A Bi-Weekly Digest of Local, National & World Stories about the environment heard on Cincinnati Public Radio
From The 90 Second Naturalist
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Elephant Contraception
Monday, February 20, 2012
Animal Defense Posions
Friday, February 17, 2012
Underground Carnivorous Leaves
From Field Notes
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Thane Maynard welcomes Peter Ladner, author of the book Urban Food Revolution, discussing the multiple benefits of eating local, farmer’s markets, and fresh food initiatives in schools.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Scott Wallace joins Thane Maynard to discuss his fascinating book, The Unconquered: In Search of the Amazon’s Last Uncontacted Tribes, a first-person account of his journey into the deepest part of the rainforest, home to a tribe of people untouched by western civilization.
Bed bugs cause friction between state and city
2/9/2012 3:58:23 PM | by Tana Weingartner
State Representative Dale Mallory says the head of the Cincinnati Health Department is a failure whe...
Senator Brown introduces Clean Water Affordability Act
2/9/2012 2:54:06 PM | by Mark Heyne
81 Ohio communities, including Cincinnati and Hamilton County, are faced with making renovations to ...
Community Links

Emanuel Community Center Provides Free Electronic Waste Recycling

Cincinnati Chapter of the US Green Building Council – LEED Updates

Green Umbrella Campaign for a Greener Cincinnati

Office of Environmental Quality – City of Cincinnati

Can Gardening Help Troubled Minds Heal?
Wed, 22 Feb 2012
Psychiatrists have long claimed that gardens hold healing powers for mental illness. Now, scientists are exploring a new field called horticultural therapy for everyone from troubled youth to veterans. But just how gardens affect the brain remains mainly a mystery.
From Waterfall To Lavafall: Yosemite's Fleeting Phenomenon
Tue, 21 Feb 2012
If you head to Yosemite National Park this time of year and stop by Horsetail Fall at just the right time, you might see something awesome: As the sun sets, the waterfall glows with streaks of gold and yellow — and it looks just like molten lava.
'If A Tree Falls': The Earth Liberation Front's Rise
Tue, 21 Feb 2012
In the documentary If a Tree Falls, director Marshall Curry tells the story of the rise and fall of the Earth Liberation Front, a radical environmentalist group that the FBI once described as America's No. 1 domestic terrorism threat. The film was nominated for an Academy Award.
Learn More
Visit WVXU.org for more news and information from Cincinnati Public Radio.
This newsletter has been shared with you by Margye Solomon because
your interest in environmental issues matches that of public radio listeners.
SPONSORSHIP
Programming on Cincinnati Public Radio is supported by individual members and local companies, including:

Copyright 2011, Cincinnati Public Radio Inc. All rights reserved.
If you would like to subscribe to this newsletter, please click here. To unsubscribe, visit www.wvxu.org or send postal mail to:
Interactive Communications Manager, Cincinnati Public Radio, 1223 Central Parkway, Cincinnati OH 45214.