Green Street Radio

11/28/2025

Electronic lighting may save energy, but is it completely safe? This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about a cancer-causing still being used in the US, why chemical air fresheners may be harmful to your health, and the administration's push to get rid of proposed limits on of from power plants and . Then Mark Baker, founder of the Softlights Foundation talks about the rapid proliferation of LED lighting, the lack of proper testing, and how LED lighting is causing significant health problems for a growing number of people.

Today at 2PM EST on WBAI 99.5 FM New York, Monday at 2PM PST on KPFA Radio, and all the time at greenstreetnews.org

11/27/2025

Thank you for listening. Happy Thanksgiving.

11/25/2025

Did you know that Green Street is now on YouTube?

Watch The War on Science on YouTube-
Grants are being cancelled, government are being fired, university research centers are being de-funded, and scientists are leaving the country in record numbers. This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the industry’s effort to re-classify (burning of plastic) as “manufacturing,” the havoc caused by flame retardant used in forest , and the possibility that the old Indian Point power plant just north of New York City will be re-activated to meet the growing demand for power. Then PhD biologist Dr. Sanda Steingraber talks about the current war on , and reminds us of all the achievements that have been made possible through government funding of research.

Grants are being cancelled, government scientists are being fired, university research centers are being de-funded, and scientists are leaving the country in...

11/21/2025

The industry has spent years downplaying the health impacts of sugar and promoting the use of in public supplies.

In the news this week, Patti and Doug talk about a new warning on pollution and children's health, how play sand in Australia has been found to be laced with asbestos, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's head-scratching approval of another ingredient.

Then scientific researcher Chris Neurath talks about his work uncovering documents that show how the sugar industry manipulated science and worked secretly behind the scenes to support community fluoridation programs despite evidence of fluoride's and links to other serious impacts.

Today at 2PM EST on WBAI 99.5 FM New York , Monday at 2PM PST on KPFA Radio and all the time at greenstreetnews.org

Fluoride Action Network Grassroots Environmental Education

11/14/2025

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the amount of in tea bags, why artificial is being blamed for pro sports injuries, and how the profession is beginning to recognize the Rights of Nature. Then integrative and functional medicine practitioner Dr. Sharon Goldberg talks about the revolution in the treatment of and 's disease, using a wide range of non-drug protocols to reverse symptoms.

Today at 2PM EST on WBAI 99.5 FM New York and Monday at 2PM PST on KPFA Radio and all the time on greenstreetnews.org

11/07/2025

This week on Green Street Patti and Doug talk about concerns over in electric and hybrid cars ( and ), and the administration's continuing war on , from which government agencies may never recover. Then Tim Judson, Executive Director of the Nuclear Information and Resource Service , talks about the push for energy, the problems associated with nuclear, and the opportunities we have to use better sources to satisfy current and future demands for .

Today at 2PM on WBAI 99.5 FM New York, Monday at 2PM PST on KPFA Radio, and all the time at greenstreetnews.org

10/31/2025

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about why recycled contains more than virgin plastic, how government positions are increasingly filled with former execs, and the first discovery of in . 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 .

Today at 2PM EST on WBAI 99.5 FM New York and Monday at 2PM PST on KPFA Radio, and any time at all at greenstreetnews.org.

10/27/2025

Green Street has interviewed many experts on breast cancer and its relationship with environmental exposures. As comes to a close, we have gathered a list of those episodes:

The Environmental Links to Breast Cancer:
Dr. Robin Dodson and Dr. Kristin Knox from the Silent Spring Institute talk about their work uncovering the links between the found in everyday consumer products and increased of breast .
https://www.greenstreetnews.org/post/the-environmental-links-to-breast-cancer

Breast Cancer in a Bottle:
Attorney, activist, and founder of talks about her group's efforts to document the links between common personal care products and an increased of breast cancer.
https://www.greenstreetnews.org/post/breast-cancer-in-a-bottle-with-polly-marshall

Pink Ribbons & Breast Cancer:
Dr. Samantha King, author of “Pink Ribbons, Inc.: Breast Cancer and the Politics of Philanthropy,” talks about the campaigns and why we don’t hear more about the links to the disease.
https://www.greenstreetnews.org/post/breast-cancer-and-pink-ribbons-with-samantha-king

Environmental Links to Breast Cancer with Dr. Sharima Rasanayagam
On this edition of Green Street, Patti and Doug talk with Dr. Sharima Rasanayagam, Science Director for Breast Cancer Prevention Partners, about the state of the evidence linking breast cancer with a host of chemicals in the .
https://www.greenstreetnews.org/post/environmental-links-to-breast-cancer-with-dr-sharima-rasanayagam

New episodes of Green Street premiere every Friday at 2PM EST on WBAI 99.5 FM New York and every Monday at 2PM PST on KPFA Radio All episodes can be found at greenstreetnews.org and on your favorite podcast platform.

Two scientists from the Silent Spring Institute talk about their quest to find which chemicals in consumer products are increasing the risk for breast cancer. This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the amount of plastic being fed to farmed fish, and how big banks are financing the dest...

10/24/2025

This week on Green Street Patti and Doug talk about the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's decision to exempt 50 of the country's most chemical manufacturing plants from meeting air emission guidelines, and the growing threat of a flesh-eating moving up the Eastern US coastline due to climate change. Then Katie Welch, Executive Director of the Teaching Kitchen Collaborative, talks about the organization’s leading role in the revolution, promoting nutritious food as a key ingredient to protect public .

Today at 2PM EST on WBAI 99.5 FM New York and Monday at 2PM PST on KPFA Radio. Listen any time at greenstreetnews.org or on your favorite podcast platform.

10/23/2025

Friends of the podcast PEER are hiring.

PEER seeks a Staff Counsel to counsel and represent public employees, initiate litigation, and help orchestrate campaigns.

10/17/2025

Today, at 2PM EST on WBAI 99.5 FM New York

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the amount of being fed to farmed , and how big banks are financing the destruction of the in the . Then Dr. Robin Dodson and Dr. Kristin Knox from the Silent Spring Institute talk about their work uncovering the links between the found in everyday consumer products and increased risk of breast .

Today at 2PM EST on WBAI 99.5 FM New York and Monday at 2PM PST on KPFA Radio and any time at greenstreetnews.org

10/15/2025

October is Breast Cancer Prevention Month.

On Green Street, Dr. Sharima Rasanayagam, director of the California Breast Cancer Research Program discusses the evidence linking breast cancer with a host of chemicals in the environment.

New episodes of Green Street air every Friday at 2PM EST on WBAI 99.5 FM New York and every Monday at 2PM PST on KPFA Radio. You can find Green Street wherever quality podcasts can be listen to, or listen on greenstreet.org