This Green Earth

During the second half of the show, Nell and Chris spoke with Summit Community Gardens about their upcoming season full of programs for youth and adults as well demonstration gardens and community garden plots available to the public.

On April 9th, Chris and Nell spoke with Julia Case, University of Utah Sustainability Major and board member of the Sustainability Board at the University. She shared the upcoming Earth Week events being offered at the U, including a lecture by Dr. Arlene Blumm on Environmental Health, drawing lessons from her vast mountaineering experience.

During the second half of the show, Nell and Chris spoke with Luke Cartin with Park City Sustainability Department. Luke gave an in-depth review of House Bill 411, a bill that enables communities to go 100% renewable by 2030, and is the first of its kind in the Nation. Luke also covered other sustainability related legislation related to plastic bag bans, idling, and air quality.

During the first half of the show, Chris and Nell spoke with Brian McInerney, Senior Hydrologist with the National Weather Service, for a quarterly update on all things weather, climate, and water. Brian gave a recap of the precipitation this winter and an outlook for the coming spring.

During the second half of This Green Earth, Nell and guest co-host Katy Wang bring it local with Park City Sustainability Department's Celia Peterson. Celia provides information on the upcoming Park City Living Future Symposium, which poses the question: What if every act of design and construction made the world a better place? Celia shares how listeners can get involved with this vision of buildings and communities and gives a sneak peek of upcoming events in Park City's My Sustainable Year

During the first half of the show, Nell and guest co-host Katy Wang spoke with Kyle Tisdel of the Western Environmental Law Center regarding a federal judge's recent ruling requiring climate impacts to be quantified and considered when leasing or selling public land for extraction of oil and gas. Kyle shares what this means for the future of energy extraction on public land in the west, and the public conversation around it.

During the second half of the show, Nell and Wendy spoke with the Executive Director of the Glen Canyon Institute, Eric Balkan, about the changing face of the Colorado River and its management. What will water use look like in the decades to come in the American West, and what are the implications for the potential restoration of the Grand Canyon?

During the first half of the show, Nell Larson and guest co-host Wendy Fisher spoke with the Tracy Aviary's Conservation Director, Cooper Farr, about the upcoming spring bird migration. She shared the simple steps people can take to help protect these birds, shared their Lights Out campaign, and present a citizen science opportunity for volunteers willing to help collect data!

Community Rebuilds is a non-profit that builds affordable straw-baled homes in Moab and several other communities. Rikki Epperson, the Executive Director of Community Rebuilds, along with Jamie Shalvey, project manager, talks about the mission and process of building these homes.

Josh Craft, Government Affairs Director with Utah Clean Energy and Kevin Emerson, also with UCE provide an update on environmental and energy related bills under consideration at the Utah State’s winter session.