For A Green Future

Joe DeMare again refuses the tempting but unethical invitation to go fishing with Governor DeWine. Then he interviews Joshua Wright about continuing efforts to protect the last little bit of Old Growth forest left on Victoria Island, Canada and the BC government's duplicitous efforts to cut them down. Rebecca Wood reports on disabled people's challenges with climate disasters and participating in climate activism. Ecological News includes France's decision to nationalize the nuclear company EDF, and attempts to send a friend of the show to prison for fighting a pipeline. 

Joe DeMare talks about the "Supreme" Court decision that prevents the Environmental Protection Agency from protecting the environment. Rebecca Wood tells us all about the invasive and disgusting hammerhead worm. Ecological News includes a rare correction and apology to the people of Australia, the truth about Jeffrey Clark Anti-Environmental Lawyer, and the actual drop in CO2 emissions during Covid. 

Joe DeMare talks about how The Toledo Blade always seems to be two stories behind For A Green Future and reviews the HBO documentary "Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes." Next he interviews Diane D'Arrigo about current Nuclear issues and Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur's role in financing rolling Chernobyls planned for us in the US. Rebecca Wood talks about Plymouth Bay and the evil Holtec corporation's plan to fill it with radioactivity. Ecological News includes talk about the plastic shields which DON'T protect against Covid, Pumas making a comeback in Florida, and more! 

Joe DeMare gets trapped on the highway by a truck crash and is forced to broadcast the entire show from inside his plug in hybrid Chrysler Pacifica Wondervan. After railing against the horrible show "Axmen," he interviews David Sligh, with Wild Virginia. They're leading a coalition against the Trump administration's rule changes that weakened NEPA that are still being defended by the Biden Administration. Rebecca Wood talks about giraffes. Ecological News includes Yellowstone grizzlies, rolling blackouts in Columbus, and how renewables beat nukes in 2021! 

Joe DeMare talks about how he seems to be always right when it comes to predicting how political leaders will handle nuclear problems. Sandy Bihn is our guest, talking about the documentary "The Erie Situation" which examines the problems of CAFO's and algae blooms. Rebecca Wood tells us about the cottonwood tree. Environmental news includes bumblebees and glyphosates and the discovery that plants have free will. 

Joe DeMare reports from the road that led to Rome, NY, making observations on Phragmites and canals. Next he interviews representatives from the Ohio Enviornmental Council and the Black Environmental Leaders Association about HB 429, the Energy Jobs With Justice Act. Joe reads a bunch of listener tweets on the air. Rebecca enlightens us about flamingos. Ecological News includes stories of more near miss missile attacks on Ukrainian nuke plants and wind turbines increasing fish populations. 

Joe DeMare describes his unexpected but incredible trip to the Rocky Mountain National Park. Then he interviews Norbert Suchanek about the International Uranium Film Festival. Rebecca Wood tells us all about Irises. Update on HB 434, the "Turn Ohio Into A Radioactive Waste Dump" act. Then profiles of this year's Goldman prize winners. 

Joe DeMare celebrates the closure of the Palisades nuclear power plant in Michigan, then talks about the three kinds of symbiosis: parasitism, commensalism, and mutualism. Rebecca Wood does a report on why people from North Carolina are called "tar heels." Ecological news includes Australia's national elections that were a referendum on climate change. Moose being eaten by ticks in Maine, and great news that wind an solar are on track to stop global warming! 

Joe DeMare talks about his ecological observations down in North Carolina. Then he interviews Jesse James Deer In The Water about a range of nuclear issues facing Michigan, from more reactor scrams at Fermi II nuclear power plant to the shuttering of Pallisades nuclear plant on May 31. Ecological news includes fires at Los Alamos nuclear labs and Ohio's HB 429. 

Joe DeMare discusses "No Mow May" and then reviews the Netflix Series, "Meltdown!: Three Mile Island." Our guest this week, Tim Porter talks about National Train Day, why trains are so much better than cars or planes, and Ohio's deadline for applying for federal money to establish new train stations. Rebecca Wood delves into violets. Ecological News includes the deadly heat wave in India, Florida's Ron Desantis striking a blow for rooftop solar power, and Brazil's record deforestation rate in April. 

Joe DeMare talks about his trip to northern Michigan. Then he interviews Dr. Chris Busby about his research finding that "low doses" of radiation are actually three orders of magnitude more harmful than predicted by the Linear No Threshold model. Rebecca Wood talks to us about Corsican Hares. Ecological News includes Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm's love affairs with nukes, gas, and Republicans during House Energy subcommittee testimony, and how kites shaped like scary birds can protect vulnerable species. 

Joe DeMare talks about the importance of actually doing things to help save the planet as well as the new Frontline documentary,  The Power of Big Oil. Next, he interviews Nick Hennessy, the Sustainability Coordinator at Bowling Green State University. Rebecca Wood talks to us about yeast. Ecological News includes Governor DeWine signing the terrible HB175 into law which removes environmental protections for ephemeral streams, "ecocrete," and more!  

Joe DeMare talks about the connection between religion, nature, and spring in honor of Easter, Passover, and Ramadan. Next he interviews Pat Marida about HB434, the proposed law which would create a secret "Nuclear Authority" which could seize Ohioans' homes and property and dump nuclear wastes without any kind of environmental review or public input. Rebecca Wood tells us about the Cape Hare, a desert loving hare native to Egypt and other areas. Ecological news includes Ohio's HB 175 which, if Governor DeWine signs it, would allow "ephemeral" streams to become dumping grounds, discussion of the documentary "Trashed," and much more! 

Joe DeMare talks about his ecological observations while on a cruise to the Caribbean! From the rainforest in Puerto Rico to the Florida Everglades. Rebecca Wood talks about Muslim environmentalists. Ecological News includes stories describing how Governor DeWine knew Sam Randazzo was a corporate stooge for First Energy, but appointed him head of the PUCO anyway and an Italian fisherman who's using granite sculptures to stop illegal fishing! 

Joe DeMare broadcasts from aboard the "Jewel of the Sea" about half way between Florida and Haiti, talking about some of his experiences taking his first ever cruise. Next he interviews Vicki Gallagher with the 577 Foundation about organic gardening. Environmental News includes discussion of the wind industry breaking another world wide record in 2021, approaching 100 GW of new wind power coming on line! Also how creating bioreserves in the ocean, blocking the areas that can be fished, won't reduce the amount of fish we can harvest from the ocean. Germany is speeding up its switch to 100% renewable energy and surfers are saving coastlines all over the world. 

Joe DeMare urges listeners to skip lawn spraying this year an rails against Daylight Savings Time. The he interviews Dr. George Bullerjahn from BGSU about cutting edge research on the importance of diatoms in the Great Lakes during winter. Turns out there's just as much activity in the winter as in the summer! Rebecca Wood takes us on a tour of Swan Creek and Swan Creek Metropark in Toledo. Ecological news includes making Daylight Savings Time permanent, and Energy Harbor's switch to "Carbon Free" but still radioactive energy policy. 

Joe DeMare talks about his experiences participating Unplug Nuclear Power on March 11. Then he talks with Diane D'Arrigo of NIRS, first about the dire situation with Chernobyl's nuclear waste cooling pools, then about lifetime anti-nuclear activist Bob Alverez. Bob helped  keep radioactive metal out of recycling centers, brought the story of Karen Silkwood to the world, and is being honored by NIRS with a lifetime achievement award. Rebecca Wood talks about Rigoberta Menchú Tum, Nobel prize winner, and Mayan crusader for indigenous rights. Ecological news includes Biden's deforestation plans for National Forests, unlocking the genetic secrets of phragmites, and the green Estonian city with the highest standard of living in the world!

Joe DeMare talks about his meeting with Ohio State Rep Haraz Ghanbari, lobbying against HB434, the Turn Ohio Into A Radioactive Waste Dump act. Then he interviews Kevin Kamps from Beyond Nuclear about the risks of nuclear catastrophe in Ukraine. Rebecca Wood tells us about Oxford Island, in Ireland, one of the most important bird sanctuaries in Europe. Then in Ecological News, Joe talks about the new plastics treaty, forest fires in Florida and more! 

Joe DeMare talks about his upcoming meeting with State Rep Haraz Ghanbari and then makes an announcement about a shockingly unenvironmental thing he's planning to do in March. Next, he interviews Lisa Maatz from Ohio Citizen Action about SB117 and HB351 twin bills that would finally end the coal plant subsidies put in place by the infamous HB6. CORRECTION: In the original broadcast, Joe stated that Representative Bill Seitz started drooling when American Electric Power offered to "work with" the committee to pass HB6. This recording has been corrected. It was actually Dick Stein, author of the current HB434--a bill to turn Ohio into a radioactive waste dump, that was doing the drooling. Next Rebecca Wood tells us about the Maroon peoples in honor of black history month. In ecological news, Biden appoints a wolf killer to head the Fish and Wildlife department, Ukraine nuke plants, and more! 

Joe DeMare talks about the unfortunate trend of turning parks with wild plants into lawns with little or no value for wildlife. Then he interviews Collette Adkins about the recent federal court decision to relist wolves as endangered species in 44 states. Rebecca Wood asks "What is an environmentalist?" Ecological News includes storm Eunice that ravished England and the genetic secrets of the Colorado potato beetle.