PRX - Pieces for Topic: Environment
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Why be buried in a casket when you can be buried as a tree? Bios urns are giving people a second shot at life after death.
- Added: May 06, 2021
- Length: 02:30
The plight of the Delta Smelt is currently dependant on mankind’s desire and ability to revive the health of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in Ca...
- Added: Jul 29, 2017
- Length: 04:39
For those of you that haven't noticed, water conflict is a topic that keeps on showing up in our lives. Each time water demand bumps up against wat...
- Added: Jul 29, 2017
- Length: 04:24
Most of us have lived our lives knowing that if we want a glass of water, we simply turn on the tap and out comes that delicious liquid. But in tod...
- Added: Jul 29, 2017
- Length: 06:58
Rogelia Sanchez and Mimansa Dogra share stories from Seattle's homeless community. Join them as they learn about the impact homelessness has on peo...
- Added: Dec 30, 2015
- Length: 08:00
RadioActive's Paul Kiefer and Lola Garcia collect the voices of people affected by gentrification in Seattle to paint a picture of our changing city.
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Dec 30, 2015
- Length: 13:23
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Sep 21, 2015
- Length: 01:37
- Purchases: 1
In 2005, Washington became the first state in the nation to require that all new publicly-funded schools, colleges, offices, and even prisons meet ...
Bought by KOSU
- Added: Sep 29, 2008
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
With all the pressure these days to develop desirable land, the wide, open spaces don't stay that way without help.
Bought by KOSU
- Added: Aug 20, 2008
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Kermit the Frog always said, "It's not easy being green." But like him, another group of actors has discovered it can be popular. Especially with c...
- Added: May 30, 2008
- Length: 01:32
Next time you travel, forget renting that gas-guzzler. A few rental car companies are offering hybrids and cars that run on biodiesel.
- Added: Apr 30, 2008
- Length: 01:32
"Mother Nature"..."Mother's Day." A coincidence? I think not. Mother gave you life, nurtured and sustained you. The same can be said for Mother Na...
Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.
- Added: Apr 29, 2008
- Length: 01:32
- Purchases: 1
Organic food is becoming trendy, and you'll be seeing more of it at your supermarket; it'll probably be cheaper too.
- Added: Apr 29, 2008
- Length: 01:32
These days, Americans are driving three times as many miles per capita as they did in 1980. Not only are longer commutes driving us crazy, they're...
- Added: Mar 27, 2008
- Length: 01:32
In April of 1990, biologist David Jude pulled a little bug-eyed fish from the Saint Claire River near Detroit. It was a Round Goby.
Bought by WYOU
- Added: Feb 27, 2008
- Length: 01:32
- Purchases: 1
Today, hundreds of millions of people carry pocket-sized cell phones. There are more than 213 million in use in the United States, and each year, a...
- Added: Jan 27, 2008
- Length: 01:29
Before you pack up the family and head out for some sand, surf and sun, there's something you might want to consider. Your favorite beach may be cl...
Bought by KUAC
- Added: Dec 19, 2007
- Length: 01:11
- Purchases: 1
When the government wants to control pollution, it usually imposes regulations on polluters. Then it enforces those regulations - at least in theor...
Bought by KUAC
- Added: Sep 26, 2007
- Length: 01:32
- Purchases: 1
No free plastic! That's IKEA's position. The Swedish retailer charges customers five cents for every plastic bag they use.
- Added: Sep 25, 2007
- Length: 01:32
- Purchases: 2
Whales are probably worth more alive than dead, so why is the worldwide moratorium on commerical whaling under siege?
- Added: Sep 25, 2007
- Length: 01:19
- Purchases: 2
One of the most successful conservation campaigns in history was launched back in the 1970s, when bellbottoms were still in style.
- Added: Sep 25, 2007
- Length: 01:32
- Purchases: 2
