Earth Matters

This week on Earth Matters, Donna Stevens interviews Nathan Newcomer, New Mexico Wilderness Alliance Gila Grassroots Organizer and a co-host of this radio program. We discuss Nathan's two recent excursions, which have similar themes - wilderness - but in terms of destination, could hardly have been more different. In late May, Nathan hiked the Gila River through the Gila Wilderness Area, and emerged from the forest on the 90th anniversary […]

This week on Earth Matters, co-producer Donna Stevens interviews attorney Cyndi Tuell on the Gila National Forest's recently released Travel Management decision. This process, which proved to be quite contentious, involved the analysis of every road in the Gila to determine whether it was necessary or redundant, harmful or benign.  The Travel Management decision leaves open more than 3,300 miles of roads - enough to drive from San Diego to […]

This week on Earth Matters, Allyson Siwik interviews Jack Loeffler - bioregional aural historian, producer, writer, sound collage artist, musician and documentarian. In 1964 he founded of Peregrine Arts Sound Archive which now holds thousands of hours of recordings of interviews, music and natural habitat sounds and well over 3,000 songs of indigenous and traditional peoples. His primary concern is restoration and preservation of habitat focusing on the relationships of […]

In this week's edition of Earth Matters Nathan Newcomer interviews Judy Calman - staff attorney for New Mexico Wilderness Alliance.  They discuss the importance of having a staff attorney working for a small conservation organization, in addition to the recent attention Gov. Susanna Martinez is receiving after supporting the possibility of selling off our public land in New Mexico. They also discuss other issues within New Mexico including the new […]

This week on Earth Matters, Donna Stevens interviews Shelley Silbert, Executive Director of Great Old Broads for Wilderness, and Deanna Mooney, co-leader of the local "broadband."  Great Old Broads are celebrating their 25th anniversary in 2014, and in this interview we talk about their history, issues, advocacy work, and plans for future work. More information is available at... GreatOldBroads.org Earth Matters airs Tuesday & Thursday at 10am and 8pm The […]

In this week's program, Donna Stevens interviews two people from the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance: Mark Allison, Executive Director, and Nathan Newcomer, Gila Grassroots Organizer. These wilderness enthusiasts talk about the value of wilderness, the importance of The Wilderness Act, now 50 years old, the 90th anniversary of the Gila Wilderness and much more. Additional information at their website... New Mexico Wilderness Alliance Earth Matters airs Tuesday & Thursday at […]

This week on Earth Matters, Donna Stevens interviews Debaura James, Lala Palazzolo and Pablo Howard, participants in the Great March for Climate Action.  This group of dedicated climate change activists is walking from Los Angeles to Washington DC to raise awareness about the threat of global climate change and the need for progressive legislation. More info on The Great March for Climate Action can be found at climatemarch.org Earth Matters […]

This week on Earth Matters, Donna Stevens interviews Gary Vaughn and Lloyd Goding - president and board member, respectively - of the New Mexico Solar Energy Association. They discuss active and passive solar energy, historical applications, new technological trends, New Mexico's prodigious solar energy potential, and NMSEA's work to promote solar energy in all its forms and educate students and the public on the litany of advantages to solar - […]

Earth Matters co-producer Allyson Siwik is joined by Dr David Gutzler, Professor of Meteorology and Climatology in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the University of NM. Conducted every 4 years, the National Climate Assessment was released last month and provides a summary of the current and future impacts of climate change on the US.  Bottom line is that “the evidence of human-induced climate change continues to strengthen and […]