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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
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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