A national park in Lake Superior is going to try something new this summer to preserve the wilderness experience: a ban on radios and other electronic devices. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Mike Simonson reports:
Month: May 2000
Commentary – All Natural Irritability
In growing numbers, Americans are bypassing traditional medicine and getting "back to nature" for what ails them. From chamomile tea to St. John’s Wort, herbal remedies are becoming wildly popular. The move toward nature could be a sign that we are finally understanding our connections to the Earth. Then again, Great Lakes Radio Consortium commentator, Julia King, wonders if we aren’t just trading one vice for another:
Native Landscapers Go Wild
More and more backyard gardeners are tending plants they once considered to be weeds. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Lester Graham reports… these backyard naturalists are creating tiny natural areas to save the plants and attract wildlife:
Bats Find Refuge in Abandoned Mines
As warm weather moves in, so too do the Great Lakes insects – mosquitoes, black flies, and other biting bugs. It may be hard to believe but the bug situation would be worse if it weren’t for researchers lending a helping hand to the insects’ natural predators. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Tamar Charney reports:
Plants Combat Indoor Air Pollution
On hot, humid days, air pollution forces many people to stay indoors. But the air inside our homes and offices isn’t always better. That’s led some people to recommend the use of houseplants to improve indoor air quality. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Karen Kelly has the story:
Epa’s Dioxin Report Flawed?
Within the next few weeks the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency is scheduled to release a controversial report on the health
effects
of dioxin. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Lester Graham reports…
some scientists think the draft of the report is flawed:
Creating Electricity From Human Waste
With the planet’s population at 6 billion and growing, it’s
becoming more challenging to handle all the human waste. Now,
scientists may have a way to reduce that waste, while at the same time,
creating clean electricity. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Wendy
Nelson reports:
COMMENTARY – &Quot;FRANKENFISH" TO HIT STORE SHELVES?
Canadian researchers have developed a genetically altered
salmon. Dubbed "Frankenfish" by the public, the designer salmon grow
about eight times faster – and as much as 37 times larger – than normal
salmon. While fish farmers are hoping to bring their latest catch to
a dinner table near you, Great Lakes Radio Consortium commentator
Suzanne Elston finds the whole thing rather unappetizing:
Talking to the Chameleon
Chameleons are known for the signals they send with their
bodies. In just 30 seconds, they can change dramatically. But
chameleons don’t hear well. And scientists thought they didn’t
communicate with sound. As the Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Karen
Kelly reports, an amateur pet owner has proved them wrong:
Living Next to Wild Neighbors
People moving out to wooded lots in the suburbs are finding
those lots are already inhabited. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s
Lester Graham reports… some homeowners are battling nature,
but others are finding ways to live in harmony with it: