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- 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
- Description:
- 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
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- 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
- Description:
- 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
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- 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
- Description:
- 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
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- 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
- Description:
- 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-
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- 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
- Description:
- 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
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- 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
- Description:
- 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.
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- 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
- Description:
- 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
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1992 January 5
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1.) Host Bruce Robertson discusses a recent proposal by a consortium in Oregon to tap into geo-thermal power and talks with David Sokle of Cal Energy about the idea. 2.) Robertson talks with congressman Dante Fascel+I38l bout the upcoming U.N. Earth Summit and the need for environmental sustainability.
- Subject:
- Environmental sustainability, Fascell, Dante B., and Geothermal energy
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1991 December 15
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1.) Host Bruce Robertson discusses the controversy surrounding Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro's recent proposal to build a dam in the Labrador Province. 2.) A.C. Warden reports from the People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit and talks with various attendees about their desire to form a new environmental agenda. 3.) Robertson talks with Bill Prindle of the Energy Conservation Alliance, about energy conservation and tips for individuals on they can save energy.
- Subject:
- Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro, Environmental policy, and Energy conservation
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1991 December 8
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1.) Host Bruce Robertson discusses the recent proposal to build wind turbines in the Midwest. 2.) Robertson talks with video producer Jack Holland about his recent trip to Nepal as well as about the negative effects Nepal's increase in tourism has led to. 3.) Michelle Hicks reports on the recent controversy in Idaho over the proposal to elevate national monument Craters of the Moon into a national park.
- Subject:
- Craters of the Moon National Monument (Idaho), Nepal, and Wind power