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In this episode of This Green Earth hosts Nell and Chris will be talking with (01:55) Dave Goulson. Goulson is a Professor of Biology at University of Sussex who has published more than 300 scientific articles on the ecology and conservation of bumblebees and other insects. He has just released a new book called "Silent Earth - Averting the Insect Apocalypse." Goulson will share more on the dramatic decline of insect species and how this can directly impact all life on Earth.Then (25:23) Dr. John Francis a.k.a. the “Planetwalker” comes on the show. Francis is an author and environmental professor. His environmental work began in 1971, when he witnessed an oil spill in San Francisco Bay. It was then that he gave up the use of motorized vehicles and began to walk. He then went on to create the nonprofit Planetwalk, an environmental awareness organization, took a vow of silence for 17 years, and received multiple degrees, including a PhD in Land Resources.

On today's Local News Hour: (9:04) Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter Exhibits Manager Hunter Klingensmith has details about October's bat exhibit, (20:13 ) Park City council member Max Doilney recaps the recent joint meeting with the Summit County Council and (37:17) Park City Ski and Snowboard Executive Director Christie Hind and new Youth Sports Division coach Ryan Devine have details about a new division now open for registration.

On today's Local News Hour : (9:31) Utah legislator for District 54 District Mike Kohler discusses taxes and interim business, (22:30) Park City Planning Director Gretchen Milliken talks about upcoming construction projects and (38:16) Recycle Utah Director Carolyn Wawra with a monthly update.

Today on This Green Earth, host Chris Cherniak brings back a best of show with (1:02) Yale University lecturer Wake Smith, who teaches a course on climate mitigation. The course syllabus forms the basis of his new book, Pandora's Toolbox: The Hopes and Hazards of Climate Intervention. In it, Smith offers readers an accessible introduction to the hopes and hazards of some of humanity's most controversial technologies. Then (27:17) Dr. David Stoner, Assistant Professor for Wildland Resources at Utah State University. Smith discusses the ever-increasing encounters with wildlife that Utah hikers and campers are having. Stoner provides facts about mountain lions, shares why drought and warming may increase human encounters, and explains how best to handle an encounter.

On today's Local News Hour host Leslie Thatcher interviews: (7:21) North Summit Unite organizers Anita Lewis and Lynn Wood have details on Saturday's NSU Regional Round Up (20:12) Park City Trails and Open Space manager Heinrich Deters and Kate Napier-Janz with Alpine Forestry are looking for residents to fill out the community wildfire risk assessment and (37:11) St. Mary's Volunteer Food Bank Coordinator Sarah Dellenbach who talks about the many charitable causes the church provides to the community.

Today on Cool Science Radio: (1:13) Update on NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft, DART, which was intentionally smashed into the asteroid Dimorphos Monday September 26th. NASA administrator Bill Nelson called the mission an “unprecedented success for planetary defense. The next step is to study the asteroid using telescopes on Earth to confirm that DART’s impact altered the its orbit. Then (3:22) Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson who has just written Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization, This new book brings the rationality of science and the scientific mind to look at the political and cultural issues we talk about every day.And finally (29:37) Mara Grunbaum who has just written Break Down! which is a NatGeo kids book. It is filled with photos and fun facts and covers all kinds of things that crash, crumble, and break.

On today's Local News Hour: (4:29) Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Huntsman Mental Health Institute Dr. Ben Lewis explains new ketamine-assisted psychotherapy now offered, (21:15) Youth Sports Alliance Executive Director Emily Fisher and Programs Director Heather Sims have an update on the Jan's Winter Welcome fundraiser, and (34:10) Snyderville Basin Recreation Director Dana Jones has the latest on plans for the ice arena.

Coming up today on Mountain Money (00:04) author Greg Steinmetz discusses his new book AMERICAN RASCAL: How Jay Gould Built Wall Street's Biggest Fortune. (22:06) Then Mallika Mitra, reporter for Money, helps us understand the Etherium Merge - a big development in cryptocurrency and what it means for the cryptocurrency industry. (37:21) Mountain Money ends the hour speaking with the Wasatch Brew Pub’s Rick Seven about their ‘Fun at the Top Weekends’ in the Loft Bar and Tap Room.

In this week's The Mountain Life, hosts David Wintzer and Lynn Ware Peek speak with (0:56) best-selling author Nathalia Holt who has written a book about five female spies during and after World War II: Wise Gals: The Spies Who Built the CIA and Changed the Future of Espionage. (22:19) Then, New York-based energy healer and meditation teacher, Laura Chung joins the show to discuss her book, How To Manifest: Make Your Dreams A Reality In 40 Days. (37:14 ) Finally, local resident Renee Huang joins the show to discuss her work as the founder of Wild Women Tribe, a community group that connects like-minded women in transformational experiences outdoors.

Today on the Local News Hour, host Leslie Thatcher's guests include: (03:35) Snyderville Basin Water Reclamation Executive Director Mike Luers with a monthly water update, (23:35) Park Record Publisher Andy Bernhard who is retiring after a 36 year career at the local paper, and (42:12) Woodward Program Manager Jared Dangerfield has details about this weekend's Wheelchair Palooza.