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This isn't how fertilizers are supposed to work. You'd think that more nutrients in water would be good for aquatic life.

  • Added: May 24, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
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You probably won't find Jimmy Nardello's Sweet Italian frying peppers or Amish Deer Tongue lettuce at your local supermarket. But, a growing commun...

  • Added: May 24, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
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Woody Allen called marriage the death of hope. Now, while that may be a cynic's perspective, weddings can definitely take a toll on the environment.

  • Added: May 24, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
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The Russian government is trying to protect its Kamchatka peninsula, one of Earth's last salmon strongholds.

  • Added: May 24, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
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If someone could have observed Earth from outer space before there were people, they'd have seen the lion share of living things clustered in the t...

  • Added: May 24, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
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Wild ginseng. It's been a popular herb for hundreds of years, with fans saying that it does everything from increasing energy and boosting concent...

  • Added: May 24, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
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Are elephants going crazy? They've been destroying villages, crops, and attacking-sometimes killing-humans. It's happening at an increasing rate in...

  • Added: May 24, 2007
  • Length: 01:26
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The American West conjures up images of cowboys, cattle ranches, ? and unspoiled mountains under bright blue skies. But one icon of the west ? the...

  • Added: May 24, 2007
  • Length: 01:28
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What's "bugging" farmers these days? Greenbugs and grain aphids. They're tiny insects found nearly on every continent. And they destroy about a hu...

  • Added: May 24, 2007
  • Length: 01:20
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Scientists recently released the most definitive statement yet on the human contribution to climate change and how it compares to natural variabili...

  • Added: May 24, 2007
  • Length: 01:26
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About two and a half million tons of old computers, televisions, cell phones, fax machines, and other equipment are trashed each year in the United...

  • Added: May 24, 2007
  • Length: 01:23
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Competition in the hybrid market could be heating up...

  • Added: May 24, 2007
  • Length: 01:22
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From Dehli to Dallas, and places in between, just about everybody loves shrimp. But that shrimp we toss on the barbe has a hidden cost.

  • Added: May 24, 2007
  • Length: 01:24
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In the summer, an air conditioner can be a necessity. However, cooling down a house can be expensive, but there are ways to reduce the cost.

  • Added: May 24, 2007
  • Length: 01:26
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Save the Whales! For years, that was the clarion call of environmentalists everywhere. So how are the great cetaceans doing?

  • Added: May 24, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
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What do you envision when you think of an organic dairy farm? Cows out grazing in a pasture? Or standing on the concrete floor of a feedlot?

  • Added: May 24, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
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UnDisney-fying a tiny critter of huge -- and heavenly -- importance.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 14, 2007
  • Length: 04:24
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Alaskan squirrels can fly, but can they run?

  • Added: Apr 18, 2007
  • Length: 02:08
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Car companies say that flex-fuel vehicles reduce our dependence on foreign oil. But how do they measure up?

  • Added: Apr 16, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
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As oil prices rise and supplies decline, interest in wind energy is soaring. But finding sites for wind farms hasn't been a breeze...

  • Added: Apr 16, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
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The days of kids hiking in the woods or playing tag on the playground are fading fast.

  • Added: Apr 16, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
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Over South Africa, the Bateleurs combine love of flying with a passion for nature...

  • Added: Apr 16, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
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Water shortages could force us to rely on drinking water from treated sewage.

  • Added: Apr 16, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
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The waters near the Papua Province of Indonessia is home to a stunning variety of marine life, including species never before seen.

  • Added: Apr 16, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
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Recycle those cell phones and spare the environment.

  • Added: Apr 16, 2007
  • Length: 01:32