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Join environmental writer, investigative journalist, and organizer Josh Schlossberg on a quest to uncover the roots of the modern ecological crisis on the Green Root Podcast, the OFFICIAL podcast of Eco-IntegrityAlliance.org

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#139
Wednesday · 47 min
Drought and the Future of the American West
On episode 138 of the Green Root Podcast (the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance), John C. Krieg, landscape architect and environmental writer, exposes the hard reality of drought, the limits of consumption and economic growth, and the future of human habitation in the Western U.S. Host Josh Schlossberg talks with John about: -The impact of drought on rivers, deserts, chaparral, and forests; -Rapidly approaching environmental tipping points; -Water conservation, regenerative agriculture, green burial, and other ecological solutions; -His books, including the September publication of OUR ENVIRONMENTAL AWAKENING; A BRIEF GUIDE TO SURVIVING CLIMATE CHANGE; -John’s take on a root cause of the ecological crisis.
#138
August 19 · 32 min
Silencing Environmental Activism?
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.
#137
August 12 · 47 min
The Real Story on Washington’s Wildfires
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.
#136
August 5 · 53 min
Art as Environmental Activism
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.
#135
July 29 · 16 min
Four Obstacles to Effective Activism
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!
#134
July 22 · 57 min
Poisoning Wild Watersheds
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.
#133
July 15 · 36 min
A Winning Model for Grassroots Organizing
On episode 132 of the Green Root Podcast (the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance), host Josh Schlossberg shares Eco-Integrity Alliance’s brand new “Ponderosa Pine Model,” a winning model for grassroots environmental organizing. Read about the model here: https://eco-integrityalliance.org/ponderosa/ Josh talks about: -The lack of structure in a lot of well-meaning grassroots environmental campaigns; -Movement successes and failures that birthed the Ponderosa Pine Model; -The various roles, minimal time commitments, and specific tasks that let organizers, advocates, and volunteers plug in to take effective action without burn out; -How grassroots organizers might use the Ponderosa Pine Model to win grassroots campaigns and start reversing the eco-crisis!
#132
July 8 · 1 hr 6 min
Poisoning California’s Most Famous Lake?
On episode 131 of the Green Root Podcast (the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance), Melissa Soderston, president of Tahoe Forest Matters, exposes California “land management” agencies’ scheme to log, burn, and poison public lands surrounding Lake Tahoe. Host Josh Schlossberg talks with Melissa about: -How the U.S. Forest Service and other agencies spray toxic herbicides after destroying forest ecosystems with ineffective “wildfire fuel reduction” logging; -How glyphosate/Roundup threatens the waters of California’s iconic Lake Tahoe; -How the region’s forests are growing back beautifully after the so-called “devastating” Caldor fire of 2021; -The myth that California’s public lands are “unmanaged” as they are subjected to some of the largest, most destructive logging schemes in the U.S.; - Melissa’s take on a root cause of the ecological crisis.
#131
July 1 · 28 min
Nature Lover, User, or Abuser?
On episode 130 of the Green Root Podcast (the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance), host Josh Schlossberg asks the controversial question: Will more recreationists (Nature Users) join with wildland and wildlife protectors (Nature Lovers) or keep teaming up with resource extractors (Nature Abusers)? Josh talks about: -The difference between being a Nature Lover, User, and Abuser; -How important it is for those of us who take from nature—recreationists—to give back; -Why such a small proportion of recreationists support and/or are engaged in genuine conservation; -How recreationists are running cover for resource extraction, such as Colorado’s Clearcut Initiative 308 (coloradosmokescreen.org/clearcut-initiative), which would fund industrial logging in endangered species habitat, old-growth forest, and protected Roadless Areas; -How Nature Lovers might bring more Nature Users over to our side. The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite U.S. grassroots ecosystem advocates through common campaigns of mutual support.
#130
June 24 · 1 hr 6 min
Defending Australia’s Threatened Forests
On episode 129 of the Green Root Podcast (the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance), forest defender and artist, Holly English (Hollyenglish.com), fills us in on the state of Australia’s native hardwood forests along with past and ongoing campaigns to protect these ecosystems from industry, government, and NGO degradation and destruction. Host Josh Schlossberg talks with Holly about: -Her past involvement in nonviolent direct-action forest defense campaigns; -Australians’ awareness of and politics around environmental issues; -How wildfire is exploited as an excuse by industry, government, and some NGOs to log forests; -The connection of indigenous Australians to these iconic landscapes; -Holly’s take on a root cause of the ecological crisis. The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite U.S. grassroots ecosystem advocates through common campaigns of mutual support.
#129
June 17 · 24 min
Clearcut Ballot Initiative Unconstitutional?
On episode 128 of the Green Root Podcast (the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance), host Josh Schlossberg asks whether a new ballot initiative to expand taxpayer funded logging on public lands—“Clearcut” Initiative 308—might be violating the Colorado State Constitution. Josh talks about: -Clearcut Initiative 308, which would fund clearcutting and industrial logging in endangered species habitat, old-growth forest, and protected Roadless Areas; -How it’s being sold to the public under the guise of recreation and “conservation”; -How the measure is funded by Trump-aligned NGOs that take tax dollars to promote and/or carry out public lands logging; -How its language makes outright false claims—that logging can somehow “prevent wildfires”—that not even the U.S. Forest Service defends; -How Clearcut Initiative 308 may violate the Colorado State Constitution’s “Single Issue Rule” by lumping three topics—recreation, conservation, and logging—under one measure. The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite U.S. grassroots ecosystem advocates through common campaigns of mutual support.
#128
June 10 · 1 hr 17 min
Colorado's War on Wildlife
On episode 127 of the Green Root Podcast (the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance), Delia Malone, president of ColoradoWild, pulls the curtain back on how Colorado government and certain NGOs promote some conservation efforts while also decimating the state’s iconic wildlife and wildlands at the behest of well-funded special interests. Host Josh Schlossberg talks with Delia about: -The successes and challenges of Colorado’s wolf reintroduction; -The stranglehold the state legislature’s Agriculture, Water, and Natural Resource Committee has on conservation policy; -How Colorado Parks and Wildlife is stacked with hunting and trapping interests; -How Delia was banned (!) by the Sierra Club for her powerful advocacy for wolves; -Delia’s take on a root cause of the ecological crisis.
#127
June 3 · 22 min
The Activist’s Paradox: Unite or Divide?
On episode 126 of the Green Root Podcast (the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance), host Josh Schlossberg talks about—and not-so-subtly coerces you to read—his latest semi-controversial essay for Eco-Integrity Alliance’s Substack entitled, “The Environmental Activist’s Paradox: Unite or Divide?” Josh talks about: -How good Organizing seeks to Unite while strong Advocacy looks to Divide; -How both roles are crucial—each with benefits and risks—yet seemingly contradictory; -A specific example of Uniting coming into conflict with Dividing; -Whether enviros have focused too much on feel-good Uniting at the expense of necessary Dividing; -How to better integrate both Uniting Organizing and Dividing Advocacy into the grassroots environmental movement. The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite U.S. grassroots ecosystem advocates through common campaigns of mutual support.
#126
May 27 · 1 hr 6 min
J.R.R. Tolkien's Trees
On episode 125 of the Green Root Podcast (the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance), Kollibri terre Sonnenblume, writer at “Speaking for the Trees, No Matter Where They’re From,” guides us through the wild enchanted forests of J.R.R. Tolkien’s (Lord of the Rings) Middle-Earth. Host Josh Schlossberg talks with Kollibri about: -Kollibri’s five-part essay series on Substack, “Tolkien & Trees”; -The factual and fictional forest ecology of The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion; -The ongoing relevance of Tolkien’s work for taking action against environmental destruction; -Ents!!! - Kollibri’s take on a root cause of the ecological crisis.
#125
May 20 · 17 min
A Global Vision for Public Lands
On episode 124 of the Green Root Podcast (the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance), host Josh Schlossberg shares Eco-Integrity Alliance’s long-term global vision for public lands. Josh talks about: -How public lands are the last best ecosystems in the U.S. with both the legal and cultural frameworks for genuine protection; -How we can no longer afford to sell off nor “sell out” public lands to corporate extraction; -How only 4 percent of U.S. “timber” and 2 percent of beef come from public lands anyway; -The importance of establishing public lands as Biodiversity, Watershed, and Climate Refugia (BWCR) and the new petition to get out the word https://www.change.org/p/protect-u-s-public-lands-as-biodiversity-watershed-climate-refugia -How BWCR fits into the Global Biodiversity Framework and Half-Earth vision. The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite U.S. grassroots ecosystem advocates through common campaigns of mutual support.
#124
May 13 · 1 hr 4 min
Nature Therapy
On episode 123 of the Green Root Podcast (the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance), Julie Brams, psychotherapist and author of THE NATURE EMBEDDED MIND, lays out some paths for humanity to reconnect with nature to save the planet and ourselves. Host Josh Schlossberg talks with Julie about: -How separation from nature harms mental health; -What it means to be an Earth-centered psychologist; -Examples of nature-based therapy; -The inspiration behind the book, THE NATURE EMBEDDED MIND; -Julie’s take on a root cause of the ecological crisis.
#123
May 6 · 31 min
JUDGE’S RULING: Did Pro-Logging Politician Violate "Open Records" Law?
Green Root Podcast 122: JUDGE’S RULING: DID PRO-LOGGING POLITICIAN VIOLATE “OPEN RECORDS” LAW? On episode 122 of the Green Root Podcast (the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance), host Josh Schlossberg announces a District Court judge’s final ruling on his lawsuit against Jefferson County, Colorado Commissioner Lesley Dahlkemper for allegedly deleting emails about public lands logging in violation of the Colorado Open Records Act. Josh talks about: -How Jefferson County perpetrates some of the most aggressive Wildfire Pretense Logging in Colorado while ignoring peer-reviewed science and public opinion; -Evidence proving Dahlkemper has deleted emails related to logging; -An email from a fire chief to Dahlkemper with “information you’d asked about” revealing one of Eco-Integrity Alliance’s funders; -An email from a media editor claiming Dahlkemper had been making (defamatory) attacks against Josh; -The Jefferson County District Court’s ruling on the lawsuit. The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite U.S. grassroots ecosystem advocates through common campaigns of mutual support.
#122
April 29 · 45 min
Alaska’s Ancient Forests on the Chopping Block
On episode 121 of the Green Root Podcast (the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance), Joshua Wright, Program Director of the Legacy Forest Defense Coalition, urges immediate public action to stop the “Landless” legislation that would privatize 115K acres of Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, including 80K acres of old growth forests with trees up to 1,000 years old. Host Josh Schlossberg talks with Joshua about: -The awe-inspiring wonders of Alaska’s temperate rainforest; -The danger of the “Landless” legislation that would privatize ancient forests on public lands; -The Land Less film (wlfdc.org/land-less-film) featuring Joshua and Tlingit matriarch Wanda Culp; -The importance of contacting Congress at (202) 224-3121 to urge them to oppose Senate Bill S. 2554 / House Bill HR. 41; -Joshua’s take on a root cause of the ecological crisis. The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite U.S. grassroots ecosystem advocates through common campaigns of mutual support.
#121
April 22 · 1 hr 10 min
Master Class in Environmental Filmmaking
On episode 120 of the Green Root Podcast (the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance), Jeff Gibbs, director of Planet of the Humans and producer and composer for Bowling for Columbine and Fahrenheit 9/11, teaches environmental advocates how to make a compelling and hard-hitting documentary film. Host Josh Schlossberg talks with Jeff about: -The secret behind why Jeff’s 2019 documentary, PLANET OF THE HUMANS, got over 25 million views; -How great films ask questions, create discussion, and even piss people off; -How to capture gripping, high-quality audio and video; -The “price” of being a great storyteller; -Jeff’s take on a root cause of the ecological crisis.
#120
April 15 · 17 min
Yin-Yang of the Environmental Movement
On episode 119 of the Green Root Podcast (the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance), host Josh Schlossberg outlines and asks for your feedback on his new article, “Yin-Yang of the Environmental Movement,” which you can read on Substack here. Josh talks about how: -The concept of Yin (“being”) and Yang (“doing”) can apply to environmentalism; -There can be positive (“light”) and negative (“shadow”) aspects to both Yin and Yang; -The Yin “shadow” that’s overtaken the environmental movement might be behind a lot of its failures; -Enviros might add a bit more Yang to our advocacy to regain balance and start reversing the eco-crisis.

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