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What’s Wrong with Wool? And What Materials are More EcoFriendly? The Shear Destruction report by the Center for Biological Diversity
Episode 53
In time for winter wardrobe & gift-giving, we review the many eco problems with the wool industry and what materials fashion-makers and consumers can support instead (like organic cotton and bamboo).…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
GA Voter Rights & Access for November Election: Georgia Conservation Voters’ Director Brionte McCorkle
Episode 52
In support of eco-friendly candidates who are climate champions, Georgia Conservation Voters advocates for all citizens in GA to exercise their right to vote, with their "Democracy for All" initiativ…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
State of the World’s Birds and How to Prevent Further Species Declines: A Birdlife International Report
Episode 51
Lead report author Lucy Haskell explains BirdLife International’s State of the World’s Birds 2022 report (it comes out every 4 years), finding that nearly half of the world’s bird species are in decl…
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago
AgroEcological & Veganic Farming as a Path to Regenerative Food Systems with Eugene Cooke
Episode 50
Food justice activist and veganic farmer Eugene Cooke shares an aspirational vision for why he practices agro-ecology in urban ag at Grow Where You Are farms around Atlanta and how this can be scaled…
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago
Working in Cooperation (rather than Competition) with Nature: Interview with ”Sweet in Tooth & Claw” award-winning author
Episode 49
An interview with Kristin Ohlson, author of "Sweet in Tooth & Claw," showcasing examples of how nature (including we human animals) thrive on cooperation and mutual aid between species, rather than f…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
Coyote Killing Contests: Transcending urban rural differences in debates over bans, with Dr. Debra Merskin
Episode 48
Communication Professor Dr. Debra Merskin discusses her study of arguments for and against a ban on Oregon's coyote killing contests, including her recommendations for animal advocates to use approac…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Saving the Georgia Coast: Paul Bolster Tells a Political Success Story for Wilderness Protection
Episode 47
From Cumberland Island up through Tybee Island, the Coastal Marshlands Protection Act of 1970 is the reason the Georgia coast is largely a protected natural marshland and not a polluted, exploited, a…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Misuse of Land for Cattle Grazing: Transitioning to Sustainable Ag to Feed a Growing Population
Episode 46
The large proportion of agricultural land (the majority) allocated for grazing of farmed animals doesn't equate to a large amount of nutrients/calories produced and is thus a misuse of land that coul…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
”Eating animals is biting us back”: News Coverage of Pandemic Prevention to Reduce Future Zoonotic Diseases
Episode 45
Is the news helping us prevent future zoonotic disease pandemics by facilitating needed policy changes in animal and eco protection (namely the wildlife trade/hunting and agribusiness)? In Tune to Na…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Animal Farming Whistleblower Vet Dr. Alice Brough on Pandemic Prevention and ”The End of Medicine” as we know it
Episode 44
This 25-minute interview features the whistleblower from The End of Medicine documentary (on Apple TV and itunes), former pig farm industry veterinarian Dr. Alice Brough in the UK who shares why she …
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago