by radiocafe | Apr 18, 2019 | Activism, Environment, New Mexico, Politics, Santa Fe New Mexican
For over a hundred years, there have been attempts to damn and divert the Gila river in NM, and so far none of them has succeeded. We explore the potential ecological and economic impacts of the current proposed diversion.
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by radiocafe | Apr 15, 2019 | Activism, Environment, New Mexico, Politics, Santa Fe New Mexican
Congresswoman Deb Haaland supports it, as do innumerable young people and veteran climate activists alike. Hear Haaland as well as youth activist Hannah Laga-Abramand environmental activist Craig O’Hare, as they talk about their perspectives on climate mitigation.
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by radiocafe | Apr 9, 2019 | Books, Down to Earth, Environment, Food & agriculture
Is our weed killer killer killing us? Author Carey Gillam talks about her book Whitewash, the efforts to hold Monsanto accountable, and a vision for an agriculture that doesn’t rely on heavy chemical use.
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by radiocafe | Apr 8, 2019 | Activism, Books, Environment, Food & agriculture, Santa Fe New Mexican
Juries are finding that Monsanto’s Roundup is a dangerous carcinogen–and that the company has been misrepresenting its toxicity. Author Carey Gillam talks about her book Whitewash, the efforts to hold Monsanto accountable, and a vision for an agriculture that doesn’t rely on heavy chemical use.
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by radiocafe | Mar 25, 2019 | Activism, Environment, New Mexico, Politics, Santa Fe New Mexican
The Clean Water Act of 1972 established policies for cleaning up our nation’s water ways. Now these rules are being gutted–with potentially dire consequences for arid states like New Mexico. Rachel Conn of Amigos Bravos gives us an update.
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by radiocafe | Mar 19, 2019 | Books, Environment, Food & agriculture, New Mexico, Santa Fe New Mexican
Ben Goldfarb is a “beaver believer.” In his new book, Eager, he writes about the historical role of beavers in the ecosystems of the entire North American continent, how they were nearly wiped out, and why many communities are brining them back—and with them lusher wetlands and healthier rivers.
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by radiocafe | Mar 19, 2019 | Activism, Books, Down to Earth, Environment, Food & agriculture, New Mexico
Ben Goldfarb is a “beaver believer.” In his new book, Eager, he writes about the historical role of beavers in North American ecosystems, how they were nearly wiped out, and why communities are brining them back—and with them lusher wetlands and healthier rivers.
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by radiocafe | Mar 7, 2019 | Activism, Books, Environment, Santa Fe New Mexican
What do we see when we put aside the lenses of hope and optimism and look with clear eyes at climate disruption? In today’s program we travel with journalist Dahr Jamail, who paints a picture of beauty and danger–and asks each of us what we’re called to do in response.
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by radiocafe | Mar 5, 2019 | Activism, Down to Earth, Environment, Food & agriculture
Glenn Elzinga is a forester turned rancher in Idaho, and he has developed a system called “inherding” — which means basically living with cattle on the range, training them to eat a varied and healthy diet, and managing them so that land, water, and wildlife are restored.
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by radiocafe | Feb 5, 2019 | Down to Earth, Environment, Food & agriculture
The science of farm and rangeland is often incomprehensible to the people on the land. We talk to On Pasture magazine founder Kathy Voth, whose mission is to make science accessible to people who need it–and to help keep them from being bamboozled by the latest agriculture fads.
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