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ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST AMORY LOVINS FINDS SEABROOK OPERATION UNWISE
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Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
10/28/1986
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DEMONSTRATION OF AUTO INSPECTION -- COMPUTER TESTING FOR EXHAUST EMISSIONS
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
01/25/1983
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Denny Alsop crusades to protect the state's watersheds by walking the reservoirs from Quabbin east. Flowing river. Public water supply sign.
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Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
05/17/1989
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Public health commissioner Bailus Walker talks about cleaning up Boston Harbor and the risk of contamination from sludge and toxic effluents. MWRA meeting chaired by secretary of environmental affairs James Hoyte. They discuss options for waste water treatment plants. Attendees drink coffee from Dunkin' Donuts cups.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
07/01/1985
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Water Resources Authority uses appeals to carry out Boston Harbor cleanup in a slower, cheaper fashion. EPA regional administrator Michael Deland.
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Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
02/10/1987
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William Bulger beseeches environment activists to "file a revenue raising measure" to protect their causes. Gerard Bertrand, Daniel Greenbaum. Earth Day.
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Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
04/23/1990
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George Bush tours Boston Harbor, purporting to be guardian of the environment, and criticizes Dukakis' lack of early attention to the polluted conditions.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
09/01/1988
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Silber and Bellotti oppose secondary treatment plant for harbor cleanup. Julie Belaga explains it is mandated by Clean Water Act. Murphy wants more federal support to alleviate burden on ratepayers.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
07/13/1990
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Public works commissioner Jane Garvey proposes to dump Central Artery dirt on Spectacle Island. EPA's Julie Belaga says that violates Clean Water Act. Suburban landfills are possible alternative.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
08/01/1990
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State proposes to add dirt from Central Artery project to Spectacle Island landfill. EPA opposes dumping in harbor. Julie Belaga, Jane Garvey. Moving shot of Boston harbor with hazy skyline. Bulldozer
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
04/26/1990
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Environmentalists are concerned about potential pollution from stacks which will vent exhaust of depressed Central Artery traffic. Many views of elevated highway. Route 93 sign.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
01/31/1990
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Charles River Watershed Assn. fights to upgrade quality of water for swimming by reducing sewage overflow. Sewer drain cover in road. People canoe, row + sail on Charles. Sound of water lapping stones.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
05/15/1990
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Interview with Rita of Charles River Watershed Association on development and history of Charles River. Talks about industrial discharge and cleanup, land use along banks, sewage, condition of fish life and vegetation.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
06/15/1983
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12 year-old naturalist from Chelmsford protests proposed site of condo development.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
07/14/1988
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Interview with vice president of Society for Commercial Archeology, Arthur Krim, on significance of Citgo sign in Kenmore Square. Its neon display was shut off by the state as an energy conservation measure. Close-up of the sign. They shoot cutaways. Several takes of reporter standup. Kenmore Square environs.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
04/01/1980
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Conservation Law Foundation sues Massachusetts and EPA to abide by Clean Air Act. Ozone, smokestacks.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
12/04/1986
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On Long Wharf, Michael Dukakis announces coastline protection regulations. Sen. Theodore Aleixo defends himself in improper involvement in development project violating wetlands statute.Daniel Greenbaum.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
07/09/1990
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EPA issues findings on contaminated seafood from Boston Harbor and Quincy Bay. Diseased fish and shellfish include clams, lobsters, flounder with viruses, tumors and PCBs. Rep. Brian Donnelly.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
06/20/1988
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Cumberland Farms violated wetlands protection law by draining & filling Great Cedar Swamp on its property. EPA ordered restoration, fines. Michael Deland. Aerial of Middleboro,Halifax,Plymouth County
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
10/28/1988
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James Shannon announces P&L Electroplating dumped cyanide and other untreated chemicals into ground and sewer system. John DeVillars warns corporations to obey environment laws.Toxic barrels.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
05/24/1990
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PRESS CONFERENCE ABOUT CLEANING UP BOSTON HARBOR. Michael Deland
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
01/31/1985
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Environmental groups criticize John DeVillars for slow progress on toxic waste reduction. Greenpeace. Protester in ape costume offering police bananas.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
10/17/1989
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Large fish kill in Wareham ponds thought to be attributable to malathion spraying. State inspector collects dead fish in nets and plastic bag. Trout hatchery.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
08/28/1990
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Cambridge scientist N. Dak Sze researches depletion of earth's ozone layer, which has dire consequences for continuation of life on the planet. global warming
length 2:42
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
09/08/1987
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Children celebrate Arbor Day on Common. John DeVillars proposes developers pay for tree-planting (+eventually water purification, land acquisition) to make up for pollution + reducing open space in Mass.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
04/28/1989
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In Quincy Bay, EPA finds flounder with cancerous tumors and lobsters with PCBs in their livers. Water life is contaminated by sewage pumped from Nut Island treatment plant. Men fishing from shore.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
06/17/1988
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Young children at Audubon Society's Drumlin Farm talk about endangered species and damage to the environment. Deer, bird, pig.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
04/16/1990
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Review of Michael Dukakis' policy on offshore oil drilling on Georges Bank. Press conference on tugboat to reiterate his opposition…and affirm his commitment to environmental issues. Gerry Studds
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
05/16/1988
Description:
Gov. Michael Dukakis holds outdoor press conference with James Hoyte on offshore drilling on Georges Bank endangering fishing. Priscilla Chapman of Sierra Club. Daniel Greenbaum of Audubon Society. Frank Burns, John DeVillars in background. Dukakis stresses concern for environment. Fresh caught fish on ice in crates, thrown into plastic sorting bins for weighing on big scale. Close-up of fish face. Lumpers.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
07/01/1984
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Rep. Gerry Studds and Douglas Foy of Conservation Law Foundation with Michael Dukakis at Fish Pier press conference on Georges Bank drilling. Dukakis will put up tough fight to prevent interference with the natural environment; opposes lease sales for offshore gas and oil drilling. Also comments on state budget versus revenue projections.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
05/16/1988
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Under Superfund cleanup, EPA fines five companies for PCB contamination of New Bedford harbor. James Shannon. Aerovox and Cornell Dubilier plants. Sound of water lapping over stones.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
09/04/1990
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EPA proposes stricter water purity standards. Compliance would be costly to MWRA, even though our supply from Quabbin Reservoir is known to be uncommonly clean already. Paul Levy.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
10/22/1987
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EPA "whistleblower" Hugh Kaufman says public is being duped by Boston Harbor cleanup because toxic waste will not be removed by sewage treatment process. Floating clump of gunk.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
08/15/1989
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Experimental prototype of electric General Motors car “Electrovette.” Batteries in open section behind seats. Dashboard gauge indicating charge level. Electrical connections under hood. Amp meter. DC plug. Interview with GM official about improving fuel efficiency. He says it costs $1 billion for every half mile improvement in gas mileage for fleet average. Talks about complying with government regulations on emissions standards. Does not foresee the demise of the personal automobile due to dwindling oil supply; quotes Walter Reuther on car ownership as “our fifth freedom.”
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
09/27/1978
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Audubon Society says Mass. is in an ecological crisis caused by development encroaching on natural habitats. They want to preserve wetlands to protect endangered species. Photos of rare turtles.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
11/11/1988
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Reps. Susan Tucker and Mary Jeanette Murray take MWRA tour of Boston Harbor on Envirolab boat that measures pollution and examines marine life.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
08/01/1988
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Environmentalists lean toward William Weld in the governor's race because he is stronger on recycling and clean water issues, while John Silber has other priorities.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
09/28/1990
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Environmental activists gather to denounce Reagan administration's record on handling toxic wastes and to mourn virtual disintegration of the EPA. Michael Deland.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
10/05/1988
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Compilation of environmental issues stories. Bottle bill. Nuclear free Cambridge, Draper Lab. State auto emissions and safety inspection to meet federal air quality standards. Acid rain damage, Lt. Governor John Kerry. Boston Harbor pollution, Nut Island and Deer Island sewage treatment plants. Sale of oil and gas exploration rights on Georges Bank. (1983-84)
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Description:
Environmentalists defend Dukakis' record in response to Bush's attack on Boston Harbor pollution. Paul Tsongas, Sen. George Mitchell, William Golden
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
08/31/1988
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Environmental lobbyists and John DeVillars talk about imperative for legislative action to regulate pollution and toxic waste. Scenes of river, beach, chemical barrels, smog and haze.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
04/19/1990
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Douglas Foy and environmentalists criticize Exxon for being unprepared to clean up Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound, Alaska. B-roll: file of cleanup in progress and oil not cleaned up.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
03/28/1989
Description:
Mass Fair Share complains to governor about waste disposal policy - current methods (landfill, incineration) environmentally hazardous. Asks for resource recovery and composting. Michael Dukakis.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
07/16/1987
Description:
State accepts environmental impact statement for Fan Pier development. Environmental Secretary James Hoyte. Pier 4 restaurant in winter.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
02/09/1987
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EPA announces huge potential fines for non- compliance with harbor cleanup schedule. MWRA vows to keep up with deadlines for improved sewage treatment. Michael Deland, James Hoyte, Paul Levy.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
12/16/1987
Description:
:30 PSA on competing interests of New England fishing and North Atlantic oil exploration. Rig in ocean, docked fishing boats, fishermen pulling in catch. Handout tape from US Department of Interior Minerals Management Service.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
03/01/1984
Description:
Ray Flynn criticizes Dukakis for non-support of South Bay incinerator site. Dukakis wants to build prison there; prefers trash recycling plant to appease environmentalists.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
12/21/1986
Description:
Gov. Dukakis meets with Ray Flynn to discuss their disagreement over incinerator and harbor cleanup, but they reach no compromise.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
12/23/1987
Description:
Ray Flynn bobbing on boat appeals for federal funds, a share of the "peace dividend," for harbor cleanup.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
05/02/1990
Description:
GREENPEACE WANTS GEORGES BANK CONSERVED FOR FISHING NOT FUEL DRILLING
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
06/16/1987
