This Green Earth is a weekly, hour-long program that focuses on the environment and environmentalism. Host Claire Wiley explores the science, politics, economics and ethics behind the environment, natural resources and sustainability.
This Green Earth includes interviews with local and national experts in the fields of water resources, air quality, environmental policy, fossil and renewable fuels, climate, conservation, ecosystems, agriculture, aquaculture and sustainability.
Claire Wiley is an award-winning broadcast journalist. This Green Earth's mission is to educate listeners about the importance of environmental preservation, conservation and stewardship.
This Green Earth is sponsored by:
For questions and inquiries, or to inquire about appearing on the show, contact the hosts directly at thisgreenearth@kpcw.org.
-
Award-winning writer and scientist Dan Werb, takes us into the world of synanthropes in his his latest book, Our Wild Familiars: How Animals are Adapting to Cities and Reshaping the Natural World. -
Charlotte Overby, Vice President of Conservation Field Programs at the Conservation Lands Foundation walks us through public lands policy and her work with the foundation. -
Critically acclaimed writer Cal Flyn discusses her exploration of the world’s wildest and most remote places in her new book, "The Savage Landscape: How We Made the Wilderness." -
Craig Stanford explores the growing extinction crisis facing reptiles and amphibians, sharing stories from decades of field research and his latest book, Cold-Blooded Murder: Reptiles and Amphibians on the Brink of Extinction. -
Science writer Margie Patlak discusses her book Insect Safari: Exploring the Wondrous World of Everyday Bugs , revealing the surprising intelligence, complex behaviors, and hidden lives of the tiny creatures we often overlook. We explore groundbreaking research revealing that insects are far more intelligent, social, and complex than we've long believed. -
Earth sciences educator and geologist Christa Sadler provides a geological overview of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
-
Award-winning writer and scientist Dan Werb, takes us into the world of synanthropes in his his latest book, Our Wild Familiars: How Animals are Adapting to Cities and Reshaping the Natural World. Then This Green Earth revisits the interview with Award-winning author Sophie Pavelle takes readers on a thrilling exploration of nature's symbiotic relationships in her latest book, "To Have or To Hold." -
Charlotte Overby, Vice President of Conservation Field Programs at the Conservation Lands Foundation walks us through public lands policy and her work with the foundation.Then, critically acclaimed writer Cal Flyn discusses her exploration of the world’s wildest and most remote places in her new book, "The Savage Landscape: How We Made the Wilderness."
-
Craig Stanford explores the growing extinction crisis facing reptiles and amphibians, sharing insights from his latest book, Cold-Blooded Murder, and why these often-overlooked species matter more than ever. (00:49) Then science writer Margie Patlak reveals the surprising intelligence, complex behaviors, and hidden lives of insects, highlighting the discoveries that are changing how we see the world's smallest creatures. (26:55) -
Earth science educator and geologist Christa Sadler discusses the Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument's remarkable biodiversity. Then, Jackie Grant, Executive Director of Grand Staircase Escalante Partners, explains her organization’s work and the outcome of a recent effort to overturn the monument’s management plan.
-
Leigh Ann Henion, author of "Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Other Marvels of the Dark," celebrates the natural world after sunset. Then, Robert Voss, Curator for the Department of Mammalogy, Division of Vertebrate Zoology at the American Museum of Natural History, sheds light on a commonly misunderstood marsupial, the opossum.
