Environmental issues with energy

Not much is likely to be done before the 1996 U.S. Presidential election is over, but if President Clinton is re-elected, new signals from his cabinet are that the U.S. will work to have legal solutions to global greenhouse gas pollution emissions. Dan Grossman reports on Washington’s possible policy shift.

A listener has a new use for her dishwasher.

Negotiations between environmentalists and the lighting industry could end use of the wasteful incandescent light bulb- saving billions in electricity costs and cutting greenhouse gas emissions.

In Aspen and Pitkin county, Colorado, a new building code requires new homes to meet a strict energy budget. Homeowners who go over the budget by consuming extra energy have the option of installing a renewable energy system or paying a hefty tax to support energy-saving projects. John Ryan reports.