George Homsy
Environmental Pioneers Profile # 24: The “Don’t Make a Wave Committee” Were the Founders of Greenpeace
Living on Earth producer George Homsy details the maiden voyage in 1971 and the founders of what has come to be known worldwide as the environmental protection and antiwar pressure group Greenpeace. This is the penultimate of our 25 profiles series.
Still a Few Bugs in the System
Living on Earth’s George Homsy reports from Boston on the problems of Combined Sewer Overflows, which plague 1200 communities around the country. Remnants of the days before sewage treatment plants, CSOs allow sewers to overflow into local waterways during heavy rainstorms. Municipalities are appealing to Washington for help in meeting the estimated $200 billion cost […]
Superfund Super Slow?
Living on Earth’s George Homsy reports on a $59 million dollar agreement to pay for cleanup of one of the country’s first Superfund toxic waste sites. The EPA says the agreement between the agency and five companies is a major accomplishment, but critics say the settlement shows just how sluggish the Superfund process can be. […]