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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Dr. Kelly Kopp, a professor at Utah State University in the Department of Plants, Soils & Climate, joins This Green Earth to discuss her work and the resources the University makes available to our community. -
On today's This Green Earth, Chris and Nell take us into the world of garlic mustard and Trout friendly landscapes with Ecologist Sara Jo Dickens. Ecology Bridge is hosting its second annual Garlic Mustard games and, this year along with weed pulling, there will be prizes and a food truck party. Last year nearly 2 tons of weeds were pulled.
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Dr. Brian Moench with Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment about the EPA’s recent rejection of a request by the Utah Division of Air Quality to allow a higher ozone.If the EPA would have agreed to the request, then Utahns would have been subjected to higher levels of ozone air pollution.
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Author and historian Elena Conis comes on to talk about her new book, How to Sell a Poison: The Rise, Fall and Toxic Return of DDT. This deeply researched book provides a well-articulated explanation of how dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT) was sold, mis-regulated and resold.
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Today on This Green Earth, we speak with Yale University lecturer Wake Smith, who teaches a world-leading course on the topic of Climate Mitigation. The course syllabus forms the basis of his new book, Pandora's Toolbox: The Hopes and Hazards of Climate Intervention.In his book, Smith offers readers an accessible and authoritative introduction to both the hopes and hazards of some of humanity's most controversial technologies.
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In celebration of International Dark Sky Week, Paul Ricketts, director of University of Utah's South Physics Observatory, will come on to speak about Utah's upcoming Dark Sky Week events, including telescope workshops and a Star party.
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Kate Mapp of Park City Library on their new Sustainability Resource Center, and the upcoming event celebrating the center on April 22.
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Kelsey Christiansen, Summit County Storm Water Manager, joins This Green Earth to share about the Trails, Trash and Tunes event, which has been postponed to May 14th.
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Rhea Cone, conservation coordinator at the Swaner Preserve and Ecocenter joins the show to talk about their upcoming events to celebrate Earth Day.
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Emily Murphy, author of the new book Grow Now - How We Can See Our Health, Communities and Planet - One Garden at a Time, joins the show. Murphy shares easy-to-follow principles for regenerative gardening.
