On episode 92 of the Green Root Podcast—the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance—we get scorched by FOREST FIRE MALFEASANCE ( ForestFireMalfeasance.org) , a new report exposing a government coverup of peer-reviewed science to promote logging on public lands, with Dr. Chad Hanson, research ecologist and director of John Muir Project. Host Josh Schlossberg talks with Chad about: -Eco-Integrity Alliance’s new report, FOREST FIRE MALFEASANCE, revealing hundreds of emails from a public records ...
Aug 04, 2025•50 min•Ep. 93
On episode 91 of the Green Root Podcast —the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance—we get off the beaten path to discuss current threats to roll back the “Roadless Rule” and whether the decades-old conservation strategy of defending the status quo of weak public lands protections is working, with Gary Macfarlane, board member of Friends of the Clearwater . Host Josh Schlossberg talks with Gary about: -The history of the Roadless Rule -The U.S. Forest Service’s efforts to roll it back -The e...
Jul 21, 2025•41 min•Ep. 92
On episode 90 of the Green Root Podcast —the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance—we peek behind the green curtain to uncover the REAL reasons why we keep losing our public lands to more logging, mining, drilling, and grazing, with Denise Boggs, director of Conservation Congress (conservationcongress-ca.org). Host Josh Schlossberg talks with Denise about how: -Large, corporate-funded foundations have hamstrung public lands advocacy -Billions of dollars have propped up “environmental groups...
Jul 14, 2025•43 min•Ep. 91
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: -The fake “emergency” authorization that the Trump administration has made literally 100 times worse by sacrificing 112 million acre...
Jun 23, 2025•42 min•Ep. 90
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 fuel reduction” to speaking out about the unprecedented level of aggressive and scientifically-contested logging in Jeffers...
Jun 09, 2025•48 min•Ep. 89
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; their success in stopping (for now) the U.S. Forest Service’s “Black Ram” old-growth logging project; their strategy to turn th...
Jun 02, 2025•30 min•Ep. 88
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’s Law Project to defend Indigenous lands and sacred sites from extractive industry; the impacts of a graphite mine proposed for the Black Hills...
May 26, 2025•57 min•Ep. 87
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.
May 19, 2025•4 min•Ep. 86
On episode 84 of the Green Root Podcas t—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 his second term.
May 19, 2025•34 min•Ep. 85
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 as industry, elected officials, and government agencies team up with biased media to promote anti-environmental propaganda while demonizing—or at best, ignoring—ecos...
May 05, 2025•7 min•Ep. 84
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” and instead advance legislation to preserve our biodiverse, carbon-storing forests: https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm...
Apr 21, 2025•48 min•Ep. 83
On episode 81 of the Green Root Podcast , we call out the well-monied and influential backers of what’s turning out to be one of the most destructive anti-environmental schemes in modern U.S. history.
Apr 14, 2025•7 min•Ep. 82
On episode 80 of the Green Root Podcast , host Josh Schlossberg offers a heartfelt take on what he believes much of the grassroots “environmental” movement might be missing that’s keeping us from genuinely protecting the natural ecosystems that sustain all life of Earth.
Mar 31, 2025•10 min•Ep. 81
On episode 79 of the Green Root Podcast —the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance—Adam Colette of Dogwood Alliance and Alex Budd of Pacific Northwest Forest Climate Alliance join host Josh Schlossberg to myth-bust the greenwashing of forest “biomass” energy as “clean, green, and renewable” and invite you to the Break Big Biomass National Call to Action on April 7. The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite the U.S. grassroots environmental movement throug...
Mar 24, 2025•44 min•Ep. 80
On episode 78 of the Green Root Podcast —the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance—host Josh Schlossberg stops the presses with Nathan Gilles , Journalist and Science Writer, as they investigate the crucial role of environmental journalism in the media landscape, its triumphs and shortcomings, and the most effective ways for advocates to get coverage. The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite the U.S. grassroots environmental movement through common campa...
Mar 10, 2025•29 min•Ep. 79
On episode 77 of the Green Root Podcast—the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance—host Josh Schlossberg gets empirical with Dominick DellaSala, Chief Scientist at Wild Heritage and co-editor of Mixed Severity Fires: Nature’s Phoenix , as they discuss the vast and growing body of peer-reviewed studies showing the ecological necessity of “severe” wildfires and the harmful, ineffective, and often counterproductive nature of “fuel reduction” logging. The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-i...
Feb 25, 2025•38 min•Ep. 78
On episode 76 of the Green Root Podcast —the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance—host Josh Schlossberg gets litigious with Jonathan Ratner, Director of Sage Steppe Wild , as they challenge The Nature Conservancy’s schemes to log and graze public lands and whether the billion-dollar entity should still be considered an environmental group. The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite the grassroots environmental movement through common campaigns of mutual s...
Feb 10, 2025•46 min•Ep. 77
On episode 75 of the Green Root Podcast —the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance—host Josh Schlossberg goes on a road trip with Deanna Lynn Wulff, Director of Unite the Parks , to talk about how closing old logging roads could help prevent human-caused wildfires along with her organization’s mission to link up Yosemite and Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Parks through the Range of Light National Monument. The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite the gras...
Jan 27, 2025•35 min•Ep. 76
On episode 74 of the Green Root Podcast —the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance—host Josh Schlossberg gets scientific with George Wuerthner , ecologist and author of Wildfire: A Century of Failed Forest Policy , who explains the science behind the wind, weather, and climate-driven California wildfires. The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite the grassroots environmental movement through common campaigns of mutual support....
Jan 13, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 75
On episode 73 of the Green Root Podcast —the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance—host Josh Schlossberg goes to Capitol Hill with Jennifer Mamola, Policy and Advocacy Director for John Muir Project , who forecasts some environmental legislation to expect from Congress. The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance ( eco-integrityalliance.org ) is to unite the grassroots environmental movement through common campaigns of mutual support....
Dec 20, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 74
On episode 72 of the Green Root Podcast —the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance—host Josh Schlossberg proposes a tried-and-true strategy for an environmental movement that has literally been losing ground for decades in what is perhaps its darkest hour. The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance ( eco-integrityalliance.org ) is to unite the grassroots environmental movement through common campaigns of mutual support....
Dec 02, 2024•22 min•Ep. 73
On episode 71 of the Green Root Podcast —the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance —host Josh Schlossberg talks with Darrell Luebbe, former Park Patroller for Jefferson County Open Space in Colorado, about the logging decimating his beloved parks under the guise of so-called “wildfire mitigation.” The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance ( eco-integrityalliance.org ) is to unite the grassroots environmental movement through common campaigns of mutual support....
Sep 27, 2024•32 min•Ep. 72
On episode 70 of the Green Root Podcast —the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance—host Josh Schlossberg talks with Sam Hitt, President of Santa Fe Forest Coalition , about the many perils facing forests in New Mexico’s “Land of Enchantment” and what needs to be done to protect them. The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite the grassroots environmental movement through common campaigns of mutual support....
Aug 04, 2024•58 min•Ep. 70
On episode 69 of the Green Root Podcast —the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance ( eco-integrityalliance.org )—host Josh Schlossberg talks about the state of environmental media and shares a big announcement.
Jun 17, 2024•34 min•Ep. 69
On episode 68 of the Green Root Podcast —the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance—host Josh Schlossberg invites you to take part in the National Day of Forest-Climate Action on May 28 ( eco-integrityalliance.org/forest-climate ) while offering his theory about why more environmental groups aren’t making the connection.
Apr 26, 2024•12 min•Ep. 68
On episode 67 of the Green Root Podcast , host Josh Schlossberg talks with Matt Peters, member of the Heartwood coordinating council, who covers the state of eastern U.S. forests and invites you to the 32nd annual Heartwood Forest Council on May 24-27 in Ohio.
Mar 16, 2024•37 min•Ep. 67
On episode 66 of the Green Root Podcast, host Josh Schlossberg chats with Melissa Soderston, director of Tahoe Forests Matter , where she reveals a massive logging scheme planned for California’s carbon-storing public forests and how you can help locals planning to stop it.
Jan 15, 2024•43 min•Ep. 66
On episode 65 of the Green Root Podcast , host Josh Schlossberg talks to himself about the subgenre of eco horror fiction and his new novel CHARWOOD about forest destruction (and other dark forces).
Aug 05, 2023•28 min•Ep. 65
On episode 64 of the Green Root Podcast, host Josh Schlossberg walks the post-fire landscape with Maya Khosla , biologist and author of ALL THE FIRES OF WIND AND LIGHT, to find the overlap between art and environmental advocacy.
Apr 30, 2023•50 min•Ep. 64
On episode 62 of the Green Root Podcast , host Josh Schlossberg exposes how elected officials are so eager to promote phony “wildfire risk reduction” logging on public lands that they’ll lie on the record to hide what’s really going on in the forest.
Apr 02, 2023•31 min•Ep. 62
