WVIZ/PBS ideastream®: Environment

Recent Coverage

Southeastern United States is Flooding from Never-Ending Rain
NewsDepth: Wednesday, September 23, 2009
From Tennessee, to Alabama, to North Carolina, small creeks and rivers have turned into floods; and the water just rolls over already saturated ground. Worst hit has been the Greater Atlanta area in Georgia. Rain clouds have just been stuck over the area for more than a week, causing homes to be flooded and in some cases, washed away. Rush hour Monday night ground to a stand still on some highways - as roads turned into rivers, and many schools in the area have been closed because of the flooding. Ironically, this rain falls right on the heels of a two-year drought in the region.

2009 is the Year of the Gorilla; Gorillas in Rwanda are a Big Tourist Draw
NewsDepth: Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Conservationists have declared 2009 the year of the gorilla. In Rwanda, gorillas are also a source of national pride, not to mention a big tourist attraction. David McKenzie took a trip into the mountains to see how they're faring in northwest Rwanda’s Volcano Park. Tourists pay $500 for a gorilla permit. Just 8 people are allowed to visit each gorilla group and there are often waiting lists to get up the mountain, making gorilla spotting one of the most sought after day trips in the world. There are fewer than 800 mountain gorillas left on the planet, so park officials must weigh the money against the risks.

Ohio Student Helps to Set World Record for Recycling Denim
NewsDepth: Wednesday, September 16, 2009
There's a new world record for the most items of clothing collected for recycling as more than 30,000 pairs of jeans were gathered this summer at Washington DC's Union Station. The magazine "National Geographic Kids" led the effort to collect old pairs of jeans from readers across the country. The jeans will be turned into insulation for rebuilding homes damaged by natural disasters. The magazine honored nine-year-old Erek Hansen of Curtice, Ohio, for organizing a huge denim drive at his school to collect more than sixteen hundred pairs of jeans for the project, including five of his own.

Cleveland Business Erects First Private Wind Turbine
Regional News Stories: Friday, September 11, 2009
A small Cleveland business has taken a large ecological step, erecting a privately owned wind turbine to generate it's power needs. ideastream®'s Rick Jackson reports.

Court Rules Ohio AG Must Bow Out Of Property Rights Dispute
Regional News Stories: Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Environmental activists in Ohio are used to having the state attorney general on their side, at least when it comes to a dispute over the public's right to walk along the 312-mile shoreline of Lake Erie. Now, though, a state appeals court has declared the A.G. doesn't have the legal standing to be involved in this dispute...and the current attorney general has yet to signal whether he even WANTS to be involved. That's making the "green" activists see red. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports.

Lake Erie Secrets May Lie Out West
Regional News Stories: Monday, September 7, 2009
Understanding the patterns in water levels in the Great Lakes is a concern for more than the environmental community. It's something that can cost the shipping industry considerable money, too. But predicting future water levels has long stymied scientists. One local professor has found the answer in an unlikely place. Ideastream®'s Rick Jackson reports.

Power Company Proposes “Smart Meters”
Regional News Stories: Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Run your dish washer at midnight instead of at noon....and pay less for your electricity. That's the kind of choice Ohio consumers may soon have, after special new high-tech electricity meters are installed. American Electric Power has just announced it's going after federal stimulus money to help pay for the pilot project. Ohio Public Radio's Bill Cohen reports.

Upside/Downside is Talking Trash: Ohio’s Solid Waste Economy
Regional News Stories: Thursday, August 27, 2009
The average American throws out more than 1500 pounds of trash a year. But most of us don't think much beyond the garbage truck that hauls it away. And that brings us to our weekly look at the region's economy - upside / downside. ideastream®'s Ida Lieszkovszky has been on the trash trail and she joined Morning Edition host Eric Wellman to talk about Ohio's trash economy.

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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.