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For A Green FutureFor A Green Future: The Green Future! Episode 356; Dec. 28, 2025Host 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 their noses at Rats, and the long term effects of clear cuts on flooding.#FAGF#ForAGreenFuture#Environmentalcommunication#ClimateChange#environmentnews#DataCenters#Nuclearenergy#Nuclearpollution#Waterusage...
2025-12-3057 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future: Fifty Years of Fighting! 082425 Episode 338Host 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. Ecological News includes the ending of CHEJ, and the rebranding of Bison as wildlife and not cattle on some reservations.
2025-08-2658 min
Radiant LivingEpisode 40 – The Gratitude Episode: Lessons from the Best in the GameIn this heartfelt episode of Radiant Living, host Nicole Hombrebueno Demare explores the transformative power of gratitude, especially with Canadian Thanksgiving on the horizon.
Discover the latest research linking gratitude to improved emotional well-being, better sleep, and even an increase in happiness! Nicole shares practical ways to spark gratitude in your daily life and reflects on how it can inspire healthier habits and stronger relationships.
Plus, enjoy inspiring mic-drop moments from past guests, including Dr. Leigh Erin Connealy, Chef Bae, Dr. John Kim, Enisa and Michelle from Cleanface, Parker Brook from Lo...
2024-10-0251 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Yellowstone Ranching Bison." 062324 Episode 280Host Joe DeMare talks about heat waves in Ohio and around the world, and how increased heat makes people stupider. This leads to bad decisions like Congress's ADVANCE act, which turns the Nuclear Regulatory Commission into a nuclear promotion agency. Like we need another one of those. Then he interviews Stephany Seay about another bad government decision, the choice of "Option 2" in the bison management plan which will limit bison numbers to 6,000 max. Rebecca Wood talks about pecans. Ecological News includes: new studies predicting geoengineering disaster; approval for the mountain valley pipeline; and French nuke company EDF on trail...
2024-06-2857 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Holtec's Criminal Past!" 061624 Episode 279Host Joe DeMare talks about the growing movement to throw out the ideas of personal responsibility making a difference in the war to save the planet. Then Kevin Kamps of Beyond Nuclear tells us about the criminal history of Holtec, the company the Biden administration trusts to restart the dead Palisades nuclear reactor. Rebecca Wood talks about radiation contamination in Toledo. Ecological News includes: a geoengineering experiment that was stopped in California; EVs are now cheaper that gas cars; and California lawmakers balking at giving Diablo Canyon more money.
2024-06-2058 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Greenpeace Vs SLAPP Lawsuit!" 060924 Episode 278 Host Joe DeMare talks about the invasive Joro spider and the misinformation campaign trying to convince people that invasive spiders the size of dinner plates with a painful bite and an appetite for humming birds is no big deal. Next he interview Deepa Pedmanabha, Deputy General Counsel for Greenpeace USA about the $300 million SLAPP lawsuit that is threatening to bankrupt one of the most important environmental organizations in the world. Rebecca Wood talks about daisies versus butterweed. Ecological News includes: a shocking EPA cover up surrounding the East Palestine disaster; a 90 Gigawatt hour thermal storage system being built in Fi...
2024-06-1459 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "OIPC Vs Invasive Plants!" 060224 Episode 277Host Joe DeMare talks about the continuing "lawnification" of the towpath park in Maumee. A caller bemoans the continued loss of trees as neighbors cut down big old trees for no reason. Our guest, Larea Sprow from the Ohio Invasive Plant Council talks about the ongoing efforts to hold invasive plant species at bay in Ohio. Rebecca Wood tells us all about strawberries. Ecological News includes "Nuclear Joe" Biden's insane push for more nukes and how Ford is offering leases on its electric pickup truck for $200 less than its gas guzzlers.
2024-06-0658 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Ohio Consumers' Counsel Vs HB6!" 052624 Episode 276Host Joe DeMare reveals his true identity as an Alpha, electric cars, and a coolant leak at Perry nuclear plant. Next he interviews Maureen Willis, Ohio's Consumer Counsel about the ongoing legal battles to reverse HB6. Rebecca Wood tells us about the White River in Indianapolis. Ecological News includes: renewables outpacing coal in India; killer whales with too much time on their hands; and deadly mudslides in Papua New Guinea.
2024-05-3158 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "For The Love of Cats!" 051924 Episode 276Host Joe DeMare talks about his birthday visit to the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, where he saw bald eagles, trumpeter swans, and a host of other birds and other critters. Next, he interviews Julia Martini, head of the non-profit For The Love of Cats, which captures and neuters feral cats. Rebecca Wood talks about bees. Ecological News includes: more success for sand batteries; how the major car companies are trying to sabotage the transition to electric; and an Ohio State Senator whose waste wells are leaking and poisoning an area over 15 miles square.
2024-05-2557 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Mothers Vs. Nukes" 051224 Episode 274Host Joe DeMare talks about Mother's Day and how mothers are integral to the environmental movement. Then he interviews Diane D'Arrigo of NIRS about the latest legislative dirty tricks the nuclear lobby is using to weaken nuclear safety standards and put us all at risk. Rebecca Wood talks about Octomommies, the champion mothers of the animal kingdom. Ecological News includes pipeline failures and Portugal going 95% renewables in the month of April.
2024-05-1757 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Bye, Bye Beech Trees" 050524 Episode 273 Host Joe DeMare talks about the comedy night benefit for the Nature's Nursery wildlife rehab center. Next he gives a eulogy for the soon-to-be-extinct beech tree, being wiped out by a nematode from Japan. Rebecca Wood talks about hurricanes. Ecological news includes Antarctic sea ice melting, right wing attacks on the environment in Germany, and Ohio legislators repeating gas industry scripts word for word.
2024-05-0958 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Solar Breaking Through in Ohio?" 042824 Episode 272Joe DeMare talks about the joys of camping in Wisconson, away from artificial lights. Then he interviews Tristan Rader from Solar United Neighbors about HB197, a bill that would allow a limited amount of community solar in Ohio, perhaps the first crack in the legislative wall Ohio state government has built up against renewables. Then Rebecca Wood talks about violets. Ecological News includes eleven states that now get more than 50% of their power from renewables, and Indigenous protests against railway construction in Brazil.
2024-05-0159 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future: "The Beauty of Native Planting" 042124 Episode 271Host Joe DeMare travels to Benton Harbor, Michigan to take on the zombie Palisades nuclear power plant. In the process, he exposes some lies told by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and uncovers the biases in "both sides" reporting. Next, he interviews Zeb Albert about the Wood County Park District's annual native plant sale and discusses the importance of planting local genome native plants. Rebecca Wood talks about carnauba wax in honor of national jelly bean day. Ecological News includes meme busting and the resurgence of citizen scientists.
2024-04-2557 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future: "Eclipse!" 040724 Episode 269Joe DeMare talks about the upcoming eclipse, and about the proven mental health benefits of getting outside and being in the natural world. Next he interviews Linda Seely with Mothers for Peace in San Obispo California. They are suing PG&E and the NRC commission for breaking the regulations regarding reactor relicensing. Then Rebecca Wood celebrates National Beer Day with a discussion of hops. Ecological News includes a new invasive plant that's taking over Michigan, wind farms being repowered, and progress on rewolfing Colorado.
2024-04-1157 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future: "Eco-Heroes!" 032424 Episode 267In lieu of a guest, Joe DeMare talks about famous environmentalists from the past and the present! Rebecca Wood also discusses some prevalent Jewish woman environmentalists in honor of Purim and Women's History Month. Ecological news includes a terrible nuclear conference in Brussels and a wonderful celebration of wind power in Bilbao.
2024-03-2758 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Wild Rice Versus Nukes!" 031724 Episode 266Joe DeMare talks about wolf hunting and global warming, tying them together. Then he interviews Jesse James Deer in the Water about developments in the fight against nuclear power in Michigan. Rebecca Wood looks into the facts behind the myth of St. Patrick driving the snakes from Ireland. Ecological News includes the first US offshore wind farm going online and Florida outlawing offshore wind farms.
2024-03-1959 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "The Great Salt Lake!" 022524 Episode 263Host Joe DeMare responds to listener emails on Marcy Kaptur and particulate heat storage. Next, he interviews Lynn de Freitas, CEO of Friends of the Great Salt Lake about the environmental challenges faced by the Lake. Rebecca Wood and Ecological News follow.
2024-03-1559 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Talking Turkey in BG!" 031024 Episode 265Joe DeMare talks about the controversy over wild turkeys in the city of Bowling Green. It's an example of how anti-nature feelings get stirred up that often lead to wildlife being exterminated. Rebecca shares her story of being attacked by a flock of Canada Geese. No interview this week. Ecological News includes Uruguay going seven months running on 100% renewables and the 13th anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
2024-03-1258 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Columbian Coffee and Monkeys" 030324 Episode 264Joe DeMare talks about his trip out west, visiting the Great Salt Lake, Bryce Canyon National Park , Zion National Park and Vegas. Next, he interviews Kelly Wicks, owner of Grounds for Thought, who has helped set up a nature preserve in Columbia. Rebecca Wood shares a sermon on what to do on a dying planet. Eco-News includes huge leaps in renewable energy and, unfortunately, also in fossil fuel consumption.
2024-03-0758 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Particulate Storage is heating up!" 021824 Episode 262Joe DeMare talks about the ongoing Pasteurization of NW Ohio. Then he reviews the latest arrests and indictments in the HB6 scandal with a little help from US House Rep. Marcy Kaptur. Next he interview Zhiwen Ma, a researcher with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory that has developed a revolutionary new energy storage system that simply uses hot sand. Rebecca Wood talks about Harriet Tubman and the Finger Lakes in New York. Ecological News includes good news about clean energy generation, the new oldest tree in the world, the spread of solar power in South Africa and Ohio's HB 197...
2024-02-1958 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "What is America Thinking?" 021124 Episode 261It's time for the annual Eco-Bowl! Host Joe DeMare puts San Francisco and Kansas City in a head to head sustainability competition. Both have great policies in terms of things like public transit and renewable energy, but one did something in 2023 that threw the match to the other City big time. Next Joe Interviews Eric Fine with the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication about this year's national survey on climate change. What your neighbors think about climate change will probably surprise you. Then Rebecca Wood talks about the Missouri River, then longest in the nation. Finally, ecological news...
2024-02-1359 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Atomic Safety Rubberstamp!" 020424 Episode 260Host Joe DeMare talks about the abnormally warm "winter" and discusses why climate activists aren't running around, shouting and panicking. Next he interviews Kevin Kamps from Beyond Nuclear about the Atomic Safety Licensing Board's Kangaroo Kourt which held a "pre-hearing" that they will most likely use to deny intervenor status for groups opposed to the Perry Nuclear Plant relicensing. Then, Rebecca Wood talks about the moon and the lunar new year. Ecological News talks covers: China's reopening of their carbon credit market; Biden's "ban" on LNG exports which is not a ban and doesn't stop any exports; and the...
2024-02-0658 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Revisiting the Buffalo!" 012824 Episode 259Host Joseph R. DeMare talks about the monstrous fogbank that covered 1/3 of the United State for three days and its connection to global warming. Then he tells the story of a rabidly pro-nuclear physicist/influencer and why she recently became so afraid of global warming that she's finally suggesting that maybe we need to build wind turbines and solar panels, now. Next he welcomes back Stephany Seay to update us on the condition of the Yellowstone bison herd. Rebecca Wood revisits carnivores. Ecological News includes: the surprising role of isopods as "little cupids" of the sea; a huge court...
2024-01-3158 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Inside Doggy DNA" 012124 Episode 258Host Joseph R. DeMare talks about global warming and remembers two wonderful environmentalists who passed, Molly Nichols and Don Scherer. Next he interviews Dr. Julia Halo about retroviruses and dog DNA, talking about how retroviruses have inserted themselves into the DNA of dogs and people and how that might be changing them and us. Rebecca Wood talks about the basics of snow. Ecological News includes: the corrupt Supreme Court poised to eliminate Chevron Deference; the latest study that shows while wind turbines DON'T hurt bird populations, fracking does; and how rooftop solar is better for the environment than solar...
2024-01-2359 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Remembering Klee Benally" 011424 Episode 257Host Joseph R. DeMare talks about cold and trains and other things. Next, he interviews Leona Morgan, a member of the Dine' who was also a colleague of Klee Benally, an extraordinary environmental activist, poet, musician, and writer. Leona talks about Klee and then tells us about Haul No!, an organization fighting uranium mines and transport which have been so devastating for the Navajo people. Rebecca Wood then gives us a discussion of Civil Disobedience. Ecological News includes: the discovery that 3/4 of all industrial fishing is done by pirates; Norway is making some terrible decisions about deep sea mining...
2024-01-1658 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Fifth Anniversary!" 010724 Episode 256Join Joseph R. DeMare and Co-Host Rebecca Wood as they celebrate the show's fifth anniversary! Joe looks back on some of his favorite episodes. Then the topic is keystone species. Prompted by an episode of the PBS program, Nature, Joe talks about some of the most important keystone species and what happens when they're removed. Next Rebecca takes a close look at flatulence, specifically the gas that makes up a large part of passing gas, methane. Ecological News includes Spain dumping nuclear power for good, and Texas courts claiming power companies have no liability when they kill customers by...
2024-01-1157 minFor A Green FutureFor A Green Future 123123 "2023 Clip Show!" Episode 255Joseph R. DeMare looks back on some of the most intense reporting and interviews of 2023. Some of the most notable included: his live reporting from the East Palestine train derailment, Stephany Seay's description of the bison slaughter at Yellowstone; the release of the filme Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island; and the threat of deep sea mining.
2024-01-0259 minFor A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Imploding Nuke Industry!" 122423 Episode 254Host Joe DeMare takes on all the Christmas Eco-Controversies: real trees versus fake trees; the recycleability of wrapping paper; eco-friendly holiday gifts; etc.. Next he interviews Mycle Schneider, one of the chief organizers of the World Nuclear Industry Status Report. Taking a deep dive into the state of the industry, he explains why the COP28 pledge to triple nuclear power is impossible. Then Rebecca Wood talks about the holiday topic of peppermint. In keeping with the holiday spirit, ALL the eco-news is good. Portugal running on 100% renewables, Grey Wolves winning endangered species protection, and two species actually coming back f...
2023-12-2759 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Nature's Top Ten" 121723 Episode 253Host Joe DeMare talks about "sacrifice zones," places where radiation or chemical contamination is so high they've been abandoned, and how the whole Earth is threatened by them. Next he reviews Nature magazine's Top Ten scientists of 2023 and the ecological importance of their discoveries. Rebecca Wood tells us all about chocolate and maples syrup. Ecological News includes a study that shows the Sellafield nuclear sacrifice zone in the UK could wipe out Norway.
2023-12-1959 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Radiation in Piketon!" 121023 Episode 252Host Joseph R. DeMare returns to the mic after successfully battling Covid. He talks about Covid, COP 28, and battling pro-nuclear trolls on X. Then he interviews Vina Colley about the terrible situation in Piketon, Ohio where radioactive contamination from 70 years of nuclear waste reprocessing is contaminating an entire region, creating a cancer endemic. Next, Rebecca Wood talks about the Maccabbees and the history of Hanukka. Ecological News includes Uruguay running four months in a row using nothing but wind, solar, and hydro and Sam Randazzo's long awaited arrest for corruption in connection with the HB6 scandal.
2023-12-1159 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "The Green Life in Austria!" 112623 Episode 251Host Joseph R. DeMare talks about the temperature anomaly graph that shows we've crossed the 2 degree centigrade line, probably meaning the end of our civilization. He also talks about the misguided policies of the Citizens' Climate Lobby which are endorsed by the American Petroleum Institute. Having Exxon sending people checks will not slow carbon use. Next he interviews Austrian author Verena Mer Mer about differences and similarities between US and Austrian environmental policies and attitudes. Rebecca Wood then tells us about the supersized North American Wood Bison. Environmental News includes more Fukushima dumping, changes to the USDA's plant hardiness...
2023-11-2859 minFor A Green FutureFor A Green Future "The Return of the Joe!" 111223 Episode 249He's Back!! After ten months away from the mic, Joseph R. DeMare is back as host. He explains that the reason he had to use guest hosts was that he was running for Mayor of Bowling Green, Ohio on the Green Party line. His platform was based on eliminating the City's penalty on rooftop solar and saving BG's iconic wind turbines which will now be torn down. Next he interviews Dr. William Hintz from the University of Toledo about the effects of salt on freshwater plankton, and how our freshwater is being slowly turned into salt water. Rebecca Wood...
2023-11-1459 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Eco Trick or Treat!" 110523 Episode 248In his final episode as guest host, Joseph D. DeMare has to go solo for the whole hour as Rebecca is out sick. In the first part of the show, he talks about the ecological problems with Halloween candy, specifically palm oil. Then he reviews more environmentally friendly ways to heat your home than natural gas furnaces. Then we have an interview with Deborah Lee, Director of the Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab or GLERL talking about algal blooms and GLERL's 50th anniversary. Next there's some videos from the EPA describing Denver's electric school bus program and the Toxic...
2023-11-0659 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Plankton Vs. Microplastics!" 102923 Episode 247Guest Host Joseph D. DeMare talks about fall, and the ephemeral beauty of maple trees. Next, he interviews Karin Kvale, calling in all the way from New Zealand to talk about how microplastics are affecting plankton. Rebecca Wood tells us about poison ivy. Ecological News includes good news from Martha's Vineyard, how France is trying to drag the EU into the environmental dark ages, and how the Ohio Supreme Court is gunning to destroy Chevron Deference.
2023-10-3059 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "All Aboard the Electric Bus!" 102223 Episode 246Guest host Joseph D. DeMare talks about youtube's practice of subtracting "views" from videos, apparently targeting environmental groups. Then he describes how the utter failure of his garden this year means success for the songbirds in the neighborhood. Then he interviews Andy Cole of the Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority about TARTA's new routes and electric buses that are on the way! Next, Rebecca Wood tells us all about walnuts. Ecological News includes the world's largest offshore windfarm coming online off the coast of England and the terrible drought and fires that have hit the Amazon.
2023-10-3059 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Saving the Carnivores" 101523 Episode 245Joseph D. DeMare talks about fall, and how just because it's getting cooler doesn't mean global warming has stopped. Then he discusses how Yellowstone's new Draft Environmental Impact Statement tries to turn bison into livestock. Then he interviews Collette Adkins from the Center for BIological Diversity about efforts to protect predator species. Rebecca Wood tells us about Alexandria Villasenor, a young hispanic activist radicalized by the 2018 Campfire disaster. Then it's Ecological News with good news about sea turtles, bad news about migrating birds killed by the thousands in Chicago, and stupifyingly bad news about global temperatures in September.
2023-10-1759 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "PREDATORS!" 100823 Episode 244Joseph D. DeMare talks about how billionaires are distorting our environmental policies and energy strategies. Specifically there is an upcoming supreme court decision that might reverse "Chevron deference," effectively eliminating almost all environmental regulations. Billionaires have been wining and dining Clarence Thomas for decades to "persuade" him to lead the conservative court to reverse Chevron. Then we take a look at the ecological and enviromental role of predators in the ecosystem. Rebecca Wood tells us about the latest development in the Amazon rainforest, where Brazil is actually expelling miners and squatters from indigenous territories. Ecological News includes Ireland providing m...
2023-10-0859 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Nukes and Bison!" 100123 Episode 243Guest Host Joseph D. DeMare talks about Energy Secretary's Big Lie that she tweeted at the International Atomic Energy Agency's annual meeting. Next we have two guests, talking about two urgent issues: Kevin Kamps from Beyond Nuclear talks about the fight to keep the crumbling Palisades nuclear plant from reopening, and Stephany Seay tells us about the Yellowstone bison management plan EIS. Comments are due October 10. more information can be found at www.roamfreenation.org. Then Rebecca Wood talks about the ecology of the Sinai Peninsula. Ecological News includes California's rapid battery deployment and ancient trees in Australia.
2023-10-0259 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Growing Green Organically!" 092423 Episode 242Guest Host Joseph D. DeMare talks about equinox, CO2, and you're ability to think. Next we interview Kristy Buskirik, owner of an organic farm in Tiffin, Ohio. She talks about the challenges and rewards of growing crops without the use of herbicides or pesticides. Rebecca Wood talks about disappearing rivers in Japan, and why we eat pigs but dote on dogs instead of the other way around. Ecological News includes coverage of the 75,000 strong climate protests in NYC and genetically modified caterpillars.
2023-09-2559 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "March to End Fossil Fuels!" 091723 Episode 241Guest host Joseph D. DeMare talks about the beautiful weather and the terrible decision by Wolverine Cooperative to buy electricity from the zombie nuke plant, Palisades in Michigan. Rebecca Wood reads a poem she wrote while out enjoying the sun. Next we interview Gina Peltier, Charlotte Limpfoot, and Rachel Rivera who are all in New York City to participate in the March to End Fossil Fuels that will be happening on Sunday, September 17th. Then Rebecca tells us about the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashana and ties it to environmentalism. Ecological News includes lithium battery price drops, French Scientists b...
2023-09-1558 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Save the Deep!" 091023 Episode 240Guest host Joseph D. DeMare talks about the surge in CO2 caused by holidays like Labor Day as people travel in their gas burning cars. Then he discusses the role of protest in the climate movement, recapping the 2014 People's Climate March that had 400,000 people and the upcoming March to End Fossil Fuels which will happen on September 17th. Then he interviews Emma Wilson from the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition about the terrible threat deep ocean mining presents to all living things on Earth. Rebecca Wood talks about why the Wayne National Forest's name is being changed to the Buckeye...
2023-09-1158 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Banning Solar Power?" 082723 Episode 239Guest Host Joseph D. DeMare talks about Troy Township's plan to join about a dozen other Ohio townships in banning solar power installations. After being given the runaround by township officials we obtained a copy of the proposed zoning amendment, which Joe analyzes on air. Next he interviews Tim Judson, Executive Director at NIRS where they are celebrating NIRS's 45th anniversary of fighting nuclear power. Rebecca Wood then celebrates the stuffed green pepper and its enviornmental implications. Ecological News contains includes great news for Ecuador's rainforest and terrible news about Antarctica's penguins.
2023-08-2857 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Hurricanes!" 082023 Episode 238Joseph D. DeMare returns as guest host and starts out talking about puncutated equilibrium in evolution, geology, and human society. Then he interviews Matthew Rosencrans with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or NOAA about their recent change in the hurricane forecast for 2023. They say there will be more and stronger storms than they expected. Dr. Rosencrans tells us why. Rebecca Wood then tells us about the many geological features around the world named after Catholic Saint Lawrence, and how a first century martyr's name is now plastered all over the planet. Ecological news includes good news about the s...
2023-08-2159 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Back to BC to Stop the Pipeline!" 081323 Episode 237Our new guest host, Joseph D. DeMare, takes some time to introduce himself and talk about the defeat of Ohio's Issue 1, as well as the radical steps some states are taking to prevent monopoly corporations from influencing state politicians. Next we have an excellent interview with Molly Wickham, also known as Sleydo' who is continuing to fight the Coastal Gas Link pipeline in the unceded Wet'suwet'en tribal lands that exist inside of Canada' British Columbia. We first interviewed her in 2020, and the battle has continued non-stop since then. Rebecca Wood talks to us about how the jet stream loops...
2023-08-1558 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "More Nuclear Collusion" 070923 Episode 233Joe DeMare takes back hosting duties to discuss the Ohio Nuclear Development Authority that was stuck back into the budget bill and signed by DeWine, though he modified it with his line item veto. Next Shehbaz Khan interviews Diane D'Arrigo from NIRS about S1111 the bill to reauthorize the Price-Anderson Act and to sell our nuke plants to other countries. Ecological News includes Biden's White House turning to geoengineering and Ohio's dark money groups that are controlling the State legislature. NOTE: No episode next week.
2023-07-0741 min
The Sportsmen#62 - Joseph WickThis week The Sportsmen are back talking the recent ESPN layoffs, Rickie Fowler winning the Rocket Mortgage Classic, Damian Lillard requesting a trade, American Gladiators and who would be cast in a "Sportsmen" movie...the laughs are non-stop this week with the fellas!
2023-07-051h 16For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Nuclear Industry GUILTY!" 070223 Episode 232Joe DeMare pops in briefly to talk about the latest disastrous developments with HB434, the "Nuclear Authority" bill. Then guest host Shehbaz Khan give us a deeper look at the long, sordid history of bribery and scandal in the nuclear industry culminating in the recent conviction of Larry Householder. Next he interviews Gillian Miller, scientist with the Ecology Center in Ann Arbor, MI, talking about bisphenols in receipt paper. Rebecca Wood, in honor of the fourth of July talks about our native American Alligator, found nowhere else on Earth. Ecological News reports that fossil fuel use is still increasing...
2023-07-0458 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Memorial Day Special" 052823 Episode 227Joe DeMare returns briefly as host to talk about Memorial Day, it's history and how Democracy and environmentalism are intertwined. Then Shehbaz Khan interviews Stephany Seay about the June 4, 2023 deadline to comment on the proposal to declare Yellowstone bison and endangered species. Rebecca Wood talks about merganzer ducks. Ecological News includes solar panels winning the war for Ukraine, how TCE causes Parkinsons disease and the "Supreme" Court deciding that wetlands do not contain water.
2023-06-0159 minFor A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Taking it to the PUCO!" 040920 Episode 220Joseph D. DeMare takes over hosting duties from his father Joseph R. DeMare in this episode because Joseph R. is running for Mayor of Bowling Green and can't host the program while being a candidate. Joe talks about Easter, eggs, and eagles. Then he plays a recording of a public action held in the lobby of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio which led to the PUCO starting an audit against OVEC which could shut down coal plants! Rebecca Wood talks about rivers and holy sites in the middle east that are holy to Muslims, Jewish people, and Christians...
2023-04-1059 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future 040223 "Battling Against Carbon!" Episode 219Joe DeMare talks some more about his experiences in Washington, DC, including seeing AOC. Then, he reports on what he learned visiting the site of a 1,500 gallon gasoline spill in Toledo. Next he interviews Molly Nichols of the Sierra Club about the fight to get the PUCO to repeal the coal subsidies in HB6. Rebecca Wood celebrates National Ferret Day. Ecological News includes a study showing 0 bird strikes in offshore wind farms, Ohio's insane SB83 which would force college professors to teach lies about global warming, and why whales are being driven to extinction off the US coast.
2023-04-0357 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "The Women of Three Mile Island" 032623 Episode 218Joe DeMare talks about his Amtrak trip to DC and the hopeful and terrible things he saw along the way. Next, he interviews Joanne Doroshow about the film she produced, "Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island," which received standing ovations at all three film festivals where it's been shown so far. On the 44th anniversary of the Three Mile Island disaster, truths are finally coming out. Rebecca Wood profiles Pinar Sinopoulos-Lloyd, queer environmental activist who has won numerous awards for trying to bring us all closer to the Earth. Ecological News includes Biden's first veto which protected Environmental...
2023-03-2957 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Slaughter at Yellowstone!" 031923 Episode 217Joe DeMare talks about his experience with 1,000,000 sandhill cranes in Kearney, NB, and the movie "Plastic Island." Then he interviews Stephany Seay about the catastrophic losses to hunting in the Yellowstone Bison herd. Warning, there is some graphic video of bison slaughter. Next Rebecca Wood tells us about Wangari Mathai, Nobel Peace Prize winner. Ecological News includes nuke plant shut downs in Taiwan, and perhaps the most repressed news story in history, cyclone Freddy.
2023-03-2057 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "HB6 Householder Collapsing!" 031223 Episode 216Joe DeMare talks about March 11, the Fukushima anniversary, and how he marks it by boycotting grid power. Next, he interviews Jake Zuckerman from Cleveland.com about Larry Householder's conviction on racketeering charges over the corrupt nuclear bailout bill, HB6! Bribes and kickbacks apparently couldn't protect him from the law. Rebecca Wood takes us on a tour of Hulun Lake in Inner Mongolia. Ecological News includes Krill, Squid, Astroturf, incineration of East Palestine wastes, and Australia hitting the 80% mark on wind and solar energy.
2023-03-1357 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Infertile Imaginings" 030523 Episode 215Joe DeMare revisits his grand east coast journey, focusing on St. Augustine where an insane amount of building is happening in insane places. Then he reviews dropping fertility rates around the world. Rebecca Wood talks about the complicated and sometimes beautiful relationships disabled people have with nature. Ecological News includes Nuclear Joe Biden's $1.6 billion plan to resurrect dead nuke plants and good news for the world's oceans!
2023-03-0759 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Building a Green Future!" 022623 Episode 214Joe DeMare talks about visiting Weelau, the forest that the City of Atlanta wants to destroy in order to build "Cop City." Next, he interviews architect Gerard Nadeau about Green building practices and how architects are trying to build a net zero world. Rebecca Wood talks about the tiny and terrible fire ant. Ecological News includes Japan's latest example of choosing nukes over reality and the fate of the Spotted Owl (singular) in Canada
2023-02-2858 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Something Smells in E. Palestine!" 021923 Episode 213Joe DeMare talks about his trip to E. Palestine, Ohio, where he watched the cleanup of the tanker car derailment, interviewed people in E. Palestine, smelled some chemical odors and felt nauseous after only a few hours. Rebecca Wood talks about Lake Erie and its connection to the Underground Railroad. We get a caller reminding everyone of the Feb 23 hearing on Lake Erie phosphorous pollution. Ecological News includes New Mexico banning nuclear dumps, a record breaking wind turbine, and an update on the trial of Larry Householder for the HB6 scandal!
2023-02-2257 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future, "Eagles Win Eco-Bowl!" 021225 Episode 212Joe DeMare talks about ecological observations on his trip to Denver including bald eagle sightings around the wind turbines, a brush with PFAS contamination in Iowa City, and the rise in EV vehicle sightings. Next, it's the Eco-Bowl! Philadelphia and Kansas City are compared, head to head on their sustainability as cities and Philly wipes out Kansas City, no contest. Rebecca Wood talks about the Ohio River, and its importance to the underground railroad. Ecological News includes Minnesota going carbon free, the importance of tortoises in the Caribbean, and more!
2023-02-1357 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "CAFOS Vs Lake Erie!" 020523 Episode 211Joe DeMare talks about censorship around the train wreck in Columbiana county. Then about spotting a river otter on the Maumee River and the resilience of Nature. Next he interviews Sandy Bihn about the upcoming hearing on the Ohio EPA"s proposed "regulation" of pollution from farm fields and CAFOS that are causing Lake Erie's deadly algal blooms each summer. Spoiler, the regulations will do nothing. Rebecca Wood talks about Charles Young, the first superintendent of National Parks, an African American, and Teddy Roosevelt's right hand man in overseas military excursions. Ecological News includes: Mexico banning geoengineering; the discovery...
2023-02-0755 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Bison Slaughter in Yellowstone." 012923 Episode 210.Joe DeMare talks about seed cleaning and then explains how bathroom fights between MTG and Boebert are being used to hide the real news that's destroying our environment. Next he interviews Stephany Seay from Roam Free Nation about the terrible slaughter of bison in Yellowstone, this year. Rebecca Wood tells us all about spider mites. Ecological News includes the killing of an environmental activist in Atlanta, record heat pump sales around the world, and Germany achieving 50 percent renewable energy!
2023-01-3057 minFor A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Students take Environmental Action" 012223 Episode 209Joe DeMare talks about Al Gore NOT having a meltdown at Davos, and the lying Fox News hosts who claim he did, reviewing some of their brainwashing techniques. Next he interviews students from the Environmental Action Group at Bowling Green State University about student based environmental activism on college campuses. With Rebecca Wood out with Covid, Joe dives straight into environmental news including PFAS in freshwater fish a million times the EPA limits, how bee deaths are causing human deaths, and an update on HB6.
2023-01-2456 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "California Dumps Democracy for Nukes!" 011523 Episode 208Joe DeMare talks about how the governments half measures to encourage sustainable farming aren't really working. Next he interviews Linda Seely about efforts to prevent the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant from resurrecting a 20 year old application to keep the crumbling plant open. Rebecca Wood talks about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s influence on the environmental movement, including this quote: “It really boils down to this: that all life is interrelated. We are all caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied into a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” Ecological News includes the manu...
2023-01-1758 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "The Tax Man Giveth?" 010823 Episode 207Joe DeMare is finally able to call out Ohio Rep. Dick Stein for gaslighting on the floor of the Ohio House during the HB6 hearings! Next he interviews Eric Smith, spokesman for the IRS on the new tax credits for homeowners that put wind, solar, and other environmentally friendly improvements on their properties. After celebrating a new sponsor (YAY!), we hear from Rebecca Wood about asbestos. Ecological News includes good news about heat pumps, bad news about Europe's heat wave, and potentially calamitous news about China opposing Japanese dumping radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean.
2023-01-0957 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "SB4064 US Gov't works for Bill Gates?" 010123 Episode 206Joe DeMare tells about his experience snowed in outside of Buffalo, NY. Then he interviews Hannah Smay from the Nuclear Information Resource Service about SB4064 which would turn the US government into a sales employee of Bill Gates's Nuscale Reactor company, dumping nukes and their waste on unsuspecting countries. Rebecca Wood tells us about the tarpon. Ecological News includes Greta Thunberg's twitter battles with Andrew Tate and the Court of Appeals wiping out NEPA.
2023-01-0257 minFor A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Clip Show 2022!" 122522 Episode 205Joe DeMare broadcasts from his family home outside of Buffalo, New York. Having weathered the storm he presents a clip show with some of the highlights from 2022.
2022-12-2758 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Saving the Southern Ocean!" 121822 Episode 204Joe DeMare talks about why his house is being frequented by Vesper Sparrows, has some good news about some terrible legislation, and then interviews Dr. Cassandra Brooks from Stanford about the efforts to protect Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. Rebecca Wood tells us all about the potato. Ecological News includes a bad decision by the California Public Utilities Commission, and yet another HB6 update! Correction: California has approximately 13,500 Megawatts of rooftop solar installed, not Gigawatts. It is roughly equivalent to 13 nuclear power plants.
2022-12-1957 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Radioactive! TMI Women & HB434" 121122 Episode 203Joe DeMare starts out describing a taste of the Green Future, then he gives the speech in opposition to HB434 that the Senate Energy Subcommittee wouldn't let him give. Next he plays interviews that he did with people who had just watched the world premiere of Dr. Heidi Hutner's amazing documentary "Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island." Rebecca Wood talks about mountains. Ecological News includes Ann Arbor's ban on natural gas, Scotland rejecting nukes, and a huge oil spill in Kansas.
2022-12-1255 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "New York to Buffalo!" 120422 Episode 202Joe DeMare recreates his broadcast from New York City, where he went to watch the world premier of Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island. Next he interviews Stephany Seay about the latest developments in the battle to save the Yellowstone bison. Some good news, the numbers are the highest they've been since Yellowstone was declared a Park in 1872. Ecological News includes falling Japanese birth rates, the winners of the Earthshot prizes, and Lake Erie finally having regulations put into place to stop the agricultural runoff creating the annual, deadly algae blooms.
2022-12-0759 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Dr. Helen Caldicott Returns!" 112722 Episode 201Joe DeMare talks about his ecological observations on the way to Washington DC. Then Pat Marida talks about HB434, the plan to turn Ohio into a nuclear waste dump. Then he has an amazing interview with Dr. Helen Caldicott talking about the rerelease of her academy award winning movie, "If You Love This Planet" and a whole bunch of other things. Rebecca Wood tries to define trees. Ecological News includes bad news about Diablo Canyon nuclear plant and good news about EPA ordering the General James Gavin coal plant to stop dumping mercury and arsenic into Ohio's groundwater.
2022-11-3057 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Thanksgiving Special!" 112022 Episode 200!Joe DeMare takes on Gwynn Dyer's push for mad scientist geoengineering schemes. Then Philip Yenyo from American Indian Movement of Ohio discusses the role of gratitude in native American culture. Rebecca Wood tells us all about cranberries. In ecological news, Donald Trump shows up in the HB6 scandal as "Federal Official #1," Palisades nuclear plant stays closed, and more!
2022-11-2456 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Bioaccumulation/Biomagnification!" 111322 Episode 199Joe DeMare talks about the fundamental concepts of bioaccumulation and biomagnification. Rebecca Wood describes the role of the plant High John the Conquerer in Hoo Doo magic. Lots of good environmental news this week. Hawaii closes its last coal plant, France mandates solar panels over parking lots, and more!
2022-11-1557 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Election 2022!" 110622 Episode 198Joe DeMare and Rebecca Wood talk about how terrible the nice weather we're having is, then discuss some of the races and candidates on the ballot in 2022 from an ecological perspective. Rebecca discusses the Ticuna people of Brazil. Ecological News includes: the failure of corporate pledges to stop using soy grown on destroyed rainforest lands; the return of the fisher to Washington state; ravens possibly returning to Ohio; and more!
2022-11-0756 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Zombie Nukes In Michigan?" 103022 Episode 197Joe DeMare talks about the zombies that descended on the state capital in Michigan to protest Gov. Whitmer's plans to reopen the closed Palisades nuclear power plant. Then he interviews Dr. Jayaraman Sivaguru who has developed a new, photo-degradable plastic using vanillin. Rebecca Wood tells us all about bats. Enbridge gets fined next to nothing for wiping out Minnesota environment, fantastic news about carbon emissions, and more!
2022-11-0156 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Beware the Cult of the Atom!" 102322 Episode 196Joe DeMare talks about the cultish aspects of human society and how the cult of the atom is killing people. Then he interviews Molly Nichols from the Sierra Club about their postcard campaign to repeal the coal plant subsidies in HB6. Rebecca Wood talks about honeysuckle. Ecological news includes the latest nuclear power plant failures in Finland and Ukraine, the Greenland glaciers melting from atmospheric warming stuck in a positive feedback loop that are melting them much, much more quickly than predicted. Also, why the scientific method isn't always the best way to study ecology in the real world.
2022-10-2559 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Battle to Stop Mobile Chernobyl!" 101622 Episode 195Joe DeMare talks about the twitter battles surrounding Greta Thunberg's opinion that Germany should leave its nukes running rather than restart coal plants. Next he interviews Kevin Kamps from Beyond Nuclear about court battles to stop "interim" nuclear waste dumps in Texas and New Mexico. Rebecca Wood tells us all about the tulip tree. Ecological News includes the story of 70% of the wild animals in the world having been eliminated since 1970 and upcoming supreme court decisions that could eliminate the clean water act and native tribal sovereignty.
2022-10-1757 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Solar Powered Cars!" 100922 Episode 194Joe DeMare mourns the loss of migrating birds in NW Ohio. Then he talks about the extinction of the Asian pangolin and how the African pangolin is rapidly being wiped out by the same people who eliminated the Asian pangolin. Next he interviews Dr. Marks, organizer of the Solar Car Challenge, an annual race at the high school of solar powered vehicles. Then, Rebecca Wood talks about Vieques Island which the US Navy contaminated through decades of bombing. Ecological News includes the UN declaration of a clean environment as a human right, insane Republicans asking Joe Biden to block...
2022-10-1059 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Hope for the Buffalo!" 092522 Episode 192Joe DeMare emphasizes the importance of doing something and invites you down onto the field to fight for the home team in the championship game against climate change. Then he interviews Stephany Seay with Roam Free Nation about a chance you have to save the Yellowstone bison. Rebecca Wood tells us about tobacco, and Ecological News includes what SHOULD be the biggest story in the country right now.
2022-09-2857 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Nuclear Madness In Michigan!" 091822 Episode 191Joe DeMare talks about regrowing forests and the coming of fall. Next, he interviews Jesse James Deer In Water about Michigan's Governor Whitmer's insane decision to reopen the shuttered Palisades nuclear power plant. Rebecca talks about marigolds and their connection to Aztec culture. Ecological News includes some minor court victories against Enbridge and the firing of yet another First Energy CEO over HB6!
2022-09-2157 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Speaking for the Trees!" 091122 Episode 190 Joe DeMare talks about the once and future Toledo with canals and electric trolleys. Then he remembers the innocent victims of the environmental pollution of 9-11. He then interviews Abby Meyer about the recent study cataloging all the North American tree species and which ones are threatened. Rebecca Wood tells us about turkey vultures. Ecological News includes Governor Whitmer joining the ranks of the nuclear zombies, the opening of the world's largest wind farm, and Germany's decision to close their nukes after all.
2022-09-1456 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Diablo Wins In California!" 090422 Episode 189Joe DeMare tells us about environmental issues, then interviews Harvey Wasserman about California's terrible decision to spend billions of dollars to keep the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant open. Rebecca Wood tells us about wasps and hornets. Ecological news includes revised estimates for Greenland's glaciers melting which are still too low, Elon Musk drinks the radioactive juice, and electric cars are gaining!
2022-09-0758 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Waste Not Want Nukes Not!" 082822 Episode 187Joe DeMare talks about his experiences hanging out with atlatl throwers and flint knappers at the beautiful Letchworth State Park in New York. Then he talks with Diane D'Arrigo of NIRS about a threat to New York, Ohio, PA, and Canada from improper demolition of the nuclear waste reprocessing building in West Valley. Rebecca would tells us how flint is formed and the difference between concretions and nodules. Ecological News includes some really bad news about nuclear and some really good news about wind and solar.
2022-08-3055 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Is It Really a Reduction Act?" 082122 Episode 187Joe DeMare talks about his visit to western New York and myths surrounding electric cars and solar power. Then he interviews Brett Hartl about environmental problems in the Inflation Reduction Act. Rebecca Wood gives a report about ice holes in glaciers. Ecological News includes linking DeWine to HB6, and nuclear plants poised on the edge of disaster in Ukraine.
2022-08-2456 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Cormorant Massacre!" 081422 Episode 186Joe DeMare talks about his wonderful experience on a week long primitive camping trip to the rewilded Garden Island in Lake Michigan, marred only by the slaughter of hundreds of cormorants by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Rebecca Wood tells us all about cormorants. Ecological News explains why the Center for Biological Diversity calls the Inflation Reduction Act a "Climate Suicide Pact." Also, the Loire River in France has dried up, and more!
2022-08-1657 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Opportunities to Close Prairie State Coal" 073122 Episode 184Joe DeMare talks about the cancer epidemic, then interviews Uday Varadarajan about the Rocky Mountain Institutes study that shows many victims of the Prairie State coal power scam could actually come out ahead by cancelling their coal contracts and buying wind and solar power instead. Rebecca Wood tells us about the japanese beetle. Ecological News includes California meeting 100% of its electrical needs with wind and solar for the first time, and fungi that eat PFAS.
2022-08-0456 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Saving Forests is Elemental!" 072422 Episode 183Joe DeMare remembers two friends who recently passed, Esther Clinton and Rick Rohan. Then gives some surprising facts about death in the US. Next he has a super-sized interview with Ralph Bloemers, Executive Producer of the new film "Elemental" which examines the question of fire in our forests from many different angles. Rebecca Wood tells us about another round in her Uncle's battle with swamps and bogs. Ecological News includes the Orwellian winner of the Orwell environmental prize, Sizewell C approval, and Australia's surge in renewable energy.
2022-07-271h 02
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Governor for Sale! Just $13,000!!" 071422 Episode 182Joe DeMare rants about yet another show that glorified environmental destruction, "Truck Night In America" Green Hell episode. Then he interviews Lisa Maatz about Ohio Governor DeWine accepting a $13,000 "campaign contribution" from American Electric Power. Rebecca Wood tells us the difference between bogs and swamps. Ecological News includes the fact that Wind and Solar produced more power than nukes in the first 4 months of 2022!
2022-07-2056 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "New Battles for Old Growth!" 071022 Episode 181Joe 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.
2022-07-1357 minFor A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Attack of the Hammerhead Worms!" 070322 Episode 180Joe 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.
2022-07-0756 minFor A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Tell Kaptur Don't Nuke the Future!" 062622 Episode 179Joe 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!
2022-06-2856 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Wild Virginia Vs Out of Control Feds" 061922 Episode 178Joe 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!
2022-06-2155 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "The CAFO's Vs Lake Erie Situation!" 061222 Episode 177Joe 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.
2022-06-1555 minFor A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Energy Jobs With Justice?" 060522 Episode 176Joe 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.
2022-06-0655 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Rocky Mountain National Park!" 052922 Episode 175Joe 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.
2022-06-0155 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Pallisades Has Fallen!" 052222 Episode 174Joe 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!
2022-05-2556 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Don't Nuke Michigan!" 051522 Episode 173Joe 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.
2022-05-1946 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Trains into the Future!" 050822 Episode 171Joe 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.
2022-05-1156 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Low Level Radiation=High Level Cancer!" 050122 Episode 171Joe 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.
2022-05-0556 minFor A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Sustainability!" 042422 Episode 170Joe 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!
2022-04-2755 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "The Evil HB 434--Turning Ohio Into a Nuclear Waste Dump!" 041722 Episode 169Joe 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...
2022-04-2056 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "The Caribbean!" 041022 Episode 168Joe 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!
2022-04-1356 minFor A Green FutureFor A Green Future "Joe on the High Seas!" 032722 Episode 167Joe 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...
2022-03-3054 min