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The Enviro Show

The Enviro Show

by Don Ogden and Glen Ayers

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Season 22

A "Dump the Pump" Enviro Show

Greetings Earthlings. You've probably heard some of our past shows concerning the ongoing destruction of the Connecticut River by the corporados who pump vast amounts of water and all the aquatic life within it through turbins up into the Northfield Mountain Pumped Storage pool. Juxtapose that with Connecticut River Defenders who have been pushing back against such madness for awhile now and are now thinking amphibiously. Priscilla Lynch and Terisa Turner join us for that. The Enviro Show Quote of the Week is perfect for this week's show: “Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.” ― Edward Abbey The Enviro Show on WXOJ-LP (103.3 fm) and streaming at www.ValleyFreeRadio.org from Florence, MA every other Tuesday, 6:00 to 7:00pm. rebroadcast Thursdays at 2pm. in MA. Also, we are on air at WMCB, (107.9fm) in Greenfield, MA, streaming on Tuesdays at 9am at https://mytuner-radio.com/radio/wmcb-lp-1079-fm-421642/. And we're also played on WMNB-LP 107.1fm in North Adams, MA - https://gatewaymedia.org/wmnb-lp/. Finally, you can Tune-in at https://tunein.com/radio/Valley-Free-Radio-WXOJ-LP-1033-s50205/. > "The best antidote to despair is action!". Hide

Season 21

A Hilltown Land Trust Enviro Show

Greetings Earthlings. We talk a lot about trusting the land on this show but it's not often we talk about Land Trusts. Sally Loomis & Sarah Welch of the Hilltown Land Trust join us to talk about it and their Stewardship of the Land as we celebrate their 40th Anniversary. Our Quote of the Week is spot on for this week's interview: What's the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on? ~Henry David Thoreau The Enviro Show on WXOJ-LP (103.3 fm) and streaming at www.ValleyFreeRadio.org from Florence, MA every other Tuesday, 6:00 to 7:00pm. rebroadcast Thursdays at 2pm. in MA. Also, we are on air at WMCB, (107.9fm) in Greenfield, MA, streaming on Tuesdays at 9am at https://mytuner-radio.com/radio/wmcb-lp-1079-fm-421642/. And we're also played on WMNB-LP 107.1fm in North Adams, MA - https://gatewaymedia.org/wmnb-lp/. Finally, you can Tune-in at https://tunein.com/radio/Valley-Free-Radio-WXOJ-LP-1033-s50205/. > "The best antidote to despair is action!".

Walk for a New Dawn Enviro Show (Part II)

Greetings Earthlings. As the Walk for a New Dawn makes its way across Massachusetts we update you on their progress HERE. Some Walkers will join us to discuss how it goes. Our Quote of the Week... “Adults keep saying we owe it to the young people, to give them hope, but I don’t want your hope. I don’t want you to be hopeful. I want you to panic. I want you to feel the fear I feel every day. I want you to act. I want you to act as you would in a crisis. I want you to act as if the house is on fire, because it is. -Greta Thunberg The Enviro Show on WXOJ-LP (103.3 fm) and streaming at www.ValleyFreeRadio.org from Florence, MA every other Tuesday, 6:00 to 7:00pm. rebroadcast Thursdays at 2pm. in MA. Also, we are on air at WMCB, (107.9fm) streaming at http://wmcb.net/Listen.html in Greenfield, Wednesdays at 9am, and at WMNB-LP 107.1fm Wednesdays at 6pm. Also Tune-in at https://tunein.com/radio/Valley-Free-Radio-WXOJ-LP-1033-s50205/. > "The best antidote to despair is action!".

Walk to Change the Flag and Seal Enviro Show

Greetings Earthlings. Do any of you remember The Two Flags Enviro Show back in 2019? Back then we asked: "Have you ever noticed the Massachusetts state flag? Chances are if you happen to be Native American you are well aware of the colonial sword over the head of the indigenous man on the shield. David Detmold returns to the show to talk about Change The Mass Flag." Here we are seven years later and some progress, but not enough, has been made. With that in mind David returns again to the show along with Katherine Harrelson to talk about a cross-State Walk to Change the Flag & Seal. The Walk also aims to raise awareness in solidarity with Community Land and Water Coalition's ongoing campaign (of which we are longtime supporters) to halt sand mining operations in the fragile ecosystem of the sand barrens around Carver/Plymouth sacred to the Herring Pond Wampanoag. Our Quote of the Week is from the late John Peters Slow Turtle of the Mashpee Wampanoags, spiritual leader and former Massachusetts Commissioner on Indian Affairs: "Most of my involvement is with the Indian people and their purpose in life. I think the intentions of my people are entirely different from what mainstream society promotes. We're not here for private gain, but to find a solution to preserve the Earth Mother for all generations to come." - John Peters Slow Turtle The Enviro Show on WXOJ-LP (103.3 fm) and streaming at www.ValleyFreeRadio.org from Florence, MA every other Tuesday, 6:00 to 7:00pm. rebroadcast Thursdays at 2pm. in MA. Also, we are on air at WMCB, (107.9fm) streaming at http://wmcb.net/Listen.html in Greenfield, Wednesdays at 9am, and at WMNB-LP 107.1fm Wednesdays at 6pm. Also Tune-in at https://tunein.com/radio/Valley-Free-Radio-WXOJ-LP-1033-s50205/. > "The best antidote to despair is action!".

Save Your Local Forest Enviro Show

Greetings Earthlings. Are we feeling very Independent yet? We sure should be given what's going on in DC these daze! With that in mind let's talk about some successful local action. Anita Ryan and Brian Seppala join us to talk about the struggle to protect Bare Cove Park in Hingham, MA. Their website is HERE. Here's our Quote of the Week's backstory: "Two people display[ed] a banner atop the Empire State Building in the Manhattan borough of New York, July 1, 2026. The pair were self-identified via social media as Russian couple Ivan Beerkus and Angela Nikolau, daredevil climbers who were the subject of the 2024 documentary “Skywalkers: A Love Story”. The banner read: "When the power of love beats the love of power the world knows peace" That said, passersby would hardly be able to read the banner over 103 floors below. The Enviro Show on WXOJ-LP (103.3 fm) and streaming at www.ValleyFreeRadio.org from Florence, MA every other Tuesday, 6:00 to 7:00pm. rebroadcast Thursdays at 2pm. in MA. Also, we are on air at WMCB, (107.9fm) streaming at http://wmcb.net/Listen.html in Greenfield, Monday at 8am & Wednesday at 7am & Friday at 8am, and at WMNB-LP 107.1fm Wednesdays at 6pm. Also Tune-in at https://tunein.com/radio/Valley-Free-Radio-WXOJ-LP-1033-s50205/. > "The best antidote to despair is action!".

A Northeast State and Federal Forests Enviro Show

Greetings Earthlings. Happy Summer Solstice. It's the 21st century, burn technologies no longer make sense in a Climate Crisis and the losers' War Against Nature must end ASAP. That's how we see it and we've invited Zack Porter co-founder of Standing Trees and passionate advocate for America's public lands back to make the case for permanently protecting State and Federal forest lands in the Northeast. The Enviro Show Quote of the Week as we imagine being out in the Wild: “Devoted though we must be to the conservation cause, I do not believe that any of us should give it all of our time or effort or heart. Give what you can, but do not burn yourselves out -- or break your hearts. Let us save at least half of our lives for the enjoyment of this wonderful world which still exists. Leave your dens, abandon your cars and walk out into the great mountains, the deserts, the forests, the seashores. Those treasures still belong to all of us. Enjoy them to the full, stretch your legs, expand your lungs, enliven your hearts.." - Edward Abbey The Enviro Show on WXOJ-LP (103.3 fm) and streaming at www.ValleyFreeRadio.org from Florence, MA every other Tuesday, 6:00 to 7:00pm. rebroadcast Thursdays at 2pm. in MA. Also, we are on air at WMCB, (107.9fm) streaming at http://wmcb.net/Listen.html in Greenfield, Monday at 8am & Wednesday at 7am & Friday at 8am, and at WMNB-LP 107.1fm Wednesdays at 6pm. Also Tune-in at https://tunein.com/radio/Valley-Free-Radio-WXOJ-LP-1033-s50205/. > "The best antidote to despair is action!".

An Inescapable Enviro Show

Greetings Earthlings. We reported on this show in the past words to the effect that "Invisible and nearly indestructible, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have seeped into the blood of almost every American and permeated the natural world." That's the tagline for the recent book "Inescapable - Facing Up to Forever Chemicals". The author, F. Marina Schauffler joins Glen for the interview. The Enviro Show on WXOJ-LP (103.3 fm) and streaming at www.ValleyFreeRadio.org from Florence, MA every other Tuesday, 6:00 to 7:00pm. rebroadcast Thursdays at 2pm. in MA. Also, we are on air at WMCB, (107.9fm) streaming at http://wmcb.net/Listen.html in Greenfield, Monday at 8am & Wednesday at 7am & Friday at 8am, and at WMNB-LP 107.1fm Wednesdays at 6pm. Also Tune-in at https://tunein.com/radio/Valley-Free-Radio-WXOJ-LP-1033-s50205/. > "The best antidote to despair is action!".

Still More Trees & Less Sleaze Enviro Show

Greetings Earthlings. We continue the theme from last time while focusing on Trees and urban heat islands in a warming world. Robert McDonald, lead author of "Trees halve urban heat island effect globally but unequal benefits only modestly mitigate climate-change warming" published in Nature's Communications. The Enviro Show on WXOJ-LP (103.3 fm) and streaming at www.ValleyFreeRadio.org from Florence, MA every other Tuesday, 6:00 to 7:00pm. rebroadcast Thursdays at 2pm. in MA. Also, we are on air at WMCB, (107.9fm) streaming at http://wmcb.net/Listen.html in Greenfield, Monday at 8am & Wednesday at 7am & Friday at 8am, and at WMNB-LP 107.1fm Wednesdays at 6pm. Also Tune-in at https://tunein.com/radio/Valley-Free-Radio-WXOJ-LP-1033-s50205/. > "The best antidote to despair is action!".

Another More Trees/Less Sleaze Enviro Show

Greetings Earthlings. In spite of all the bad news out there we still look for some good news out in the forests and among the trees. Michael Kellett, co-founder and Executive Director of RESTORE: The North Woods returns to the show for a conversation about trees and protecting what's left of the natural world. The Enviro Show on WXOJ-LP (103.3 fm) and streaming at www.ValleyFreeRadio.org from Florence, MA every other Tuesday, 6:00 to 7:00pm. rebroadcast Thursdays at 2pm. in MA. Also, we are on air at WMCB, (107.9fm) streaming at http://wmcb.net/Listen.html in Greenfield, Monday at 8am & Wednesday at 7am & Friday at 8am, and at WMNB-LP 107.1fm Wednesdays at 6pm. Also Tune-in at https://tunein.com/radio/Valley-Free-Radio-WXOJ-LP-1033-s50205/. > "The best antidote to despair is action!".

A May Day! May Day! Enviro Show

Greetings Earthlings. Yes, it's a distress call but also the European festival Beltane of ancient Pagan origins marking the beginning of summer, usually celebrated on May 1. Also, May 1st was International Workers’ Day which began as a commemoration of the 1886 Haymarket Riot in Chicago. The day is officially recognized in much of the world, but not the United States 'cuz you know, "commies"? Hence, Labor Day falling on the first Monday in September so everyone must go shopping. Lots of distress to cover there but we'll stick with the present MAGA shitshow and the Pagans. Laura Wildman-Hanlon, Author & Wiccan Priestess returns to the show to delve into the Craft and the times. Our Quote of the Week is in keeping with the above: He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals. — Immanuel Kant The Enviro Show on WXOJ-LP (103.3 fm) and streaming at www.ValleyFreeRadio.org from Florence, MA every other Tuesday, 6:00 to 7:00pm. rebroadcast Thursdays at 2pm. in MA. Also, we are on air at WMCB, (107.9fm) streaming at http://wmcb.net/Listen.html in Greenfield, Monday at 8am & Wednesday at 7am & Friday at 8am, and at WMNB-LP 107.1fm Wednesdays at 6pm. Also Tune-in at https://tunein.com/radio/Valley-Free-Radio-WXOJ-LP-1033-s50205/. > "The best antidote to despair is action!".

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