Also In This Week’s Radio Show (July 18, 2008):

The full show

Gore’s Challenge – Using President Kennedy’s “moonshot” goal as a model, Al Gore says we should shoot for 100 percent carbon-free electricity in ten years. How practical is it? What are the political implications? Living on Earth’s Jeff Young gives us the Gore-y details.

From Farmland to Wilderness- and Back Again – As crop prices rise farmers are increasingly opting out of the decades-old Conservation Reserve Program, which pays them to conserve their environmentally-sensitive land instead of cultivate it.

Before and After Coal – New research shows the developmental effects of air pollution on children born in a Chinese city before and after a coal fired power plant was shut down.

Living Next to Coal – Coal isn’t just bad for the health of those who mine it; new research shows it’s also harmful to the people who live in the communities surrounding the mines.

Inventing Niagara – Millions visit the Niagara Falls every summer, but how much do we really know about this "natural" wonder? Author Ginger Strand tells Living on Earth about the bizarre relationship between the falls and the people drawn to it.

Where Have All the Fireflies Gone? – Living on Earth goes in search of the blinking beetles—an increasingly rare sight on summer nights.