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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
1) Nancy Marshall talks with members of Russia?s Green Party about their ideology and efforts to fund local level projects. 2) Peter Berle consults with Dr. Stephen Webster, Marine Science Advisor for the Monterey Bay Aquarium, and Bert Vescolani, Director of Education for the Shedd Aquarium, to answer listeners? questions about the role of aquariums in promoting education, activism, and research. 3) In The Earth Calendar segment, Peter Berle talks with Sandra Perez from the Department of Entomology at the University of Kansas, about migration patterns of monarch butterflies. 4) Steve Westcott talks with Jerry Casgrove from the Land Preservation Project, George Allen, a dairy farmer, and other residents from Easton, New York about their opinions on land use in the town and the decision to not build a nuclear power plant there. 5) In the Ear to the Ground segment, Linda Anderson talks with Mary Estes, Coordinator of the Arizona Site Steward Project, about the state?s efforts to train volunteers to monitor archeological sites in order to protect artifacts and petroglyphs. 6) Rachael Philips reports on the collaboration between the U.S. Department of Energy, EPA, and Maytag to design a high efficiency washing machine to conserve water and energy. 7) Michael Ray Taylor reads an excerpt from his book, ?Cave Passages: Roaming the Underground Wilderness.?
1)Lee Farben talks with Ron Wolford, an educator with the Urban Gardening Program at the University of Illinois? Cooperative Extension Service, about the Farmers Market Nutrition Program (WIC) and the Cook County Jail?s Vegetable Garden Project. 2) Thomas Lalley talks with Dr. Kevin McGowan, Associate Curator of birds and mammals at Cornell University, about crow?s extended family groups and social structure. 3) Stephanie Goitchman plays listeners? comments about the health and environmental aspects of seafood. 4) Mark Jenkins reads an excerpt from his book, ?To Timbuktu: A Journey Down the Niger.? 5) Peter Berle talks with Alan McRobert, Associate Editor of Sky and Telescope Magazine, about the Perseid Meteor Shower. 6) Thomas Lalley talks with Gene Logsdon, author of ?The Contrary Farmer,? and ?The Contrary Farmer?s Invitation to Gardening.? 7) Peter Berle talks with Eric Holst from Rainforest Alliance?s Agricultural Certification Program, Paul Katzeff, CEO of the Thanksgiving Coffee Company and creator of Songbird Coffee, David Griswold, President and Founder of the Sustainable Harvest Coffee Company, and Jeffrey Parrish, a conservation ornithologist with the Nature Conservancy and the Wings of America Program about shade grown coffee. 8) Recording of ?We Belong to the Earth? performed by Kim and Reggie Harris and Magpie.
1) Peter Berle talks with Carol Browner, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, about clean air regulations and other policy agendas. 2) Stephanie Goitchman plays listeners? comments about endocrine disrupters. 3) Thomas Lalley talks with James Pipkin from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Brian Riddle, a research scientist for the Department of Fisheries in Canada, and Glen Spain, attorney, about the dispute between Canada and the United States over salmon fishing and the Pacific Salmon Treaty. 4) Author Don Gayton reads a passage from his book, ?Landscapes of the Interior: Re-explorations of Nature and the Human Spirit.? 5) In The Earth Calendar segment, Peter Berle talks with Richard Merrick from the National Marines Fishery Service about the reproductive behaviors of Steller sea lions. 6) Peter Berle talks with Holly Swanson about her views regarding the green movement and her book, ?Set Up & Sold Out: Find Out What Green Really Means.? 7) Peter Berle consults with Dr. Alan Berkowitz from the Institute of Ecosystem Studies, and Michael Sanera, researcher from the Clermount Institute and author of ?Facts Not Fear: Teaching Children About the Environment,? to answer listeners? questions about environmental education. 8) Navajo songwriter Sharon Burch sings, ?Earth and Sun,? from her CD, ?Touch the Sweet Earth.?
1) Steven Westcott talks with Scott Holste, spokesman for the Missouri Attorney General?s Office, Charlie Arnot, Vice President of Communications for Premium Standard Farms, and Ralph Summers, Coordinator of the EPA?s Wastewater Discharge Program for the northern Missouri area, about the investigation into the waste discharge practices at Premium Standard Farms and the general problems associated with large-scale pig farms. 2) Lee Talbott discusses his role as a consultant for the World Bank?s dam project on the Nam Theun River in Laos. 3) In the Ear to the Ground segment, Linda Anderson talks with Elizabeth Richardson from Colorado Open Lands, a non-profit land trust, about efforts to preserve open land throughout Colorado. 4) In The Earth Calendar segment, Peter Berle talks with Jennifer Kaiser, Communications Director for the Lindsay Wildlife Museum, about tarantula mating season. 5) Eugene Sohn talks with Marva Ginrich, an outdoor recreation planner at the Montezuma Wildlife Refuge, and Bernd Blossey, Director of the Biological Control of Non-Indigenous Plant Species Program for the Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, about efforts to control Purple Loosestrife, an invasive species, at the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge. 6) Peter Berle talks with Mary Olson, a nuclear waste specialist for the Nuclear Information and Resource Service, and Dale Klein, Associate Vice-Chancellor for the University of Texas System and a scientist at the National Research Center in Amarillo, about the First International Convention on Managing Spent Nuclear Fuel. 7) Lauren Cometeau reports from Holland about pig farms, pork exports, and impact of swine fever on local pig farmers.
1) Peter Berle talks with Gregg Cooke, an environmental lawyer, Keith Cope, Joint Venture Manager for Broomfield Joint Venture, and Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk about Brownfield development in Texas. 2) Scott Westcott talks with Don Henley about the Walden Woods Project and his efforts to protect Walden Woods and Walden Pond from development. 3) In the Ear to the Ground segment, Linda Anderson talks with contest organizers from the Prettiest Places in America Contest sponsored by the Paint Quality Institute, Better Homes and Gardens, and Architecture magazine. 4) In The Earth Calendar segment, Peter Berle talks with Lynn Bennett from Bennett Turkey Farms about raising turkeys. 5) Rachel Philips talks with Bill Ziegler, Vice President of Conservation and Science for the American Wilderness Experience, and Roy Geiger, the National Wildlife Federation?s Coordinator for Education and Volunteer Programs, about nature centers and nature malls. 6) Peter Berle talks with Dan Stein, Executive Director of the Federation for American Immigration Reform, and Santas Gomez, a member of the organizing board for the Political Ecology Group, about the impact of immigration on the environment. 7) Steven Westcott talks with Carol Reed-Jones about her book, ?Green Weddings That Don?t Cost the Earth.?
1) Peter Berle talks with Congressman George Miller (D-California) about the Interior Appropriations Bill. 2) Steven Westcott talks to Dr. Larry Liddle, a professor of marine biology at Long Island University, about slowing the spread of Caulerpa Taxifolia seaweed in the Mediterranean Sea. 3) Peter Berle talks with nature photographer Frans Lanting about his new book, ?Eye to Eye: Intimate Encounters with the Animal World.? 4) Peter Berle talks with Joe Ognibene, fishing columnist for the Niagara Gazette, about musky fishing in the Niagara River. 5) Bob Zanotti, a correspondent with Swiss Radio International, talks with scientists about Chlorofluorocarbon emissions from refrigeration units in developing countries. 6) Peter Berle and Susan Arbiter talk with Drew Caputo, a lawyer for the Natural Resources Defense Council, and Bob Szabo, Executive Director and Counsel for the National Wetlands Coalition, about the Clean Water Act and protection of wetlands. 7) Author Howard Frank Mosher reads an excerpt from his book, ?North Country: A Personal Journey.?