Still More Trees & Less Sleaze Enviro Show

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of trees on urban heat islands and features an interview with Robert McDonald.

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. The Enviro Show on WXOJ-LP (103.3 fm) and streaming at www.ValleyFreeRadio.org from Florence, MA every other Tuesday, 6:00 to 7:00pm. rebroadcast Thursdays at 2pm. in MA. Also, we are on air at WMCB, (107.9fm) streaming at http://wmcb.net/Listen.html in Greenfield, Monday at 8am & Wednesday at 7am & Friday at 8am, and at WMNB-LP 107.1fm Wednesdays at 6pm. Also Tune-in at https://tunein.com/radio/Valley-Free-Radio-WXOJ-LP-1033-s50205/ . > "The best antidote to despair is action!".

People in this episode

Hosts: Don Ogden, Glen Ayers

Guest: Robert McDonald

Topics covered

• urban heat islands
• climate change
• trees
• environmental impact
• sustainability

Keywords

• trees
• urban heat islands
• climate change
• environment
• sustainability
• Robert McDonald
• Nature's Communications

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nature's Communications

Places: Florence, MA, Greenfield, MA, WMNB-LP, WXOJ-LP, Valley Free Radio, WMCB

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