The Green Gang

EcoNews Report

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A weekly environmental news roundup produced in Arcata, California by Tom Wheeler (Environmental Protection Information Center), Alicia Hamann (Friends of the Eel River), Jen Kalt (Humboldt Waterkeeper) and Colin Fiske (Coalition for Responsible Transportation Priorities).

Be sure to visit the podcast's website and support the creator: www.humboldtwaterkeeper.org

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Where’s the Mercury in Humboldt Bay Coming From? 27.10.2019 29:52

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

Massive Bird Declines Foretell a Silent Spring 20.10.2019 29:12

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 a Person, My Friend 13.10.2019 30:06

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

Trump’s Cartoon Supervillains and Their Surprising Ally in Gov. Gavin Newsom 06.10.2019 29:35

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...

Let’s Not Deify People, Even If They’re Awesome Activists Like Greta Thunberg 29.09.2019 29:17

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...

What Can Tsunamis Teach Us About Combating Climate Change? 22.09.2019 29:47

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...

It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And We’re SO DEPRESSED) 15.09.2019 28:56

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

They’re Back! Your Loveable Environmental Curmudgeons Have a New Show 08.09.2019 29:36

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...