Green Root Podcast

Forest Poisoning in the Pacific Northwest (with forester Roy Keene)

On episode #28 of the Green Root Podcast, host & former Oregonian Josh Schlossberg speaks with forest consultant & timber cruiser Roy Keene about Big Timber’s aerial spraying of toxic herbicides in Oregon’s temperate rainforests, community efforts to ban the practice, and mainstream environmental groups cutting a deal with industry.

The Legend & Legacy of Edward Abbey (with Sean Prentiss, author of Finding Abbey)

On episode #27 of the Green Root Podcast, host & desert rat Josh Schlossberg talks with Sean Prentiss, author of Finding Abbey: The Search for Edward Abbey and His Hidden Desert Grave, about Ed Abbey’s influence on environmental activism & literature, the man’s most controversial views, and the beauty and mystery of the American Southwest.

A Scientific Analysis of the Modern Environmental Movement (with Kristine Mattis, Ph.D.)

On episode #26 of the Green Root Podcast, science writer Kristine Mattis, Ph.D. offers her insights on some of the contradictions of the Green New Deal, “gatekeeping” in the mainstream environmental movement, the lack of genuine solutions for the ecological and climate crises, and what a truly sustainable way of life could look like.  

Quenching the Flames of Wildfire Hysteria (with Rachel Fazio of John Muir Project)

On episode #25 of the Green Root Podcast, Rachel Fazio, associate director and staff attorney for John Muir Project, clears the air on wildfire's crucial role in western forests, exposes legislation seeking to log in the backcountry under the guise of “fuel reduction,” and reminds us how making our homes Firewise is the single most effective measure we can take to protect people and property.   

On The Front Lines of Climate Change (with Uche Isieke of Rural Watch Africa Initiative)

On episode #24 of the Green Root Podcast, host Josh Schlossberg talks with Uche Isieke, Executive Director of Rural Watch Africa Initiative, about Nigerians suffering from the ravages of climate change, the deforestation that results from rural people simply trying to feed their families, and his work to create alternative sustainable income sources for this struggling population.

Flatten the Curve for the Limits to Growth (with Mark Robinowitz of PeakChoice.org)

On episode #23 of the Green Root Podcast, host Josh Schlossberg touches base with Mark Robinowitz of PeakChoice.org about the ecological lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic, how the Planet of the Humans film doesn’t go far enough, why fracking postponed energy rationing, the limits to growth on a finite planet, and the need to relocalize the American Way of Life (AWOL).

From Environmental Racism to Climate Justice (with Ananda Lee Tan)

On episode #22 of the Green Root Podcast, host Josh Schlossberg talks with climate justice organizer, Ananda Lee Tan, about environmental racism, the health & environmental impacts of waste incineration in the U.S. and overseas, and Zero Waste alternatives.

Is Outdoor Recreation a Threat to Wildlife and Wildlands? (with Gary Mcfarlane of Friends of the Clearwater)

On episode #21 of the Green Root Podcast, host & hiking addict Josh Schlossberg chats with Gary Mcfarlane, Ecosystem Defense Director for Friends of the Clearwater, about the impacts of outdoor recreation on wildlife, the ecological benefits of removing old logging roads from public lands, and the pros and cons of the Great American Outdoors Act.

Has the Climate Crisis Passed the Point of No Return? (with Kevin Hester)

On episode #20 of the Green Root Podcast, host & future climate refugee Josh Schlossberg interviews abrupt climate change researcher & Nature Bats Last co-host, Kevin Hester, about tipping points and extinction cascades, media and entertainment as a distraction from climate breakdown, managing grief, and why it’s never too late to start telling the truth.

The Philosophy of Eco-Forestry (with Craig Patterson)

On episode #19 of the Green Root Podcast, host and anti-logging zealot Josh Schlossberg chews the fat with eco-forestry philosopher, Craig Patterson, about industrial logging’s decimation of U.S. forests, the difference between genuine and phony restoration, and reviving the Civilian Conservation Corps for a new paradigm of “jobs in the woods.”