HMM 10 – 13 – 2020

Host 1: Hello Capital Region! This is the Hudson Mohawk Magazine, broadcasting on WOOC-LP 105.3 FM Troy and WOOS-LP 98.9 FM Schenectady, from the Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy, NY.

On tonight’s show, we’re joined by Meg Sheehan of North American Megadam Resistance Alliance about the Champlain Hudson Power Express hydropower corridor and it’s impacts on endangered species

Then, we look at the impact of coronavirus on New York State’s 3,200-person Quaker community

And later on, we talk about the impact of urban green space on mental, physical, and environmental health

After that, we’ll hear a preview of Troy Foundry Theatre’s upcoming production, “Models of Perfection.”

Finally, we’re joined by Dina Gilio-Whitaker, a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes and an award-winning journalist, about her recent book, “As Long as Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice, from Colonization to Standing Rock.”

And now some headlines…