KCTS 9 Connects: April 24, 2009
Hanford Update
An update to last week’s story about clean-up efforts at the Hanford Reach, and efforts to keep nuclear waste and toxic chemicals from reaching the Columbia River. Results of soil samples taken by the Department of Energy and a Hanford watchdog group are complete. We’ll show you what each side found in sand deposits from along the Columbia. Plus, results of our exclusive online poll: Is the government doing enough to clean up Hanford?
Gold Coin Scams
In our continuing series on investment scams, we examine the growing problem of gold coin fraud. As the stock market fluctuates and the dollar loses value, many investors are turning to gold as a safer investment for their money. But con artists are taking advantage of the new gold rush. We show you how to spot and avoid the most common gold scams, and what steps you should take to make sure your gold investments are worth their weight.
Ken Burns & Dayton Duncan
They are the award-winning documentary team that brought us such films as The Civil War, Jazz, and Baseball. Now Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan have a new project: The National Parks: America’s Best Idea, a six part documentary series airing on KCTS 9 this fall. Enrique Cerna talks with these two pre-eminent filmmakers about the powerful stories they uncovered about the people who fought for and devoted their lives to Northwest national parks such as Mount Rainier, the Olympics, and the North Cascades. What inspired them to make this epic film, and what challenges they faced over the last ten years while making this documentary.
Ken Burns Visits IslandWood
Before sitting down to talk with us, Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan met with a class of high school and middle school students working on their own digital video project about nature. We travel along with Ken and Dayton to the IslandWood outdoor education center on Bainbridge Island, where they inspired the next generation of filmmakers.
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