Environmental Health - Critical Local Needs and Global Opportunities

This is a recording of a talk presented by Dr. Gary Silverman, Director of the Environmental Health Program at Bowling Green State University, at Columbus State Community College on April 19, 2006.

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Also view this talk with his photos and slides.

He explores how protecting the health of the environment protects the health of people. He compares key environmental parameters and their control in the U.S. with prevailing environmental conditions in parts of the less economically developed world.

Dr. Silverman is Professor and Director of the Environmental Health Program at Bowling Green State University. He has received two Fulbright grants to work abroad - the first in Malaysia in 1996 and the second in Costa Rica in 2005. He also has worked with institutions in China, Russia, and Mexico examining environmental conditions and cultural responses. Dr. Silverman is also a longtime member of the State Board of Sanitarian Registration for Ohio.


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Willits, CA: Peak Oil Ready?

Jason Bradford, founder of the Willits Economic Localization (WELL), speaks with Global Public Media’s David Room about climate change, oil peak, and how Willits is preparing for an energy-constrained future. He discusses how WELL got started, the efforts of the group, and their progress.

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This interview was first podcast on May 2, 2005.

What do you think of this interview? How should the radio station address the Peak Oil issue?


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Home Grown

This podcast is from the public radio syndicated program: Living on Earth. It orignally aired the week of September 23, 2005. The show notes say: " Writer Bill McKibben takes on a bet that he can make it through a winter eating food grown only in his native Vermont."

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This was McKibbon's first experiment with audio reporting and he writes about his experience in "The Pen is Easier than the Mic."

"I have spent my life as a writer. By that I don't mean anything too fancy—I've written thousands upon thousands of pieces, most of them short: write-ups of basketball games and city council meetings, Talk of the Town stories and book reviews and editorials. I've also written books and long magazine pieces and so on—but the point is, I'm not afraid of writing short."

"But I was afraid of writing radio."

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The End of Education

This podcast from the University of British Columbia's Global Citizenship Seminar Series. In this podcast, Dr. David W. Orr, who is a Professor and Chair of the Environmental Studies Program at Oberlin College, speaks on the topic of "The End of Education." The show notes state:

"Dr. Orr's talk is intended to be a follow up to one of his famous essays, "What is Education For" (published over 20 years ago). This essay was based in part on a commencement address to a graduating class at Arkansas College, and explored "six myths about the foundations of modern education, and six new principles to replace them." His talk will seek to connect sustainability, education and politics through careful consideration of how and what the university community learn in an effort to achieve "ecological literacy" for all."

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Give Five for Community Radio

What do you want to hear on Columbus Community Radio? Consider the guiding principles of Simply Living:

• Simplifying our lives
• Greening the earth
• Healing toward wholeness

How would these themes be reflected in radio content that was global in perspective and local in relevance? Let us know by suggesting five topics you would like to hear addressed and five individuals you would like to hear interviewed or reported on your community radio station. Use the comments area of this blog post to offer your suggestions.