Green Root Podcast

Join science writer, investigative journalist (on sabbatical), and ecosystem advocate, Josh Schlossberg, on a quest to uncover the roots of the modern ecological crisis on the Green Root Podcast, the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org).

Green Root Podcast is a society podcast hosted by greenrootpodcast, with 100 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #138

  Silencing Environmental Activism?

  Aug 19, 202632 min

  On episode 137 of the Green Root Podcast (the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance), host Josh Schlossberg examines a new tactic decision makers and gatekeepers may be using to silence environmental advocates. Josh talks about: -Three recent, specific instances where decision makers and gatekeepers tried to silence Eco-Integrity Alliance’s science-based critique of public lands logging; -The emails back and forth between Josh and a government agency staffer, a local politician, and the moderator for an environmental email list; -Whether Josh is imagining this attempt at censorship and/or is in the wrong himself; -Why this tactic may be employed and, if so, what enviros might do about it.

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  Episode #137

  The Real Story on Washington’s Wildfires

  Aug 12, 202648 min

  On episode 136 of the Green Root Podcast (the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance), Andy Zahn, Washington State legislative candidate, shares the facts and debunks the myths on the recent wildfires in Spokane, Washington. Host Josh Schlossberg talks with Andy about: -How the Spokane wildfires aren’t forest but grassland fires driven not by fuels but weather and wind; -How urban sprawl makes cities such as Spokane so hard for firefighters to defend; -Andy’s candidacy for Position 1 in Washington’s 20th legislative district; -Andy’s platform to support the ecology and economy of rural communities through the designation of new public parks; -Andy’s take on a root cause of the ecological crisis.

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  Episode #136

  Art as Environmental Activism

  Aug 5, 202653 min

  On episode 135 of the Green Root Podcast (the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance), Carol Rhodes, founder of Artists for Climate Awareness and Fran Kremer, co-founder of Uniting Artists and Scientists for Climate Action, reveal how art can be a form of environmental activism.

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  Episode #135

  Four Obstacles to Effective Activism

  Jul 29, 202616 min

  On episode 134 of the Green Root Podcast (the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance), a woodland owl offers some insight into the four biggest obstacles to effective grassroots environmental advocacy and how to overcome them. The owl hoots about: -Distraction - electronics, entertainment, and human-centric causes; -Laziness - our natural habit to save energy by avoiding difficult tasks; -Fear - exaggerated or unfounded worries about negative feedback or blowback; -Infighting - our species’ difficulty getting along with each other; -How advocates might acknowledge and overcome these obstacles to start reversing the eco-crisis. The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite U.S. grassroots ecosystem advocates through common campaigns of mutual support. Email eia@eco-integrityalliance.org to get plugged into your state today!

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  Episode #134

  Poisoning Wild Watersheds

  Jul 22, 202658 min

  On episode 133 of the Green Root Podcast (the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance), concerned citizen Mike Rawluk questions a Colorado government/corporate scheme to poison a watershed and drinking water source inside designated wilderness with a fish-killing pesticide. Host Josh Schlossberg talks with Mike about: -How Colorado Parks and Wildlife and Denver Water plan to use the pesticide/piscicide rotenone to extirpate an “invasive” trout subspecies native to Colorado from McQueary Creek and Lake in the Vaquez Peak Wilderness; -The Environmental Protection Agency’s 2006 ban on rotenone for agricultural and household due to potential health risks; -Recent legal victories in Montana to stop spraying rotenone in watersheds as a violation of the Wilderness Act; -Whether poisoning entire waterways to remove certain fish species—including in Rocky Mountain National Park—does more harm than good; -Mike’s take on a root cause of the ecological crisis.

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