Science, Tech & Environment
Living on Earth
October 17, 2014
While the US is using less coal than we have in the past, we plan to export more coal to Asia. That means transporting it by trains, as we’ve done for decades. But there’s very little research on the effects coal has on the environment when it escapes from coal hoppers bumping along the rails.
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Science, Tech & Environment
Worried about radioactive 'Fukushima' fish in the US? Don't be, scientists say
PRI's The World
January 20, 2014
Nearly three years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, many consumers in the US remain concerned about radiation in fish from the Pacific Ocean. One Seattle fisherman finally got his fish tested, and found what many scientists have also found: there's nothing to worry about.
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Science, Tech & Environment
"Border Security" bill would exempt many public lands from environmental regs
PRI's The World
September 07, 2011
Some Republicans want to give the Department of Homeland Security blanket authority to waive environmental laws on all public lands within 100 miles of any US border.
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Business, Economics and Jobs
Combating climate change by storing CO2 underground
PRI's The World
September 30, 2009
Project in Iceland aimed at removing excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it beneath the earth’s surface shows promising results.
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Berlin Wall squatters
Living on Earth
November 09, 2009
Berlin Wall squatter development, Lohmule, may be a model for sustainable urban living today.
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Science, Tech & Environment
Environmentalists and coal interests fight it out in a small Washington State election
PRI's The World
October 28, 2013
With national policy on climate and energy in political gridlock, the opponents are fighting in local and state trenches. That's why money is pouring into a small county north of Seattle, where there's a debate over a shipping terminal that would send coal to Asia.
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Science, Tech & Environment
Scientists dig into booming coal exports and their effects on wetlands
Living on Earth
October 17, 2014
While the US is using less coal than we have in the past, we plan to export more coal to Asia. That means transporting it by trains, as we’ve done for decades. But there’s very little research on the effects coal has on the environment when it escapes from coal hoppers bumping along the rails.