This piece sheds light on a question that many schools share today, which is better turf or grass? This Piece starts out with a solid introduction into the question and avoids the question of which is greener for about the first half of the piece. This is good because it shows they are looking at all the sides of this question and not only the question of which one is more environmentally safe. The get many testimonials from people asking this question and the answers are nice and varied. They asked a staff of MIT all of these questions and he quickly shows that the answer to this question is not as easy as it seems. He does discuss playability and the longer use of turf but it would have been nice if he talked about price. When they reveal the facts of which is greener it is surprising at first but quickly makes sense after a brief explanation. This is a great piece to listen to if your feet have ever touched a football field and you wondered this question, I know I will never look at grass the same again.
-EEB Member Conor Cole
This piece was a solid piece answering a question concerning the environment that is frequently heard but rarely answered. It starts out talking about cows and other farm animals we use for meat and discusses the consequences of these foods. It gives examples of manure lagoons that overflow and also the methane build up from cows. Although it takes a while for the hosts to say the word “fart” when they do they come with a shocking fact about its damage to earth. The hosts answer the question of how much more different is vegan over vegetarian. When they talk to the professional it is an odd transition in the complexity of the vocabulary and could come with some translation into simpler terms. All and all this is a solid piece that is worth listening to if you are in a goofy mood and feel like building your awareness.
-EEB Member Conor C. Cole
This radio piece is about the classic clash of fashion and environment. She starts out with what seems to be another guilt trip about the environment but then she admits to her own temptations and sins and gives reasonable solutions. Although the issue of child labor is not a new idea to clothes the concept of organic cotton is one you do not hear very often. Shana discusses how although this will add green to the environment unfortunately it will take green out of your back pocket. She offers the simple solution of thrift stores while admitting that the feel of one is not as refreshing as a mall, the amount of money you save is well worth it. I would have liked it if she discussed other issues of used clothing, for example the thought in your mind that some complete stranger wore and sweated in the clothes before you did but when she said that she saved an acre and a half of farm land by shopping at a thrift store it showed how small the other issues seemed. This is a good solid radio piece that I found interesting despite being a 16 year old male, so if you are a woman or even if you fall into the same demographic as me, this is definitely worth 4 minutes or your time.
This radio piece talks about something that is taboo but needs to be talked about for the sake of the environment… toilets. The Narrator discusses how we are wasting great amounts of perfectly good drinking water for something that doesn’t need that clean of water. She mentions how we could use recycled water from our showers and sinks but does not elaborate on that as much as I would have liked. The main solution she discusses is a toilet that has a flush for number one and a stronger flush for number two, the toilet would use less water on the type one flush. At the college she worked out it would save about 10,000 gallons a day if every one used the two flush system. Of course people brought up points with element of humor about the toilet device. She could’ve gone into so much more detail into the conflict of toilets in the world by showing facts about how much water toilets really use. This is a fun piece although it feels like the narrator just dipped her toes into the odd and fun world of toilets.
-EEB member, Conor Cole
This piece has great potential but unfortunately the creators of it put all their effort in the wrong places. This is about the opinion of the people that will most likely be dealing with the worst of climate change, the youth. It mainly consists of an audio montage of the youth discussing what they think or do about global warming. The biggest issue I have with this piece is that it feels like more of the same, I didn’t come out with more knowledge than I did before. The people talking are opinions that I have heard from my peers before and the solutions to climate change are ones I could find on the back of a cereal box. Many of the youth discussed how they know that they should be doing more but they don’t. I thought that the interviewers should have asked why this was and gone deeper into this complex that even I have. They should have tried to find someone that flat out did not believe in global warming and ask why. I understand that it would be hard to find this if the interviewee knew who the interviewers were as they could easily change their opinion to what the interviewers want to hear. Maybe make the environmental ideas fresh and more directed towards young people. This is a solid piece but it could go for a dose of originality.
-EEB member, Conor Cole
This piece is about an environmental club in a school at Zambia. This story although weakly executed has content that almost makes up for it. The main voice is a boy with an accent that adds a feeling of authenticity nicely although his accent can get difficult to understand after awhile. The main theme that truly saves this story is the idea of these kids living in a country with a GDP per capita of $1,500, and having dreams as ambitious as saving the planet. It helps give a feeling that even third world countries are aware of global warming despite their other much graver and more immediate problems. The piece is a brisk three minutes and could go for other voices and more description of the situation. I understand that this is part of a series but still, it could not hurt to have more diversity and background to fill new listeners in. This piece is worth listening to simply due to its shortness but you will come out hungry for more.
-EEB Conor Cole
Comments by Conor Cole
Comment for "Turf vs. Grass"
Conor Cole
Posted on August 01, 2010 at 12:59 AM | Permalink
EEB Review
This piece sheds light on a question that many schools share today, which is better turf or grass? This Piece starts out with a solid introduction into the question and avoids the question of which is greener for about the first half of the piece. This is good because it shows they are looking at all the sides of this question and not only the question of which one is more environmentally safe. The get many testimonials from people asking this question and the answers are nice and varied. They asked a staff of MIT all of these questions and he quickly shows that the answer to this question is not as easy as it seems. He does discuss playability and the longer use of turf but it would have been nice if he talked about price. When they reveal the facts of which is greener it is surprising at first but quickly makes sense after a brief explanation. This is a great piece to listen to if your feet have ever touched a football field and you wondered this question, I know I will never look at grass the same again.
-EEB Member Conor Cole
Comment for "The Cow Gas Effect"
Conor Cole
Posted on August 01, 2010 at 12:41 AM | Permalink
EEB Review
This piece was a solid piece answering a question concerning the environment that is frequently heard but rarely answered. It starts out talking about cows and other farm animals we use for meat and discusses the consequences of these foods. It gives examples of manure lagoons that overflow and also the methane build up from cows. Although it takes a while for the hosts to say the word “fart” when they do they come with a shocking fact about its damage to earth. The hosts answer the question of how much more different is vegan over vegetarian. When they talk to the professional it is an odd transition in the complexity of the vocabulary and could come with some translation into simpler terms. All and all this is a solid piece that is worth listening to if you are in a goofy mood and feel like building your awareness.
-EEB Member Conor C. Cole
Comment for "A student perspective on previously-loved clothing"
Conor Cole
Posted on July 30, 2010 at 02:20 AM | Permalink
EEB Review
This radio piece is about the classic clash of fashion and environment. She starts out with what seems to be another guilt trip about the environment but then she admits to her own temptations and sins and gives reasonable solutions. Although the issue of child labor is not a new idea to clothes the concept of organic cotton is one you do not hear very often. Shana discusses how although this will add green to the environment unfortunately it will take green out of your back pocket. She offers the simple solution of thrift stores while admitting that the feel of one is not as refreshing as a mall, the amount of money you save is well worth it. I would have liked it if she discussed other issues of used clothing, for example the thought in your mind that some complete stranger wore and sweated in the clothes before you did but when she said that she saved an acre and a half of farm land by shopping at a thrift store it showed how small the other issues seemed. This is a good solid radio piece that I found interesting despite being a 16 year old male, so if you are a woman or even if you fall into the same demographic as me, this is definitely worth 4 minutes or your time.
Comment for "Toiletbowl Conservation"
Conor Cole
Posted on July 03, 2010 at 03:34 PM | Permalink
scary toilet humor
This radio piece talks about something that is taboo but needs to be talked about for the sake of the environment… toilets. The Narrator discusses how we are wasting great amounts of perfectly good drinking water for something that doesn’t need that clean of water. She mentions how we could use recycled water from our showers and sinks but does not elaborate on that as much as I would have liked. The main solution she discusses is a toilet that has a flush for number one and a stronger flush for number two, the toilet would use less water on the type one flush. At the college she worked out it would save about 10,000 gallons a day if every one used the two flush system. Of course people brought up points with element of humor about the toilet device. She could’ve gone into so much more detail into the conflict of toilets in the world by showing facts about how much water toilets really use. This is a fun piece although it feels like the narrator just dipped her toes into the odd and fun world of toilets.
-EEB member, Conor Cole
Comment for "Students ask each other if global warming is real"
Conor Cole
Posted on May 29, 2010 at 12:27 PM | Permalink
More of the same
This piece has great potential but unfortunately the creators of it put all their effort in the wrong places. This is about the opinion of the people that will most likely be dealing with the worst of climate change, the youth. It mainly consists of an audio montage of the youth discussing what they think or do about global warming. The biggest issue I have with this piece is that it feels like more of the same, I didn’t come out with more knowledge than I did before. The people talking are opinions that I have heard from my peers before and the solutions to climate change are ones I could find on the back of a cereal box. Many of the youth discussed how they know that they should be doing more but they don’t. I thought that the interviewers should have asked why this was and gone deeper into this complex that even I have. They should have tried to find someone that flat out did not believe in global warming and ask why. I understand that it would be hard to find this if the interviewee knew who the interviewers were as they could easily change their opinion to what the interviewers want to hear. Maybe make the environmental ideas fresh and more directed towards young people. This is a solid piece but it could go for a dose of originality.
-EEB member, Conor Cole
Comment for "Zambian Children's Climate Conference Youth Delegate Stan Lengwe talks about helping his neighbors understand the importance of keeping the environment clean."
Conor Cole
Posted on May 22, 2010 at 04:46 PM | Permalink
Environmental Editorial Board Review
This piece is about an environmental club in a school at Zambia. This story although weakly executed has content that almost makes up for it. The main voice is a boy with an accent that adds a feeling of authenticity nicely although his accent can get difficult to understand after awhile. The main theme that truly saves this story is the idea of these kids living in a country with a GDP per capita of $1,500, and having dreams as ambitious as saving the planet. It helps give a feeling that even third world countries are aware of global warming despite their other much graver and more immediate problems. The piece is a brisk three minutes and could go for other voices and more description of the situation. I understand that this is part of a series but still, it could not hurt to have more diversity and background to fill new listeners in. This piece is worth listening to simply due to its shortness but you will come out hungry for more.
-EEB Conor Cole