Alden Wicker joins us to talk about “conscious consumerism” and how we can make the most ethical and environmental choices when we spend our money.
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Containing Our Nuclear Waste
Harvard professors Robb Moss and Peter Galison join us to talk about the effort to contain radioactive waste, the subject of their Independent Lens documentary “Containment.”
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Drilling In Canada’s Tar Sands
Journalist Neela Banerjee and Alan Jeffers of Exxon, join us to talk about the effect that drilling for oil in Alberta will have on climate change.
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Inside The Fish Market
This hour, we’ll talk about the commercialization of fishing and the effect it’s had on the seafood we consume with journalist Lee Van Der Voo, who writes about the topic in “The Fish Market: Inside the Big-Money Battle for the Ocean and Your Dinner Plate”
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Treasures Of The Earth
This hour, we’ll talk about how humans throughout time have turned to the Earth for the materials that power our civilization, the subject of the new NOVA series “Treasures of the Earth: Gems, Metals and Power,” which airs tonight on KERA-TV.
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An Economic Solution To Climate Change
This hour, we’ll talk about developing a market-based approach to fighting global warming with former U.S. Rep. Bob Inglis (R-SC), executive director of republicEn, an organization dedicated to free-enterprise solutions to climate change.
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Navigating The Grid
This hour, we’ll talk about the evolution of “the largest machine in the world” – and about what needs to be done to update it – with Gretchen Bakke. Her new book is called “The Grid: The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future.”
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Hope For A Thirsty World
This hour, we’ll learn how innovative thinkers are actually extending the flows of rivers, harvesting wastewater and growing fruit in the desert with Judith D. Schwartz, author of “Water in Plain Sight: Hope for a Thirsty World” (St. Martin’s Press).
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The Sustainability Of Texas Water
This hour, we’ll talk about how water is managed in Texas with Sharlene Leurig, director of the Texas Environmental Flows Initiative.
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The Future of Yellowstone
This hour, we’ll talk about America’s first national park with David Quammen, whose reporting on Yellowstone appears in the May issue of National Geographic magazine.
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How Animals Think
This hour, we’ll talk about current research into animal intelligence with Frans de Waal, director of the Living Links Center at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center. His new book is “Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?”.
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The National Park Service At 100
This hour, we’ll talk with the National Park Service’s director, Jonathan Jarvis, about the organization’s role in conservation, about attracting a new generation of visitors and about which park might be best for your summer family vacation.
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