Eco Radio KC

Albert Ettinger joins host Craig Lubow to discuss the Clean Water Act and recent developments. Albert is an environmental law attorney and has represented various environmental organizations, including the Sierra Club, to protect water quality and implementation of the Clean Water Act.

This week’s edition of Eco-Radio, with host, Dave Mitchell, will interview Dr. Richard Cruse, Professor in the Agronomy Department at Iowa State University, and Dr. Timothy Crews, Director of Research at The Land Institute in Salina, Ks. We will explore some of the damages caused by industrial agriculture, it’s unsustainability, and the necessity to transition […]

Host Teresa Wilke speaks with Nick Godfrey, Principal and National Program Manager- Due Diligence at Environmental Works, Inc. and Andrew Brought, Environmental Attorney with Spencer Fane LLP,  about environmental cleanup, especially in the greater Kansas City area. https://www.environmentalworks.com/ Federal regulations have committed us to safe, complete cleanup of the environmental legacy of mo...

Breathe, breathe in the air, don’t be afraid to care! Host Richard Mabion speaks with activists with Clean Air Now, including Eric Kirkendahl, Rachel Jefferson and Beto Lugo Martinez, Co-Director.  The CleanAirNow Coalition is dedicated to improving air quality in Kansas City and the surrounding region, particularly in communities suffering the greatest health burden, and […]

Host Brent Ragsdale speaks with Davis Hammet, President of Loud Light.  Loud Light is a Kansas organization which fosters a culture of citizen participation. Davis Hammet began organizing across Kansas on a variety of issues and turned his attention to voting rights following the 2014 election which had dramatically low youth participation. In 2015, he […]

Climate change is a topic we hear every day, in all areas of our lives.  Public controversy swirls around the topic, however, the scientific consensus on climate change is solid. In a recent Pew Research Center survey, 87% of scientists indicated they believe the earth is getting warmer because of human activity. Is it  time […]

The Missouri River is the longest river in North America. Rising in the Rocky Mountains of western Montana, the Missouri flows east and south for 2,341 miles before entering the Mississippi River north of St. Louis, Missouri.  Host Richard Mabion will discuss the Mighty Mo, from the Nebraska/Iowa border to St Louis, with his guests […]

Host Richard Mabion will talk with the Chairman of the Equity Committee for the Climate Action KC group, Karan Gupta.  They will be defining what Equity really means.  Karan Gupta has been a Project Manager with BuildSmart and he is a leader dedicated to reducing emissions and promoting a thriving, climate resilient Kansas City metro […]

Bob Sommer, environmental activist and Fundraising director for Sierra Club-Kansas Chapter, talks to host Craig Lubow about the environmental grants program by the Sierra Club-Kansas. This program gives grants to educators in Kansas for special environmental projects designed for their students. Two of the recipients, Samantha Swank and Christina McCleary will join us to talk […]

Host Brent Ragsdale will discuss the Why and How of Carbon Removal from the Atmosphere with Alex Smith of Radio Ecoshock and also with Giana Amador from Carbon180.org. Our old model was: if humans double the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, compared to the amount that was in the atmosphere in 1750 (before […]

Speaking of climate change, a highlight of the Kansas 2019 - 2020 Legislative Session was the “Comprehensive Climate Hearing” that Kansas Interfaith Action (KIFA) held as part of WEALTH Day at the Topeka Capitol in February. After that, almost everything that needed to be addressed this year, wasn’t. You know when KIFA is in the House (or in the Senate) the moral voice will be heard and that’s imp...

On this episode of EcoRadio KC we hear from young people who are growing food in Kansas City.  We have interviews from kids at the KC Farm School at Gibbs Road who share their experience in this summers' Farm Camp, one of only a few area camps that were able to adapt to hands-on and virtual learning.  We also talk with Grow Guerrilla Grow, a new organization dedicated to using vacant lots for food...

Dr. Jay Portnoy and Craig Volland join host Craig Lubow to discuss air quality in the Kansas City region and the impact of poor air quality on health. We will discuss the air quality from the annual Flint Hills burning, diesel transportation, open burning, and other activities effecting air quality. We will also focus on […]

The Missouri River is the longest river in North America. Rising in the Rocky Mountains of western Montana, the Missouri flows east and south for 2,341 miles before entering the Mississippi River north of St. Louis, Missouri.  Host Richard Mabion will discuss the Mighty Mo, from Iowa to St Louis, with his guests Caroline Pufalt, Sierra Club Grassroots Network Team Activist, Gerald Mestl, who was M...

On today's episode, we focus on work being done for more equitable food systems in Kansas City and around the world.  You'll hear from Lana Dominguez of Cultivate KC and Max Kaniger of Kanbe's Markets as well as an update from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's Big Food Workshop.

On June 15, host Terri Wilke will discuss wind energy with Alan Claus Anderson, a Shareholder and Vice Chair of Polsinelli's national Energy Practice Group. He has extensive experience representing and serving as lead counsel and outside general counsel to public and private domestic and international companies in the energy industry. Mr. Anderson represents renewable energy developers in projects...

On June 8th, hosts Richard Mabion and Terri Wilke will discuss the Poor People’s Campaign with Mary Akerstrom, who has been involved with the movement since Rev. Barber came to Kansas in 2016. The Poor People's Campaign, or Poor People's March on Washington, was a 1968 effort to gain economic justice for poor people in the United States. It was organized by Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Souther...

Host Brent Ragsdale welcomes guest Daniel Wildcat to speak about ways to alter our crash course with the environment based upon the experience and knowledge of the people with the longest and the strongest connections with the land and its ecosystems. Daniel R. Wildcat is a Yuchi member of the Muscogee Nation of Oklahoma. He is director of the Haskell Environmental Research Studies (HERS) Center a...

Climate Action Kansas City Eco-Radio Host, Dave Mitchell, interviews Bridget Sanderson and Sollie Flora of Climate Action Kansas City, discussing its role in the development of a regional Climate Action Plan with the Mid-American Regional Council, and other CAKC activities. Join the conversation on Mindmixer... https://climateactionkc.mindmixer.com/  

This week we'll have Sierra Club lobbyist for the state of Kansas, Zack Pistora on the line.   Let's talk about how we can make the environment work for the PEOPLE!  How a recovery from the pandemic means we can rebuild America with good jobs while saving people money using efficient power, clean energy, better food and less pollution.  Let's get people essential jobs that make our planet better....

This week on EcoRadio Brent plays a talk from the Clean Energy Business Council's Policy Summit that was held in Topeka on January 16th at the start of the KS legislative session.  The speaker is Geoff Marke, Chief Economist of the Missouri Office of the Public Council.  His talk was titled “Energy Efficiency and Pay as You Save -- What lessons can we learn from Missouri's Energy Efficiency Act? W...

On April 27, host Terri Wilke will discuss the dicamba drift lawsuit with Paul Johnson and Rob Faux.  Paul Johnson is an organic farmer and the lobbyist/policy analyst for the Kansas Rural Center (KRC) which is working on local food systems, water, environment and noxious weed law. Rob Faux is a diversified vegetable and poultry producer in northeast Iowa.  He is also the Communications Associate...

With the passage of Amendment 2 in Missouri in late 2018, Cannabis sativa became legal for medical purposes.  Though many advocates celebrated the change, the freedom they imagined has come to only a limited number of the state's residents.  With a select few licenses granted to growers, vendors and prescribing physicians,  prohibition is still the reality for the vast majority.  On this episode,...

This week, Richard talks with Emily Libla, Program Facilitator for the Pachamama Alliance.  She will share about her work focused on environmental justice and the Burmese & Nepali communities in Wyandotte County.  Emily is an educator and activist who has been working to promote just and sustainable ways of living for over 20 years.   She is co-founder of Drawdown of the Heartland, a community...

On 4/6/20, Teresa Wilke will have a talk with Cara Schuster, licensed massage therapist and owner of Fox Den Folk Care.  Months ago, Cara contacted EcoRadio KC and offered to do a program about natural funerals.  What a timely subject this is! Cara began her career as a massage therapist in 2005. Her work is deep and intuitive. She creates her own herbal massage mediums to facilitate deep healing...