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Interviews with Lisa Patel on Toronto's Real Estate Market, Legendary Canadian Philanthropist Don Johnson, Plus Entrepreneurial & Cultural Updates
From: Ray Samuels
Caption: Donald K. Johnson, Credit: UWO
In this edition of Toronto Business Journal, we speak with TRREB President Lisa Patel about Toronto's hot real estate market. In our Business Se...

  • Added: May 29, 2021
  • Length: 58:00
Spectrum 06/19/2018
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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Spectrum: Smart cities in Finland - On this week's show: A smart city? Going by what the experts tell us, the cities of the future will be d...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Jun 19, 2018
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 1
Can drownings be eliminated on the Great Lakes?
From: Great Lakes Today
Series: DANGEROUS WATERS
Caption: Lifeguards performing a drill at Silver Beach County Park, Credit: Elizabeth Miller
With lifeguards, warning signs, 911 phones and education efforts, beaches across the Great Lakes are preparing for emergencies. But how effective a...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, WVBI-LP, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WMUK, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Aug 12, 2016
  • Length: 03:24
  • Purchases: 8
Great Lakes drownings hit small Michigan county
From: Great Lakes Today
Series: DANGEROUS WATERS
Caption: Waves crash against pier near Silver Beach, Credit: Elizabeth Miller
Berrien County, Mich., is a tourist destination because of its beautiful beaches and 50 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline. But the community also ha...

Bought by WVBI-LP, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WMUK, WXXI Rochester, WCPN and more


  • Added: Aug 12, 2016
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 7
Part Three: The Small But Mighty Rice Farm
From: KBIA
Series: Shortage in Rich Land
Caption: Chuck Earnest's rice fields near Steele, Mo., are a waterfowl sanctuary during the non-growing season., Credit: Kristofor Husted
For such a small region, this sprawling landscape of the Bootheel has some of the most productive farmland in the U.S. A solid water supply and nut...

  • Added: Jun 03, 2015
  • Length: 06:50
The Plight of the Bumblebee
From: Mike Hally
Series: Wildlife Nature and Environment around the World
Caption: Bumblebee at Work, Credit: Mike Hally
An investigation into the declining numbers of bumblebees in the United Kingdom and the efforts being made by the Bumblebee Conservation Trust to p...

  • Added: Jul 24, 2014
  • Length: 27:59
Coal and Climate – We Shall Remain
From: Eric Mack
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Just in time for the global climate summit in Copenhagen and the debate on a climate and energy bill in Washington, this half hour special from Hig...

Bought by WFHB, RadioStPete Florida, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KGNU Community Radio, KGLT and more


  • Added: Nov 22, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 11
Engineers of the New Millennium: The Global Water Challenge
From: Spectrum Radio
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One Hour Radio Special presented by The National Science Foundation and IEEE Spectrum Radio exploring emerging global water issues.

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WEKU, KGOU, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUFM - Montana Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jul 28, 2009
  • Length: 58:52
  • Purchases: 13
Looking Back to Look Forward: Energy and the Environment
From: KNKX
Series: Looking Back to Look Forward: Election 2008
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Examining how energy and the environment are being discussed in the 2008 presidential campaign through the lens of history and current voters' att...

  • Added: Oct 13, 2008
  • Length: 07:56
Oyster Larvae Dying Off at Alarming Rates
From: KUOW
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The oyster industry in the Pacific Northwest could be facing serious trouble.

  • Added: Aug 25, 2008
  • Length: 05:16
How to Eat a Low-Carbon Diet
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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Is local food necessarily low-carbon?

Bought by WRVO Public Media, KVNF, KGOU, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 24, 2008
  • Length: 04:38
  • Purchases: 4
Great Lakes Danger Zone?
From: Center for Public Integrity
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A report on a suppressed study about environmental hazards in the Great Lakes region.

  • Added: Mar 10, 2008
  • Length: 05:29
QUEST Nature Deficit Disorder
From: KQED
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How can we get kids outside?

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 18, 2007
  • Length: 05:06
  • Purchases: 1
Quest_Marine Protected Areas
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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One Fish, Two Fish: The Science of Protecting Sea Life

  • Added: Oct 26, 2007
  • Length: 04:45
Quest_Geothermal
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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Solar and wind get all the press, but geothermal is poised for a comeback

Bought by WBEZ and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 16, 2007
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 2
Are E-85 Pumps Safe?
From: The Environment Report
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Ethanol Pumps have not yet been approved by UL

Bought by KLCC


  • Added: Sep 24, 2007
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 1
Quest_Port Pollution
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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The Port of Oakland keeps shelves stocked at big box stores like WalMart? and Target. But what's the real cost to people who live nearby?

  • Added: Sep 21, 2007
  • Length: 05:48
QUEST_Big Plans for Big OIl
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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As Chevron hatches expansion plans for one of California's largest oil refineries, Richmond's Green Party mayor considers the future of her city, a...

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Jul 23, 2007
  • Length: 05:48
  • Purchases: 1
QUEST Sniffing Out Indoor Air Pollution
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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Indoor air pollution can be far more harmful than what you breathe outside

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 14, 2007
  • Length: 05:46
  • Purchases: 1
QUEST Relaxing the Rules on Toxics Reporting
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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The nation-wide Toxics Release Inventory tracks industrial releases of chemicals into the air, water and soil. Recently, the EPA has suggested two ...

  • Added: Jun 14, 2007
  • Length: 05:47
Sprawling of America
From: The Environment Report
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Hour-long documentary on the costs and causes of urban sprawl.

Bought by KTSW 89.9, WRPI, KXOT Public Radio, WBEZ, Iowa Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 01, 2007
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 18
Trash into Cash
From: Charles Lane
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story of Riverhead, New York, a community that's trying to turn its closed landfill into marketable resources

  • Added: Dec 18, 2006
  • Length: 04:54
Citizens Demand Gas Drilling Accountability
From: KRCC-FM
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In the midst of a natural gas drilling boom, Colorado citizens say state regulators aren't payng attention to enviromental concerns.

Bought by KOTO


  • Added: Mar 08, 2006
  • Length: 05:50
  • Purchases: 1
Is the Price Right?
From: KUOW
Series: Food for Thought: Farmed Salmon and the Future
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Looking at the cost of purchasing farmed salmon versus wild salmon.

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Mar 06, 2006
  • Length: 07:46
  • Purchases: 1
Part Three: Regulating VegOil
From: Cynthia Shelton
Series: VegOil Fuel: the Unsung Alternative
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Legality of driving and selling VegOil as discussed by two industry players

  • Added: Sep 13, 2005
  • Length: 05:01