Science & Environment

B-17 Memorial

In July of 1946, 25 service men lost their lives when the B-17 carrying them home from Newfoundland crashed into Mt. Tom.  This July will mark the 65th year of that tragedy. Watch this...

Bio-Char

Guests: Ted Wysocki, Pioneer Valley Bio Char Initiative and Prof. Richard Stein, UMASS Guests will discuss use of “bio-char” (charcoal –produced soil “amendment”) to enhance soil fertility and increase crop yield while capturing carbon to reduce global warming....

Green Writer: Shel Horowitz

Award-winning author of Guerrilla Marketing Goes Green, consultant, and speaker Shel Horowitz talks about winning strategies to improve your profits and your planet. Additional Info: www.frugalmarketing.com greenandprofitable.com   Watch this...

Breast Milk Research

Guest: Prof. Kathleen Arcaro, Associate Professor of Environmental Toxicology, UMass Dr. Kathleen Arcaro’s current research focuses on the use of breast milk to assess breast cancer risk.  Her findings may lead to new early detection methods and new therapies...

Cars for Teens

It’s high school and college graduation season and many new graduates will be looking for cars to get to school or get to work. “Consumer Reports” Magazine automotive content specialist Mike Quincy has tips for parents and teens on the best cars to buy for young,...

Williston Japanese Students

Students Midori Tagawa, Mao Konishi, and Kanami Nojima, studying at Williston Northampton Academy in Easthampton, will discuss how the earthquake and tsunami in their homeland have affected them as they struggled to contact their families in the earthquake zone. Some...

Flooding Dangers

Prof. David Boutt from the UMass Hydrogeology department will talk about the recent findings that suggest the causes of the high rise in the level of the water table in the past ten years and discuss the total amount of precipitation since the 1940’s. Prof. David...

Monte Belmonte: Earth Day

Guest: Charlotte Causton, Sustainability coordinator, Northampton Schools Northampton schools try to create the largest trash bag ball for earth day event on April 23. Additional Info: WGBY Earth Day & Family Fun Fest   Watch this...

Springfield History

It all started back in 1892 with one man named Wilbur Fenelon Young. Together with his wife Mary Ida, he originally developed a natural formula of herbs and essential oils that was extremely effective for treating lame and overworked horses. Additional Info:...