Host Joe DeMare talks about unseasonably high temperatures, the loss of his sister Rosanne DeMare, and the urgency of switching to a sustainable society. Next he describes the Green Future that MUST happen if we are to have any future at all. Rebecca Wood tells us about the Cassava Plant. Ecological News includes Trump's dismantling of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Cats turning up their noses at Rats, and the long term effects of clear cuts on flooding.#FAGF#ForAGreenFuture#Environmentalcommunication#ClimateChange#environmentnews#DataCenters#Nuclearenergy#Nuclearpollution#Waterusage#Greenenergy#Beyondnuclear#Saveearth#nuclear#Nuclearnews#Nuclearpower#EPA#Protectenvironment#NewsUpdates#Econews#ecoupdates#climatenews#weather news#weather#changingweather#changingclimate#changingenvironment 

Host Joe DeMare talks about how Solstice is a time for hope for the environment, despite all the anti-environmental forces threatening us. Next he interviews Kevin Kamps from Beyond Nuclear about their recent challenge to the evil corporation Holtec's plans to irradiate Americans by creating an interim nuclear waste storage site. Rebecca Wood tells us how oranges ended up in our stockings. Ecological News includes: final proof that living near nuclear plants means increased cancers; the commissioning of the largest fully electric ship in the world; and Ford's unfortunate decision to dump EVs again. #FAGF#ForAGreenFuture#Environmentalcommunication#ClimateChange#environmentnews#DataCenters#Nuclearenergy#Nuclearpollution#Waterusage#Greenenergy#Beyondnuclear#Saveearth#nuclear#Nuclearnews#Nuclearpower#EPA#Protectenvironment 

Host Joe DeMare gives updates on the battle for old growth in British Columbia and AEP's sneaky attempt to eliminate Net Metering. Next he interviews Jay Warmke from SolarPVTraining.com about the future of solar in Ohio. Rebecca Wood takes us on an excursion to Lake St. Clair along the Michigan/Canada border. Ecological News includes a slew of environmental court losses for the Trump administration, and finally definitive proof that PFAS harms unborn children and infants. 

Host Joe DeMare talks about his eco observations at the Galaxycon science fiction convention in Columbus. Then he describes how he humiliated himself in front of the British Actress Billie Piper. Next, he interviews Helena Volzer with the Alliance for the Great Lakes about hyper scale data centers and their water and environmental impacts. Rebecca Wood talks about the 127 mile long River Rouge in Detroit. Ecological News includes Ohio Republicans eliminating the "nuisance rule" which was what the Ohio EPA used to enforce the Clean Air Act in Ohio, disastrous Asian storms, and Trump eliminating MPG standards for cars. #FAGF#ForAGreenFuture#Environmentalcommunication#ClimateChange#environmentnews#Allianceforthegreatlakes#AGL @AGL @Allianceforthegreatlakes@Cleanwisconsin.org@wcparks.org@OhioCapitalJournal@EOS.org@Mongabay#wcparks#Cleanwisconsin#DataCenters#Waterusage#RiverRouge#EPA#EOS#hydroponics#Closedloopcooling#Immersivecooling#Dewatering#OhioCapitalJournal#Mongabay#Thewhitehousewire 

Host Joe DeMare talks about being grateful for water and snow, and how even though Ohio is having a cold snap, the northern parts of the globe are having temperatures 20 degrees and more above normal. Next he interviews Cathy Cowan Becker about the AEP's insidious plan to slip in a rule change that would eliminate solar power net metering! By putting the rule change in place during Thanksgiving vacation, they escaped any media attention and only a heroic last minute effort by activists mounted any kind of challenge. Rebecca Wood talks about the Detroit River. Ecological News includes record Amtrak ridership, the RCMP arresting old growth defenders, and the nuclear industry's attack on the government of Ukraine. 

Host Joe DeMare talks about a town hall where data centers were discussed, and marching in a holiday parade with a giant Earth ball. Then he does the show's annual talk with Philip Yenyo, head of AIM Ohio about Thanksgiving from a Native American perspective. Rebecca Wood starts talking about chili peppers. Ecological News includes Tehran being abandoned because of global warming, Trump's attack on the Endangered Species Act, and microplastics in our brains causing dementia.

 Host Joe DeMare talks about the high cost of corruption and how it's slowing down the world's response to global warming. Next he interviews Dr. Mark Jacobson from Stanford University about the amazing progress California is making with ever increasing amounts of solar, wind, and hydro power. Rebecca Wood discusses poinsettias, and explains why we shouldn't call them poinsettias anymore. Ecological News includes news from COP 30 in Brazil, the rapid growth of electric car sales and the crashing internal combustion car numbers. 

Host Joe DeMare talks about the election results and how Americans of all political stripes oppose Trump's plan to destroy our wilderness areas. Next he interviews Jesse James Deer-In-The-Water about recent nuclear happenings in Michigan as the state continues to pour billions into the nuclear power black hole. Rebecca Wood talks about the Cuyahoga National Park. Ecological News includes the finding that "synonymous" mutations are deadly after all, the move to create a Category 6 level for hurricanes, and why the Georgia PSC elections were so important for the environment.

Host Joe DeMare talks about government disinformation and how it's affecting everything from bison to nuclear plants. Then he interviews Vina Colley of PRESS about plutonium and neptunium contamination in Piketon, Ohio. Rebecca Wood sings the praises of amaranth. Ecological News includes Trump opening the 1.6 million acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's coastal plains to oil and gas drilling and the UK possibly joining the Treaty of the High Seas. 

Host Joe DeMare talks about the how accurate environmental information is getting harder and harder to find. Then he discusses the crisis with Antarctic Krill. Russia has just arrested the world's leading expert on Antarctic Krill and is charging him with treason because he was on his way to a global krill summit where he was going to advocate for strict limits on krill fishing. Rebecca Wood discusses the banyan tree. Ecological news includes California finally making the switch to EVs, and a proposed Ohio law that would ban the use of fracking wastes as road salt.

Host Joe DeMare talks about the No Kings protest and how protecting the Earth and fighting global warming are supported by the overwhelming majority of Americans. Next he interviews Kristen Buskirk, owner of Clay Hill Organic Farm about organic farming and the challenges faced by farmers as global warming makes growing food more and more difficult. Rebecca Wood talks about sesame plants, seeds, oils, and more! Ecological News includes EV owners satisfaction levels and the Republican's plans to eliminate the Marine Mammal Protection Act in order to Kill the Whales.

Host Joe DeMare talks about rolling his giant Earth ball in the Oak Harbor Apple Festival Parade. Next he interviews Don Hancock from the Southwest Research and Information Center about Holtec's recent announcement that they're abandoning plans for an interim high level nuclear waste storage site in New Mexico. Rebecca Wood talks about the swimming pigs of Exumas in the Bahamas. Ecological News includes a call for a three year moratorium on injection well permits, the shuttering of the last coal plant in New England, and Trump's plan to clearcut 80%, 1,000 square miles, of the Wayne National Forest.

Host Joe DeMare remembers Jane Goodall, giant among environmentalists. Next he interviews old growth forest advocate Joshua Wright about the current blockade on Victoria Island as activists try to stop the logging of the last remnants of 2,000 year old trees. Rebecca Wood tells us about the "father of ecology" Aldo Leopold, environmental educator and author of "A Sand County Almanac." Ecological News includes Belgium shuttering another nuclear plant, wind and solar crushing coal and nuclear in the US, and New York's ban on dumping radiation into the Hudson overturned by a federal judge. 

Host Joe DeMare tears apart President Trump's address to the UN where he literally said, "The Wind doesn't blow," and a hundred other falsehoods about renewable energy. Next, he interviews Stephany Seay about a study that proves Yellowstone bison not only aren't overgrazing the Park, they are essential to keeping it healthy. Rebecca Wood talks about pokeweed. Ecological News has only good news this week, including 99.2% of Americans being opposed to overturning the Roadless Rule. 

Host Joe DeMare talks about finding hope and joy in little successes as an environmentalist, like abandoned nuclear plants being torn down. Next he eulogizes Robert Redford, who leaves an amazing legacy as an environmental activist. Rebecca Wood reads from the letter to the Toledo Museum of art decrying the environmental and social damage caused by the current NFT exhibit of "Art" generated by AI. Ecological News includes the UN High Seas treaty going into effect, protecting hundreds of thousands of square miles of the ocean, and gall wasp parasitic wasps from Europe invading the US. 

Despite technical difficulties, Joe DeMare hosts the show from Colorado, where wildfire smoke was still causing problems. Next, he interviews Silja Ask Lundberg, from the organization Oil Change International about the recent elections in Norway that have cleared the way for that country to begin winding down its fossil fuel based economy. Rebecca Wood continues to talk about "generated" art and its environmental impact. Ecological News includes PUCO allowing higher electricity charges for data centers, a new blockade protecting old growth on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, and Alpha-gal Syndrome making hundreds of thousands of people allergic to meat.

Host Joe DeMare talks about a mushroom hunt in the Oak Openings Metropark where he found 17 different types of fungus, including an invasive Asian fungus. Next he interviews Libbe HaLevy, playwright and anti-nuclear activist about her new play "Atomic Bill and the Payment is Due," as well as her long running radio program, "Nuclear Hotseat." Rebecca Wood talks about AI, cryptocurrency, and Toledo Museum of Art Selling out real artists for computer generated ones. Ecological News includes more jellyfish attacks on nuke plants, states suing over Trump's closure of windfarms, and Energy Secretary Chris Wright's ridiculous tweets about wind and solar power.

Host Joe DeMare talks about his 45th high school class reunion and bemoans the fact that Americans can't talk about politics. Next he interviews Keving Kamps from Beyond Nuclear about the Palisades nuclear plant and its shift to "operational status." He also drops the bombshell that there is a thyroid cancer cluster around the nuke plant. Rebecca Wood talks about the US Forest Service. Ecological News includes Trump's corrupt cancellation of offshore windfars; the link between fossil fuel money and anti-wind "citizens" groups; and WWII bombs exploding in UK wildfires. 

Host Joseph R. DeMare talks about the film and book "My Life as a Turkey," and the growing sentiment among many that they want to get out of the human race. Next he interviews Rachel Belz from Ohio Citizen Action about their 50th anniversary and some of their battles and successes over the years. Rebecca Wood tells us about the Aleutian Low and how it can effect weather all over North America. Ecological News includes the ending of CHEJ, and the rebranding of Bison as wildlife and not cattle on some reservations. 

Host Joe DeMare talks about his 5 mile kayak trip on the mighty Maumee River complete with bald eagles and freshwater mussels. Then he interviews Christina O'Millian and Brian McPeek about a petition effort to overturn Richland County's ban on solar and wind power. Rebecca Wood tells about the Kyshtym nuclear disaster which contaminates 9,000 square miles in Russia. Ecological News includes 8 nuclear plants crashing in one week, including 4 shut down by jellyfish. Also, Republicans send a letter to Canada telling them to stop having so many forest fires.