Selected Programs from the Past of the WAMC "Environment Show" hosted by Peter Berle [ By way of ENN Multimedia News ]       Each week on The Environment Show, host Peter A. A. Berle, former President of the National Audubon Society speaks with those at the forefront of the environmental movement about the crises facing our environment, the possible solutions, and the ways in which we can work to preserve what we once thought to be an inexhaustible resource.       On each week's program we bring listeners news and features about the environment and we dramatize issues through a Locking Horns segment, a two-minute debate between people with opposing interests. On our Ear to the Ground feature, we highlight the activities of an individual or grass roots organization working to improve the environment, and on Portrait of Place, a narrator paints an audio essay describing his or her relationship with a particular place. Rounding up the program is the Earth Calendar, which offers the opportunity to look at an event that is happening at the time the show is being aired.       The program is produced by WAMC/Northeast Public Radio's National Productions in Albany NY. [Programs listed here are for student use and reference as part of ES&PP 101.]

• The Environment Show -- February 15, 2001. Overseas family planning organizations will suffer funding cuts ... a new study confirms that low-income families are exposed to more pollution than their more affluent neighbors ... Western deer get an unsettling diagnosis ... osprey are nesting. Peter Berle reports in this edition of "The Environment Show." (54 min.)
• The Environment Show -- February 8, 2001. New efforts to open more federal lands for energy exploration, the impact of California's energy crisis on those efforts and oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. These are some of the stories on this week's edition of "The Environment Show" reported by Peter Berle. (54 min.)
• The Environment Show -- January 31, 2001 .Protecting ancient trees ... new lead standards ... Nature Conservancy acquires prize ... Humpback whales in the Caribbean. Peter Berle reports on these stories in this edition of "The Environment Show." (54 min.)
• The Environment Show -- January 22, 2001. President Clinton criticized for road building and logging ban ... shrimp farming in Central America ... salamanders breeding beneath frozen ponds ... evolution of Mexico's environmental regulations. Hear these stories and more on this edition of "The Environment Show" hosted by Peter Berle. (54 min.)
• The Environment Show -- January 14, 2001 - Biodiversity, bioprospecting ... and more. A world-renowned biologist talks about the global decline in biodiversity ... Bioprospecting: Will it result in protection or devastation of wild areas and indigenous peoples? Listen to these stories and more from Peter Berle of "The Environment Show." (54 min.)
• The Environment Show -- January 6, 2001 - Biodiversity special. Is life on Earth in the midst of another mass extinction event? Peter Berle hosts this special edition of "The Environment Show" which focuses on the global loss of biodiversity and brings several remarkable scientific figures into the discussion.
• The Environment Show -- December 29, 2000 - The Antiquities Act ... and more. Environmental legislation enacted in the final days of the Clinton administration ... EPA finds that removing PCBs from the Hudson River is a hard sell ... it's the season of the star of Bethlehem. These stories and more on this edition of "The Environment Show" hosted by Peter Berle. (1 hour)
• The Environment Show -- December 21, 2000 - Hybrid cars and more. A look at the next generation of hybrid vehicles ... the reintroduction of gray wolves to the Northeast ... poinsettias turning red. These stories and more on this edition of The Environment Show hosted by Sean Dubley. (54 min.)
• The Environment Show -- December 13, 2000 - Cleaning up the Hudson.The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed that General Electric remove PCB-laden sludge from toxic hot spots on the bottom of the Hudson River. GE has stated it will do everything it can to avoid complying with the EPA requirement. Peter Berle brings you this story and more on this edition of "The Environment Show." (55 min.)
• The Environment Show -- December 4, 2000 - Man, land and machines. The U.S. Forest Service stops road construction ... National Park Service restricts snowmobiles ... EPA takes black smoke out of diesel exhaust. These stories and more on this edition of The Environment Show hosted by Peter Berle. (1 hour)
• The Environment Show -- November 24, 2000 - Recycling champions ... and more. On this edition of The Environment Show, Peter Berle reports on the Swiss national obsession with recovering and recycling everything, including 90% of all glass and over 80% of all paper used in consumer items! Also, using computers to predict the seemingly random and chaotic behavior of wildfires, what to do with dead batteries, and the future of the automobile. (54 min.)
• The Environment Show -- November 16, 2000 - Spotlight on Antarctica, Part Two. . Krill, those shrimp-like creatures that penguins, seabirds and fur seals depend upon for their health, under stress ... an update on the current status of the ozone hole over Antarctica ... flying to the South Pole, an excursion requiring special skills and plenty of stamina. These stories and more from Peter Berle of The Environment Show in the second installment of a two-part series on Antarctica. (54 min.)
• The Environment Show -- November 7, 2000 - Spotlight on Antarctica, Part One. The first installment in a two-part series on Antarctica features scientists and explorers discussing the environment and wildlife on Earth's cleanest continent. You'll hear reports about Antarctic penguins and the link between climate warming and their declining numbers, protection of the Antarctic ecosystem and the future of wildlife management in Antarctica. These stories and more on this edition of The Environment Show hosted by Peter Berle. (54 min.)
• The Environment Show -- October 31, 2000 -- Changing climate, changing times. On this week's Environment Show, Peter Berle hosts a lively discussion with a diverse panel of experts about the implications of climate change. You'll also hear reports about the successful reintroduction of wolves in Idaho and Montana by the Nez Perce; religion and the environment with a focus on Judaism; and land use in Israel as outlined by the head of the country's largest environmental organization. (54 min.)
• The Environment Show -- October 21, 2000 -- Environment poll. The League of Conservation Voters has polled prospective voters about their stand on the environment ... a University of California study has determined that lead from gas burned more than four decades ago is still polluting San Francisco Bay ... the continuing effects of nuclear fallout from weapons testing, power production and industrial accidents. These stories and more on this edition of The Environment Show hosted by Peter Berle. (55 min.)
• The Environment Show -- October 13, 2000 -- Bird call in Cuba . Searching for a bird believed to be extinct in the backcountry of Cuba ... taking the hybrid gasoline-electric Honda Insight for a spin ... a conversation with Jane Goodall. These stories and more on this edition of The Environment Show hosted by Peter Berle. (55 min.)
• The Environment Show -- October 4, 2000 -- Urban sprawl and more. Urban sprawl is putting pressure on freshwater resources and rural land ... hemp — how it's grown and what it's used for ... and volcanoes — looking at humankind's historical relationship to them. These stories and more on this edition of The Environment Show hosted by Peter Berle. (54 min.)
• The Environment Show -- September 23, 2000 - Asthma on the rise. Asthma on the rise ... forest service plan creates controversy ... Hinduism and the environment ... implications of weed control ... an encounter with a jaguar. These are just some of the topics covered in this edition of The Environment Show hosted by Peter Berle. (54 min.)
• The Environment Show -- September 14, 2000. Some of the topics in this edition of The Environment Show: the international document called the Earth Charter ... Sydney's environmentlly-friendly Olympic Games? ... invasive species and their impact on ecosystems worldwide ... the phenomena known as the "harvest moon" ... and a new branch of literary study known as "eco-criticism." Peter Berle is your host. (54 min.)
• The Environment Show -- September 6, 2000. The 2003 Europa Orbiter project will explore conditions on Jupiter's moon to find out how much water it harbors ... Hear a lively discussion about the future of Earth's water supply ... And a touching tribute to the late Mark Reisner, water policy activist and author of the influential book, "Cadillac Desert." These and other stories on this edition of The Environment Show hosted by Peter Berle. (54 min.)
• The Environment Show -- August 28, 2000 . Yes, we have green bananas: a report on the Eco-Seal program, which allows banana growers who improve their environmental performance to label their bananas "green" ... Rain forest regeneration: Timber industry representatives say concerns of environmentalists about the impact of deforestation are overblown — but are they? ... Talking green: a discussion about the wildfires raging in the West. Host Peter Berle brings you these stories and more on The Environment Show. (54 min.)
• The Environment Show -- August 19, 2000 . In this edition, hear what a renowned evolutionary biologist has to say on the implications of a worldwide decline in amphibian species ... find out about a grass-roots coalition that is working to ensure that local people are aware of what toxic materials are stored in their neighborhoods ... join a discussion about genetically-modified organisms, sustainable agriculture and organic standards. These stories and more from Peter Berle of The Environment Show. (54 min.)
• The Environment Show -- August 10, 2000 . On today's show: an interview with Carol Browner, who talks about her tenure as EPA administrator and what the agency hopes to achieve before the end of the Clinton administration ... Ford Motor Company's announcement that it will design and produce lighter and more efficient SUVs ... a report on environmentalists who've joined the U'Wa's plea for oil giant Occidental Petroleum Corporation to cancel its drilling plans. These stories and more from Peter Berle of The Environment Show. (53:50)
• The Environment Show -- July 28, 2000. In this week's report: the impact of a global increase in freshwater consumption reported by the Worldwatch Institute ... a family-owned car-wash and oil-change business that has discovered that closing the loop is not only environmentally friendly but also profitable ... and the United Nations Children's Fund program that is teaching water conservation to children around the world. These stories and more from Peter Berle of The Environment Show. (54:00)
• The Environment Show -- July 19, 2000. Included in this report: President Clinton's Oceans Initiative, a plan to create a system of federally-protected marine sanctuaries; a tribute to the life and work of John Sawhill, former president of the Nature Conservancy; and a trip to Baya Mara in Romania near the site of last winter's massive cyanide spill. These stories and more from host Peter Berle of The Environment Show. (53:13)
• The Environment Show -- July 12, 2000. What does the EPA and a new regulation have to do with the price of gasoline in the Midwest? … A detailed satellite study indicates that almost 40 percent of the world's agricultural land is seriously degraded — find out what impact this could have on the future of global food production … Hear a lively discussion about community forestry, an alternative approach to resource management. These stories and more in this week's edition of The Environment Show with host Peter Berle.
• The Environment Show -- July 3, 2000. With just over 1 billion people, India is the world's second most populous nation. What's being done to limit growth? ... The U.S. Supreme Court will hear two cases in its next term that may have a significant impact on the way in which the federal government protects the environment ... Travel to a California mountaintop to find the bristlecone pine, the world's oldest living thing ... Listen to a lively discussion about the role of fire in the ecology of American forests. All this and more from Peter Berle on this edition of The Environment Show. (53:53)
• The Environment Show -- June 27, 2000. Today's report features President Clinton's Oceans Initiative, a plan to create a system of federally-protected marine sanctuaries; a discussion about the ongoing consumer boycott of swordfish; and a tribute to the life and work of John Sawhill, past president of the Nature Conservancy. All this and more from host Peter Berle of The Environment Show. (53:13)
• The Environment Show -- June 6, 2000. The planet is getting warmer and severe weather events seem to be happening more frequently. Is there any connection? ... China's domestic environmental policies and international trade practices are likely to have a major effect on the future of the global environment ... Arizona farmers are bringing watermelon to market as part of the great American harvest ... Listen to a lively discussion about the use of hemp as an agricultural crop. These and other stories on The Environment Show (53:51)
• The Environment Show -- May 26, 2000. The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing sweeping new regulations for diesel engines and the fuel that runs them. How are industry and environmental leaders responding? ... Ever heard of a solar-powered radio station? Meet the owner of KTAO in Taos, New Mexico ... The Wild Camel Protection Foundation is working to save the last remaining herds of the wild Bactrian two-humped camel in China. These stories and more from The Environment Show. (54:00)
• The Environment Show -- May 8, 2000. On this week's program: a report on grizzly bear food sources within the Yellowstone ecosystem; a Worldwatch report on the 30th anniversary of Earth Day; American Forests' web site and carbon calculator; a reading from the book "The Stations of Still Creek"; bobcats birthing in Illinois; a Peter Berle-hosted discussion about the appropriate use of agricultural pesticides; responsible hiking and camping; and test-driving the Honda Insight. (54:25)
• The Environment Show -- May 2, 2000. On this week's program: New York City's enviro-cop, captain Ron Gatto; a report on Goldman prize winner Nat Quansah; The Timberwolf Alliance; Earth calendar: the snow crab season has come to a close; Peter Berle and others on the future of sharks; and a look at groundwater problems caused by livestock farms. (53:53)
• The Environment Show -- April 24, 2000. On this week's program: Part One — the future of four dams on the lower Snake River; developing a better chestnut tree; listener's comments; and bluebirds return to Kansas. Part Two — a discussion about new breakthroughs in alternative energy; and musician and educator Eric Everett on his new CD, "Animal Party: an Earth-rockin' Adventure". (53:51)
• The Environment Show -- April 17, 2000. On this week's program: protecting the Chugach National Forest as a wilderness area; the status of the American bald eagle; the Rocky Mountain Institute; black bears emerging from hibernation; a discussion about presidential politics and the environment; and a college art course with an environmental twist. (53:49)
• The Environment Show -- April 10, 2000. On this week's program: Melting glaciers around the world; verbal and physical attacks on park service employees from Nevada residents; a passage from "On the Edge of the Wild: Passions and Pleasures of a Naturalist"; a look at the insect-eating pitcher plant; a discussion about national refuges; and the Environmental Protection Agency's plans to phase out MTBE. (53:46)
• The Environment Show -- Apirl 3, 2000 . On this week's program: The first international seafood certification program; reducing our reliance on fossil fuels; story updates; a profile of the USA Biomass company; male sage grouse mating season; a discussion about genetic modification; and a return to grassy habitat in Massachusetts. (53:55)
• The Environment Show -- March 27, 2000 . On this week's program: Earth Day celebrations in China; maps of Earth's surface from the space shuttle, Endeavour; a passage from "Nobody's Son: Notes From An American Life"; Florida's organic oranges; a discussion about improving air quality; a website about over-fished species; and a ban on the use of lead sinkers for fishing. (54:52)
• The Environment Show -- Marcch 22, 2000. On this week's program: Aggressive protection of coral reefs; new regulations for organic foods; updates from previous stories; genetically modified trees; sandhill cranes in Nebraska; a discussion about Union-Carbide's chemical spill in India; and Alan Atkisson, writer and musician. (54:42)
• The Environment Show -- March 6, 2000. On this week's program: A Seattle-based law firm files a suit on behalf of Montana victims; the effect of pollution on health in Louisiana; the annual National Wild Turkey Federation conference; the new hazing policy against killing bison in Yellowstone National Park; a discussion about how electrical power lines are electrocuting birds; and a passage from "Enduring Roots: Encounters with Trees, History, and the American Landscape." (54:44)
• The Environment Show -- February 28, 2000. On this week's program: A look at a stretch of the Mississippi called "Cancer Alley"; Maine's burgeoning moose population; the Great American Harvest; Peter Berle interviews three people with different points of view about genetically modified crops; and Peter Berle also investigates eco-tourism. (53:51)
• The Environment Show -- February 21, 2000. On this week's program: Is bio-terrorism a real threat?; Ted Danson, environmental advocate; a passage from "An Affair with Africa"; the courting behavior of peregrine falcons; a discussion about commercial fishing in the U.S.; and natural substances for cleaning and detoxifying your home. (53:53)
• The Environment Show -- February 15, 2000. On this week's program: An international conference about genetic modification; trouble in the Global Climate Coalition; a tribute to environmental activist Hazel Wolf; the beautiful giant coreopsis flower; a discussion about reducing paper consumption; and Patricia Johanson's environmental architecture and art. (53:52)
• The Environment Show -- February 7, 2000. On this week's program: Radioactive pollution from the Hanford Nuclear Reservation; new national monuments in the U.S.; researching the haze in Los Vegas; the end of this year's pecan harvest in New Mexico; a discussion about student activism; the League of Conservation Voters' website; and a website bringing single environmentalists together. (53:53)
• The Environment Show -- January 31, 2000. On this week's program: Recent court decisions that affect the environment; restrictions on the use of Bt corn; a profile of the Construction Materials Recycling Association; courtship and reproduction in wolves; a discussion about improving urban areas; and Julia "Butterfly" Hill's two-year holdout in a tree. (53:50)
• The Environment Show -- January 24, 2000. On this week's program: How Wyoming is trying to stop the construction of a nuclear -waste incinerator; Worldwatch Institute's annual report on the health of the planet; tips for buying a car of the future; hellbender salamanders and their reproduction; a discussion of global trade and the environment; environmental concerns about computer-chip manufacturing plants; and comments from listeners. (53:45)
• The Environment Show -- January 17, 2000. On this week's program: President Clinton commits to reducing gas emissions; a list of the most significant land preservation actions of the past century; a passage from "The River Home: An Angler's Explorations"; the upcoming lunar eclipse; a discussions about the major environmental issues of the 21st century; how to find out about pollutants and polluters in your community; and the state of the Asian tiger population. (53:53)
• The Environment Show -- January 10, 2000. On this week's program: Is e-shopping environmentally friendly?; a 'green' bottled water company; promise of a milder winter; how strawberries are grown and picked; a discussion about wood chip mills; and recreating a forest from 40 million years ago. (54:01)
• The Environment Show -- December 20, 1999. On this week's program: Drilling for oil near sacred territory; the use of terminator genes in genetically modified crops; readings from "A Color Commentary on Winter"; all about bald eagles, a discussion on how to reduce human impact on the environment; and how the oldest weapons production facility in the U.S. is reducing emissions.(53:51)
• The Environment Show -- December 13, 1999. On this week's program: concern about the proposed Mitsubishi salt works plant in Mexico; renewal of the offshore oil leases in California; listener comments; how elk were reintroduced to the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas; a discussion about eco-tourism; and the history of Thoreau's "Wild Fruits".(53:54)
• The Environment Show -- December 8, 1999. On this week's program: Dam removal in California; Dr. Steingraber and the connection between toxins and cancer; how to get politically involved; a passage by Gary Ferguson; how Christmas trees are grown and harvested; a discussion on classic American and British environmental authors; and success in bringing back the endangered timber wolf. (53:51)
• The Environment Show -- November 29, 1999. On this week's program: Improving emissions standards in NY; the urban sprawl problem in Atlanta, Georgia; global warming movie trailers; the trout spawning season; a discussion about labeling products with GM crops; and new funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund.(53:55)
• The Environment Show -- November 22, 1999. On this week's program: Why Atlanta, Georgia, is so "sprawl threatened"; what will happen if the expected big earthquake hits California; a reading from "Fire on the Plateau"; the benefits of prescribed forest burns; a discussion on federal land acquisitions; and clues about the origins of life. (53:52)
• The Environment Show -- November 16, 1999. On this week's program: How California is preparing for "the big one"; an eco-friendly mining project in Madagascar; an examination of why early American writers rarely depicted the colors of fall; how organic corn is harvested in Wisconsin; a discussion about the sale of Great Lakes water; tips about paint with volatile compounds; and a profile of the "Save the Manatee Club". (53:53)
• The Environment Show -- November 8, 1999. On this week's program: Anti-environment budget riders in Congress and the late John Chafee; how the drought has affected farmers in the U.S.; a passage from "Never Alone"; the cultural significance of hunting quail in Oklahoma; the effects of chemicals on the hormonal system; voicing your opinion against budget riders; and some comments from listeners. (54:01)
• The Environment Show -- November 1, 1999. On this week's program: President Clinton protects roadless areas of the national forests; Peter Berle reports on the upcoming WTO conference; from Swiss Radio International a story on persistent organic pollutants; coral species are spawning along the Great Barrier Reef; Peter Berle hosts a discussion about the health of our national parks; and oil exploitation in a Nigerian delta. (53:55)
• The Environment Show -- October 25, 1999. On this week's program: there may be more than 3,500 sites across the country contaminated by old gas production facilities; Lyons Falls Pulp and Paper is a plant that is making history as the first paper plant to only use certified wood products; the Dogwood Alliance, an environmental group in the southeastern U.S.; the Leonid Meteor shower; Steven Westcott interviews three experts on the burgeoning recycling steel industry; a tip on doppelganger green groups; and author Scott Weidensaul reads from his new book. (53:54)
• The Environment Show -- October 18, 1999. On this week's program: How hurricane flooding is affecting the Tar Heel state; Peter Berle interviews the president of the League of Conservation Voters on the importance of the Iowa caucuses; A discriptive essay of a cross country trip; the hand-picking of organic beets; Peter Berle interviews two experts on the importance of reforming the Wilderness Act; how to make your winter cruise environmentally friendly; and the protection of the stellar sea lion. (53:51)
• The Environment Show -- October 8, 1999. On this week's program: Home Depot has announced that it is phasing out wood products from endangered forests; New York State's lawsuit against 17 coal burning power plants in the Mid-west; Peter Berle on the importance of buying certified lumber; a reading from Mary Shelly's Frankenstein on the inspiration found in the natural world; the migration of the Striped Bass; Peter Berle interviews two experts on the depletion of water resources in the United States and also John Delano on the search for the origins of life. (53:51)
• The Environment Show -- October 1, 1999. On this week's program: The magnificent rebound of the Grizzly; Peter Berle give a report on what to expect from the Bonn conference on greenhouse gas emissions; some listener comment; the fall waterfowl migration; Peter Berle reports on low level radiation; endangered animal breeding programs in the United States. (53:50)
• The Environment Show -- 24 September 1999. On this week's program: high speed rail efforts and their effect on the environment; United States support of family planning worldwide; The Wildlands Project; a report on the amazing behavior of the Chinook salmon; Peter Berle interviews experts on job growth and greenhouse emissions; captive breeding programs at American zoos; and a few choice listener comments. (53:55)
• The Environment Show -- 17 September 1999. On this week's program: The decline of the Horseshoe Crab; cleanup efforts around El Paso are paying off; a reading by author Alvah Simon; a report on organic soy bean farming; Peter Berle interviews three doctors about how pesticides and pollution effect children; and despite its efforts, Pittsburgh is still not meeting clean air standards. (53:50)
• The Environment Show -- 12 September 1999. On this week's program: Peter Berle on the worst polluters on the continent; an update on wolf reintroduction efforts in Idaho; an interview with the World Health Organization on dioxin; the monarch butterfly migration; the environmental impact of golf courses; and the extremely rare Javan rhino and efforts to protect it. (53:50)
• The Environment Show -- September 3, 1999. On this week's program: The Worldwatch Institute reports on efforts to reduce the world's reliance on coal; Steven Westcott reports on the seventh annual "Clean-up the World Campaign"; a reading from Clay Bonnyman Evans; the white-tailed deer's mating season in North Carolina; Peter Berle talks with three experts on the safety of genetically modified crops; and changes to a bridge in Connecticut may adversely effect the local bird populations. (53:50)
• The Environment Show -- 27 August 1999. On this week's program: A Presidential directive to promote biomass fuels; Peter Berle reports on the origins of life; A reading from author Bruce Berger; A flower lovers description of the Northern blazing star; Peter Berle interviews Bill Nye "the science guy"; and a description of the Pennypack Initiative. (53:50)
• The Environment Show -- 20 August 1999. On this week's program: Economic disaster strikes Lake Baikal; Urban renewal projects in Chicago; Author Terry Grosz gives a reading; Organic bananas from Mexico; Peter Berle interviews forestry experts on the contrast in American and worldwide forestry conservation efforts and Community Supported Agriculture is examined. (53:55)
• The Environment Show -- 16 August 1999. On this week's program: Northwest timber sales by the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management have been ruled out of compliance with the Northwest Timber Plan; the Environmental Protection Agency is recommending the reduction of the gasoline additive MBTE; the Natural Resources Defense Council rates America's beaches; a ring-neck pheasant survey in Iowa; how nuclear power plants are handling the Y2K problem; drought-stricken farmers in New York; and the environmental legacy of Woodstock '99. (53:50)
• The Environment Show -- 9 August 1999. On this week's program: Governor Ventura gives the Reform Party position on environmental issues; some of Washington DC's hot debates over environmental budget expenditures; Darwin questioned by a UCLA paleo-biologist; the role of crayfish in the food chain; sea otter population declining in California; discussion: growing human population; listener comment. (53:50)
• The Environment Show -- 2 August 1999 On this week's program: environmental activists oppose the expansion of Vail; electrical generation from coal plants increased 16 percent in the last six years; environmental quiz; author Susan Zwinger provides a reading; insect surveys in Wisconsin; Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura weighs in on environmental issues; the Red Cross on climate change; the Worldwatch Institute examines areas effected by climate change. (53:51)
• The Environment Show -- 26 July 1999. On this week's program: Everglades restoration plans go to Congress; the once nearly extinct peregrine falcon is making a dramatic comeback; a news update on the Weyerhaeuser purchase of MacMillan-Bloedel; West Harlem Environment Action fights environmental injustices; organic vegetables are being harvested in Colorado; the revitalization of Chattanooga, Tenn.; interview with two "green" architects on urban renewal programs. (53:53)
• The Environment Show -- 19 July 1999. On this week's program: the Weyerhaeuser timber company is purchasing MacMillan-Bloedel which has the logging rights to six million acres of forest in Canada; a discussion about dust from outer space that may have contributed to the creation of life on the planet; author W.D. Wetherell reads a passage from his book One River More: A Celebration of Rivers and Fly Fishing; native and non-native plants are blooming in the canyon grasslands of Idaho this time of year; a talk with people who have very different views on the impacts of jet skis; appropriations bills and how they can affect the environment; nutrias are large rodents that came to the U.S. about 50 years ago from South America. (53:51)
• The Environment Show -- 12 July 1999. On this week's program: EPA is now gathering risk management plans from companies that produce dangerous chemicals, per the 1990 amendments to the Clean Air Act; American shad stocks are declining in the Hudson River; author Ann Zwinger reads a passage from her book, The Mysterious Lands: A Naturalist Explores the Four Great Deserts of the Southwest; Venus is very visible this time of year; a conversation about a citizen's right to sue a polluter and what is happening in the federal courts on this issue; a visit to the progressive Zurich Zoo in Switzerland. (53:52)
• The Environment Show -- 6 July 1999 On this week's program: negotiators from the U.S. and Canada have come to an agreement on a treaty covering salmon fishing in the Northwest and Alaska; the impressive Congo Gorilla exhibit is opening at the Bronx Zoo; a profile of the environment group TreeUtah; loggerhead turtles are nesting on the islands off the coast of South Carolina; Peter Berle holds a discussion on the issue of dam removal and how this can help waterways and the life they support; helpful hints on natural remedies to kill fleas; scientists at the University of Colorado at Boulder say that massive ice shelves are breaking away from the continent of Antarctica. (53:51)
• The Environment Show -- 28 June 1999 On this week's program: genetically altered crops have become one of the most controversial topics of our time; John Elkington, author of Cannibals with Forks: the Triple Bottom Line of 21st Century Business, discusses his views on the "greening" of business; David Peterson reads from his book, Elkheart: a Personal Tribute to Wapiti and their World; around the country, wild edible plants are at their peak this time of year; Peter Berle talks with two very knowledgeable guests about organic agriculture and the industry as a whole; helpful hints on how to spot the pesky Asian longhorn beetle which can destroy trees; the round goby, the natural predator of the dreaded zebra mussel, has made its way to the U.S. but it may cause problems of its own.(53:51)
• The Environment Show -- 21 June 1999 On this week's program: a report on how the $1 billion Ted Turner donated to the United Nations Foundation is being spent; a visit to the Hall of Biodiversity at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City; author Nancy Lord reads a passage from her new book, Green Alaska: Dreams from the Far Coast; female alligators are laying eggs in Louisiana; a discussion about the fresh water crisis in the Middle East; forget whether you should choose paper or plastic bags at the market, think energy efficient appliances; a look at how tornadoes form and whether our prediction tools are improving. (53:49)
• The Environment Show -- 14 June 1999. On this week's program: hunters are literally draining the wildlife out of the tropical forests of central Africa to supply meat-loving city dwellers; a lack of federal funding is creating problems in our national parks; scientists are looking for far-off planets that orbit around stars to see if they can learn anything about the origins of life; small white orchids, which are a type of lady slipper, are blooming in eastern South Dakota; the 51st meeting of the International Whaling Commission wrapped up in recent weeks in Grenada; Peter Berle speaks with representatives from the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Environmental Defense Fund about Al Gore's Livability Agenda; naturalist Don Ogden reads his essay, The Road We Travel. (53:49)
• The Environment Show -- 7 June 1999. On this week's program: methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE), originally added to gasoline to reduce smog, is now showing up in some drinking water supplies in the US; more and more cell phone towers are being constructed; how we can protect the environment by visiting some of our lesser known national parks; author Stephen Bodio reads a passage from his book, On the Edge of the Wild: Passions and Pleasures of a Naturalist; right now, puffin chicks are hatching from eggs deposited on coastal islands of Maine; New York City's Gramercy Park is at the center of a controversy between park members; with housing starts soaring all over the nation, construction waste is filling up our landfills. (52:36)
• The Environment Show -- 1 June 1999. On this week's program: persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are showing up in the breast milk of native Alaskans; a Penn State University professor says red maple trees are taking over the eastern forests of the United States; a dam in Washington state has created a symbiotic relationship between farmers and lesser sandhill cranes; organically grown cucumbers are being picked in Southern California right now; off the coast of California is a lush underwater kelp forest; an analysis of the relationship between environmental stresses and international conflicts; author Gary Ferguson reads a passage from his book, Shouting at the Sky: Troubled Teens and the Promise of the Wild. (53:50)
• The Environment Show -- 26 May 1999. On this week's program: businessman Ray Anderson is receiving a lot of praise from environmentalists for his revolutionary business practices; in Alaska's Cook Inlet lives a genetically unique population of beluga whales whose numbers are declining; Lynn Margolis, Professor of Geosciences at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, discusses the Gaia theory; warblers are migrating to Michigan this time of year; de-regulation of the electrical power industry is underway in many states; a look at the current status of the tobacco industry. (53:45)
• The Environment Show -- 17 May 1999 On this week's program: environmentalists express their displeasure with the Tolerance Reassessment Advisory Committee's process by quitting; making lumber from recycled plastic containers; a passage from All My Rivers Are Gone: A journey through Glen Canyon by Katie Lee; walleye spawning season; two new dinosaur species discovered in Utah; a discussion about environmentally conscious architecture and a report on the environmental and recreational organization called the Appalachian Mountain Club. (53:54)
• The Environment Show -- 10 May 1999. On this week's program: tougher fishing restrictions could help save some shark species from extinction; the governor of Montana is recruiting large hog farm operations but water quality experts say the state is not prepared to handle the tons of waste they produce; wildfires are again burning in Indonesia and scientists are trying to determine how they will affect wildlife; Wildflowers are blooming in Southern California; the Indian Ocean Experiment (INDOEX), a cooperative effort to determine whether pollution over the Indian Ocean is blocking out sunlight and creating a cooling effect on the planet; a discussion on nature's purpose and value and a passage from Army Wives on the American Frontier: Living By the Bugles by Anne Eales. (53:52)
• The Environment Show -- 3 May 1999. On this week's program: a look at how NATO's bombing is impacting the environment; a discuss on investing money in environmentally friendly areas in the global economy; how La Nina is affecting Florida and what the rest of the country can expect this summer; strawberry picking time in North Carolina; the latest recipients of the Goldman Prize; a look at how the global economy affects the natural world and Alan Kesselheim reads a passage from his book Threading the Currents: A Paddler's Passion for Water. (53:53)
• The Environment Show -- April 26, 1999. Jane Goodall and exploring space for life forms.
• The Environment Show -- April 19, 1999. On this week's program: the debate over whether polychlorinated biphenyls cause cancer or are they just a serious health hazard to humans; gray whales making a comeback along the Pacific coast of North America; a report about the women who runs Idaho Black Bear Rehab, Inc.; blue-footed boobie nesting and mating time on the Galapagos Islands and coastal Ecuador; celebrating spring with classical music and a discussion with Dr. Jane Goodall about her Roots and Shoots program, her research with chimps and the role chimps should play in medical research. (53:54)
• The Environment Show -- April 12, 1999. On this week's program: salmon and steelhead fish species listed in the Pacific Northwest; coffee certification for organic or shade grown coffee; talking with the founder of Earth Day about upcoming events for this year and the year 2000; bald eagle nesting time; an increase in the number of green turtles nesting on Tortuguero Beach in Costa Rica; a discussion about timber harvesting in the Tongass National Forest and William Leacock paints a verbal portrait of his encounters with poachers on the Kamchatka Peninsula in eastern Russia where he researches brown bears. (53:53)
• The Environment Show -- April 5, 1999. On this week's program: the disappearing wetlands of the Great Lakes Region; examining the moon for the origins of life; recyclable toothbrushes made from recycled plastic; maple syrup season; computers made from recycled materials; saving Americas farmland from being malled and a green tip on dandelions, your lawn and spring wine. (53:53)
• The Environment Show -- March 29, 1999. On this week's program:Toyota and Honda hybrid vehicles debut on the American auto market; Home Depot says it is joining the Certified Forest Product Council, but environmentalists say the company needs to stop selling lumber harvested from old growth forests; skunk cabbage are a sure sign of spring; shad migration up the estuaries of the Atlantic coast; a discussion about solar power technology and its viability as an energy source and a visit to the Irrawaddy River in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. (53:59)
• The Environment Show -- March 22, 1999. On this week's program: the 20th anniversary of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant disaster; chasing tornadoes and severe thunderstorms; an essay titled A Day on the Water" by David Helvarg; prairie chicken nesting time; what the "Green Guide to Cars & Trucks" has to say about vehicles and their environmental impacts; a discussion about environmental journalism and whether or not reporters are doing enough to inform the public and updates on the Headwaters deal, Virginia's attempts to deal with New York City trash and the Maine land deal. (53:54)
• The Environment Show -- March 15, 1999. On this week's program: stressed dolphins dying from PCBs stored in their fat cells; lawsuits are not the best way to deal with environmental disputes; continued exploration into the origins of life; lamb birthing season; oil spill impacts on lobster habitat and a restoration program; the 10th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill; coyotes in Los Angeles. (53:55)
• The Environment Show -- March 1, 1999. On this week's program: New York City trash being diverted to Virginia landfills; looking at Y2K and how it could compromise the health of the environment; an essay by Peter Berle titled "A Place to Talk"; great horned owl courting behavior, nesting, chicks and other interesting characteristics; a new book outlining where environmental job seekers should and should not be looking for careers; a discussion on investing in environmentally responsible stocks and mutual funds and The Ruckus Society, an organization that trains people interested in conducting safe forms of passive resistance. (54:02)
• The Environment Show -- February 22, 1999. On this week's program: cleaning up after methamphetamine labs are shut down; a discussion about the origins of life; a passage from "Chokecherry Places: Essays from the High Plains" by Merrill Gilfillan; the World's Largest Rattlesnake Round-up held annually in Texas; what the Green Scissors campaign is doing in its fifth year; the health hazards posed by diesel exhaust and the problem of increasing desertification. (53:55)
• The Environment Show -- February 16, 1999. On this week's program: President Clinton's Fiscal Year 2000 budget and what it means for the environment; Mississippi's Gulf Coast casinos and their environmental impact; a profile of the grass roots organization Surfriders; how Punxsutawney Phil, the weather forecasting ground hog got his job; carrying on history by hand crafting canoes using designs from the 1800s; a debate on whether federal lands should be used as ski resorts; a passage from "To Walk in Wilderness: A Colorado Rocky Mountain Journal" by T.A. Barrons. (53:54)
• The Environment Show -- February 8, 1999. On this week's program: how the U.S. military takes the environment into considerations during operations; Worldwatch Institute's assessment of the big environmental issues facing the planet; brown bear research on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula; harvesting red and pink grapefruit; follow-up report on the Coastal Rainforest Coalition and how some in the forest industry think the Coalition's goal is misguided; an opposing view point on the Heartland Institute's report saying there is no need to protect more wilderness and a passage from "The River Home: An Angler's Explorations" by Jerry Dennis. (52:23)
• The Environment Show -- February 1, 1999. On this week's program: the environmental impacts of war; a group of farmers informing the public about the plight of today's farmer; environmental sounds quiz; ice fishing in northern Minnesota; the Mexican wolf re-introduction program; a discussion about the effectiveness of the Endangered Species Act and a passage from "A Fly-Fishing Life" by William Tapply. (53:46)
• The Environment Show -- January 25, 1999. On this week's program: using satellites to track deer mice populations; protecting the Kenai Peninsula's brown bears; a report on an environmental group trying to slow development in the Sonoran Desert; pirate perch mating in the Savannah River; Champion International Paper Company sells 300,000 acres of New England forest; a discussion on the issue of sustainable development and two essays from "Leaning into the Wind: Women Write from the Heart of the West". (53:58)
• The Environment Show -- January 18, 1999. On this week's program: a multi-national old growth coalition vowing to phase the use of paper and wood products from old growth forests in British Columbia; creating two new national parks in the Northeast; using DNA to catch poachers; eastern tiger salamanders breeding in wetlands; a discussion regarding environmental issues to be addresses by the Clinton administration and the music of Peg Millett. (53:59)
• The Environment Show -- January 11, 1999. On this week's program: the issue of removing dams to save salmon; life on planets in far off solar systems; a passage from "Nobody's Son" by Luis Urrea; wrapping up the pecan harvest in Georgia; environmental issues facing the country in the new year; how to determine if your shower head is wasting water; SUV and light truck emission standards. (53:59)
• The Environment Show -- January 4, 1999. On this week's program: a look at the electrical deregulation trend; permafrost and glaciers melting in Alaska; protecting rural environments in the Cumberland Mountains; wolf reintroduction to Nez Perce Indian territory in Idaho; urban renewal in New Orleans; a discussion on the issue of urban sprawl and a passage from "An Affair with Africa: Expeditions and Adventures Across A Continent" by Alzada Kistner. (54:01)
• The Environment Show -- December 21,1998. On this week's program: mountaintop removal in West Virginia; George Frampton, the newly appointed acting chair of the Council of Environmental Quality; environmental sounds quiz, a passage from "All My Rivers Are Gone: A Journey of Discovery Through Glen Canyon" by Katie Lee; the arrival of the winter solstice; scientists using virtual oceans to help prepare for environmental disasters; a discussion about consumption and its relationship with environmental problems and the efforts of the group Sinapu to reintroduce gray wolves in the southern Rocky Mountains. (54:00)
• The Environment Show -- December 14, 1998. On this week's program: genetically altered bacterium that may help dissolve toxins at former nuclear weapons production facilities, Mawekma Indian's fight to reclaim their native lands in and around San Francisco, the stewardship of some prime forest lands in Maine, mating season for orinoco crocodiles, being a women and a forester, a discussion about whether dragging fish nets along the ocean floor has adverse effects on aquatic environments, the importance of supporting non-profit environmental groups and a passage from Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol". (53:58)
• The Environment Show -- December 7, 1998. On this week's program: the controversy surrounding listing the Canada lynx as an endangered species, clues about the origins of life found in asteroids, an environmental attorneys observations of the Nikitin trial, wintering painted buntings, SHEBA Project, a discussion on nuclear waste transportation and a report on The Regional Farm and Food Project. (53:59)
• The Environment Show -- November 30, 1998. On this week's program: banning the use of plastics containing pthalates, Katama Observatory, green tips about why you should avoid using lead when hunting and fishing, a passage from "Where The Sea Used To Be" by Rick Bass, harvesting farmed striped bass, predicting winter weather, coal burning power plants and the environment . (53:59)
• The Environment Show -- November 23, 1998. On this week's program: what happened at the global climate talks in Buenos Aires, Triana mission, where nitrates in the waterways are coming from, mating rituals of white-tailed deer, solar power, cattle grazing on federal lands and a passage from "The Mysterious Lands: A Naturalist Explores the Four Great Deserts of the Southwest" by Ann Haymond Zwinger. (54:00)
• The Environment Show -- November 16, 1998. On this week's program: a wrap up on environmental referendums, northern right whales, environmental sounds quiz, E Magazine beating the odds, counting black-footed ferrets, a class on geology and environmental racism, discussing the new Congress and the role the environment may play in the agenda and a passage from "Running North" by Ann Mariah Cook. (53:59)
• The Environment Show -- November 9, 1998 . On this week's program: Earth First members discuss their protests and passions, a continued series on the origins of life, a passage from "Walden" by Henry David Thoreau, the behavior of Alaska's bear population as it prepares for hibernation, preserving farm land from development and views from the world's major religions on preserving the environment. (54:00)
• The Environment Show -- November 2, 1998. On this week's program: the ozone hole and stratosphere temperatures, how global warming is effecting peat lands, stressing the importance of sustainable living to college students, the Leonid meteor showers, a discussion about the global climate change meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina, changing the statistics used by economic analysts and the end of the trail with John Carlson, a Appalachian Trail thru-hiker. (54:01)
• The Environment Show -- October 26, 1998. On this week's program: researching the origins of life, fertilizing with old phone books, using old plastic containers in the microwave, a passage from "Army Wives on the American Front: Living By The Bugles" by Anne Eales, honey production, educating private forest owners about timber management, opening the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska and how social reform is changing the lives of Hungarian farmers.(54:00)
• The Environment Show -- October 19, 1998. On this week's program: League of Conservation Voter's dirty dozen, an attempt to ban clear-cuts in Oregon, an interview with Mary Joy Breton, former vice president of the National Audubon Society and author of "Women Pioneers in the Environment," a bison round-up and prescribed burning at the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve in Oklahoma, Dai Qing's efforts to stop the Three Gorges Dam, crowded conditions at factory hog farms and a passage from "Along The Edge of America," by Peter Jenkins. (53:55)
• The Environment Show -- October 12, 1998. On this week's program: Farm waste regulations, natural resource damage, Darrow School's Living Machine, why leaves change color in the fall, paintings of the world's largest cats in the wild, how to make the environment an important part of the educational experience and a passage from "Elkheart: A Personal Tribute to Wapiti and Their World" by David Petersen. (53:54)
• The Environment Show -- October 5, 1998 On this week's program: Hunting for deformed frogs, the origins of life, environment quiz, a passage from "Almost an Island: Travels in Baja California" by Bruce Berger, spawning coho and chinook salmon, Keiko's freedom and survival, management of problem species and protecting children from unsafe food. (54:01)
• The Environment Show -- September 28, 1998 On this week's program: The Montreal Protocol, Alaska thawing, the 105th Congress, harvesting dry beans, China's Three Gorges Dam, biomass fuels and a passage from "Gaviotas: A Village to Reinvent the World" by Alan Weisman. (53:55)
• The Environment Show -- September 21, 1998 On this week's program: forest management in the north woods of Maine and the forest surrounding the Quabbin reservoir which supplies Boston's water, a passage from "Threading the Currents: A Paddler's Passion for Water" by Alan Kesselheim, snow geese, the handling of Russian nuclear material and the phase out of clear-cutting by one timber company. (54:00)
• The Environment Show -- 15 September 1998On this week's program: fish habitat, potassium iodide pills, an environmental sounds quiz, the Gallatin Institute, rough blazing star, Asian swamp eels, Great Lakes status report and excerpts from "A Description of New England" by Captain John Smith. (53:55)
• The Environment Show -- 8 September 1998 On this week's program: persistent chemicals, salt water agriculture, urban sprawl, bat hibernation, hurricanes and wildlife, how the Endangered Species Act affects communities and their economies and "Caught Inside: A Surfer's Year on the California Coast" by Daniel Duane. (54:00)
• The Environment Show -- 31 August 1998 On this week's program: Headwaters habitat conservation plan, Texas drought, Ndakinna Wilderness project, sweet corn, asteroids, urban sprawl and "Canyons and Skyscrapers of the Deep" an essay by naturalist John Weeks. (54:54)
• The Environment Show -- 24 August 1998 On this week's program: Texas drought, Navassa Island, riverkeepers, humpback whales, soy fuel, invasive plants and animals, "Fishcamp: Life on an Alaskan Shore" by Nancy Lord and a new feature. (53:58)
• The Environment Show -- 17 August 1998 - On this week's program: pesticide testing, Nez Perce & wolves, pit vipers, fishing rights, the Appalachian trail and a passage from "Travels Along the Edge" by David Noland. (50:20)
• The Environment Show -- 10 August 1998 - On this week's program: Maine's north woods for sale, sulphur in gas, virtual fish, flowering plants in Idaho, wood in computers, incinerating hospital waste and "Weather", a poem by Laurie Kutchens. (49:59)
• The Environment Show -- 7 August 1998 - On this week's program: sharks, organic cotton, Colorado's bing cherry harvest, environmental journalism workshops and much more. (50:46)
• The Environment Show -- 31 July 1998 - Information on Tsunamis and Earthquakes.
• The Environment Show -- 24 July 1998 - Information on Environmental Justice conflicts; Part II of Report on Coral Reefs.
• The Environment Show -- 17 July 1998 - Information on First Report on Coral Reefs; anti-environmentalist Congress; water quality at the beach; 200th Anniversary of the William Wordsworth poem.
• The Environment Show -- 10 July 1998 - Mercury poisoning; Yellowstone fire 10th anniversary.
• The Environment Show -- 29 June 1998 - EPA plan to test for Environmental Endocrine Disrupters.
• The Environment Show - April 6, 1998 (55 min.)(Real Audio)
• The Environment Show - March 30, 1998 (55 min.)(Real Audio)
• The Environment Show - March 23, 1998 (55 min.)(Real Audio)
• The Environment Show - March 16, 1998 (55 min.)(Real Audio)
  • The Environment Show - Interview with Tim Wirth. Tim Wirth is the man selected to spend the $1 billion donated to the United Nations by businessman Ted Turner. Wirth, a former U.S. senator, talks with host Peter Berle about the programs that may benefit. (7:35) (Real Audio)
• The Environment Show - March 9, 1998 (55 min.)(Real Audio)
• The Environment Show - March 2, 1998 (55 min.)(Real Audio)
  • The Environment Show - March 2, 1998 -- Interview with Harvard University Molecular Biologist, Matthew Messelson on chemical and biological weapons. (6:05 min.) (Real Audio)
• The Environment Show - February 17, 1998 (55 min.)(Real Audio)
• The Environment Show - February 23, 1998 (55 min.)(Real Audio)
  • The Environment Show - February 23, 1998 Interview with Kattie McGinty on Clinton Budget (6:30 min.) (Real Audio)
• The Environment Show - February 9, 1998 (55 min.)(Real Audio)
• The Environment Show - Feb. 4, 1998 Interview with Lester Brown on State of the World 1998.