This Green Earth is a weekly, hour-long program that focuses on the environment and environmentalism. Co-hosts Christopher Cherniak and Nell Larson explore the science, politics, economics and ethics behind the environment, natural resources, and sustainability.
The program 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.
TGE has interviewed a number of individuals from different environmental fields including: writers Andrew Revkin, Terry Tempest Williams, Craig Childs, Richard Louv and Paul Erlich; politicians like the Mayors of Park City and Salt Lake City; policy analysts from the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Environmental Defense Fund; scientists and researchers from the Monterey Bay Aquarium to the National Weather Service; and, local sustainable business owners from Copper Moose Farm, Main Street Olive Oil Company, Whole Foods Market, and Fairweather Natural Foods.
Christopher Cherniak is an environmental engineer with nearly 30 years experience as an environmental consultant. Nell Larson is an environmental scientist, educator, and a graduate of the Yale School of Forestry. Together, they direct This Green Earth's mission: to educate listeners about the importance of environmental preservation, conservation, and stewardship.
Contact Chris and Nell via email at thisgreenearth@kpcw.org.
What People are Saying About This Green Earth
"This Green Earth offers an in-depth analysis of current environmental issues that affect our local and global community. The conversations between the hosts and their guests is enlightening and challenging, but at the same time has a light touch that makes the issues accessible to a wide listening audience. An invaluable resource for our community." Katy Wang, Executive Director of Park City Film
"This Green Earth does an excellent job recruiting knowledgeable and interesting guests. As someone who's been involved in the "green" sector for many years, I'm consistently impressed with the ability of Katie and Nell to introduce me to something new!" Tyler Paulsen, former Sustainability Office, Park City Municipal
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Project Manager Sara Jo Dickens and Weed Superintendent David Bingham from the Summit Cooperative Weed Management Area discuss the noxious weed population in Summit County and what you can do to help control them. -
Award-winning author Emma Marris shares her new book, "Wild Souls: Freedom and Flourishing in the Non-Human World."
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Utah Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife Resources' Paul Thompson discusses Utah's Endangered Species Mitigation Fund. $4.4 million was recently allocated to 42 projects this year.The Endangered Species Mitigation Fund was created in 1997 to direct funds toward the protection, conservation and recovery of federally listed species and species of greatest conservation need, as identified in the Utah Wildlife Action Plan.
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The World Health Organization and other leading public health agencies recognize that climate change is growing public health challenge. Recently, the Summit County Department of Health launched a Climate Change and Public Health speaker series to talk about the issues. The first of the three-event program was May 9 and focused on environmental health.Summit County Sustainability Program manager Emily Quinton and Darcy Glenn, researcher with the Woodwell Climate Research Center helped summarize and discuss the results of the first event.
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Doug Tallamy, a University of Delaware professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology and author of "Nature's Best Hope (Young Readers' Edition): How You Can Save the World in Your Own Yard."
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North Coast Regional Director for California Trout, Darren Mierau, describes what removing two aging dams from the endangered Eel River could mean for the salmon population.
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David Andrews, a senior scientist with the Environmental Working Group, discusses the growing impacts PFAS compounds of on our environment and ecosystems.
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Geoffrey Schladow from the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center talks about the resurgence of native zooplankton in Lake Tahoe and what that means for its health and clarity.
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Summit County Storm Water Manager Kelsey Christiansen talks about flooding issues and the current state of Summit County's storm water management system.
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Learn about the origins and historical significance of Earth Day with Michael Karapetian, the Great Global Cleanup Coordinator at earthday.org.
