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Vietnamese Oil Spill
From: World Vision Report
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The massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has crippled the economy up and down the coast. In Alabama’s seafood capital, Bayou La Batre, a third ...

Bought by WBEZ and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 21, 2010
  • Length: 05:04
  • Purchases: 2
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
The Mikie Show #15, Mike
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Episode fifteen takes us to the wilderness with former hotshot Mike Kennard. What's a hotshot? They're the folks on the front lines fighting forest...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Apr 11, 2010
  • Length: 28:02
  • Purchases: 1
Kuna and Climate Change
From: World Vision Report
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As sea levels rise, coastal communities are becoming more and more concerned about devastating floods. Sandy Hausman visited a chain of islands off...

Bought by KZYX and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 05, 2010
  • Length: 04:57
  • Purchases: 2
Delivering Local Food in Winter
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
Caption: Idaho's Bounty Crew, Credit: Paulette Phlipot Photography
A sound rich feature on an Idaho group working to distribute local food in winter.

Bought by Boise State Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 05, 2010
  • Length: 05:53
  • Purchases: 3
Melting Glaciers
From: World Vision Report
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Global warming is getting plenty of attention this week and next at the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen. Divisions are surfacing bet...

  • Added: Dec 10, 2009
  • Length: 04:11
Home Off the Range
From: Amy Marsh
Caption: Canon City Mustangs, Credit: Amy Hadden Marsh
Feature story about BLM wild horse and burro holding facility at Canon City, Colorado, and why there are over 2,000 mustangs and burros there.

  • Added: Aug 20, 2009
  • Length: 03:58
Horned lizards of our nation's Air Force
From: Jordan Nelson
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After Texas Horned Lizards were found living at Tinker Air Force base, government biologists and private researchers began to study the animal. Pi...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, YouthCast, and KUT


  • Added: Jun 11, 2009
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 3
Duffy's Ark
From: Stephen Grant
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In the wake of the recent historic floods hitting the Midwest many families have been left homeless. For one Iowa family, the nightmare that landed...

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Jun 18, 2008
  • Length: 04:40
  • Purchases: 1
Bike to Work!
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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How hard is it to trade in four wheels for two?

Bought by WRVO Public Media and NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Jun 18, 2008
  • Length: 04:28
  • Purchases: 2
Dublin dog foulers
From: John Hennessy
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On the frontline of dog litter in Dublin

  • Added: Feb 04, 2008
  • Length: 05:01
Oil Spill Cleanup: From Hazmat to Hairmat
From: Catherine Girardeau
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Eco-minded volunteers clean up after SF Bay oil spill using mats made of human hair.

Bought by KXOT Public Radio and WBHM


  • Added: Jan 21, 2008
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Grape Escape
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
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A look at planned communities planted in vineyard country.

Bought by Real Estate Today


  • Added: Jan 16, 2008
  • Length: 03:58
  • Purchases: 1
Park Stories: Joshua Tree- The Canaries in the Coal Mine
From: Jim Williams
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Joshua Tree National Park struggles against global warming, pollution, and a flat budget.

  • Added: Dec 11, 2007
  • Length: 07:34
Penn State and environmental activism group win Green Power award
From: ComRadio
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Penn State University is looking pretty green these days, but don't worry, the school's blue and white colors have nothing to do with it. Last week...

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Oct 24, 2007
  • Length: 05:56
  • Purchases: 1
Big Perks for Tiny Houses?
From: The Environment Report
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Reporter Rebecca Williams takes a peek into some itsy bitsy homes

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WBEZ, and WILL


  • Added: Mar 19, 2007
  • Length: 04:17
  • Purchases: 4
Growers Cover Up Local Produce
From: The Environment Report
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The growing use of hydroponics in agriculture is letting people get local produce even in places where the climate is chilly.

  • Added: Jan 29, 2007
  • Length: 04:02
Locally Grown Food Sprouts in Restaurants
From: The Environment Report
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Chef is encouraging farmers to grow local food for new trend in restaurants.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 29, 2007
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 1
Penguin Commandos
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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A team of expert veterinarians is always on alert to help save animals from the devastating consequences of marine oil spills.

Bought by KMXT, KOSU, and WEPS


  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Here's a New Chestnut
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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American chestnut trees once made up 25 percent of the eastern forest. People could pick chestnuts and roast them on an open fire. Their wood was ...

Bought by KMXT, KOSU, and WEPS


  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Depaving: Trading the Sidewalk for the Seedling
From: Radio Anyway
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One Northampton, Massachusetts resident chooses, for reasons both practical and philosophic, to remove her asphalt driveway and restore green space.

  • Added: Aug 31, 2006
  • Length: 05:40
Appreciating Wildfire Fighters, Meto Vega
From: Miles Eddy
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Rural Colorado overwhelms wildfire workers with an outpouring of gratitude rarely seen.

  • Added: Aug 11, 2006
  • Length: 04:05
World Water Day: Children call for action on access to safe water
From: UNICEF
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This Story is Free! Children come together from around the globe at the Children's World Water Forum to voice concerns over water and sanitation

Bought by KWCW and KGOU


  • Added: Mar 23, 2006
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 2
The Gas Game: You Can Help Solve Our Energy Crisis!
From: Peter Navarro
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Play the Gas Game and America can save 1 million barrels of oil a day

Bought by WSCS-FM and KDNK


  • Added: Jan 22, 2006
  • Length: 02:49
  • Purchases: 2