As the Y-2-K computer bug’s moment approaches, there’s concern about the
effects on financial markets, the power grid, and other problems. The
Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Lester Graham reports, retailers could be
facing a Y-2-K rush in the next few months:
Month: August 1999
Sewage Treatment Plants Prepare for Y-2-K
The U-S Environmental Protection Agency is warning sewer treatment
plants to prepare for the Y-2-K computer bug. The Great Lakes Radio
Consortium’s Lester Graham reports if computers shut down… raw sewage
could be dumped into rivers and lakes:
Commentary – Save Your Energy
As we close out one of the warmest summers on record, many of us havebeen shocked by the size of our electric bills. Commentator BobLilienfeld has some thoughts about ways to save energy and thus reducepollution and the potential for global warming:
Nature Inspires Artist in Residence Program
If your weekend plans take you to one of the many national park
areas in the Great Lakes you may find more than just natural beauty.
You may find an artist out on a rock or sand dune with easel, camera, or
even a musical instrument. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Tamar
Charney explains:
Protecting the Karner Blue Butterfly
When people think of endangered species, they often think of the
bald eagle or the grizzly bear – animals of great strength and size. The
Karner Blue butterfly is not one of those animals. But as the Great
Lakes
Radio Consortium’s Karen Kelly reports, wildlife biologists are working
just as hard to save it:
Doggie Donors
Each year, four-and-a-half million people donate blood through the
American Red Cross. But blood doesn’t just save human lives…
transfusions have become an increasingly common part of veterinary
medicine… and a movement is underway to recruit more animal donors. The
Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Wendy Nelson reports:
A New Threat to Agriculture?
The gulf war highlighted the fact that biological weapons are a real
and serious threat to human health. But only recently has a related
danger come to light: That is, the possibility of bioterrorists
targeting plants and animals and affecting the food supply. As the
Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Wendy Nelson reports, plant pathologists
gathered in Montreal this month (August) to talk about protecting
agriculture from bioterrorism:
Farmers Protest Atrazine Study
A study by the Environmental Group says the water quality in 7 Great
Lakes States is polluted with the herbicide atrazine. The Washington
based organization says people living in those states are exposed to
high amounts of the chemical. But as the Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s
Tom Scheck reports, farm groups are protesting the study:
Commentary – Appreciating the Little Things
Insects are often the bane of outdoor summer activities. But as Great
Lakes Radio Consortium commentator Suzanne Elston has discovered, the
lowly bug can be a big help to farmers:
Developing Nutritional Rice
A Swiss researcher believes he’s found a way to correct two major
nutritional problems in the world. The researcher has genetically
altered rice to make it more healthful, but there are still obstacles
ahead…. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Lester Graham reports: