-
On today’s episode, Madison speaks to Roy Mink, President of MinkGeoHYdro, former Director of Geothermal Technologies Program for the U.S. Department of Energy. Roy has been involved in Idaho’s geothermal realm for over 40 years. They discuss the inner workings of the Raft River Geothermal Power Plant, located in Cassia County, and other matters surrounding Idaho’s geothermal energy.
-
On today’s episode, Madison speaks with Ryer Becker, the Forest Operations and Products Manufacturing Extension Specialist with the University of Idaho. Becker will answer one of the most common Christmas questions: which option is more sustainable?
-
On today’s episode, Madison speaks with Dr. EJ Zita, an Idaho farmer, rancher, and a PhD energy physicist, to talk about Bannock County’s renewable energy ban and the new Southeast Idaho Energy and Property Alliance. For more information, she suggests going to www.SEIEPA.com. From there, you can email your questions to info@seiepa.org, find information on public meetings and the Bannock County Solar Energy Ordinance.
-
ISU’s Dr. Mary Lou Dunzik-Gouger and current undergraduate nuclear engineering/ mechanical engineering student Angela Trejo talk about ISU research that is molding the U.S. energy future. They tell us how students work side-by-side with ISU faculty to better understand how ISU’s research nuclear reactor is answering questions to guide the design of the next generation of advanced reactors.
-
On today’s episode, Madison speaks with Brad Johnson, the Regenerative Agriculture Senior Advisor of the Nature Conservancy, to talk about the Nature Conservancy’s contribution to the new Minico High School farm management program.
-
In this episode, The Nature of Idaho explores fire as an essential part of the western landscape, its ecological importance, historical management, and social implications. Hosts Leif Tapanila and Peter Pruett sit down with journalist Murphy Woodhouse to unpack the relationship between humans and wildfires in Idaho.
-
In this episode of "The Nature of Idaho," hosts Dr. Leif Tapanila and Peter Pruett talk with Tyler Scheibenpflug, president of the Portneuf Valley Trail Alliance, about the importance and evolution of trail systems around Pocatello, Idaho.
-
On today’s episode, Madison speaks with Dallin Munk, part-operator of Deep Creek Ranch and Cattle, a regenerative ranch based out of Rockland, Idaho.
-
In this episode of Sustainable Idaho, host Holly Wilson sits down with Elizabeth Spelsberg, Senior Water Quality Standards Scientist at the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, and Andre Salino, Water Quality Analyst in Pocatello. Together, they break down what HABs are, why they’re happening more often, and what we can do about them.
-
This episode of "The Nature of Idaho" features Shana Drimal, wildlife program manager for the Greater Yellowstone Coalition, discussing the importance of Yellowstone’s bison and ongoing conservation strategies.
-
On today’s episode, Madison talks with Levi Adams, the superintendent of Pocatello’s Water Pollution Control Facility, to discuss the methane gas-to-energy conversion at Pocatello’s wastewater treatment facility.
-
This week on Sustainable Idaho, host Holly Wilson talks with Liana Litzsinger, Treasurer of the Portneuf Resource Council (PRC) and member of our podcast steering committee, about the upcoming Electric Car Show in Pocatello and the advantages of owning an electric vehicle.