For A Green Future

Host Joe DeMare describes watching a herd of wild deer as they engaged in rutting with bucks fighting over does. Next he interviews Cathy Cowan Becker, President of Save Ohio Parks, as she talks about how the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio denies AEP's request to eliminate net metering, which would have eliminated rooftop solar installations. Then she talks about the plan to open Ohio's parks...

Host Joe DeMare plays excerpts from some of the best interviews of 2025, featuring an interview from Ukraine where they're building wind farms in the middle of a war, people from many different environmental organizations, scientists and others fighting to save the Earth!  #FAGF #ForAGreenFuture #Environmentalcommunication #ClimateChange #environmentnews #DataCenters #Nuclearenergy #Nuclearpolluti...

Host Joe DeMare talks about unseasonably high temperatures, the loss of his sister Rosanne DeMare, and the urgency of switching to a sustainable society. Next he describes the Green Future that MUST happen if we are to have any future at all. Rebecca Wood tells us about the Cassava Plant. Ecological News includes Trump's dismantling of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Cats turning up...

Host Joe DeMare talks about how Solstice is a time for hope for the environment, despite all the anti-environmental forces threatening us. Next he interviews Kevin Kamps from Beyond Nuclear about their recent challenge to the evil corporation Holtec's plans to irradiate Americans by creating an interim nuclear waste storage site. Rebecca Wood tells us how oranges ended up in our stockings. Ecologi...

Host Joe DeMare gives updates on the battle for old growth in British Columbia and AEP's sneaky attempt to eliminate Net Metering. Next he interviews Jay Warmke from SolarPVTraining.com about the future of solar in Ohio. Rebecca Wood takes us on an excursion to Lake St. Clair along the Michigan/Canada border. Ecological News includes a slew of environmental court losses for the Trump administratio...

Host Joe DeMare talks about his eco observations at the Galaxycon science fiction convention in Columbus. Then he describes how he humiliated himself in front of the British Actress Billie Piper. Next, he interviews Helena Volzer with the Alliance for the Great Lakes about hyper scale data centers and their water and environmental impacts. Rebecca Wood talks about the 127 mile long River Rouge in...

Host Joe DeMare talks about being grateful for water and snow, and how even though Ohio is having a cold snap, the northern parts of the globe are having temperatures 20 degrees and more above normal. Next he interviews Cathy Cowan Becker about the AEP's insidious plan to slip in a rule change that would eliminate solar power net metering! By putting the rule change in place during Thanksgiving va...

Host Joe DeMare talks about a town hall where data centers were discussed, and marching in a holiday parade with a giant Earth ball. Then he does the show's annual talk with Philip Yenyo, head of AIM Ohio about Thanksgiving from a Native American perspective. Rebecca Wood starts talking about chili peppers. Ecological News includes Tehran being abandoned because of global warming, Trump's attack o...

 Host Joe DeMare talks about the high cost of corruption and how it's slowing down the world's response to global warming. Next he interviews Dr. Mark Jacobson from Stanford University about the amazing progress California is making with ever increasing amounts of solar, wind, and hydro power. Rebecca Wood discusses poinsettias, and explains why we shouldn't call them poinsettias anymore. Ecologic...

Host Joe DeMare talks about the election results and how Americans of all political stripes oppose Trump's plan to destroy our wilderness areas. Next he interviews Jesse James Deer-In-The-Water about recent nuclear happenings in Michigan as the state continues to pour billions into the nuclear power black hole. Rebecca Wood talks about the Cuyahoga National Park. Ecological News includes the findi...

Host Joe DeMare talks about government disinformation and how it's affecting everything from bison to nuclear plants. Then he interviews Vina Colley of PRESS about plutonium and neptunium contamination in Piketon, Ohio. Rebecca Wood sings the praises of amaranth. Ecological News includes Trump opening the 1.6 million acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's coastal plains to oil and gas dril...

Host Joe DeMare talks about the how accurate environmental information is getting harder and harder to find. Then he discusses the crisis with Antarctic Krill. Russia has just arrested the world's leading expert on Antarctic Krill and is charging him with treason because he was on his way to a global krill summit where he was going to advocate for strict limits on krill fishing. Rebecca Wood discu...

Host Joe DeMare talks about the No Kings protest and how protecting the Earth and fighting global warming are supported by the overwhelming majority of Americans. Next he interviews Kristen Buskirk, owner of Clay Hill Organic Farm about organic farming and the challenges faced by farmers as global warming makes growing food more and more difficult. Rebecca Wood talks about sesame plants, seeds, oi...

Host Joe DeMare talks about rolling his giant Earth ball in the Oak Harbor Apple Festival Parade. Next he interviews Don Hancock from the Southwest Research and Information Center about Holtec's recent announcement that they're abandoning plans for an interim high level nuclear waste storage site in New Mexico. Rebecca Wood talks about the swimming pigs of Exumas in the Bahamas. Ecological News in...

Host Joe DeMare remembers Jane Goodall, giant among environmentalists. Next he interviews old growth forest advocate Joshua Wright about the current blockade on Victoria Island as activists try to stop the logging of the last remnants of 2,000 year old trees. Rebecca Wood tells us about the "father of ecology" Aldo Leopold, environmental educator and author of "A Sand County Almanac." Ecological N...

Host Joe DeMare tears apart President Trump's address to the UN where he literally said, "The Wind doesn't blow," and a hundred other falsehoods about renewable energy. Next, he interviews Stephany Seay about a study that proves Yellowstone bison not only aren't overgrazing the Park, they are essential to keeping it healthy. Rebecca Wood talks about pokeweed. Ecological News has only good news thi...

Host Joe DeMare talks about finding hope and joy in little successes as an environmentalist, like abandoned nuclear plants being torn down. Next he eulogizes Robert Redford, who leaves an amazing legacy as an environmental activist. Rebecca Wood reads from the letter to the Toledo Museum of art decrying the environmental and social damage caused by the current NFT exhibit of "Art" generated by AI....

Despite technical difficulties, Joe DeMare hosts the show from Colorado, where wildfire smoke was still causing problems. Next, he interviews Silja Ask Lundberg, from the organization Oil Change International about the recent elections in Norway that have cleared the way for that country to begin winding down its fossil fuel based economy. Rebecca Wood continues to talk about "generated" art and i...

Host Joe DeMare talks about a mushroom hunt in the Oak Openings Metropark where he found 17 different types of fungus, including an invasive Asian fungus. Next he interviews Libbe HaLevy, playwright and anti-nuclear activist about her new play "Atomic Bill and the Payment is Due," as well as her long running radio program, "Nuclear Hotseat." Rebecca Wood talks about AI, cryptocurrency, and Toledo...

Host Joe DeMare talks about his 45th high school class reunion and bemoans the fact that Americans can't talk about politics. Next he interviews Keving Kamps from Beyond Nuclear about the Palisades nuclear plant and its shift to "operational status." He also drops the bombshell that there is a thyroid cancer cluster around the nuke plant. Rebecca Wood talks about the US Forest Service. Ecological...

Host Joseph R. DeMare talks about the film and book "My Life as a Turkey," and the growing sentiment among many that they want to get out of the human race. Next he interviews Rachel Belz from Ohio Citizen Action about their 50th anniversary and some of their battles and successes over the years. Rebecca Wood tells us about the Aleutian Low and how it can effect weather all over North America. Eco...

Host Joe DeMare talks about his 5 mile kayak trip on the mighty Maumee River complete with bald eagles and freshwater mussels. Then he interviews Christina O'Millian and Brian McPeek about a petition effort to overturn Richland County's ban on solar and wind power. Rebecca Wood tells about the  Kyshtym nuclear disaster which contaminates 9,000 square miles in Russia. Ecological News includes 8 nuc...

Host Joe DeMare talks about the surge in people purchasing electric and plug in hybrid cars. Then he discusses individual action versus governmental policy in the battle against global warming. Next he interviews Roxann Kuhns about her organization Civilian Disaster Response that has been on the front lines of responding to global warming enhanced disasters. Rebecca Woods looks back at the Windsca...

Host Joe DeMare talks about his experiences at the Wood County Fair from and ecological perspective. Then he asks the audience, "What then shall we do?" in a country where the government is denying ecological reality and changing laws to damage the environment. Rebecca Wood talks about the invasive plant Creeping Charlotte. Environmental news includes Trump's "Don Quixoti speech where he told a st...

Host Joe DeMare talks about our global warming enhanced summer and how 90 degree water in the Gulf of Mexico is making life miserable as far north as Canada. Next he plays a montage of recordings from the 45th annual Governor's Fish Day including a press conference at the end. Rebecca Wood's piece is on the most common butterfly in the world, the Cabbage White. Ecological News includes Congress el...