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Habitat Conservation in Your Own Backyard Feb 16, 2019

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Leaders of the Kaw Valley Native Plant Coalition: Courtney Masterson from Native Lands, LLC and Patti Ragsdale from Happy Apple’s Farm, join host Brent Ragsdale to discuss how to identify […]

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What’s Up with Water? Feb 11, 2019

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On today’s show, our guest is Elaine Giessel, a Marine Ecologist by training, has taught biology, geology, microbiology and environmental science at community colleges in both Kansas and Texas. She […]

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Marty Kraft says wilderness is a corner lot at the corner of 57th and Charlotte Streets Feb 03, 2019

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Marty Kraft is a member of the Kansas City Missouri Environment Commission, whose purpose is to give policy direction to the Mayor concerning issues of environmental planning, management, and compliance with […]

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2019 Kansas Legislature Update Jan 28, 2019

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Our guest, Zack Pistora, is the Kansas Sierra Club Lobbyist. He and host Richard Mabion will provide listeners with an overview of legislation expected and legislation needed as well as his […]

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Diversity in the Environmental Movement Jan 19, 2019

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On this edition of EcoRadio KC we look at the representation of people of color within the ranks of those working for a cleaner environment. We’ll find out where some […]

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Extending the Growing Season Locally Jan 12, 2019

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How can we get fresh food locally grown in the cold Midwestern winters? On this EcoRadio, we learn about extending the growing and harvest seasons through the months with “r’ […]

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Past and Future of Electric Mass Transit Jan 07, 2019

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It’s a new year! Time to look at our good ol’ days so that our future can be even brighter! Teresa Wilke will talk with two historians about the electric […]

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Educating for Sustainability in Kansas City, Kansas Dec 29, 2018

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For our final program of 2018, we feature some encouraging work that has been done this year in the KC metro around educating the next generation of environmental stewards. Guests […]

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Lifelong Advocacy for Health and Climate Dec 24, 2018

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On today’s program our guest is Monta Welch. She joins host Richard Mabion to discuss her lifelong advocacy, which started in earnest just over 10 years ago focusing on health, environment and climate concerns. She hasn’t stopped! She has founded a number of unique organizations, learned how to work with others and at all levels of government, successfully supporting and changing local dynamics, shepherding successful state ballot initiatives, building coalitions, etc... Her work continues to bear fruit today locally, statewide and nationally. Witnessing the depth of our problems with elections with the 2016 primary election she began investigating, researching, and writing sweeping comprehensive, 50-state solutions out of the online working group - Take Back Elections - in a collective effort to establish fair, transparent, verifiable, secure, unified, 50-state reform as constitutional amendments. But first, the environmental news for the week of 12/24/18: USA Today reports: * (12/19) The World’s burgeoning plastic waste crisis has won the attention of Britain’s Royal Statistical Society, which chose 90.5 percent – the proportion of plastic waste that has never been recycled – as its international statistic of the year. The society chooses a winner from nominations made by the public. Democracy Now reports: * (12/21) Washington, D.C.,…

Evidence-Based Practices for Advancing Climate Solutions Dec 14, 2018

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Lindsey Constance, Shawnee Councilwoman, joins host Craig Lubow to discuss evidence-based solutions to climate change. Lindsey helped organize Advancing Climate Solutions, a local workshop for area politicians and environmental activists […]

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