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The LED Problem - with Mark Baker

  • Writer: Green Street Radio
    Green Street Radio

LED lighting may use less energy, but it comes with a host of serious problems, including threats to your health.


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Electronic LED lighting may save energy, but is it completely safe?  This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about a cancer-causing pesticide still being used in the US, why chemical air fresheners may be harmful to your health, and the Trump administration's push to get rid of proposed limits on emissions of soot from power plants and vehicles. Then Mark Baker, founder of the Softlights Foundation talks about the rapid proliferation of LED lighting, the lack of proper safety testing, and how LED lighting is causing significant health problems for a growing number of people. 


The LED Problem - with Mark BakerGreen Street with Patti & Doug Wood

Links from the Interview

• The Softlights Foundation website: https://www.softlights.org/

• The Petition - Ban Blinding Headlights and Safe Lives: https://www.change.org/p/u-s-dot-ban-blinding-headlights-and-save-lives



Links from the News

• Atrazine still being used in the US: https://usrtk.org/pesticides/atrazine/


• Air fresheners may be harmful to your health: https://www.umass.edu/ehs/air-fresheners



Mark Baker
Mark Baker

 
 
 

The New Push for Nuclear - with Tim Judson

  • Writer: Green Street Radio
    Green Street Radio

Nuclear power companies are trying to get back in the power game. Here's why that's a bad idea.

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This week on Green Street Patti and Doug talk about concerns over radiation in electric and hybrid cars (EMFs and RFR), and the Trump administration's continuing war on science, from which government agencies may never recover. Then Jim Judson, Executive Director of the Nuclear Information and Resource Service, talks about the push for nuclear energy, the problems associated with nuclear, and the opportunities we have to use better sources to satisfy current and future demands for power. 


The New Push for Nuclear - with Tim JudsonGreen Street with Patti & Doug Wood

Links from the Interview

The Nuclear Information and Resource Service website: https://www.nirs.org/


Links from the News:

Concerned ab out the amount of radiation in electric and hybrid cars? Here's the website:


Are you drinking plastic particles with your coffee? https://x.com/TIME/status/1986112723525222687


The Trump administration's war on science: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03575-7


Tim Judson, Executive Director, Nuclear Information and Research Service
Tim Judson, Executive Director, Nuclear Information and Research Service

 
 
 

The Science of Geoengineering with Dr. Zeke Hausfather

  • Writer: Green Street Radio
    Green Street Radio

Research scientists are developing new ways to help us deal with climate change, but they won't solve the whole problem.

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This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about dramatic new findings that environmental exposures are causing humans to age faster and suffer from diseases earlier, and how air pollution can cause myopia in children. After the premiere of a new song, “Enough Is Enough,” Dr. Zeke Hausfather talks about his work on climate change and the various kinds of solutions being proposed to reduce the intensity of solar heating while we simultaneously reduce our dependence on fossil fuels. 


The Science of Geoengineering - with Dr. Zeke Hausfather

Links from the Interview

Turns Out Air Pollution Was Good for Something (NY Times Op-Ed) https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/opinion/geoengineering-planet-cooling-sulfur.html

The website of Berkeley Earth: https://berkeleyearth.org/



Links from the News

Toxics, Tech and Tumors: Is Modern Life Fueling the Rise of Cancer in Millennials? https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/interactive/2025/toxins-tech-tumors-is-modern-life-fueling-rise-cancer-millennials/


"Enough is Enough" - music and lyrics by Doug Wood, performed by Eden White.

Enough is Enough - Eden White

 
 
 
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