1.) Host Bruce Robertson discusses the recent forest conference in Portland, Oregon and what it could mean for the future of old growth forests. 2.) Lee Garnett reports on the controversy surrounding proposals to protect endangered salmon in Pacific Northwest rivers. 3.) Robertson talks with Paul Hoffman, editor of Discover Magazine, about President Clinton's time in office thus far and the great environmental changes Hoffman believes the administration is making.
1.) Host Bruce Robertson discusses President Clinton's proposed forest conference to be held in Oregon where the issue of cutting down old growth forests for timber will be argued. 2.) Next, a story about Crane and Company, a paper company that is making paper out of blue jeans. 3.) Robertson talks with Geoffrey Heal, economist at Columbia University, about the costs of environmental degradation.