northeastern United States
Why Insurance Companies Aren’t Worried About Irene
Tropical Storm Irene recently stormed across the northeastern United States, leaving somewhere billions of dollars in damages in its wake. But it won’t be insurance companies footing the bill – most likely, it’ll be taxpayers. This is partly due to the fact that most people that the storm affected don’t have insurance that covers floods, […]
Rethinking American Infrastructure
Within a week, the northeastern United States was hit by both an earthquake and hurricane. Following Hurricane Irene, four million homes and businesses lost electricity. According to experts like Dan Genest of Dominion Virginia Power, turning the lights back on will be no easy task. He told the AP that “one broken pole can take six […]
Native American Ecological Wisdom: Part One of Two
In the first of a two-part series on indigenous environmental philosophy, producer Richard Schiffman speaks with American Indians from tribes located in the northeastern United States who believe that the spiritual values of their ancestors hold the key to the earth’s survival, not only for the present, but for future generations.
James Bay Hydro Plant in Quebec
The largest engineering effort in the history of North America is about to begin. Phase 2 of the massive James Bay Hydroelectric Project will provide power to Quebec and the northeastern United States. But local Cree Indians and Inuit worry about the disruption to the ecosystem and their traditional way of life. The CBC’s Carol […]
Eau de Deception
Each year, forests in the northeastern United States are plagued with leaf-eating gypsy moths. There have been many efforts to control moth populations with pesticides. But as entomologist Robert Walz tells LOE host Steve Curwood, Indiana has its own way of battling the pests: pheromones.