1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with David Gordon of the Sierra Club about the different environmental bills that will soon be up for renewal. 2.) Robertson talks with Thomas O'Connell about his company's geothermal pump, a possible alternative energy source. 3.) Robertson talks with Bill Eberle about his project involving harnessing the motion of the ocean for an energy source.
1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Reed Wilson of the Sierra Club about his disappointment with President Bush's failures involving environmental issues. 2.) Robertson talks with Jacque Cousteau about his "Petition for the Rights of Future Generations". 3.) Vivian Cooper reports from South Dakota about a plant recycling paper to use for animal bedding.
1.) Host Bruce Robertson discusses the effects of increased UV light from ozone depletion on plant life with plant biologist Dr. Robert Last. 2.) Robertson discusses Wisconsin Senator Herbert Kohl's recent Kohl Amendment to reduce government energy consumption. 3.) Bob Rija reports from Montana about a recent controversy surrounding the Environmental Protection Agency's failure to enforce the federal clean water act in individual states.
1.) Host Bruce Robertson with Harvard chemist James Anderson about NASA recent discovery of an ozone hole over the U.S. 2.) Robertson talks with Anthony Fogelsberg of Dupont about the company's plan to halt production of ozone depleting CFC's. 3.) Bob Rija talks with members of the Citizens Advisory Board of Conoco, a subsidiary of Dupont, about environmental initiatives the company is taking. 4.) Robertson talks with researcher Terry White about his new project that involves using microwave rays on radioactive waste.
1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Todd Steiner of the Earth Island Institute about their recent lawsuit against the State Department regarding their failure to enforce laws involving shrimp fishing, causing the deaths of thousands of sea turtles. 2.) Ann Dixon reports from Nevada about a lawsuit involving grazing regulations and property rights. 3.) Robertson talks with Dr. Gifford Miller, University of Colorado at Boulder, about his research involving global cooling, a long term effect of global warming.
1.) Host Bruce Robertson discusses upcoming energy legislation, specifically the proposal to open up the Alaskan refuge for drilling. 2.) Joseph Reeves, research manager at Southern California Edison, discusses their new alternative energy system involving molsten salts. 3.) Robertson talks with William Ruckelshaus of Browning Ferris Industries about their commercial composting project.
1.) Host Bruce Robertson discusses the recent decomissioning of the Yankee Rowe nuclear power plant and talks withplant spokesman Bill McGee about the difficulties involved with its disposal. 2.) Kent Patterson reports from Alburquerque, New Mexico about a controversy surrounding local pesticide rules. 3.) Scientist John Harkness talks about his recent work with Russian scientists involving the breakdown of petroleum wastes into hydrogen and sulfur.
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 talks with Dr. Jay Hehr of the National Wildlife Federation about his time at the Earth Summit and what was accomplished there. 2.) Environmental writer Joel Mcgower gives his take on the Earth Summit and discusses his belief that environmental solutions with take place locally. 3.) Becky Rumsey reports from Colorado about the controversy surrounding the attempt to designate the Gunnison River as a wild and scenic river. 4.) Kathy Ray talks with organic farmer Joan Snyder about her sheep and dairy farm, Hollow Road, in Stuyvesant, New York.
1.) Host Bruce Robertson discusses the recent Supreme Court decision on the David Lucas case. Lucas was suing for just compensation after he was told he could not build a home on his beachfront property, the Supreme Court did not agree. 2.) Nancy Marshall reports from India about their growing population problem and the steps they are taking to solve it. 3.) Robertson talks with Dr. Anthony Cortese of Tufts University about his recent trip to the Earth Summitt in Rio de Janeiro.