Down to Earth Northwest

02/05/2019

Wow. Thank you, WAISN family for SHOWING UP today and fighting for the rights of immigrants and refugees in our state. We are inspired, fired up, and ready to take on what 2019 brings us.

08/04/2015

That's a wrap:

One last Down To Earth. What a wonderful run it was. Over five years. Nearly 300 shows. One silly finale. Featuring Rick Eichstaedt, Remi, Colin McHugh, Chris Dreyer and Jon Fowler. Signing off - B

07/16/2015

Tuesday's show.

Sara Aminzadeh, the Executive Director of California Coastkeeper Alliance (www.cacoastkeeper.org) calls in to Down To Earth on KYRS (Spokane) for one last time to talk about the drought in California,

07/16/2015

A new study finds that even if we slow rising temperatures now, we could still be in for higher seas.

06/12/2015

The most exciting story to follow out of Spokane.

The Spokesman-Review reporter Nick Deshais embarks on a 416-mile U.S Bike Route 10 ride across Washington State to the town of Newport.

06/10/2015

Great series from Grist.org on Seattle housing affordability - will we being to see an exodus to Spokane?

http://grist.org/cities/in-seattle-the-rent-is-too-damn-high/

Tech booms, bad government, and money-hungry developers: Inside Seattle's insane housing market, and how it got that way.

05/19/2015

Great TED talk

Climate change is one of the most pressing issues facing the United States and the world. Over the coming century, it is expected to affect agriculture, ener...

05/04/2015

Just 10 months after the worst wildfire in Washington state history, the legislature is looking at cutting the firefighting budget. The commissioner of public lands told more money is needed, not less, to attack fires before they turn into a another natural disaster.

The Department of Natural Resources is asking for extra money to ensure quick attacks against wildfires when they are small and to focus on reducing fire risks in the remaining forests.

04/27/2015

Does anyone think President Obama was doing a bit when he went on this climate change rant?

President Barack Obama knew he might need some help to get his points across at this year's White House Correspondents' Dinner, so he brought in his anger translator Luther to make his message more clear. Luther, whom fans might recognize as Keega...

04/24/2015

04/22/2015

We've talked about Greenzo a few times today and been met with "who!?" Let him explain....

David Schwimmer is playing as Greenzo, an environmental hero/ mascot in Tina Fey's "30 Rock".

04/22/2015

Happy Earth Day!

It's Earth Day and it's time for the one day a year when we pretend to care about the planet we're kinda sorta ruining. And you know Earth obviously isn't happy about this. Can you imagine if our own world took to social media to ...