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241. Environment Show #433

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1998 April 18
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
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Description:
1) Peter Berle discusses the pros and cons of becoming a Superfund site with citizens of Pittsfield, MA, 2) Estella Leopold, daughter of Aldo Leopold, reflects on her father's work 50 years after his death, 3) Comments on Earth Day from Dennis Hayes and Linda Anderson reads from Sand County Almanac, 4) the Earth Calendar segment describes Bison calving, 5) Steven Westcott reports on the effects of deforestation with David Wright, 6) Peter Berle discusses genetically engineered crops w/ natural pesticides with Richard Helmich and Jane Risler, 7) James Calcoon discusses Earth Day and Aldo Leopold
Subject:
Pittsfield (Mass.), Leopold, Estella B, Superfund sites, and Leopold, Aldo, 1886-1948

242. Environment Show #432

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1998 April 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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Description:
1) Discussion of the ICE T Highway bill for highway construction, 2) Peter Berle discusses the reintroduction of Mexican gray wolves to the Apache National Forest with Wendy Brown of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, 3) Steven Westcott talks with David Scoule about a program of environmental monitoring in the Amazon Rainforest, 4) the Earth Calendar segment has a piece on grizzly bears and black bears coming out of hibernation in Glacier National Park, 5) Steven Westcott interviews Jack Nasser about the visual appearance of cities, 6) In Talking Green Peter Berle describes the problems with pvc pipe (pre1977) discharging harmful vinyl chloride into drinking water, 7) Author David Noland reads from his essay about climbing Mount Kiliminjaro
Subject:
Mexican gray wolf, Highways, Apache National Forest (Ariz.), and Intermodal transportation

243. Environment Show #431

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1998 March 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) Federico Pena (Secretary of Energy in the Clinton Admin.) talks about the proposal to deregulate electricity and the potential impact of this on the environment, 2) Steven Westcott reports on fires in the Amazon forest in Brazil, 3) the Green Tips segments discusses how to conserve water in the use of home toilets, 4) Richard Nunnelly reads from an essay on the coming of spring in New England, 5) The Earth Calendar segment describes the migration of songbirds, 6) Peter Berle reflects on Love Canal 20 years after the discovery, 7) In Talking Green Peter Berle further discusses electric utility deregulation with Doug Long and Kevin Hartley, 8)in Ear to the Ground Linda Anderson reports on efforts to protect the prairie dog population
Subject:
Electric utilities--Deregulation--United States, Nunley, Richard, 1931-, Toilets--Environmental aspects--United States, and Amazon River Region--Environmental aspects

244. Environment Show #430

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1998 March 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) Steven Westcott talks with Dr. Robert Lee of the Wildlife Conservation Society about the ecosystem of the DMZ between No. & So. Korea, 2) Peter Berle discusses the Oceans' Act with Roger McManus, 3) John D. Werth of Stanford describes the effects of El Nino as he flies over parts of the So. Hemisphere, 4) In the Earth Calendar Peter Berle discusses sapodillas with Mark Ellenby, 5) Steven Westcott talks with author Bradley Sheard about the role of shipwrecks in providing marine habitat, 6) the Talking Green segment includes Peter Berle discussing the effects of hot water discharged from nuclear power plants with May Jane Johnson, Paul Richter, and Dr. Steve Schroeder, 7) David Peterson reads from "The Nearby Faraway"
Subject:
Manilkara zapota, Exclusive economic zones (Law of the sea), El Nin?o Current., and Ecosystem management--Korea--Korean Demilitarized Zone

245. Environment Show #429

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1998 March 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) Steven Westcott talks with Dr. Dean Judson and Pat Mulroy about the increased need for water in fast-growing Las Vegas, NV and the need for a water agreement about water from the Colorado River, 2) Peter Berle talks with Paul Hardy and Greg Block about the San Pedro River and the San Pedro Riperarian National Convention Area and Oliver North's (of Iran Contra fame) opposition to the work of the CEC which is working to resolve issues around the depletion of the water in the river, 3) In the Ear to the Ground segment Linda Anderson talks with Tom Goldtooth about the Indigeneous Envivronmentalists Network, 4) the Earth Calendar section Peter Berle talks with describe chicken turtles and their habitat along the Savannah River, 5) Steven Westcott interviews Connie Barlow about her book Greenspace, Green Time which discusses the "epic of evolution," 6) Peter Berle talks with John Perkins and Debbie Slighter about efforts to make corporations more environmentally responsible, 7) in the Portrait of Place segment author John Weeks reads from his essay "Watching the Geese from Van Rd." about geese on Beaver Lake near Syracuse, NY.
Subject:
Colorado River, Water--Management, Judson, Dean, and Mulroy, Patricia

246. Environment Show #428

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1998 March 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) Steven Westcott talks with Frank Richards of NWS Hydrological Center about the impact of El Nino and the development of flood prediction systems, 2) Peter Berle talks with former U.S. Senator Tim Wirth about the United Nations Foundation founded and funded by Ted Turner to develop programs and partnerships pm climate change and population stabilization, 3) In the Green Tips segment Peter Berle discusses the development of the Energy Star program and ways to cut energy usage by electronic equipment, 4) Jill Hoyt reports from Boise, Idaho on a proposed tax on recreational equipment which would support nongame wildlife habitat, 5) Peter Berle talks about pitcher plants in the Grand Bay (Alabame) Bioreserve with David Rupill, 6) Steven Westcott reports on the illegal harvesting of mahogany in the Amazon forest in Brazil and Dr. Philip Fernside describes possible solutions, 7) Peter Berle, Mark Hostettler and Mark Schiller describe environmentally-friendly landscaping and the use of native species in the Talking Green segment, and 8) David Quammen reads a piece on Tasmania from his book "Wild Thoughts from Wild Places" in Portrait of Place.
Subject:
Turner, Ted, Weather prediction, Floods Prevention, and El Nin?o Current--Forecasting.

247. Environment Show #427

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1998 March 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) Peter Berle talks with Bob Turner, Washington-Area Director for the National Marine Fishery Service, about the National Marie Fishery Service?s proposal to list thirteen species of salmon and steelhead trout as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act. 2) Peter Berle talks with Mayor Mark Morial about improving the urban environment in New Orleans. 3) In the Ear to the Ground segment, Linda Anderson talks with Kate Lewis from the Environmental Protection Agency about the Energy Star Buildings and Green Lights programs. 4) In The Earth Calendar segment, Peter Berle talks with Bob Bluett, a wildlife biologist for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, about the mating habits of male coyotes. 5) Steven Westcott talks with Simon Taylor, Director of Global Witness, about illegal logging in Cambodia. 6) Peter Berle talks with Lake Barrett, Acting Director of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management for the Department of Energy, Scott Peterson, Senior Director of External Communications for the Nuclear Energy Institute, and Alco Piercemont, an energy policy analyst for the Public Citizen: Critical Mass Energy Project, about nuclear waste storage facilities. 7) Author Nancy Lord reads an excerpt from her book, ?Fishcamp Life on an Alaskan Shore.?
Subject:
Green Lights Program (U.S.), Endangered species, New Orleans (La.), and Coyote

248. Environment Show #426

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1998 February 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) Peter Berle talks with Dr. Matthew Meselson, a molecular biology professor at Harvard University, about the dangers of using anthrax as a biological weapon. 2) Steven Westcott talks with Peter Nye, unit leader of the Endangered Species Division for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, about the resurgence of bald eagles in the Hudson River Valley. 3) Kent Patterson reports on illegal timber harvesting in Mexico. 4) In The Earth Calendar Segment, Peter Berle talks with Cindy Dickie, an assistant at the Wildcare Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, about the mating habits of skunks. 5) Steven Westcott talks with Dr. Tyler Volk about his book, ?Gaia?s Body: Toward a Physiology of Earth.? 6) Peter Berle consults with Alison LaPlante, co-author of a US Public Interest Research Group report on the Responsible Care program established by the Chemical Manufacturers? Association, and Jim Solyst, Senior Director of Regulatory Improvement for the Chemical Manufactures? Association, to answer questions about current environmental standards in the chemical industry. 7) Author William Tapply reads an excerpt from his book ?A Fly-Fishing Life.?
Subject:
Timber?Mexico, Bald eagle, Skunks, and Anthrax

249. Environment Show #425

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1998 February 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) Peter Berle talks with Katie McGinty, Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality for the White House, and Congressman Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY) about President Clinton?s budget proposal for 1999, which includes increases in environmental spending. 2) Steven Westcott talks with officials from the Wildlife Conservation Society and World Wildlife Fund about a survey that shows an increasing number of shops in North American are selling medicines containing tiger bones and parts from other endangered species. 3) Peter Berle provides tips about recycling plastic bottles. 4) Author Peter Jenkins reads an excerpt from his book, ?Along the Edge of America.? 5) In The Earth Calendar segment, Peter Berle talks with Peter Martori, farm manager at Eagle Produce, about growing and harvesting tangerines. 6) Steven Westcott talks with Earl Cummings, Relief Information Officer for the State of California, about the damage and advantages caused by the El Nino current. 7) Peter Berle talks with Lisa Speer, a senior policy analyst for the Natural Resources Defense Council, and Nelson Beideman, Executive Director of the Blue Waters Fisherman Association, about the National Resources Defense Council?s Give Swordfish a Break campaign. 8) In the Ear to the Ground Segment, Linda Anderson talks with Bill Dewiler from D2 Incorporated about the environmental advantages of making tree free paper from the Kenaf plant.
Subject:
Plastics--Recycling, Jenkins, Peter, 1951-, Endangered species--Law and legislation, and Environmental policy--United States

250. Environment Show #424

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1998 February 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) Steven Westcott talks to experts to uncover information about an oil spill from a Mobile Oil pipeline off the coast of Nigeria. 2) Kent Patterson reports on illegal timber harvesting in Mexico. 3) Peter Berle talks with chefs from the Commander?s Palace Restaurant in New Orleans about using fresh, local ingredients to enhance the flavor in Creole cuisine. 4) In The Earth Calendar segment, Peter Berle talks with Jeff Chester from the US Naval Observatory about solar eclipses. 5) Steven Westcott talks with scientists from the rehabilitation unit at the New England Aquarium about the increased number of dolphins stranded on the shores of Cape Cod Bay. 6) Peter Berle talks with Jonathan Kaplan, Toxic Programs Director for the California Public Interest Research Group, Vita Federici, Head of Communications for the California Department of Pesticide Regulation, and Andy Yasenovsky, Safety and Loss Control Manager for the San Bernardino Superintendent?s Office, about the use of pesticides in California?s schools. 7) Author Myron Arms reads an excerpt from his book, ?Riddle of the Ice: A Scientific Adventure into the Arctic.?
Subject:
Cooking, Creole, Timber?Mexico, Oil spills, and Solar eclipses