October 31, 1975 - Dr. Dean Abrahamson discusses safety issues brought up in Rasmussen report regarding nuclear power stations.
October 31, 1975 - Dean Abrahamson discusses Price-Anderson Act, Rasmussen Report, in terms of greater nuclear debate.
October 31, 1975 - Wayne Capland of Northern States Power, discusses the need for rate changes for users of electricity, as well as how peak hours are charged and what needs to be considered when thinking about conservation.
November 3, 1975 - Ed Finklea, of the Minnesota Public Interest Research Group, discusses the potential impact of Representative Jim Oberstar's plan to change the status of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area from a wildnerness designation to a recreation one. Also discussed is private mining rights and related court cases in regards to the same area.
November 28, 1975 - John Millhone, Minnesota Energy Director, speaking to the Minnesota Farmers Union on energy and agriculture. In speech, Millhone suggests new techniques which farmers might use to conserve energy, saying that present farming techniques are reaching a point of diminishing returns due to energy crisis.
December 13, 1975 - The Northern Environmental Council, a federation of more than fifty environmental groups in five upper Midwest states wants the federal government to cancel International Nickel Company’s lease for copper and nickel mining in the state near the BWCA.
December 16, 1975 - Location of solar research center is analysed and locations are proposed.
February 2, 1976 - U.S. Senator Hubert H. Humphrey comments about Reserve Mining at a public meeting in Duluth. Audio also includes comments from a United Citizens for Clean Water and Air spokesman.
March 11, 1976 - MPR’s Dick Daly reports on debate over traffic on Lake Superior of ships containing oil, and the potential hazardous conditions petroleum spillage could create for the cold waters of lake. Segment includes comments from local residents, environmentalists, scientists, and industry experts.
March 26, 1976 - Reflections of the North documentary presents two Minnesota naturalists and artists, writer Sigurd Olson and photographer Les Blacklock, who offer readings and personal commentary on life in the “North.”