April 26, 2012: Rhymes with Whale! A Ubiquitous, Much Smaller Marine Organism Takes Center Stage in Global Warming Study at West Coast Hot Spot

The star of a scientific study about how marine life will adapt to global warming is usually thought of as a garden pest. But an experimental study at the University of Washington’s Friday Harbor Marine Lab is giving the pest some notoriety. What is it? Hint: rhymes with whale. Martha Baskin tells us more.

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April 12, 2012: Wetland Metamorphosis and Corridors of Connected Habitats

As spring turns a warm corner, there’s no better place to experience it than a wetland, alive with swallows and the chorus of frogs. Once the former "Naval Air Station Seattle at Sand Point," this wetland is about metamorphosis - of both creatures and place. Martha Baskin takes us there.

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April 5, 2012: Interview with Charles Fishman, author of The Big Thirst: The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water

In his new book, The Big Thirst, Charles Fishman isn’t out to add to the chorus of laments about the global water crisis. Instead he focuses on solutions. He envisions a world where conservation is habitual and recycled wastewater becomes part of everyday life. Martha Baskin has our report.

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March 29, 2012: New Hot Java Blend, “12,000 Rain Gardens” Hopes to Protect Puget Sound

If a new blend of coffee takes off, local java lovers will have a key role in protecting Puget Sound from its biggest environmental threat. Martha Baskin has our story.

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March 22, 2012: It’s the “RaVE” at Aki Kurose Middle School: Changing Food Choices with Community Kitchens

Come into the kitchen, the community kitchen, the smells are irresistible. Community Kitchens NW are part of a growing trend to make ‘scratch’ cooking fun while improving food security in vulnerable communities. This week Green Acre Radio brings us to a kitchen at a Middle School where the chefs are 6th and 7th graders.

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March 15, 2012: Lessons from Fukushima: Dr. Helen Caldicott and Local Filmmaker Speak Out

As the world remembers Fukushima, Nobel Prize nominee Dr. Helen Caldicott - in Seattle this week for the event, “Lessons from Fukushima for the Northwest” - reminds the nation that nuclear fall out isn’t just for a year. Radiation is a silent killer, says Caldicott, the repercussions continue for hundreds of years. This week Green Acre Radio catches up with Caldicott and a local documentary filmmaker about his film, Surviving Japan.

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March 8, 2012: Urban Beavers at the Mall Face an Uphill Battle

Beaver ponds are probably not the first image you have of the Northgate Mall. But come to the Beaver Pond Natural Area just south of it and see what you’re missing – habitat restoration in the big city, with all the community and pitfalls that go with the territory. Martha Baskin has our story.

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