WVIZ/PBS ideastream®: Environment

Recent Coverage

Air Quality Improves in NE Ohio
Regional News Stories: Wednesday, October 7, 2009
The cool summer and slow economy are being credited for a dramatic reduction in ozone pollution this year. Ideastream®'s Bill Rice reports.

Study Says Carbon Reduction Plan Could Cost Ohio Thousands of Jobs
Regional News Stories: Thursday, October 1, 2009
A new report on the impact of carbon emission regulations claims millions of American jobs are threatned -- thousands of them in Ohio. That's according to one think tank's analysis and it's giving Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown, usually on the liberal side of environmental issues, more cover in his opposition to the plan. ideastream®'s Rick Jackson filed this report.

Cape Coral, Florida Protects Thousands of Burrowing Owls
NewsDepth: Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Cape Coral, Florida is home to that state’s largest population of burrowing owls. Fans of the little owls are asking for help to keep the feathered residents safe. As their name implies, burrowing owls live in burrows in the sandy ground, and you can see them either peeping out of their burrow or standing just outside of it. The Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife volunteers are asking residents to watch for nests - in their yards or in vacant lots - and mark them off with tape so no one goes near it with a lawn mower, and to keep the vegetation around the burrows neat and trimmed.

Bracken Bat Cave in Texas Home to 20 Million Bug-Eating Bats
NewsDepth: Wednesday, September 30, 2009
In Hollywood movies, bats are often portrayed as scary creatures. But in real life, they can be worth their weight in gold. And there's no other place they're more appreciated than central Texas. Reynolds Wolf takes us to Bracken Bat Cave, just south of Austin, Texas. There, bat expert Fran Hutchins explains how the 20 million Mexican Free-tailed bats that live in the cave do their part by eating nearly 250 tons of bugs every night.

The National Parks: America’s Best Idea
The Sound of Ideas: Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Ken Burns’ newest documentary tells the surprising history of the U.S. National Park System, an idea whose existence has so long been a part of the national fabric we can hardly imagine our country without it. After all, what would the American landscape be without the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Yellowstone or The Smoky Mountains? America didn’t have to set all that land aside, but it did, including Ohio’s very own Cuyahoga Valley National Park. As the six-part documentary airs this week on WVIZ/PBS, join host Dan Moulthrop for a conversation with filmmaker Ken Burns and local parks employees about what our National Parks mean to all of us.

Tremont Start-Up’s Product Will Charge Your iPod with Your Walk
Regional News Stories: Thursday, September 24, 2009
This week, Pittsburgh is center stage as the site of the G-20 meeting of international leaders, allowing the city to show off its re-invention of itself from steel central to a knowledged based, high-tech start up oasis. Cleveland, of course, aspires to a similar transformation but has a ways to go - which brings us to this week's edition of Upside/Downside. Progress, as they say, comes one step at a time. Sometimes tiny steps. And that...you might say...is what's happening in a Cleveland neighborhood that drew the attention of the governor this week. Tremont Electric is poised to go to market with a device that transforms the energy from walking into power for iPods and cell phones. ideastream®'s Dan Bobkoff picks up the story.

People Plant Gardens in Parking Spots for Park(ing) Day
NewsDepth: Wednesday, September 23, 2009
People around the world were thinking about the environment last friday as they observed “Park(ing) Day.” Folks in cities across the U.S., as well as Europe, Australia and even South Africa celebrated this new global event. Nature-loving citizens take over metered parking spots and turn them - temporarily - into public parks. Kaj Goldberg has one story from very dry Los Angeles, where the message was to use less water by planting drought-resistant plants.

President Obama Speaks on Climate at United Nations Meeting
NewsDepth: Wednesday, September 23, 2009
President Obama joined world leaders on Tuesday to focus on climate change. The meeting of one hundred world leaders at the United Nations in New York City is aimed at jump-starting stalled negotiations for a global climate agreement. President Obama called on developing nations to take steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change and develop clean energy sources. China and the United States are the world's biggest emitters of greenhouse gases.

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Resources

The Return of the Cuyahoga On-Line Curriculum
The Return of the Cuyahoga On-Line Curriculum answers questions about how a river could burn and why it happened here. Included is an entire unit plan containing several cross-curricular lessons correlated to State of Ohio Science Standards in the areas of environmental history, environmental investigation, and eliciting social action. Interactive features include animated maps, streaming video, and a glossary which is linked to new words throughout the site. A database allows teachers to enter and compare water testing data gathered from local tributaries.

The Life Depends on Water web site was created in cooperation with Cuyahoga Soil and Water Conservation District to inform and inspire students and the general public into environmental conservation action. In addition to a wealth of information, links to supplementary resources, a glossary, and an animated map, you will find: Lessons, correlated to State of Ohio Science Standards, Web quests, and Service learning projects that will encourage your students to take action and get involved in real world solutions.

Making Connections to the Natural World
You've recently moved to Northeast Ohio or else you're a longtime resident. Either way, you're someone who wants to know more about the world around you and how we interact with it. Here are some quick links to help you get involved in making the region a better place to live, work and raise a family.

Webliography: Wind Power

Funding

Funding for the coverage of environment topics comes from The Cleveland Foundation and The George Gund Foundation.