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Farm Trouble - with Jennifer Fahy

  • Writer: Green Street Radio
    Green Street Radio

Small family farms are critical to our food supply and our health.


In the news this week, Patti and Doug talk about PFAS chemicals in firefighting turnout gear, health problems for kids who get cell phones before age 12, and how tattoo ink travels through the body causing trouble. Then Jennifer Fahy, communications director for Farm Aid, talks about the work of the organization and why protecting small family farms is more important than ever! 


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Links from the Interview

The website of Farm Aid: https://www.farmaid.org/


Important issues for small farmers: https://www.farmaid.org/category/issues/


Links from the News


Kids who get cell phones early may be a nigher risk for health problems: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/children-smartphones-increased-risk-of-health-problems-study/


Study shows tattoo ink travels through your body: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2510392122


Jennifer Fahy of Farm Aid
Jennifer Fahy of Farm Aid

 
 
 

The LED Problem - with Mark Baker

  • Writer: Green Street Radio
    Green Street Radio

Updated: Dec 5, 2025

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



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. 


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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.

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. 


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Links from the Interview

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


Links from the News:

Concerned about 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

 
 
 
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