Joseph DeMare talks about his wife, Carolyn Kawecka's, heroic two year battle with cancer. He shares her amazing story which includes battling cancer with diet, experimental viral therapy treatment, and the latest immunotherapy. Rebecca Wood talks about olive oil. Environmental news includes Santa Claus weighing in on the HB6 issue and a discussion of the tornadoes that tore through the southeast. 

Joseph DeMare apologizes to Denmark, and then plays the sound from the alley behind his house which means the end of the world is coming. Then he interviews Carly Allen, head of the bus drivers' union for TARTA about how the sudden influx of investment in mass transit in the Toledo area will help the regional economy. Rebecca Wood delves into the mysteries of Lithium. Ecological news includes bad news for Line 3 protesters faced with felonies and good news from Australia where wind and solar power is taking over, helped by the technology of synchronous condensers. And More! 

Our 150th episode finds Joe DeMare again interviewing Philip Yenyo, head of the American Indian Movement (AIM) of Ohio. They discuss the importance of gratitude in Native culture, as well as the true, darker history of the "thanksgiving" holiday. Rebecca Wood tells us about the unique Kern River in California. Ecological News includes: anti-environmental policies in the "Build Back Browner" bill including plans to burn thousands of hectares of old growth; a win for solar power in Weston, Ohio; and more! CORRECTION: This recording originally included a story about the Danish government being forced to set hard CO2 limits. This story was apparently incorrect. The Danish government set hard 70% limits on CO2 emissions in 2019 without being forced to by the Danish court system. 

Joe DeMare talks about Uncle Tom's Cabin, Silent Spring, and Ohio's latest wind farm. Then he interviews E. Joseph Oppegaard-Peltier and his sister, Gina Peltier about the protests that happened in Washington DC at the People Vs. Fossil Fuels event. Over 600 arrests, many of them brutal, that did not make the news including indigenous people from many tribes who were arrested sitting in at the Department of the Interior. Ecological News including Greenland banning uranium mining, COP26 the Blah Blah Blah COP, and more! 

Joe DeMare responds to feedback from listeners and talks about lots of environmental issues. Then he interviews Joshua Wright from the Rainforest Flying Squad, trying to save the last bits of old growth forest in British Columbia. Rebecca Wood explains the difference between Maumee and Miami. Then it's Ecological News about COP26, seagrass, and more!

In this Halloween show, Joe DeMare talks about his trip to the east coast where he saw invasive bamboo battling invasive kudu among other things. Then he interviews Farrell Moose about Central Carolina Community College's sustainable agriculture program where students run an organic farm on campus. Rebecca Wood tells a scary story about the NRC granting an 80 year license extension to a nuke plant which will be under sea water in 50. In ecological news, discussions of Biden's radioactive build back better plans, Line 3, and more!  

Joe DeMare interviews the Director of Fan Experience for the Philedelphia Eagles about the team’s Go Green program. With everything from solar panels to recycling to planting sea grass carbon offsets, they’ve become the Greenest team in the NFL. Rebecca Wood talks about Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands, ecological news and more! 

Joe DeMare discusses a host of environmental issues then interviews Tim Judson of NIRS about the tens of billions planned for nuke plants in the build back "better" plan. Rebecca Wood tells us about the coqui frog, eco-news and more!

Joe DeMare describes a time when there used to be frost in October in Northwest Ohio. Then he interviews Joseph E. Oppegaard-Peltier III for an update on Line 3. It appears Enbridge's claims that the tar sands are flowing already may not be true. Rebecca Wood gives us a natural history of Hispaniola. Eco news includes Canada returning to brutal police tactics attacking protesters trying to protect the last of the Old Growth forest in British Columbia and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources going rouge to protect wolves. 

Joe DeMare and Rebecca Wood chat about animal names in sports culture. Miranda Leppla from the Ohio Environmental Council tells us about HB 429, Ohio's Energy Jobs and Justice Act. It's a bill that would actually improve Ohio's energy mix, undoing much of the harm of HB 6, which threw Ohio's energy policies back to the 1950's. Then Rebecca tells us about crickets, Ecological News includes bad news about Line 3 in Minnesota, good news about the old growth protests in British Columbia, and shocking news about the Earth's albedo that could mean the end of civilization as we know it.