People, Planet, Progress

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Host Martin Webb brings you the latest up-to-date news and information regarding how people near and far are enhancing and strengthening their relationship to the planet and to nature around them, and the progress that is being made.

Airs Live On KVMR Tuesdays, 6:30pm-7pm (1st & 3rd Tuesday Of The Month)

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#125
Wednesday · 29 min
P/P/P...Oct 6, 2026...Interview w/Jeff Spies, Exec. Prod. of New Documentary "Solar Roots: Pioneers of PV"
Welcome to People, Planet, Progress, broadcasting the first and third Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm, following Alan Stahler’s “Soundings,” only here on KVMR. Today we bring to you the first of two interviews with Jeff Spies, executive producer of the documentary film “Solar Roots: The Pioneers of PV,” which will be given it’s world debut right here in Grass Valley later this month. In today’s interview, Jeff and I talk about his background and what led him to create the Solar Roots project, as well as the meat and potatoes of what went into making the film, and the details around the grand premier showing and the industry veterans’ weekend event scheduled for the end of the month. In our next show, the third Tuesday of the month, we will have a free for all interview featuring Jeff as well as some of the local characters and solar pioneers starring in the film, so be sure to tune in for that. For questions, comments, or links to news we read, please email ppp@kvmr.org. Feel free to visit our social media page for daily news headlines in between shows.
#124
September 16 · 29 min
P/P/P...Sep 15, 2026...Using AI, PG&E info, and Legal Balcony Solar (plus BUZZ!)
Welcome to People, Planet, Progress, broadcasting the first and third Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm, following Alan Stahler’s “Soundings,” only here on KVMR. Today we talk about another reason to use AI as little as possible, and then do a deep dive into PG&E, ending with the latest on what’s called balcony solar. (Actually...we talk about Buzz, KVMR's engineer, a lot.) For questions, comments, or links to news we read, please email ppp@kvmr.org. Feel free to visit our social media page for daily news headlines in between shows.
#123
September 2 · 29 min
P/P/P...Sep 1, 2026...GO OUTSIDE! Plus Local Events & Virtual Power Plant News
Welcome to People, Planet, Progress, broadcasting the first and third Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm, following Alan Stahler’s “Soundings,” only here on KVMR. Today we talk about two upcoming local events, Nevada City Zero Waste Summit (9/12) and SYRCL's annual River Clean Up Day (9/19), and we discuss the landmark changes in CA law that are helping make electric customers with home batteries, EVs, smart thermostats, and heat pumps become a source of electricity and grid reliability who can make money in the spring, summer, and fall by helping the grid, instead of just consumers buying power and paying high rates. But first, we start the show with a page out of the book Go Outside: 365 days of Personal Climate Action Inspiration. For questions, comments, or links to news we read, please email ppp@kvmr.org. Feel free to visit our social media page for daily news headlines in between shows.
#122
August 5 · 25 min
P/P/P...Aug 4, 2026...Organic meat vs climate, plus the increasing role of batteries
Welcome to People, Planet, Progress, broadcasting the first and third Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm, following Alan Stahler’s “Soundings,” only here on KVMR. Today we’ll do a quick take on revisiting why the science suggests that when it comes to emissions and climate action, organic meats may be worse than non-organic meats. Then we’ll dive into one of the building blocks of the future: batteries…for homes, utility grids, and transportation. As usual, we’ll be ending the show with a page out of the book Go Outside: 365 days of Personal Climate Action Inspiration. For questions, comments, or links to news we read, please email ppp@kvmr.org. Feel free to visit our social media page for daily news headlines in between shows.
#122
August 5 · 3 min
P/P/P...Aug 4, 2026...GO OUTSIDE!
Welcome to People, Planet, Progress, broadcasting the first and third Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm, following Alan Stahler’s “Soundings,” only here on KVMR. Today we’ll do a quick take on revisiting why the science suggests that when it comes to emissions and climate action, organic meats may be worse than non-organic meats. Then we’ll dive into one of the building blocks of the future: batteries…for homes, utility grids, and transportation. As usual, we’ll be ending the show with a page out of the book Go Outside: 365 days of Personal Climate Action Inspiration. For questions, comments, or links to news we read, please email ppp@kvmr.org. Feel free to visit our social media page for daily news headlines in between shows.
#121
July 22 · 3 min
P/P/P...July 21, 2026...GO OUTSIDE!
Welcome to People, Planet, Progress, broadcasting the first and third Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm, following Alan Stahler’s “Soundings,” only here on KVMR. Today we’ll run through some quick local and regional news and events before being joined by Shirley Freriks, local champion for personal climate action, to check in about the new monthly local Repair Cafes. As usual, we’ll be ending the show with a page out of the book Go Outside: 365 days of Personal Climate Action Inspiration. For questions, comments, or links to news we read, please email ppp@kvmr.org. Feel free to visit our social media page for daily news headlines in between shows.
#121
July 22 · 25 min
P/P/P...July 21, 2026...Local News & Events, plus Shirley Freriks Follow-up Interview on Local Repair Cafes
Welcome to People, Planet, Progress, broadcasting the first and third Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm, following Alan Stahler’s “Soundings,” only here on KVMR. Today we’ll run through some quick local and regional news and events before being joined by Shirley Freriks, local champion for personal climate action, to check in about the new monthly local Repair Cafes. As usual, we’ll be ending the show with a page out of the book Go Outside: 365 days of Personal Climate Action Inspiration. For questions, comments, or links to news we read, please email ppp@kvmr.org. Feel free to visit our social media page for daily news headlines in between shows.
#120
July 8 · 24 min
P/P/P...July 7, 2026...Local Events (Home Energywise Workshop, Repair Cafe), plus the importance of community
Welcome to People, Planet, Progress, broadcasting the first and third Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm, following Alan Stahler’s “Soundings,” only here on KVMR. Today we’ll run through some local news and events, and talk about the importance of community, before touching on battery power for buildings and vehicles. As usual, we’ll be ending the show with a page out of the book Go Outside: 365 days of Personal Climate Action Inspiration. For questions, comments, or links to news we read, please email ppp@kvmr.org. Feel free to visit our social media page for daily news headlines in between shows.
#120
July 8 · 4 min
P/P/P...July 7, 2026...GO OUTSIDE!
Welcome to People, Planet, Progress, broadcasting the first and third Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm, following Alan Stahler’s “Soundings,” only here on KVMR. Today we’ll run through some local news and events, and talk about the importance of community, before touching on battery power for buildings and vehicles. As usual, we’ll be ending the show with a page out of the book Go Outside: 365 days of Personal Climate Action Inspiration. For questions, comments, or links to news we read, please email ppp@kvmr.org. Feel free to visit our social media page for daily news headlines in between shows.
#119
June 17 · 4 min
P/P/P...June 16, 2026...GO OUTSIDE!
Welcome to People, Planet, Progress, broadcasting the first and third Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm, following Alan Stahler’s “Soundings,” only here on KVMR. Today we’ll run through some quick local news and events before running through some interesting news and headlines, from science scrapping the best and worst scenarios for the future, to Portland, Oregon’s unique climate action fund. As usual, we’ll be ending the show with a page out of the book Go Outside: 365 days of Personal Climate Action Inspiration. For questions, comments, or links to news we read, please email ppp@kvmr.org. Feel free to visit our social media page for daily news headlines in between shows.
#119
June 17 · 25 min
P/P/P...June 16, 2026...Local News & Events (Repair Cafes, Energy-Wise Home Kits/Visits/Workshops), plus: Science/Public Polling Updates & Portland, OR's Climate Action Fund
Welcome to People, Planet, Progress, broadcasting the first and third Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm, following Alan Stahler’s “Soundings,” only here on KVMR. Today we’ll run through some quick local news and events before running through some interesting news and headlines, from science scrapping the best and worst scenarios for the future, to Portland, Oregon’s unique climate action fund. As usual, we’ll be ending the show with a page out of the book Go Outside: 365 days of Personal Climate Action Inspiration. For questions, comments, or links to news we read, please email ppp@kvmr.org. Feel free to visit our social media page for daily news headlines in between shows.
#118
June 3 · 3 min
P/P/P...June 2, 2026...GO OUTSIDE!
Welcome to People, Planet, Progress, broadcasting the first and third Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm, following Alan Stahler’s “Soundings,” only here on KVMR. Today we’ll run through some quick local news and events before sharing some interesting news and headlines, from solar cookers to green burials. As usual, we’ll be ending the show with a page out of the book Go Outside: 365 days of Personal Climate Action Inspiration. For questions, comments, or links to news we read, please email ppp@kvmr.org. Feel free to visit our social media page for daily news headlines in between shows.
#118
June 3 · 4 min
P/P/P...June 2, 2026...Local News & Events (pt 1)
Welcome to People, Planet, Progress, broadcasting the first and third Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm, following Alan Stahler’s “Soundings,” only here on KVMR. Today we’ll run through some quick local news and events before sharing some interesting news and headlines, from solar cookers to green burials. As usual, we’ll be ending the show with a page out of the book Go Outside: 365 days of Personal Climate Action Inspiration. For questions, comments, or links to news we read, please email ppp@kvmr.org. Feel free to visit our social media page for daily news headlines in between shows.
#118
June 3 · 20 min
P/P/P...June 2, 2026...Solar Cookers & Green Burials (pt 2)
Welcome to People, Planet, Progress, broadcasting the first and third Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm, following Alan Stahler’s “Soundings,” only here on KVMR. Today we’ll run through some quick local news and events before sharing some interesting news and headlines, from solar cookers to green burials. As usual, we’ll be ending the show with a page out of the book Go Outside: 365 days of Personal Climate Action Inspiration. For questions, comments, or links to news we read, please email ppp@kvmr.org. Feel free to visit our social media page for daily news headlines in between shows.
#117
May 20 · 29 min
P/P/P...May 19, 2026...Local News & Events, plus Allergies, Woodburning Pollution & Solar Cookers
Welcome to People, Planet, Progress, broadcasting the first and third Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm, following Alan Stahler’s “Soundings,” only here on KVMR. Today we run through some quick local news and events before running through some interesting news and headlines, from allergy season to wood burning stoves and solar cookers. For questions, comments, or links to news we read, please email ppp@kvmr.org. Feel free to visit our social media page for daily news headlines in between shows.
#116
May 6 · 28 min
P/P/P...May 5, 2026...Local News & Events, County Govt Climate Survey, plus Shirley Freriks Interview on new Repair Cafes
Welcome to People, Planet, Progress, broadcasting the first and third Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm, following Alan Stahler’s “Soundings,” only here on KVMR. We talk about local and regional news and events, including Nevada County's new Climate Action Survey, before being joined by Shirley Freriks, local champion for personal climate action, to talk about a new series of Repair Cafes happening locally in May, June and July. The first one is Sunday May 17th, from 2-5pm at the Madelyn Helling Library in Nevada City, followed by June 27th and July 25th, both at the Banner Grange in Grass Valley. For questions, comments, or links to news we read, please email ppp@kvmr.org. Feel free to visit our social media page for daily news headlines in between shows.
#115
April 22 · 4 min
P/P/P...April 21, 2026...GO OUTSIDE!
Welcome to People, Planet, Progress, broadcasting the first and third Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm, following Alan Stahler’s “Soundings,” only here on KVMR. We talk about local events including EarthFest (4/19), a clothing swap (4/25), free compost (5/2), and battery recycling (5/30). Then we read some inspiring and empowering stories on starting your own vegetable garden and foraging for food. We end the show with our usual page out of the book "Go Outside: 365 days of Personal Climate Action Inspiration." For questions, comments, or links to news we read, please email ppp@kvmr.org. Feel free to visit our social media page for daily news headlines in between shows.
#115
April 22 · 24 min
P/P/P...Apr 21, 2026...Local Events (Clothing Swap, Free Compost, Battery Recycling), plus: Starting a Veggie Garden & Foraging for Food
Welcome to People, Planet, Progress, broadcasting the first and third Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm, following Alan Stahler’s “Soundings,” only here on KVMR. We talk about local events including EarthFest (4/19), a clothing swap (4/25), free compost (5/2), and battery recycling (5/30). Then we read some inspiring and empowering stories on starting your own vegetable garden and foraging for food. We end the show with our usual page out of the book "Go Outside: 365 days of Personal Climate Action Inspiration." For questions, comments, or links to news we read, please email ppp@kvmr.org. Feel free to visit our social media page for daily news headlines in between shows.
#114
April 8 · 4 min
P/P/P...April 7, 2026...GO OUTSIDE!
Welcome to People, Planet, Progress, broadcasting the first and third Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm, following Alan Stahler’s “Soundings,” only here on KVMR. We talked about some of the latest news headlines that you may not have heard, starting with used EV rebates and how the economics can pencil for buying a used EV. We end the show with our usual page out of the book "Go Outside: 365 days of Personal Climate Action Inspiration." For questions, comments, or links to news we read, please email ppp@kvmr.org. Feel free to visit our social media page for daily news headlines in between shows.
#114
April 8 · 24 min
P/P/P...Apr 7, 2026...News Headlines: EV Rebates for Low Income, Clean Salons, Etc
Welcome to People, Planet, Progress, broadcasting the first and third Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm, following Alan Stahler’s “Soundings,” only here on KVMR. We talked about some of the latest news headlines that you may not have heard, starting with used EV rebates and how the economics can pencil for buying a used EV. We end the show with our usual page out of the book "Go Outside: 365 days of Personal Climate Action Inspiration." For questions, comments, or links to news we read, please email ppp@kvmr.org. Feel free to visit our social media page for daily news headlines in between shows.

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