Eco Report

Eco Report is a weekly public affairs program providing independent media coverage of environmental and ecological studies. Eco Report fosters an open discussion of human relationships with nature and the Earth. You can hear Eco Report at 5 p.m. each Friday on WFHB.

Eco Report – November 15, 2024

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:18 — 67.1MB)Subscribe: RSS | More In this edition, Paul Rothrock and Jeff Stant of Indiana Forest Alliance joins Environmental Correspondent Zero Roze to discuss historic legislation to conserve Indiana forests and wildlands currently moving through the US Congress. Now that we know who will be the next governor of Indiana, we …

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[ERX] Jeff Stant & Paul Rothrock Eco Report EXTRA

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:13:15 — 100.7MB)Subscribe: RSS Paul Rothrock & Jeff Stant speak with Environment Correspondent Zero Roze about a new book on Indiana Forest Alliance’s collaboration with Citizen Scientists and volunteers to document biodiversity in Indiana’s wild backlands and old growth forests, logging and burning by the United States Forest Service in the Hoosier …

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Eco Report – November 8, 2024

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:08 — 40.1MB)Subscribe: RSSIn this edition, Environmental Correspondent Zero Roze speaks with State Senator Shelli Yoder about the good and bad ecological impacts of state government policy. And now for your environmental reports: Free electricity, anyone? Britain Tries new tricks to green its grid. A New York Times article explains. A utility …

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Eco Report – November 1, 2024

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:18 — 67.1MB)Subscribe: RSS | More In this edition of Eco Report, Madison Stratton speaks with several community members about food security and the benefits of local food pantries and other food sources. In a press release, the United States Department of Energy announced a $428 million in grant funding for the …

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Eco Report – October 25, 2024

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:39 — 70.2MB)Subscribe: RSS | More In this edition we hear from Hank Duncan about the Bloomington’s ongoing efforts to improve bikeabilty and alternative transit options. As we enter the colder months of the year, national meteorologists are getting a clearer picture of what winter might look like. This winter was originally …

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Eco Report – October 18, 2024

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:42 — 68.0MB)Subscribe: RSS | More In this edition, Robert Shull interviews Charlie Laughlin who runs Commercial Services for Heating and Cooling, discussing the advantages and disadvantages of geo-thermal heat pumps. The Indiana Capitol Chronicle reports Indiana utilities earn a collective ‘C’ grade on clean energy goals.  One Indiana utility company earned …

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Eco Report – October 11, 2024

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:10 — 69.0MB)Subscribe: RSS | More In this edition of Eco Report, Environmental Correspondent Zero Roze speaks with Robyn Skuya-Boss of the Hoosier Chapter of the Sierra Club about how energy companies in Indiana are dragging their feet when it comes to phasing out the use of fossil fuels responsible for destabilizing …

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Eco Report – October 4, 2024

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:41 — 40.8MB)Subscribe: RSSLater in the program, Janek Schaller talks with Clarence Boone, the Coordinator of the Bloomington City Farmers Markets, and Indiana legislators about the connection between local farmers and the community and the future of agriculture. And now for your environmental reports: According to the New York Times, advances are …

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Eco Report – September 27, 2024

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:13 — 69.2MB)Subscribe: RSS | More In this week’s feature report, Environmental Correspondent Zero Roze gets an update from Steven Stewart of the Indiana Forest Alliance on protecting Indiana forests from burning and logging. Inside Climate Change reports new figures on the cost of solar power. They say your roof isn’t getting …

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Eco Report – September 20, 2024

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 31:05 — 42.7MB)Subscribe: RSSHello and welcome to Eco Report. Coming up later in this Fall Fund Drive episode, Environmental Correspondent Zero Roze gets an update on forest protection efforts from Steven Stewart of the Indiana Forest Alliance. And now for your environmental reports: Fracking is an issue in the national election. Trump …

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