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Interview Archives: Natural Resources
Wednesday February 15, 2012, 10:06 AM
Precious Commodity: Providing Water for America's Cities
Martin V. Melosi, Ph.D., the Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen University Professor of History; Director of the Center for Public History, University of Houston
Host: David Inge
Global consumption of water appears to be doubling every 20 years. That’s twice the rate of population growth. How do we manage this finite resource as the demand continues to rise? Our guest is environmental historian Martin Melosi from the University of Houston. He has written extensively on how everyday things like water and garbage affect people’s lives and how they shape our views on the environment. We’ll look at the history behind the construction and administration of water supplies and wastewater systems in urban America.
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Categories: Natural Resources • Resources
Wednesday May 25, 2011, 11:06 AM
Non Native Invasive Species in Illinois
Reuben Keller, Ph.D., the Henry Chandler Cowles Lecturer in Environment, Program on the Global Environment, University of Chicago
Glenn Sandiford, Ph.D., Environmental Researcher and Writer
Host: David Inge
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Bonus video: Glenn Sandiford talks about invasive species in the Midwest, with a focus on the Asian Carp.
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Categories: Environment • Natural Resources • United States • Illinois
Monday March 07, 2011, 11:06 AM
Water: The Epic Struggle for Wealth, Power, and Civilization
Steven Solomon, Journalist
Host: David Inge
This is a repeat broadcast from Friday, February 05, 2010, 10 am
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Categories: Energy • water • Environment • Water resources • Foreign Policy-U.S. • Natural Resources
Wednesday October 20, 2010, 11:06 AM
Reckoning at Eagle Creek: The Secret Legacy of Coal in the Heartland
Jeff Biggers, Award-Winning Journalist
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Environment • Climate Change • History • United States history • Natural Resources
Thursday September 09, 2010, 10:06 AM
The Tenth Parallel: Dispatches from the Fault Line Between Christianity and Islam
Eliza Griswold, Journalist and a Fellow, New America Foundation
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Natural Resources • Religion • Africa
Monday July 26, 2010, 10:06 AM
Why We Hate the Oil Companies: Straight Talk from an Energy Insider
John Hofmeister, Chairman of the Board of the National Urban League; Founder of the Non-Profit Citizens for Affordable Energy; formerly President of Shell Oil Company, 2005-2008
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Business and Economy • Business History • Energy • oil • Environment • Government • Natural Resources
Tuesday July 06, 2010, 11:06 AM
The Fate of Nature: Rediscovering Our Ability to Rescue the Earth
Charles Wohlforth, Journalist
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Behavior • Natural Resources
Tuesday May 18, 2010, 10:06 AM
The Deepwater Horizon Spill: The Damage and Recovery
Edward B. Overton, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Department of Environmental Sciences, School of the Coast and Environment, Louisiana State University
Mark W. Hester, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Biology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Energy • oil • Environment • Water resources • Natural Resources • Science • Travel
Friday February 05, 2010, 10:06 AM
Water: The Epic Struggle for Wealth, Power, and Civilization
Steven Solomon, Journalist
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Energy • water • Environment • Water resources • Foreign Policy-U.S. • History • Natural Resources
Friday January 29, 2010, 10:06 AM
The National Parks Revisited
Robert Pahre, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science, and Director, European Union Center, University of Illinois
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Animals • Ecology • Economics • Environment • Government • Natural Resources • Public Policy • United States • Wildlife
