Description and History

SHADES OF GREEN is a live one-hour talk show that features issues and people related to sustainability and the environment.

Topics include:
• Sustainability
• Efficiency
• Conservation
• Health
• Renewable Energy
• Natural Building
• Low-Carbon Energy, Services and Products
• Environmental wellbeing
• Climate Change Issues.

LIVE in-studio with Guests, phone interviews, Events, topical Music & green News … and Howie Richey’s ECO-Calendar.

Listen on Thursdays from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. on 91.7 FM, streamed live on KOOP.org, or download podcasts available here on the website’s weekly updates.

Mike Sloan of PowerSmack.org discusses the Austin Energy Generation Plan

Mike Sloan of PowerSmack.org discusses the 2020 Plan for electric generation and climate protection published by Austin Energy in November. The plan comes before the City Council on December 9, 2010. To visit Mike’s new site go to powersmack.org.

Green Earth Oil with JD Longnion and Reed Sternberg

JD Longnion and Reed Sternberg

G-oil is a bio-based synthetic alternative that is made from 100% American-grown beef tallow, an already produced waste stream of our domestic beef industry. Â JD Longnion of GREEN EARTH OIL Distributors, LLC in Austin, Texas discusses his sales of G-oil, which is certified by the American Petroleum [...]

Pliny Fisk and Gail Vittori

Thinking Forward, while looking back 35 years! On the eve of Shades of Green’s fourth year of broadcasting, we spotlight Austin’s original Green exports to the planet at large: ‘CMPBS’ founders GAIL VITTORI & PLINY FISK… The ‘Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems’ is throwing a party Nov. 5th to celebrate ripples in the [...]