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Wednesday April 22, 2009
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Hosted by Mitch Teich

Guests: Tim Kratz, Paul Hanson, Mick Skwarok, LaToya Dennis, Ingrid Kelley
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Inland Lakes Around the World
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Trout Lake, WI. (Photo by Carl Bowswer, courtesy of GLEON) Tim Kratz and Paul Hanson are scientists with the University of Wisconsin Center for Limnology, and on the steering committee for the Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network, or GLEON. Around two dozen lakes and buoys around the world are currently part of the network. They tell us how the network allows researchers around the world to share data – and understanding of the science of inland lakes.


Fighting Off the Emerald Ash Borer
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(Photo courtesy of United States Department of Agriculture) Mick Skwarok is the Emerald Ash Borer Outreach Specialist for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. He spoke with us from the studios of Wisconsin Public Radio in Madison. You can find the state’s online information source about the ash borer here. Skwarok joins us to talk about how the state is trying to confront the growing threat the borer presents.


Entrepreneurship & Eco Kits
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Adam Borut demonstrating tools from the Eco Hatchery Starter Kit. LaToya Dennis is a reporter in the WUWM News Department. She tells us about a Milwaukee entrepreneur who is marketing “Eco Kits” – a relatively low-cost way for people to start reducing their own carbon footprint. Her story on Adam Borut’s Eco Kits aired this week.


Energy in America: How Does the System Work?
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Ingrid Kelley is the author of Energy in America: A Tour of Our Fossil Fuel Culture and Beyond, published last November by the University of Vermont Press. Kelley is also project manager with the Energy Center of Wisconsin. She tells Stephanie Lecci that she wanted her book to be different from those that simply give case study examples on how to be energy-wise.


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