Episode Details

Host Joseph R. DeMare talks about global warming and remembers two wonderful environmentalists who passed, Molly Nichols and Don Scherer. Next he interviews Dr. Julia Halo about retroviruses and dog DNA, talking about how retroviruses have inserted themselves into the DNA of dogs and people and how that might be changing them and us. Rebecca Wood talks about the basics of snow. Ecological News includes: the corrupt Supreme Court poised to eliminate Chevron Deference; the latest study that shows while wind turbines DON'T hurt bird populations, fracking does; and how rooftop solar is better for the environment than solar farms.