KKFI .

On April 1st, Missouri State Representative, Brandon Ellington held a town hall forum on the contamination resulting from the gas leak at Inner City Oil at 31st and Cleveland. KKFI’s […] The post Town Hall on the Inner City Oil Contamination appeared first on KKFI .

Erich Muehlegger is an Associate Professor of Economics and the Chair of the Graduate Program at the University of California, Davis, and a faculty research fellow of the National Bureau […] The post Air Pollution and Criminal Activity: Evidence from Chicago Microdata appeared first on KKFI .

Craig Volland, local environmentalist and food specialist, will join host Craig Lubow to update us on issues relating to industrial agriculture issues, GMOs, and how to promote environmentalism in the […] The post Agriculture and Food Issues update appeared first on KKFI .

Tom Neilson joins host Craig Lubow to talk about how social protest music inspires change and will perform some of his environmental music. Tom provides a voice for those who […] The post Protest music to save the environment appeared first on KKFI .

Richard Mabion welcomes students from Harmon and Wyandotte High Schools who have been trained by Friends of the Kaw to test water for pollutants. Also, Olga, from the Clean Energy […] The post Testing the Waters appeared first on KKFI .

KC Stands up for Standing Rock activists, Kit Kat (on the phone from North Dakota) and Mary Benrud-Gachie join Monique Gabrielle Salazar, author of the new Stand Up: Poems From […] The post Pipeline Updates appeared first on KKFI .

A recent Reuters report listed Saint Joseph, MO as one of the cities with a water system as bad as Flint, Michigan. We speak with The Ecumenical Environmental Justice Organization […] The post What’s the Matter with St. Joe? appeared first on KKFI .

Former publisher of Mother Earth News, Bryan Welch joins us in the studio. Bryan is currently the CEO of B The Change Media, which promotes a triple bottom line of […] The post Business as a Force for Good? appeared first on KKFI .

Richard Mabion welcomes Paul Grahovac, LEED AP, of Build Smart to talk about Passive Energy Buildings. Also, on This Week in Water: The Standing Rock Sioux are standing up to […] The post Passive Energy Housing appeared first on KKFI .

Richard Mabion welcomes Eric Kirkendall back to EcoRadio KC. This time, to discuss his recent tour of Cuban farms. The post All the Farms in Cuba! appeared first on KKFI .

The Jayhawk Audubon Society’s Joyce Wolff, Bunny Watkins, and Mike Watkins tell us about this Saturday’s 21st Annual Kaw Valley Eagles Day as well as all things eagle. The post Eagles Day appeared first on KKFI .

The Lakeside Nature Center’s Kimberly Hess drops by and she’s bringing a bird1 The post Lakeside Nature Center appeared first on KKFI .

Kevin Kennedy, Director of Environmental Health at Children’s Mercy Hospital, joins host Craig Lubow to talk about environmental health research, projects, and services. Although Kevin will focus more on the […] The post Environmental Impacts on Health appeared first on KKFI .

Former EPA employee, Steve Fishman and Mid America Regional Council’s Matt Riggs join us landfill diversion through recycling and other things. Steve Fishman is a former EPA employee, with a […] The post Reduce Your Waste appeared first on KKFI .

Rachel Jefferson joins us to talk about John Garland Park in Kansas City, Kansas. Garland Park is a former municipal landfill, which has been repurposed as a park. You got […] The post John Garland Park appeared first on KKFI .

Lisa Hoyos is the Director of Climate Parents. She has been a campaigner in the labor and environmental movements for over twenty years, having worked with such organizations as the […] The post Climate Parents appeared first on KKFI .

Monique Gabrielle Salazar shares the story of her recent pilgrimage to Standing Rock, Tommee Sherwood discusses the Kansas City efforts to bring much needed firewood to Standing Rock, and other […] The post Standing Rock Conversation appeared first on KKFI .

Host Natural E welcomes folks from the Heartland Tree Alliance. Also, Mary Silwance discusses her planned pipeline actions over Thanksgiving Weekend. The post DAPL Action & The Heartland Tree Alliance appeared first on KKFI .

George Frazier returns to EcoRadio KC telling stories about local wild places and focusing on some fascinating and little-known aspects of our environmental history, both recent and less-recent. Here’s who […] The post George Frazier Returns appeared first on KKFI .

The Kansas Sierra Club’s Zack Pistora returns on the eve of the election. The post Election Day Preview appeared first on KKFI .

Richard Mabion talks with folks from the Marda Permaculture Farm in Palestine’s West Bank in advance of their presentation in Lawrence, KS Self Empowerment Through Permaculture in Palestine’s West Bank […] The post Self Empowerment Through Permaculture in Palestine’s West Bank appeared first on KKFI .

Greta Anderson, reporter for KHOI Community Radio in Ames Iowa, and Mark Edwards, Retired Iowa Department of Natural Resources, currently environmental activist, lets us know about the struggles against the […] The post DAPL in Iowa appeared first on KKFI .

The Climate Mobilization folks on the ground in Kansas City come back to the program for the whole hour. The post The Climate Mobilization appeared first on KKFI .