Host Josh Schlossberg talks with Julie about:

-How separation from nature harms mental health;

-What it means to be an Earth-centered psychologist;

-Examples of nature-based therapy;

-The inspiration behind the book, THE NATURE EMBEDDED MIND;

-Julie’s take on a root cause of the ecological crisis.

On episode 122 of the Green Root Podcast (the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance), host Josh Schlossberg announces a District Court judge’s final ruling on his lawsuit against Jefferson County, Colorado Commissioner Lesley Dahlkemper for allegedly deleting emails about public lands logging in violation of the Colorado Open Records Act.

Josh talks about:

-How Jefferson County perpetrates some of the most aggressive Wildfire Pretense Logging in Colorado while ignoring peer-reviewed science and public opinion;

-Evidence proving Dahlkemper has deleted emails related to logging;

-An email from a fire chief to Dahlkemper with “information you’d asked about” revealing one of Eco-Integrity Alliance’s funders;

-An email from a media editor claiming Dahlkemper had been making (defamatory) attacks against Josh;

-The Jefferson County District Court’s ruling on the lawsuit.

The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite U.S. grassroots ecosystem advocates through common campaigns of mutual support.

Host Josh Schlossberg talks with Joshua about:

-The awe-inspiring wonders of Alaska’s temperate rainforest;

-The danger of the “Landless” legislation that would privatize ancient forests on public lands;

-The Land Less film (wlfdc.org/land-less-film) featuring Joshua and Tlingit matriarch Wanda Culp;

-The importance of contacting Congress at (202) 224-3121 to urge them to oppose Senate Bill S. 2554 / House Bill HR. 41;

-Joshua’s take on a root cause of the ecological crisis.

The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite U.S. grassroots ecosystem advocates through common campaigns of mutual support.

Host Josh Schlossberg talks with Jeff about:

-The secret behind why Jeff’s 2019 documentary, PLANET OF THE HUMANS, got over 25 million views;

-How great films ask questions, create discussion, and even piss people off;  

-How to capture gripping, high-quality audio and video;

-The “price” of being a great storyteller;

-Jeff’s take on a root cause of the ecological crisis.

Josh talks about how:

-The concept of Yin (“being”) and Yang (“doing”) can apply to environmentalism;

-There can be positive (“light”) and negative (“shadow”) aspects to both Yin and Yang;

-The Yin “shadow” that’s overtaken the environmental movement might be behind a lot of its failures;

-Enviros might add a bit more Yang to our advocacy to regain balance and start reversing the eco-crisis.

Host Josh Schlossberg talks with Jen about:

-How beavers retain water on the landscape, which studies show can increase resiliency to wildfire;

-How the Colorado House Agriculture, Water, and Natural Resources Committee includes public lands ranchers such as Rep. Larry Don Suckla (who, during the hearing, claimed the right to destroy beaver dams so he could run his cattle on public lands);

-How the former “conservation” group, Trout Unlimited, testified AGAINST protecting this crucial wildlife species;

-How, on the same day, the Ag Committee axed a bill that would’ve routed a small portion of “wildfire mitigation” taxpayer funding (nearly all of which goes towards counterproductive industrial logging) towards proven home hardening protections through grants to low-income residents, along with seniors and those with disabilities;

-Jen’s take on a root of the eco-crisis.

The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite U.S. grassroots ecosystem advocates through common campaigns of mutual support.

Josh talks about how:

-The Colorado House Agriculture, Water, and Natural Resources Committee just shot down two bills that would’ve protected public lands, wildlife, and the state’s most vulnerable citizens;

-The first bill would’ve routed a small portion of the state’s millions in annual “wildfire mitigation” taxpayer funding (nearly all of which goes towards controversial and scientifically-debunked industrial logging) towards proven home hardening protections through grants to low-income residents, along with seniors and those with disabilities;

-That bill was opposed by government agency staff, elected officials, and corporate funded, pro-extraction “working lands” NGOs (i.e. Conservation Colorado, Western Resource Advocates, and The Nature Conservancy) demanding that the Committee not allot a single dollar to save the state’s most vulnerable residents’ homes from wildfire.

-The second bill would’ve protected beavers from hunting and trapping on public lands. Beavers create dams that retain water on the landscape, which studies have proven can reduce fire severity;

-Wildlife and wildland advocates can unite on a positive vision as an alternative to the dystopia of anti-environmental industry, government, NGOs, and media.

Host Josh Schlossberg talks with Jeff about:

-Government estimates of $10 million to $100 million in annual timber theft from public lands;

-U.S. Forest Service’s formation of the Timber Theft Task Force in 1991;

-Forest Service’s disbanding of the Task Force once its own agency staff were implicated as “co-conspirators” in helping Weyerhaeuser get away with stealing millions of dollars of logs from National Forests;

-How the Forest Service’s expanding “wildfire” logging schemes make timber theft even more difficult to uncover;

-Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility’s current work with agency whistleblowers to hold the Bureau of Land Management accountable for overgrazing public lands.

On episode 115 of the Green Root Podcast (the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance), host Josh Schlossberg points out how, despite having the consensus of peer-reviewed science on our side, environmental advocates are still losing out to pro-extraction industry, government, media, and NGO disinformation, and what we can do to reclaim the narrative.

Josh talks about how:

-Even with consensus science behind enviros, the eco-crisis keeps getting worse;

-Industry, government agencies, a lot of media, and even some NGOs weaponize an anti-science, anti-environmental STORY to misinform and mislead much of the public;

-Eco advocates can turn things around by coming up with a better STORY based in sound science (unlike our opponents);

-We might recruit more “big names” with high social STATUS to take up the cause (SCIENCE + STORY + STATUS).

The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite U.S. grassroots ecosystem advocates through common campaigns of mutual support.

On episode 114 of the Green Root Podcast (the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance), Lyle Lewis, writer and former Endangered Species Branch Chief with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, speaks up for genuine ecological conservation while revealing the best ways for advocates to pressure government land management agencies.

Host Josh Schlossberg talks with Lyle about:

-How extraction of nutrients and water from the land is the opposite of environmental protection;

-Whether the weak (often pro-extraction) efforts of so many “conservation” groups have made the term obsolete;

-Why humans have such difficulty letting nature live;

-An evolutionary view of the Sixth Mass Extinction;

-Lyle’s take on a root cause of the ecological crisis.

The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite U.S. grassroots ecosystem advocates through common campaigns of mutual support.

Josh talks about how:

-The State of Colorado, U.S. Forest Service, and others in the “Clearcut Cult” are spreading disinformation about the latest natural wave of native mountain pine beetle so they can ramp up public lands logging;

-The consensus science not only DISPROVES an increased risk of wildfire ignition and/or severity from mountain pine beetles but a DECREASE;

-Colorado’s “Ponderosa Mountain Pine Beetle Task Force” is a who’s who of who’s logging public lands;

-The elimination of environmental protection, sound science, and participatory democracy is worsening in Colorado and across the West, with the help of a mostly complicit media;

-You can help turn the tide by contacting Colorado Governor Jared Polis at (303) 866-2471 or Governorpolis@state.co.us to demand that either he appoint independent scientists and ecosystem advocates to the “Pine Beetle Task Force” or disband it completely.

Host Josh Schlossberg talks with Paul about:

-The ecological importance of the amazing temperate rainforests of the Pacific Northwest.

-Why so much environmental reporting in media is absent, biased in favor of industry/government, or straight up disinformation.

-Why anyone who loves and wants to protect the natural world should read his book, CANOPY OF TITANS.

-Paul’s take on a root cause of the ecological crisis.

The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite U.S. grassroots ecosystem advocates through common campaigns of mutual support.

The raven caws about:

-The recent historic event that convinced politicians to stop taking risks.

-How well-meaning advocates often go wrong in their communications with government.

-The only actions proven to get elected officials to pay attention.

The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite U.S. grassroots ecosystem advocates through common campaigns of mutual support.

Host Josh Schlossberg talks with Chris about:

-How trees store and release moisture—evapotranspiration—to create rain.

-How so-called “wildfire fuel reduction” logging counterproductively dries out and heats up forests.

-Chris’ field-tested claims of replenishing water in forests to create localized precipitation (!)

-Forest protection as one of the most important issues of our time.

-Chris’s take on a root cause of the ecological crisis.

The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite U.S. grassroots ecosystem advocates through common campaigns of mutual support.

Josh talks about:

-How middle-of-the-road “conservation” might no longer be a relevant concept this late in our ecological unraveling.

-How mainstream “Big Green” organizations watered down environmental protection to the point of ineffectiveness.

-How federal, state, and local governments fund NGOs pretending to be conservation groups only to promote industrial extraction.

-How it might be time for ecosystem and wildlife advocates to take a fresh angle on protecting and preserving nature.

The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite U.S. grassroots ecosystem advocates through common campaigns of mutual support.

Josh talks about:

-The danger of Democrats greenwashing some of the most disastrous anti-environmental policies we’ve ever seen.

-How Biden-era legislation opened the door for Trump to expand a fake “emergency” across 112 million acres—59 percent of National Forests—to fast-track Wildfire Pretense Logging and roll back the Roadless Rule.

-How Democrat members of Congress are pushing the Orwellian “Fix Our Forests” Act and other extreme nature-destruction bills.

-How a handful of corporate foundation-funded “conservation” groups are trying to commandeer more tax dollars for Democrat-backed industrial extraction on public lands.

-Whether the Democratic party can be reformed or if a third party is needed for our government to ever genuinely protect and preserve the natural world.

The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite U.S. grassroots ecosystem advocates through common campaigns of mutual support.

Host Josh Schlossberg talks with Dagny about:

-How supposedly protected public lands—including wilderness areas—run rampant with destructive domestic livestock (cattle and sheep).

-How ranchers only pay a monthly fee of $1.35 per cow and calf to graze on National Forests and BLM lands.

-How government “Wildlife Services” kills hundreds of thousands of wolves, coyotes, bears, mountain lions, bobcats, foxes, skunks, and other native wildlife every year at the behest of ranchers.

-How public lands grazing and feedlots spread disease.

-How less than 1.6% of U.S. beef consumption comes from public lands.

-Dagny’s take on a root cause of the ecological crisis.

The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite U.S. grassroots ecosystem advocates through common campaigns of mutual support.

Josh talks about:

-The arbitrary yet currently legal definitions of public vs. private lands in the U.S.

-The gaps and overlaps between a “deep ecology” philosophy and on-the-ground organizing.

-Whether it’s possible for advocates to carry out practical, step-by-step, mission-based actions without compromising a wholistic vision of ecological integrity.

The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite U.S. grassroots ecosystem advocates through common campaigns of mutual support.

Host Josh Schlossberg chats with Rachael about:

-Why Indiana forest defenders are so good at protecting public lands

-The recent passing of legendary forest activist, Andy Mahler

-The Mellencamp family’s contributions to the film (John’s timeless music and son Hud’s narration)

-How you can support the film, Saving the Hoosier: The Fight for America’s Forests, through GoFundMe

https://www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-saving-the-hoosier-and-save-our-public-forests

-Rachael’s take on a root of the ecological crisis

The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite U.S. grassroots ecosystem advocates through common campaigns of mutual support.

Josh talks about:

-Why media—the biggest broken link in the chain—should be held accountable or bypassed

-How grassroots advocacy can be reinvigorated through strong stances and clear vision

-The importance of bringing back joy to environmental organizing

The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite U.S. grassroots ecosystem advocates through common campaigns of mutual support.

Host Josh Schlossberg talks with Hudson about:

-How the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission wants to classify biomass energy as “carbon free” despite tree burning emitting more CO2 than coal.

-Risks to environmental justice communities from increased air pollution.

-Devastating impacts on public lands and Native American reservations.

-How we shouldn’t be switching from one polluting, climate-busting energy source (coal) to another (“biomass”).

-How this decision could have ramifications for greenwashing forest and trash incineration in Minnesota and across the U.S.

The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite U.S. grassroots ecosystem advocates through common campaigns of mutual support.

Host Josh Schlossberg talks with Rocky about:

-The brand new biggest logging project in history in Colorado announced last week, bringing the total under the “Big Four”—Pike’s Peak, Lower North South, St. Vrain, Black Diamond—to a half-million acres across seventeen Roadless Areas, all under a media blackout.

-The dirty details of the “Pike’s Peak Vegetation Management,” almost 200,000 acres of industrial logging—including 13,500 acres within four protected Roadless Areas—in endangered species habitat and high-elevation bristlecone pine stands, along with a quarter-million acres of toxic herbicide spraying.

-How the U.S. Forest Service is allowing the public only two weeks to comment on the project over the holiday season (again, with zero media coverage).

-The fake “emergency” behind it all declared by the Trump Administration and U.S. Forest Service to rush 112 million acres—59 percent of National Forests—onto the chopping block.

-Rocky’s take on the root of the ecological crisis.

The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite U.S. grassroots ecosystem advocates through common campaigns of mutual support.

On episode 101 of the Green Root Podcast—the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance—host and former investigative journalist Josh Schlossberg tries to make sense of whether most media outlets are unable or unwilling to accurately and honestly cover environmental topics.

Josh talks about:

-The ideological and partisan bias he uncovered while working as an award-winning environmental journalist

-His experience as an ecosystem advocate interfacing with media only for them to cover up, misreport, or spread disinformation about ecological topics

-Whether bad environmental reporting is the result of an inability or refusal of journalists to do their jobs

-If it’s possible to hold media accountable to a basic standard of journalistic ethics

-How it’s past time to create new media that accurately reports on environmental issues while exposing the propaganda of legacy and “alternative” outlets

The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite U.S. grassroots ecosystem advocates through common campaigns of mutual support.

Host Josh Schlossberg talks with Richard about:

-The science informing his book, A BEAUTIFULLY BURNED FOREST

-The wildlife species that need severely-burned forests to survive

-How industry, government, and media have demonized wildfire

-How advocates might inform the public as to the crucial role of wildfire in western forests and harm from “fuel reduction” logging

-Richard’s take on the root of the ecological crisis

The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite U.S. grassroots ecosystem advocates through common campaigns of mutual support.

Host Josh Schlossberg talks with Michael about:

-How the U.S. Forest Service under the Department of Agriculture treats National Forests as industrial croplands

-How the anti-science exploitation of wildfire to log western forests is now being pushed in the eastern U.S.

-The October conference “Forest Fires in Massachusetts: Myths and Realities”

-RESTORE: The North Woods’ upcoming campaign to designate 100 new National Parks, at least one in every state

The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite U.S. grassroots ecosystem advocates through common campaigns of mutual support.

Host Josh Schlossberg talks with Jillian about:

-How Heartwood has united forest protection advocates across the U.S. since 1991

-How to balance art with activism

-The passing of eco-musician Robert Hoyt and Heartwood founder, Andy Mahler

-The new Heartwood Forest Protection Podcast

-Jillian’s take on a root cause of the ecological crisis

Listen to the Heartwood Forest Protection Podcast at https://rss.com/podcasts/heartwood/

The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite U.S. grassroots ecosystem advocates through common campaigns of mutual support.

Host Josh Schlossberg talks with Jeff about:

-The “stop work” order enforced on the largest logging, burning, and herbicide-spraying project in the history of the Hoosier National Forest  

-The court ruling finding that the Forest Service violated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

-What this legal victory means for public lands protection in the region and across the U.S.

-Jeff’s take on the root cause of National Forest destruction

The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite U.S. grassroots ecosystem advocates through common campaigns of mutual support.

Host Josh Schlossberg talks with Adam about:

-The victories and losses of the mainstream environmental movement over the years

-The influence of corporate foundations on public lands advocacy

-The collusion between Big Greens, the Democratic party, and many media outlets

-Certain large organizations’ attempts to fight the rollback of the Roadless Rule by allowing more logging

-Adam’s take on the root of the ecological crisis

The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite U.S. grassroots ecosystem advocates through common campaigns of mutual support.

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 National Forest for thirty years

-Recent wins in the fight against the so-called Buffalo Springs Restoration Project, “the largest and most destructive” logging sale ever proposed for the Hoosier National Forest

-History of the region as a past (and possibly future?) bison migration route

-Andy’s philosophy on the one-ness of humanity and the natural world  

-And so much more!

(One amazing thing about this episode is that when we recorded it this spring, Andy’s internet was so shaky we eventually decided the footage was unusable. So, we had plans to re-record, made a couple attempts to set up a time, with the most recent email sent to Andy what ended up being a few days before his passing. Upon hearing the sad news, we went back to the recording to see if any clips might be salvaged, and incredibly somehow Zoom had fixed it so that 99% of the audio was saved and most of the video. Some video does remains choppy, blurry, and/or stationary and, at times, we replaced it with still shots of Andy others have taken of him over the years.)

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 “illegally withheld information from the public” to push through logging plans, including breaking news on its current status

-The crucial role eastern deciduous forests play in climate regulation and biodiversity

-The campaign to designate the eco-region as a Climate Preserve

Support Friends of Bell Smith Springs at https://www.fobss.org/ and Shawnee Park and Climate Alliance at https://www.shawneentlpark.org/

The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite U.S. grassroots ecosystem advocates through common campaigns of mutual support.

-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

-Neither political party will acknowledge the root causes of the ecological crisis, much less address them

-The Democratic party might regain its identity—and conscience—by becoming actual champions of the natural world

(Disclaimer: Eco-Integrity Alliance and the Green Root Podcast do not endorse elected officials, however we are open to speaking with them about their stances on public lands and the natural world.)

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 “collaborative” colluding on a disinformation campaign to ramp up logging in public forests under the pretense of “wildfire fuel reduction”

-Proof that those carrying out this logging are privately aware of—yet have been advised to publicly deny—the vast body of science contesting its effectiveness at protecting communities from wildfire

-Why agencies such as U.S. Forest Service must stoop personal attacks and even defamation to silence critics

-How these colluding entities have intentionally deceived and/or strongarmed media into covering up the story

-What can be done by ecological advocates to protect forests and communities from wildfire disinformation

The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite U.S. grassroots ecosystem advocates through common campaigns of mutual support.

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 existing loopholes in the current rule that allow clearcutting and old-growth logging

-The even weaker state Roadless Rules in Idaho and Colorado

-How Colorado’s biggest logging project of the century (116,000 acres) is planned for 18,500 acres of Roadless areas under the guise of wildfire

-Whether advocating for stronger public lands protections would “undermine” the Roadless Rule

Gary Macfarlane and Katie Bilodeau's "The Roadless Report: Analyzing the Impacts of Two Roadless Rules on Forested Wildlands" 

The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite U.S. grassroots ecosystem advocates through common campaigns of mutual support.

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 advanced policy to gut public lands protections

-Partisan media outlets have hidden these scandals from the public

-The only way to save the public lands movement is to support grassroots ecosystem advocacy

The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite U.S. grassroots ecosystem advocates through common campaigns of mutual support.

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 largest logging project in Colorado history

-Why it’s so hard to get media to cover such an unprecedented scope and scale of forest destruction and sidestepping of environmental law

The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite U.S. grassroots ecosystem advocates through common campaigns of mutual support.

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 that can spread fires quicker to communities, cut off escape routes, and endanger firefighter

-What he believes we should do about local, state, and federal government increasingly cutting the public out of decision making on crucial issues that impact our environment, safety, and lives.

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 spruce (damaged by Forest Service roadbuilding) as an advocacy tool; and the role of music and storytelling in fostering a culture of nature lovers.  

The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite U.S. grassroots ecosystem advocates through common campaigns of mutual support.

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 movements might bring people of all backgrounds together to protect public lands from extraction.

The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite U.S. grassroots ecosystem advocates through common campaigns of mutual support.

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 reverence for the natural world that is the source of all life—might be what’s needed to stop the Sixth Great Extinction.

The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite the U.S. grassroots environmental movement through common campaigns of mutual support.

The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite the U.S. grassroots environmental movement through common campaigns of mutual support.

The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite the grassroots environmental movement through common campaigns of mutual support.

The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite the grassroots environmental movement through common campaigns of mutual support.

The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite the grassroots environmental movement through common campaigns of mutual support.

The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite the grassroots environmental movement through common campaigns of mutual support.

The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite the grassroots environmental movement through common campaigns of mutual support.

The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite the grassroots environmental movement through common campaigns of mutual support.

The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite the grassroots environmental movement through common campaigns of mutual support.

He finishes up with a plea for a U.S. nonprofit to step up and provide fiscal sponsorship for Rural Watch Africa Initiative, an outstanding Nigerian organization tackling the root issues of environmental degradation and poverty in the world's poorest nation.