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The Environment Report

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A weekly update of environmental news and in-depth reports from around North America.


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Job Training & Home Weatherization
Green jobs in the Golden State. Lester has the story on California's training program for green jobs - the biggest in the country. And... home weatherization programs. Billions of dollars from the stimulus package are going to help low-income people make their homes energy efficient. But some say these programs are a waste. Julie Grant checks out the program in progress at an out-of-work nurse's home....

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[ Fri, 11 Sep 2009 05:34:03 -0400 ]


Fish Trends & Shrinking Salmon Populations
More people, fewer fish. As the world's human population keeps growing, the population of fish seems to get smaller and smaller. Mark Brush looks at the latest trends. And... on the river with a salmon fisherman. Ann Dornfeld casts the nets on the Columbia with a fourth-generation fisherman who says there's not enough salmon left for his son to be generation number five....

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[ Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:38:00 -0400 ]


Simple Stuff First & A House Made of Straw
Lester talks with people who snoop around buildings in search of savings. Energy audits are on the rise, and businesses and homeowners are finding they can save big bucks. And... They're not just in fairy tales anymore. Houses made of straw are now making their mark as big energy savers. Joyce Kryszak takes us inside a straw bale house and finds even the Big Bad Wolf would have a tough time blowing it down....

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[ Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:33:54 -0400 ]


Beliefs about Climate Change & Competing with Wildlife for Airspace
How do people form their opinions about climate change? Lester looks at research with some surprising results presented to the American Psychological Association. And... after geese knocked out the engines on US Airways flight 1549, what happens when wildlife and airplanes meet has been on everyone's mind. Julie Grant talked with airport officials to see how they're trying to reduce the number of birds... coyotes... even alligators being struck by planes....

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[ Tue, 08 Sep 2009 05:23:26 -0400 ]


Climate Bill: Jobs Creator or Killer?
America has a big decision on its hands... how best to tackle climate change. The Senate will be debating the Waxman-Markey climate bill. But different groups have different opinions on the legislation. Lester speaks with one side that says the bill would be great for the economy... and another side that says it would kill jobs. The climate change bill - job killer or job creator?...

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[ Mon, 07 Sep 2009 06:03:30 -0400 ]


National Parks Get Green & 'Copters in the Parks
There was a time when National Parks were pretty strapped for cash. Mark Brush has the story on how the tide has shifted. And... National Parks already have noisy motorcycles, RVs, cars, and trucks going through them... what difference would a measly little helicopter or two make? A lot, some say. Jessica Robinson examines both sides of the fight over aerial tours in National Parks....

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[ Fri, 04 Sep 2009 05:43:35 -0400 ]


Recycling Your Ride
Turning clunkers into new cars. Lester has more on how all cashed clunkers will be scrapped for steel. And... recycling your ride. With Cash for Clunkers all wrapped up, where the junked jalopies are going is in the front of peoples' minds. Shawn Allee looks into car recycling - how it works and how it could be better....

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[ Thu, 03 Sep 2009 05:15:14 -0400 ]


Too Much Sun or Not Enough Sun?
Buy a tube of sunscreen, slather some on, and you're good to go - right? Well, Lester talks with one group that says not all sunscreens are created equal. And... turns out, partly because of avoiding the sun, we all might be falling a little short in the Vitamin D department. Ann Dornfeld looks at what we need to do to remedy the problem....

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[ Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:54:06 -0400 ]


Open Season on Wolves & Gas Drilling Fallout
As of this morning, it's hunting season on wolves. Unless a federal judge steps in, Idaho will allow 220 wolves (of 1000) to be killed. Montana will open up its own hunting season later. Lester reports on why Idaho has gone from protecting the wolf to hunting it. And... Conrad Wilson reports on the fallout of a proposed drilling site. 40 years ago, a nuclear device was exploded underground. Now, there are proposals on the table to drill near that old site for natural gas. Problem is... the gas m...

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[ Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:13:15 -0400 ]


Slactivists Unite! & Stimulus and Science
Scientists are salivating at the research money flowing their way. Shawn Allee reports on how stimulus money is kicking environmental research projects into high gear. And... slacker activism... or "slactivism." The new face of social and environmental activism is just a mouse click away. Making your voice heard on the net instead of in the streets. Rebecca Williams gives an update on the "lil green patches" sprouting up on the Internet....

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[ Mon, 31 Aug 2009 05:33:09 -0400 ]


Thinking Beyond Levees In New Orleans
How to soften a hurricane's blow. Mark Brush talks with an expert that says putting all our eggs in the levee basket is a bad idea. And... rebuilding the Lower Ninth Ward. For some, the focus after Hurricane Katrina hit was rebuilding the levees. Samara Freemark looks at a different approach - managing the water, instead of trying to hold it back. They call it 'resilience planning.'...

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[ Fri, 28 Aug 2009 05:04:12 -0400 ]


Climate Bill & Rodents Evolve at Warp Speed
The climate change bill awaits action from the Senate. But health care reform is delaying that action. Mark Brush looks at how the fate of the climate change bill is tied to fate of the health care bill. And... mice are morphing at evolutionary warp-speed. Gabriel Spitzer examines trays of dead mice at the Field Museum in Chicago with researchers who say the rodents are getting bigger much faster. Surprisingly... the changes in the mice correspond with the changes in the climate....

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[ Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:43:52 -0400 ]


The Biggest Health Threat&Tomato Blight Takes Hold
Kyle Norris talks with one researcher who says the biggest threat to our health is something we're not doing - physical activity. And... infected tomatoes. The same blight that caused the Irish potato famine is now hitting tomatoes in the U.S. Julie Grant looks at how the blight is being spread by more gardeners getting plants at big box retailers....

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[ Wed, 26 Aug 2009 06:03:10 -0400 ]


Electric Cars on the Grid & Controlling Cormorants
Is the grid ready to handle a bunch of electric cars? Tracy Samilton talks to an expert about the readiness of the nation's power supply. And... trying to find a balance with an unpopular bird. Karen Kelly has more on the double-crested cormorant and how it's numbers have exploded. Each bird eats up to a pound of fish a day... to the dismay of fishermen....

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[ Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:54:23 -0400 ]


High Speed Rail on Slow Track & Shrimping in a Dead Zone
It's the deadline today for states to submit proposals for stimulus money for high-speed rail. Shawn Allee explains why this project is running a little behind schedule. And... shrimp fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico have watched their catches go from thousands of pounds to nothing. That's because there's a dead zone in the Gulf where nothing can survive. Samara Freemark has more on this dead zone, what's causing it, and what it means for the shrimpers....

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[ Mon, 24 Aug 2009 05:43:23 -0400 ]


Heating and Cooling Credtis & The McMansion Tipping Point
Stimulus dollars for your house. Mark Brush has more on tax credits for new home heating and cooling systems. And... a look at when 'McMansions' don't fit in. When does a newer, bigger home look out of place in a neighborhood? Shawn Allee met a researcher who studied at just what point people will wrinkle their noses at a new house....

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[ Fri, 21 Aug 2009 05:03:31 -0400 ]


Housing Starts Smaller & Replacing Garage Majals
Who says bigger is better? Lester looks at how, lately, the homes that are being built have been of the smaller variety. And... 'McMansions'... 'Garage Majals'... we've all heard the nicknames of the enormous homes that have been getting bigger and bigger. Well, not too many have been built since the real estate market crashed. Shawn Allee looks at whether these mega-houses will make a comeback....

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[ Thu, 20 Aug 2009 01:06:41 -0400 ]


Astroturf or Grass Roots & The Recycling Marketplace
The oil industry and others are planning to target several key U.S. Senators who'll vote on a climate change bill this fall. Lester Graham reports an industry-funded group plans to hold 19 rallies at the Senators' town hall meetings. And... the supply that never stops, even when demand drops. The paper and cardboard we recycle are bought by companies that use them in packaging. Amy Standen looks at how the price for these recyclables crashed with the economy....

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[ Wed, 19 Aug 2009 03:05:26 -0400 ]


Greenhouse Gases Down & Diabetes and Great Lakes Fish
The economy is down... and so are greenhouse gas emissions. Tamara Keith looks at one silver lining of the recession. And... fish in the Great Lakes have DDT in them. Although the pesticide was banned years ago, it's legacy lives on. Gabriel Spitzer looks at how fisherman who eat Great Lakes fish once a week have a higher risk of Type II diabetes....

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[ Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:48:26 -0400 ]


Everglade Bell Weather & The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Saving the snail kite. Rebecca Williams visited the Florida Everglades to find out what scientists are doing to try to keep snail kites from dying out... and why the scientists need to watch their backs when they work. And... the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Lester talks with a team of researchers out on a boat in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. They're studying a swirling vortex of trash that has accumulated out in the water....

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[ Mon, 17 Aug 2009 01:36:29 -0400 ]


Eucalyptus in the USA & Taking Down Levees
First, genetically modified crops, now genetically modified trees. Mark Brush looks at genetically altered eucalyptus trees and the concern they may become invasive. And... taking down levees. We've been building levees for more than a century, but now we're realizing the unintended costs. Samara Freemark takes us to Louisiana, where levees are being breeched to restore habitat and prevent flooding downstream....

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[ Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:02:58 -0400 ]


GM Bails Out on Pollution & Greenovation: A Whole House Fan
A new company leaves old problems behind. Tamara Keith examines the mercury mess that the new General Motors is leaving behind. And... an eco-alternative to air conditioning. Lester chats with our green renovation expert, Matthew Grocoff, about a 'whole house fan.' We'll visit a couple who's got one of these fans, to see how it's working out... especially after that skunk visited....

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[ Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:45:04 -0400 ]


Energy Costs and Nuke Careers
How much will we pay for power in the future? It depends on the kind of power plants we build now. Shawn Allee digs into a new report on the proposed climate change regulations to find out. And... nuclear engineering might be a smart career choice. Julie Grant looks at the shortage of nuclear engineers now that nuclear power is getting hot again... at least among some politicians....

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[ Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:24:08 -0400 ]


Back to School Sans Books & Green Hip Hop
For a few universities, school will be starting sans textbooks. Rebecca Williams reports on an experiment that gets students noses out of books and puts them in Kindles instead. And... green Hip Hop. Lester looks at how some artists are dropping beats and rhymes on issues like polluted air and water....

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[ Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:01:47 -0400 ]


Should Elephants be in Zoos? & Farm Animals
Should zoos keep elephants? Rebecca Williams talks to people on both sides of the debate. And... most people agree that animals should be treated humanely. But, who gets to define "humane?" Julie Grant looks at a debate in one state over livestock conditions....

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[ Sat, 08 Aug 2009 22:03:59 -0400 ]


Dealers Run out of Cars for Clunkers & The Price of Cheap Goods
There's a car shortage for Cash for Clunkers. Dealers across the country are running out of new fuel-efficient cars that qualify for the program. And... why cheap isn't always so good. Lester talks with Ellen Ruppel Shell, the author of the book "Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture."...

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[ Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:40:54 -0400 ]


Dealers Run out of Cars for Clunkers & The Price of Cheap Goods
There's a car shortage for Cash for Clunkers. Dealers across the country are running out of new fuel-efficient cars that qualify for the program. And... why cheap isn't always so good. Lester talks with Ellen Ruppel Shell, the author of the book "Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture."...

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[ Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:40:23 -0400 ]


Organic Standards Scrutinized & The End of Overeating
Congress wants to give more money to an investigation of the National Organics Program. Mark Brush looks at why the organic label on your food is getting scrutinized. And... former FDA Commissioner Dr. David Kessler on his new book 'The End Of Overeating.' Lester talks with him about the major components of food that keep us wanting more - sugar, salt, and fat - and how food processors use these three ingredients to their advantage....

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[ Thu, 06 Aug 2009 01:30:24 -0400 ]


Organic Standards Scrutinized & The End of Overeating
Congress wants to give more money to an investigation of the National Organics Program. Mark Brush looks at why the organic label on your food is getting scrutinized. And... former FDA Commissioner Dr. David Kessler on his new book 'The End Of Overeating.' Lester talks with him about the major components of food that keep us wanting more - sugar, salt, and fat - and how food processors use these three ingredients to their advantage....

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[ Thu, 06 Aug 2009 01:30:03 -0400 ]


Turbulent Times for Airliners & Watering Down Airport Waste
Airlines are being hit hard by the huge swings in oil prices. They're up, they're down... they're all over the place. Rebecca Williams looks at how this has left airlines in a tough spot. And... watering down airport waste. You know the drill at the airport - no liquids, no bottles... no anything. This leads to a lot of waste. Deena Prichep checks out one airport that's doing its part to cut down on all that trash....

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[ Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:21:39 -0400 ]

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