1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Charles Wurster, professor at SUNY Stonybrook and attendee of the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, about his time in Rio and how the conference is going. 2.) Richard Goldman, San Francisco businessman, talks about the Goldman Environmental Prize, an award he sponsors that recognizes individual environmental achievements. 3.) Robertson reports on the new market based environment regulations that have started in the Midwest. 4.) Robertson checks in with Keith Tondrick about his Appalachian Trail hike, the Sierra Club group is now in Pennsylvania.
1.) Host Bruce Robertson plays excerpts from a speech given by Environmental Protection Agency Chief William Reilly who will be joining President Bush at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. 2.) Robertson talks with sociologist Dr. Riley Dunlop about a recent survey he directed which found that a large portion of the citizens of the world, from both poor and wealthy countries, list the environment as one of their top concerns. 3.) Leslie Lamas reports on a recent ad campaign by Conoco industries, a subsidiary of DuPont, that Jack Doyle, of the Friends of the Earth Organization, believes gave false impressions of their environmental friendliness.
1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Dr. Robert Disafra about the recent discovery that the ozone hole predicted to form over the northern hemisphere did not appear, although there was still ozone depletion. 2.) Robertson talks with economist William Klein about the prediction the Earth's core temperature will rise 20 degrees in 300 years and the effects this will have on the world's environment and economy. 3.) Rebecca Harwood reports from Colorado about the Windstar biodome .
1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Kerry Kennedy Cuomo of the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Human Rights about the controversy involving logging in the Phillippines island of Palawan. 2.) Robertson checks in with Keith Tondrick of the Sierra Club about his Appalachian Trail hike, the group is now in southern Virgina. 3.) A piece produced by Karen Kelly about the recent controversy surrounding the development of a watershed at Barton Springs in Austin, Texas.
1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with scientist Dr. David Stedman about the difficulties involved with preserving biodiversity. 2.) Robertson checks in with Keith Tondrick of the Sierra Club about his Appalachian Trail hike. 3.) Ethan Finesilver reports from Vermont about forrester Lynn Levine and her educational trail hikes.
1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Dr. Caran Sing of the People's Commission on Environment and Development in India, about his upcoming trip to the U.N. Earth Summit. 2.) Dr. Jack Winnick discusses his recent discovery of electro-chemical membrane gas separation a filtration system that could help decrease acid rain. 3.) Robertson talks with cellist Michael Reynolds of the Muir string quartet about their music and environmental work. 4.) Robertson checks in with Keith Tondrick of the Sierra Club to find out about the Appalachian Trail Hike.
1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Dr. Karan Singh of the People's Commission on Environment and Development in India, about his upcoming trip to the U.N. Earth Summit. 2.) Dr. Jack Winnick discusses his recent discovery of electro-chemical membrane gas separation a filtration system that could help decrease acid rain. 3.) Robertson talks with cellist Michael Reynolds of the Muir string quartet about their music and environmental work. 4.) Robertson checks in with Keith Tondrick of the Sierra Club to find out about the Appalachian Trail Hike.
1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Jody Jacobson of the World Watch Institute about population growth and how the low status of women in some countries could be a contributing factor. 2.) Bob Rija reports on the controversy surrounding the proposed building of monitored retrieval sites that would temporarily store nuclear waste. 3.) Professor of chemical engineering V.K. Mathur discusses his newly developed invention that would help in the fight against acid rain by zapping out the nitrogen oxide chemicals. 4.) Robertson checks in with Keith Tondrick on his Appalachian Trail hike, he and his group are now in Tennessee.
1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with New York State Commissioner Thomas Jorling about NY's recent decision to adopt the stringent clean air standards of California. 2.) Robertson checks in with Keith Tondrick of the Sierra Club on his Appalachian Trail hike, he and his group are now in Franklin, North Carolina. 3.) Becky Rumsey reports from Leadville, Colorado about the recent controversy surrounding the Environmental Protection Agency's clean up efforts in the area. 4.) Robertson talks with Science magazine editor Daniel Koshland about the difficulties journalists have in reporting science data.
1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with David Lucas, a developer from South Carolina whose case involving land use management has reached the Supreme Court. 2.) Robertson talks with Ed McMahon, director of American Greenway's Program, about his work involving the development of a greenway on the Hudson River. 3.) Robertson checks in with Keith Tondrick of the Sierra Club to find out his Appalachian Trail hike is going.