The Enviro Show

Friday, June 19, 2026

A Northeast State and Federal Forests Enviro Show

Greetings Earthlings. Happy Summer Solstice. It's the 21st century, burn technologies no longer make sense in a Climate Crisis and the losers' War Against Nature must end ASAP. That's how we see it and we've invited Zack Porter co-founder of Standing Trees and passionate advocate for America's public lands back to make the case for permanently protecting State and Federal forest lands in the Northeast. Also, new nukes in MA? We don't think so! As usual, we will also introduce you to our Fool-on-the-Hill, Whoever Left the Door Open, those Whose Brains Were small and more, but first it's time for...... Revenge of the Critters! Another listener suggestion: Some bugs can be a bother, others......not so much.

Our Fool-on-the-Hill is a repeat offender. "MAGA Rep. Andy Ogles kicked off Pride Month 2026 by declaring, 'Homosexuality has no place in America.' With LGBTQ+ Americans under siege by MAGA bigotry, we're fighting back. It's Cedar Key Progress, working to FIRE anti-LGBTQ+ Republicans in Congress." They say they are, "gearing up to run billboards and TV ads against Republicans that are:attacking transgender kids; banning Pride flags; and censoring LGBTQ+ voices in schools and libraries." Sorry Andy, it's the 21st century. Check your calendar, fool.

On the last show we took a look at PFAS which got us thinking about the 20th century corporados who came up with slogans like "Better Living Through Chemistry" while they proceeded to poison us with any number of products. The blog and podcast had already dropped when Glen came across one of those who make us wonder.....Who Left the Door Open? Thomas Midgley Jr., an American mechanical and chemical engineer who played a major role in developing leaded gasoline and some of the first chlorofluorocarbons. Both were later banned due to their disastrous impact on health and the environment. If you happen to believe in karma you'll be interested to learn "Midgley contracted polio in 1940 and was left disabled; in 1944, he was found strangled to death by a device he devised to allow him to get out of bed unassisted."

While we're on the subject of thoughtlessness and lack of foresight guess who returns to remind us Their Brains Were Small and They Died (even though they've yet to)? The National Campaign for Justice informs us: "The New World screwworm, that the United States wiped out nearly 60 years ago, is back in Texas and New Mexico. This flesh-eating parasite’s larvae burrow into the living tissue of cattle, pets, wildlife, and, in rare cases, people. This never would’ve happened if Elon Musk’s DOGE hadn’t cut funding for the USDA, fired the people responsible for monitoring this threat and destroyed the early warning system that could’ve stopped it."

Wait, more thoughtlessness and lack of foresight served with a side of Doublespeak of the Week. MAGA freakshow, "Rep. Paul Gosar has introduced legislation that would strip away federal protections as the Mexican gray wolf remains highly vulnerable. Gosar’s cynically named Enhancing Safety for Animals Act would do the exact opposite of what its title suggests. Instead of enhancing safety, it would dismantle the very safeguards that kept lobo from vanishing forever. The bill threatens to undo decades of painstaking conservation work and push this fragile population back toward extinction. The Mexican gray wolf’s story is already one of catastrophic loss. It has survived only due to Endangered Species Act protections and captive breeding programs. Today’s entire wild population descends from only a handful of wolves, leaving the species with perilously low genetic diversity that threatens reproduction and survival." Email your representative and tell them to support conservation and oppose Representative Gosar’s bullshit H.R. 4255.

All these freak show fascists staking their claim to infamy and yet His Malignancy still manages to outdo them with his own personal brand of idiocy. Take your pick. Of course there's his bizarre fixation destroying Wilderness, on monument degradation from trashing the White House, the Reflecting swamp on the National Mall, putting up Soviet style banners of his glowering mug all over DC, or his Nazi inspired victory arch. Further afield The Mad King (#NoKings) has threatened Greenland, Canada and of course Cuba. His War on Nature also continues, though with mixed signals when it comes to wind power. The Administration continues to pay off wind power developers for leases they have secured to the tune of $2.5 Billion of your taxpayer dollars while at the same time we find conflicting news: "The... administration has abandoned its effort to halt wind energy projects across the United States and dropped its challenge to the court ruling that tossed [the] President’s order freezing federal permitting and leasing for wind projects." Regardless, His Malignancy & his lot is still enabling the corporados endangering workers and the public. "Despite legislation passed in 2016 requiring certain federal agencies to raise their penalties every year to track the inflation rate, the... administration has decided to give lawbreaking companies a break by cancelling this year’s OSHA and MSHA penalty increases, as well as penalties issued by other federal enforcement agency such as agencies such as EPA and the Department of Transportation."

In The Enviro Show Echo Chamber we recently received word of a special event. It's called the Francis Crowe & Paki Weiland Memorial Peace Walk 4th of July Peace Witness. That's a long title but we're talking about some longtime peace & social justice activists. Here's some insight that was shared among some march organizers from Traprock Peace Center and elsewhere: "The darkness of the world is requiring the Light within us to respond. It is in times like this, when we would have looked to Frances to help guide our actions, that we respond in her memory. During the Vietnam draft, Frances used to cruise Rt 9 looking for young men hitchhikers to pick up so she could do impromptu draft counseling, “I would drive slow and talk fast” she would often recall, with a sly grin. When we started planning the walk, we invited Paki to come and say a few words. When Paki passed [away] it seemed only right to also remember that they lived together and were partners in Peace work." Indeed, and their spirit lives on Saturday July 4, 8:30am. 4th of July Peace Walk honoring Paki Weiland & Francis Crowe. Gather at the Amherst Common, 8:30am. Step off at 9am. Walk along Rt. 9 with peace messages. Water stations, rests & ride support along the 9 mile route. Come for any or all! Potluck at Northampton Friends at the end of the Walk, 1pm.Email: 2026july4peace@proton.me And This: AMHERST — With a $500,000 grant from the Healey administration, researchers at the Massachusetts Geological Survey at University of Massachusetts Amherst plan to measure how the state’s wetland store and release carbon. Researchers hope this information can be used by state and town conservation commissions, land trusts and any who want guidance about managing or restoring wetlands.

Our Critter of the Week this time is the fascinating Wolverine. "Typically weighing less than 35 pounds, the wolverine is the largest terrestrial member of the weasel family, Mustelidae. They are powerfully built and have short legs with wide feet for traveling across the snow. Wolverines require deep snow to dig dens for their young. As highly effective scavengers of carrion, these animals are a vital part of their ecosystem. The species is rare and faces significant challenges to its future in the continental United States. Due to their limited numbers, huge individual territories and remote locations, it is difficult to gather data on wolverines. This poses a challenge to scientists, agencies and others trying to understand wolverines’ habitat requirements, threats to their survival and pathways to recovery. One thing, however, is clear: as a species dependent on deep snowpack for denning and foraging, the survival of wolverines in the Lower 48 is very much at risk due to the foreseeable effects of human-caused climate change. After 23 years of advocacy, wolverines were listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 2023." Checkout this short video of a Wolverine on the trail.

How about a Quote of the Week as we imagine the Wolverine out in the Wild:

“Devoted though we must be to the conservation cause, I do not believe that any of us should give it all of our time or effort or heart. Give what you can, but do not burn yourselves out -- or break your hearts. Let us save at least half of our lives for the enjoyment of this wonderful world which still exists. Leave your dens, abandon your cars and walk out into the great mountains, the deserts, the forests, the seashores. Those treasures still belong to all of us. Enjoy them to the full, stretch your legs, expand your lungs, enliven your hearts.."

- Edward Abbey

After our talk with Zack it's on to the Bus stop Billboard:

First Here's Indivisible Northampton — Swing Left Western Mass's complete daily listing of all the pro-democracy events in WMass: https://in-slwm.org/wp-content/uploads/Calendar/cal.html. If you're looking for an easy weekday way to jump into the climate movement, you'll love the State House Stand Out! We gather at the Massachusetts State House in Boston between 10 am and 2 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Volunteers stand together for 2-hour "shifts," either outside or inside depending on weather, and talk with visitors and State House staff about the Climate Crisis. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 3 – 4pm.: Indivisible's What's the Plan with Leah and Ezra. Go HERE. Fridays, 1:30 to 3pm: De-ICE Hanscom Airfield Stand Outs, Hanscom Rotary, Lincoln, MA. Go HERE. ALSO:

12 to 1pm. Send Citizens Bank a clear message: financing private prison and immigration detention facility operators The GEO Group and CoreCivic is bad for business. We'll stand out on the public sidewalks on King Street Northampton, MA in front of Stop and Shop Plaza (Citizens Bank has a branch inside Stop and Shop). Saturdays, 11am to 1pm: No Fear w/Street Theatre, Burlington ICE Facility, Burlington Mall Rd. @ District Ave., Burlington, MA Go HERE .

Tuesday June 23, 7pm. An in-person event will be held at Grow Food Northampton and is free and open to the public—please register here! organizers from the Springfield Climate Justice Coalition will tell the story of how they have held the “Zombie Biomass Plant” at bay, how they plan to stop the latest effort with passion and people power, and how people across Western Mass can take meaningful action to stop this plant from impacting community and public health.

Wednesday June 24, 6 to 8pm. A community hearing on the Roadless Rule Repeal. Learn how PUBLIC LANDS like the White Mountain National Forest could be trashed and how you can help raise your voice, stand up and fight back. Unitarian Universalist Church of Concord, 274 Pleasant ST, Concord, NH. Go HERE!

Sunday June 28, 10-11:30am. Stormwater and Sewer Safari. This is a family friendly event where we will learn more about Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) and how the sewage pollution from CSOs affects the Alewife Brook as well as people and wildlife. We will meet at Thorndike Field in Arlington and walk along the Alewife Brook to see one of these active CSOs as well as visiting the Alewife Stormwater Wetlands to see how nature based solutions can help reduce CSOs to the river. There will be a family friendly tour with a scavenger hunt, an art activity, and snacks as well as a tour geared towards adults. Please RSVP HERE.

Saturday July 4, 8:30am. 4th of July Peace Walk honoring Paki Weiland & Francis Crowe. Gather at the Amherst Common, 8:30am. Step off at 9am. Walk along Rt. 9 with peace messages. Water stations, rests & ride support along the 9 mile route. Come for any or all! Potluck at Northampton Friends at end, 1pm. Email: 2026july4peace@proton.me

July 15 all Noon-3pm. Massachusetts Roadmap for Advanced Nuclear and Fusion Energy, discussion series sponsored by Governor Healey & Umass Lowell. They are seeking "stakeholder engagment" on their push for nukes - let's give it to them! More info and registration here

Sunday July 19, 11am – 2pm. Good Trouble Lives On - Votercade. Parking lot of Levi Heywood Memorial Library, 55 W Lynde St., Gardner, MA 01440. The fight to protect voting rights never ends, and right now, we’re witnessing a Jim-Crow-era effort from politicians and their billionaire friends to restrict our freedoms, silence our voices, and consolidate power. But in America, we choose our leaders. We will decide our future. The same spirit that fueled Selma, Montgomery, and the March on Washington lives on in our unified action. Go HERE.

OK, we are out of here 'til next time but do remember to listen to your Mother!

Saturday, June 06, 2026

An Inescapable Enviro Show

[The podcast for this show is HERE ]

Greetings Earthlings. We reported on this show in the past words to the effect that "Invisible and nearly indestructible, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have seeped into the blood of almost every American and permeated the natural world." That's the tagline for the recent book "Inescapable - Facing Up to Forever Chemicals". The author, F. Marina Schauffler joins Glen for the interview. As always, we will also introduce you to this week's Fool-on-the-Hill and Those Whose Brains Were small, along with Who Left the Door Open, and way more but first it's time for.......Revenge of the Critters! Another tiny creature strikes again.

This week's Fool-on-the-Hill made some news last week: "A Republican Virginia lawmaker is facing calls to resign after she agreed with a wildly racist statement about Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Representative Jen Kiggans appeared on Richmond-based radio commentator Rich Herrera’s show Monday to discuss the state’s hotly contested congressional maps. But the since-deleted interview flew off the rails when Kiggans emphatically concurred with Herrera after he referred to Jeffries as a slave." As the Repugs continue trying to....um..whitewash? reality & history we continue to call them out. Enviro show listeners, send us your fave Fools-on-the-Hill at enviroshow@valleyfreeradio.org

Our Doublespeak of the Week came with a dash of Kafka when Speaking at an event in Arizona, MAGA freak USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins.....celebrated that millions of people have lost federal nutrition assistance under the second Trump administration, declaring that families who have seen their modest aid disappear are closer to realizing “the American dream.” ?

As many of the greedy media moguls get richer and clueless it seems, like the dinosaurs of old whose "Brains Were Small and They Died". "Last year, [His Malignancy] cleared the way for Paramount’s merger with Ellison’s Skydance Media after Paramount paid a $16 million lawsuit filed by [The Prez] against Paramount’s CBS News. Now Paramount Skydance is on the verge of acquiring an even larger legacy media giant, Warner Bros. Discovery, which owns CNN. One family, the right-wing-aligned Ellisons, will soon control: TikTok, CBS, CNN, HBO, Discovery Channel, BET, Cartoon Network, Comedy Central, DC Studios, Fandango, Miramax, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount, PlutoTV, Showtime, TBS, The CW, TNT, Warner Bros., and more,” U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders warned last week. 'This is oligarchy.” The growth of the Ellison father-son empire is based on refashioning the American press — or what’s left of it — into the palm of [His Malignancy]’s tiny hand". Is a giant meteor the only thing that can stop them? Stay tuned!

Did someone say dinosaurs? In The Enviro Show Echo Chamber we replay past coverage of the beleaguered Horseshoe Crabs, a species that's been with us since before the days of the dinosaurs. We have talked about their plight on the show numerous time over the years. Please join with us and come to their defense HERE. And this: "Our forests are under attack. President Trump recently issued two executive orders that seek to expedite rampant logging on federal forests, treating them as little more than tree farms. And, to make matters worse, Trump’s orders would restrict the public’s right to know about logging projects. Your members of Congress need to hear from YOU. Tell them to take a stand and stop attacks on our federal forests. Why stop there? Go HERE to Block Trump's authoritarian, AI-powered spying on almost everyone bill!

Of course, there's another sort of giant meteor that could take out low-life corporados mentioned above but "It's the Climate Crisis, Stupid!" and it's slowish. Yet, how would we know how slow when "The...administration is dismantling a $368 million deep-ocean observation system that was put in place a decade ago to monitor coastal environments, marine ecosystems and powerful currents that affect the global climate. The National Science Foundation said it would send ships in June to begin removing more than 900 deep-sea instruments anchored off Oregon, Washington State, Alaska, North Carolina, and an area between Greenland and Iceland." On the other hand, "Since [his] return to power, we've been talking more and more about data centers as a point of linkage between big tech, fossil fuels, and fascism. And we've been warning that fossil fueled AI is not a neutral tech – it's increasingly being used as a tool of state sponsored terror, war, and surveillance. "War" Secretary Pete Hegseth has pledged to create an "AI-first" fighting force, supercharging an already AI-powered war machine." Push back HERE. O wait, please don't forget "The His Malignancy’s U.S. Department of Agriculture wants to gut the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. Their scheme would open up tens of millions of acres of our national forests to destructive logging, drilling, and road building — including iconic public lands." All at the expense of an untold amount of natural carbon capture & storage. More push back HERE. And this, in keeping with our guest's PFAS focus: "The administration moves to roll back limits on forever chemicals in drinking water". Really? Nah!

Who Left the Door Open?? Last Friday we received this from Friends of the Earth: "In the spirit of World Environment Day – a day for climate change awareness and action – we need to talk to you about vulnerable polar bears bearing the brunt of climate change. The Arctic is in a DIRE situation, and polar bear families are FALLING APART. Ice is melting. Cubs are drowning. Dens are collapsing. At a time when we should be doing everything possible to protect the Arctic and vulnerable polar bears, the...administration is moving forward with plans to reverse protections for MILLIONS of acres of Alaskan lands. That means these lands could soon be opened to Big Polluters and exposed to reckless drilling and mining projects. And the proposed drilling area is CRITICAL to the survival of endangered polar bears and their cubs!"

Apparently, voters in the USA were the ones who left the door open and the Mad King (#NoKings) and other present occupants of the White House slithered in to wreak havoc. Where to begin? OK, all the above is a good start but how about: "A shattering new report from the Brookings Institution has exposed the unthinkable: 205,000 children have been ripped from one or both of their parents since [His Malignancy's] return to power. 145,000 of them are US born citizens." And This: He recently "sent an aircraft carrier and warships toward Cuba, a tactic he used before invading Venezuela and launching a war on Iran. [He] is desperately searching for a military win as his disastrous war in Iran drags on. He's demanded the removal of the Cuban president and said he wants to "take" Cuba." Or this: He issued a National Security Presidential Memorandum 7. Now he’s asked Congress to fund it.... he indicates that the NSPM-7 Joint Mission Center will seek to identify anyone the administration considers domestic terrorists, including people expressing support for views like: 'anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, and anti-Christianity', Extremism on migration, race, and gender or hostility towards those who hold traditional American views on family, religion, and morality." Sound vague? 'Ya think?? PUSH BACK! And this headline from The NY Times: "U.S. Seeks to Give Weapons-Grade Plutonium to Start-Ups for Fuel." And speaking of environmental destruction how about this from the Southern Environmental Law Center: The "administration takes comments on its proposal to eliminate common-sense, nationwide minimum standards that protect clean water and prevent catastrophic coal ash spills and other disasters. Politically powerful coal ash polluters, including Duke Energy, asked the administration to weaken these protections against coal ash pollution." Guess who wants to "plow more than $800 million into a nationwide revival of coal power"? Or this from Civic Shout: "EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin just came out with yet another plan to destroy our environment. This time he wants to increase the amount of super pollutants in air conditioners and refrigerators. These pollutants, called hydrofluorocarbons, are extremely strong greenhouse gases that trap more heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide." Remember the hole in the Ozone?

Time to move on from all that MAGA induced zone flooding above (remember they want you to feel bewildered and disempowered?). Truth be known, we have the perfect antidote to despair and our Bus Stop Billboard (below) is full of good medicine. Another perfectly good antidote can be found, as our opening PSA notes, can be found in....Nature! Which brings us to our Critter of the Week via The American Bird Conservancy: "Bluebirds are a delight to observe, with their bright sky-blues, plump little bodies, and cheerful warbling songs. Familiar and lovable, their enthusiastic embrace of nest boxes also makes for an inspiring community conservation story. Despite their well-earned adoration, bluebirds offer only a tiny glimpse into the wonderful and diverse family to which they belong: the Thrushes. There are 194 thrush species worldwide and more than 45 can be observed in the Western Hemisphere, including the familiar American Robin, the stunning Varied Thrush, and the rare and Critically Endangered Puaiohi in Hawaiʻi. Each of them is benefiting from conservation actions by American Bird Conservancy and.. partners — and bird enthusiasts like you." Wait, they forgot to mention the Wood Thrush, whose melodic song was such an inspiration for Thoreau and for yours truly as a very young boy sent to bed for a nap in the late afternoon as the Trush's song drifted into the window near sunset.

After Glen's conversation with Marina it's on to the Bus Stop Billboard:

That's All Folks.......except to remember to listen to your Mother!

Sunday, May 24, 2026

Still More Trees & Less Sleeze Enviro Show

[ The podcast for this show is HERE ]

Greetings Earthlings. We continue the theme from last time while focusing on Trees and urban heat islands in a warming world. Robert McDonald, lead author of "Trees halve urban heat island effect globally but unequal benefits only modestly mitigate climate-change warming" published in Nature's Communications Yes, climate change didn't just magically go away when His Malignancy reemerged from The Swamp, that said we will also introduce you to some of MAGA's worst like our Fool-on-the-Hill, Those Whose Brains were Small and Who Left the Door Open, as well as some other segments but first it's time for....Revenge of the Critters! Another tourist ignoring warnings at Yellowstone.

This week's Fool-on-the-Hill is a major player in the Mad King's (#NoKings) scheme to privatize our public lands and sell off the family jewels. Those jewels come in the form of vast public forests or minerals that belong to all you taxpayers. "On March 4, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and Representative Celeste Maloy (R-UT) filed twin resolutions in Congress that would do something no Congress has ever done to a national monument.....H.J.Res.151 and S.J.Res.109 [will] ...kill the rules that govern the land, and under the Congressional Review Act, once those rules are killed, the Bureau of Land Management is permanently barred from writing anything “substantially the same” ever again. A national monument without a management plan is a legal shell." That from MoreThanJustParks but Lee isn't just fixated on Red Rock Country, he wants privatize the entire system. This alarm from the National Parks Conservation Association: "National parks belong to all Americans. They shouldn’t be political pawns, and they shouldn’t be for sale. We are weeks away from a yearlong commemoration of the 250th anniversary of America — we should be celebrating our national parks, not selling them. Nobody asked for this. Nobody wants this. Americans understand that nobody benefits if our national parks are gutted."

It seemed hard to find bottom-dwellers as awful as Lee......until we read about these monsters. We have to ask: "Who Left the Door Open"?? You might want to skip this one if you are even a bit Squeamish: "On a busy tourist strip in Orlando, behind noisy bars and souvenir shops, 21 sloths in crates reached the end of a grueling international trip. Soon, they would all be dead. The tree-dwelling mammals were transferred to a warehouse resembling an old oil-change garage and placed in cages..There was no running water. No electricity. The space heaters meant to keep them warm were plugged in with extension cords running from another building... But the heaters repeatedly tripped the fuse and shut off. At least one night in December 2024, the sloths were left alone in the cold warehouse without heat. One by one, they died. The warehouse is the off-site facility of a new roadside attraction called “Sloth World,” a $49 animal encounter marketed as a conservation-focused center scheduled to open soon. Nothing could have prepared the sloths for this. Until recently, they lived wild in the forest canopies of Guyana." Believe us, it gets worse and, as if it wasn't bad enough, the perps have the balls to play the victim card: "Two sloth conservation and rescue organizations have sharply criticized Sloth World’s sourcing of animals from the wild, noting that sloths are notoriously difficult to keep alive in captivity. The animals are highly sensitive to stress, largely solitary with an aversion to humans and dependent on specialized diets.....[Benjamin Agresta, owner of Sloth World] said such organizations want to abolish animal conservation and “are the enemy.” Asked about the state records indicating that sloths have died, he called that “completely fiction".....Speaking by phone, he declined to disclose what conservation organizations Sloth World is working with, or intends to work with. He refused to answer other questions, referring Inside Climate News to his media team, which did not respond to multiple requests for comment nor to a list of questions."

We have to thank Oligarch watch for this Doublespeak of the Week: "Since assuming office again last year, [His Malignancy] has called for the arrest of Barack Obama, promised to annihilate a “whole civilization” during his war on Iran, and deployed federal shock troops at home to intimidate left-leaning cities, resulting in the murders of numerous Americans. But to Jeff Bezos, Trump in his second term “is a more mature, more disciplined version of himself than he was in his first term.” The centibillionaire and executive chairman of Amazon, who made the comments during an interview with CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin that aired on Wednesday, added that “Trump has lots of good ideas.” 😏

We have Breaking News! This comes after we recorded the podcast for this show. The NY Times just reported: "Pope Leo XIV on Monday set out a sweeping vision for corporate executives, politicians and individuals who will shape and be shaped by the future of artificial intelligence, warning leaders to safeguard humanity from A.I.’s most disruptive effects. Leo’s declaration came in the form of a papal encyclical, an open letter to “all people of good will” that ran to roughly 42,300 words in its English version. It outlined his desire to protect human dignity and agency in an age in which technology threatens to replace humans in many professional and social roles." Read the full report HERE.

We're not sure you need to (much less want to) read further than this headline to see who qualifies this week for "Their brains were small and they died". These dinosaurs seem to be up for turning the calendar back to the days of Boss Tweed or worse: "Analysis Identifies 50+ Election Deniers Vying to Oversee Voting Across US- The threat of election-denying candidates is particularly acute in Arizona, where they are running for governor, secretary of state, and attorney general." Want to know if any deniers are in your state? Go HERE. Want to pushback of The Mad King's (#NoKings) takeover of our elections? Go HERE. How about pushing back HERE on his hairbrained scheme to spend your tax dollars on a slush fund for the J6 Insurrectionists?

And, speaking of His Malignancy, shall we look for just a few of his latest bullshit ideas & actions? How about.......no? How about laugh at him instead?

https://markfiore.substack.com/p/new-animation-payouts-for-trump-cultists

There. Does that feel better? Every day we file away yet another outrage or idiotic idea or comment from His Malignancy. Our mailboxes have begun to smell from the stench; they have turned the color of overripe avocados, the ones the cartels ship across the border. They taint all the other mail around them. Enough. Let's move on to a lighter subject. How about "It's the Climate Crisis, Stupid!" ? The Mad King's (#NoKings) War Against Nature had a setback recently in the War Against Wind theater. The Globe reported "A federal judge in Massachusetts struck down several.. administration actions slowing down development of clean energy, including a requirement that all solar and wind energy projects on federal lands and waters be personally approved by Interior Secretary Burgum. Judge Casper of the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled wind and solar developers were likely to succeed on the merits of their claims that the administration’s actions violate federal statutes. She issued a preliminary injunction to stop the administration from implementing the policies." Meanwhile, in the War Against Water "The administration has announced a plan to kill Biden-era drinking water limits on four Pfas “forever chemicals”, and to delay the implementation of standards for two other compound. The Environmental Protection Agency is [counter intuitively] proposing two separate rules to delay and rescind the limits." Speaking of Water, some greedheads don't believe it's rising? Finally, in the War Against Animals some humans are urging Congress to strengthen Endangered Species Protections. You can join them HERE. While we're pushing back, how about telling Congress to Stop Big Oil's Immunity from trashing the planet as well? O wait, wasn't that pretty much all about His Malignancy anyway??

Our Critter of the Week is so much more than what some folks order when they dine out on the town. We are talking about Salmon. "The Atlantic salmon lives mainly in the North Atlantic Ocean. It breeds in the rivers of North America and Europe. Pacific salmon are found in the waters of the North Pacific. They breed in rivers near both the North American and Asian coasts.....After being born in fresh water, salmon travel to the ocean. They live there for one to three years. Then they travel back to where they hatched in order to breed. For some salmon, this can mean a trip of more than 2,000 miles. Salmon may leap over waterfalls and cut through churning rapids to reach their home waters again. Once in fresh water, salmon stop eating and live off their body fat. The males fight for a mate. After a male and a female are paired, the female digs a pit and lays thousands of eggs. Most Pacific salmon die shortly after mating. Many Atlantic salmon, however, return to the sea and may breed again." The Wild Salmon Center informed us: "Right now, a foreign mining company wants to build a toxic mine right at the headwaters of two rivers that feed Bristol Bay, Alaska – an area that currently sustains 30 million of the world’s most spectacular salmon every year – but only if the water stays clean. Protecting salmon strongholds means protecting healthy forests, climate action, recreation opportunities, wild protein, and local jobs. Want to help out? Go HERE.

In the Enviro Show Echo Chamber we have an Action Alert to Save the Postal service from YouKnowWho have spent years trying to gut the USPS – pushing cuts, downsizing, and privatization schemes to dismantle a public service that millions of Americans rely on every day. Go HERE. Also, we replay this call for climate education from Ferd Wulkan: MTA members have been working with young folks for quite some time, trying to get climate education legislation passed: An Act implementing elementary and secondary interdisciplinary climate literacy education has a better than ever chance of passing now. Mass Audubon has created two separate Action Alerts for this bill. Please click on the links to write to your legislators and share with your colleagues. Senate - https://web.massaudubon.org/site/Advocacy?page=UserAction&cmd=display&id=373 House - https://web.massaudubon.org/site/Advocacy?page=UserAction&cmd=display&id=375 Now is the time for a big push to try to get this bill out of committee!

After our conversation with Rob it's on to the Bus Stop Billboard:

Saturday June 6, 11am to 12pm. De-ICE Citizens Bank Northampton - National Day of Action. Public Sidewalk on King Street in front of Stop and Shop Plaza (Citizens is inside), 228 King St., Northampton, MA 01060 Join Indivisible Northampton and thousands of people across the country from 11-12 on Saturday, June 6th to send Citizens Bank a clear message: financing private prison and immigration detention facility operators The GEO Group and CoreCivic is bad for business. Please bring signs specific to this action: De-ICE Citizens Bank; Cages Aren't Communities; Citizens Bank - Stop Financing ICE Prisons; Citizens Bank + ICE = Human Rights Abuse; ICE Prisons Don't Strengthen Our Communities; Citizens Bank - Cut Ties With ICE Prisons; etc. Go HERE.

Tuesday June 9, 7pm. Rewilding the Northeast Presented by John Davis. John Davis is a longtime RESTORE board member and a leading voice in wildland conservation. He currently serves as Rewilding Advocate for the Adirondack Council and Director of The Rewilding Institute. Through hiking, paddling, and cross-country skiing expeditions, John has spent decades exploring and documenting wild landscapes across North America. To register for this free Zoom event, please click here.

Wednesday June 10, 1pm. People Over Utility Profits rally out in front of Berkshire Gas’ headquarters in Pittsfield, one of three rallies at utility headquarters across the state. We’re pressing the legislature to reign in utility greed, press them to work on clean energy alternatives, and keep Mass Save funded. Rally outside of the Berkshire Gas HQ. Meet at Allendale Plaza and we’ll walk to 115 Cheshire Road, Pittsfield, MA. We made a bunch of signs, but feel free to bring your own. RSVP for Pittsfield here.

Wednesday June 10 - Mass Power Forward is holding a statewide rally with three locations across MA, asking legislators to cut our ties to utilities and pass a climate bill that puts people over utility profits while destroying our health and our planet. At the time of the rally, legislators will have just 50 days to pass climate legislation to help make energy clean and affordable . Join us and make your voice heard. Go HERE for Registration, Times & Places including Boston, Pittsfield & Springfield.

Wednesday June 10, 5:30pm. People Over Utility Profits - Springfield Rally at Eversource HQ, 300 Cadwell Drive, Springfield, MA 01104. "Did you know that Eversorce profits doubled from 2024 to 2025?" If your organization shares this vision and is ready to take action, join us. Contact the Arise office at 413-734-4948 to become part of the Springfield Climate Justice Coalition. ALSO, Eversource is planning to clearcut even more trees in their powerline corridors. Go HERE, then join this rally!

Thursday June 11, 5:30 - 7:30 pm. Virtual Rules Meeting: The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) is inviting public comment on a proposed rule that would guide how state lands are planned and managed for the future. This process helps ensure that Vermonters have a voice in how these lands are cared for over time. The comment period is open until June 18, 2026. RSVP here

Friday June 12th, 6:30 - 8 pm. The Walden Woods Project, Lincoln, MA. Join us for wine and cheese as we celebrate the opening of our new exhibition, Rooted in the Woods: The Boundless Life and Writings of Henry David Thoreau. This is the first of two exhibitions curated in connection with the Ewers Brothers Productions documentary, Henry David Thoreau, executive produced by Ken Burns and Don Henley, which premiered on March 30, 2026, on PBS stations nationwide. Register HERE.

Sunday June 14, 7:30, the Committee for the First Amendment will be hosting Rise Up, Sing Out: A Concert for the First Amendment, an uplifting evening of song, solidarity, and action. Featuring an all-star line-up of performers, this 90-minute concert event will celebrate the freedoms guaranteed by our First Amendment—of speech, religion, press, assembly, and protest—and the people power that both fuels these rights and is essential to guarantee them. Go HERE.

Sunday June 14, 7pm, Two members of Restore Our Roots, a grassroots organization near Philadelphia, will talk about food forests. Zak Hawk will describe a food forest, including the John Hershey Food Forest, which was started a century ago. Michael Rolli will talk about starting your own food forest: https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=701Po00001mHfQtIAK&mapLinkHref=

June 15, July 15 all Noon-3pm. Massachusetts Roadmap for Advanced Nuclear and Fusion Energy, discussion series sponsored by Governor Healey & Umass Lowell. They are seeking "stakeholder engagment" on their push for nukes - let's give it to them! More info and registration here

Monday June 15, 12 - 1:30pm. MCAN is proud to have Dan Zackin and Mark Dyen of 350 Mass provide a virtual presentation on pressing legislative developments and how you can help ensure Massachusetts remains a leader on climate action. Program with q&a for the first hour, then open discussion until 1:30. Go HERE.

Tuesday, June 16, 5:30 to 7:30pm. Climate Action Now Summer Gathering at Flowerwork Farm. 5:30Pizza and time to connect. 6-7:30 Find out about our new *Local Farmer Mutual Aid Project. Catch up on local actions, campaigns and how to get involved. Climate Action Now is a people-powered, grassroots Western Mass organization dedicated to building a powerful, unstoppable and just climate movement. We work in our communities and in collaboration with partners across the region to educate, advocate, and mobilize for climate justice.

Tuesday June 16, 7 p.m. Join Courtney & Amelia Gilardi and Massachusetts for Safe Technology for our fourth annual World EMR Syndrome Day Forum. This live Zoom forum is a direct call to arms for advocates, tech safety groups, and citizens worldwide. Come celebrate our unity and solidarity for all those who have EMR Syndrome symptoms from mild to severe, alongside our allies and advocates. Register HERE.

Wednesday June 17, 4 - 5pm. Bluebirds Are Just the Beginning: All About Thrushes. Join American Bird Conservancy to learn more about the fascinating world of thrushes, and how to keep them soaring in our communities — and our hearts. You'll come away with a new appreciation for these marvelous birds and concrete actions you can take to keep them around for generations to come. Go HERE.

OK for now but do remember to listen to your Mother!