Also In This Week’s Radio Show (June 26, 2009):

The full show

A New Take on Clean Water – An environmental lawyer discusses the Supreme Court’s decision in the Coeur Alaska Inc. v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council case, which makes the dumping of toxic tailings from mines into waterways legal.

Bus Pass or Bus Fail – It’s not just the emissions from the tailpipe that define the environmental impact of a vehicle. A new study compares the full-life cycles of trains, planes, buses, and automobiles.

Carbon Capture – A coal-fired power plant in West Virginia is the site of the first carbon capture and storage project at an existing U.S. plant. The technology is expensive and untested but some say if it can be economically developed, it’s a necessary part of the energy mix in the fight against climate change.

Snow in Summer – As ice caps melt and the sun shines, writer Mark Lender sees the Snowy Egret’s fragile existence as a mirror to our own.

Down in the Dumps – Recycling has become a multi-billion dollar business in the past twenty years, but the global recession is hitting the industry hard. Now, everything from soda bottles to newspapers are piling up.

An American Epic – Campbell McGrath discusses his epic poem and new book “Shannon”. It explores the adventures and thoughts of the youngest member of the Lewis and Clark expedition during the 16 days he spent lost and alone on the prairie.

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