EcoNews Report

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

On this week’s episode, the Green Gang investigates mercury in Humboldt Bay and the Eel River. (Could they be connected?)  Support the show

A new study in the journal Science documents the staggering loss of bird populations in North America — a decline of approximately three billion birds in total over the past 50 years. Local ornithologist Ken Burton says that Humboldt County is not immune to this trend. Using available data, Burton has determined that of the most commonly reported species in Northwest California, 69 percent of bird...

The Klamath River is now a person with full legal rights under Yurok Tribal Law. Amy Cordalis, General Counsel for the Yurok Tribe, joins the green gang to talk about what this means for the river and why giving recognizing “personhood” for the river is both a big and little leap under the law.  (As Mitt Romney sez: “Corporations are people too, my friend.”) Support the show

In this week’s show, the Green Gang discusses Interior Secretary David Bernhardt’s attempts to fast track the approval of the Shasta Dam raise, which would benefit Bernhardt’s former client, the Westlands Water District. (The losers? The ecological community that would drown under rising waters.) The Gang also discusses Gov. Gavin Newsom’s veto of SB 1, a state bill that would improve state enviro...

On this week’s EcoNews Report, with your regular panel: Greta Thunberg and the Children’s Climate Strike. Jonathan Franzen: Bad novelist, maybe halfway decent activist? Single-issue environmentalism versus ecological advocacy. The glorious destructive power of an enraged mother walrus. LINKS: ” It’s Kids vs. The World in Landmark Climate Complaint ,” Gizmodo, Sept. 23, 2019. ” What if We Stopped P...

Do you live or work in a tsunami zone ? Do you drive through one to take your kids to and from school? Do you like to go to the beach but wonder how to know if there might be sneaker waves? This week’s guest is Troy Nicolini, Meteorologist-in-Charge at the National Weather Service in Eureka. Troy has lots of practical, time-tested tips on avoiding sneaker waves, what to do in a tsunami and why emp...

On this EcoNews Report, your favorite Forest Grumps talk about “ecological grief” — the deep sense of dread and depression we get from thinking about how we are screwed in the face of climate change and the anthropocene. Support the show

Remember the EcoNews Report? It was that handy, locally produced environmental news roundup on KHSU that you used to tune into on Thursday afternoons, back when KHSU was a thing. Now, readers/listeners, it is back! Every Saturday at 10 a.m., the Lost Coast Outpost and our sister station KHUM (104.3 and 107.3 FM) will bring you the newly revamped half-hour enviro news/chat program with all the old...