EcoRadio KC explores our interdependence with the rest of the world, showing the connections between the ways we choose to live and the health of the whole community of life. As a result, we plan to cover a wide range of topics, including local & regenerative agriculture, energy conservation & efficiency, justice, eco-villages, alternative medicine, indigenous peoples, clean energy, local food systems, biofuels, the need for multicultural participation in social change, global warming & climate disruption, extinction, green building and chemistry, and consumerism.
https://kkfi.org/podcasts/eco-radio-kc/
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 20 days 9 hours 22 minutes
Climate March Update
The first guest will be Lori Lawrence, talking about the KC participation in the national march in DC. John Kurmann and Manny Abarca will be on to talk about the local march. Also, Kansas environmentalist,
Eco-Elvis Plus the March for Science
Eco Elvis joins us live in the KKFI studio. Also, Jessie Blakeborough and Kenneth Lee talk about the March For Science coming up on Earth Day, both here and in DC.
Town Hall on the Inner City Oil Contamination
On April 1st, Missouri State Representative, Brandon Ellington held a town hall forum on the contamination resulting from the gas leak at Inner City Oil at 31st and Cleveland. KKFI's Jeff Humfeld was on hand to record the proceedings.
Air Pollution and Criminal Activity: Evidence from Chicago Microdata
Erich Muehlegger is an Associate Professor of Economics and the Chair of the Graduate Program at the University of California, Davis, and a faculty research fellow of the National Bureau of Economics Research.
Agriculture and Food Issues update
Craig Volland, local environmentalist and food specialist, will join host Craig Lubow to update us on issues relating to industrial agriculture issues, GMOs, and how to promote environmentalism in the Trump era.
Protest music to save the environment
Tom Neilson joins host Craig Lubow to talk about how social protest music inspires change and will perform some of his environmental music. Tom provides a voice for those who believe in the power of folk music to effect change.
Testing the Waters
Richard Mabion welcomes students from Harmon and Wyandotte High Schools who have been trained by Friends of the Kaw to test water for pollutants. Also, Olga, from the Clean Energy Project, lets us know about the upcoming "Clean Air Day" in Topeka on M...
Pipeline Updates
KC Stands up for Standing Rock activists, Kit Kat (on the phone from North Dakota) and Mary Benrud-Gachie join Monique Gabrielle Salazar, author of the new Stand Up: Poems From Standing Rock to discuss all things pipeline. Also,
What’s the Matter with St. Joe?
A recent Reuters report listed Saint Joseph, MO as one of the cities with a water system as bad as Flint, Michigan. We speak with The Ecumenical Environmental Justice Organization about that and other environmental areas of concern in St. Joseph.
Business as a Force for Good?
Former publisher of Mother Earth News, Bryan Welch joins us in the studio. Bryan is currently the CEO of B The Change Media, which promotes a triple bottom line of people-planet-profit. - Bryan, who also takes interest in Slow Money, Earthships,