People, Planet, Progress

Welcome to People, Planet, Progress, broadcasting the first and third Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm, following Alan Stahler’s “Soundings,” only here on KVMR. Today is the last show of the year, and we will try to read as many remaining 2025 headlines as we can, while also prepping everyone for a new year of action. As always, we start with some local news and info and we’ll end with another pag...

Welcome to People, Planet, Progress, broadcasting the first and third Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm, following Alan Stahler’s “Soundings,” only here on KVMR. Today we cover as many interesting news headlines as we can as we wrap up the year, from Sierra snowpack to climate-friendly farming, and more on the American media and political silence around climate change. We end with another page from...

Welcome to People, Planet, Progress, broadcasting the first and third Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm, following Alan Stahler’s “Soundings,” only here on KVMR. Today we cover as many interesting news headlines as we can as we wrap up the year, from Sierra snowpack to climate-friendly farming, and more on the American media and political silence around climate change. We end with another page from...

Welcome to People, Planet, Progress, broadcasting the first and third Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm, following Alan Stahler’s “Soundings,” only here on KVMR. Today we cover some local news on free public transit for youth before moving to national news and then international news, including China’s green energy world domination and their hitting peak carbon emissions five years ahead of schedul...

Welcome to People, Planet, Progress, broadcasting the first and third Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm, following Alan Stahler’s “Soundings,” only here on KVMR. Today we cover some local news on free public transit for youth before moving to national news and then international news, including China’s green energy world domination and their hitting peak carbon emissions five years ahead of schedul...

Welcome to People, Planet, Progress, broadcasting the first and third Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm, following Alan Stahler’s “Soundings,” only here on KVMR. We talk about recent ground breaking research on the connection between the nature that's outside us and the nature inside us, as well as the benefits to our health of living in a healthy ecosystem, and which nations on the earth are the m...

Welcome to People, Planet, Progress, broadcasting the first and third Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm, following Alan Stahler’s “Soundings,” only here on KVMR. We talk about recent ground breaking research on the connection between the nature that's outside us and the nature inside us, as well as the benefits to our health of living in a healthy ecosystem, and which nations on the earth are the m...

Welcome to People, Planet, Progress, broadcasting the first and third Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm, following Alan Stahler’s “Soundings,” only here on KVMR. We continue our interview series, featuring local entrepreneur Cedar Amodeo, who not only created a forestry business using all-electric tools but then created an all-electric EV cargo van delivery service, both serving Nevada County and t...

Welcome to People, Planet, Progress, broadcasting the first and third Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm, following Alan Stahler’s “Soundings,” only here on KVMR. We continue our interview series, featuring local entrepreneur Cedar Amodeo, who not only created a forestry business using all-electric tools but then created an all-electric EV cargo van delivery service, both serving Nevada County and t...

Welcome to People, Planet, Progress, broadcasting the first and third Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm, following Alan Stahler’s “Soundings,” only here on KVMR. Today we catch on news headlines and important stores, starting with local events, then moving to regional news, national news and finally global news, from PG&E microgrids and rate decreases, to EVs vs gas cars, and more.  We end with...

Welcome to People, Planet, Progress, broadcasting the first and third Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm, following Alan Stahler’s “Soundings,” only here on KVMR. Today we catch on news headlines and important stores, starting with local events, then moving to regional news, national news and finally global news, from PG&E microgrids and rate decreases, to EVs vs gas cars, and more.  We end with...

Welcome to People, Planet, Progress, broadcasting the first and third Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm, following Alan Stahler’s “Soundings,” only here on KVMR. THE SOLAR SHOW! Today we talk about solar, the grid, and an upcoming event later this month, focusing on solar for local property owners. For more info: https://www.consumerreports.org/home-garden/alternative-energy/how-the-residential-cle...

THE SOLAR SHOW! Today we talk about solar, the grid, and an upcoming event later this month, focusing on solar for local property owners. For more info: https://www.consumerreports.org/home-garden/alternative-energy/how-the-residential-clean-energy-solar-tax-credit-works-a1771685058/ We end with another page from the 365 Days of Personal Climate Action Inspiration book. For questions, comments, or...

The Climate Report is now called People, Planet, Progress and this week we talk about Nevada County’s local government climate action, now called the Resource Resiliency Roadmap, and how you can play a part. Plus, how green spaces in your yard or neighborhood can help children grow, and why you may want to minimize buying beverages in good old fashioned glass bottles that are sealed with metal bot...

The Climate Report for 8/5/25 features a name change for the show, now to be called People, Planet, Progress, as well as some inspiring good news and important new research. We talk about Nevada County’s local government climate action, now called the Resource Resiliency Roadmap, and how you can play a part. Plus, how green spaces in your yard or neighborhood can help children grow, and why you ma...

The Climate Report for 7/15/25 features information on a couple of local and regional climate-related events, followed by info on changes to solar and EV tax credits. Then we cover a couple of news headlines about converting plastic waste to acetaminophen, and how we can each help insects thrive and survive in this climate-changing world. -- For questions, comments, or links to news we read, pleas...

The Climate Report for 7/1/25 features an interview with Shirley Freriks, a local mover and shaker with the Nevada County chapter of Climate Action Now and their Waste Not group. She’s here to talk about Plastic-Free July and its theme of microplastics, as well as a couple of events bookending the month: - First is the kick off event for Plastic-Free July that happened on June 29th at the Madelyn...

The Climate Report for 6/3/25 features fresh research on the threat to banana farms from climate change, as well as how plastics are creating emissions as well as gumming up nature’s carbon storage mechanisms. We use this to discuss what the data means and how we can use it to galvanize action in our own lives. -- For questions, comments, or links to news we read, please email climatereport@kvmr.o...

The Climate Report for 5/20/25 features fresh research on the gender gap between men and women, regarding how much carbon pollution they emit. We use this to discuss what the data means and how we can use it to galvanize action in our own lives. -- For questions, comments, or links to news we read, please email climatereport@kvmr.org Feel free to visit The Climate Report Facebook social media page...

The Climate Report for 5/6/25 features an interview with Jan Maes, the Executive Director of local nonprofit Sierra Energy Reimagined. It’s been three months since we lasted talked, so we chat with Jan about what Sierra Energy Reimagined has been up to, as well as touch on future events like next week’s presentation to the county Board of Supervisors and another upcoming “home energywise” communit...

The Climate Report for 4/1/25 features more reading through some of our backlog of interesting news headlines, including how California has 50% more public EV chargers than gas nozzles, and how car tires and brakes are creating as much or more pollution than car exhaust. We close with a piece on how women in communities around the world are making a difference. Then we follow that up with a page f...

The Climate Report for 3/18/25 features an interview with two local community members who are very active on climate action through two different organizations. We first chat with Rob Katzenstein, Board member of local nonprofit Sierra Energy Reimagined, about their new free monthly service called "Energywise Coach at the Library being held every 4th Thursday of each mint from 4-7pm, as well as ta...

The Climate Report for 3/4/25 features an interview with two local faith leaders who work with their congregations on climate action. We chat with Bobbie Cane, leader of the "Creation Care Team" at St. Patrick's Church, as well as the Reverend Lani Howard, Minister Emeritus at the Sierra Center for Spiritual Living. Last year they were both part of a six congregation meeting on climate action, sha...

The Climate Report for 2/18/25 features more reading through some of our backlog of interesting news headlines from 2024 and early 2025, including food, fire, and politics. We close with a page from the book “365 Days of Personal Climate Action Inspiration.” -- For questions, comments, or links to news we read, please email climatereport@kvmr.org Feel free to visit The Climate Report Facebook soci...

The Climate Report for 2/4/25 features an interview with Jan Maes, the Executive Director of local nonprofit Sierra Energy Reimagined. We chat about his background and what Sierra Energy Reimagined is currently up to, as well as what’s in their future, and how they can help the local community use less energy and keep costs down. -- For questions, comments, or links to news we read, please email c...