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Gila Resources Information Project Executive Director and Earth Matters co-host Allyson Siwik talks to Christian Casillas and Ona Porter about New Mexico’s new Community Solar program that could jumpstart broad adoption of renewable energy in the state. The Public Regulation Commission recently approved rules to implement the 2021 legislation to guide development of 200 megawatts of solar power over the first three years of the program. A key component of New […]
Are you curious about bio-char and its potential for lowering carbon dioxide emissions while simultaneously enriching our soils? Join Donna Stevens of the Upper Gila Watershed as she talks with bio-char enthusiast Jamie Thomson about the technology for heating water and living spaces, the science behind bio-char, local projects, and more. Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Part 4:
Earth Matters host and GRIP Executive Director Allyson Siwik talks to Camilla Feibelman, executive director of the Rio Grande Chapter of the Sierra Club about development of a hydrogen power industry in New Mexico. During this year's legislative session, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham backed the Hydrogen Hub Act to incentivize a hydrogen power industry in the state and put New Mexico in the running to access some of the $8 […]
Join Donna Stevens of the Upper Gila Watershed Alliance for this edition of Earth Matters, where she talks with UGWA Education Director Carol Ann Fugagli and Mike Fugagli, the Eco-monitoring Youth Conservation Corps supervisor at Aldo Leopold Charter School. We're talking about the Silver City Carboneers, an innovative project that will work with Civilian Climate Corps contractors to accomplish several goals at once. Using new technology such as Johnson-Su composters and biochar […]
Join co-host’s Donna Stevens, Executive Director of the Upper Gila Watershed Alliance and Allyson Siwik, executive director of Gila Resources Information Project (GRIP). This week, it’s Earth Matters traditional year end review, where we look back on 2021 and look ahead to 2022. What a year it has been! Part 1: https://gmcr.org/prog/em/em%20211228%20year%20end/em%20211228%20year%20end%20-%20pt%201.mp3 Part 2: https://gmcr.org/prog/em/em%20211228%20year%20end/em%20211228%20year%20end%20-%20pt%202.mp3 Part 3: https://gmcr.org/prog/em/em%20211228%20year%20end/em%20211228%20year%20end%20-%20pt%203.mp3 Part 4: https://gmcr.org/prog/em/em%20211228%20year%20end/em%20211228%20year%20end%20-%20pt%204.mp3
In September 2021, the Gila Conservation Coalition organized the 17th Annual Gila River Festival that explored our connection to Nature, how the \ environment shapes human identity, and celebrated our connection to one another and to the Gila River watershed. Today on Earth Matters, we’re bringing to you a panel discussion entitled “Exploring the Connection Between Identity and Nature” with poet Michelle Otero and nature and science writer Sharman Apt […]
Join Donna Stevens of the Upper Gila Watershed Alliance and Kevin Bixby of Southwest Environmental Center for an in-depth conversation about the status of wildlife protection in New Mexico. Kevin and his colleagues recently launched Wildlife For All, a campaign to transform how the New Mexico Dept. of Game and Fish cares for wildlife in our state. Part 1: https://gmcr.org/prog/em/em%20211214%20kevin%20bixiby/em%20211214%20kevin%20bixby%20-%20a.mp3 Part 2: https://gmcr.org/prog/em/em%20211214%20kevin%20bixiby/em%20211214%20kevin%20bixby%20-%20b.mp3 Part 3: https://gmcr.org/prog/em/em%20211214%20kevin%20bixiby/em%20211214%20kevin%20bixby%20-%20c.mp3 Part 4: https://gmcr.org/prog/em/em%20211214%20kevin%20bixiby/em%20211214%20kevin%20bixby%20-%20d.mp3
In September, the Gila Conservation Coalition organized the 17th annual Gila River Festival that explored our connection to nature, how the environment shapes human identity and celebrated our connection to one another and to the Gila River. Today on Earth Matters, we're bringing to you nature's best hope by The New York Times bestselling author Doug Tallamy, who talks about his plan to restore critical ecosystem services to address the […]
Welcome to “Earth Matters” here on Gila-Mimbres Community Radio KURU 89.1 FM Silver CitIn September, The Gila Conservation Coalition organized the 17th Annual Gila River Festival that explored our connection to Nature, how the environment shapes human identity, and celebrated our connection to one another and to the Gila River watershed. On this episode of Earth Matters, we’re bringing to you the Sonnie Sussillo Memorial Gila River Festival Keynote Address […]
