Eco-Logic is enthusiastically honored to celebrate Pete Seeger May 3rd on what would have been his 105th birthday. He passed away a little over ten years ago. Pete Seeger was one of the greatest Americans who ever lived. Pete was a good friend to WBAI and Pacifica radio, a hero to the environment - clean air, clean water, healthy wildlife, and more - and also for Labor Rights, Peace, against racism, and stood up for oppressed people throughout the world. As well as being a legendary singer / songwriter.

Kathryn Davis of the "Heart of Mind" radio show joins us to celebrate this great man.

We'll be playing Pete Seeger's music and also some of his appearances on various Pacifica radio stations using clips from the ten-hour Pacifica Centennial Celebration CD. Pete introduced Bob Dylan to the world on WBAI in 1963 and we'll be bringing an excerpt of that to you. At one concert Pete requested Odetta be on the program, and we'll have a clip from that.

More than 50 years ago Pete Seeger saw the Hudson River that he loved and played in as a boy and worried that his own grandkids would not have the same experience because of the pollution, so he "built a boat to save the Hudson" - the sloop Clearwater - and the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater organization.

April 14, 1970, Pete and the Clearwater crew sailed the sloop to Washington, DC the week before the very first Earth Day. As Congress was debating the Clean Water Act, Pete Seeger personally delivered hundreds of thousands of signatures to Congress and then proceeded to hold a spontaneous concert in the halls of Congress. This is considered to be the turning point for the passage of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, which was passed in 1972 over then - President Richard Nixon's veto.

The Hudson River is an important resource to keep clean and healthy. It didn't just get cleaner over the years by itself. There is still more work to be done. The Clearwater organization and other wonderful river protection groups, including Riverkeeper, Scenic Hudson, and Food & Water Watch, continue the fight because as we know, and always say, "the bad guys don't stop." What was called Seeger's Folly by detractors ended up being just what the Hudson River needed. Along with daffodils, in the Hudson Valley the first sighting of the Clearwater is a sign of spring. The Clearwater organization is Pete's legacy.

Listen live anywhere in the world.

And...
Join us on our usual time, Wednesdays at 10AM EDT.

Stay tuned,
Ken Gale, Donna Stein, Sally Gellert & Charlie Olson

When the air or water are clean, thank an environmentalist. If not, become one. 'Nuff Said!

Catch up on episodes you missed on this web site.

give2wbai.org is where you can go to get our DVDs and CDs. Get great information and entertainment and support our show - it's a win - win!