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Not only does soil support virtually every tree, plant and crop on earth, it can control toxic waste and help mitigate climate change.

  • Added: May 01, 2024
  • Length: 12:58
Caption: John Nichols, Credit: Taos Writers' Conference
The writer John Nichols first achieved national fame at age 24 with 'The Sterile Cuckoo', but went on to a second act when he moved to Taos, New Me...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2023
  • Length: 27:14
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Uranium mining in Niger: a filthy, toxic business. Fifty years after the end of America’s war on Vietnam, traces of US chemical weapons linger. And...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2023
  • Length: 58:38
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Long Covid -- a complex ailment driving lots of people down. Moms, babies and bacteria -- the relationship starts before you’re born, then you’re c...

  • Added: Jun 05, 2023
  • Length: 57:27
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On this show we sit down with the creators of the five-part documentary series, “Climate Emergency: Feedback Loops.” Narrated by Richard Gere, this...

  • Added: Aug 01, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
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This week on the show: Indonesian villagers fighting the cement industry Villagers in the Kendeng mountains of Java fight for their livelihoods a...

  • Added: Apr 16, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
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This week on the show: Farmers agains cement factories in Indonesia - Villagers in the Kendeng mountains of Java fight for their livelihoods as...

  • Added: Jan 02, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
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This week on the show: Challenged by the aftermath of natural disasters, decades of political crisis and an increasingly unpredictable climate, s...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2019
  • Length: 29:59
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“The Niles – Myths and Challenges” : The Nile River has been the life line for East Africa for thousands of years. Countless myths are connected ...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2018
  • Length: 29:59
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If you send scientists to the beach, they may come back with the next way to produce biofuels. But it takes a lot of collaboration along the way.

  • Added: May 15, 2015
  • Length: 09:36
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
Caption: Researchers prepare to take samples of the ocean floor using a multicore device.
Biologist Steve Murawski is leading a new team of researchers trying to figure out the long-term impact of the Deepwater Horizon spill—not just on ...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Nov 05, 2013
  • Length: 08:03
  • Purchases: 1
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How does the Farm Bill influence the food on our plates? Food Sleuth Radio host, Melinda Hemmelgarn, interviews Ariane Lotti, Legislative Specialis...

  • Added: May 14, 2012
  • Length: 28:00
Caption: Still from the film 'Burning the Future: Coal in America' , Credit: http://www.burningthefuture.org
The endless search for fossil fuels is polluting our waterways, and our water supplies. The fight to protect clean drinking water is motivating Ame...

Bought by WZEN.org


  • Added: May 11, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Still from the film 'Burning the Future: Coal in America', Credit: http://www.burningthefuture.org
The endless search for fossil fuels is polluting our waterways, and our water supplies. The fight to protect clean drinking water is motivating Ame...

Bought by WUAL


  • Added: May 11, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Pando, Credit: Sheri Quinn
The Pando Aspen is a clonal colony of a single male Quaking Aspen (populus tremuloides) also known as the trembling giant because of its elliptical...

  • Added: Apr 17, 2011
  • Length: 27:33
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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
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10 centuries of battling the sea gave the Dutch an added value inhelping to build levees

Bought by KWIT


  • Added: Aug 06, 2008
  • Length: 54:35
  • Purchases: 1
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The United States of America produces one quarter of the world's carbon dioxide emissions. Part one looks at how the US could retreat from its role...

Bought by KXOT Public Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: May 29, 2008
  • Length: 23:00
  • Purchases: 2
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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
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Abandoned ships in the San Francisco Bay do more than take up space -- they're a potential threat to public health.

  • Added: Jun 13, 2007
  • Length: 05:48