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November 08, 2024 Solartopia Green Power & Wellness Hour 11.7.24
CALIFORNIA SOLARTOPIA IN TRUMP’S WAKE

We regroup after the Trump Debacle to talk about solarizing California and the world.

DENNY ZANE, former mayor of Santa Monica, guides us through the ropes of running a referenda for a tax fund for solarization.

Co-hosts TATANKA BRICCA and MYLA RESON help guide us on our way, along with some great callers.

We also inaugurate the idea of a NEW SOLARTOPIA, comprised of CA, OR, WA & HI.

JOIN US!!!
58 min
November 01, 2024 Solartopia Green Power & Wellness Hour 10.31.24
Voices from the Middle East; Bringing out the Voters; Band of Sisters; Swap Your Vote

We begin GREEP #196 in the Middle East with DENNIS BERNSTEIN and ANITA BARROWS.

RUTH STRAUSS warns of burning drop boxes and has some advice for the Harris campaign.

Getting Out the Vote is the expertise of the great ANDREA MILLER whose non-partisan Center for Common Ground website shows us how to direct voters to the polls.

From Florida we get the latest update on rampaging fascism from JIM NATHAN.

Atlanta-based RAY MCCLENDON guides us to Communities United for Justice, which supports canvassers in the field.

MARGOT KING & JOHN STEINER update us on the Band of Sisters, which supports women’ reproductive rights.

Swap the Vote is explained by MIKE HERSH as a way to use the Electoral College to balance support for 3d parties in “safe states” versus major candidates in swing states.

Andrea Miller reminds us that leaving messages increases turnout by 5%, and that it’s key to let citizens know that early voting can be decisive.

We must, says Andrea, let voters know they are invited to the dance, & the dance is democracy.

We adjourn early to make phone calls to potential voters…and we hope you will too….
53 min
October 25, 2024 Solartopia Green Power & Wellness Hour 10.24.24
GREEP Zoom #195: From Election Protection to Renewable Energy to Outer Space

We start with a beautiful poem by MIMI GERMAN, as only our poet laureate can do.

ANDREA MILLER kicks us off with a deep dive into the world of phone banking aimed at enhancing voter turnout in this apocalyptic election.

Former Charlotte two-term Mayor JENNIFER ROBERTS gives us the latest from Mecklenberg County.

RAY MCCLENDON of Communities United tells us what is happening in the critical swing state of Georgia.

Widely popular radio host EGBERTO WILLIES reports in from Texas.

Co-Convenor MIKE HERSH encourages us to see the bigger picture on the democracy for which we are fighting.

JIM NATHAN lays out the astounding deterioration of the dictatorial state of Florida.

KPFA radio host DENNIS BERNSTEIN chimes in to invite our guests to a rally for Donald Trump with Greg Palast, producer of “Vigilantes, Inc.”

From Michigan, ROGER RAPOPORT reports on the nuclear madness gathering in the Great Lakes.

Radio host LYNNE FEINERMAN of “Women Rising Radio” discusses the impact of the Mid East war on the US election and the need for joy in these hard times.

ELISSA RICHARDSON HALL decries the impact of the mainstream media.

KEVIN KAMPS of Beyond Nuclear warns that the Biden Inflation Reduction Act calls for gargantuan handouts to the scam atomic power industry.

The predatory nature of the nuke power industry is underlined by both MYLA RESON and RAY LUTZ.

The brave new world of UFO investigation is introduced by TATANKA BRICCA in intriguing detail.

Engineer STEVE CARUSO tells us that China has called for “No First Use” of nuclear weapons….

…a fitting way to end today’s astounding session, and to invite you all to join us next week!!!
2 hr 11 min
October 18, 2024 Solartopia Green Power & Wellness Hour 10.17.24
FROM INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S DAY TO ELECTION PROTECTION 2024 TO THE MIDDLE EAST

We start with the legendary Indigenous leader-lawyer CHASE IRON EYES, who gives us a brilliant overview of the current state of Indigenous America & Leonard Peltier.

The great grassroots organizer ANDREA MILLER of the Center for Common Ground gives us a guide to phone banking to spark voter turnout in critical states.

JASON BERLIN of Field Team Six fills us on his unique phone banking operation, focussed especially on young potential voters.

MYLA RESON asks Jason about what the polls are saying, especially in Montana, Texas & Florida.

The idea of switching and offsetting votes from fringe parties in and out of swing states comes from RUSSELL GREENE.

Threats to FEMA disaster workers in North Carolina are exposed by ILENE PROCTOR in Asheville.

MIKE HERSH gives us a quick introduction to a civil discussion of the situation in the Middle East.

Civilian deaths, land development issues, economic resources and spiritual forces are discussed by LYNN FEINERMAN.

STEVE CARUSO raises issues about the horrifying slaughter in Gaza.

Massive underground oil resources are discussed by DAVID GRACE.

CONNOR MURRAY of the Council for a Livable World tells us how his legendary organization fights against nuclear weapons.

TATANKA BRICCA expands on the links between nuclear power & the Atomic Bomb(s).

To conclude we cope with Thom Hartmann’s terrifying outline of the various ways this year’s election could be stolen.

We will go deeper into this profoundly unsettled situation the next week. STAY TUNED!!!
58 min
October 11, 2024 Solartopia Green Power & Wellness Hour 10.10.24
PROTECTING THE 2024 VOTE, & A WEBINAR ON NEW NUKES
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> We start GREEP Zoom #193 with the great ANDREA MILLER, who lays out her powerful push for getting out the vote in key swing states, including Florida, Georgia and North Carolina.
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> STEPHEN SPITZ explains his very mixed experience with young election workers at the University of Michigan.
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> RAY MCCLENDON follows by describing the mixed impacts of manipulated polls and the stripping of voter registration rolls in Georgia and elsewhere.
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> A major election outcome prediction made by Alan Lichtman, who has been right many times before, is analyzed by TATANKA BRICCA.
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> We then shift gears to our Nuclear Webinar, starting with Michigan-based reporter ROGER RAPOPORT, who gives us the low-down on the insane attempt to re-fire the Palisades atomic reactor.
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> World-renowned health researcher JOE MANGANO confirms the death toll from TMI, Fermi, Palisades and other nukes linked to radiation emissions from these “perfectly safe” loser reactors.

> KEVIN KAMPS of Beyond Nuclear adds Fermi I and other destroyed or decrepit nukes to the murderous list.

We pay homage to the great Philadelphia Inquirer op ed against TMI from the great Jane Fonda.

LINDA SEELEY from the San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace updates us on the latest developments from Diablo Canyon, and reminds us that badly embrittled pressure vessel at Unit One is identical to the RPV at Palisades..

SHERI MCWHIRTER asks about the rule-making petition being circulated by Roger Rapoport.

MYLA RESON reminds us of the steam generator disaster at San Onofre that forced that plant's permanent closure.

Cleveland’s CONNIE KLINE reports on the continuing energy disaster in Ohio.

Santa Monica’s PAUL NEWMAN asks about Betty Yee, a candidate for California governor who stabbed the renewables industry while she was on the Coastal Commission.

LYNN FEINERMAN wonders if the fossil/nuke industry is using the “anti-woke” reaction to obstruct the rise of renewable energy worldwide.

STEVE CARUSO wonders about the “crazy-whack” attack against renewables despite their plummeting price tag.

Next week we will meet on Indigenous People’s Day, hopefully to celebrate the release of LEONARD PELTIER.
58 min
October 04, 2024 Solartopia Green Power & Wellness Hour 10.3.24
ELECTION PROTECTION ISSUE GO SKY HIGH; NUKE POWER’S INSANE REVIVAL ATTEMPT

Our GREEP zoom #192 begins with a furious renunciation of the death penalty in the wake of the unconscionable official murder of MARCELLUS WILLIAMS.

Mr. Williams’s extensive appeals have been rejected by a “pro life” Supreme Court despite the appeal by the family of the alleged victim and many others.

At a minimum more than 200 innocent victims have been put to death by “pro life hypocrites” despite overwhelming evidence of their innocence.

STEVE ROSENFELD then gives us a detailed exploration of the mechanics of the upcoming fall election, focusing on the contrast of the legal landscape alongside the administrative landscape.

Steve is joined by RAY MCCLENDON of Georgia and JOHN BRAKEY of Arizona in arousing massive popular turnout at the voting booth.

JOHN STEINER introduces DAVID NEVINS of The Fulcrum.us and The Overtime Project, also aimed at voter enthusiasm.

MIKE HERSH urges us to view VIGILANTES INC. by Greg Palast with its warning against voter suppression in 2024.

At the one-hour mark we hear from CAILEY UNDERHILL of the Solar Rights Alliance. Cailey explains the horrendous anti-solar veto by CA. Gov. Gavin Newsom.

KEVIN KAMPS and TIM JUDSON then give us a full tour of the atomic madness behind the manic attempt to re-open the nukes at Three Mile Island & Palisades.

STEVE CARUSO and TATANKA BRICCA fill in the need to build statewide coalitions in Ohio and California to fight corporate capture of our energy supplies.

MYLA RESON reminds us of the serious crisis in plugged turbine generator tubes that curse all uninsured old atomic reactors.

PAT MARIDA and RANDI POKLADNIK give us the dirty news from Ohio about phony “clean” technologies being lined up to create industrial hydrogen.

CAMILLA REES & DR. MAGDA HAVAS lay out cautionary issues involving wind energy and the kinds of “dirty energy” they might generate, both on and off-shore.

ALAN MINSKY of the Progressive Democrats of America announces an upcoming showing of Palast’s VIGILANTES INC.

RAY LUTZ takes us out with a reminder that the 2024 election is upon us, & will require the utmost vigilance….

See you next week!!!
58 min
September 27, 2024 Solartopia Green Power & Wellness Hour - 9.26.24
PROTECTING THE VOTE IN GEORGIA & ARIZONA; THE YOUTH VOTE; REOPENING 3 MILE ISLAND & SOLARIZING LOS ANGELES

With the great RAY MCCLENDON we explore the astonishing ins & outs of how the votes will be counted in Georgia, a complex dance that could decide the 2024 election.

Backing Ray up is the amazing JOHN BRAKEY, whose pathbreaking work on digital imaging and election audits in Arizona has forever changed our history.

RUTH STRAUSS, LYNN FEINERMAN and TATANKA BRICCA raise major questions about the chaos about to throw the November election into limbo.

STEVE CARUSO fills us in on the completely warped dirty tricks being used to sabotage Ohio’s latest anti-gerrymandering referendum.

PROFESSOR MARCIELLE BRANDLER gives us some critical insights into the minds of young voters.

SANDY BOLZENIUS, based in Columbus, gives us some critical insights into the insanity now engulfing the Ohio town of Springfield.

MYLA RESON reminds us that the MAGA attack on immigration is designed to divert attention from Trump’s catastrophic failure in his debate.

Emmy-winning documentarian DAVID SALTMAN explains Brazilian attitudes toward race vs those in the US.

CAMILLA REES opens a great discussion on RFK, Jr., and the future of large-scale wind farming.

We’re then joined by BONNIE NIXON, sustainability director of the Ports of Long Beach/San Pedro, who is working to make then 100% net zero by 2030….or sooner!!!

See you all next week….
2 hr 12 min
September 13, 2024 Solartopia Green Power & Wellness Hour - 9.12.24
WILL THE 2024 ELECTION BE STOLEN? HOW ABOUT DECERTING GA/AZ?

DR. NANCY NIPARKO gives us a hot and heavy weather report from Santa Monica.

Executive Director ALAN MINSKY of Progressive Democrats of America gives us a parallel report on Get Out the Vote efforts and PDA’s new voting calendar.

Greenpeace stalwart KENNY BRUNO gives us the overview on how this year’s presidency could be stolen.

Communities United’s RAY MCCLENDON follows with a terrifying account of the “poster child” for election manipulation in Georgia, advocating that “we take action in advance” to protect our democracy.

From Arizona we hear that JOHN BRAKEY is still being sued by Santa Cruz County for making a records request…but that the likelihood of a fair vote count might be better in Arizona than in Georgia.

MYLA RESON wonders what happens if Harris/Walz win the White House but not the US Senate, especially as it applies to the US Supreme Court.

Nancy Niparko returns to give a rave review to Greg Palast’s new film “Vigilantes,” which we will be examining next week.

LYNN FEINERMAN and MARILYN MARKS express their concerns about counting votes in Georgia.

MIKE HERSH introduces Maryland state Senator JEFF WALDSTREICHER to address issues of gun control and election protection.

The legendary ANDREA MILLER of Center for Common Ground shares her plans for Get Out the Vote work in BIPOC states over the next two months.

GREEP Engineer STEVE CARUSO reports from Ohio on the depradations of Elon Musk & the billionaire attack on our democracy.

KPFK Chair TATANKA BRICCA reminds us of the dangers of Project 2025 and its “Nazi Playbook" threat to American democracy.

Southern Ohio’s VINA COLLEY gives us the latest bad news from the nuclear disaster at Piketon/Portsmouth.

NEXT WEEK: Greg Palast & “Vigilantes”….
58 min
September 06, 2024 Solartopia Green Power & Wellness Hour - 9.5.24
SAVING THE SOLAR INDUSTRY WHILE SHUTTING DIABLO NUKES…& SOLARIZING THE OLYMPICS

We start today’s Solartopian KPFK-based radio broadcast with solar pioneer RON LEONARD.

Ron explains how California’s “green” governor is in fact decimating the nation’s renewable energy industry.

Ron dissects how the states Public Utilities Commission is destroying the electric supply structure, leaving CA with the nation’s 2d highest electric rates.

California Solartopia’s co-host MYLA RESON makes clear the need to switch to renewables ASAP.

KPFK local station board chair TATANKA BRICCA chimes in with a report for the north country.

Mothers for Peace co-founder LINDA SEELEY updates us the possibility that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission might seriously consider seismic issues at the Diablo site.

Co-Host HARVEY “SLUGGO” WASSERMAN announces the Solartopian Olympics Committee, mean to make all future Olympics sites completely power by local renewables.
1 hr 1 min
August 16, 2024 Solartopia Green Power & Wellness Hour - 8.15.24
VICTORY IN WMASS! ASSANGE ON THE BEACH!! HOMELESSNESS, ELECTION PROTECTION / DECERTIFICATION-THEFT OF 2024

GREEP Zoom #187 opens with ANNA GYORGY to celebrate a major environmental victory in Western Massachusetts.

VINNIE DESTEFANO shares the miracle & joy of Julian Assange walking the beach, a free man, with his wife and kids.

TATANKA BRICCA reminds us that we still must free Leonard Peltier.

The great homeless activist SUSIE SHANNON rallies us for activism to solve this horrible human nightmare.

WENDI LEDERMAN adds her own heart-felt dimension to the tragedy of many fellow citizens living on the street.

MYLA RESON then introduces SETH & EMILY of Walk the Walk, which helps with funding for grassroots election activism.

EMILY LEVY follows by sharing the activities of her great Scrutineers organization.

At the one-hour mark we’re joined by GREG PALAST to talk about his “Vigilantes” film & this year's massive disenfranchisement of voters of color.

RAY MCCLENDON of the Atlanta-based Communities United for Justice describes the looming attack on Electoral College certification in Georgia.

Legendary journalist LUCIAN TRUSCOTT IV adds his unique perspective on the litigation of 2020 to what may happen again in 2024.

DR. RUTH STRAUSS, radio host LYNN FEINERMAN, renewables genius RON LEONARD join in to fill out this incredible 100 minutes on election protection.

See you next week!!!
58 min