EcoNews Report

Humboldt State professor Sarah Jaquette Ray talks with hosts Tom Wheeler and Alicia Hamann about how to avoid burnout, why peddling hope and leveraging guilt are not effective, and how we can move past the illusion of partisan division to working toward climate justice. A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety, by Sarah Jaquette Ray. University of California Press . Available for curbside pick-up at Eurek...

Everything you ever wanted to know about e-bikes! Tom Wheeler is joined by Chris Johnson of Adventure’s Edge and Nancy Stephenson and Sofia Valenzuela of the Redwood Coast Energy Authority to about the miraculous new generation of electric bicycles and why they’re kind of a game-changer. Plus: everything you need to know about the RCEA’s new electric bike rebate program . What is it, why is it, an...

Are you bored at home? Do you keep seeing a bird in your backyard and wonder, “what are you?” On this week’s EcoNews Report, the Green Gang investigates backyard birding! Stay sane during the shelter in place by birding without having to leave your house! For more info: Common Birds of Northwest California  (via Northtown Books). Support the show

Connor McGuigan, lead planner on the county’s multijurisdictional Climate Action Plan, joins host Tom Wheeler to talk about Humboldt’s biggest climate challenges, the development of the plan and more. “We’re laser-focused on transportation emissions and building energy emissions, because those are the big things that local governments, in partnership with local communities, can really have an infl...

Grocery store shelves got you anxious about food security? Spending more time at home and looking for a new project? Start a Victory Garden! Guests Julia Graham-Whitt and Mir de Silva of Two Green Thumbs share tips and tricks to get your first garden established, from seeds to soil and grass to garden.  Interested in learning more? Check out these free resources: https://humgardens.com/ http://nor...

Congressman Huffman joins the Green Gang to talk about the federal COVID-19 response — spoiler alert: he isn’t pleased with the Trump Administration’s handling of the crisis — and previews upcoming environmental legislation. Bored at home? Huffman also offers a book recommendation to keep your mind occupied. Support the show

Dan Jacobson of Environment California joins the Green Gang to talk about how we can reduce the largest single source of greenhouse gas emissions: Transportation. For more info on strategies to transform transportation in the U.S., check out Environment California’s new report: “Destination: Zero Carbon” Support the show

Scott Greacen, Jen Kalt and Tom Wheeler discuss a recent Op-Ed in the New York Times and ask each other the question: How can we be all be happy, healthy, effective activists without succumbing to gloom? More on Oregon activist Emma Marris's 5-step plan for dealing with the stress of the climate crisis and becoming part of the solution: How to Stop Freaking Out and Tackle Climate Change . New...

Emily Allee of the Wildlands Conservancy joins Tom Wheeler (of EPIC) and Alicia Hamann (of Friends of the Eel) to talk about the ambitious work that the nonprofit is doing right here in Humboldt and across the state.  Learn about the conservancy’s two unusual seaside properties along the Humboldt County coast (and how you might visit them) and their large plans for the Eel River, centered around t...

Becky Chambers , local resident and Hugo Award-winning science fiction author, talks with the Green Gang about her work and her philosophy of science fiction. Her popular Wayfarers series focuses on the lives on regular people following an ecological collapse and their relationship with the alien species who somewhat reluctantly save humans.  Also: How living in Humboldt County has inspired new di...

It’s an environmental news roundup conrnucopia, as Alicia Hamann of Friends of the Eel River joins us to talk about the latest on the Great Redwood Trail and The state of play with two fallen billboards Fuels management in the Six Rivers National Forest  Summer steelhead and ESA listing Weird carbon sequestration ideas. … and more! Support the show

What do you do when a raccoon is living in the walls of your home? What about when a bird flies into your window? Why do more English majors than science majors volunteer to save wildlife? Bird Ally X — how is it related to Speed Racer? Monte Merrick, one of Humboldt County’s foremost wildlife rescuers, joins the Green Gang to talk us through these questions and more, and to muse on the complicate...

A divided Green Gang looks back at the process that led to the Terra-Gen wind energy project being denied last month, and debates whether or not it should have been.  What did we learn? Where do we go next? Offshore wind ? Will rooftop solar save us? No easy answers. Support the show

On this week’s episode, Luis Villa, Director of Latino Outdoors , joins the Green Gang to talk about how to make nature a safe, welcoming and inclusive space for all people. Latino Outdoors is a unique Latinx-led organization working to create a national community of leaders in conservation and outdoor education. Started in California, Latino Outdoors is now an international volunteer movement. Le...

Urbanism is not just for big cities like San Francisco. To keep Humboldt bucolic and pastoral, our urban centers need to grow up and not out. Colin Fiske from the Coalition for Responsible Transportation Priorities lays out the case to the Green Gang. Support the show

With the recent power shutoffs and the proposed Humboldt Wind Project (RIP) , our energy infrastructure has received considerable attention lately. But just how the heck does it work?  On this week’s episode, the Green Gang learns how our the grid actually works from Matthew Marshall, executive director of the Redwood Coast Energy Authority . What you learn may shock you. Support the show

You may have noticed it: the bay seems particularly high this time of year. The extreme high tides of winter have a name: King Tides. And they can help illustrate the effects of rising sea levels.  Volunteers are needed to document the high tides and the way sea level rise will impact our bay. Sign up for Humboldt Baykeeper's King Tides Photo Initiative ! And for more info on sea level rise i...

Darren Mierau, CalTrout 's North Coast Director, joins the Green Gang to bring us up to date on efforts to remove two dams to recover salmon and steelhead runs on California's third largest river. CalTrout is one of many groups, including Friends of the Eel River , working to restore the salmon and steelheads runs by removing two dams in the Eel River. As a member of the Eel River Forum...

Poet Jerry Martien joins the Green Gang in the studio to read poetry inspired by the natural landscapes of Humboldt County. If you have never heard Jerry read his poetry before, you are in for a treat, as Jerry’s sonorous voice and crisp lyrical poetry inspires and soothes the soul. Support the show

Maggie Gainer of Zero Waste Humboldt joins the Green Gang to talk about how and why it's important to reduce our waste stream by reusing, recycling, and - first and foremost - reducing by buying less in the first place. Support the show

This week, we talk with Cheryl Seidner (Cultural Liaison, Wiyot Tribe), Adam Canter (Natural Resource Specialist, Wiyot Tribe) and Corinne Alton (Wiyot Tribal member) about the wind energy project being proposed for Bear River Ridge and Monument Ridge in central Humboldt County. The project was denied by the County Planning Commission, and is headed to the County Board of Supervisors for an appeal...

In this week's episode, the Green Gang talks with Stephen Kullman of the Blue Lake Rancheria and Nancy Stephenson of Redwood Coast Energy Authority about the first annual Electric Vehicle Parade, electric vehicle expo, and Holiday tree lighting. Along the way, we also talk about how the PG&E outages provided a unplanned test of the Blue Lake micro-grid system. (They passed with flying col...

Gang Green talks with Pacific Forest Trust VP Paul Mason, veteran of both our own Headwaters Forest fight and more than a decade of lobbying for environmental causes in Sacramento. Why just saying no isn’t enough How Pacific Forest Trust uses carbon credits and conservation easements to drive better forestry Community forests and carbon sequestration Protecting California’s water supply The disast...

On this week’s episode, the Green Gang talks with Jackee Riccio of the CROP Project about trespass cannabis grows —those rascals growing pot on our public lands. With this pot often comes guns, pesticides, and poaching.  Support the show

On this week’s show, the Green Gang interviews author Jon Humboldt Gates about his new book “Firestorm,” the true life account of living through the 2017 Tubbs Fire.  Gates is also the author of Falk’s Claim (about the historic lumber town of Falk) and Night Crossings, tales of historical mishaps involving Humboldt Bay. Support the show