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The Plastic Fiber Fiasco - with Dr. Lisa Erdle

  • Writer: Green Street Radio
    Green Street Radio

Tiny plastic fibers, mostly from the clothes we wear, are ending up in our air, our food, and our own bodies. But there are solutions on the horizon.


The Plastic Fiber Fiasco - with Dr. Lisa ErdleGreen Street with Patti & Doug Wood

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the hidden costs of our dependence on fossil fuels, the EPA's effort to reduce state and local control over pipelines and power plants, and how New England states are joining together to promote residential heat pumps. Then Dr. Lisa Erdle, Director of Science and Innovation at non-profit 5 Gyres, talks about how scientists are now identifying tiny fibers from our clothing as one of the major culprits in the worldwide plastic pollution problem. 


Links from the Interview

The website of 5 Gyres: https://www.5gyres.org/


Links from the News


• Trump administration seeks to limit the ability of local governments to oversee major energy projects: https://apnews.com/article/water-trump-epa-section-401-data-centers-42716f21a37cadf624e2d7dee05fa3c3



• Video from the first symposium of the Forums for a Nuclear-Free New York: https://www.grassrootsinfo.org/forums


Dr. Lisa Erdle
Dr. Lisa Erdle

 
 
 

OFF February!

  • Writer: Green Street Radio
    Green Street Radio

Updated: Dec 20, 2025

Social media is taking a huge toll on our families, our communities and our nation. This February, it’s time to push back. 



In the news this week, Patti and Doug talk about the proliferation of plastic particles in agriculture and what it means for the world, and the growing interest in community geothermal systems to reduce the need for fossil fuels and cut energy costs. Then Diego Hidalgo, founder of the “OFF” movement, explains his vision of a worldwide campaign to regain our time and attention by removing social media apps from our phones for 28 days in February. Learn more about the campaign on our program website, GreenStreetNews.org 


OFF February - with Diego HidalgoGreen Street with Patti & Doug Wood

Links from the Interview

• More information about the OFF February campaign and how you can get involved: https://www.americansforresponsibletech.org/off-february

• Diego Hidalgo's bio: https://www.diegohidalgo.net/bio-en

• More information about the OFF Movement: https://www.offm.org/en


Links from the News


• More information about plastic in fruit (study from 2020) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935120305703



Diego Hidalgo, founder of the OFF Movement
Diego Hidalgo, founder of the OFF Movement

 
 
 

Plastic in Our Water - with Dr. Christy Tyler

  • Writer: Green Street Radio
    Green Street Radio

Scientists around the world are trying to figure out what to do with our plastic problem and what it means for our future.

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about why recycled plastic contains more toxins than virgin plastic, how government energy positions are increasingly filled with former oil execs, and the first discovery of mosquitoes in Iceland. Then Dr. Christy Tyler, professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology talks about her work uncovering the sources of plastic pollution that end up in our water. 


Plastic in Our Water - with Dr. Christy Tyler

Links from the Interview

Dr. Tyler's page on the RIT website: https://www.rit.edu/directory/actsbi-christy-tyler


The Tyler Aquatic Ecology Lab at RIT: https://christytyler.weebly.com/


Links from the News




Dr. Christy Tyler
Dr. Christy Tyler

 
 
 
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