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1181. Environment Show #96

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1991 November 3
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 introduces a story by Karen Kelly about the pellet stove, a newer more environmentally friendlier version of the wood stove. 2.) Robertson talks with Thomas Jorling of the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation about a lawsuit he is bringing against the EPA for failing to implement their own capacity assurance program regarding state's hazardous waste materials. 3.) Becky Ramsey talks with Maria Valdez a Colorado woman who started People's Energy Alternative Services, a company that helps individuals cheaply design energy efficient homes. 4.) Robertson talks with Raymond Lewis of the American Methanol Institute about the benefits and uses of methanol.
Subject:
Pellet fuel, Hazardous waste disposal, Energy efficiency, and Methanol as fuel.

1182. Environment Show #94

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1991 October 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.) Correspondent Devar Ardalan reports from New Mexico on the potentially dangerous health effects the Los Alamos National Laboratory's toxic waste dumping may be having on residents. 2.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with chemist Dr. Sherwood Roland about ozone depletion. Robertson also talks with underwater explorer Jean Michel Cousteau about the global implications of that depletion. 3.) Robertson reports on the effects of decreased funding for urban forests.
Subject:
Ozone layer depletion, Los Alamos (N.M.)--Environmental conditions, and Cousteau, Jean-Michel

1183. Environment Show #92

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1991 October 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 discusses the decline in fuel efficiency of next year's cars and talks with John Desico of the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy about the issue. 2.) Robertson talks with Carl Hutchinson, owner of a road recycling company, about the process involved in recycling asphalt. 3.) Robertson talks with Dr. John Cherry, professor of Earth Sciences, about the environmental dangers of home septic systems.
Subject:
Septic tanks--Environmental aspect, Asphalt Recycling, and Fuel efficiency

1184. Environment Show #91

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1991 September 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 Matthew Davidson of the Open Space Institute about their recent purchase of 4000 acres of land in Phillipstown, NY, for preservation. 2.) Robertson talks with Florida Senator Bob Graham about his proposed National Wildlife Refuge System Management and Policy Act of 1991 that will better clarify the role of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 3.) Mary Boyle reports from Yellowstone National Park about the recent controversy about the recent proposal to reintroduce grey wolves into the park.
Subject:
Open Space Institute, Wolves, National Wildlife Refuge System (U.S.), and Yellowstone National Park.

1185. Environment Show #90

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1991 September 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.) In a segment by Karen Kelly, various scientists are interviewed about the recent supercritical water oxidation process. This process is meant to be a more environmentally sound practice then incineration and landfill alternatives. 2.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with geologist Craig Hatfield about his research involving oil supply and his conclusion that the world's oil supply is running out. 3.) Robertson talks with Shelley Costa, of the group STOP or Stop Out Fall Pipe, about their protests against Massachusetts building a pipeline that would take treated/untreated sewage and dump it into the Massachusetts Bay.
Subject:
Oil depletion theory, Waste disposal, and Sewage disposal

1186. Environment Show #89

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1991 September 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 discusses the recently published report by the Office of Technology Assessment on energy technology choices that contrasts 5 different energy scenarios with the one proposed by President Bush. 2.) Robertson talks with Professor Frank Wixx of Union College about his recent findings that proper tire pressure could lead to a savings of 2 million gallons of gas a year. 3.) Bob Rija reports from Montana about the controversy over the proposed reopening of an old gold mine in Cook City. 4.) Robertson talks with Joel McCower, writer of the "Green Consumer Letter", who gives some green consumer tips.
Subject:
Tires--Standards., Green living, Mining, and Office of Technology Assessment

1187. Environment Show #87

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1991 September 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 David Phillips of the Earth Island Institute about the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) ruling that the United States' recent dolphin protection laws are not allowable under free trade agreements. 2.) Nick Eisenberg reports from Pitkin County, Colorado where they have a new type of landfill that promotes separating, composting, and mulching. 3.) Robertson has an interview with Alan Silverstein, Center for Ecological Technology, about the benefits of fluorescent lighting.
Subject:
General Agreement on Tariff and Trade (Organization), Landfills, and Fluorescent lighting.

1188. Environment Show #86

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1991 August 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 discusses new regulations for clean auto fuels that were recently agreed upon by over 30 groups, including those in government, oil, and conservation. 2.) Robertson introduces a story that will be continued next week about the link between tire inflation and gas savings. 3.) Robertson talks with scientists from the Center for World Environment and Sustainable Development, a group consisting of scientists from Duke University, North Carolina State, and North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Subject:
Tires--Standards., Sustainable development, and Emission standards

1189. Environment Show #85

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1991 August 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 discusses the recent controversy over President Bush's decision to redefine wetlands. 2.) Richard Grossman reads a poem from his anthology "The Animals". 3.) Lesley Lomas reports on the events in Colorado surrounding the Wirth-Brown Bill, a wilderness preservation bill that may effect water rights. 4.) Robertson talks with John Schafer of the Real Goods Trading Company about the success of their recent "Off the Grid" day.
Subject:
Real Goods Trading Corporation, Grossman, Richard, Wetlands, and Water Rights

1190. Environment Show #84

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1991 August 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.) Nancy Marshall reports on a recent expedition to the Arctic Ocean. The expedition, consisting of 3 ships, will study biological, geological, and environmental aspects of the Arctic. 2.) Bruce Robertson reports on the Matshushita Corporation which recently developed a fridge compressor that does not use chlorofluorocarbons. 3.) Host Melissa Rocker talks with Bruce DeWolfson of Environmental Product Corporation, about their new recycling vending machines, used for returning glass, plastic, and aluminum cans.
Subject:
Arctic expeditions, Matsushita Communications Company, and Recycling