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Global Plastics Crisis with Dr. Leo Trasande
From: Doug Wood
Series: Grassroots
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After the news, Dr. Trasande, a delegate to the UN conference on plastics, talks about plastic as a human health issue.

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Apr 29, 2024
  • Length: 28:09
  • Purchases: 1
The ABC's of PFAS with Tracey Frisch
From: Doug Wood
Series: Grassroots
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Forever chemicals in fertilizer are getting into the food we eat. Tracey Frisch explains how.

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Apr 16, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Drinking Plastic with Mike Belliveau
From: Doug Wood
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Every plastic bottle is filled with hundreds of thousands of tiny pieces of plastic. Here's what you need to know.

  • Added: Feb 27, 2024
  • Length: 28:25
624-In Coming
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Recently my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Greg Leonard was asteroid hunting with our 60 inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon, Arizona when he spotted a movi...

Bought by KENW, Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KGLP, WLPR and more


  • Added: Jan 10, 2021
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 11
531-Alex's Catch
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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On a cold windy night, with clouds frustrating his search, my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Alex Gibbs discovered 8 new celestial visitors while obs...

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  • Added: Mar 15, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
510-Fourth Closest
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Ten hours and 46 minutes after my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Greg Leonard discovered a Toyota RAV4 sized space rock, now named 2018 UA, streaking...

Bought by Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KENW, WLPR , WTIP and more


  • Added: Nov 03, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
The poison PFAS which is in most of us and wildlife!
From: Debra Grobman
Series: Green Under Pressure
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The stuff in Scotchguard and Teflon coatings is poisoning water supplies and never goes away It's even been found in animals on the North Pole! Wit...

  • Added: Aug 23, 2018
  • Length: 05:27
478-Comet Leonard III
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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My Catalina Sky Survey teammate Greg Leonard knew he had bagged his third comet when he spotted an unknown fuzzy object with a broad tail moving th...

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  • Added: Jul 13, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
466-Dangerous Impactors
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Asteroid hunters have discovered more than 90% of the Earth approaching asteroids whose impact could cause global climate change. It was thus unus...

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  • Added: Jun 02, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
461-Brian's First
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Brian Africano's first Potentially Hazardous Asteroid discovery can come near to the Earth and Mars.

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  • Added: May 17, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
449-Cloud 7
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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To give you an idea of the asteroid traffic in our neighborhood, on a mostly cloudy night, through holes in the clouds, in a space of less than 2 h...

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  • Added: Apr 05, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
448-Two PHA's
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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The large dangerous asteroids that we don't know about are what keep asteroid hunters going to the telescope.

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  • Added: Mar 30, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 6
Advice for Clinton/Trump on the Great Lakes
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Experts from around the Great Lakes gathered to discuss their priorities for the future of the region., Credit: Northland College
Groups around the US and Canada are watching the presidential election, hoping the next US president will continue to prioritize restoration effort...

Bought by WRVO Public Media, WCMU Michigan, WKSU, WXXI Rochester, WCPN and more


  • Added: Oct 31, 2016
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 6
How safe is your beach? New test may provide answer
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Brianna Boggan takes a water sample at Villa Angela-Euclid Beach, Credit: Elizabeth Miller
Although a lot of beaches are tested for contamination in the water, many agencies use dated information to determine if it’s safe to swim. A new ...

Bought by WXXI Rochester, WRVO Public Media, North Country Public Radio, WCMU Michigan, WCPN and more


  • Added: Sep 21, 2016
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 7
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
231-Hot Hand
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Three potentially hazardous asteroids are discovered in rapid succession.

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  • Added: Mar 03, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
230-Close Or Not
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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An Earth approaching object once again comes within range of our telescopes.

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  • Added: Feb 25, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
Climate Change: Affecting The Seasons?
From: Robert Frederick
Series: The Conjectural
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Climate scientist and MacArthur "Genius" award-winner Ben Santer says scientists don't yet know if climate change is affecting the timing of the se...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 20, 2015
  • Length: 02:24
  • Purchases: 1
Climate Change: It's Not Just The Sun
From: Robert Frederick
Series: The Conjectural
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Climate scientist and MacArthur "Genius" award-winner Ben Santer on how scientists know that climate change is not just due to the Sun.

  • Added: Jul 17, 2015
  • Length: 04:02
Saving the Bay starting with the Clapper Rail
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: A California Clapper Rail at Arrowhead Marsh, MLK Regional Shoreline, Oakland, CA., Credit: Len Blumin
The California Clapper Rail is a bird that likes to be heard, but not seen. But today, on this windy morning at Arrowhead Marsh in Oakland, they ar...

  • Added: May 17, 2014
  • Length: 07:13
East Coast Volcanoes (Feature)
From: With Good Reason
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Hundreds of millions of years ago, tectonic plates were shifting and volcanoes erupted along the Eastern Coast of the United States. But discoverie...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 16, 2013
  • Length: 02:47
  • Purchases: 1
West Nile and Birds
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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This year’s outbreak of the West Nile virus is breaking records, with over 1500 cases reported so far. One researcher believes that decreasing the ...

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Sep 07, 2012
  • Length: 02:32
  • Purchases: 1
Dead Zones
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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A renowned marine biologist is studying a silent killer in oceans and bays. Allison Quantz has the story.

Bought by KENW


  • Added: May 10, 2012
  • Length: 02:39
  • Purchases: 1
Arctic Ice Melt
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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In recent years, sea ice in the Arctic has been melting at an alarming rate, and scientists are asking why. The science community has recently take...

Bought by KENW and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 24, 2011
  • Length: 02:29
  • Purchases: 2