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This Green Earth

Chris Cherniak, Claire Wiley

This Green Earth is a weekly, hour-long program that focuses on the environment and environmentalism. Co-hosts Christopher Cherniak and Claire Wiley explore the science, politics, economics and ethics behind the environment, natural resources and sustainability.

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20:23

Learning to love insects

This Green Earth ·

2025/12/09

A new book by author and professor Beth Tobin sheds light on American artist, naturalist and specimen hunter, John Abbott. The book is titled, "Loving Insects" and it serves as a reminder of how Abbott's contributions shaped modern science.

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16:49

Local birder guides us through the Christmas bird count

This Green Earth ·

2025/12/09

Local birder Nate Brown walks us through this year’s local Christmas bird count.

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28:56

Decoding decades of wolf research

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2025/12/02

From world-renowned wildlife biologist to award-winning writer, Diane Boyd has poured her four decade long work of studying wolves into a new book titled, "A Woman Among Wolves." The book recently received the National Outdoor Book Award and the High Plains International Book Award.

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25:19

The affect dams have on the environment, and what...

This Green Earth ·

2025/12/02

Environmental journalist, Tara Lohan has just released a new book titled, “Undammed: Freeing Rivers and Bringing Communities to Life,” The book details the benefits of dam removal from river restoration to water quality improvement, which in turn has a multitude of affects, including the increase of fish populations that can feed people and restore rights for Native American Tribes.

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22:53

Postcards from the apocalypse

This Green Earth ·

2025/11/25

Award-winning cartoonist Peter Kuper talks about his newest page turner "Wish We Weren’t Here, Postcards from the Apocalypse." In it, Kuper deploys bold figures, clever metaphors and some of the best drawings of his career to get his message across.

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10:26

Shop local for a more sustainable holiday

This Green Earth ·

2025/11/25

Kimberley Flores from FulFILLed Lifestyle Co. stops by to bring us her best shopping tips and tricks for a more sustainable holiday season.

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13:53

A brighter future for rechargeable batteries

This Green Earth ·

2025/11/25

Tom Bishop, Founder and CEO of Paleblue Batteries shares the reason behind his new brand of rechargeable batteries and the impact each of us can make when we rely less on single use batteries.

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14:13

How small changes can create a big impact

This Green Earth ·

2025/11/25

People tend to do better when they know better. That is why sustainability expert, Lizzie Horvitz created Finch, an online platform that shares a wealth of knowledge on how to have a more sustainable life.

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34:17

Exploring the 'Heart of the Jaguar' with James Campbell

This Green Earth ·

2025/11/18

Once indigenous to North America, the jaguar is one of the wildest creatures left on the planet. Learn more about these extraordinary big cats and their challenges with Discovery Channel Executive Producer James Campbell author of the new book, "Heart of the Jaguar: The Extraordinary Conservation Effort to Save the Americas' Legendary Cat."

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17:13

Recap of Mountain Towns 2030

This Green Earth ·

2025/11/18

Anna Robertson and Luke Curtain provide a comprehensive recap of Mountain Towns 2030.

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50:20

This Green Earth | November 11, 2025

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2025/11/12

Roger Thurow a former Wall Street Journal reporter who wrote a series of stories on famine in Africa that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting. His reporting on humanitarian and development issues was also honored by the United Nations. He also recently penned the book, "Against the Grain." This week Thurow is speaking at Canvas 2025 in Salt Lake City. A conference covering innovation and emerging leaders in agronomy, crops, and soil sciences. Then, renowned

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50:59

This Green Earth | November 04, 2025

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2025/11/04

Abby Ellis the director of a new film about the plight of the Great Salt Lake called “Terminal,” explains more about the fight currently being waged to save the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere. Then, conservationist and author Thor Hanson discusses his book, “Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid: The Fraught and Fascinating Biology of Climate Change.”

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50:16

This Green Earth | October 28, 2025

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2025/10/28

Walt Meier, senior research scientist at the National Snow and Ice Data Center explains how and why Arctic sea ice has been receding for years and the global ramifications of this loss. Then Ronda Carnegie, executive director and co-founder of Project Dandelion an organization calling on the women of the world to unite for a climate safe world, talks about their campaign for women with smallholder farms.

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51:46

This Green Earth | October 21, 2025

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2025/10/21

National Geographic Explorer Dr. Lisa Briggs, an underwater archaeologist, archaeological scientist and documentary filmmaker is best known for her work excavating shipwrecks. Dr. Briggs discusses her scientific analysis on artifacts recovered from some of the world's most important underwater archaeological sites including Blackbeard's flagship, the Queen Anne's Revenge. Then biologist and author Karen Lloyd breaks down her firsthand account of the hunt for life beneath Earth’s surface.

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49:46

This Green Earth | October 14, 2025

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2025/10/14

Peter Kuper is an award-winning cartoonist who shares a visually immersive work of graphic nonfiction with his new book "INSECTOPOLIS: A Natural History." In the book, Kuper layers history and science with color and design, to tell the remarkable tales of dung beetles navigating by the stars, hawk-size prehistoric dragonflies hunting prey and mosquitoes changing the course of human history. Then, Bridget Lyons, a traveler, explorer, and former wilderness guide talks about her new book, "Entwined:

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46:36

This Green Earth | October 7, 2025

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2025/10/07

Science journalist Cara Giaimo dives into the ocean’s abyss to learn new approaches to life from some of the oceans most interesting creatures. In her latest book, "Leaving the Ocean Was a Mistake: Life Lessons from Sixty Sea Creatures," Giaimo uses the bizarre and fascinating adaptations of sixty marine creatures to offer humorous and insightful advice for living on land. Award-winning author Gary Ferguson has written for a variety of national publications and and has penned twenty-seven books on

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28:34

This Green Earth | September 30, 2025

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2025/09/30

Journalist Kevin Fedarko chronicles an ambitious and transformative journey with National Geographic photographer Pete McBride as they attempted a full traverse of the Grand Canyon on foot — a grueling 750-mile trek. Then, award-winning photojournalist Pete McBride tells the story of the Colorado River through photography, essays and a book titled, "The Colorado River: Chasing Water."

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50:13

This Green Earth | September 23, 2025

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2025/09/23

Author, conservationist and Utah resident, Brooke Williams, talks about his life of adventure and wilderness exploration and his new book, "Encountering Dragonfly." Then, Dr. Tom Smith from Brigham Young University's Wildlife and Wildlands Conservation Program shares more on Utah’s Rocky Mountain big horn sheep and efforts to keep their population thriving.

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51:09

This Green Earth | September 16, 2025

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2025/09/17

This Green Earth takes you on a journey to discover the fascinating world of Orcas with Naomi Rose, marine mammal scientist for the Animal Welfare Institute in Washington, DC. Dr. Rose talks about everything from how orcas create their pods to the reason some teenage whales have become a challenge for boaters. Then, traveling from the Amazon to Hawaii, Kenya to Georgia, journalist Kelsey Zimmerman talks to our world's farmers, indigenous leaders, and activists who are working with nature rather than

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49:38

This Green Earth | September 2, 2025

This Green Earth ·

2025/08/31

Geoscientist and author Marcia Bjornerud talks about her new book "Turning to Stone," which reveals how rocks shape our lives and sustain the planet. From aquifers that purify drinking water to basalt that regulates climate, she shows how rocks are the hidden infrastructure of Earth. Then, biologist and author Karen Lloyd shares a firsthand account of the hunt for life beneath Earth’s surface in her newest book, "Intraterrestrials: Discovering the Strangest Life on Earth."

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