EcoReport

EcoReport - February 9, 2012

WFHB News — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:27:55 -0800

In today’s feature report, correspondent Bradford Raths interviews Chad Roeder, owner of Pedal Power, about the new downtown recycling facility.

EcoReport - February 2, 2012

WFHB News — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:48:42 -0800

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.

EcoReport - January 26, 2012

WFHB News — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:54:40 -0800

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.

EcoReport - January 19, 2012

WFHB News — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:18:16 -0800

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.

EcoReport - January 12, 2012

WFHB News — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:10:05 -0800

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.

EcoReport - January 5, 2012

WFHB News — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:11:43 -0800

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.

EcoReport - December 15, 2011

WFHB News — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:31:56 -0800

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

EcoReport - December 8, 2011

WFHB News — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 08:34:37 -0800

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.

EcoReport - November 17, 2011

WFHB News — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:44:29 -0800

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.

EcoReport - November 10, 2011

WFHB News — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 08:48:42 -0800