1) Steven Westcott reports on the impact of fires burning in Mexico on monarch butterfly habitat, 2) Peter Berle discusses the impact of overexploitation of Indonesia' environmental resources on its economy and environment, 3) Laurel Blossom reads her poetry about Florida, 4) In the Earth Calendar segment Peter Berle talks about orchids blooming on acreage near Woodstock, VT 5) Steven Westcott reports on wolves in Denali Nat'l Park and talks with Dr. David Meech, 6) In the Talking Green segment Peter Berle describes the dangers of lead paint in older houses, 7) the Green Tips portion reports on bats in your house, 8) Listener comments on recent shows
1.) Host Peter Berle talks with Lincoln Brow, researcher at the Wildlife Conservation Society, about the causes for the decrease in the monarch butterfly population in Mexico. 2.) Berle discusses the controversy surrounding the dumping of PCB's into the Housatonic River and the fact that it will take generations to be fishable again. 3.) In the segment "Locking Horns" Dr. Anthony Macotti and Professor Barry Commerce argue over whether or not incineration is the right way to get rid of PCBs. 4.) Thomas Lalley reports about the growing movement toward community supported agriculture. 5.) In the segment "Earth Calendar" Berle talks with entomologist Tom Tirpin about how insects cope with winter.