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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1971 August
- Collection:
- Bill and Andy Spence Papers
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap400
- Parent Record(s):
- 992c7fc14c145cca4df35bc005f96969
- Description:
- Recorded at the 1971 Fox Hollow festival there are four artists. The first artist to feature is Diane Parker singing ?Pidgeons? [as spelled on the box label] and ?Simply Beautiful?. The second artist is Guy Carawan singing ?We Will Be Alright Some Day? and ?Baby Songs?. Third is Michael Cooney playing a medley and ?Bear Chase? a musical story. The fourth and last artist on the recording is Andy Wallace playing ?Brother Jimmy?s Dead?, and the beginning of ?Ballad of Davy Crockett?. There is no MC.
- Subject:
- Carawan, Guy, Wallace, Andy, and Cooney, Michael B., 1943-
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1971 August
- Collection:
- Bill and Andy Spence Papers
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap400
- Parent Record(s):
- 992c7fc14c145cca4df35bc005f96969
- Description:
- The box labels the recording being from 1971, but it sounds like a copy of reel 003 from 1972. It features the Rust family playing traditional Swiss and other folk songs. Margaret MacArthur features second accompanied by her children and husband John playing folk songs. The MC is unnamed and uses Janet Boyer to announce the Doris Frazier who plays gospel music. The box label and recording do not match.
- Subject:
- MacArthur, Margaret, 1928-2006, Frazier, Doris, 1930-, and Rust, Mark
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1971 August
- Collection:
- Bill and Andy Spence Papers
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap400
- Parent Record(s):
- 992c7fc14c145cca4df35bc005f96969
- Description:
- From the August 1971 Fox Hollow festival. Opens with the last two songs of a set by Jean Ritchie. The second performer is Guy Carawan, he plays the banjo, hammered dulcimer, and guitar on a variety of folk and country songs. The Rust family: Howard Rust, Pat Rust, Steve Rust, Mark Rust, Alison Rust, Trudy Sampson also called "Oma", and Trudy Koser perform third. The MC is heard only briefly and unnamed. The Box label and recording do not match.
- Subject:
- Carawan, Guy, Rust, Mark, and Ritchie, Jean
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1971 August
- Collection:
- Bill and Andy Spence Papers
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap400
- Parent Record(s):
- 992c7fc14c145cca4df35bc005f96969
- Description:
- A recording from the 1971 Fox Hollow folk music festival held yearly in August. The recording features Allan Stowell, Jack Hume, John Roberts, Larry Hanks, George and Gerry Armstrong, Michael Cooney, and Sweet Corn (a bluegrass band) as listed on the reel box label. There is no MC announcing the musicians, there may be more or less musicians on the recording. They play a variety of traditional folk, cowboy, and bluegrass music.
- Subject:
- Armstrong, Gerry, Hanks, Larry, and Cooney, Michael B., 1943-
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1972 August
- Collection:
- Bill and Andy Spence Papers
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap400
- Parent Record(s):
- 992c7fc14c145cca4df35bc005f96969
- Description:
- Recorded from Fox Hollow 1972, it sounds like a copy of reel 001. It begins with a performance by David Bromberg who is followed by Eric and Martha Nagler with Evelyne Beers. There is no MC on the recording. The names on the reel box label do not match those on the recording. There may be other artists on the recording.
- Subject:
- Bromberg, David, 1945-, Beers, Evelyne, Nagler, Martha, 1945- [from old catalog], and Nagler, Eric
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1972 August
- Collection:
- Bill and Andy Spence Papers
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap400
- Parent Record(s):
- 992c7fc14c145cca4df35bc005f96969
- Description:
- The recording begins with a 10 second beep. This reel is labeled from the 1972 Fox Hollow festival and features Tom Paxton. This recording belongs in Box 120. Paxton plays a variety of his songs all accompanied by guitar. ?The Perfect Bomb? is the last song he plays and then tells a funny story about Jimmy Carter and a swimming rabbit. There is no MC and the label on the reel box does not match the recording.
- Subject:
- Paxton, Tom, 1937-
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1972 August
- Collection:
- Bill and Andy Spence Papers
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap400
- Parent Record(s):
- 992c7fc14c145cca4df35bc005f96969
- Description:
- Sounds like a copy of reel 007. The recording features Fennig's All-Star String Band and Jean Ritchie. The Band members were Marie Brate, Skip Evans, Tom McCreesh, John Pederson, Joan Pelton, Bill Spence, and Joe Williams. Ritchie mentions the nice weather at the festival in that year, 1972. The MC is unnamed.
- Subject:
- Ritchie, Jean and Fennig's All-Star String Band
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1972 August
- Collection:
- Bill and Andy Spence Papers
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap400
- Parent Record(s):
- 992c7fc14c145cca4df35bc005f96969
- Description:
- This appears to be a copy of the reel 003. A recording from the 1972 Fox Hollow festival. It features the Rust family, Margaret MacArthur, and Doris Frazier. The Rust Family are Howard Rust, Pat Rust, Steve Rust, Mark Rust, Alison Rust, Trudy Sampson also called "Oma", and Trudy Koser. Gospel, Polish, and American folk music is played. The MC is unnamed but calls Janet Boyer to the stage to announce Doris Frazier from St. Louis.
- Subject:
- MacArthur, Margaret, 1928-2006, Frazier, Doris, 1930-, and Rust, Mark
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1972 August
- Collection:
- Bill and Andy Spence Papers
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap400
- Parent Record(s):
- 992c7fc14c145cca4df35bc005f96969
- Description:
- The Dildine family, Tom Two Arrows and his family, and Larry Hanks with Faith Petric from San Francisco feature on this 1972 recording. They play a variety of American folk, traditional Native American, and cowboy music. The Native American music comes from a variety of tribes and their meanings are explained by Tom Two Arrows, a native Onondagan.
- Subject:
- Dildine, Ginny, Hanks, Larry, and Dildine, John
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1972 August
- Collection:
- Bill and Andy Spence Papers
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap400
- Parent Record(s):
- 992c7fc14c145cca4df35bc005f96969
- Description:
- Fennig's All-Star String Band leads off this recording from the 1972 Fox Hollow festival. The Band was composed of musicians from the Albany, NY area. Jean Ritchie is the other musician to play on this recording. Ritchie?s first song is ?Let The Sun Shine Down On Me? which she explains was her attempt at a more positive protest song. She is joined by her son for one song.
- Subject:
- Ritchie, Jean and Fennig's All-Star String Band
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1972 August
- Collection:
- Bill and Andy Spence Papers
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap400
- Parent Record(s):
- 992c7fc14c145cca4df35bc005f96969
- Description:
- From the 1972 festival, this recording three multiple acts. It sounds like Eric Nagler as MC. Performers include the Rust family: Howard Rust, Pat Rust, Steve Rust, Mark Rust, Alison Rust, Trudy Sampson also called "Oma", and Trudy Koser. Jerry Cushman of UCLA telling a story about the Devil and Philippe Bruneau. Bruneau plays the button accordion with other Canadian musicians; they play traditional French, Irish, Canadian, and English folk music.
- Subject:
- Rust, Mark, Nagler, Eric, and Bruneau, Philippe, 1934-2011
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1972 August
- Collection:
- Bill and Andy Spence Papers
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap400
- Parent Record(s):
- 992c7fc14c145cca4df35bc005f96969
- Description:
- The box label says this is from 1972 but it in all likelihood is from 1971. Reel 019 is a copy. Janet Boyer, [Evelyne?] Beers, and Michael Cooney feature on this recording along with Guy Carawan, John Roberts, Lou Killen, and Robin and Ellen Christianson. They play a variety of folk music from America and England using various instruments for accompaniment. The box label and recording do not match.
- Subject:
- Carawan, Guy, Saletan, Irene, Killen, Louis, Christenson, Robin, Barrand, Anthony G., Cooney, Michael B., 1943-, Roberts, John, 1944 May 5-, and Saletan, Tony [from old catalog]
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1972 August
- Collection:
- Bill and Andy Spence Papers
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap400
- Parent Record(s):
- 992c7fc14c145cca4df35bc005f96969
- Description:
- A recording from the 1972 Fox Hollow folk music festival. The recording features John Roberts and Tony Barrand who sing English folk music and sea songs, Gordon Bok, and Helen [Sch?]. Roberts and Barrand also collaborate with the Helen during her performance. This recording also includes a reading from Cold as a Dog and the Wind Northeast by Ruth Moore, read by Gordon Bok. Again, the MC is unnamed.
- Subject:
- Bok, Gordon, Schneyer, Helen, Barrand, Anthony G., and Roberts, John, 1944 May 5-
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1972 August
- Collection:
- Bill and Andy Spence Papers
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap400
- Parent Record(s):
- 992c7fc14c145cca4df35bc005f96969
- Description:
- Recorded at the 1972 Fox Hollow festival. The MC does not name themself in the recording, the first performers are the Rust Family: Howard Rust, Pat Rust, Steve Rust, Mark Rust, Alison Rust, Trudy Sampson also called "Oma", and Trudy Koser. The second is Margaret MacArthur who is joined by her family for several songs. Janet Boyer, the sister of Bob Beers, introduces Doris Frazier from St. Louis who headlined Doris Frazier and The Fiddmont Singers. This recording has yodeling, traditional Swiss, folk, and Gospel music. The artists listed on the box do not match those in the recording.
- Subject:
- MacArthur, Margaret, 1928-2006, Frazier, Doris, 1930-, and Rust, Mark
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1972 August
- Collection:
- Bill and Andy Spence Papers
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap400
- Parent Record(s):
- 992c7fc14c145cca4df35bc005f96969
- Description:
- This recording features Marshall Dodge (a humorist), George Sawa, and David Bromberg. Recorded at the 1972 Fox Hollow festival, this was the first year the festival was held without Bob Beers, a founder of the festival; he died earlier that year. In addition to folk music the festival included Middle Eastern music and comedy.
- Subject:
- Bromberg, David, 1945- and Dodge, Marshall, 1935-1982
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1972 August
- Collection:
- Bill and Andy Spence Papers
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap400
- Parent Record(s):
- 992c7fc14c145cca4df35bc005f96969
- Description:
- This recording is from the Fox Hollow folk music festival in 1972 held in Petersburg, NY; it was the sixth year the festival was held. The artists featured on this recording are David Bromberg, Eric and Martha Nagler, and Evelyne Beers. It is unclear who is announcing the artists, although Eric Nagler mentions that he often is the MC at the festival.
- Subject:
- Bromberg, David, 1945-, Beers, Evelyne, Nagler, Martha, 1945- [from old catalog], and Nagler, Eric
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 2000 January 18
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1) Mark Brodie discusses the construction of a nuclear waste incinerator in Wyoming with Berte Hirschfield of Keep Yellowstone Nuclear Free and Berverly Cook with the Office of Nuclear Energy, Science & Technology. 2) Peter Berle and Lester Brown, President of the Worldwatch Institute discuss the State of the World Report. 3) Peter Berle gives a tongue in cheek tip for buying a car. 4) Peter Berle discusses the reproduction behavior of the hellbender salamander with Brant Fisher of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. 5) Peter Berle discusses global trade and the environment with John Wirth, Professor of Latin American Studies, Brewster Denny, Professor of Public Affairs and Michael Robbins of Audubon Magazine. 6) Caitlyn Kim discusses environmental concerns computer chip manufacturing plants.
- Subject:
- Global Trade, Transuranic wastes, Worldwatch Institute, and Salamanders
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 2000 January 11
- 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 reduction of gas emissions. 2) Steven Westcott discusses the most significant land preservation actions of the past century with Michael Francis of the National Forest Program. 3) Author Jerry Dennis reads from his book, The River Home: An Angler's Explorations. 4) Peter Berle discusses lunar eclipses with astronomer Bob Berman. 5) Peter Berle discusses major environmental issues of the 21st century with Idaho State Senator, Marylou Reed, Jon Plaut of Allied Signal and Langdon Marsh of the Environmental Law Institute. 6) Peter Berle gives his green tip on identifying pollutants and polluters in local communities. 7) Steven Westcott discusses the Asian Tiger population with Joshua Ginsberg of the Bronx Zoo.
- Subject:
- Emissions, Automobile, Amur Tiger, Clinton, Bill, and Lunar eclipses
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 2000 January 4
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1) Leah Fleming discusses E-commerce and the environment with Carolyn Nunley of Consumers Union and Tom Kay, founder of Ecomall. 2) Peter Berle discusses the Keeper Springs bottled water company founded by Robert F Kennedy Jr. 3) Steven Westcott discusses the winter season with Louis Uccellini of the National Centers for Environmental Prediction. 4) Peter Berle discusses how strawberries are grown and picked. 5) Peter Berle leads a discussion on wood chip mills with Danna Smith of the Dogwood Alliance and Bob Slocum of the North Carolina Forestry Association. 5) Peter Berle speaks with George Poinar, author of Amber Forests: A Reconstruction of a Vanished World.
- Subject:
- Strawberries, E-Commerce, La Nina, and Bottled Water
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 December 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 discusses the environmental impact of Mitsubishi Salt Work Plants in Mexico with Mario Aguilar, Minister of the Environment (Mexico), Jacob Scherr of the Natural Resources Defense Council and James Brumm, representative with Mitsubishi. 2) Steven Westcott discusses the renewal of offshore oil leases in California with Mary Nichols, secretary for California's Resources Agency. 3) Listener Comments. 4) Peter Berle discusses elk in the Ozark Mountains. 5) Peter Berle discusses ?eco-tourism? with Megan Epler Wood of Epler International, Kurt Kutay of Wildland Adventures and Ray Rodney of Wilderness Travel. 6) Steven Westcott discusses Henry David Thoreau's Wild Fruits with Thoreau scholar, Bradley Dean.
- Subject:
- Laguna San Ignacio (Mexico), Gray Whale, Offshore oil and gas leases--Environmental aspects--United States, and Elk
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 November 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 discusses dam removal in California with Leslie Everett of PG&E, Bruce Babitt, U.S Secretary of the Interior and Valerie Holcomb of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program. 2) Mary Darcy and Dr. Sandra Steingraber discuss the connection between toxins and cancer. 3) Peter Berle gives a ?green tip? on how to be politically active. 4) Gary Ferguson reads from his book, Through the Woods: A Journey Through America's Forests. 5) Peter Berle talks about harvesting christmas trees in New York. 6) Peter Berle leads a discussion on environmentalism in American and British literature with Professors of English Richard Nunley and Lawrence Lipking.7) Steven Westcott discusses the reintroduction of the timber wolf.
- Subject:
- Dam Removal, Steingraber, Sandra, DdTs, and Cancer--Environmental Aspects
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 November 22
- 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 improving emission standards in New York State with Peter Iwanowicz of the American Lung Association, John Cahill of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Gloria Bergquist of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers. 2) Mark Brodie discusses urban sprawl in Atlanta, Georgia with Bryan Hager of the Georgia chapter of the Sierra Club, Catherine Ross of the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development and Lucie Griggs of Cool Communities. 3) Steven Westcott reports on global warming movie trailers. 4) Peter Berle discusses trout spawning season. 5) Peter Berle leads a discussion on labeling products with genetically modified crops with Gene Orabowsky with Grocery Manufacturers Association and Michael Hansen of the Consumer Policy Institute. 6) Peter Berle discusses funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund with conservationist Paul Pritchard, Jerry Taylor of the Cato Institute and Denis Galvin of the National Park Service.
- Subject:
- Emission Standards, Global Warming, Atlanta, Georgia, and Urban Sprawl
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 November 16
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1) Mark Brodie discusses urban sprawl in Atlanta, Georgia with Dan Reuter of the Atlanta Regional Commission, Lucie Griggs of Cool Communities and Walt Higgins of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. 2) Steven Westcott discusses earthquakes and intraslab faults in California with Simon Peacock, Professor of Geology. 3) Charles Wilkinson reads from his book, Fire on the Plateau: Conflict and Endurance in the American Southwest. 4) Peter Berle discusses the benefits of prescribed forest burns with Laurel Ross, Director of Conservation Programs for Illinois. 5) Peter Berle discusses federal land acquisitions with Kathy Benedetto of the National Wilderness Institute and Rodger Schlickeisen of the Defenders of Wildlife. 6) Peter Berle speaks with Professor David Koerner on emerging solar systems and the origins of life.
- Subject:
- Wilkinson, Charles, Earthquakes--California, Atlanta, Georgia, and Urban Sprawl
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 November 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 earthquake preparedness in California with Constance Perett, Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management and Eliza Chan, Federal Emergency Management Agency. 2) Peter Berle reports on eco-friendly mining in Madagascar with Jacques Theron, environmental consultant to Rio Tinto. 3) Professor of English Richard Nunley reads an essay. 4) Peter Berle reports on organic corn harvesting in Wisconsin with Dan Kaiser of Golden Harvest Farms. 5) Peter Berle leads a discussion on the sale of Great Lakes Water with John Febbraro of the Nova Group and Michael Donahue of the Great Lakes Commission. 6) In the Green Tips segment, Peter Berle offers a tip on choosing paints without volatile organic compounds. 7) A Report on the Save the Manatee Club.
- Subject:
- California, Madagascar, Earthquakes, and Titanium Oxide
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 November 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 discusses ?budget riders? and special interest legislation with Bill Chandler of the National Parks Conservation Association and Robert Dewey of Defenders of Wildlife. The late senator, John Chafee is remembered. 2) Steven Westcott discusses the effects of drought on U.S. Farmers with Mike Hayes of the National Drought Mitigation Center. 3) Linda M. Hasselstrom reads her essay, Never Alone. 4) Peter Berle discusses the start of quail hunting season in Oklahoma with Bryan Hendricks. 5) Peter Berle discusses the effects of endocrine disruptors on the human hormonal system with Theo Colborn, founder of Endocrine Disruption Exchange and Santa Tirey of the Chemical Manufacturers Association. 6) A discussion on budget riders. 7) Listener Comments.
- Subject:
- Hasselstrom, Linda M., Droughts, La Nina, and Chafee, John H., 1922-1999
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 October 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 discusses national forests with James Furnish of the U.S. Forest Service and Michael Francis of The Wilderness Society. 2) Peter Berle discusses free trade, protecting fish and the upcoming WTO conference with Lori Wallach of Global Trade Watch. 3) Peter Capella of Swiss Radio International discusses Persistent Organic Pollutants and DDTs. 4) Peter Berle discusses the spawning of coral species along the Great Barrier Reef. 5) Peter Berle leads a discussion on the health of national parks with Jerry Taylor, Director of natural resources at the Cato Institute, Paul Pritchard, Director of the National Park Trust and Denis Galvin, Deputy Director of the National Park Service. 6) Mark Brodie discusses oil exploitation in the Niger Delta.
- Subject:
- Great Barrier Reef, DDT, Persistent Organic Pollutants, and National forests of America
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 October 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 contamination from gas production facilities in the Central Hudson region with attorney Clifford Case and Jim Cummins of the Environmental Protection Agency. 2) Steven Westcott speaks with Craig Updike of Lyons Falls Pulp and Paper Mill about certified wood products. 3) Leah Fleming discusses the environmental impact of clear-cutting and chip mills on forest ecosystems with Danna Smith of the Dogwood Alliance. 4) Peter Berle discusses the Leonid Meteor Shower with Alan McRoberts of Sky and Telescope Magazine. 5) Steven Westcott leads a discussion on the steel recycling industry with Vince Digregory of Amity Incorporated, Scott Bealhen, President of the New Mexico Homebuilders Association and Greg Crawford of the Steel Recycling Institute. 6) Scot Weidensaul reads from his book, Living on the Wind: Across the Hemisphere with Migratory Birds.
- Subject:
- Leonid Meteor Storm, Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corporation, Clearcutting, and Wood Pulp
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 October 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 discusses the environmental consequences of Hurricane Floyd in North Carolina with Debbie Crane, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and Larry Cahoon, Professor of Biology. 2) Peter Berle discusses the importance of the Iowa caucases with Deb Callahan of the League of Conservation Voters. 3) Andrew Offenburger reads an essay about cross-country road tripping. 4) Peter Berle discusses hand picking organic beets in California in the Earth Calendar segment. 5) Peter Berle discusses the reform of the Wilderness Act with Sheldon Kinsel of the Western Counties Resource Policy Institute and Jay Watson of the Wilderness Society. 6) Peter Berle discusses the environmental impact of commercial winter cruises. 7) Marc Brodie discusses the protection of the Stellar Sea Lion with Tim Ragen of the National Marine Fisheries Services.
- Subject:
- Beets, Hurricane Floyd, North Carolina, and Sea Lions
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 October 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 discusses Home Depot's harvesting of wood products from endangered forests with Tom Tevlin of the Forest Alliance of British Columbia and Susanne Apple, representative with Home Depot. 2) Alan Chartock interviews New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer on the New York State lawsuit against 17 coal burning plants in the mid-west. 3) Peter Berle presents his green tip on how to identify certified lumber. 4) Darcy Mitchum discusses the environmental influences contained in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. 5) Peter Berle discusses the migration of Striped Bass. 6) Peter Berle leads a discussion on the depletion of water resources with environmentalists Sandra Postel and Mark Reisner. 7) Peter Berle speaks with professor John Delano on the origins of life.
- Subject:
- Spitzer, Eliot, Sustainable forestry, Coal Burning Power Plants, and Lumber
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 September 28
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1) Mark Brodie discusses the removal of the Grizzly Bear from the endangered species list with Louisa Wilcox of the Sierra Club and Mark Shaffer with the Defenders of Wildlife. 2) Peter Berle discusses the Bonn Conference in Germany and the Kyoto Protocol with Jennifer Morgan of the World Wildlife Fund and Glen Kelly of the Global Climate Coalition. 3) Listener Comments. 4) Peter Berle talks about the migration of the Wood duck. 5) Peter Berle discusses the health and environmental effects of low level radioactive nuclear waste with Holmes Brown of the Low Level Waste Forum and Nicki Hobson of the Southwestern Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission. 6) Steven Westcott discusses captive breeding of the endangered wild cheetah with William Conway of the Wildlife Conservation Society and Joan Embry of the San Diego Zoo.
- Subject:
- Yellowstone National Park, Endangered Species, Grizzly Bear, and Kyoto Protocol
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 September 21
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
- Description:
- 1) Mark Brodie discusses the impact of high speed rails on the environment with Mehdi Morshed, rail advocate, John Holtzclaw with the Sierra Club and Jim Waddington, Amtrak representative. 2) Peter Berle discusses international efforts in family planning and education with Dan Pellegrom of Pathfinder International. 3) Linda Fleming speaks with conservationist Harvey Locke about the Wildlands Project. 4) In the earth calendar segment, Steven Westcott talks about the mating behavior of the Chinook Salmon. 5) Peter Berle discusses job growth and greenhouse emissions with Jennifer Morgan of the World Wilfelife Fund and Glen Kelly of the Global Climate Coalition. 6) Steven Westcott discusses the challenges of captive breeding programs with Terri Roth of the Cincinnati Zoo. 7) Listener Comments.
- Subject:
- Wildlands Project, Pathfinder International, Family Planning, and High Speed Trains
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 September 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 discusses the decline of the horseshoe crab with Carl Shuster of William & Mary College, Bill Hall of the University of Delaware and Perry Plumart with the National Audobon Society. 2) Peter Berle discusses clean up efforts and brick making emissions in El Paso, TX. 3) Alvah Simon reads from his book, North to the Night: A Spiritual Odyssey in the Arctic. 4) Peter Berle gives a report on organic soy bean farming in Ohio. 5) Peter Berle leads a discussion on the effects of pesticides and pollution on children's health with Dr. Philip Landrigan, Dr. Bernard Weiss and Dr. William Suk. 6) Lisa Phillips discusses clean air standards in Pittsburgh, PA.
- Subject:
- Soy Beans, El Paso, TX, Horseshoe crab, and Brickmaking--Environmental Aspects
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 September 11
- 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 North America's worst polluters with Janine Ferretti of the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation, Dan Schultz of the Ontario Ministry of Energy and Anne Mitchell of the Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy. 2) Nancy Wilson reports on the reintroduction of wolves in Idaho. 3) Bob Zanotti with Swiss Radio International discusses the health risks of Dioxin. 4) Peter Berle discusses the migration of Monarch Butterflies. 5) Peter Berle discusses the environmental impact of golf course. 6) Steven Westcott discusses the threatened Javan Rhinoceros in Southeast Asia with Steve Osofsky of the World Wilfelife Fund.
- Subject:
- Pollution--United States, Wolves, Pollution--Canada, and Idaho
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 September 4
- 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 Seth Dunn of the World Watch Institute and Connie Holmes of the National Mining Association about the environmental concerns of coal consumption. 2) Steven Westcott speaks with Ian Kiernan, organizer of the Clean Up the World Campaign. 3) Author Clay Bonnyman Evans reads from his book, I See By Your Outfit: Becoming a Cowboy a Century Too Late. 4) Peter Berle talks about the White-Tailed Deer of North Carolina. 5) Peter Berle speaks with Val Giddings, Vice President for Food and Agriculture of the Biotechnology Industry Organization and Kristin Dawkins with the Institute of Agriculture and Trade Policy about the safety of genetically modified crops. 6) Melissa Sanford discusses the proposal to implement decorative lighting of the Arrigoni bridge in Connecticut which poses light pollution hindering astronomers and confusing migratory birds.
- Subject:
- Coal Consumption, Australia, Evans, Clay Bonnyman, and Kiernan, Ian
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 1999 August 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 discusses biomass fuels with John Felmy with the American Petroleum Institute, Robert Brown, Director for the Center for Sustaiable Environmental Technologies. 2) In the Origins of Life segment, Peter Berle speaks with William Irvine, Professor of Astronomy about comets. 3) Author Bruce Berger reads from his book, Almost an Island: Travels in Baja, California. 4) Peter Berle talks about the Northern Blazing Star flower which is endangered as a result of prescribed fires. 5) Peter Berle interviews Bill Nye ?The Science Guy?. 6) Glenn Busby discusses the Pennypack Initiative.
- Subject:
- Biomass Fuels, Northern Blazing Star (Liatris Scariosa), Baja, California, and Comets
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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