For A Green Future

Guest Host Joe DeMare talks about the City of Bowling Green eliminating its penalty on rooftop solar after a seven year battle. Next he interviews Cathy Cowan-Becker about SB 219 a law which makes it easier for oil and gas companies to frack Ohio's state parks and other lands. Rebecca Wood tells us more than we want to know about hookworm. Ecological News includes The Lancet publishing a letter which blows the case for nuclear power out of the water, the Pentagon blocking wind power in the US, and the OEPA deciding NOT to issue a blanket water permit for data centers after all.  

Guest host Joe DeMare talks about Canadian wildfires, and how they contribute to the carbon positive feedback loops in surprising ways. Next is an interview with Tara Zuardo with The Center for Biological diversity. The Trump administration has essentially eliminated the Endangered Species Act. Using a "rule change" to get rid of the requirement that habitat be protected, Trump intends to drive endangered species to extinction. Rebecca Wood pursues flying squirrels. Ecological News includes how the lobbyist for AEP who runs the JobsOhio secret organization funded by Ohio's liquor taxes intends to give AEP hundreds of millions of dollars to build small modular reactors. Also, the top 5 EVs in the US in 2026, and wasting time and money chasing fusion. #GlobalWarming, #ESA #EndangeredSpeciesAct #EVs #TaraZuardo #Fusion 

Guest host Joe DeMare talks about Cyclospora, parasites in general and some interesting parasite trivia. Next, he interviews Diane D'Arrigo of Nuclear Information Resource Service (NIRS) about the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's "Wholesale Revision" of its rules that will allow nuclear plant owners to irradiate you. Rebecca Wood takes a slide on Ice. Ecological News includes: Canada's plan to dump radioactive wastes on indigenous people in the North;another study that explains why global warming is dooming Miami and New Orleans; and railroad solar in Switzerland.  

Guest Host Joe DeMare talks about interdependence on the 4th of July. Dust from the Sahara clouds the skies of NW Ohio. Positive feedback loops accelerate global warming. Next, Guest Dr. Mark Jacobson details why Carbon Capture and Storage and Direct Air Capture are scams. Rebecca Wood deepens her obsession with mulberries. Ecological News includes Ohio Governor DeWine signing SB 219, a law that opens all Ohio state parks to fracking, and SCOTUS siding with Monsanto in eliminating the ability to appeal in state court if you've been poisoned by a corporation.  

Guest Host Joe DeMare talks about the interconnectedness of the crises facing the world today. From the war in Ukraine to the krill in the Antarctic to the salmon on your grocery shelves to the Gulf oil spill, everything is interconnected into one, dystopian system that threatens the world. Next, he interviews Jenny Morgan who has extensively researched the problems with fossil fuel accidents, spills, and explosions in Ohio. Rebecca Wood talks about mountain and wood Sorrel. Ecological News includes: Trump backing off his plans to dismantle the nation's ocean water monitoring system; the Antarctic heat wave, and a huge solar/battery development going in in Utah. #Renewables #nuclear #anti-nuclear #Ecology #Sorrel #Fossil Fuel Accident 

Guest host Joe DeMare talks about the probable connection between global low fertility rates and global pollution such as radioactive isotopes, microplastics, toxic chemicals, and rising temperatures. Next he interviews Linda Pentz Gunter, author of the new book, "No to Nuclear: Why Nuclear Power Destroys Lives, Derails Climate Progress, and Provokes War." Rebecca Wood tells us all about walnuts. Ecological news includes a study showing offshore wind farms are beneficial for octopuses and other sea life and Trump's "Justice" department intervening to allow Musk's data centers to break environmental laws. 

Guest Host Joe DeMare talks about eco-observations on a trip to the Asheville, North Carolina area, including a run in with a black bear. Senior Host Joseph DeMare interviews Casson Trenor about the organization Sea Shepherd's efforts to save the Antarctic Krill from over fishing. Rebecca Wood dives into strawberries. Ecological News includes Trump's destruction of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for a few million dollars and wind and solar finally overtaking natural gas to become the largest source of electrical generation world wide! 

Guest Host Joe DeMare talks about fighting disinformation in the time of Trump by delving in to the psychology of those who choose to believe what they're told despite the evidence of their own eyes and experiences. Then he interviews three of the most important anti-nuclear activists in the US, Kevin Kamps, Mike Keegan, and Diane D'Arrigo about the recent anti-nuclear summit held in Michigan. In honor of Pride Month, Rebecca Wood talks about Harvey Milk, the first openly gay politician elected in California and a devoted environmentalist who was tragically assassinated. Ecological News includes Trump destroying ocean monitoring systems and  eliminating regulations that protected people and watersheds from toxic coal ash. #AntiNuclear #Environment #HarveyMilk #NuclearPower #CoalAsh #FAGF #Disinformation

Guest Host Joey DeMare talks about gardening, "weeds," and how some people let the weeds of untruth grow in the garden of their minds. Next, Joe DeMare interviews Emily Goddard with the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication about their twice a year survey of Americans' attitudes towards global warming and climate change. Rebecca Wood tells us about the invasive flower, Star of Bethlehem. Ecological News includes a Scottish study proving nuclear power is uneconomical, Trump's embrace of global warming accelerating HFCs, and a deadly heat wave in India.#FAGF #ForAGreenFuture#Climatechange #solarenegy #heatwave #windenergy

Guest Host Joey DeMare talks about the anti-nuclear summit at the Circle Pines nature camp. Next he interviews Stephany Seay about Yellowstone Park's "secret Environmental Impact Statement" that could open the park itself up for hunting bison. Ecological News includes nuclear power plants catching fire around the country, a dangerous new invasive species of ant that's spreading across north America, and a special report by guest host Buffi Elwazani about developments in the SLAPP lawsuit against Greenpeace.

Host Joe DeMare talks about the history of disinformation around nuclear power, and efforts to counter the overwhelming corporate and government propaganda pushing nukes right now. He also describes his experiences testifying against Ohio Senate Bill 294 which would outlaw all new wind and solar development. Rebecca Wood talks about faux environmental opposition to a proposed solar farm in Toledo. Ecological News includes solar passing coal in Texas, how solar fields improve the land, and New Zealand's plan to eliminate all invasive predators. #nuclear #antinuclear #Solar #NewZealand #HB6

Host Joe DeMare talks about Mothers' Day, electric cars, and the biggest week in birding. Next, he interviews Brian McPeek Jr. about the failed attempt to overturn Richland County's ban on wind and solar power. In a tight referendum, Richland County Ohio voted to stay stuck in the 20th century banning the wind and solar power that's sweeping the world. Rebecca Wood tells us about orangutans and motherhood. Ecological News includes an incredible victory in the fight to protect the Pe'sla area of the Black Hills, and Trump allowing unregulated hunting in all national park and forest lands. 

Host Joe DeMare talks about the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and the HBO Miniseries by the same name, and what both say about humans and our attitudes towards technology, the truth, and each other. Next he interviews Scott Weidensaul, author of the new book, "The Return of the Oystercatcher." Rebecca Wood takes a deeper dive into Ohio's Cedar Bog Nature Preserve. Ecological News includes: Trump eliminating scientists from the National Science Foundation; Indigenous Youth locking themselves to mining equipment defending the Black Hills; and Larry Householder's failed attempt to make bribery legal.  

Host Joe DeMare talks about his Earth Day party and generating hydrogen for a (small) explosion using his solar panel and water. Caller Barbie and Rebecca Wood both discuss the wonders of Mugwort and its many traditional uses. Ecological News includes Ohio Senator John Husted and suggestions that he may have been involved with the HB6 scandal. Suggestions he denies. Also "new" old growth forest designated in Champagne County and the Santa Marta conference where 53 countries are planning to completely abandon fossil fuels.