Green Root Podcast
Join science writer, investigative journalist (on sabbatical), and ecosystem advocate, Josh Schlossberg, on a quest to uncover the roots of the modern ecological crisis on the Green Root Podcast, the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org).
ANDY MAHLER: A LEGEND OF FOREST PROTECTION (1951-2025)
Green Root Podcast #95: ANDY MAHLER: A LEGEND OF FOREST PROTECTION (1951-2025)
On a very sad but very special episode 95 of the Green Root Podcast—the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance—we share one of the last interviews with legendary forest advocate, Andy Mahler, who passed away in August at the age of 74. We hope you enjoy and savor this conversation with—and tribute to—the man who has done so much for Nature.
Host Josh Schlossberg talks with Andy about:
-How Andy and a coalition of other locals shut down logging in Indiana’s Hoosier...
EASTERN FORESTS UNDER ATTACK!
On episode 94 of the Green Root Podcast—the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance—we report breaking news on the destructive logging threatening the Bell Smith Springs National Natural Landmark in Illinois and the legal battle on which the future of the Shawnee National Forest depends, with Sam Stearns, founder of Friends of Bell Smith Springs & John Wallace, vice president of Shawnee Park and Climate Alliance)
Host Josh Schlossberg talks with Sam and John about:
-The rare wonder that is the Bell Smith Springs National Natural Landmark
-Their lawsuit alleging that the Forest Service has...
Do Democrat Politicians Care About the Environment? (w/ Karen Breslin, Democratic Senate Candidate)
On episode 93 of the Green Root Podcast—the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance—we get political on the topic of whether elected officials in the Democratic party are walking their talk when it comes to protecting the natural world, with Karen Breslin, democratic candidate running for the U.S. Senate from Colorado.
Host Josh Schlossberg talks with Karen about how:
-Most Republican politicians don’t hide their indifference towards nature
-Many Democrat politicians—including most of Colorado’s congressional delegation—are pushing legislation to spend huge sums of taxpayer dollars to log public forests
...FOREST FIRE MALFEASANCE (w/Chad Hanson, Fire Ecologist)
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 request showing indisputable evidence of 25 government agencies, elected officials, logging industry trade groups, NGOs, a university, a fire department, and a government-funded “collabor...
IS DEFENDING THE “ROADLESS RULE” ENOUGH? (with Gary Macfarlane, Friends of the Clearwater)
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.
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Host Josh Schlossberg talks with Gary about:
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-The history of the Roadless Rule
-The U.S. Forest Service’s efforts to roll it back
-The existing loopholes in the current rule that al...
HOW THE PUBLIC LANDS MOVEMENT FAILED (with Denise Boggs, Conservation Congress)
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” that not only don’t protect public lands from extractive industries but advocate for corporate interests
-Both Republicans AND Democrats have advan...
WORST Public Lands Scheme of the CENTURY?
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 acres of public lands—59% of National Forests—to the chopping block
-The endangered species and Roadless Areas at risk in what may be the l...
Local Government AXES Forests and Democracy
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 Jefferson County Open Space (including clearcutting and removal of mature and old-growth trees up to 211 years old)
-His concerns with opening forests to wind tha...
Public Forests as Climate Refuges (with Rick Bass, Yaak Valley Forest Council)
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 the eco-region into a Climate Refuge connected to a globe-spanning “Curtain of Green”; the creation of an acoustic guitar from an ancient spruc...
Mining Sacred Lands (with Dov Korff-Korn, Sacred Defense Fund)
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 National Forest in South Dakota, a sacred site known as Pe'Sla to the Lakota People; and how our mo...
Why Can't Activism Be More Fun?
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.
Trump's First 100 Days on Public Lands
On episode 84 of the Green Root Podcast—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.
Where Are The DRUIDS?
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—ecosystem advocates.
We suggest that combining science-based advocacy with a rekindling of our spiritual connection to the Earth—a deep revere...
F*** Our Forests Act (w/ Rocky Smith, Forest Management Analyst)
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
The Clearcut Cult
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.
Why the Environmental Movement Keeps LOSING
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.
MYTH-BUSTING “BIOMASS” ENERGY (with Adam Colette, Dogwood Alliance and Alex Budd, PNW Forest Climate Alliance)
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 through common campaigns of mutual support.
SAVING ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIA (with Nathan Gilles, Journalist and Science Writer)
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 campaigns of mutual support.
Mixed Severity Fires: Nature’s Phoenix (with Dominick DellaSala, Chief Scientist at Wild Heritage)
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-integrityalliance.org) is to unite the grassroots environmental movement through common campaigns of mutual support.
Is The Nature Conservancy an Environmental Group? (w/ Jonathan Ratner, Sage Steppe Wild)
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 support.
Closing Logging Roads for Fire Danger (w/ Deanna Lynn Wulff, Unite the Parks)
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 grassroots environmental movement through common campaigns of mutual support.
Science and the California Wildfires (w/ George Wuerthner, ecologist and author)
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.Â
The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite the grassroots environmental movement through common campaigns of mutual support.
Forest Politics in Washington, D.C. (with Jennifer Mamola, John Muir Project)
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.
Environmental Strategy Under Trump
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.
Public Parks On the Chopping Block (with Darrell Luebbe, former Park Patroller)
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.
Public Parks On the Chopping Block (with Darrell Luebbe, former Park Patroller)
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.
The “Enchanted” Forests of New Mexico (with Sam Hitt of Santa Fe Forest Coalition)
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. Â
The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite the grassroots environmental movement through common campaigns of mutual support.
The State of Environmental Journalism
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.
National Day of Forest-Climate Action (Tuesday, May 28)
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.
Eastern U.S. Forests & Heartwood Forest Council (with Matt Peters of Heartwood)
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.
Clearcutting California? (w/ Melissa Soderston of Tahoe Forests Matter)
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.
Eco Horror (with Josh Schlossberg, author of CHARWOOD)
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).
Art as Environmental Advocacy (w/ Maya Khosla, biologist and poet)
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.
Politician Caught LYING About Logging Old-Growth Trees
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.
Debunking Media Pro-Logging Propaganda (with Chad Hanson, forest ecologist)
On episode 63 of the Green Root Podcast, host Josh Schlossberg talks with Chad Hanson, PhD, forest ecologist with John Muir Project and author of Smokescreen: Debunking Wildfire Myths to Save Our Forests and Our Climate, where he rebuts High Country News’ latest pro-logging propaganda.
First Police Killing of Environmental Protester in U.S. History
On episode 61 of the Green Root Podcast, host Josh Schlossberg talks with Shannon Wilson of Eco Advocates Northwest about the police killing of forest defender Manuel “Tortuguita” Terón in Atlanta, tracing the history of violence against environmental activists in the U.S. over recent decades, and discussing where to go from here.
Exposing the Buffalo Springs ”Restoration” Project (with Andy Mahler of Protect Our Woods)
On episode 60 of the Green Root Podcast—the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance—host Josh Schlossberg talks with Andy Mahler of Protect Our Woods about how we can stop the ecological/climate disaster that is the Buffalo Springs “Restoration” Project in Indiana’s Hoosier National Forest, and why it matters to the future of the planet.
Eco-Integrity Alliance’s ”Firewise Not Logging Lies” Campaign in the News (Part 2 of 2)
On episode 59 of the Green Root Podcast—the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance—host Josh Schlossberg reads a recent article from the Colorado Sun about logging on public lands under the guise of “wildfire risk reduction” while giving his commentary, in Part 2 of a 2 part series.
Eco-Integrity Alliance’s ”Firewise Not Logging Lies” Campaign in the News (Part 1 of 2)
On episode 58 of the Green Root Podcast—the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance—host Josh Schlossberg reads a recent article from the Denver Post about logging on public lands under the guise of “wildfire risk reduction” while giving his commentary, in Part 1 of a 2 part series.
Clearcutting Colorado?
On episode 57 of the Green Root Podcast, host Josh Schlossberg warns about the biggest threat we've seen in decades to the carbon-storing forests of Colorado--and the entire western U.S.--from phony "wildfire fuel reduction" logging, recaps Eco-Integrity Alliance's ongoing campaign to stop it and route the money instead to making homes "Firewise," and lets you know how you can help today!
