The Enviro Show

Greetings Earthlings. It was hard to believe, after years of fear and loathing (and enough surrealism to embarrass Kafka) we finally wrested the Legislative branch away from the evil forces of fascism......in theory. We still have to seat all the Dems who won their elections. On January 3, 2027 Repugnican Speaker of the House and anti-Christ choirboy from Hell, Mike Johnson is mandated by Article...

Greetings Earthlings, Happy Halloween & Samhain blessings. The veil between the worlds grows thin. Perhaps The Mad King's victims will return to haunt him (#NoKings) this season. Our favorite Wiccan Priestess, Laura Wildman-Hanlon returns to the show to celebrate and enlighten us. Our Quote of the Week is spot on: " The wind outside nested in each tree, prowled the sidewalks in invisible tread...

Greetings Earthlings. Yes, sometimes power lines can seem unearthly as the march across the landscape destroying Nature as they proceed. Michael DeChiara of Responsible Grid joins us to discuss the clear cutting of trees all along the corridors and how you can help . Our Enviro Show Quote of the Week: It is horrifying that we have to fight our own Government to save our environment. ~Ansel Adams T...

Greetings Earthlings. Awhile ago we humans here on Planet Earth figured out we need a new title to explain the epoch we have entered into. Here on the show we've used the popular Anthropocene that indicates our mostly awful footprint on the planet, but how about the Moronocene for a time when far too many morons seem to be in charge? Prof. Eliot Jacobson, educator/ mathematician joins us for the i...

Greetings Earthlings. The recent primaries reminds us of the importance of voting, especially in these troubled times. Here in Massachusetts a shifty undesirable Dem tried to unseat our longtime anti-fascist enviro hero Sen. Ed Markey claiming he was too old. Thanks to smart voters the challenger was pushed back. Closer to home here in WMass' 1st Franklin District House race we were fortunate to h...

Greetings Earthlings. You've probably heard some of our past shows concerning the ongoing destruction of the Connecticut River by the corporados who pump vast amounts of water and all the aquatic life within it through turbins up into the Northfield Mountain Pumped Storage pool. Juxtapose that with Connecticut River Defenders who have been pushing back against such madness for awhile now and are n...

Greetings Earthlings. We talk a lot about trusting the land on this show but it's not often we talk about Land Trusts. Sally Loomis & Sarah Welch of the Hilltown Land Trust join us to talk about it and their Stewardship of the Land as we celebrate their 40th Anniversary. Our Quote of the Week is spot on for this week's interview: What's the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet...

Greetings Earthlings. As the Walk f or a New Dawn makes its way across Massachusetts we update you on their progress HERE . Some Walkers will join us to discuss how it goes. Our Quote of the Week... “Adults keep saying we owe it to the young people, to give them hope, but I don’t want your hope. I don’t want you to be hopeful. I want you to panic . I want you to feel the fear I feel every day. I w...

Greetings Earthlings. Do any of you remember The Two Flags Enviro Show back in 2019? Back then we asked: "Have you ever noticed the Massachusetts state flag? Chances are if you happen to be Native American you are well aware of the colonial sword over the head of the indigenous man on the shield. David Detmold returns to the show to talk about Change The Mass Flag ." Here we are seven years later...

Greetings Earthlings. Are we feeling very Independent yet? We sure should be given what's going on in DC these daze! With that in mind let's talk about some successful local action. Anita Ryan and Brian Seppala join us to talk about the struggle to protect Bare Cove Park in Hingham, MA. Their website is HERE . Here's our Quote of the Week's backstory: "Two people display[ed] a banner atop the Empi...

Greetings Earthlings. Happy Summer Solstice . It's the 21st century, burn technologies no longer make sense in a Climate Crisis and the losers' War Against Nature must end ASAP. That's how we see it and we've invited Zack Porter co-founder of Standing Trees and passionate advocate for America's public lands back to make the case for permanently protecting State and Federal forest lands in the Nort...

Greetings Earthlings. We reported on this show in the past words to the effect that "Invisible and nearly indestructible, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have seeped into the blood of almost every American and permeated the natural world." That's the tagline for the recent book "Inescapable - Facing Up to Forever Chemicals ". The author, F. Marina Schauffler joins Glen for the interview...

Greetings Earthlings. We continue the theme from last time while focusing on Trees and urban heat islands in a warming world. Robert McDonald, lead author of "Trees halve urban heat island effect globally but unequal benefits only modestly mitigate climate-change warming" published in Nature's Communications. The Enviro Show on WXOJ-LP (103.3 fm) and streaming at www. ValleyFreeRadio.org from Flor...

Greetings Earthlings. In spite of all the bad news out there we still look for some good news out in the forests and among the trees. Michael Kellett, co-founder and Executive Director of RESTORE: The North Woods returns to the show for a conversation about trees and protecting what's left of the natural world. The Enviro Show on WXOJ-LP (103.3 fm) and streaming at www. ValleyFreeRadio.org from Fl...

Greetings Earthlings. Yes, it's a distress call but also the European festival Beltane of ancient Pagan origins marking the beginning of summer, usually celebrated on May 1 . Also, May 1st was International Workers’ Day which began as a commemoration of the 1886 Haymarket Riot in Chicago. The day is officially recognized in much of the world, but not the United States 'cuz you know, "commies"? Hen...

Greetings Earthlings & Happy Every Day is Earth Day. Regardless of what lunacy is slithering around our so-called Federal Government and in the dwindling ranks of MAGA, the vast majority of the human race is still clinging to some semblance of sanity. The largest demonstration of that race was on the first Earth Day, April 22 1970 when "20 million Americans — at the time, 10% of the total popu...

Greetings Earthlings. This April Fools Day we've got a fishy story from MassWildlife and the joke is on residents of the Commonwealth both human and not. Chelsey Simmons, Stewardship Director at Berkshire Environmental Action Team joins us as we take a deep dive into the issues . The Enviro Show on WXOJ-LP (103.3 fm) and streaming at www. ValleyFreeRadio.org from Florence, MA every other Tuesday,...

Greetings Earthlings. It's that time of year once again when we remind tyrants that all is not what it appears to be. The Fates move in strange and mysterious ways. Also, the Spring Equinox or Ostara a Pagan solar holiday honoring the spring’s warmth, light from the sun, and the awakening of the earth is upon us. Diana Reeves, Founder & Executive Director and Luan Van Le, Development & Com...

Greetings Earthlings. You may recall on our last show we spoke of Climate Obstruction: A Global Assessment "? One of the editors, Jennifer Jacquet joins us this week for a deeper dive into the details. Our Enviro Show Quote of the Week concerns our focus this week: "Climate obstruction involves intentional actions and efforts to slow or block policies on climate change that are commensurate with t...

Greetings Earthlings. Not long ago a fascinating video came our way titled " Old Growth Forests - Nature's Biotic Water Pump " that informed us in great detail yet another reason to protect, preserve and enable old-growth forests to flourish. One of the presenters, Anastassia Makarieva , theorist at the Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute in Russia, joins us for the interview. And our Enviro Show...

Greetings Earthlings. As the title says, we are still looking into all those rock formations out there, this time with Peter Waksman who blogs at https://rockpiles.blogspot.com/ . Our Critter of the Week segment has some good old news from David Foster: "Wolves are becoming well established across mainland Denmark, are reproducing, and are expected to increase substantially. Through ongoing immigr...

Greetings Earthlings. You may have heard stories about mysterious rock formations people come upon in the woods with seemingly no explanation as to their origin? Some appear to be actual shelters, others like intentional platforms or markers. There are a lot of theories about their origin but not much science. Mike Luoma author of " Ancient Stone Mysteries of New England " joins us to explore the...

Greetings Earthlings. We are bringing in the New Year with news of yet another invasive species; no it's not the present gold obsessed occupants of the White House but rather invasive golden oyster mushrooms or GOM. A new study finds it "is changing native fungal biodiversity as it invades. GOM has spread rapidly in North America and will continue expanding its range." (unlike MAGA that is losing...

Winter Solstice Greetings Earthlings. The Return of the Light starts on December 21st at 4.02am here in the eastern U.S. You may not be up at that hour but we see there are celebrations at other times. Wiccan priestess, Laura Wildman-Hanlon returns to the show to share with us. Also, Cecelia Doucette, Director, Massachusetts for Safe Technology returns to discuss electromagnetic pollution and what...

Greetings Earthlings. It's said that everyone loves a comeback story and we couldn't agree more when it comes to the American Chestnut Tree . Once a mainstay of life in New England forests and beyond it sadly fell victim to human ignorance and greed . Now, we are happy to report, after decades of failed attempts to overcome the blight, this amazing native tree has returned. Anne Petermann of the G...