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Let’s Get Sustainable
On today’s show: We’ll find out why it’s still difficult to “go green.” And, we’ll talk to one of classical music's most exciting new talents: the 33 year old composer Avner Dorman. Then, attempts to restore the oyster population of New York Harbor. Plus, our latest Underreported segments.
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It's Not Easy Being Green
According to Auden Schendler, driving a Prius and recycling are all well and good, but they are only a fraction of the changes we need to make if we want to save the planet. He lays out a plan for sustainable strategies that tackle the magnitude of our global environmental problems in his book Getting Green Done.
Avner Dorman
Composer Avner Dorman has been called one of classical music's most exciting new talents. His percussion concerto, "Spices, Perfumes, Toxins!" will be having its US premiere with the NY Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall March 18, 19, 20, and 21.
Ticket info here.
Violinist Sayaka Shoji is performing works by Avner Dorman, as well as Schubert, Beethoven, and Bloch
Monday, April 6, at 7:30 p.m.
Carnegie Hall
57th Street & Seventh Avenue
Ticket info here.
Oyster Restoration in New York Harbor
Before the turn of the 20th century, the bottom of New York Harbor was covered in oyster reefs. Because of pollution and overfishing, the oysters all but disappeared, but with the recent cleanup of the Harbor, they are returning. The River Project is now planning to create an oyster reef in Tribeca and is sponsoring a series of lectures on the project. We’ll be joined by Dr. Beth Ravit of the Department of Environmental Science at Rutgers University and by J.T. Boehm, Aquatic Projects Manager for The River Project.
Event:
Lecture: Oyster Reef Restoration in an Urban Estuary: Are We Ready?
Thursday March 19, 2009, 5:30PM
Pier 84 Classroom and Interpretive Center (Hudson River Park at 44th Street)
Part of the New York City Oyster Gardening Program Lecture Series
Underreported: The Rock that Ate Carbon Dioxide
Environmentalists are trying to figure out all sorts of ways to capture and store carbon dioxide. Tim Folger explains why a common mantle rock called peridotite may help scientists capture the greenhouse gas. His article on peridotite appears in the spring issue of OnEarth Magazine.
Underreported: The Other Greenhouse Gasses
When we talk about greenhouses gases, a lot of the conversation usually focuses on capturing and reducing carbon dioxide. But what about all of the other greenhouse gases and how do they contribute to global warming? Andrew C. Revkin of the New York Times and Seth Fletcher, Senior Associate Editor of Popular Science introduce us to those lesser known greenhouse gases – and explains what they are, how you find them and what we can do about them. Plus, a look at the recent climate change conference held in Copenhagen.
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Tributes: Jeanne-Claude
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Jeanne-Claude created environmental works of art with her husband and fellow-conspirator/collaborator Christo. Together, they wrapped the Reichstag in Berlin, the Pont-Neuf in Paris, and created The Gates, with billowy orange drapes, in Central Park. Jeanne-Claude just died at the age of 74. You can hear Leonard Lopate’s last interview with them both, from July 19, 1999.
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Our 3-ingredient Challenge wins a James Beard Award
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Now Leonard is on Facebook! We’re posting photos, status updates, links to notable interviews, and lots more. Check it out.
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