Category Archives: environmental pollution

Climate Change: What We Can Do About It–August 6, 2016

Host:  Joe Gray

Guests:  Don Addu, Mid-South Regional Director, Citizens Climate Lobby (CCL); and Jim Probst, State Coordinator for CCL for WV.

Discussion:  The cause and rate of global warming due to fossil fuel energy, the consequences of continued warming, and the approach taken by CCL to curb the future rate of warming.  Explanation of how and why the CCL approach of a Carbon Fee and Dividend works to replace our dependence on fossil fuels with renewable energy alternatives.  The results of the Regional Economic Models, Inc. study of the impact of the Carbon Fee and Dividend on jobs and GDP.

The audio was originally broadcast on WSHC Shepherdstown, from the campus of Shepherd University on August 6, 2016.

Conversation about the Democratic Convention, Environment and Criminal Justice–July 16, 2016

Host:  Joe Gray

Guests:  David Manthos,  Bernie Sanders delegate to the Democratic Nominating Convention; and Hassan Rasheed, Democratic Nominee for Prosecuting Attorney, Jefferson County, WV

Discussion:  A wide ranging conversation about the Democratic Convention, environmental issues and criminal justice as it relates to race relations.

Broadcast on WSHC Shepherdstown from the campus of Shepherd University on July 16, 2016.

Views expressed are those of the host and guests and are not intended to represent the views of the radio station or Shepherd University.

7 Generations Radio: Chris Hale, Fracking Effects on Water Quality–4/30/2016

Host:  Joe Gray

Guest:  Chris Hale, Founder, Friends of Water, Group Coordinator at Citizens Climate Lobby

Discussion:  Chris discusses efforts to identify the extent of water contamination due to fracking activities, waste injection and sedimentation effects, particularly Radium, water testing, political support, legal barriers to regulation, local vs state vs federal jurisdiction issues.

Originally broadcast on WSHC Shepherdstown from the campus of Shepherd University on April 30, 2016.

The views of the host and guest are theirs alone and are not intended to represent the views of Shepherd University or of WSHC radio.

 

7 Generations Radio: Jill Merritt and Vaughn Lovejoy, Elders Rising for Intergenerational Justice–Feb 20, 2016

Host:  Joe Gray

Guests:  Jill Merritt and Vaughn Lovejoy of Elders Rising for Intergenerational Justice

Discussion:  The efforts of Elders Rising to stop the leasing of land by BLM for oil and gas exploration and drilling, the importance of elder involvement in civil action, environmental effects resulting from leasing of public action, working with Native people, the importance to future generations, strategy and tactics for civil action, effects of losing our touch with the earth.

Broadcast on WSHC Shepherdstown radio on February 20, 2016

7 Generations Radio: Kaitlin Butler, Women’s Congress for Future Generations–10/31/15

Host:  Joe Gray

Guest:  Kaitlin Butler of the Women’s Congress for Future Generations

Discussion:  Kaitlin Butler discusses the origins and principles of the Women’s Congress for Future Generations.

Broadcast from the campus of Shepherd University on WSHC radio on October 31, 2015

7 Generations Radio: David Manthos, Candidate for WV Senate, Oct 17, 2015

Host:  Joe Gray

Guest:  David Manthos, Skytruth employee and Candidate for WV Senate

Discussion: Issues facing WV and proposed solutions including the epidemic of drug addiction and deaths, environmental issues, unemployment and proposals to increase employment.

Broadcast on WSHC from the Campus of Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV on Oct 17, 2015

Note:  The audio commences midstream during the conversation.

7 Generations Radio: Ronda Lehman, Chair, Blue Ridge Water Coalition, August 15, 2015

Host:  Joe Gray

Guest:  Ronda Lehman, Chair, Blue Ridge Water Coalition (BRWC)

Discussion:  The activities of the BRWC to monitor pollutants in the Shenandoah River, parameters monitored, test results, health impacts, the regulatory environment.

Broadcast on WSHC radio, Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV on August 15, 2015

 

7 Generations Radio: David Manthos, Skytruth, August 1, 2015

Host:  Joe Gray

Guest:  David Manthos of Skytruth

Discussion:  Satellite Data Observations of Oil Leakage in the Gulf of Mexico; detection of environmental damage associated with the extraction of fossil fuels; satellite tracking of illegal ocean fishing operations.

Broadcast of WSHC, Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV on August 1, 2015

Note:  The audio commences midstream as David is commenting on damages assessed against BP for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.