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Bringing Back Urban Bees
Spring may be in the air, but our pollinators may not be. The U.S. bee population has declined, especially in urban areas. In the San Francisco Bay Area, there's a new buzz to bring wild, native bees to the urban landscape.
Audio Report on Mar 16, 2007 by David Gorn from QUEST Northern California
Discuss the "Bringing Back Urban Bees" radio story
Spring may be in the air, but the bees that pollinate our fruit and flowers may not be. The number of bees in the U.S. has declined, especially in urban areas. The traditional way to increase bee numbers is with hives of European honeybees — but setbacks in keeping city beehives means that a different, [...]
Post on Mar 16, 2007 by David Gorn
Discuss the "Video Games – Access for All" Radio report
Video games are becoming so popular that last year’s sales in the U.S. surpassed movie ticket revenue. And as their popularity increases, the almost 50 million people that are living with a disability in the U.S. are wanting a voice in how the games are designed. At the San Francisco Game Developers Conference, developers are [...]
Post on Mar 09, 2007 by Amy Standen
Video Games– Access for All (radio)
Video games are becoming so popular that last year's sales in the U.S. surpassed movie ticket revenue. The almost 50 million people that are living with a disability in the U.S. are wanting a voice in how the games are designed.
Audio Report on Mar 09, 2007 by KQED QUEST staff from QUEST Northern California
America's Last Whaling Station (radio)
The Bay Area was home to the last whale hunting fleet in the United States – only a generation ago. QUEST investigates how Richmond, California was part of a historic moment, and what remains today.
Audio Report on Mar 02, 2007 by Amy Standen from QUEST Northern California
Discuss the "America's Last Whaling Station" radio and TV story
This month, gray whales are beginning their 12,000-mile spring migration from calving grounds in Baja, Mexico, back up north to feeding grounds off Alaska. Just a generation ago, these waters were hunting grounds for commercial whalers. In fact, Richmond, California was home to America’s last commercial station. It closed in 1972. Nanotechnology Takes Off and [...]
Post on Mar 01, 2007 by Amy Standen
Discuss the "Investing in Clean Tech" radio report
Silicon Valley investors are betting that clean power is the Valley's next boom. With solar and other alternative energy industries evolving into big business, how are the faces of the environmental movement changing? You may listen the “Investing in Clean Tech” Radio report online. Amy Standen is a Reporter for QUEST and Radio News at [...]
Post on Feb 23, 2007 by Amy Standen
Investing in Clean Tech
Silicon Valley investors are betting that clean power is the Valley's next boom. With solar and other alternative energy industries evolving into big business, how are the faces of the environmental movement changing?
Audio Report on Feb 23, 2007 by KQED QUEST staff from QUEST Northern California
Discuss the "Urban Heat Islands" Radio report
Climb into a black car on a hot day and you can feel a key principle of physics at work: dark colors retain heat. Now magnify that across an entire city of asphalt roofs, blacktop roads and parking lots–and you have what scientists call an "urban heat island;" an effect that triggers a vicious cycle [...]
Post on Feb 16, 2007 by Andrea Kissack
Discuss the "AB32: California's New Global Warming Law" Radio report
Last fall, Governor Schwarzenegger signed a landmark piece of legislation– the first in the nation– to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across the state. The Global Warming Solutions Act made headlines around the world. But signing the bill was the easy part. As we continue our series, "Quest," exploring local environmental and science issues, Amy Standen [...]
Post on Feb 09, 2007 by Amy Standen
AB32: California's New Global Warming Law
In 2006, Governor Schwarzenegger signed a landmark piece of legislation– the first in the nation– to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across the state. But signing the The Global Warming Solutions Act was the easy part.
Audio Report on Feb 08, 2007 by KQED QUEST staff from QUEST Northern California
Me and Bio D
Two years ago, my husband David and I decided that we needed to make a concerted effort to live as green a lifestyle as possible. Being avid surfers, we have seen first hand how pollution and a non-sustainable world are affecting the environment and our health. So it made sense that when our trusty van [...]
Post on Feb 02, 2007 by Elizabeth Pepin
Biodiesel Road Trip
It's pretty easy to drive a converted biodiesel car when you live in the Bay Area, but what about a road trip? Our Quest producers drive to LA. and back in a biodiesel van to see how easy it is to be green.
Audio Report on Feb 01, 2007 by KQED QUEST staff from QUEST Northern California
