Environment
Celebrating the Turkeys at Farm Sanctuary
Aron Gutman talks to staff and guests at Farm Sanctuary near Watkins Glen and captures the sounds of the annual Celebration for the Turkeys. This piece originally aired on Thanksgiving day, November 26, 2015.
Read MoreCornell Plantations Features and Winter activities-November 10, 2015
WRFI News Team volunteer Esther Racoosin talks with Billy Kepner, Marketing and Public Relations Coordinator for Cornell Plantations. They discuss the different gardens of Cornell Plantations and why they are of value to the Ithaca Community. In addition, the educational components of Plantations and volunteer opportunities are described. This interview initially aired on the Tuesday,…
Read MoreInterview with Miranda Phillips of Citizens Climate Lobby-November 2, 2015
Esther Racoosin of WRFI Community Radio News talks with Ithaca resident Miranda Phillips about her work as a volunteer with Citizens Climate Lobby (CCL). Their discussion covers topics such as how CCL chapters across the country meet with their Congressional representatives to broach the topic of climate change. This interview initially aired on the Monday,…
Read MoreMoving Cornell’s Endowment Away From Fossil Fuel Investments (October 26, 2015)
Lori Sonken speaks with Cornell professors David Shalloway and Brian Cabot about their efforts to encourage Cornell’s Board of Trustees to no longer invest in fossil fuels. This interview aired on October 26, 2015.
Read MoreTeaching Teenagers About Sustainability (September 9, 2015)
Abe Messing interviews Donna Levy about Cornell’s Plantations Environmental Education Program for Sustainability — a program for teenagers. This program aired on September 9, 2015.
Read MoreCity of Ithaca ‘Botched’ Ithaca Falls Clean-Up Effort, Walter Hang says – September 18, 2015
Lori Sonken talks with Walter Hang about the lead and arsenic contamination at Ithaca falls gorge. This interview aired on September 18, 2015.
Read MoreInterview with Dr. John Fitzpatrick, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015
WRFI News Team member Esther Racoosin speaks with Dr. John Fitzpatrick, Director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, upon the occasion of the Lab’s 100th birthday. The conversation covers various citizen science projects that the Lab of O is using to help gather data about birds from around the world. The interview was originally broadcast…
Read MoreGetting to Know Crows with Kevin McGowan — September 2, 2015
Lori Sonken speaks with Kevin McGowan, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, about crows and their similarities to humans. This interview aired on September 2, 2015.
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