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Episode 9: Mapping Oil Spills by Satellite
From: David Levin
Series: The Loop: Stories from the Gulf
Caption: Chuanmin Hu, an optical oceanographer at USF, points to a map of the Ixtoc-1 spill made from archival satellite data.
The 1979 Ixtoc-1 oil spill spewed millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, but has since been largely forgotten. More than 35 years late...

  • Added: Feb 15, 2017
  • Length: 09:50
Making Water Visible at Standing Rock : Ecotourism and Environmental Genocide
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
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The Standing Rock Sioux are protesting the construction of the 1200 mile Dakota Access oil pipeline because it threatens and places at enormous r...

  • Added: Oct 30, 2016
  • Length: 06:15
Drilling into a side of an ocean trench....for science
From: Amy West
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By sending pipe from a moving ship roughly three miles down to collect sediment and rocks a third of a mile beneath the sea floor in an ocean trenc...

  • Added: Aug 28, 2016
  • Length: 04:22
Where Have All the FEMA Trailers Gone?
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
Caption: FEMA trailer with bicycles. , Credit: Courtesy of Akasha Rabut
Ten years later and thousands of miles away, Hurricane Katrina lives on.

  • Added: Dec 02, 2015
  • Length: 27:58
In Kentucky, a Prairie Made by Coal
From: Reid Frazier
Caption: Up to a million acres of strip-mined land have been de-forested., Credit: Photo: Reid Frazier
More than a million acres of strip-mined land—an area the size of Rhode Island—are now deforested in Appalachia.

Bought by WMMT, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 24, 2015
  • Length: 06:18
  • Purchases: 3
The Man who Named 'Earth Day'
From: Reid Frazier
Caption: Julian Koenig, who coined 'Earth Day'., Credit: Photo Courtesy of Sarah Koenig
Who came up with the name 'Earth Day'? It turns out, a legendary Madison Avenue ad man named Julian Koenig. He was responsible for some of the most...

Bought by KMXT, WSLR, KUOW, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WRST-FM Oshkosh and more


  • Added: Apr 21, 2015
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 7
Mountain Bikers Response To Galbraith Logging
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Caption: Galbraith Biker
Kendrick Bradley is a mountain biker. He’s from Bellingham. One of his favorite spots to ride is Galbraith Mountain – it’s practically his backyard...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 08:44
A Citizen's Guide to Silence
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: A migratory bird without a home..., Credit: Susan Cook
Legislative ethics exist to put the brakes on political gamesmanship- whether it’s trading votes to pass a bill, get a fat salaried new Federal job...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2014
  • Length: 10:07
Osprey Blood Is Full of Secrets
From: University of Montana Journalism
Caption: Researcher Heiko Langer removes one of three baby osprey for banding from a nest west of Missoula.
Traces of heavy metals that reflect the health of a whole ecosystem can be found in vials of blood from osprey chicks. Researchers from the Montana...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM, KBGA 89.9 FM, and Radio Newark


  • Added: Apr 04, 2014
  • Length: 07:19
  • Purchases: 3
Slow Wine
From: Nancy Greenleese
Caption: Salvatore Angelica and Susanna Bianco of Gigi Bianco winery explain their various Slow Wines at a Rome tasting, Credit: Nancy Greenleese
The Slow Food movement has changed how we eat in the last quarter century. The Italian organization encourages us to dine on flavorful and health...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2013
  • Length: 04:04
Sailing The High Seas 2.0
From: Jason Albert
Caption: Wing sails on San Francisco Bay, Credit: Jason Albert
90% of the world's goods are carried by cargo ships. And the oceans they sail on are streaming with wind: High tech wing sails used on America's Cu...

Bought by Hark!, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WTIP, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 15, 2013
  • Length: 06:41
  • Purchases: 5
Letterboxing - Hide and seek for the young and not-so-young
From: Nancy Greenleese
Caption: The Hartigan family’s journal is full of stamps and memories of their letterboxing outings in Virginia, Ireland, the Pacific Northwest and other destinations. , Credit: Nancy Greenleese
There is a breed of modern day treasure hunters who need the Internet, a knack for orienting and solving puzzles, and a sense of adventure. They w...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 28, 2013
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 1
Jack Johnson & Friends - Best of Kokua Festival Live
From: Joyride Media
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One Hour radio special features Jack Johnson & guests live at the 2004-2010 Kokua Festivals that raised money for environmental education programs ...

Bought by Harford Community Radio, Harford Community Radio, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, Prairie Public, KAZU Seaside, Calif. and more


  • Added: Apr 13, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Wells to Wheels: Can shale gas power cars?
From: Reid Frazier
Series: Breaking the Land: Marcellus Shale and the Gas Age
Caption: Making way for the Marcellus, Credit: Reid R. Frazier/Allegheny Front
We use natural gas to heat our homes and generate our power. Can we use it to fuel our cars? Big Gas thinks shale gas is the key to cleaning up our...

  • Added: Dec 22, 2011
  • Length: 06:57
Microbes and Worms Turn Oil into Compost
From: Catherine Girardeau
Caption: Thomas Azwell with tea tank, Port Sonoma, CA, Credit: Catherine Girardeau
A UC Berkeley researcher is attacking toxic hydrocarbons left over from oil spills with microbes, earthworms, and a few acres of land. Catherine Gi...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 11, 2010
  • Length: 04:45
  • Purchases: 1
The Windchill Factor
From: The humble Farmer
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It is cold enough without throwing in the windchill factor

  • Added: Nov 17, 2008
  • Length: 01:59
It Pays to Be Organized
From: The humble Farmer
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Be Organized and Save Time and Money

  • Added: Oct 15, 2008
  • Length: 03:00
How To Stay Warm in October
From: The humble Farmer
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There are ways and means to suit men's needs

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Oct 05, 2008
  • Length: 01:14
  • Purchases: 1
Overpopulation
From: The humble Farmer
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starvation and pollution are only manifestations of our real problem

  • Added: Sep 20, 2008
  • Length: 02:04
The Science Barge
From: Science & the City Podcast Series
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The floating sustainable greenhouse in New York City

  • Added: Jul 29, 2008
  • Length: 17:07
The Zoning Ordinance
From: The humble Farmer
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Some people know how to get things done

  • Added: Jun 09, 2008
  • Length: 01:27
Oil Spill Cleanup: From Hazmat to Hairmat
From: Catherine Girardeau
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Eco-minded volunteers clean up after SF Bay oil spill using mats made of human hair.

Bought by KXOT Public Radio and WBHM


  • Added: Jan 21, 2008
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
Getting Kids Outdoors
From: James Mills
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A look at youth outdoor programs and why they're important

  • Added: Oct 19, 2007
  • Length: 12:21
What's for Dinner?
From: War News Radio
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News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

Bought by KGOU and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 23, 2007
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
WesternAmazon
From: Anton Foek
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Changing of the Amazonia Region

  • Added: Jul 30, 2007
  • Length: 01:45