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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 August 21
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1) Peter Berle discusses environmental stressors of Lake Baikal with ecotour operator, Bill Mueller. 2) Steven Westcott discusses urban renewal projects in Chicago with Bill Abolt, Commissioner of the department of the environment. 3) Author Terry Grosz reads from his book, Wildlife Wars, describing his time as a game warden. 4) In the earth calendar segment, Peter Berle speaks with farmer Mike Castro about organic banana farming in Mexico. 5) Peter Berle discusses forestry conservation with Brent Sohngen, professor of environmental and natural resource economics and Mike Brune with the Rainforest Action Network. 6) Susan Arbetter discusses Community Supported Agriculture with Jill Auburn, Director of the USDA's Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education, Jean Paul Cortens of Roxbury Farm and Kathy Lawrence with Just Food.
- Subject:
- Lake Baikal, Roof Gardens, Urban Renewal, and Chicago, Illinois
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 August 14
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1) Peter Berle discusses Northwest timber sales with lawyer, Doug Heiken and representative with the Northwest Forestry Association, Christ West. 2) Steven Westcott discusses the Environmental Protection Agency's efforts to reduce MTBEs in gasoline. Dan Greenbaum of the Health Effects Institute and Terry Wigglesworth guest. 3) Peter Berle speaks with Sarah Chasis of the Natural Resources Defense Council about annual pollution and safety reports of U.S beaches. 4) In the earth calendar segment, Peter Berle discusses the Ring Neck Pheasant. 5) Peter Berle interviews Carl Terry of Niagara Mohawk and John Gibb, New York State Emergency Management Director about Y2K and what steps power companies are taking to avoid any potential problems. 6) Peter Berle discusses the effect of drought on farming in New York State. 7) Susan Arbetter discusses the environmental damages of Woodstock 1999.
- Subject:
- Logging, Beach Pollution, MTBEs, and Timber
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 August 7
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1) Peter Berle interviews Governor of Minnesota, Jesse Ventura. 2) Nancy Marshall and Peter Berle discuss budget issues of mining companies. 3) Peter Berle and guest J. William Schopf discuss Darwinian theory from the perspective of paleobiology. 4) Peter Berle presents his earth calendar segment and discusses crayfish populations with Bob Distefano. 5) James Estes with the University of California, Santa Cruz and David Jessup with the Marine Wildlife Veterinary Care and Research Center discuss the threatened sea otter population. 6) Peter Berle, Pat Waak with the National Audubon Society and Daniel Pellegrom, director of Pathfinder International discuss the growing human population.
- Subject:
- Evolution, PaleoBiology, Oil Mining, and Ventura, Jesse
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 July 31
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1) Peter Berle presents a debate about the expansion of Vail Mountain in colorado to accommodate a ski slope at the expense of endangering the habitat of a Lynx species. Jonathon Staufer of Colorado Wild, Porter Wharton, spokesperson with Vail resorts and environmentalist Emily Wolfe guest. 2) Peter Berle discusses electrical generation from coal plants with Vermont senator, Jim Jeffords. 3) An environment quiz. 4) Author Susan Zwinger reads from her book, The Last Wild Edge: One Woman's Journey From the Arctic Circle to the Olympic Rain Forest. 5) Peter Berle talks about insect surveys in Wisconsin. 6) Peter Berle interviews Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura. 7) Peter Capella of Swiss Radio International speaks with Chris Flavin of the World Watch Institute about the effect global warming is having on disaster relief efforts.
- Subject:
- Vail Mountain, Coal Plants, Colorado, and Lynx
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 July 24
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1) Peter Berle discusses the Florida Everglades Restoration Plan with Michael Davis, deputy assistant secretary of the army, Malcolm Wade, senior vice president of U.S sugar and Bob Graham, U.S senator. 2) Steven Westcott discusses the conservation of the endangered peregrine falcon with Bill Burnham, founder of the Peregrine Fund. 3) An update on the Weyerhauser purchase of the Macmillan-Bloepel timber company. 4) Leah Fleming and co-founder of West Harlem Environmental Action, Peggy Shepard, discuss the group's mission and impact. 5) Peter Berle presents his Earth Calendar segment on organic vegetables in Colorado and the squash bug. 6) Steven Westcott speaks with David Crockett of the Chattanooga Institute for Sustainability and councilman Yuseef Hareem about urban renewal of Chattanooga. 7) Peter Berle discusses urban renewal programs in the U.S with Randy Croxton of the Croxton Collaborative and Professor of environmental studies, David Orr.
- Subject:
- Timber, Florida Everglades, Urban Renewal, and Peregrine Falcon
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 July 17
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1) Steven Westcott discusses the Weyerhauser Timber Company's acquisition of Macmillan Bloedel with Bruce Amundson, spokesperson with Weyerhauser and Charlie Raines of the Cascade Checkerboard Project (Sierra Club). 2) Peter Berle presents a segment on the origins of life. He discusses dust from outer space with Wayne Roberge, researcher at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and with George Flynn, Astrobiophysicist from SUNY Plattsburgh. 3) Author W.D Wetherell reads from his book, One River More: A Celebration of Rivers and Fly Fishing. 4) Peter Berle talks about native and non-native plants blooming in the Canyon Grasslands of Idaho in his Earth Calendar segment. 5) Steven Westcott leads a debate on the environmental nuisances of jet skis with Paul Hanson of the Izaak Walton League. 6) Peter Berle talks about appropriation bills in his Green Tip segment. 7) Leah Fleming discusses the invasive Nutria with Mike Slattery of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
- Subject:
- Wetherell, W.D., Logging Rights, Dust,planetary, and Clear cutting--Environmental aspects
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 July 10
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1) Steven Westcott discusses the EPA's risk management program and the exclusion of worst case scenario data with Tim Fields, assistant administrator with the EPA and Jeff Van of the Chemical Manufacturers Association. 2) Linda Anderson presents a segment on declining shad stocks in the Hudson River. 3) Ann Zwinger reads from her book, The Mysterious Lands: A Naturalist explores The Four Great Deserts of the Southwest. 4) Peter Berle discusses the planet Venus. 5) Peter Berle leads a discussion on citizen's right to take legal action against polluters with Reed Hopper, principal attorney with the Pacific Legal Foundation and John Echeverria of the Georgetown Environmental Law and Policy Institute. 6) Roy Probert of Swiss Radio International presents a segment on the Zurich Zoo in Switzerland.
- Subject:
- Clean Air Act, Environmental Protection Agency, Shad, and Disasters
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 July 3
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1) Peter Berle discusses Salmon fishing rights between the U.S and Canada with Canadian negotiator, Donald McCrae and U.S deputy negotiator with the U.S National Marine Fisheries Service, Larry Rutter. 2) Linda Anderson presents a segment on the Congo Gorilla exhibit at the Bronx Zoo. She speaks with James Doherty, Curator at the Bronx Zoo. 3) Linda Fleming talks about Tree Utah, a learning resource for planting trees in urban areas. 4) Peter Berle talks about Loggerhead Turtles in South Carolina. 5) Peter Berle discusses the impact of dam removal on migratory fish with Steve Brooke of the Kennebec Coalition and Margaret Bowman, Director of Hydropower Programs at American Rivers. 6) Peter Berle gives tips on non-toxic ways to kill fleas. 7) Steven Westcott discusses global warming and the Larsen B ice shelf breaking away from Antarctica. Ted Scambos, research scientist with the University of Colorado guests.
- Subject:
- Bronx Zoo, Trees, Salmon, and Gorillas
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 June 26
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1) Steven Westcott , Cornell professor of Entomology, John Losey and Margaret Mellon of the Union of Concerned Scientist discuss the health risks of BT corn. 2) John Elkington and Peter Berle discuss environmental practices of businesses. 3) Author David Peterson reads from his book, Elkheart: A Personal Tribute To Wapiti and Their World. 4) Peter Berle talks about edible wild plants. 5) Peter Berle and John Burns of Goathill Organics discuss the organic agriculture industry and the process of certification for organic foods. 6) Peter Berle talks about the Asian Longhorn Beetle infestation. 7) Steven Westcott and David Jude, research scientist discuss the Round Goby which feeds on the Zebra Mussel, an invasive species.
- Subject:
- Novartis, GMOs, Organic Certification, and Organic Agriculture
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 June 19
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1) Peter Berle speaks with Timothy Wirth, president of the United Nations Foundation, about a $1 Billion donation from Ted Turner. Timothy Wirth reflects on his first year as president. 2) Susan Arbetter reports on the new hall of biodiversity exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History. 3) Nancy Lord reads from her book, Green Alaska: Dream from the Far Coast. 4) Peter Berle speaks with Richard Martin with the Louisiana Nature Conservancy about alligators in Lousiana 5) Peter Berle, Paul Simon, director of the Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University and Kenley Brunsdale with the Center for Middle East Peace discuss the fresh water crisis in the middle east. 6) Peter Berle makes some recommendations for energy efficient appliances. 7) Steven Westcott speaks with Howard Bluestein, Professor of Meteorology, about how tornadoes form, tornado chasing and how tornadoes are predicted.
- Subject:
- Lord, Nancy, Biodiversity, American Museum of Natural History, and United Nations Foundation
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 June 12
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1) Steven Westcott and John Robinson of the Wildlife Conservation Society discuss bush meat and the commercial trade of wild meat. 2) Peter Berle, Tom Kiernan of the National Parks Association and Destry Jarvis of the Nationals Recreation and Park Services talk about urban sprawl and funding for national parks. 3) Peter Berle interviews Deane Peterson, professor of astronomy and James Kasting, professor of geoscience on the subject of interferometry in discovering properties of planets. 4) Peter Berle presents a segment on white orchids in South Dakota. 5) Steven Westcott reports on the 51st meeting of the International Whaling Commission in Grenada and Richard Mott of the World Wildlife Fund talks about resistance to whaling laws from Japanese attendees. 6) Peter Berle and Greg Whetstone of the Natural Resources Defense Council discuss Al Gore's Livability Agenda. 7) Don Ogden reads from his essay, The Road We Travel.
- Subject:
- Bush Meat, Nationals Parks, Central Africa, and Interferometry
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 June 5
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1) Steven Westcott and Dan Chang, professor of Environmental engineering discuss the health risks of Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE)s in ground water. 2) Peter Berle speaks with John Moulder, oncologist and Libby Kelly with the Council on Wireless Technology about the environmental and health risks of cell phone towers. 3) Peter Berle discusses the American national park system. 4) Steven Bodio reads from his book, On the Edge of the Mind: Passions and Pleasures of a Naturalist. 5) Peter Berle and Dr. Stephen Kress discuss the success of the puffin project in Maine. 6) Linda Anderson presents a segment highlighting tensions in Gramercy Park where resident Aldon James protests the removal of trees. 7) Peter Berle speaks with Tim Townsend of the University of Florida, Peter Yost of the Homebuilders Research Center and Nevin Cohen of Inform Inc. about recycling, construction waste and the state of landfills. 8) Callers.
- Subject:
- Alaska, Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE), Cell Phone Towers, and National Parks
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 May 29
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1) Peter Berle discusses the prevalence of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the breast milk of native Alaskan mothers. 2) Steven Westcott speaks with ecologist Marc Abrams and arborist Donald Leopold about red maple trees. 3) Nancy Wilson reports on the relationship between Sandhill Cranes and the farmers of Othello, WA. 4) Peter Berle reports on organically grown cucumbers and produce. 5) Peter Berle speaks with oceanographer Mia Tegner about underwater kelp forests in California. 6) Peter Berle discusses the relationship between environmental stress and political instability. 7) Author Gary Ferguson reads from his book ?Shouting at the Sky: Troubled Teens and the Promise of the Wild?.
- Subject:
- Red Maple Trees, Sandhill Cranes, Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP), and Organic Farming
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 May 15
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1) Peter Berle speaks with Ray Anderson, CEO of Interface Inc. about sustainability in production of textile products. 2) Steven Westcott and Barbara Mahoney of the National Marine Fisheries Service discuss the dwindling numbers of Beluga Whales in Alaska's Cook Inlet. 3) Peter Berle and Lynn Margolis discuss Gaia Theory. 4) Peter Berle discusses warblers migrating to Michigan. 5) Steven Westcott discusses the de-regulation of the electrical power industry and the implementation of a new ?merchant plant? on the Hudson River. 6) Peter Berle interviews Mike Brown, Economist with North Carolina State University and Danny McKinney of Burley Tobacco on the topic tobacco settlements have had on tobacco farming. 7) Calls from listeners.
- Subject:
- Beluga Whales, Sustainability, Gaia Theory, and Cook Inlet
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 May 8
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1) Peter Berle discusses new federal law seeking to protect over-fishing of endangered sharks. Guests: David Wilmot, National Audobon Society; Sonja Fordham, Center for Marine Conservation; Rebecca Lent, National Marine Fisheries Service; Ecologist Carl Safina; and Bob Jones, Southeastern Fisheries Association. 2) Shawn Dudley reports on the emergence of ?hog farms? in Montana. 3) Steven Westcott and Dr. Tim O'Brien discuss the ecological impact of wildfires and its effect on wildlife. 4) Steven Westcott speaks with Rob Hicks of the Santa Rosa Ecological Center about wildflowers blossoming in Southern California. 5) Steven Westcott and Dr. Veerabhadran Ramanathan discuss the Indian Ocean Experiment (INDOEX) and the potential cooling effect that pollutants in the Indian Ocean are causing. 6) Peter Schwartz of the Ayn Rand Center and Kalee Kreider with Green Peace debate environmentalism. With Peter Berle. 7) Author Anne Eales reads from her book, Living By The Bugles
- Subject:
- Wildfires, Sharks, Sword Fish, and Hog Farms
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 May 1
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1) Peter Berle and Alex Likhotal, President of Green Cross International, discuss the environmental effects of warfare in Yugoslavia. 2) Peter Berle speaks with Linda Descano, Vice-President of Environmental Affairs with Solomon Smith Barney and Alyssa Gravitz, representative of Social Investment Forum, about environmental impact and corporate investing. 3) Steven Westcott reports on the effect La Ni?a in Florida with Terrance McElroy, Press secretary for the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. 4) Peter Berle speaks with Cal Lewis of Lewis Nursery and Farms about strawberry picking in North Carolina. 5) Yvonne Margarula and Yvonne Katona, winners of the 1999 Goldman Environmental Prize speak with Steven Westcott about protecting land in Kakadu, Australia from mining companies. 6) Peter Berle discusses the environmental impact of globalization and trade with Carol Welsch of Friends of the Earth and James Sheehan of the Competitive Enterprise Institute. 7) Alan Kesselheim reads from his book, ?Threading the Currents: A Paddler's Passion for Water?.
- Subject:
- World Bank, War, La Nina, and Yugoslavia
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 April 24
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1) Peter Berle and Jane Goodall discuss Dr. Goodall's ?Roots and Shoots? program and how individuals can contribute to ecological conservation. 2) Steven Westcott talks about the Habitat Conservation Plan 3) Peter Berle speaks with chemist, Dr. Leslie Orgel about molecular reproduction on primitive earth. 4) Peter Berle speaks with science writer Andrea Gianopoulos about viewing Mars. 5) Steven Westcott and Joe Eastman, professor of anatomy discuss 4 new species of fish discovered in Antarctica. 6) Peter Berle, Dr. Henry Li, Dr. John Moulder and Libby Kelly debate the health effects of electromagnetic radiation and cell phone towers. 7) Naturalist John Weeks reads his essay ?ecological message in city lights?.
- Subject:
- Orgel, Leslie, HCB (Habitat Conservation Plans), Mars, and Shoots and Roots
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 April 17
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1) Steven Westcott discusses the environmental impact and health risks of PCBs. 2) Steven Westcott talks about the resurgence of the California Gray Whale and illegal whaling. 3) Linda Anderson interviews the ?Bear Woman of Idaho? who rehabilitates orphaned black bear cubs and releases them back into the wild. 4) Peter Berle talks about the mating ritual of the Blue Footed Boobie. 5) Peter Berle and University of Alabama musical director, Jeff Reynolds, discuss Spring themes in classical music compositions by Antonio Vivaldi and Franz Joseph Haydn. 6) Peter Berle interviews Dr. Jane Goodall about her research and advocacy with Chimpanzees in Tanzania. 7) Steven Westcott takes calls from listeners about solar energy.
- Subject:
- Gray Whales, PCBs, Blue Footed Boobies, and Black Bears
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 April 10
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1) Steven Westcott discusses the seven salmon species which have been listed as either threatened or endangered in the Pacific NW, 2) Peter Berle reports on efforts to produce certified/organic/shadegrown coffee, 3) Peter Berle talks about the anniversary of Earth Day with Dennis Hayes, 4) In the Earth Calendar Peter Berle reports on bald eagles nesting in southern Illinois, 5) Steven Westcott reports on the rebounding population of green turtles in the Caribbean, 6) In the Talking Green segment Peter Berle discusses a new management plan for timber sales from Tongas National Forest in Alaska, 7) William Leacock reports on his experiences with brown bear poachers on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia.
- Subject:
- Coffee, Salmon, Endangered species--Pacific Coast (U.S.), and Earth Day
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 April 3
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1) The disappearance of wetlands around the Great Lakes is discussed by Steven Westcott, 2) In the Origins of Life series Peter Berle talks about the formation of the earth's moon, 3) Linda Anderson reports on Recycline a comapany which makes recycled toothbrushes, 4) In the Earth Calendar Peter Berle reports on the end of the maple sugar season, 5) Steven Westcott talks with an engineer from IBM about that company's manufacturing of computer cases from recycled plastics, 6) In the Talking Green segment Peter Berle talks about the loss of farmland acreage in the U.S., 7) In Greentips Peter Berle talks about how to remove dandelions from your lawn without using pesticides and chemicals, 8) Craig Lambert reads from his book "Mind over Water."
- Subject:
- Great Lakes Region (North America), Life on earth, Wetlands, and Moon
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 March 27
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1)Sean Dudley reports on developments in producing hybrid cars, 2) Steven Westcott discusses Home Depot's commitment to sell certified lumber, 3) Richard Dunnelly talks about skunk cabbage and reads a poem by William Bronk, 4) In the Earth Calendar segment Peter Berle talks about shad migration to spawning areas, 5) In the Talking Green segment Peter Berle discusses developments in solar energy products, 6) Peter Berle travels down the Irawaddy River in Myannmar.
- Subject:
- Forest products--Certification, Home Depot, Hybrid cars, and Swamp cabbage
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 March 20
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1) Peter Berle reports on the anniversary of Three Mile Island and the regulations and training that were put in place afterwards to prevent a recurrence, 2) Steven Westcott reports on a storm chaser group at the Univ. of Missouri, 3) David Helvarg reads from his essay " A Day on the Water," 4) In the Earth Calendar Peter Berle reports on the nesting of prairie chickens in Texas, 5) Steven Westcott reports on the 1999 "Green Guide to Cars and Trucks," 6) In Talking Green Peter Berle talks with two people about environmental journalism - print and broadcast, 7) Updates on issues, 8) Listener comments.
- Subject:
- Prairie chickens, Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant (Pa.), Storm chasers, and Green guides
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 March 13
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1) Steven Westcott reports on dolphins dying due to pcbs in their blubber, 2) Sean Dudley reports on Jan Schlichtman, the lawyer depicted in the movie "Civil Action," who believes that mediation, rather than litigation, will solve environmental cases, 3)Peter Berle talks with Jim Napoitano of RPI about the makeup of human bodies which contain materials from outer space, 4) In the Earth Calendar Peter Berle reports on lambs being born on his farm in western MA, 5) Steven Westcott reports on the diminishing lobster population in Rhode Island and efforts to restore the population, 6) In the Talking Green segment Peter Berle talks about the 10th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez spill and efforts to insure that it doesn't happen again, 7) David Quammen reads from his book "Wild Thoughts from Wild Places."
- Subject:
- Polychlorinated biphenyls, Dolphins, Environmental law, and Schlichtmann, Jan
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 March 6
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1) Peter Berle talks about the impact of a U.S. Court of Appeals decision shutting down logging on Forest Service lands in the southeastern U.S., 2) Steven Westcott reports on overfishing of cod on George's Bank, 3) a memorial to Henry Kendall an American physicist who was one of the founders of the Union of Concerned Scientists, 4) listener comments, 5) In the Earth Calendar segment Peter Berle reports on picking iceberg lettuce in Arizona, 6) Steven Westcott talks with Steve Brill an urban forager who searches urban parks for edible plants, 7) In Talking Green Peter Berle reports on slaughterhouses, 8) author Myron Arms reads from his book "Riddle of the Ice."
- Subject:
- Logging, United States. Forest Service, Cod fishing (Atlantic cod), and Georges Bank
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 February 27
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1) Steven Westcott discusses the interstate shipment of garbage from NYC to Virginia, 2) Peter Berle reports on possible environmental impact from possible computer malfunctions during Y2K, 3) Peter Berle reads from his essay on Myannmar "A Place to Talk," 4) In the Earth Calendar segment Peter Berle reports on the great horned owls, 5) Steven Westcott talks about environmental careers, 6) In Talking Green Peter Berle reports on green investing, 7) In Ear to the Ground Linda Anderson reports on the nonviolent training offered to ecowarriors by the Ruckus Society.
- Subject:
- Interstate commerce, Y2K problem (Computer systems), Myanmar, and Garbage
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 February 20
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1) Steven Westcott talks about the environment impact of backyard methamphetamine labs, 2) Peter Berle talks with a microbiologist about bacteria in hot springs in Yellowstone National Park, 3) Merrill Gilfillan reads from "Chokecherry Places," 4) Peter Berle talks about the diamondback rattlesnake in the Earth Calendar, 5) Steven Westcott describes the Green Scissors report about the 1999 federal budget, 6) Peter Berle reports on efforts to control and regulate diesel exhaust fumes in Talking Green, 7) Susan Emmett reports on desertification on the African continent.
- Subject:
- Yellowstone National Park, Diamondback rattlesnake, Bacteria, and Methamphetamine--Environmental aspects--United States
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 February 13
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1)Peter Berle discusses the environmental initiatives in the federal budget for 1999, 2) Steven Westcott reports on the impact of gambling casinos on the environment in Southern Mississippi, 3) Linda Anderson reports on the efforts of the Surf Rider Foundation to keep the oceans and beaches clean for surfers and other in the Ear to the Ground segment, 4) Peter Berle talks about Punxsutawney Phil, 5) Steven Westcott talks with Greg Sauers a builder of traditional wooden canoes, 6) In Talking Green Peter Berle talks with proponents and opponents of ski resort expansion on U.S. government land, 7) Peter Berle talks about feeding deer in winter in Green Tips, 8) T.A. Barron reads from "To Walk in Wilderness."
- Subject:
- Budget--United States, Mississippi, Gambling casinos, and Environmental protection
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 February 6
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1) Peter Berle continues a discussion of the impact of armed conflict on the environment and steps that the U.S.military is taking to mitigate that, 2) Peter Berle talks with Lester Brown of the World Watch Institute, 3) Steven Westcott reports on issues affecting Russian brown bears on the Kamchatka Peninsula, In the Earth Calendar Peter Berle reports on the harvesting of red and pink grapefruit, 5) Steven Westcott reports on British Columbia forestry official who resent boycott of their forest products by various corporations, 6) In Talking Green Peter Berle asks whether or not we have preserved enough wilderness land, 7) Jerry Dennis reads from "The River Home."
- Subject:
- Environment, Brown, Lester, 1934-, Economic development, and War
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 January 30
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1)Peter Berle talks about the environmental consequences of war, 2) John van Koske reports on threats to Connecticut family farms, 3) Steven Westcott reports on listener comments, 4) the Earth Calendar segment is a report on ice fishing in Lake Winnibigoshish Minnesota, 5) Sean Dudley reports on Mexican gray wolves and human predation, 6) In Talking Green Peter Berle discusses the need to strengthen or weaken the Endangered Species Act, 7) William Tapply reads from "A Fly Fishing Life."
- Subject:
- Environment, Ice fishing, Agriculture--Connecticut., and War
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 January 23
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1) Steven Westcott talks with Dr. James Megan of NIAID about the use of satellites to track deer mice in studying hanta virus, 2) Peter Berle reports on the state of the Alaska brown bear (grizzlies) on the Kenai Peninsula, 3) Linda Anderson reports on efforts to limit development in the American Southwest, 4) Steven Westcott describes pirate perch breeding along the Savannah River, 5) Steven Westcott talks about the purchase of forest lands from Champion, 6) In the Talking Green segment Peter Berle talks about sustainable development with Paul Ehrlich and others, 7) Linda Hasselstrom reads from her book Leaning into the Wind.
- Subject:
- Kenai Peninsula (Alaska), Brown bear--Alaska, Hantavirus, and Satellite tracking
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 January 13
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1) Steven Westcott discusses efforts to save old growth forests by a coalition of multinational corporations and environmentalists, 2) Peter Berle reports on efforts by advocates in Maine and New Hampshire to create a national park in each of those states, 3) Shawn Dudley reports on efforts to use DNA evidence to catch poachers in Maine, 4) the Earth Calendar segment reports on eastern tiger salamanders breeding in Maryland, 5) In Talking Green Peter Berle asks what items the Clinton administration should put on its environmental agenda for the rest of its term, 6) Peg Millett, an Earth First member, talks about her time in jail and her use of music and song to protest environmental issues.
- Subject:
- National parks, Old growth forests--British Columbia, Poaching, and DNA identification
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 January 6
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1) Nancy Wilson reports on controversial efforts to remove 4 dams from the lower Snake River to promote salmon migration, 2) Peter Berle talks with astronomer Paul Butler abut recent discoveries of stars with orbiting planets, 3) Luis Urrea reads from his book Nobody's Son, 4) the Earth Calendar segment is about pecan harvesting in Georgia, 5) In Talking Green Peter Berle talks with three Environment Show advisers about the need for attitude changes to save the planet, 6) Green Tips is about saving water in your home, 7) Steven Westcott reports on proposed new mileage regulations for SUVs and light trucks.
- Subject:
- Extrasolar planets, Urrea, Luis Alberto, Pecan--Georgia, and Salmon--Spawning--Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1998 December 28
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1) Peter Berle revisits issues discussed on the program in the past year, 2) Steven Westcott reports on the impact of global warming on Alaskan glaciers, 2) Linda Anderson reports on the efforts of Save Our Cumberland Mountains, 3) Nancy Wilson reports on the adoption of a pack of wolves by the Nez Perce Indians in Idaho, 5) Peter Berle talks with the mayor of New Orleans about enhancements to the city, 6) In Talking Green Peter Berle talks about urban sprawl, economic growth, and land use.
- Subject:
- Electric utilities Deregulation, Cumberland Mountains, Wolves, and Glaciers Alaska
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1998 December 22
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1) Shawn Dudley reports on efforts to control the Asian longhorn wood boring beetle in the U.S., 2) Steven Westcott reports on the use of nuclear explosion technology in detecting lightning over oceans, 3) Peter Berle talks with Dr. John Bradley about a meteorite fro Mars, 4) In the Earth Calendar setment Peter Berle reports on flamingos in Bolivia, 5) Dorian Jones reports on shipping water from Turkey to Cyprus, 6) Peter Berle talks about the land trusst movement in Talking Green, 7) Steven Westcott reports on the repurposing of Christmas tress to create offshore brush fences.
- Subject:
- Asian longhorned beetle, Lightning, Flamingos, and Meteorites
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1998 June 17
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1) Peter Berle talks with Lynn Goldman about the global to control persistent organic pollutants (pops), 2) Rachel Ann Goodman reports on the Ocean Conference held in Monterey, CA which proposed a moratorium on offshore drilling until 2012, 3) Peter Berle recommends consolidated shopping tips in Green Tips, 4) the National Guard's role in environmental protection, 5) In Earth Calendar Peter Berle describes harvesting wheat in Kansas, 6) Steven Westcott reports on a colition of religious groups formed to protect forests, 7) In Talking Green Peter Berle disucsses wht environmental impact of offroad vehicles, 8) William Langeweische reads from his book Sahara Unveiled
- Subject:
- Offshore drilling for oil, PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS, Ocean pollution, and Dioxins--Environmental aspects
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1998 June 9
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1) Peter Berle talks with scientists about underground nuclear testing in India and Pakistan, 2) Steven Westcott reports on the environmental imact of El Nino, increased algal blooms, 3) Peter Berle reports on neutrinos, 4) In Ear to the Ground Linda Anderson reports on the Friends of the Earth's campaign to reduce the number of SUVs, 5) In Earth Calendar Peter Berle talks about the increased visitation to the U.S. national parks, 6) Steven Westcott reports on the plan to build a newspaper recycling plant in the South Bronx, 7) In Talking Green Peter Berle talks with scientists about the efforts to protect whales, 8) Rick Bass reads from his work "Where the Sea Used to Be."
- Subject:
- El Nino Current--Environmental aspects, Underground nuclear explosions--India, Underground nuclear explosions--Environmental aspects, and Underground nuclear explosions--Pakistan
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1998 June 2
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1) Steven Westcott reports on the impact of fires burning in Mexico on monarch butterfly habitat, 2) Peter Berle discusses the impact of overexploitation of Indonesia' environmental resources on its economy and environment, 3) Laurel Blossom reads her poetry about Florida, 4) In the Earth Calendar segment Peter Berle talks about orchids blooming on acreage near Woodstock, VT 5) Steven Westcott reports on wolves in Denali Nat'l Park and talks with Dr. David Meech, 6) In the Talking Green segment Peter Berle describes the dangers of lead paint in older houses, 7) the Green Tips portion reports on bats in your house, 8) Listener comments on recent shows
- Subject:
- Indonesia--Environmental conditions, Chimalapas Region (Mexico), Slash and burn cultivation, and Monarch butterfly
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1998 May 26
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1) Steven Westcott describes the attempt by a Canadian company to sell water from Lake Superior, 2) Peter Berle talks about the death of Marjorie Stoneman Douglas an advocate for the Florida Everglades, 3) In the Ear to the Ground segment Linda Anderson talks with members of Save our Cumberland Mountains about their efforts to obtain economic justice and protect their environment, 4) In Earth Calendar Peter Berle describes the migration of bowhead whales to the Beaufort Sea, 5) Steven Westcott discusses ecofriendly packaging developed by Earth Shell Corp. 6) In Talking Green Peter Berle discusses climate change and the Kyoto Accord, 7) Ann Zwinger reads a passage about the Chihuahuan Desert from her book The Mysterious Lands
- Subject:
- Douglas, Marjory Stoneman, Lake Superior, Water rights--Great Lakes (North America), and Everglades (Fla.)--Environmental conditions--History
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1998 May 19
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1) Peter Berle discusses the Superfund Act, its lack of reform, and $650 million in funds no longer available, 2) Steven Westcott reports on Chippewa Indians in Minnesota who must farm raise perch and other fish because the stocks in Red Lake are depleted, 3) Eric Butner reports on the environmental impact of buying and owning exotic pets, 4) the Earth Calendar focuses on squash harvesting in South Carolina, 5) John Carlson reports on his trek on the Appalachian Trail, 6) Peter Berle talks with doctors about environmental factors affecting asthma in Talking Green, 7) Peter Berle reports on using reel lawn movers in Green Tips, 8) Steven Westcott summarizes listener comments to recent programs
- Subject:
- Chippewa Indians, Superfund, Browner, Carol M. (Carol Martha), 1955-, and Red Lake (Minn.)
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1998 May 12
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1) Peter Berle discusses the growth of China and its impact on its and the world's environment, 2) Peter Berle discusses the removal of 29 animals from the Endangered Species List, 3) Steven Westcott describes a collective of Tramp of Folk Artists in Troy, NY, 4) In the Earth Calendar segment Peter Berle describes the migration and other habits of Mexican free tailed bats, 5) Linda Anderson talks with Alan Durning of the Northwest Environment Watch about the possiblity of substituting a pollution tax for income tax, 6) Peter Berle leads a discussion of fuel cells in the Talking Green portion, 7) Anne Eales reads from her book "Army Wives on the American Frontier"
- Subject:
- Free-tailed bats, Endangered species--United States, Tramp art United States, and China--Environmental conditions.
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1998 May 5
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1) Peter Berle discusses the making of paper from hemp and knaf with David Crane of Crane & Co., 2) Steven Westcott talks about the relationship among acorn production, white footed mice, white tail deer and Lyme disease, 3) Nancy Wilson reports on part 2 of her feature on overfishing in the Channel Is. off Santa Barbara, CA, 4) In the Earth Calendar segment Peter Berle talks with Peter Dunwoody about the varieties of wildflowers blooming on the San Juan Is. in the Puget Sound, 5) Steven Westcott talks with author Susan Cohn about her book "Green at Work," 6) Peter Berle talks with Sheldon Richmond and Diane D. Ridgely about whether or not economic incentives should be implemented to support smaller families, 7) Peter Berle provides tips to protect yourself from Lyme disease-carrying deer ticks, 8) Maya Angelou reads two poems
- Subject:
- Crane and Company, inc., Dalton, Mass, Hemp industry--United States, Kenaf, and Lyme disease--United States
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1998 April 28
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1)Steven Westcott talks with Carl Pope of the Sierra Club about the club's vote not to support immigration limits, 2) Nancy Willson describes a plan to create a no-take marine reserve around the Channel Is. Off Santa Barbara, CA 3) Peter Berle interviews author Jon Plaut about the relationship between corporations and environmental concerns, 4) Earth Calendar - Peter Berle describes the spring migration of whooping cranes from Alberta Canada to Texas, 5) Linda Wilson profiles John Carlson who is through-hiking the Appalachian Trail, 6) Talking Green - a discussion of the overtaking of lobsters from the waters off the coast of Maine, 7) Steven Westcott talks with Dr. Peter Fong about his research on the effects of Prozac on the sex lives of fingernail clams
- Subject:
- Immigration, Overfishing, Population control, and Channel Islands (Calif.)
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1998 April 21
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1) Peter Berle discusses the plant life report about plant species extinction from the World Conservation Union, 2) Steven Westcott reports on freshwater mussels and their role in freshwater ecosystems, 3) Peter Berle talks about the recycling of Vietnam-era napalm by the U.S. Navy and its use as a fuel in cement kilns, 4) the Earth Calendar segment has a report on Vidalia onion harvesting, 5) Steven Westcott talks with Timothy Braylauer abuot the ancient meteorite that hit the Yucatan peninsula, 6) In Talking Green Peter Berle discusses the cleanup of nuclear waste from the Rocky Flats, CO, weapons production site, 7) Alan Weisman reads from his essay on Gaviotas Columbia
- Subject:
- Napalm, Biodiversity, Plants Extinction, and Freshwater mussels--United States
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1998 April 18
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- 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
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- 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
- 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
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- 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
- Description:
- 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
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- 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
- Description:
- 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
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- 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
- Description:
- 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
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- 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
- Description:
- 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.
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- 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
- Description:
- 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