Environment
Climates of Change: A Civic Ensemble Production [audio]
Sarah K. Chalmers of the Civic Ensemble theatre company, and Sara Warner, member of the Cornell University Department of the Performing and Media Arts, talk about the new theatre production, “Climates of Change”. The production is a cooperative effort between Tompkins County community members and Cornell students. It will be performed from December 1 to…
Read MoreDorothy Roberts Explains Racism and the New Racial Science [Audio]
WRFI’s Lori Sonken talks with University of Pennsylvania Professor Dorothy Roberts about the mixing of science, politics and race in what she calls the “new racial science.” [mixcloud https://www.mixcloud.com/wrficommunityradionews/university-of-pennsylvania-professor-dorothy-roberts-explains-racism-and-the-new-racial-science/ width=100% height=120 hide_cover=1]
Read MoreHilary Lambert, Executive Director of the Cayuga Lake Watershed Network-November 14th, 2017 [audio]
Hilary Lambert, Executive Director and Steward of the Cayuga Lake Watershed Network, provides an update on the health of the lake. She gives an overview of the recent fall meeting of the network, discusses the algal blooms that occurred on the lake in the late summer, and talks about outbreaks of the invasive plant, hydrilla. …
Read MoreBioBlitz at the Cayuga Nature Center and Smith Woods–September 15th 2017[audio]
Esther Racoosin of WRFI Community Radio News reports on the SIPS BioBlitz. During the event, which took place from Friday, September 8 to Saturday, September 9, volunteer scientists identified and counted all the living organisms that could be found in 24 hours on the property of the Cayuga Nature Center and Smith Woods. [mixcloud https://www.mixcloud.com/wrficommunityradionews/sips-bioblitz-documenting-the-biological-diversity-of-the-cayuga-lake-basin/…
Read MoreProposed Use of Genetically-Engineered Diamondback Moths- August 16th, 2017 [audio]
WRFI Community Radio News investigates Cornell University’s plans to release Genetically-Engineered diamondback moths into agricultural fields for the first time in New York State. The moths are a major agricultural pest of brassica plants. We speak to a moth expert, hear from the lead investigator on the experiments as well as representatives of environmental groups.…
Read MoreFarm to Fork Conference Takes Ithaca [AUDIO]
05/19/17: Last weekend brought the first Farm to Fork conference to life here in Ithaca. The weekend-long conference featured panels and workshops focused on a sustainable and just future for local food and agriculture. The following is a selection of comments from attendees and organizers at the conference, produced as a collaboration between WRFI News…
Read MoreInterview with Alison Fromme of Hot Potato Press [AUDIO]
06/12/17: Katelyn Harrop interviews Alison Fromme, editor and chief of Hot Potato Press: a publication focused on food and agriculture through green star community projects. [mixcloud https://www.mixcloud.com/wrficommunityradionews/061217-alison-fromme-hot-potato-press-interview-katelyn-harrop/ width=100% height=60 hide_cover=1 mini=1 light=1]
Read MoreGeorgia Lesh and Robert Ross on the Paris Climate Agreement [AUDIO]
06/09/27: Elena Piëch interviewed Georgia Lesh and Robert Ross from the Paleontological Research Institution and its Museum of the Earth. They spoke about the United States’ withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement and what citizens can do to address climate change. [mixcloud https://www.mixcloud.com/wrficommunityradionews/060917-paleontological-research-institution-elena-pi%C3%ABch/ width=100% height=60 hide_cover=1 mini=1 light=1]
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