Month: April 2002
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
Cueva De Villa Luz: Ecology
If the rotten egg smell of the Hydrogen Sulfide gas doesn’t get to you, then maybe the bats, spiders, or the dripping sulfuric acid will.
April 29, 2002Cueva De Villa Luz
Every Spring in Mexico’s Cueva de Villa Luz, descendants of Zoque and Mayan Indians hold a rather remarkable ceremony.
April 26, 2002Listener Initiative
Our listeners are invited to share their seasonal observances on our new toll-free number, 1-877-PULSE99.
April 25, 2002Gribbles – Solutions
Wood borers are a challenge to researchers exploring environmentally safe ways to protect submerged wooden structures.
April 24, 2002Gribbles – Importance
Gribbles are an essential “cleanup crew” for our oceans and estuaries.
April 23, 2002Attack of The Gribbles
These tiny wood-boring crustaceans have plagued man-made structures since the days of Columbus.
April 22, 2002Ventana: Spring Renewal
Every spring groups of city folk visit the Ventana wilderness of California to rediscover the natural world.
April 19, 2002Ventana: We’re Still Here
The Ohaloni Rumsin people proudly practice traditions of generations past.
April 18, 2002Ventana: Dances of Our People
A grandmother’s story inspires a young boy to seek knowledge and share wisdom about his Indian heritage.
April 12, 2002Ecological Footprint: Reducing Demand
Reducing our consumption of natural resources is crucial for sustaining human life on earth.
April 11, 2002Ecological Footprint: Overshoot
Humanity is expending the natural resources of our planet faster than they can be regenerated.
April 10, 2002Wind Turbines – Harvesting the Wind
Crop farming and energy production are compatible, as wind turbines whoosh amidst corn fields of the Midwest.
April 9, 2002Wind Turbines – How They Work
Wind mills dot rolling hills from South Dakota to Minnesota, harnessing wind for electrical generation.
April 8, 2002Wind turbines – Windscape
Southwestern Minnesota is now home to a new generation of farms for harvesting wind power.
April 5, 2002Ecological Footprint: The Role of Technology
Technology can help meet the challenge of ecological recovery.
April 4, 2002Ecological Footprint: Only One Planet
Ecologists have found a way to quantify human consumption of our planet’s natural commodities.
April 3, 2002Manatees in Belize – Conservation
Researchers study the ecology of Manatees looking for clues that might help save their dwindling populations.
April 2, 2002Manatees in Belize – Hunted
Manatees have been harvested for food throughout four centuries of human history.
April 1, 2002Manatees in Belize – Evolutionary Orphans
Off the coast of Belize, researchers are studying one of the last intact populations of West Indian manatees.