Week of June 29, 2009
Lake Algae And Lou Gehrig'sGrappling With The GridFood, Inc. Exposes Industry's SecretsUsing Inaccurate Statistics Against Climate BillDollars And StreamsDestructive Beetle Creates Blue WoodInterview: Presidential Advisor Van JonesClamping Down On Nitrogen DioxideThe Summer BBQ: Gas Or Charcoal?Laying Off The Lighter Fluid
Dollars And Streams
A creek runs through Melvin Hershberger's farm in Holmes County, Ohio. He was able to clean up the water with money from the Alpine Cheese Company. The company needed to offset phosphorous pollution from its factory, so it pays farmers to reduce their manure runoff. (Photo by Julie Grant)
When you hear about dead zones in the Gulf of Mexico and the Great Lakes, they’re largely caused by pollution draining from the farm belt. It can take a long time and a lot of money to reduce pollution at factories. So they’re starting to pay farmers to cut pollution instead. Julie Grant explains:
Producer: Julie Grant
Release Date: June 29, 2009
Running Time: 3:27
Destructive Beetle Creates Blue Wood
These mountain pine beetles are very destructive, killing millions of trees (Photo courtesy of the Rocky Mountain Research Station)
For more than a decade, mountain pine beetles have been devastating forests in Canada and the Western United States. Colorado has been hit especially hard. Millions of dead pines are creating the potential for huge forest fires. So, the trees are being cut down. Conrad Wilson reports, some business are using that timber:
Release Date: June 29, 2009
Running Time: :49