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.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Lester Brown of the World Watch Institute about the problems of food shortage and population growth. 2.) Robertson talks with Larry Sombke, author of Beautiful Easy Gardens" about harvesting rainwater to use for your garden. 3.) Jim Ormond talks with Diane Sherman of the Zero Population Growth Organization about their recent children stress index which ranks the best and worst cities for children to live and discusses the negative impact of increased population growth on children.
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.
1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Lester Brown of the World Watch Institute about their recently published state of the world report as well as Brown's belief in the need for an environmental revolution. 2.) Robertson talks with botanist Scott Hoover about his idea to convert unused military bases into tropical conservatories in order to foster biodiversity. 3.) Robertson talks with filmmaker Larry Hutt about his recent project about Aldo Leopold, one of the founders of the environmental movement.
1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with Gaylord Nelson, former senator from Wisconsin, about his inspirations for creating Earth Day. 2.) Next, Robertson reports on Kids for Saving Earth, an organization started in Minnesota by a young boy. 3.) Robertson then talks with Lester Brown, director of the Worldwatch organization, about how we must achieve a sustainable society.