1) Peter Berle discusses the pros and cons of becoming a Superfund site with citizens of Pittsfield, MA, 2) Estella Leopold, daughter of Aldo Leopold, reflects on her father's work 50 years after his death, 3) Comments on Earth Day from Dennis Hayes and Linda Anderson reads from Sand County Almanac, 4) the Earth Calendar segment describes Bison calving, 5) Steven Westcott reports on the effects of deforestation with David Wright, 6) Peter Berle discusses genetically engineered crops w/ natural pesticides with Richard Helmich and Jane Risler, 7) James Calcoon discusses Earth Day and Aldo Leopold
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.