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In today’s feature report, Michael Simmons from Bloomington Parks and Recreation interviews Michael Hamburger, professor of Geological Sciences at Indiana University and a noted seismologist.
Today is part two of the conversation exploring how human actions such as fracking and other activities have been connected to earthquakes.

Michael Simmons from Bloomington Parks and Recreation interviews Michael Hamburger, professor of Geological Sciences at Indiana University and a noted seismologist. During part one of a two part series, they discuss earthquake zones and historic quakes in our area, as well as a new National Science Foundation Study that IU is involved in.  

Environmental scientists who need to gather a lot of information about natural resources often get help from citizen scientists, or members of the general public with basic training in gathering environmental data. One of the largest and most famous examples of citizen science is the annual assessment of bird populations organized every year by the Audobon Society. Now the Bloomington Parks Department has started a program that offers training in citizen scientists skills to the general public. EcoReport correspondent Dan Young speaks with Kriste Lindberg from the Parks Department.

Lucille Bertuccio speaks with Dr. Marti Crouch, a local biologist who specializes in agricultural technology. They talk about genetically engineered crops and the growing resistance of the western corn rootworm.

Correspondent Ibrahim Shafei talks with Dr. Stan Cox, of the Land Institute, about his latest book, "Losing Our Cool". The book discusses the impact of air conditioning on the environment and society.

On this week's EcoReport, Correspondent Wes Martin talks to Jody Arthur about Bloomington’s Impaired Waterways. Arthur is the Integrated Report Coordinator for the Office of Water Quality at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management.

CREDITS
EcoReport news writers are Rachel Cerrone, Wes Martin, and Ibrahim Shafei.
Our weekly calendar is compiled by Laura Nading.
Our engineers is Jim Lang
EcoReport is produced by Ibrahim Shafei and Lucille Bertuccio.
Executive producer is Alycin Bektesh

On this week's EcoReport, Correspondent Wes Martin talks to Phaedra Pezzullo, associate professor at Indiana University's Department of Communication and Culture; and Regina Dilavore, former assessor with the EPA and current environmental auditor for the URS Corporation, about chemical contamination in Bloomington.

This week Lucille Bertuccio speaks with Patrick Brentlinger, IU Rudy Professor Emeritus in English, member of Jobs With Justice, and member of the IU Progressive Faculty and Staff Caucus.  The caucus recently endorsed a Statement of Solidarity with the Occupy movement. EcoReport is a weekly program providing independent media coverage of environmental and ecological issues with a focus on local, state and regional people, issues, and events in order to foster open discussion of human relationships with nature and the Earth and to encourage you to take personal responsibility for the world in which we live.

This week we feature Hiney Helpers, a non-profit organization that helps low income households to buy cloth diapers for their babies because the alternative, disposable diapers, are costly and add to the waste stream.  EcoReport is a weekly program providing independent media coverage of environmental and ecological issues with a focus on local, state and regional people, issues, and events in order to foster open discussion of human relationships with nature and the Earth and to encourage you to take personal responsibility for the world in which we live.