My guest on Digging in the Dirt is Linley Dixon a Colorado organic farmer with a Ph.D. in plant pathology and co-director of the Real Organic Project. The project is family farmer-driven and embraces centuries-old organic farming practices along with new scientific knowledge of ecological farming. Healthy soil equals healthy crops and livestock, which equals healthy people and a healthy climate. We'll be talking about their upcoming online seminar Milk & Money -- a discussion on the state of the organic milk industry in the U.S.

- Kuwait has the highest temp readings on Earth

- Fed chair says Fed’s role in the climate emergency is “limited”

- Coke and Pepsi call for a global pact to combat plastic pollution

- Chemicals are impacting the stability of global ecosystems.

- Largest hedge fund led by climate crisis activist

- BP pulse electric vehicle charging business becoming profitable

- Ocean Temps Hotest ever

- 129 degree heat wave for Argentina

- New heat record for Austrailia

- Englands waters have major pollution problems

- New see through solar windows

- New Technology to scrub CO2 from factories

-Electric Ford 150 trucks super popular

GM of WPKN and host Steve di Costanzo interviews Sarah-Jane Henry Ed.D. the Director of Performing Arts and Visual Arts for the Bridgeport Public Schools. She discusses a new program called FAME and also talks a bit about access and equity to the arts in the Bridgeport Public Schools. It's Year One!

Gus Speth, the ultimate "insider" in the halls of government, international NGOs and U.S. nonprofits when it came to environmental issues, discusses his new book, "They Knew: The U.S. Federal Government's Fifty-Year Role in Causing the Climate Crisis"

A powerful interview with Sikowis Nobiss, an indigenous woman from Canada now living in the U.S., about her efforts to expose and heal from the tragedy of the remains of native children found in Canada in 2021.

An interview with Orielle Osprey Lake, executive director of the Women's Earth and Climate Action Network, who describes the six-day, global women's assembly that took place shortly before the Glasgow climate summit

*Canadian Scholar Warns that America is Moving Toward Democracy Collapse & Rightwing Dictatorship; Thomas Homer-Dixon, executive director of the Cascade Institute at Royal Roads University; Producer: Scott Harris.

*After 20 Years Human Rights Groups Continue to Demand Closure of US Guantanamo Prison; Dr. Maha Hilal, an organizer with the group Witness Against Torture; Producer: Scott Harris.

*Mine Workers Union Split with Senator Joe Manchin Over his Opposition to Biden’s Build Back Better Bill; Phil Smith, the United Mine Workers of America’s director of communications and government affairs; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.

*Trump & GOP Planning to Use the Constitution's 12th Amendment to Steal the Next Election Greg Palast investigative reporter and author Producer: Scott Harris.

*Dissecting the GOP's 'Big Lie' and Other Toxic Conspiracy Theories Amanda J. Crawford, assistant professor of journalism at the University of Connecticut Producer: Scott Harris.

*Is There a Link Between the Pandemic and a Dramatic Rise in Suicide Attempts by Adolescent Girls? Commander Ellen Yard, an epidemiologist with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Producer: Melinda Tuhus.

On this the first edition of What's Your Point? for 2022, host Garnett Ankle wishes you all the best for the year.

On the show today, Garnett speaks with Professor & Historian, Dr. Uhuru Williams.

The attempted coup on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 & the legacy of Rev., Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr are the topics under discussion. Martin Luther King, Jr National Public Holiday is Monday, January 17, 2022.

Please listen to an interesting conversation as democracy in the United States hangs in the balance.