Speaking for the Trees, No Matter Where They're From

Ep. 4: "Green Energy" vs. the Mojave Desert Kevin Emmerich is co-founder of Basin & Range Watch, a non-profit environmental organization based in southern Nevada that educates people about threats to public land from industrial development and energy extraction in the Mojave Desert and the Great Basin. These regions have been ground zero for "green energy" due to their plen...

Are the Plants "Invasive"? or the Land Ethics? In this cross-posted guest episode, host Kollibri terre Sonnenblume takes the guest seat and is interviewed by Amy Walsh of The Nettle Witch, MD. Amy describes herself as someone who is "not so gracefully walking the line between medical doctor and wild woman" and who is "exploring the science and magic of healing through essa...

Ep. 3: Bringing Land Use into the Climate Conversation Nikos Giannakis is a biologist with the University of Leeds, currently working in Greece. His graduate work was in environmental pollution control and agricultural chemistry, and his PhD was on soil microbiology. His national service requirement in Greece led to environmental consulting including impact assessment. Currently he is living with...

Bringing Land Use into the Climate Conversation [TEASER] A teaser for the forthcoming episode 3, to be released Sept. 16, 2024. Nikos Giannakis is a biologist with the University of Leeds, currently working in Greece. His graduate work was in environmental pollution control and agricultural chemistry, and his PhD was on soil microbiology. His national service requirement in Greece led to environme...

Ep. 2: Eugenics & Conservation: Too Close for Comfort In this episode, Kollibri is joined by co-host Nikki Hill for a conversation with Calyx Liddick, founder of the Northern Appalachia School. Calyx has taken a deep dive into the common origins of the eugenics and conservation movements in the US in the early 20th Century, and what she has found is alarming. The boosters of race science, whit...

Eugenics & Conservation: Too Close for Comfort In episode 2 of the "Speaking for the Trees No Matter Where They're From" podcast, Kollibri is joined by co-host Nikki Hill for a conversation with Calyx Liddick, founder of the Northern Appalachia School. Calyx has taken a deep dive into the common origins of the eugenics and conservation movements in the US in the early 20th Century, a...

Ep. 1: "Plant Advocacy" An interview with with Paul Moss, Executive Director of the Plant Initiative, a plant advocacy organization. In this far-ranging and intriguing conversation,we talk about plant intelligence, agriculture, "invasive" plants, anthropocentrism, and more. Support Speaking for the Trees, No Matter Where They're From by contributing to their tip jar: https://ti...

Plant Intelligence [Ep. 1 teaser] From the upcoming debut episode of the "Speaking for the Trees No Matter Where They're From" podcast: an interview with Paul Moss, Executive Director of the Plant Initiative, a plant advocacy organization. Subscribers to Kollibri's Substack or Patreon will have access to the episode on July 8th. It will be publically available July 15th. Substack: https:...

Introducing "Speaking for the Trees, No Matter Where They’re From"--the podcast. Featuring interviews with nature lovers on plants & ecology, with a special focus on “invasive plant” mythologies and the threat to wildlife habitat from “green energy" development. Plus agriculture, wildtending, plant consciousness and more. Paying subscribers on Substack and Patreon will get early...