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Fresh water as a resource is under constant threat by over-consumption, toxins, pollutants and waste from industrial and agricultural production. I...
- Added: Jul 22, 2013
- Length: 05:06
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: BackStory with the American History Guys: Favorites
Series: BackStory with the American History Guys: Favorites
Host Brian Balogh talks with sociologist Karen O’Neill about the federal government’s move into flood control in 1917 – as landowners along the Mis...
Bought by WOUB, Radio Newark, KHNS, and PRX Remix
- Added: Jun 17, 2013
- Length: 05:29
- Purchases: 4
Food guy Michael Pollan’s new book is “Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation.” He is a personable, well-spoken walking encyclopedia of Ameri...
Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
- Added: Jun 14, 2013
- Length: 09:59
- Purchases: 2
WTIP's Bob Carter spoke recently with Dr. Lorena M. Rios Mendoza, a scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, about her research into poll...
- Added: Apr 29, 2013
- Length: 15:42
When you think of modern, green, public transportation, a city that likely comes to mind is Portland, Oregon. Portland has built a reputation worl...
- Added: Mar 20, 2013
- Length: 08:45
Biologist Peter Vitousek discusses the serious impacts humankind has had on the nitrogen cycle and how that relates to our food system. He expands ...
- Added: Mar 20, 2013
- Length: 26:12
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 1 in 88 children have been identified with an autism spectrum disorder (...
- Added: Feb 04, 2013
- Length: 28:00
James Wells and Nicole Brown of Whatcom County explain the Scoping process of the Environmental Impact Statement for the Cherry Point Coal Terminal...
- Added: Jan 24, 2013
- Length: 27:59
Ginny Wolff speaks with Ross Macfarlane, Sr. Advisor for Climate Solutions, about coal export in Washington and Oregon, particularly the terminal p...
- Added: Jan 24, 2013
- Length: 27:58
Paul Ehrlich, author of the iconic book The Population Bomb, reflects on the history of environmentalism and his gloomy outlook for the future. [Ep...
- Added: Nov 09, 2012
- Length: 46:21
Peter Kareiva, the chief scientist for The Nature Conservancy, discusses his definition of nature and challenges the assertion that nature is fragi...
- Added: Nov 09, 2012
- Length: 29:43
Former HP executive Debra Dunn discusses the power of entrepreneurship, the changing culture of business and what she learned on a recent trip to C...
- Added: Nov 09, 2012
- Length: 20:48
Luis Zambrano discusses preserving Aztec culture through a rare salamander in the Mexico City wetlands, and compares emerging conservation battles ...
- Added: Nov 09, 2012
- Length: 22:05
Commentary: The great health hazards facing tobacco harvesters are being largely ignored.
- Added: Sep 27, 2012
- Length: 03:36
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
CONCORD, N.H. - The risks to water and wildlife if tar sands from Alberta are sent through an existing, aging pipeline across Vermont, New Hampshir...
- Added: Jun 19, 2012
- Length: 01:34
DENVER - A group of Front Range water providers is worried that the Bureau of Land Management's oversight of potential water use by oil shale compa...
- Added: Jun 18, 2012
- Length: 02:01
New York, NY - The Cuomo administration appears to have a new "fracking plan" that would place geographic limitations on shale gas drilling in New ...
- Added: Jun 14, 2012
- Length: 01:55
RALEIGH, N.C. - Fracking is on the fast track in North Carolina.
A state Senate bill already has passed, and now the House, after making some chan...
- Added: Jun 14, 2012
- Length: 01:37
FORT COLLINS, Colo. - The fast-moving High Park Fire sent a plume of choking smoke over the Front Range urban corridor on Tuesday morning - the mos...
- Added: Jun 13, 2012
- Length: 01:52
DES MOINES, Iowa – Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) save energy and last longer than incandescent bulbs, but when they do burn out, disposing...
- Added: Jun 08, 2012
- Length: 01:13
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - It started in Texas a year ago: grassroots pressure on the nation's leading retailer to recycle hazardous electronic waste (e-...
- Added: Jun 04, 2012
- Length: 02:10
GILLMAN, Colo. - It's the single largest source of toxic waste in the U.S., and some worry that loopholes in the Clean Water Act could allow the mi...
- Added: May 21, 2012
- Length: 01:53
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
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