This Green Earth
Tuesday, 9 a.m. - 10 a.m.
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.
Ways To Subscribe
Matt Sampson
/
KPCW
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.
Latest Segments
-
Tom Shaub, VP of business development at DecoArt, discusses the company's decision to pursue more sustainable practices for their paint products. Then, Dr. Christina Gerhardt, author and senior fellow at the University of California, Berkeley discusses her latest book, "Sea Change: An Atlas of Islands in a Rising Ocean," in which she weaves together essays, maps, art, and poetry to provide a greater understanding of island nations in a warming world. -
Venture into the world of cicadas and unravel some of the mysteries of their biogeography, evolutionary adaptations, and the ecological significance of their cyclical emergence. Then, author Boyce Upholt takes us through the history of the Mississippi River.
-
Learn about how Park City residents can reduce the amount of waste going into the landfill with Park City Community Foundation’s Eyee Hsu and Andy Hecht.They will discuss the launch of a residential curbside food waste collection as part of its Zero Food Waste initiative.Then, EarthDay.org’s Aidan Charron discusses fast fashion and its effects on our planet, as one of the leading causes of deforestation. -
Walt Meier, a senior research scientist at the National Snow and Ice Data Center, breaks down the data and latest developments regarding the 2024 sea ice extent and what this means for our future.Then they revisit a conversation from earlier this year with author and CBS News national correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti, who discusses his newly released book, "Before it's Gone: Stories from the Front Lines of Climate Change in Small-Town America."
-
Chris and Claire talk noxious weeds with Sara Jo Dicken at Ecology Bridge and how the public can help fight noxious weeds. Then, geophysicist Duncan Agnew discusses a study regarding global timekeeping and global warming.
-
Award-winning author David Quammen, an American writer who focuses on science, nature and travel, talks about his work over the years and what’s next. Then, Bonnie Monteleone from the Plastic League Project discusses the organization’s latest studies and what they are doing to clean up our oceans.
Full Episodes
-
Andrea Walker, Salt Lake County Director for Agriculture and Natural Resources brings us the buzz on bees. She’ll talk about everything from honey bee biology to the Utah bee keeping community. -
Chis and Nell are joined by Marc Peterson with Citizens Climate Lobby. He speaks about future of electric cars and the effects on the environment and he also help explains the details of the $370 billion climate and tax package recently passed by the Senate. -
Evan Fricke, an ecologist at Rice University joins Chris and Nell to discuss a study that shows how technology can step in to predict how quickly plants need to migrate to remain in a climatic zone where they can survive.When it comes to keeping pace with a changing climate, plants face a particular challenge, they are quite literally rooted in place. Now, their ability to move to cooler areas as places heat up is being further imperiled by loss of animals which plants often hitch a ride. -
Nell and Chris are joined in this episode of This Green Earth by Kimberely Flores, owner of FulFILLed Utah. She talks with us about her local business that specializes in low-waste living. At her shop you can reduce, reuse, and refill from a curated selection of eco-friendly personal care items and household cleaning products. -
Ecologist and Founder of Ecology Bridge Sarah Jo Dickens joins the show to bring us an update on the success of the recent Garlic Mustard Games.
