Sep 20th, 2005 · Maine lobsterman and scientist Ted Ames tells host Melissa Block about how he has used his biochemistry background -- and a life on the ocean -- to study changing fish populations and develop sustainable fisheries management practices. Ames is one of the 2005 recipients of the MacArthur grants announced Tuesday.
Sep 1st, 2005 · On average, single-family house prices have risen 50 percent nationwide over the past five years. That's meant record profits for homebuilders, even as some economists warn that price increases are not sustainable.
Jun 17th, 2005 · House Republicans, led by Rep. Henry Hyde (R-IL) act on their longstanding dissatisfaction with the United Nations. Following their lead, the House votes cut in half the U.S. contribution that sustains the international organization and its worldwide activities. There is no companion bill in the Senate.
Apr 22nd, 2005 · More than 1,300 hundred scientists have contributed to a new United Nations' report on the state of the world's ecosystems. We look at this "report card" for Earth. And we'll hear about a second U.N. report that recommends immediate steps we should take to protect our environment and encourage sustainable economic development.
Mar 22nd, 2005 · The legal battle over Terri Schiavo, a brain-damaged Florida woman whose life-sustaining feeding tube was removed Friday, has sparked new interest in the legal end-of-life directives known as living wills. NPR's Michele Norris discusses common questions about living wills with Dr. Barry Baines, associate medical director for Hospice of the Twin Cities and author of Ethical Wills: Putting Your Values on Paper.