SciFri Radio: Environmental Engineering

SciFri Radio: Video Pick: Growing A Wastewater Treatment Plant
The “algal turf scrubber” uses algae to boost water quality.

SciFri Radio: Assessing The Health Of The Gulf, Post-Spill
Ira Flatow and guests discuss the oil spill's impact on wetlands, wildlife and human health.

SciFri Radio: Oil Spill Update
What do researchers want to know about the Gulf oil spill, but haven't been able to learn?

SciFri Radio: Carbon Sequestration
New research says that basalt formations in the Northeastern US could serve as massive sinks for carbon dioxide.

SciFri Radio: Climate Policy Who's Who
We get the forecast for domestic climate change policy in the months ahead.

SciFri Radio: Engineering Earth's Climate Could Be Dangerous
Geoengineering could cool the Earth a few degrees, but with what consequences?

SciFri Radio: The Disappearing Mississippi Delta
Rising sea levels and not enough sediment replenishment may make much of the Mississippi Delta 'drown' by the year 2100, according to a new study.

SciFri Radio: Deep-Sea Carbon Sequestration
Could porous rocks deep in the ocean floor be a place to stash unwanted carbon dioxide?

SciFri Radio: Global Warming Fix
Join Ira Flatow in this hour of Science Friday for a look at a plan to spur the oceans to capture carbon.

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SciFri Videos: Environmental Engineering

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Video: Live from Cambridge: Greener Cities
On April 27, 2007, Science Friday broadcast live from Genzyme Center in Cambridge, MA. In this clip from the show, Ira discusses Cambridge's...

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Video: Dam Mania Strikes the Mekong
Dam-mania is striking the Mekong--the river that winds through six countries, from the Tibetan Plateau to Vietnam. China is leading the charge in...

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Video: AAAS Video: The Art of Manure Digestion
Vidal Cortes explains the ins and outs of manure digestion. Cortes, a senior at the the University of California, Irvine, presented his research at...

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Video: Cheese: Not the Same Mold Story
Science Friday investigates the secret life of cheese. We visited Hendricks Farms and Dairy in Telford, PA--home to award-winning cheese-maker...

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Video: A Compost Guru Shares His Secrets
Malcolm Beck was farming organically in the 1950s, and that's how he got into compost. What started out as a little manure pile on his farm became...

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Video: Tending Crops On A Brooklyn Rooftop
A rooftop farm in Brooklyn grows vegetables and doubles as a green roof, insulating the warehouse below. Green roofs save money on cooling and...

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SciFri Newsbriefs: Environmental Engineering

Newsbrief: How Subaru's Going Green
Take a Tour of Subaru’s Zero-Landfill Plant

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