Reporter Greta Anderson kicks off a series of Friday Local Talk shows about water issues across Iowa by sharing the hour with Evan Burger of Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement. ICCI has initiated a statewide Clean Water campaign in anticipation of important rulings on regulations, which are notoriously weak in this state.
Originally broadcast 07/18/2014
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Reporter Greta Anderson kicks off a series of Friday Local Talk shows about water issues across Iowa by sharing the hour with Evan Burger of Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement. ICCI has initiated a statewide Clean Water campaign in anticipation of important rulings on regulations, which are notoriously weak in this state. We talk with Bill Stowe, the director of the Des Moines Water Works, and David Osterberg of Iowa Policy Project, who has just published a paper entitled, "A Threat Unmet: Why Iowa's Nutrient Reduction Strategy Falls Short." Our guests argue that with more than 50% of Iowa's waterways listed as impaired, and more than 50% of farmers implementing no conservation measures at all, it's time Iowans got serious about complying with the Clean Water Act and reducing the hypoxic zone in the Gulf of Mexico.
This program features the great birds of Iowa: raptors. KHOI wildlife reporter Pat Schlarbaum reports on the fledgling Peregine Falcon that got stranded at the base of the Iowa State Capital in Des Moines. The wild young falcon was raised under the dome of the capital but ended up needing assistance from the DNR and Capital maintenance staff.
We start off the show with an update on the NBA draft, then explore the proposed pipeline across Iowa that Energy Transfer Partners hopes will soon be carrying crude from North Dakota to a distribution point in southern Illinois.
Co-hosts Ursula Ruedenberg and Greta Anderson discuss the Grassroots Radio Conference coming to Ames this August. Our special guest by phone is Peter Bochan, an award-winning New York City DJ who will be coming to the event (KHOI airs his show "All Mixed Up", which seamlessly blends old and new music of different genres with topical commentary and movie clips, 10-12 am Fridays!).
In a time of high cresting waters and flooding, we talk with various guests about water safety in both rivers and aquatic centers. We also talk with representatives of the City of Ames EcoSmart program, focusing particularly on Smart Water (water conservation), and Smart Watersheds.
Originally broadcast 07/16/2014
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We start off the show with an update on the NBA draft, then explore the proposed pipeline across Iowa that Energy Transfer Partners hopes will soon be carrying crude from North Dakota to a distribution point in southern Illinois. After talking with an ETP media rep, we bring in ISU faculty member Franek Hasiuk, who has worked as a geologist in the petroleum industry, and long-time Ames resident Ralph Rosenberg, Chair of the Iowa Environmental Council, to provide perspective on what this proposal will mean to central Iowans. We wrap up with a look at Kids Co'Motion, directed by Valerie Williams.