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On this week’s show, your host, Justin Mog, stuffs your stocking with tips for greening up your holiday season with special guest, Nick Johnson, Program Manager for the Louisville Sustainability Council (http://louisvillesustainabilitycouncil.org). We also reflect on the accomplishments of the Council in 2022 and some of the plans for 2023! Tune in to learn more about the Louisville Sustainability Council’s 10th anniversary, Solar Over Louisville, the Community Grant program and the new 2023 grant cycle for which applications are being accepted through March 1st, and LSC programming including the annual Summit, Green Convene, and the bimonthly Green Drinks, which will be hosting its last networking event of the year on Wednesday, Dec. 21st, at 6pm at West Sixth Brewery in NuLu (817 E Market St).

Learn more and follow the Council on social media:

Facebook: http://facebook.com/louisvillesustainabilitycouncil

Instagram: http://instagram.com/louisvillesustain.council/

Twitter http://twitter.com/EngageLSC

LinkedIn http://linkedin.com/company/louisville-sustainability-council/

Email: [email protected]

As always, our feature is followed by your community action calendar for the week, so get your calendars out and get ready to take action for sustainability NOW!

Sustainability Now! is hosted by Dr. Justin Mog and airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Monday at 6pm and repeats Tuesdays at 12am and 10am. Find us at http://forwardradio.org

The music in this podcast is courtesy of the local band Appalatin and is used by permission. Explore their delightful music at http://appalatin.com

On this week's Truth to Power, we bring you highlights from the "Save Bernheim Now!" (http://savebernheimnow.org) event held on December 4, 2022 at All People's Church in Louisville and featuring an inspiring array of speakers organizing to protect Bernheim Arboretum & Research Forest from a dangerous and unnecessary high-pressure natural gas pipeline being proposed by LG&E. We'll hear from:

- Bernheim's Executive Director, Mark Wourms;

- Bernheim's Director of Conservation, Andrew Berry;

- Rev. Elisa Owen, Executive Director of Kentucky Interfaith Power & Light (KIPL) and Highland Presbyterian Church;

- Rob Kingsolver, retired Environmental Studies professor at Bellarmine University;

- Kenyetta Johnson from the Kentucky Student Environmental Coalition (KSEC); and

- Rev. Bruce Beisner of All Peoples Church.

LGE-KU is taking Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest to court to condemn their property to construct a high-pressure natural gas transmission pipeline. The court date is January 10, 2023, and Bernheim is using its scarce resources to fight this aggression. It is time for those of us who love Bernheim and oppose new, destructive fossil fuel initiatives to fight this battle personally. Here are just a few of the reasons why LG&E should be denied the condemnation by eminent domain:

- It violates Bernheim’s Conservation Easement. If LG&E wins in court, this will set a terrible precedent for all natural lands with conservation easements. 

- There will be serious environmental damage from the construction and maintenance of this pipeline. Its route disrupts significant and fragile habitat and interrupts a wildlife corridor connecting several natural areas.

- This area is demonstrably unstable and running a pipeline through it risks landslides and flooding. There is a high likelihood of pollutants entering streams and underground waterways.

- The land includes bat habitat. Bernheim recently documented 13 bat species utilizing a wide swath of Bernheim for roosting and foraging.

- The land is home to a couple of rare and endangered snails, creatures that have lived in this area for millions of years.

- Spending vast sums of money to INCREASE carbon emissions is blatantly financially motivated with no regard for the consequences.

On Truth to Power each week, we gather people from around the community to discuss the state of the world, the nation, the state, and the city! It's a community conversation like you won't hear anywhere else!

Truth to Power airs every Friday at 9pm, Saturday at 11am, and Sunday at 4pm on Louisville's grassroots, community radio station, Forward Radio 106.5fm WFMP and live streams at http://forwardradio.org

Dee Pregliasco, current President of the Louisville League of Women Voters, Vice-President of the Kentucky League of Women Voters, retired attorney and practicing mediator, speaks on a variety of subjects, including League positions on various issues (e.g., abortion, redistricting, charter schools); voting access and restrictions (especially in regard to specific populations like ex felons, black & brown communities); new digital tools that, if employed, would make it so much easier to vote; getting people more involved in the political process, especially youth; combatting misinformation and more.

Our interview with Professor Frederick 'Fritz' K. Hilton, of the University of Louisville Medical School continues. This time he discusses his early research on 'in vitro fertilization' and how the recent Supreme Court decision about abortion could effect infertile couples. To hear the first installment of our talk with this fascinating scientist visit: https://soundcloud.com/wfmp-forward-radio/bench-talk-a-life-of-art-and-science-dr-frederick-k-hilton-part-1-nov-21-2022?in=wfmp-forward-radio/sets/bench-talk-the-week-in-science .

Also, Scott Miller tells us what the night sky has in store for us during the month of December.

‘Bench Talk: The Week in Science’ is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am.

Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: www.facebook.com/pg/BenchTalkRadi…ef=page_internal

Public-domain music ('Fourth Symphony, 3rd Movement' by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, 1878) was provided by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Sir Thomas Beecham directing (1958).

This week we chat with fellow book lover and grant writer Bethany Planton who runs a book club for fellow members of her profession. When she began her own consulting company, she met several other grant writers from around the country through a twitter chat, and they quickly realized that besides sharing a profession, they also shared a love of books. The Grant Pro Bookclub started 6 years ago and has always met virtually, long before the rest of us picked up on the idea when the COVID pandemic began.

We talk to Bethany about her undying love of Little Women and Louisa May Alcott, her role as a tourist ambassador for her city, and why it’s never too cold for ice cream.

You can find bethany on Instagram at @bmpreads

For show notes for any episode, go to our website at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. We are also on Instagram @perksofbeingabookloverpod and on FB Perks of Being a Book Lover

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

1- Deal of a Lifetime by Fredrik Backman

2- On Writing by Stephen King

3- Who is Maud Dixon? by Alexandra Andrews

4- American Gods by Neil Gaiman

5- We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter

6- The Hollow Inside by Brooke Lauren Davis

7- After Dark with Roxie Clark by Brooke Lauren Davis

8- Drowned Town by Jayne Moore Waldrop

9- The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith

10- Carol/The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith

11- Louisa on the Front Lines by Samantha Seiple

12- May Alcott Nieriker, Author and Advocate: Travel Writing and Transformation in the Late Nineteenth Century by Julia Dabbs

13- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

14- Little Men by Louisa May Alcott

15- Jo's Boys by Louisa May Alcott

16- Old Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott

17- Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott

18- Rose in Bloom by Louisa May Alcott

19- Jack and Jill by Louisa May Alcott

20- The Long Fatal Love Chase by Louisa May Alcott

21- Behind a Mask by Louisa May Alcott

22- March by Geraldine Brooks

23- So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix by Bethany C. Morrow

24- Santa's Secrets by K.C. Wells

25- Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi

26- Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi

27- The Icarus Girl by Helen Oyeyemi

28- W is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi

29- The Keeper: Growing Up in Girl Sports by Kelcey Parker Ervick

30- Odder by Katherine Applegate

31- The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

32- The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate

33- Wishtree by Katherine Applegate

Movies mentioned--

1- Little Women (directed by Greta Gerwig 2019)

2- Carol (2015)

3- The Talented Mr. Ripley ( 1999)

Mel Duncan is the Co-founder and Director of Advocacy and Outreach for Nonviolent Peaceforce U.S. (NP), a world leader in unarmed civilian protection. NP’s nonviolent civilian protectors provide direct protection to civilians caught in violent conflict and work with local groups to prevent further violence in a variety of conflict areas including South Sudan, Iraq, the Philippines, Bangladesh and Myanmar. Mel has represented NP at the United Nations where the group has been granted Consultative Status. Recent UN global reviews as well as Security Council and General Assembly Resolutions have cited and recommended unarmed civilian protection. The Presbyterian Peace Fellowship honored Mel with their 2010 Peace Seeker award. The Fellowship of Reconciliation USA awarded him their 2007 Pfeffer International Peace Prize on behalf of Nonviolent Peaceforce’s “courageous efforts in conflict regions around the world.” The Utne Reader named him as one of “50 Visionaries Who are Changing Our World.” The American Friends Service Committee nominated Nonviolent Peaceforce for the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize. In 2018 Nonviolent Peaceforce received the Luxembourg Peace Prize.

Mel is a graduate of Macalester College, St. Paul Minnesota, USA. In 2006 he was honored with their Distinguished Citizen award. He and his wife, Georgia Heller Duncan, have eight children and twelve grandchildren.

Let's look at a statement from the White House about the war in Ukraine and compare the statement with historical reality.

On this week’s show, your host, Justin Mog, puts on his overalls for a conversation with Brooke Gentile, Executive Director of the Organic Association of Kentucky, OAK (https://www.oak-ky.org). We discuss the state of organic and sustainable agriculture around the Commonwealth, why farmers are looking to organic solutions, and what OAK is doing to support that transition.

Listen in to learn about their Farmer Field Days, Workplace CSA programs, the Transition to Organic Partnership Program, the Global Farm Metric - Farm Sustainability Assessment Tool, the 2023 Farm Bill, and get a sneak preview of OAK’s annual Organic Farming Conference that is coming up January 26-28 at KSU in Frankfort, KY. The Early Bird deadline for discounted registrations is coming up December 15th. Learn more and register at https://www.oak-ky.org/annual-conference

Brooke wanted to share these Farm Bill resources:

- Kentucky Food Action Network (KFAN) is a collective of individuals and organizations united under the common purpose of creating accessible and resilient food systems that prioritize the health of Kentuckians and the land across our Commonwealth by nurturing all aspects of Kentucky’s food system, from the producer to the consumer. They focus on policy initiatives and have a Farm Bill working group - sign up to learn more at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSezaRlHP64qPPUWP7jrQTN5bU-vgXR1EkmhscETOvecAm9jlQ/viewform

- Community Farm Alliance (CFA) recently held a Farm Bill 101 webinar and it is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulJeBCM5PBk&feature=youtu.be

- National Sustainable Agriculture Network (NSAC) has a great resource on "What is the Farm Bill?" https://sustainableagriculture.net/our-work/campaigns/fbcampaign/what-is-the-farm-bill/

As always, our feature is followed by your community action calendar for the week, so get your calendars out and get ready to take action for sustainability NOW!

Sustainability Now! is hosted by Dr. Justin Mog and airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Monday at 6pm and repeats Tuesdays at 12am and 10am. Find us at http://forwardradio.org

The music in this podcast is courtesy of the local band Appalatin and is used by permission. Explore their delightful music at http://appalatin.com

Prof. Enid Trucios-Haynes, from the U of L Brandeis School of Law, spoke at the Louisville League of Women Voters for their Democracy in Action meeting on 11-21-22. She reviewed amendments to the U,.S. Constitution enacted throughout American history that affected voting (and other) rights, leading up to the Dobbs case which overthrew Roe vs. Wade (giving women the right to an abortion.)

K.A. Owens interviews Naeim Torkian of the Iranian American community in Louisville, KY about the death of Mahsa Amini on September 16, 2022 in Iran at the hands of the Morality Police. Naeim talks about what the world can do to assist in the development of basic Human Rights in Iran.

Recorded Wednesday November 30, 2022, 11AM.