This Green Earth

On this edition of This Green Earth : There is a fair amount of new information coming from the Biden-Harris administration regarding actions to tackle climate and environmental issues. Ken Rait of The Pew Charitable Trusts comes in to help us understand it all.

In this episode of This Green Earth Summit County’s new sustainability director Emily Quinton joins Nell and guest Co-Host Recycle Utah's Executive Director Carolyn Wawra to share a little bit about her background and the outlook for Summit County’s upcoming sustainability work.

In this episode on This Green Earth , Bob Deans, the Natural Resource Defense Council’s Director of Strategic Engagement, talks with Nell and guest Co-Host Recycle Utah's Executive Director Carolyn Wawra. Bob guides them through the first days of the Biden Administration – specifically what actions have been taken to protect the environment and address our changing climate. Dean also addresses other environmental priorities for the new administration’s first 100 days.

In this episode of This Green Earth Nell and guest Co-host Katy Wang speak with Sarah Woodbury, Communication and Outreach Director for Wild Utah Project . With interest in volunteering on the rise, Wild Utah Project has a variety of opportunities for all seasons, including online volunteer projects. From tracking rosy finches to reviewing camera trap footage, all projects are open to the public and training is provided.

In this episode of This Green Earth Nell and guest co-host Katy Wang's guest is Nevada Legal Advocate Scott Lake for the Center for Biological Diversity . The Center for Biological Diversity is an organization that works to prevent extinctions. Scott shared the details on the suit that his organization brough against the Trump administration in partnership with other conservation groups. Two last minute decisions from the administration allow widespread clearcutting, herbicide spraying, grazing

In this episode of This Green Earth , Michael Mann , Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science at Penn State University talks about his new book: The New Climate War - The Fight to Take Back Our Planet . In the book, Prof. Mann outlines a plan for governments and corporations to make real and lasting change and, whether the Biden administration can champion this cause.

In this episode of This Green Earth, Walt Meier, Senior Research Scientist with the National Snow and Ice Data Center is the guest. The center provides updates on the growth and conditions of sea ice up in the Arctic and Walt talks about why the year 2020 saw a near record level of sea ice melt.

In this episode of This Green Earth , Chris's guest is Nate Brown from Utah Birders . He talks about the 10th Annual Utah Birders - Park City Christmas Bird Count; it's origins and purpose, when it's held and how you can join in on the count Sunday January 3rd, 2021.

Dr. Miriam Goldstein, Director for Ocean Policy with the Center for American Progress, joins Chris and Nell on this week's This Green Earth to talk about the impacts that climate change is having on the physical, chemical and biological components of our oceans and the solutions we can adopt to mitigate this damage, particularly on a federal level.

Last week, A federal judge overturned the Trump administration’s plan to lease more than 60,000 acres of public land for fracking in northern Utah’s Uintah Basin, including areas near Dinosaur National Monument. The judge ruled that the Bureau of Land Management violated the law by refusing to consider alternatives to leasing all 59 parcels. Taylor McKinnon, a senior campaigner at the Center for Biological Diversity joins Chris and Nell on this week's This Green Earth to talk about this decision