The Enviro Show

Greetings Earthlings. Are we feeling very Independent yet? We sure should be given what's going on in DC these daze! With that in mind let's talk about some successful local action. Anita Ryan and Brian Seppala join us to talk about the struggle to protect Bare Cove Park in Hingham, MA. Their website is HERE . Here's our Quote of the Week's backstory: "Two people display[ed] a banner atop the Empi...

Greetings Earthlings. Happy Summer Solstice . It's the 21st century, burn technologies no longer make sense in a Climate Crisis and the losers' War Against Nature must end ASAP. That's how we see it and we've invited Zack Porter co-founder of Standing Trees and passionate advocate for America's public lands back to make the case for permanently protecting State and Federal forest lands in the Nort...

Greetings Earthlings. We reported on this show in the past words to the effect that "Invisible and nearly indestructible, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have seeped into the blood of almost every American and permeated the natural world." That's the tagline for the recent book "Inescapable - Facing Up to Forever Chemicals ". The author, F. Marina Schauffler joins Glen for the interview...

Greetings Earthlings. We continue the theme from last time while focusing on Trees and urban heat islands in a warming world. Robert McDonald, lead author of "Trees halve urban heat island effect globally but unequal benefits only modestly mitigate climate-change warming" published in Nature's Communications. The Enviro Show on WXOJ-LP (103.3 fm) and streaming at www. ValleyFreeRadio.org from Flor...

Greetings Earthlings. In spite of all the bad news out there we still look for some good news out in the forests and among the trees. Michael Kellett, co-founder and Executive Director of RESTORE: The North Woods returns to the show for a conversation about trees and protecting what's left of the natural world. The Enviro Show on WXOJ-LP (103.3 fm) and streaming at www. ValleyFreeRadio.org from Fl...

Greetings Earthlings. Yes, it's a distress call but also the European festival Beltane of ancient Pagan origins marking the beginning of summer, usually celebrated on May 1 . Also, May 1st was International Workers’ Day which began as a commemoration of the 1886 Haymarket Riot in Chicago. The day is officially recognized in much of the world, but not the United States 'cuz you know, "commies"? Hen...

Greetings Earthlings & Happy Every Day is Earth Day. Regardless of what lunacy is slithering around our so-called Federal Government and in the dwindling ranks of MAGA, the vast majority of the human race is still clinging to some semblance of sanity. The largest demonstration of that race was on the first Earth Day, April 22 1970 when "20 million Americans — at the time, 10% of the total popu...

Greetings Earthlings. This April Fools Day we've got a fishy story from MassWildlife and the joke is on residents of the Commonwealth both human and not. Chelsey Simmons, Stewardship Director at Berkshire Environmental Action Team joins us as we take a deep dive into the issues . The Enviro Show on WXOJ-LP (103.3 fm) and streaming at www. ValleyFreeRadio.org from Florence, MA every other Tuesday,...

Greetings Earthlings. It's that time of year once again when we remind tyrants that all is not what it appears to be. The Fates move in strange and mysterious ways. Also, the Spring Equinox or Ostara a Pagan solar holiday honoring the spring’s warmth, light from the sun, and the awakening of the earth is upon us. Diana Reeves, Founder & Executive Director and Luan Van Le, Development & Com...

Greetings Earthlings. You may recall on our last show we spoke of Climate Obstruction: A Global Assessment "? One of the editors, Jennifer Jacquet joins us this week for a deeper dive into the details. Our Enviro Show Quote of the Week concerns our focus this week: "Climate obstruction involves intentional actions and efforts to slow or block policies on climate change that are commensurate with t...

Greetings Earthlings. Not long ago a fascinating video came our way titled " Old Growth Forests - Nature's Biotic Water Pump " that informed us in great detail yet another reason to protect, preserve and enable old-growth forests to flourish. One of the presenters, Anastassia Makarieva , theorist at the Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute in Russia, joins us for the interview. And our Enviro Show...

Greetings Earthlings. As the title says, we are still looking into all those rock formations out there, this time with Peter Waksman who blogs at https://rockpiles.blogspot.com/ . Our Critter of the Week segment has some good old news from David Foster: "Wolves are becoming well established across mainland Denmark, are reproducing, and are expected to increase substantially. Through ongoing immigr...

Greetings Earthlings. You may have heard stories about mysterious rock formations people come upon in the woods with seemingly no explanation as to their origin? Some appear to be actual shelters, others like intentional platforms or markers. There are a lot of theories about their origin but not much science. Mike Luoma author of " Ancient Stone Mysteries of New England " joins us to explore the...

Greetings Earthlings. We are bringing in the New Year with news of yet another invasive species; no it's not the present gold obsessed occupants of the White House but rather invasive golden oyster mushrooms or GOM. A new study finds it "is changing native fungal biodiversity as it invades. GOM has spread rapidly in North America and will continue expanding its range." (unlike MAGA that is losing...

Winter Solstice Greetings Earthlings. The Return of the Light starts on December 21st at 4.02am here in the eastern U.S. You may not be up at that hour but we see there are celebrations at other times. Wiccan priestess, Laura Wildman-Hanlon returns to the show to share with us. Also, Cecelia Doucette, Director, Massachusetts for Safe Technology returns to discuss electromagnetic pollution and what...

Greetings Earthlings. It's said that everyone loves a comeback story and we couldn't agree more when it comes to the American Chestnut Tree . Once a mainstay of life in New England forests and beyond it sadly fell victim to human ignorance and greed . Now, we are happy to report, after decades of failed attempts to overcome the blight, this amazing native tree has returned. Anne Petermann of the G...

Greetings Earthlings. Along time ago we were advised to "Be Here Now" which is a Zen sort of thing. Where else would we be? With that in mind professor, naturalist, and Buddhist author Christopher Ives joins us for a look at ‘ green mental states’ . Our Quote of the Week comes from this week's guest: Simply put, this historical moment calls for lifestyle change at the individual level and structur...

Greetings Earthlings. Some good news from our friends at Kestral Trust : "2,000+ Acres of Forest in the West Quabbin Region [are now] Permanently Conserved...The land will be stewarded as “forever wild,” taking a passive management approach to the forest to encourage old growth conditions to develop." Presumably that means no destructive logging. Kristin DeBoer, Executive Director of Kestrel Land...

Greetings Earthlings. We keep running across vague references to all the energy Artificial Intelligence (AI) uses and how bad it is for the climate but not much data. With that in mind we thought we'd share this short video investigative report from Business Insider for real world details. It seems AI may not be so intelligent after all. Our Quote of the Week comes from one of the founders of AI:...

Greetings Earthlings. There's another kind of Environmental Justice and it happens in courtrooms. Meg Sheehan , co-founder of Community Land & Water Coalition returns to the show as we discuss a recent court victory regarding AD Makepeace's sand mines on Federal Road in Carver, MA. She will also talk about legislation H918 & H948 on Beacon Hill. In The Enviro Show Echo Chamber we are wonde...

Greetings Earthlings. Like our new & improved look? One of the most under reported news stories over the past decade concerns far-right efforts to launch a new Constitutional Convention in which to rewrite the U.S. Constitution to their liking . If the Mad King's fascist redo fails (which it just might) this will be their Plan B. Lindsay Sabadosa, State Rep for the First Hampshire District joi...

Greetings Earthlings. Obviously many people in Washington, DC have gone over the cliff into the MAGA Pit of Delusion & Hate. They represent some 30% or so of the U.S. population but some of them may have realized the error of their way. Regardless, the rest of us are here and many of us are standing up & fighting back. Chris Gish, Community Organizer at Standing Trees joins us to talk abou...

Greetings Earthlings from the historic heart of the anti-nuclear movement here in Northeast USA. We thought we drove a well deserved stake into the heart of the corrupt nuclear industry and its followers long ago but, like vampires some things keep coming back. Deb Katz of the Citizens Awareness Network returns to the show as we shine some daylight into the crypt (be sure to scroll down to the bil...

Greetings Earthlings. We go back a ways when it comes to organizing and making good trouble to protect the planet from the Takers and Ne'er-do-wells who seem clueless about Mother Earth and the climate. It has always been encouraging to find younger folks stepping up to do the work as well, for instance, " The Massachusetts Youth Climate Coalition (MYCC) is a diverse, youth-led, adult-supported, n...

Greetings Earthlings. We don't want to frighten you, dear listeners but The Ghost of Your Nuclear Past is lurking in various Northeastern States as we speak. Both NY Gov. Hochul & MA Gov. Healey are for it (a bit of irony on the latter: we are told Healey's parents allowed the Clamshell Alliance to camp on their land for a Seabrook anti-nuke action) 😌. The good news is The Clamshell Alliance...