1.) Thomas Lalley talks with John Pasaquitano of Ozone Action about pending legislation that will help to completely phase out ozone depleting chemicals and how this has led to the smuggling of these chemicals. 2.) Host Peter Berle talks with Bev Bloom of the Solar Cookers International about their work helping to bring solar cooking technology to countries with scarce wood supplies. 3.) Berle talks with Tony Naricho, spokesman for the Yankee Atomic Power Plant, about the closing of the plant. 4.) In the segment Portrait of a Place, photographer Robert Glenn Ketchum discusses his special place, the world. 5.) In the segment Earth Calendar, Karen Chapman of the Audubon Society talks about the increase in mosquitoes in the Texas Rio Grande Valley, due in large part to recent flooding.
1.) Host Peter Berle talks with Mike Schutz from the Environmental Protection Agency about the recent water quality agreement involving the Truckee River in Nevada. 2.) Berle talks with Judith Labelle, of the Glenwood Center, about how it helps communities to plan for their environmental future. 3.) Thomas Lalley reports from Trenton, New Jersey on the city's efforts to reinvigorate brownfields. 4.) In the segment Portrait of a Place, Tim Palmer, author of "America by Rivers", discusses the Salmon River in Idaho. 5.) In the segment Earth Calendar, Bob Candaro of the New York Botanical Gardens discusses the colors of fall foliage.
1.) Host Peter Berle talks with Paul Pritchard of the National Parks and Conservation Association about new legislation in Congress that will effect over 60 parks. 2.) Thomas Lalley talks with Matt Jacobson of the Green Mountain Watch about a controversy involving the timber industry and the Lamb Brook area in Vermont. 3.) Berle talks with Dan Jensen, a biology professor from the University of Pennsylvania, about bioprospecting or looking for plants for pharmaceutical and chemical purposes. 4.) In the segment Earth Calendar, Berle talks with Jeff Obrecht of the Wyoming Fish and Game Department, about the elks' mating season.
1.) Host Peter Berle talks with Alaskan Senator Ted Stevens about revisions to the Magnuson-Stevens Act, relating to the conservation and mangament of fisheries. 2.) In the segment Locking Horns, Rhea Miller, commissioner of the San Juan Islands and Chris Hodgkins, attorney for a local tourist company, argue over recent legislation to outlaw personal watercrafts around the San Juan Islands. 2.) Thomas Lalley reports on possible dangers involved with fiberglass installation and talks with Ann Janet Dicarlo of the National Resources Defense Council about the issue. 3.) Berle talks with Gene Logsdon about his work in the book "Earth at Our Doorstep". 4.) In the segment Earth Calendar, Berle talks with Jim Nichols, a fourth generation corn and soybean farmer about corn harvesting.
1.) Host Peter Berle talks with Republican pollster Pete Snyder how the Republican party is dealing with environmental issues. 2.) Berle talks with George Davis of the Ecologically Sustainable Development company, about his most recent project, the Amur land basin located in China and Russia. 3.) Berle talks with Charles Hollister, a scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, about hurricane like storms near the bottom of the ocean. 4.) Thomas Lalley reports on socially responsible financial institutions and talks with Alicia Gravits of Co-op America. 5.) In the segment Earth Calendar, Berle talks with Pat Raves, educator at the North Carolina Aquarium of Roanoke Island about the Portugese Man of War jellyfish.
1.) Host Peter Berle talks with Democratic pollster Salinda Lake about the importance of environmental issues in the Presidential race. 2.) Thomas Lalley reports on the "Eden Alternative", a project developed by Dr. Bill Thomas, that brings plants, animals, and children into nursing homes. 3.) Berle talks with Wade Davis, an ethnobiologist, about the relationship indigenous peoples of Latin America have with plants. 4.) In the segment Portrait of a Place, author Scott Weidensaul talks about a mountain in the Appalachians of Pennsylvania. 5.) In the segment Earth Calendar, Scott Weidensaul discusses his book "Raptors: Birds of Prey".
1.) Host Peter Berle talks with Jack Ward Thomas, chief of the U.S. Forest Service, about forest fires. 2.) Thomas Lalley reports on the eco-tourism trend and talks with Katrina Brandon about the dangers involved in such an unregulated industry. 3.) Berle talks with Dr. Megan Beesley, professor of anthropology, about the negative effects eco-tourism is having on Botswana. 4.) Berle talks with Al Norman, a citizen activist, trying to fight big box developers from building around small towns. 5.) In the segment Earth Calendar Berel talks with B.J. Copeland of the North Carolina Sea Grant program about hurricane season.
1.) Host Peter Berle discusses the environmental activism of corporations, including the Nature Company, Sebastian, and Stonyfield Farm. 2.) In the segment Locking Horns, Cindy King of the Sierra Club and Frank Harkenrider, mayor of Hermison, Oregon, debate the issue of chemical weapons incineration. 3.) Thomas Lalley talks with Harold Mayfield, an expert on Kirtland's Warblers, about the endangered species that is making a comeback. 4.) In the segment Portrait of a Place author David Grimes discusses the various rivers that have impacted his life. 5.) In the segment Earth Calendar Berle talks with John Neeshi, a biologist, about the mating rituals of the musk ox.
1.) Thomas Lalley talks with Gary Gardener of the Worldwatch Institute about environmental degradation and the loss of cropland worldwide. 2.) In the segment Portrait of a Place, author Patty Ann Rogers describes Shoal Creek, Missouri. 3.) Host Peter Berle talks with Harvard professor Edward O. Wilson about his recent book "In Search of Nature". 4.) Berle talks with Janet Hogan Taylor, author of "Dead Snails Leave no Trails", about natural pest control. 5.) In the segment Earth Calendar Berle talks with naturalist James Trager about wildflowers.
1.) Host Peter Berle reports on the controversy involving the regulation of dolphin safe tuna and talks with Brooks Yager of the Deparment of the Interior about the regulations. 2.) Berle discusses sustainable environment around the Columbia River in Washington. 3.) Thomas Lalley compares sustainable development in Washington to sustainable development in India and talks with architect Sue Hassini about the differences. 4.) In the segment Locking Horns, citizen activist Honey Sharp Wheeler argues with Ron Nessen of the cellular telephone industry association about how much say citizens' should have in the construction of cellular towers. 5.) In the segment Earth Calendar, Lalley talks with Steve Webster from the Monterey Bay Aquarium about blue whales.