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201. Environment Show #294

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1995 August 20
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
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1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Adine Gelpert about the upcoming World Conference on Women. 2.) Judith Ank gives a commentary about doing a cost benefit analysis of environmental regulations. 3.) Robertson talks with Dr. Jared Diamond, professor of physiology at UCLA, about his thoughts on the origins of Easter Island.
Subject:
Easter Island, Environmental Policy, and World Conference of Women

202. Environment Show #287

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1995 July 2
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Professor Douglass Anderton, of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, about a study he conducted which found that economics is more likely than race to play a role in where dumps and landfills are located. 2.) Robertson discusses the controversy over chip mills in the southeast and their possible harm to the environment. 3.) Robertson talks with Gina Johnson of the Saratoga Battlefield Park about possible Congressional cutbacks for national parks.
Subject:
National parks, Environmental economics, and Wood chips industry

203. Environment Show #286

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1995 June 25
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Dr. Oliver Shine of Johns Hopkins University and Melanie Deutchen of Greenpeace, about their differing views on whether or not UV radiation is more harmful in places with ozone holes. 2.) Robertson talks with Eleanor Cooper, of the Cooper Company, about Chattanooga, Tennessee's revitalization project, specifically about their clean up of the Chattanooga River. 3.) Robertson talks with Sheila Jones, homemaker near Hagerstown, Maryland, about her work getting her community together to plan their town's water system.
Subject:
UV radiation, Chattanooga (Tenn.), and Community action

204. Environment Show #285

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1995 June 18
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Dr. Edward Cook, a tree ring specialist, about his work examining trees to help tell us the story of our past and future. 2.) Julia Ank gives a commentary about the links between breast cancer and industrial toxins. 3.) Robertson talks with various politicians from Chattanooga, Tennessee, about the city's South Central Business District Development Project.
Subject:
Tree rings, Chattanooga (Tenn.), and Breast--Cancer--Environmental aspects

205. Environment Show #284

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1995 June 11
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Bruce Hamilton of the Sierra Club about his belief that pending action in Congress could lead to the destruction of years of hard work by environmentalists. 2.) Robertson talks with Rebecca Reynolds, of the organization Animals as Intermediaries, about her new book "Bring me the Ocean". 3.) Robertson talks with Ken Catanzarro, about Revision 2000, a plan to revitalize the community of Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Subject:
Reynolds, Rebecca A., Chattanooga (Tenn.), and Environmental Policy

206. Environment Show #259

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1994 December 18
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Lenny Comb, director of the Last Great Wilderness Project, about his anger over Congress changing the numbers on environmental bills. 2.) Robertson talks with a manager of a project at Hydro Quebec that may make the electric car a viable option. 3.) Robertson talks with Ken Goddard, director of the Fish and Wildlife forensic lab, about his novel "Wildfire".
Subject:
Environmental Policy, Electric cars, Goddard, Kenneth William, and Hydro-Que?bec.

207. Environment Show #258

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1994 December 11
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Bjorn Connevin, of the Norwegian Consulate, about Norway's decision to turn membership in the European Union. 2.) Robertson talks with Dr. Peter Glick, of the Pacific Institute, about plans to increase the water supply into the Dead Sea.
Subject:
Norway, Dead Sea (Israel and Jordan), and European Union

208. Environment Show #257

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1994 December 1
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Trudy Cox of Massachusetts Environmental Affairs about the Ozone Transport Commission, a plan submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency by Massachusetts and other New England and Mid-Atlantic states that proposes to reduce air pollution. 2.) Robertson talks with Gayle Baker of the Wildlife Service about the designation of Canaan Valley in West Virginia as a National Wildlife Refuge.
Subject:
Air Pollution, Ozone Transport Commission, and Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge (W. Va.)

209. Environment Show #256

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1994 November 27
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Eric Steedman, coordinator of the Campaign for Cleaner Corporations part of the Council on Economic Priorities, about their annually published report on the worst polluting companies in the U.S. 2.) Robertson talks with author William MacLeish about his new book "The Day Before America: Changing the Nature of the Continent'".
Subject:
Pollution, Council on Economic Priorities, and MacLeish, William H., 1928-

210. Environment Show #208

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 December 26
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Jeff Napier of the National Marine Manufacturing Association about author Andre Mele's book "Polluting for Pleasure" which claims motorboats excessively pollute rivers, lakes, and the ocean. 2.) Peter Capella reports on the health problems caused by increased pollution in Europe. 3.) Robertson talks with New Mexico Congressman Bill Richardson about the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
Subject:
Richardson, Bill, 1947-, General Agreement on Tariff and Trade (Organization), Motor boating & sailing, and Pollution--Europe

211. Environment Show #207

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 December 19
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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1.) Host Bruce Robertson discusses the proposal by Clinton Administration to mix ethanol and gas for a cleaner fuel and talks with proponents on both sides of the issues. 2.) Joel McCower gives his thoughts on the Clinton Administrations proposed climate changes action policy. 3.) Robertson talks with environmental musician Paul Winter who discusses his new album "Prayer for the Wild Things".
Subject:
Climate change, Makower, Joel, 1952-, Ethanol, and Environmental music

212. Environment Show #206

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 December 12
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Rick Davage of the Alaskan Department of Natural Resources about a proposal to ship water from Alaska to California. 2.) Robertson talks with Larry Sombke, author of "Beautiful Easy Gardens", about gift giving for the gardener. 3.) Robertson talks with Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt about criticisms that have labeled him as being too compromising.
Subject:
Sombke, Laurence, Babbitt, Bruce, 1938-, and Drought relief

213. Environment Show #205

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 December 5
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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1.) Host Bruce Robertson discusses the recent passage of NAFTA in the House with various proponents on both sides of the issue. 2.) Robertson talks with Larry Sombke, author of "Beautiful Easy Gardens", about using worms in your compost bin. 3.) Robertson talks with Robert Bullard, professor of sociology at University of California at Riverside about the topic of environmental justice. 4.) Robertson talks with Marjorie Bucholtz of the Environmental Protection Agency about their Superfund Teachers Institute, which educates teachers about environmental issues in hopes they will incorporate them into their curriculum.
Subject:
Environmental justice, Sombke, Laurence, North American Free Trade Agreement (1992), and Environmental Protection Agency

214. Environment Show #204

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 November 25
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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2019-02-06T23:44:07Z
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1.) Host Bruce Robertson discusses the recent passage of NAFTA in the House with various proponents on both sides of the issue. 2.) Robertson talks with Larry Sombke, author of "Beautiful Easy Gardens", about using worms in your compost bin. 3.) Robertson talks with Robert Bullard, professor of sociology at University of California at Riverside about the topic of environmental justice. 4.) Robertson talks with Marjorie Bucholtz of the Environmental Protection Agency about their Superfund Teachers Institute, which educates teachers about environmental issues in hopes they will incorporate them into their curriculum.
Subject:
Environmental justice, Sombke, Laurence, North American Free Trade Agreement (1992), and Environmental Protection Agency

215. Environment Show #203

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 November 21
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Jerry Tone of the National Testing Laboratory about the what he believes is a lack in quality of drinking water in the United States, Robertson also talks with Joan Dent of the American Waterworks Institute, who disagrees. 2.) Robertson talks with Larry Sombke, author of "Beautiful Easy Garden", about planting bulbs indoors. 3.) Robertson talks with Alice Lyndell, a professor at the University of Utah among others, about the concerns about the level of pollution in the Great Salt Lake in Utah.
Subject:
Sombke, Laurence, Drinking water--United States, and Great Salt Lake (Utah)

216. Environment Show #202

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 November 14
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Robert Neal of the Environmental Evaluation Group about the controversy over burying transuranic waste in New Mexico. 2.) Robertson talks with Larry Sombke, author of "Beautiful Easy Garden", about enjoying your fall garden. 3.) Robertson talks with Dr. Peter Raven of the Missouri Botanical Institute about the deaths of environmental scientists Ted Parker and Al Gentry.
Subject:
Sombke, Laurence, Gentry, A. H. (Alwyn H.), Transuranic wastes, and Parker, Theodore A.

217. Environment Show #201

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 November 7
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Mark Haichu of the Earth Island Institute about the lack of enforcement of environmental laws in Mexico, especially those that pertain to shrimping boats and turtle excluding devices. 2.) Robertson talks with Larry Sombke, author of "Beautiful Easy Garden", about harvesting leaves to use as mulch for your lawn. 3.) Robertson talks with Professor Robert Percival, of the University of Maryland, about the rise in popularity of environmental law programs.
Subject:
Turtle exclusion devices, Sombke, Laurence, and Environmental law

218. Environment Show #200

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 October 31
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Dr. Nancy Rabele from Louisiana University's Marine Consortium about the negative effects the flooding of the Mississippi River has had on the Gulf of Mexico. 2.) Robertson talks with Larry Sombke, author of "Beautiful Easy Gardens" about how to aerate your garden. 3.) Robertson talks with Kevin Coyle of American Rivers, about the state of rivers in the U.S. today.
Subject:
American Rivers (Organization), Aeration of soil, and Gulf of Mexico

219. Environment Show #199

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 October 24
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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1.) Host Bruce Robertson plays excerpts from President Clinton's speech on his climate change plan and talks with proponents on both sides of the issue. 2.) Robertson talks with Larry Sombke, author of "Beautiful Easy Gardens", about the importance of feeding birds to keep away bugs. 3.) Robertson talks with Margaret Kelly of the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Technology Innovation about their work trying to find new technology to clean up contaminated sites.
Subject:
Contaminated sites, Sombke, Laurence, and Climate change

220. Environment Show #198

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 October 17
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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2019-02-06T23:42:03Z
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1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with David Clarke of the Atlantic Salmon Federation about parameters put in place in Greenland to save the salmon. 2.) Robertson talks with Larry Sombke, author of "Beautiful Easy Gardens", about how to properly prune your garden. 3.) Jim Ormond talks with Professor Stuart Licht of Clark University about his invention of the sulfur aluminum battery.
Subject:
Pruning, Salmon, and Licht, Stuart

221. Environment Show #197

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 October 10
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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2019-02-06T23:41:41Z
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1.) Host Bruce Robertson discusses controversy over the clunker law, part of the Clean Air Act, which is an attempt to keep older and dirtier cars off the road. 2.) Robertson talks with Larry Sombke about finding the pH value of the soil in your garden. 3.) Robertson finishes his conversation with Dr. Norman Myers about his book "Ultimate Security: Environmental Basis of Political Stability".
Subject:
Myers, Norman, Pollution, and Soil acidity

222. Environment Show #196

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 October 3
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Dr. Jeremy Legetta of Greenpeace about the negative effects global warming has on insurance companies. 2.) Robertson talks with Larry Sombke, author of "Beautiful Easy Gardens", about making a trellis for the entryway to your garden. 3.) Robertson talks with ecologist Dr. Norman Myers about his new book "Ultimate Security: Environmental Basis of Political Stability".
Subject:
Myers, Norman, Global warming, and Sombke, Laurence

223. Environment Show #195

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 September 26
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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1.) Host Bruce Robertson plays excerpts from a speech by Environmental Protection Agency's administrator Carol Browner about the things that need to be done now and in the future to protect the environment. 2.) Robertson talks with Larry Sombke, author of "Beautiful Easy Gardens", about keeping your newly planted lawn healthy. 3.) Robertson talks with RPI professor Dr. David Torre about his work involving a new generation of wind turbines that turns in slower winds.
Subject:
Browner, Carol M. (Carol Martha), 1955-, Sombke, Laurence, and Wind turbines

224. Environment Show #194

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 September 19
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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1.) Julie Hunt reports from Switzerland about research being conducted to look into the country's high ozone levels problem. 2.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Larry Sombke, author of "Beautiful Easy Gardens", about how to replant new grass. 3.) Robertson talks with Andre Mele, author of "Polluting for Pleasure", about the dangers of pollution from motor boats on lakes, rivers, and oceans.
Subject:
Switzerland--Environmental conditions, Sombke, Laurence, Motor boating & sailing, and Mele, Andrew Paul, 1938-

225. Environment Show #193

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 September 12
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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1.) Host Bruce Robertson discusses the controversy over President Clinton's new wetlands policy and talks with proponents from both sides of the issue. 2.) Robertson talks with Larry Sombke, author of "Beautiful Easy Gardens", about using your microwave to dry herbs. 3.) Joseph Cooper reports from the Florida Keys about the deteriorating health of Florida Bay, and talks with various scientists and citizens about the issue.
Subject:
Florida Bay (Fla.), Sombke, Laurence, and Wetlands

226. Environment Show #192

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 September 5
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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1.) Jill Hoyt reports from Idaho about a group trying to stop the extinction of salmon. 2.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Larry Sombke, author of "Beautiful Easy Gardens", who gives tips on to bring your garden indoors. 3.) Joel McCower, author of Green Consumer, gives a commentary about the word trash and whether it gives an accurate description. 4.) Robertson talks with Susan Yester of Chrysler about a recent plan to improve automobiles' recyclability.
Subject:
Indoor gardening, Recycled products, Salmon, and Makower, Joel, 1952-

227. Environment Show #191

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 August 29
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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2019-02-06T23:39:36Z
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1.) Host Bruce Robertson discusses the controversial practice of sustainable yield and talks with botanist William Schuster about how he has practiced it in Black Rock Forest. 2.) Robertson talks with Larry Sombke, author of "Beautiful Easy Gardens", about using solar pathway lamps in your garden to keep away deer. 3.) Robertson visits the house of Joel Patterson, who has outfitted his home with photovoltaic panels and powers his the whole house with them, including a recording studio.
Subject:
Sustainable forestry, Sombke, Laurence, Photovoltaic cells, and Black Rock Forest (N.Y.)

228. Environment Show #190

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 August 22
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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2019-02-06T23:39:16Z
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1.) Lee Garnett reports on the disappearing salmon in the Columbia and Snake Rivers and discusses the argument over possible causes. 2.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Larry Sombke, author of "Beautiful Easy Gardens" about how to dispose of household hazardous waste. 3.) Robertson talks with Bruce Vigon, of the Patel Memorial Institute, about lifecycle analysis of consumer goods.
Subject:
Salmon--Columbia River., Household waste, Salmon--Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.), and Life cycle cost analysis

229. Environment Show #189

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 August 15
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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Description:
1.) Jim Ormond reports on the extinction of the Florida panther and talks with Tim Logan of the Florida Fish and Game Commission about their work breeding panthers with Texas cougars in hopes in stopping that extinction. 2.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Larry Sombke author of "Beautiful Easy Gardens", about putting up a living fence. 3.) Robertson talks with Kent Brown, of the Civil War Sites Advisory Committee, about his work trying to preserve Civil War battlefields.
Subject:
Florida panther, Sombke, Laurence, and Brown, Kent Masterson, 1949-

230. Environment Show #188

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 August 8
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-06T23:38:33Z
Description:
1.) Host Bruce Robertson discusses the controversy surrounding an ecosystem restoration project to clean up the Everglades and talks to proponents on both sides of the issue. 2.) Robertson talks with Larry Sombke, author of "Beautiful Easy Gardens", about planting your fall garden. 3.) Robertson talks with Linda Leigh, one of the researchers inside Biosphere 2, about her experiences there and what they mean for the original biosphere.
Subject:
Sombke, Laurence, Biosphere 2 (Project), and Everglades (Fla.)

231. Environment Show #187

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 August 1
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-06T23:38:13Z
Description:
1.) Host Bruce Robertson discusses the flooding of the Mississippi River and discusses the controversy over levees. 2.) Robertson talks with Larry Sombke, author of "Beautiful Easy Gardens" about wearing the right clothes for gardening, to protect you the sun, insects, and poisonous plants. 3.) Robertson talks with Dr. Bruce Piasecki about his new magazine the Journal of Corporate Environmental Strategy.
Subject:
Sombke, Laurence, Mississippi River, and Piasecki, Bruce, 1955-

232. Environment Show #186

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 July 25
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-06T23:37:52Z
Description:
1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Lester Brown of the World Watch Institute about the problems of food shortage and population growth. 2.) Robertson talks with Larry Sombke, author of Beautiful Easy Gardens" about harvesting rainwater to use for your garden. 3.) Jim Ormond talks with Diane Sherman of the Zero Population Growth Organization about their recent children stress index which ranks the best and worst cities for children to live and discusses the negative impact of increased population growth on children.
Subject:
Population growth, Brown, Lester, 1934-, Sombke, Laurence, and Rainwater harvesting

233. Environment Show #185

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 July 18
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-06T23:37:31Z
Description:
1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Tim Eder of the National Wildlife Foundation about the discovery of deformed baby eagles on the Great Lakes and the role PCBs' played in their deaths. 2.) Robertson talks with Larry Sombke, author of "Beautiful Easy Gardens" about his herb garden. 3.) Jule Hunt reports from Switzerland about a company that is using treated sewage and turning into electric power.
Subject:
Herb gardening, Polychlorinated biphenyls--Environmental aspects, and Sewage treatment

234. Environment Show #184

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 July 11
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-06T23:37:10Z
Description:
1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with individuals from the timber industry as well as from environmental groups for their opinions on President Clinton's proposal to reduce the amount of timber cut in the Pacific Northwest. 2.) Robertson talks with Larry Sombke, author of "Beautiful Easy Gardens" about using a scythe to cut brush instead of a power cutter. 3.) John Rowan talks with William Least Heat Moon about his book "Prairie Earth" a deep map account of the people and history of Chase County, Kansas.
Subject:
Sombke, Laurence, Forest preservation, and Heat Moon, William Least

235. Environment Show #183

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 July 4
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-06T23:36:49Z
Description:
1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Dr. Compton Tucker about the effect of deforestation on the Brazilian tropical forests. 2.) Robertson talks with Hans Keller, of Eco-Line, a computer service individuals can call that will search the internet for the environmental information they need. 3.) Robertson talks with Larry Sombke, author of "Beautiful Easy Gardens" about taking a non-chemical approach to dealing with insects in your garden. 4.) Lee Thomspon reports from Minnesota about the Kids Earth Summit and plays excerpts from a speech by Senator Paul Wellstone.
Subject:
Deforestation--Brazil, Computer service centers, Sombke, Laurence, and Wellstone, Paul David

236. Environment Show #182

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 June 23
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-06T23:36:28Z
Description:
1.) Host Bruce Robertson discusses the recent warning by the American Academy of Pediatrics about the dangers of high ozone levels to children and talks with Dr. Ruth Etzel of the AAP. 2.) Robertson talks with Larry Sombke, author of "Beautiful Easy Gardens" about the benefits of electric lawnmowers. 3.) Robertson talks with Don Ritner, author of the book "Eco-Linking" about what eco-linking is and how it can connect environmentalists across the globe.
Subject:
Rittner, Don, Sombke, Laurence, Lawn mowers, and Ozone--Health aspects

237. Environment Show #181

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 June 20
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-06T23:36:08Z
Description:
1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Rhode Island Senator John Chafee about the proposed renewed endangered species act. 2.) Robertson talks with Larry Sombke, author of "Beautiful Easy Gardens" about using mulch in your garden. 3.) Robertson continues his conversation from last week's show with Maurice Strong, Secretary General of the Earth Summit, about the important role non governmental organizations will play in sustainable development.
Subject:
Strong, Maurice F., Sombke, Laurence, Mulching, and Chafee, John H., 1922-1999

238. Environment Show #180

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 June 13
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-06T23:35:47Z
Description:
1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Maurice Strong, Secretary General of the Earth Summit in Rio, about how it's now a year later and the things they have and have not accomplished. 2.) Robertson talks with Larry Sombke, author of "Beautiful Easy Gardens" about patching your lawn, how to do it, what materials to use, etc. 3.) Robertson talks with Eugenia Barnaba, working at Cornell on a aerial photography project, about that project and how she is trying to get students and educators involved with the project.
Subject:
Sombke, Laurence, Aerial photography, Earth Summit (1992 : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), and Organic gardening

239. Environment Show #179

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 June 6
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-06T23:35:25Z
Description:
1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Robert Deuce of Texas A&M University about the National Academy of Sciences survey that showed there were serious problems of visibility in our national parks. 2.) Robertson talks with Larry Sombke author of "Beautiful Easy Gardens" about using an old fashioned mower to mow your lawn as well as leaving the grass clippings on the lawn as a natural fertilizer. 3.) Robertson talks with botanist Faith Campbell about her concern for endangered plants and what steps she thinks the government should take to protect them.
Subject:
National parks and reserves--Environmental aspects--United States, Plant conservation, Sombke, Laurence, and Lawn mowers

240. Environment Show #178

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 May 30
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-06T23:35:04Z
Description:
1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Thomas Martin of the Audubon Society, about the restoration program to save the Everglades. 2.) Robertson talks with Larry Sombke, author of "Beautiful Easy Gardens", about fertilizing your lawn using organic fertilizer. 3.) Robertson talks with scientist Ricardo Viabla about his tree ring studies led him to believe that while some regions may experience global others may experience cooling at the same time.
Subject:
Sombke, Laurence, global warming, Organic fertilizers., and Everglades (Fla.)

241. Environment Show #177

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 May 23
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-06T23:34:44Z
Description:
1.) Host Bruce Robertson plays excerpts from a speech given by botanist Dr. Peter Raven, who was recently tapped by President Clinton to design a biological survey map of the country. 2.) Robertson talks with Larry Sombke, author of "Beautiful Easy Gardens", about watering your garden. 3.) Robertson talks with Thomas Miller of the Roper Institute about a recent test they conducted that showed the nation's teenagers have slightly less environmental knowledge than adults.
Subject:
Sombke, Laurence, Organic gardening, Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, and Raven, Peter H.

242. Environment Show #176

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 May 16
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-06T23:34:23Z
Description:
1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with demographer Carl Haub of the Reference Bureau about what the United States' continually increasing population means for the it and the rest of the world. 2.) Robertson talks with Larry Sombke, author of "Beautiful Easy Gardens" about using your organic compost soil for your garden. 3.) Robertson talks with Douglas Decker, of Johnson Controls, about their recent award for energy efficient lighting.
Subject:
Population growth, Lighting--Energy conservation, Sombke, Laurence, and Compost

243. Environment Show #175

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 May 9
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-06T23:34:02Z
Description:
1.) Host Bruce Robertson reports on the controversy surrounding a proposal to build a nuclear power plant in Louisiana. 2.) Robertson talks with Larry Sombke, author of "Beautiful Easy Gardens", about keeping a healthy productive garden. 3.) Robertson talks with research scientist Dr. David Weinstein about his computer model that is able to predict the future health of the nation's forests.
Subject:
Weinstein, David A., 1942-, Sombke, Laurence, Organic gardening, and Nuclear power plants

244. Environment Show #174

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 May 2
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-06T23:33:41Z
Description:
1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Dana Beach of the South Carolina Conservation League about a proposed highway expansion project that would extend the highway onto wetlands. 2.) Robertson talks with Ken Strom of the Rowe Wildlife Sanctuary about the possible disappearance of sandhill cranes from the Platte River. 3.) Robertson talks with individuals involved with the Mississippi River Project, a project that will test the cleanliness of the river and propose solutions to stop the pollution.
Subject:
Mississippi River--Environmental conditions., Sandhill crane--Habitat--Nebraska--Platte River Valley., and Wetlands--South Carolina.

245. Environment Show #173

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 April 25
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-06T23:33:20Z
Description:
1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with John McConnell, the original founder of Earth Day, which he claims should be celebrated on the spring equinox. 2.) Robertson plays excerpts from an interview with astronomer Dr. Carl Sagan about changes to NASA. 3.) Robertson talks with photographer and activist Lenny Comb about the controversy surrounding the idea of drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Subject:
McConnell, John, 1915-, Arctic National Wildlife Range (Alaska), and Sagan, Carl, 1934-1996.

246. Environment Show #172

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 April 13
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-06T23:33:00Z
Description:
1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with David Freeman of the Sacramento Municipal Utility District or SMUD, about their attempts to use renewable energy sources. 2.) Correspondent Bob Rija reports from Montana about the controversy surrounding the planned move of a company that recycles electronic transformers to the area. 3.) Next, a commentary by Kentucky's Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources, Phillip Shepherd about issues of economic development. 4.) Robertson talks with botanist Dr. Carl Leopold about his famous father Aldo, as well as about various other environmental issues.
Subject:
Kentucky. Dept. for Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, Leopold, Aldo Carl, 1919-, Sacramento Municipal Utility District (Calif.), and Electronic transformers

247. Environment Show #171

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 April 7
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-06T23:32:38Z
Description:
1.) Host Bruce Robertson discusses the recent forest conference in Portland, Oregon and what it could mean for the future of old growth forests. 2.) Lee Garnett reports on the controversy surrounding proposals to protect endangered salmon in Pacific Northwest rivers. 3.) Robertson talks with Paul Hoffman, editor of Discover Magazine, about President Clinton's time in office thus far and the great environmental changes Hoffman believes the administration is making.
Subject:
Hoffman, Paul, 1956-, Forest Conference (1993 : Portland, Or.), and Salmon--Conservation

248. Environment Show #170

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 March 31
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-06T23:32:19Z
Description:
1.) Host Bruce Robertson plays parts of a speech by Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt about the future of the country's environmental policy. 2.) Robertson talks with Dr. Howard Quigley a biologist working on the Siberian Tiger Project to save the endangered animal. 3.) Robertson talks with John Narr about his recent book "This Land is Your Land", a guide to America's endangered ecosystems.
Subject:
Siberian Tiger, Endangered ecosystems, and Babbitt, Bruce, 1938-

249. Environment Show #169

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 March 23
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-06T23:31:59Z
Description:
1.) Host Bruce Robertson discusses the recent controversy over the effects of depleted uranium on Gulf War veterans and talks with proponents on both sides of the issue. 2.) Robertson talks with Walter Monk, a geophysicist from the University of California at San Diego, about his plan to measure temperature changes in the Pacific Ocean uses a technique called acoustic thermometry. 3.) Robertson talks with Peter Ikehorn who is building a house on the coast of California out of rammed earth.
Subject:
Depleted uranium, Rammed earth, and Pacific Ocean--Climate

250. Environment Show #168

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 March 14
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-06T23:31:39Z
Description:
1.) Host Bruce Robertson discusses President Clinton's proposed forest conference to be held in Oregon where the issue of cutting down old growth forests for timber will be argued. 2.) Next, a story about Crane and Company, a paper company that is making paper out of blue jeans. 3.) Robertson talks with Geoffrey Heal, economist at Columbia University, about the costs of environmental degradation.
Subject:
Forest Conference (1993 : Portland, Or.), Environmental degradation, and Crane and Company, inc., Dalton, Mass.

251. Environment Show #167

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 March 12
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-06T23:31:18Z
Description:
1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with E. Patrick Cody of the World Bank about their efforts to help put into action some of the proposals from the Earth Summit. 2.) Bob Rija reports from Montana about a controversial proposal to require companies to disclose past compliance records with environmental laws before they are allowed to move their company. 3.) Robertson reports on a recent recycling program going on in public schools, started by the Aseptic Packaging Council.
Subject:
World Bank, Environmental law, and Aseptic packaging

252. Environment Show #165

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 February 25
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-06T23:30:57Z
Description:
1.) Host Bruce Robertson discusses President Clinton's proposed energy tax and talks with people on both sides of the issue. 2.) Robertson talks with Dr. Kendrick Taylor of the Greenland Ice Sheet Project about his findings and what they mean for climate change. 3.) Robertson talks with McGeorge Bundy, at one time special advisor to President Kennedy, about the Cuban Missile Crisis and his opinions on what should be done with unused and unwanted nuclear weapons.
Subject:
Energy tax, Bundy, McGeorge, and Greenland Ice Sheet Project

253. Environment Show #164

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 February 17
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-06T23:30:36Z
Description:
1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Amrie Lovens, director of the Rocky Mountain Institute, about the need for cleaner for more efficient automobiles. 2.) Ann Harrison reports on the controversy surrounding the decision to turn the Rocky Mountain Arsenal into a wildlife sanctuary, some believe the toxic waste levels in the area are still too high. 3.) Robertson talks with Dr. Henry Kendall, author of the "World Scientists' Warning to Humanity", which warns citizens of the world that they need to look ahead and plan now to save the planet.
Subject:
Kendall, Henry Way, 1926- 1999, Rocky Mountain Arsenal (Colo.), and Automobiles--Environmental aspects

254. Environment Show #163

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 February 10
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-06T23:30:16Z
Description:
1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Dr. Jay Hehr of the National Wildlife Federation about President Clinton's recent environmental policy proposals and changes. 2.) Robertson talks with Dr. Lewis Risocia of the Los Alamos National Laboratory about his recent shift from weapons researcher to environmental scientist. 3.) Robertson talks with Rich Anderson, a cattle rancher from Texas, who recently received the National Environmental Stewardship Award for preserving both his livelihood and the environment.
Subject:
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Cattle ranching, and National Wildlife Federation

255. Environment Show #162

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 February 3
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-06T23:29:56Z
Description:
1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with energy consultant Joel Gordus and from the Competitive Industries Institute Kent Jeffreys, about their differing opinions about the proposed gas tax. 2.) Robertson talks with John Fitzgerald, lawyer for the Defenders of Wildlife organization, about the group's recent case against the Department of the Interior to get the government to list more species on the Endangered Species List. 3.) Robertson talks with John Helwig about his invention of the world population button, a sort of calculator that constantly updates itself with the population of the Earth.
Subject:
Population, Gas tax, and Defenders of Wildlife

256. Environment Show #161

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 January 31
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-06T23:29:35Z
Description:
1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Scott Sterling of the Alaska Citizens' Advisory Board about the recent Braer oil spill and the clean up efforts involved. 2.) Robertson reports on the Los Angeles, California's recent program to buy up cars made prior to 1982 in an effort to reduce emissions. 3.) Robertson talks with Oberlin Professor of Environmental Studies David Orr about the need for schools to integrate environmental education into their curriculums.
Subject:
Braer (Oil tanker), Environmental education, and Emission standards

257. Environment Show #160

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 January 24
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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1.) Host Bruce Robertson plays parts of President Clinton's inaugural speech and talks with Harvey Wasserman from Greenpeace for his thoughts. 2.) Sam Fuqua talks with author Charles Wilkinson about his recent book "Crossing the Next Meridian: Land, Water, and the Future of the West". 3.) Robertson talks with Jonathan Lash, the new president of the World Resources Institute. 4.) Robertson discusses the recent controversy over whether or not incineration is the best waste disposal method.
Subject:
Wilkinson, Charles F., 1941-, Lash, Jonathan, 1945-, Wasserman, Harvey, 1945-, and Incinerators--Waste disposal

258. Environment Show #158

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1993 January 10
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with William Riley, outgoing Environmental Protection Agency chief, about the what challenges and opportunities lie ahead for the Clinton Administration. 2.) Kathy Ray reports on efforts to bring back the American Chestnut Tree. 3.) Dave Foach reports on an Idaho power plant's pilot plan to incorporate photovoltaic technology.
Subject:
Riley, William K., Photovoltaic cells, and American chestnut

259. Environment Show #156

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1992 December 27
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Bill Thieness, of the Alliance to Save Energy, about President Clinton's appointment of Hazel O'Leary to head of the Department of Energy. 2.) Becky Rumsey reports on the controversy over whether or not to make the Mexican Spotted Owl and endangered species. 3.) Robertson talks with astronomer Bob Berman about the recent lunar eclipse and why it wasn't completely visible.
Subject:
O'Leary, Hazel Rollins, 1937-, Lunar eclipses, and Mexican spotted owl

260. Environment Show #155

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1992 December 20
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Theresa Woody of the Sierra Club about President Clinton's recent appointment of Florida's Secretary of the Environment Carol Browner to head of the Environmental Protection Agency. 2.) Robertson talks with Rob Hauser from the Center for International Environmental Law about some of the problems with NAFTA. 3.) Dr. Henk Fulmer, professor of economics from the Netherlands, discusses why the Europeans are beating the United States in environmental friendliness.
Subject:
Browner, Carol M. (Carol Martha), 1955-, NAFTA, and Environmental economics

261. Environment Show #154

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1992 December 13
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Daniel Dudek of the Environmental Defense Fund about Forest for the Future Initiative, which gets global communities together to preserve the world's forests. 2.) Becky Rumsey reports from Colorado about the controversy over riparian lands. 3.) Robertson talks with Lois Gibbs, one of the people responsible for the Superfund Act, about why she is so disappointed in how the law has been enacted.
Subject:
Superfund, Gibbs, Lois Marie, Forest preservation, and Riparian areas

262. Environment Show #153

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1992 December 6
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Professor Michael Brill of SUNY Buffalo about his work on a project to make signs to warn people about buried radioactive waste that will need to be read 10,000 years from now. 2.) Robertson talks with Ronald Getts of the Nature Conservancy abou their Last Great Places Project which helps to keep habitats and ecosystems healthy and viable. 3.) Robertson talks with Delia Owens about her new book "The Eye of the Elephant", which discusses trying to save elephants from poachers.
Subject:
Radioactive waste disposal, Poaching, and Nature Conservancy (U.S.)

263. Environment Show #152

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1992 November 29
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Dr. David Suzuki about his new book "Wisdom of the Elders", which parallels indigenous peoples' wisdom to modern science. 2.) Scott Schlagel talks with Donald Stedman, professor at the University of Denver, about his new sensor that tests the emission rates of cars. 3.) Robertson talks with Lester Brown, of the World Watch Institute, about his new book "Vital Signs", and about the good and bad news in current environmental trends.
Subject:
Brown, Lester, 1934-, Emissions, Automobile, and Suzuki, David Takayoshi, 1936-

264. Environment Show #151

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1992 November 20
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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1.) Host Bruce Robertson plays excerpts from a speech given by Ted Turner at a Society of Environmentalist Journalists'' conference about the steps he feels need to be taken to save the environment. 2.) Robertson talks with mechanical engineering professor Jay E. Sunderland about solar collectors that help to store the solar energy. 3.) Robertson talks with Howard Lyman, of the Beyond Beef campaign, about the negative effects of excessive beef consumption and the need for people to reduce their intake of beef.
Subject:
Beef, Turner, Robert Edward, Lyman, Howard F., and Solar collectors

265. Environment Show #150

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1992 November 15
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Brett Hulsey, environmental advisor to President Clinton, about what changes in environmental policy are coming in the new Clinton administration. 2.) Jill Hoyt talks with Rick Bass about his recent book "Nine mile Wolves" and the reintroduction of wolves into the wild. 3.) Robertson talks with Michael Reynolds, cellist of the Muir Quartet, about his new CD as well as about his environmental activism.
Subject:
Bass, Rick, 1958-, Clinton, Bill, 1946---Political and social views., Wolves, and Muir String Quartet

266. Environment Show #149

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1992 November 8
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with environmentalist Harvey Wasserman about the major changes that come with the new Clinton administration. 2.) Robertson talks with Robert Labens of the Environmental Protection Agency about how wood stoves contribute to air pollution. 3.) Jack Borden discusses his "For Spacious Skies" program that teaches sky awareness, educating individuals about the sky.
Subject:
Wasserman, Harvey, 1945-, Borden, Jack, and Wood stoves

267. Environment Show #144

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1992 October 4
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Harvey Wasserman of Greenpeace about the damage done to Turkey Point nuclear power plant in Florida by Hurricane Andrew and the issues this raises about nuclear power. 2.) Charles Compton reports from Washington about the recent proposal to build windmills in Hanford, WA, and the mixed feelings about that proposal. 3.) Robertson talks with Senator Tim Wirth about his decision to resign from the Senate. 4.) Robertson talks with Thomas Jorling, New York State Comissioner of Environmental Conservation, about the EPA's consideration to reclassify nuclear waste.
Subject:
Wirth, Timothy E., Wind power, Jorling, Thomas Cash, 1940-, and Nuclear power plants--Environmental aspects

268. Environment Show #143

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1992 September 27
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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1.) Host Bruce Robertson discusses the recent controversy over the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which some feel does not adequately address environmental issues. 2.) Jill Hoyt reports from Idaho about the first nuclear waste merchant that is trying to convince communities to store nuclear waste. 3.) Dr. Charles Henry, scientist from the University of Washington, discusses the benefits of municipal solid waste composting. 4.) Robertson talks with 17 year old Kristin Braun about her trip on the Earth Train which will be going from Los Angeles to Washington D.D. to spread messages about environmental activism.
Subject:
Environmental action groups, Solid waste management, North American Free Trade Agreement (1992) AB71, and Nuclear waste repositories

269. Environment Show #142

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1992 September 20
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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1.) Bob Rija reports from Wyoming about the controversy surrouding a proposed pump storage project at the Little Horn River. 2.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Robert Sikorsky about his recent book "Bumper to Bumper" which includes tips to help drivers make their cars and driving habits more environmentally sound. 3.) Joel Makower, editor of Green Consumer Weekly, talks about the upcoming Presidential election and the role of environmental issues in that and every other election. 4.) Robertson talks with Dr. Richard Malicki of Fish and Wildlife Services about the purple loosestrife and the problems it's causing.
Subject:
Sikorsky, Robert, Little Horn River, Purple loosestrife, and Makower, Joel, 1952-

270. Environment Show #141

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1992 September 10
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with George Davis, an environmentalist with the Center for Citizens Initiative, about his recent visit to Lake Baikal in Russia and the attempts to save it before it's too late. 2.) Jill Hoyt talks with Charles Wilkinson, a law professor from Colorado University, about his recent book "The Eagle Bird: Mapping a New West", in which he calls for the government to make more passionately worded laws. 3.) Robertson talks with Linda Elliot, wildlife manager of Hyatt Regency Resort in Hawaii, about the resort's wildlife and recooperation treatment which helps to protect the environment on the Hawaiian islands. 4.) Linda Brown of Scientific Certification Systems discusses their new environmental report cards which will give consumers a cradle to grave analysis of the environmental impact of products they purchase.
Subject:
Hawaii Environmental conditions, Wilkinson, Charles F., 1941-, and Environmental advertising claims

271. Environment Show #140

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1992 September 6
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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1.) Bill Rack reports from Indianapolis about the controversy over a solid waste incinerator, which some say is violating emission limits. 2.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with environmental prosecutor Steven J. Madonna of New Jersey about the state's increased criminal prosecution of environmental crimes. 3.) Robertson talks with Dr. Susan Buck, an environmental law professor from North Carolina State University at Greensboro, about the potential for environmental jobs in both the public and private sectors.
Subject:
Environmental crimes, Incinerators, and Environmentalism

272. Environment Show #139

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1992 August 30
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Harold Idell of Federal Express about their new alternative fuels program, Clean Fleet, which will test out 5 different alternative fuels over the next 2 years. 2.) Ann Harrison reports on recent developments to make photovoltaic panels more affordable. 3.) Robertson talks with Carol McCourt of Automation Industry Control, a company that made one of the first automated sorting systems for plastic recycling.
Subject:
Federal Express Corporation, Alternative energy sources, Photovoltaic energy systems, and Recycling & reusing

273. Environment Show #138

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1992 August 23
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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1.) Host Bruce Robertson with Dr. David Rockland of the Times Mirror Conservation Council about a recent survey they sponsored to find out people's beliefs about the environment and economy. 2.) Next, a portrait of environmentalist Dr. Barbara McMartin, writer of hiking guides to the Adirondacks. 3.) Jackie Yakanaka reports on a recent controversy surrounding the outside use of water from Yellowstone National Park's geysers.
Subject:
Times Mirror Company, McMartin, Barbara, Geysers--Yellowstone National Park, and Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.)

274. Environment Show #137

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1992 August 16
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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1.) Host Bruce Roberston talks with Roy Spencer, a space scientist with NASA, about recent weather pattern changes, including the eruption of Mount Pinatubo, and their connection to global warming. 2.) Robertson talks with John Jester of Renew America about their recent publication of the Environmental Success Index which lists businesses and organizations that are environmentally friendly. 3.) Sabine O'Hara gives her overall assessment of the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. 4.) Robertson checks in with Sierra Club on-trail coordinator Tersh Palmer, to see how their Appalachian Trail hike celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Sierra Club, is going.
Subject:
Pinatubo, Mount (Philippines)--Eruption, 1991--Environmental aspects, Earth Summit (1992 : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Global Warming, and Appalachian Trail

275. Environment Show #136

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1992 August 9
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Ellsworth Dutton of the NOAA, or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration about the effects global warming and the eruption of the Pinatubo volcano may have had on recent strange weather patterns. 2.) Robertson talks with Renee Askins from The Wolf Fund about her efforts to reintroduce the grey wolf to Yellowstone National Park. 3.) Sabine O'Hara talks about her time at the Earth Summit.
Subject:
Gray wolf, Pinatubo, Mount (Philippines)--Eruption, 1991--Environmental aspects, Earth Summit (1992 : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (U.S.)

276. Environment Show #135

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1992 August 2
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Senator Daniel Coats of Indiana about his recent proposal to allow communities to decide whether or not to accept interstate municipal waste. 2.) Sabine O'Hara talks about her time at the Earth Summit and discusses some of the communication difficulties that she had. 3.) Robertson plays several messages from meteorologists across the country discussing the strange summer weather they've been having, then talks with Seattle meteorologist Steve Poole about what could be causing it.
Subject:
Earth Summit (1992 : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Meteorology, and Coats, Daniel R., 1943-

277. Environment Show #132

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1992 July 12
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Lauren Frazier of the National Park Service about some of the issues they're having, including financial trouble and low employee morale. 2.) Vince Winkle reports from Colorado about Earthships, homes made of old tires that are entirely self sufficent. 3.) Economist Sabine O'Hara discusses an experience she had meeting schoolchildren while in Rio de Janeiro for the Earth Summit. 4.) Robertson talks with Peter Hoss, a political scientist, about the Earth Summit.
Subject:
Earth Summit (1992 : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), National Park Service (U.S.), and Green homes (Green technology)

278. Environment Show #131

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1992 July 5
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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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.
Subject:
Property rights, India--Population policy, Earth Summit (1992 : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), and Population control

279. Environment Show #130

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1992 June 28
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with attorney Robert Housman of the Center for International Environmental Law about the Earth Summit treaties, specifically how they will be enforced. 2.) Robertson talks with Dr. Sabine O'Hara about her trip to the Earth Summit where she represented the National Council of World Churches, amongst others. 3.) Robertson talks with Carol Adams, air quality coordinator for Kansas City, about the city's recent attainment of the Environmental Protection Agency's clean air regulations.
Subject:
Center for International Environmental Law, Kansas City (Kan.), Kansas City (Mo.), and Earth Summit (1992 : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

280. Environment Show #129

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1992 June 21
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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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.
Subject:
Earth Summit (1992 : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Gunnison River (Colo.), and Organic farming

281. Environment Show #128

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1992 June 14
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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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.
Subject:
Environmental Regulation, Earth Summit (1992 : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Environmental awareness, and Appalachian Trail

282. Environment Show #126

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1992 May 31
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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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.
Subject:
Reilly, William Kane, 1940-, Conoco Inc., Environmental advertising claims, and Environmental awareness

283. Environment Show #123

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1992 May 10
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
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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 .
Subject:
Biodome, Ozone layer depletion, and Global Warming

284. Environment Show #122

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1992 May 3
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
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88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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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.
Subject:
Palawan (Philippines), Cuomo, Kerry Kennedy, Appalachian Trail, and Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (Tex.)

285. Environment Show #121

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1992 April 26
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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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.
Subject:
Biodiversity, Trail guide, and Appalachian Trail

286. Environment Show #120

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1992 April 19
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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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.
Subject:
Reynolds, Michael, 1954, Earth Summit (1992 : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Acid rain, and Appalachian Trail

287. Environment Show #119

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1992 April 12
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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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.
Subject:
Reynolds, Michael, 1954, Earth Summit (1992 : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Acid rain, and Appalachian Trail

288. Environment Show #118

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1992 April 5
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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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.
Subject:
Population growth, Nuclear waste disposal, Acid rain, and Appalachian Trail

289. Environment Show #117

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1992 March 29
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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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.
Subject:
Leadville (Colo.), Emission Standards, Koshland, Daniel, and Appalachian Trail

290. Environment Show #116

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1992 March 22
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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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.
Subject:
Sierra Club, Hudson River Greenway (N.Y.), Land use--Management, and Appalachian Trail

291. Environment Show #115

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1992 March 15
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Jim Lentz of the South Coast Air Quality Management District about new pollution regulations they are trying to put in place in California. 2.) Ruth Rosen, professor of history at University of California at Davis, talks about why she thinks the United States needs to attend the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. 3.) Robertson talks with Keth Tondrick of the Sierra Club about their 100 year anniversary and the planned 2,000 mile hike along the AppalachianTrail he and 6 others plans to do to celebrate.
Subject:
Sierra Club, Earth Summit (1992 : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), and South Coast Air Quality Management District (Calif.)

292. Environment Show #114

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1992 March 4
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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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.
Subject:
Pesticide pollution, Nuclear power plants--Decommissioning, and Petroleum

293. Environment Show #113

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1992 March 1
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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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.
Subject:
Property rights, Sea turtles, and Global cooling

294. Environment Show #112

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1992 February 23
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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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.
Subject:
Molten salts, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (Alaska), and Compost

295. Environment Show #111

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1992 February 12
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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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.
Subject:
UV light, Energy consumption., Kohl, Herbert H., 1935-, and Environmental Protection Agency

296. Environment Show #110

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1992 February 9
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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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.
Subject:
E.I. duPont de Nemours & Company, Ozone layer depletion, Conoco Inc., and Radioactive waste disposal

297. Environment Show #109

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1992 February 2
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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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.
Subject:
Paper Recycling, Cousteau, Jacques Yves, and Bush, George, 1924-

298. Environment Show #108

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1992 January 26
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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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.
Subject:
Environmental responsibility, Alternative energy sources, and Geothermal energy

299. Environment Show #107

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1992 January 19
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Lester Brown of the World Watch Institute about their recently published state of the world report as well as Brown's belief in the need for an environmental revolution. 2.) Robertson talks with botanist Scott Hoover about his idea to convert unused military bases into tropical conservatories in order to foster biodiversity. 3.) Robertson talks with filmmaker Larry Hutt about his recent project about Aldo Leopold, one of the founders of the environmental movement.
Subject:
Brown, Lester, 1934-, Leopold, Aldo, 1886-1948, and Biodiversity.

300. Environment Show #106

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1992 January 12
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Dr. Eban Goodstein, professor of economics, about his recent discovery of the "Saturday effect", that more oil spills happen on Saturdays than any other day. 2.) Robertson discusses Professor Thomas Tornbenny's recent project to convert sugar beets into fuel. 3.) Robertson talks with Eve Hamilton of the Overseas Development Council about the need for a new General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and the positive effects it could have on economic and environmental development. 4.) Kent Patterson reports on the effects of dams and irrigation ditches on the Rio Grande River on nearby ecosystems.
Subject:
Oil spills., General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade., Rio Grande., and Alternative energy sources