Each year, Purdue University sponsors a contest to find creative usesfor soybeans. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s David Naylor reportson how this year’s winners may have found a "greener" way to hit theslopes:
Month: May 1998
Treaty Needed for Water Diversion?
The announcement that Ontario is withdrawing its permit for a privateCanadian company to export Lake Superior water to Asia isn’t enough forone Wisconsin member of Congress. He’s calling for a treaty negotiationbetween Washington and Ontario. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s MikeSimonson reports:
FDA Faces Lawsuit
A national coalition of scientists, health experts and religiousleaders is suing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The lawsuitfiled today (Wednesday, May 27th) claims that the F-D-A’s policy towardgenetically engineered food doesn’t protect consumers. The Great LakesRadio Consortium’s Steve Frenkel reports:
Northern Great Lakes Center Opens
A new Great Lakes interpretive center opens May 30th on the south shoreof Lake Superior just west of Ashland, Wisconsin. One-hundred andtwenty-five thousand people are expected to visit the center each year.The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Eric Schubring has thestory:
Commentary – Fast Food Fiasco
Our increasingly busy lifestyles have made fast food a regular item inmost families. But as Great Lakes Radio Consortium Commentator SuzanneElston points out, the food may be fast, but the legacy it leaves, iswith us for centuries:
Algae: The Missing PCB Link?
Toxic chemicals known as P-C-B’s haven’t been used in the U.S. for morethan two decades. But dangerous levels of P-C-B’s remain in the naturalenvironment and pose a threat to human health. To address this problem,scientists are trying to understand how these chemicals get into thefood chain. Now, a scientist at Northwestern University has found alikely answer. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Steve Frenkelreports:
The Horse Whisperer
It may be that we’re entering a kinder, gentler era when it comes tohow we interact with animals. These days, more and more anglers catchand release fish…Dog training is moving away from dominance and towardcooperation…And a method of working with horses is bucking the traditionof "breaking" them. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Wendy Nelsonreports:
Wolf Management Plan Developed
Last week, it was announced that the gray wolf would be removed from the Endangered Species List. That leaves the responsibility of managing the animals up to each individual state. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Stephanie Hemphill reports on Minnesota’s plans:
Pesticide Database Developed
Another Great Lakes state will try to control pesticide runoff through the use of technology. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Chuck Quirmbach reports on one effort to establish a pesticide database:
Nuclear Power Plant Faces Storage Shortage
A Wisconsin nuclear power plant may have to shut down in a couple of years if the federal government doesn’t allow the use of a new type of storage container. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Chuck Quirmbach explains: