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Eating Like A Pig: How Beer Byproducts Transform Into Chow For Sows
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Pigs at Rocklands Farm go hog wild over spent grain., Credit: Rebecca Sheir
The growth of the craft beer industry is proving to be a win-win: both for brewers, and for pigs.

Bought by WABE and XRAY.fm


  • Added: Feb 27, 2015
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 2
Pedal Power (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Bicycling is on the rise in cities, and it's no longer limited to those who are highly trained, extremely fit, and daring enough to battle traffic ...

Bought by WJCT, WMNR, KGNU Community Radio, WFHB, and Connecticut Public (WNPR)


  • Added: Sep 16, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
Pedal Power (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Bicycling in cities is on the rise, and it's no longer limited to those who are highly trained, extremely fit, and daring enough to battle traffic ...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Sep 16, 2013
  • Length: 53:51
  • Purchases: 1
Low Carbon Cows
From: Minnie Sagar
Caption: Fenwood Ranch, Credit: Minnie Sagar
This feature looks at the greening of Prather Ranch, a sustainable cattle hay and farming operation in Northern California. Through a partnership ...

  • Added: Jul 07, 2013
  • Length: 10:25
Latitude News Podcast #2 - Two Nations, Under Cod
From: Latitude News
Caption: You bet this story is about fish.
American cod fishermen are broke. Norwegian cod fishermen make $100,000/year. What's up with that?

Bought by KUOW and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 10, 2012
  • Length: 10:50
  • Purchases: 2
The cost of recycling scavengers
From: KALW
Caption: PRX default Piece image
San Francisco is considered a national leader in pro-environmental policy, advocacy, and education. And while the City is a pioneer in recycling it...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 22, 2012
  • Length: 04:46
  • Purchases: 1
Trucking through the port of Oakland
From: KALW
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Oakland has the 5th busiest port in the country. According to the Port of Oakland they support between 50,000 and 73,000 jobs in Northern Californi...

  • Added: Jan 16, 2012
  • Length: 12:33
The luxury of living in a tiny house
From: KALW
Caption: Jay Shafer, owner of the Tumbleweed Tiny House Company, in front of one of his homes.
From a young age, many of us dream of the houses we’ll own. But those dreams don’t get into the reality of how much houses cost. These days, buying...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 31, 2011
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 2
Detroit's Floating Post Office
From: Zak Rosen
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On the banks of the Detroit River, sits the J.W. Westcott. The ship is only 45 feet long. But believe it or not, it has its own zip code. Since 1...

Bought by PRX Remix and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 14, 2011
  • Length: 02:52
  • Purchases: 2
Radical Idea: Grow your own farm-fresh wardrobe
From: KALW
Caption: Rebecca Burgess has pledged to wear clothes made completely within 150 miles from her home
Few of us know exactly what goes into making our clothes – the chemicals, fibers, and dyes. But one Bay Area woman is determined to take localism t...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and KUOW


  • Added: Jun 08, 2011
  • Length: 06:37
  • Purchases: 2
Transport: A Canine Journey
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Dog overpopulation is a continual problem in much of the American South, where shelters often euthanize more animals than they can save. This is th...

Bought by WRVO Public Media, WMPG, and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 14, 2011
  • Length: 06:15
  • Purchases: 3
A Sea Change in the New England Funeral Business
From: Katherine Perry
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They say death, like taxes, is one of the few certain things in life. But the way that culture deals with death is not a static institution. In New...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2011
  • Length: 04:17
The Urban Lobsterman
From: Curt Nickisch
Caption: Sixty-eight-year-old Skip Ryan has been catching lobster on Boston Harbor for more than 50 years., Credit: Jess Bidgood
A profile of an urban lobsterman. Amid the cruise ships and cargo vessels and whale-watching boats that motor in and out of the Boston Harbor each...

Bought by WABE, New Hampshire Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, KUOW, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jul 12, 2010
  • Length: 05:28
  • Purchases: 6
Return to Shell Beach
From: World Vision Report
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President Obama made his first Oval Office address last week. He spoke about the oil spill in the Gulf, and his plans to repair the damage, which ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 17, 2010
  • Length: 04:40
  • Purchases: 1
Boots Worth the Trek
From: Todd Bookman
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Tucked in the woods of Intervale, New Hampshire, the Limmer Boot Company has been handcrafting custom hiking boots for 91-years. Despite a steep pr...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, KUOW, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 15, 2010
  • Length: 03:16
  • Purchases: 4
The Business of Compost Hauling
From: Avishay Artsy
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A new business helps local restaurants save money and help the planet by composting.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 19, 2010
  • Length: 03:51
  • Purchases: 1
Oil Spill - Shell Beach, Louisiana
From: World Vision Report
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Oil continues to gush into the seas of the Gulf coast. At Shell Beach, Louisiana the fishermen’s lives are on hold. The oyster and shrimp boats i...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: May 14, 2010
  • Length: 04:09
  • Purchases: 1
Positive Energy
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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The idea of keeping shopping close to home is picking up speed, with local foods increasing in popularity and availability. Harder to understand mi...

  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 06:37
Mainstream Products Go Organic
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Organic food is becoming trendy, and you’ll be seeing more of it at your supermarket, it’ll probably be cheaper too.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Nov 24, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Corn Maze on a Dairy Farm
From: Emily Corwin
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Meet the energetic personality behind a small Connecticut dairy farm, take a tour of a corn maze, and find out what it takes to sell local milk in ...

Bought by KVSC, 91.7 WHUS Storrs, KCBX, KUT, Remix Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 04, 2009
  • Length: 07:48
  • Purchases: 7
Green Job Makeover
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Can mid-career professionals realistically switch to "green" careers? One certainly did.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Oct 22, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Hot Summer, Broken Air Conditioner
From: Rene Gutel
Caption: Russ Wichterman, an air conditioner service technician in Gilbert, Arizona on the rounds., Credit: Rene Gutel
It's 115 degrees and your air conditioner is busted. Who do you call?

Bought by KVMR and KUOW


  • Added: Jul 29, 2009
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 2
World Conservation Union Goes Green
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Not satisfied to just talk the talk, the World Conservation Union is planning to walk the walk when it comes to its own environmental impact.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jul 24, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Green: More than a Fashion Statement
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Let's talk about high fashion and Target, the big box store. The two seemingly opposites converged, recently, largely because of the environmentall...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jul 24, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Good Neighbor
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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For Mark Johnston, living next door to a trash incinerator stinks.

  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 06:34