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
Using Inaccurate Statistics Against Climate Bill
Opponents in the House argued last Friday that the climate change bill would make energy much more expensive. (Photo courtesy of the Architect of the Capitol)
The climate change bill heads to the Senate. In all likelihood, so will some inaccurate statistics. Lester Graham reports some opponents of the climate change and energy bill are still using numbers they’ve been told are wrong:
Producer: Lester Graham
Release Date: June 29, 2009
Running Time: :50
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