Eco Radio KC

Four students currently enrolled in KU’s Environmental Studies Capstone course, Madisen K. Hane, Eleanor Read Walsh, Hannah Nuest, and Sloan M. Sprau have chosen to fulfill their Capstone by creating their own show and we are lucky to broadcast that show March 29th on EcoRadio KC. http://college.ku.edu/sites/clas.ku.edu/files/docs/Governance/CUSA/2012-13/2012_12_6CLAS%20Capstone%20Info.pdf Given t...

On March 22nd, we will replay our show from 4/20 when host Terri Wilke discussed 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 […]

For our show for March 8th, host Richard Mabion speaks with Zack Pistora,  state lobbyist for the Kansas Sierra Club.  March 5th  was Turnaround: the last day for non-exempt bills in a house of origin.   That means no more new bills, now the legislature’s job is to pass or veto the bills that were brought […]

Join host, Bob Grove, and guests to discuss U.S. Climate Policy under the new Biden administration. Guests include: • Winston Apple – Author and former member of the Democratic National Committee • Howie Hawkins – Co-founder of the Green Party of the United States, and presidential nominee in the 2020 presidential election • Wendell Chris […]

For our show for March 1st, host Jon Hokenson speaks with Brian Schath of CleanAirNow.  Brian wants listeners to know of their campaign to ask Evergy to retire the Lawrence Coal Plant early. Right now, Evergy is meeting to develop its Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) without providing an option for the public to comment. The […]

For our show for February 22nd, host Richard Mabion speaks with the Founders of Urban American Outdoors (UAO),  Candice Price and Wayne Hubbard. Urban American Outdoors (UAO) is the first African American owned and produced adventure-sports reality TV show based in the U.S. Hosted by Wayne Hubbard, filming began in 1999 showing the outdoors from […]

Our show for February 15th is during the KKFI 2021 Winter Fund Drive.  We truly appreciate your support for EcoRadio KC and we are happy for the opportunity for listeners to phone KKFI and show us your love! For our program,  Dorothy Barnett with Climate Energy Project (CEP), will tell listeners about their Beat the […]

On our show for February 8th, host Jon Hokenson speaks with Mattie Bell of the Sunrise Movement Lawrence. Sunrise Movement Lawrence is a local hub of the national Sunrise Movement organization. The Sunrise Movement is a youth movement to stop climate change and create millions of good jobs in the process. They are building an […]

Host Craig Lubow talks to Jill Erickson, Executive Director of Heartland Conservation Alliance about issues and projects the organization is currently working on. Heartland Conservation Alliance is an urban land trust so that we can protect lands identified in regional plans. We are currently focusing our efforts in the Blue River Watershed. Land trusts protect […]

On Jan. 25, 2021, Eco-Radio will have as our guest Bernadette Demientieff, Executive Director of the Gwich’in Steering Committee, a coalition of Gwich’in people seeking to preserve one of America’s last great wildernesses, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, from the depredations of the fossil fuel industry.  Included in this discussion will be the Jan. 6, […]

Elaine Giessel, marine biologist and chair of the Conservation Committee for the Kansas Chapter of the Sierra Club, joins host Craig Lubow to talk about the Monarch Butterfly and its proposed listing as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. RESOURCES: www.journeynorth.org www.biologicaldiversity.org www.monarchjointventure.org

On our January 4th show, host Terri Wilke speaks with Alicia Ellingsworth, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Daniel Robinson, Farm Manager, and Jennifer Thomas, Co-Founder and Board Chair, from the KC Farm School on Gibbs RD.   KC Farm School’s mission is to bring individuals of all ages, abilities and ancestries on-farm, hands-on empowering them to connect […]

You can tune in to hear Loretta Craig’s presentation at the KC Farm School conference, Let’s Grow! an event that occurred recently in November.  Loretta Craig speaks on Linking Human Health to Soil Health.  Loretta Craig’s years of research and hands-on observation at Prairie Garden Farm has reaped her discussion on the interconnectedness of all […]

Environmental justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. Join host, Bob Grove, and guests on this Mark Luther King Day to discuss the local state of environmental justice. Guests […]

On our December 21st show, host Richard Mabion, our own community activist,  speaks with his friend Norman Anderson.  Norm has over 35 years of environmental public health experience.   He lives in Maine.  He and Richard met at an NAACP conference in Pittsburgh.  They are both involved in the Pittsburgh Platform, an endeavor intended to promote […]

On our show before Veteran’s Day, host Richard Mabion, a proud Veteran, speaks with Nova Clarke, the new Visitor Services Manager for the Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge (NWR).  True to a veteran’s core leadership values, Richard will take the time to introduce our listeners to the resources in our community.   Marais des Cygnes […]

Overpopulation puts a strain on Earth’s resources, food systems, and increases pollution and carbon emissions. Join host Bob Grove as his guests explore ethical ways to reduce population growth and shift to sustainable resources. Bob Grove, President, Climate Council of Greater Kansas City Alan Weisman, journalist & author of The World Without Us, and Countdown […]

In Kansas, it is now legal to hunt coyotes at night using lights and thermal-imaging equipment. They can be hunted openly all year long with motor vehicles and at night. Only the use of this thermal-imaging equipment and lights is new. Coyote hunting may only exacerbate alleged predator concerns. Margaret Kramar, an environmental activist from […]

Host Brent Ragsdale speaks with Dr. Ye Tao, Faculty and Principle Investigator from the Rowland Institute at Harvard about a solution to the climate change crisis – MEER:ReflEction,  a grand, versatile, and comprehensive engineering project rooted in the ecological functioning and resource availabilities of our planet. It addresses the urgency of climate change while reshaping […]

Host Jon Hokenson speaks with Jacob Carter, a research scientist for the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). In this role, Dr. Carter investigates how science is used in the policy-making process, focusing on issues of scientific integrity across the federal government. Prior to joining UCS, Dr. Carter worked […]

Host Teresa Wilke speaks with Bob Jurgens, the Bureau Director of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment Bureau of Environmental Remediation, and John Jurgensmeyer, Environmental Remediation Program Director with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.  They will each us tell us how contamination is addressed under state statutes and practices.  Both Directors acknowledge a […]

Ty Gorman started in May as the Sierra Club Campaign Representative with the Beyond Coal Campaign in Kansas.  Ty grew up in East Tennessee fighting coal plants in the mountains near his home and has worked on climate change mitigation and adaptation projects for the last 15 years.  He first volunteered with the Sierra Club […]

  On Oct. 26, Eco-Radio will have as our guest, Mr. Mark Hague, who retired after a decades long career at the Environmental Protection Agency, culminating in his appointment as the Administrator of the Region 7 office of the EPA in Lenexa, Ks. Our discussion will focus on environmental rollbacks by the EPA in recent […]

Marty Kraft, local biochar enthusiast,  works with Tracy Garden, a no-till community garden that showcases biochar and carbon smart gardening. Host Brent Ragsdale will speak with Marty about the assets of biochar. http://tracygarden.org/ Biochar is produced when plant matter, manure, or other organic material is heated in a zero- or low-oxygen environment. Biochar is a […]

Host Teresa Wilke speaks with Chef Michael Foust about how to dine with the planet in mind. http://www.blacksheepkcmo.com/ EcoRadio KC airs each week at the dinner hour – it’s time to talk about food.  Our show will feature a discussion with Chef Michael Foust, Owner of Black Sheep Market +.   Foust converted Black Sheep & […]