Pamela P, Tiffany B and Anne-Marie R interview Mrs. Dianne Atkins, president of New York's Oxybusters about the dangers of MTBE and how it is related to the NAFTA agreement.
Folk Plus airs
Saturdays from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
on WJFF following NPR's
Car Talk.
90.5 Jeffersonville, NY. and 94.5 in Monticello.
We Hydro-powered Public Radio serving the Mid-Hudson Region, North East
Pennsylvania, and the Upper Delaware Valley.
Format: Artist - Track
Title
Album - Label / Contacts
Theme: Jay
Ansill- The Two Horizons - Origami - Flying Fish
1. Mackenzie
Earth Day started
2. Lauren and Lindsey interview Mr. Vreeland about his hybrid car. He has a Toyota Prias, but there are other Hybrids on the market. The turning of the wheels create electricity. While driving slowly it runs entirely on electric power and the engine is silent. When going up hills the electric and the gas motor both give power and it manages this easily. He gets 50 miles to the gallon and has saved a lot of money on gas.
The girls went on to talk about Darden Rice who drove through
Florida in Florida to bring attention to hybrid cars. See the sierra
club for details. http://www.sierraclub.org/
202 224 3121
3. Alex L
Alex spoke on the status of the Alaskan Wilderness and Biogems group.
From Mr. Slaver's 4/5th grade at Duggen School
4. Erin
Erin spoke about the dependancy of animals on the rainforest, the pollution
fighting quality of the trees and medical wonders. They disappear at a
rate of 80 acres a minute.
5. Marina
Marina saved the life of a Canada Goose which had a torn wing with
gang green. "My thoughts changed from my needs to those of the goose"
6. Nicole
"I wrote about people polluting bodies of water" While in Daisies Nicole's
group picked up garbage from Pine Grove Road.
7. On My Pond - Kermit the Frog/Muppets
Marlo Thomas and Friends, Free
to Be A Family
www.eyeontomorrow.com/embracingthechild/bookspecialthomasmarlo_.htm
As Kermit enjoys his pond, in
come loud messy teens and garbage dumping trucks who overpower his quiet
tune.
From Ms. Burkhart's 2nd grade in Tri-Valley
8. Cody the Great White Shark
9. Conner the eagle
10 Rachel the turtle
11 Hope the dolphin
12. I am a Dolphin - Jay Mankita
cassette - self - info@jaymankita.com
"I swan around the oil slick..... will
I ever make it home"
Jay's trio is appearing at the Unison
Arts Centre tonight
13. Students interview Diane Atkins, N.Y.'s president of oxybusters and environmental student currently involved with law suits against oil company's and MTBE. She said when she began her research, many roads lead to NAFTA.
14. Eileen McGann- No Country's Law
Beyond the Storm - DragonWing Music
Many people around the world are ready to put their lives in danger
to demonstrate against unbridled economic globalization. Here's just a
few of those reasons. [Click here for more]
<http://www.cadvision.com/mcgannf/stormnotes.html>
15. Ms. Atkins promoted getting involved in our democracy, one person can make a difference.
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16. Water - Magpie Greg Artzner, Terry Leonino
Circle of Life - pobox Takoma Pk MC 20913
"keep it clean for me and I'll keep it clean
for you"
17. Jenna
"I'd like to encourage you to pick up garbage"
18. Cajit M.
The sad story of Tigers in India
I was born in India and this makes me sad that a tiger is killed everyday.
19. Jordon H
"Acid Rain becomes acidic because of carbon dioxide dissolved in it
from animals breithing and from salt in the sea.
20. Eric S
How is acid rain measured. The lower the PH the more acidic.
21. Kaylee
How is Acid Rain made?
22. Jack Strassman Liberty Middle School Princiapal
We have created at least 48 superweeds resistant to chemicals
23. Ben D
Facts about water
24 Brittany
Wild Elephants in Africa and Asia
25. Ashley
When I have kids I want them to see a healthy world
Lately grown ups around the world make decisions for money and not
for health
26. Kim and Reggie Harris w/ David Roth - (D. Roth) Earth
Simplicity - Appleseed
"What can we give the earth"
27. Vance Gilbert - Country Western Rap
Announcing the 2002 Spring
Folk Benefit
featuring - Vance Gilbert, David
Francey & guitarist Dave Clarke
28. Matt Bottaro
"I'm really concerned about the local garbage dumps"
29. Nelson S.
The blue whale and bears
30. Kayla H.
"the baby fish can get stuck"
31. Vinny N.
"Industry is the problem that is on my mind"
32. NIMBY - Artisan
Our Back Yard - artisan@artifact.demon.co.uk
"anywhere but my back yard"
33. Cary L
"We must ask ourselves, 'Can this damage the earth?"
34. Kevin
"I think it is bad that everyone is polluting the water"
35. Joe
Keeping your car tuned up is an easy way to help the environment
36. Kevin V.
"In one year we generate enough hazardous waste to fill the New Orleans
superdome 1,500 times over."
37. Stephanie S.
"Just like we wish for people to care for us and fill our needs, so
should we do the same for animals"
38. Sarah H.
"For every soft drink bottle you recycle you can run a tv for an hour
and half"
39. Jasmine
"American pools have enough water to cover San Fran with 7 feet of
water"
40. Miranda S
It taskes 5 years for a milk carton to decompose
41. Evan K
"fans use 98% less energy than central air"
42 Carla Dixon - Safe upon the Earth
We Are One - Spirit of Bethel
www.spiritofbethelrecords.com
43. Krystin M
"Fossil fuels burning add to the greenhouse effect"
44. Lisa S.
"Did you know there are 260 million automoblile tires thrown away each
year?"
45 Ellen and Michael give ideas to save energy:
46. I'm Going Solar - Victoria Parks
Sure Feels Like Home Victoria@juke.com
http://www.juke.com/artists/Parks_Victoria/Parks_Victoria.html
"I'm going solar just as soon as I can"
47. Giselle
"I hate stepping in gym cuz it's gross, please put yours in the garbage
can"
48. Drew H
"Don't smoke, do it for your family"
49. Ettienne B
"Use pencils as much as possible, except when you are writing a check"
50. Kristen M
"mercury poison"
51. 6th graders : Alex, Nick, Jess, Lauren, Marisa, Zack, Lyndsey, Crystal, run a round robin of disturbing and interesting facts.
53. Don't Go In The Water - Cosy Sheridan
Grand design - Cozoid@aol.com
"Arsenic, acetone, methylene chloride..."
54. Several students from McKenzie Elementary in Glen Spey N.Y. were involved in an art project from used paper. Their work will be on display tomorrow at the school's afternoon Earth Day Fair. Many who gave their comments included: Kailtin, Cheyeene, Jeremy, Emily, Ashley, Natalie, RJ, Heather, Zack, and Samantha.
55. I Don't Need a Bag - David Roth
Nights at the Chez - RothDM@aol.com
1 800 484-2367
"To take a brand new bag everytime
I shop's a drag"
56.. Metal Drums - Patty Larkin
Live in the Square - Philo www.pattylarkin.com
"63 million.. that won't bring back their
children"
57. Coke Oven Brook - James Gordon
Pipe Street Dreams - www.folkera.com/windriver
"it's time to pay that debt"
58. Swimming to the Other Side - Pat Humphries
Same Rain - movingfwd@mindspring.com
"we are washed by the very same rain"
Vance Gilbert, David Francey & guitarist Dave Clarke
http://www.wjffradio.org/events/2002_FolkConcert.html
59. David Francey - Wind in the Wires
Torn Screen Door - self
"theres someone telling
someone else that someone's doin' wrong"
www.davindfrancey.com
Live Pacifica coverage of the march
on Washington against war and racism followed for the afternoon.
Previous Year's Earth Day Shows can be found at: 1998,
1999, 2000. The 2001
show includes interviews from a NJ lawyer fighting an MTBE lawsuit against
Exxon and an interview with the past president of the Bashakill Association
who protect one of the largest wetlands in New York State, just off route
17.
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