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Dumping Oil & Thawing Tundra

Dumping Oil & Thawing Tundra

Host: Lester Graham
Show date: 05/28/2009

Summary:
All kinds of ships have been caught dumping oil in the ocean so they don't have to pay for proper disposal. Rebecca Williams reports that the annual amount is more than eight times the Exxon Valdez spill. And... thawing tundra in Alaska releases carbon and contributes to global warming. Amy Mayer met one scientist who actually wants to thaw some tundra in order to study it.
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