Environment
Protecting Land and Water Resources in The Finger Lakes
WRFI’s Lori Sonken speaks with Andy Zepp, executive director, Finger Lakes Land Trust, about the organization’s effort to build and protect trails, and conserve, land, water and other natural resources in the Finger Lakes area. This interview aired on February 24, 2017.
Read MoreContaminants in Vaccines
Inorganic metals, including lead and iron, are found in vaccines, says independent journalist Celeste McGovern. The contaminants may get into vaccines inadvertently. No one is looking at the impact these dirty vaccines, injected in multiple doses, are having on human health. McGovern spoke with WRFI’s Lori Sonken on 13 February, 2017.
Read MoreFinger Lakes Climate Fund
Gay Nicholson, executive director of Sustainable Tompkins, explains how the Finger Lakes Climate Fund works. Use a calculator to estimate your carbon footprint when you fly across the country, drive downtown, or generate carbon another way. Then purchase an offset based on the carbon your activity emits. Funds raised by Sustainable Tompkins are funding energy…
Read MoreWomen’s March on Washington- Part Two- January 24th, 2017
This is part two of Esther Racoosin’s feature about the Women’s March on Washington. In this segment, she speaks with additional marchers who talk about their reasons for attending the march, why they are worried about the Trump administration, and how they will be taking action in the future. This feature aired on the January…
Read MoreWomen’s March on Washington-Part One- January 23rd, 2017
Esther Racoosin of the WRFI News team went to Washington DC on Saturday, January 21st, along with about 410 people in a group organized by RiseUp Ithaca. She spoke with a number of people attending the march about their reasons for going to the rally and protest, their thoughts about the election, and the future.…
Read MoreListen – 3:33 Minutes – Ithaca Rally in Solidarity with Standing Rock
Yesterday evening, hundreds of people gathered on the Ithaca commons to demonstrate support with Standing rock and to oppose the Dakota Access Pipeline, which would put the entire Missouri River at risk. The event was Organized by the Cayuga Lake Water Protectors – Listen to Mauricio Medina explain the event in his words, 3 Minutes.
Read MoreToxics at Ithaca’s Landmark
The clean up of lead and other contaminants at Ithaca Falls Natural Area was botched, says Walter Hang. This interview with Lori Sonken aired on October 10, 2016.
Read MoreWe Are Seneca Lake Defendants
We spoke with three local business owners were among those who were arrested in 2014 for trespassing at the site of the Crestwood gas storage facility near Seneca Lake were tried and had their cases dismissed. The three members of We Are Seneca Lake and their attorney spoke with us on Monday, October 3, 2016.
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