E14 - ICF: Edd Kray - Environmentalist, Scientist, Musician

An "In the Company of Friends" talk with Edd "Catfish" Kray on his role in decommissioning the Rocky Flats Plant which fabricated plutonium pits. We get "sciencey". The cleanup opened up the establishment of the Rocky Flats Wildlife Refuge. He is also an accomplished musician, having founded the Catfish Kray Blues Band. There's lots of environmental talk and music talk in this episode that you don't want to miss!

SHOW NOTES:

The Catfish Kray Blues Band - ReverbNation:  https://www.reverbnation.com/catfishkrayband

The Rocky Flats Plant - Wikipedia : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Flats_Plant

The Rock Flats Wildlife Refuge:  https://www.fws.gov/refuge/rocky_flats/

Cancer Statistics - NIH National Cancer Institute:  https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/understanding/statistics

Chernobyl Disaster - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster

Plutonium - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plutonium

Bionerd23 - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC966ccV08PVAmZRhcC0SU8Q

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium: https://www.cabrillomarineaquarium.org/

Killifish - The Spruce Pets:  https://www.thesprucepets.com/killifishes-or-egg-laying-tooth-carps-4107831

Music that we talked about: 

"Sunshine" Sonny Payne & King Biscuit - Encyclopedia of Arkansas:  https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/sunshine-sonny-payne-4297/

BB King: https://www.bbking.com/

Muddy Waters - Rolling Stone Magazine:  https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/muddy-waters-1915-1983-112658/

Sonny Boy Williamson - UDiscoverMusic:  https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/mystery-sonny-boy-williamson/

Robert Lockwood, Jr. - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lockwood_Jr.

Albert Collins - Guitar World:  https://www.guitarworld.com/features/albert-collins-master-of-the-telecaster

Corrections:

The half life of Plutonium is 24,000 years, not 240 years as stated.