Hundreds of emails from a Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) request show indisputable evidence of Jefferson County Commissioners and Open Space staff colluding with 23 government officials, land management agencies, logging industry trade groups, NGOs, a university, a fire department, and a government-funded “collaborative” on an orchestrated disinformation campaign to push through thousands of acresContinue reading “FOREST FIRE MALFEASANCE: Emails Expose Government Coverup of Science and Intentional Deception of Public & Media on “Wildfire Fuel Reduction” Logging “
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25 Coloradans Hike to Stop the Biggest Logging Scheme of the Century
On Saturday, June 14, Forest Management Analyst Rocky Smith, Wildlife Habitat Conservationist Andrew Rothman (formerly with WildEarth Guardians), mountain lion expert David Neils, and Eco-Integrity Alliance’s Josh Schlossberg led a hike to the biggest logging project in recent Colorado history.
Green Root Podcast #89: WORST PUBLIC LANDS SCHEME OF THE CENTURY?
On episode 89 of the Green Root Podcast—the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance—we shine a bright light through the media blackout of what may be the single most destructive public lands scheme of the century with Andrew Rothman, Wildlife Habitat Conservationist and founder of the Rainforest Biodiversity Group. Host Josh Schlossberg talks with Andrew about:Continue reading “Green Root Podcast #89: WORST PUBLIC LANDS SCHEME OF THE CENTURY?”
Green Root Podcast #88: LOCAL GOVERNMENT AXES FORESTS & DEMOCRACY
On episode 88 of the Green Root Podcast—the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance—we unearth an alarming level of public forest destruction, science denial, and sidestepping of participatory democracy in Jefferson County, Colorado with citizen advocate Mike Rawluk. Host Josh Schlossberg talks with Mike about how he went from being an unwitting supporter of “wildfire fuelContinue reading “Green Root Podcast #88: LOCAL GOVERNMENT AXES FORESTS & DEMOCRACY”
Green Root Podcast #87: PUBLIC FORESTS AS CLIMATE REFUGES
On episode 87 of the Green Root Podcast—the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance—we celebrate the campaign to protect public forests as climate refuges with Rick Bass, Executive Director of the Yaak Valley Forest Council. Host Josh Schlossberg talks with Rick Bass about his organization’s work defending the uniquely biodiverse Yaak Valley in northwestern Montana; theirContinue reading “Green Root Podcast #87: PUBLIC FORESTS AS CLIMATE REFUGES”
Green Root Podcast #86: MINING SACRED LANDS
On episode 86 of the Green Root Podcast—the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance—we delve deep into the ecological, physical, cultural, and spiritual harm caused by mining public lands with Dov Korff-Korn, legal director of the Sacred Defense Fund. Host Josh Schlossberg talks with Dov Korff-Korn about his work as an attorney with the Lakota People’sContinue reading “Green Root Podcast #86: MINING SACRED LANDS”
Green Root Podcast #85: WHY CAN’T ACTIVISM BE MORE FUN?
On episode 85 of the Green Root Podcast, we question whether anger is always the best fuel for activism, while pondering some ways we might make our campaigns more enjoyable, welcoming, and effective.
Green Root Podcast #84: Trump’s First 100 Days on Public Lands
On episode 84 of the Green Root Podcast—the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance—we take another trip to Capitol Hill with Jennifer Mamola, Policy and Advocacy Director for John Muir Project, who fills us in on the nasty details of the havoc President Trump has wreaked on public lands in the first 100 days of hisContinue reading “Green Root Podcast #84: Trump’s First 100 Days on Public Lands”
Green Root Podcast #83: Where Are the DRUIDS?
On episode 83 of the Green Root Podcast, we somewhat seriously ponder whether a return of the ancient Celtic nature priests known as the Druids might be the answer to solving the ecological crisis. In this short video essay, we point out the ongoing challenges of harnessing science and grassroots organizing for ecosystem protection asContinue reading “Green Root Podcast #83: Where Are the DRUIDS?”
Green Root Podcast #82: F*** OUR FORESTS ACT
On episode 82 of the Green Root Podcast, Rocky Smith, forest management analyst, filibusters with host Josh Schlossberg to tear apart the Orwellian “Fix Our Forests” Act—one of the most destructive anti-environmental bills in modern history—and show you how to fight it. Contact your Senators today and ask them to oppose “Fix Our Forests” andContinue reading “Green Root Podcast #82: F*** OUR FORESTS ACT”
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