With Earth Day upon us, we took a look back through the archives and found this episode of Bill Moyers Journal from 1973. In it, he looked at the resistance to population growth in Oregon, and the nation’s first bottle bill in that same state, which was enacted in 1971.

“All of Andy’s work addresses this poetic sensibility and empathy he has with nature,” says Financial Times art critic Claire Henry, “[He] can take what is under our feet and use it to focus our thoughts on the great ephemerality of life.” In this episode of EGG, Andy Goldsworthy shares his frustrations with the precarious nature of his sculptures.

Cheap and abundant fossil fuels once seemed inexhaustible. But now an ever larger proportion of an ever-growing population is joining the developed world. Where will we get the energy to support all this growth? One answer is to build homes with natural energy efficiency. Find out how to turn your home into an Eco House. GO

Much of Brooklyn’s Greenpoint neighborhood sits on top of a 55-acre oil spill that is 50% larger than the Exxon Valdez spill off the coast of Alaska. Decades of oil refining on the industrial Newton Creek left 17 million gallons of oil under the ground and in the water. About half of that oil has been cleaned up – leaving some 8 million gallons.

The average food item at the supermarket travels some 1,500-2,500 miles to get to the store, according to WorldWatch.
What if you could save fossil fuels and help small farmers just by visiting your local farmers’ market? Find out the 10 steps to becoming a “Locavore”, and watch NOW as they travel to Virginia to meet [...]

In January and February 2008, the EPA identified dredge sites for Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the Hudson River cleanup project.
In 2006, Till The River Runs Clear aired on thirteen and told the story of America’s environmental flagship, the Clearwater, which has helped effect a remarkable grassroots transformation of the Hudson River over the [...]

While the developed world has begun to embrace green energy over the past decade, the governments of impoverished nations say the shift is keeping food out of the reach of the destitute. Crop shifts and subsidy politics are changing land use in the U.S. and India.

Dr. Majora Carter connects poverty alleviation and the built environment, talks about public TV, what led her to the Bronx River Cleanup project and founding Sustainable South Bronx. This closing address was given for the 2008 Teaching & Learning Celebration.

New Jersey’s long-awaited draft Energy Master Plan was unveiled by the Corzine administration, which has raised questions and goal reservations. Key points in the plan include revising of housing codes to encourage better efficiency, and increases in renewable energy sources.

Exposé executive producer Tom Casciato talks to James O’Shea, former executive editor of the Los Angeles Times, about the changing nature of the newspaper industry. How much profit is–or ought to be–enough for a newspaper like the Times? GO