Earth Day TV Special: Where We've Been, Where We're Headed

Recommended QUEST Resources

• QUEST Science Blog - discuss the Earth Day Special TV story

  Discuss the Earth Day Special TV story on the KQED QUEST Science Blog.

• Mercury in the Bay - Part 1

  You might not know it from the textbooks, but California's gold rush was also a mercury rush. Quicksilver mines near San Jose provided gold miners with the mercury they needed to separate gold from ore. 150 years later, we're still facing the consequences of gold-rush era mercury.

• Earth Day Radio Special: The History of Environmental Justice

  QUEST radio takes a look at the history of the environmental justice movement, and where it's going.

• Reconsidering Nuclear Power

  Not long ago, nuclear power was unthinkable among environmentalists, particularly in California, where a moratorium on new power plants has put a lid on the industry for thirty years. But that sentiment may be changing.

• Mercury in the Bay - Part 2

  Last week, we took a look at how mercury enters the San Francisco Bay. This week: Now that it's here, how is it affecting us? Quest talks to local fisherman, a physician, and a Bay ecologist to find out how we're contending with the Bay's worst toxin.

Additional Links

• Save The Bay

  The Bay Area's quality of life and economy depend on a healthy and vibrant Bay. For more than 45 years, Save the Bay has worked to protect and restore the Bay, benefiting all Bay Area residents. Save The Bay's Community-based Restoration program engages volunteers from the entire Bay Area in hands-on projects to restore natural wetland habitats at ten regional restoration projects around the Bay.

• Golden Gate National Recreation Area

  Golden Gate National Parks chronicle two hundred years of history, from the Native American culture, the Spanish Empire frontier and the Mexican Republic, to maritime history, the California Gold Rush, the evolution of American coastal fortifications, and the growth of urban San Francisco.

• Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy

  Established in 1981, the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy is the nonprofit partner that supports and assists the Golden Gate National Parks in research, interpretation, and conservation programs.

• The Ecology Center

  The Ecology Center promotes environmentally and socially responsible practices through programs that educate, demonstrate, and provide direct services.

• The Berkeley Recycling Center

  The Berkeley Recycling Center has been operating at Second and Gilman Streets in Berkeley since September 1982. The Center is home to Community Conservation Centers (CCC) and the Ecology Center (EC) who provide recycling services to the City of Berkeley.

• Earthday Network

  Founded by the organizers of the first Earth Day in 1970, Earth Day Network (EDN) promotes environmental citizenship and year round progressive action worldwide.

• Bay Area Air Quality Management District

  The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is committed to achieving clean air to protect the public's health and the environment in the San Francisco Bay region.