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.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 20 days 13 hours 20 minutes
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,
Passive Energy Housing
Richard Mabion welcomes Paul Grahovac, LEED AP, of Build Smart to talk about Passive Energy Buildings. - Also, on This Week in Water: The Standing Rock Sioux are standing up to sue--again. A supervisor in the Iowa Department of Natural Resource...
All the Farms in Cuba!
Richard Mabion welcomes Eric Kirkendall back to EcoRadio KC. This time, to discuss his recent tour of Cuban farms.
Eagles Day
The Jayhawk Audubon Society's Joyce Wolff, Bunny Watkins, and Mike Watkins tell us about this Saturday's 21st Annual Kaw Valley Eagles Day as well as all things eagle.
Lakeside Nature Center
The Lakeside Nature Center's Kimberly Hess drops by and she's bringing a bird1
Environmental Impacts on Health
Kevin Kennedy, Director of Environmental Health at Children's Mercy Hospital, joins host Craig Lubow to talk about environmental health research, projects, and services. Although Kevin will focus more on the impact of environmental factors on health i...
Reduce Your Waste
Former EPA employee, Steve Fishman and Mid America Regional Council's Matt Riggs join us landfill diversion through recycling and other things. - Steve Fishman is a former EPA employee, with a background in solid and hazardous waste.