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NOVA Minute: Humans and Mass Extinction
From: NOVA
Series: NOVA Minute
Caption: Sam Bowring, Credit: MIT
Sam Bowring studies mass extinctions in the Earth's past. He says humans might not be around much longer... geologically speaking.

Bought by Radio Newark, KRUA, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 01:29
  • Purchases: 3
NOVA Minute: Diving in Underwater Caves
From: NOVA
Series: NOVA Minute
Caption: Kenny Broad
Anthropologist and explorer Kenny Broad studies some of the world's most dangerous places—underwater caves called "Blue Holes."

Bought by Radio Newark, KRUA, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 01:29
  • Purchases: 3
NOVA Minute: Leeches
From: NOVA
Series: NOVA Minute
Caption: Mark Siddall, Credit: Sara Watson
Leech expert Mark Siddall explains why leeches can survive on nothing but blood.

Bought by Radio Newark, KRUA, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 01:14
  • Purchases: 3
NOVA Minute: How Earth Got Its Water
From: NOVA
Series: NOVA Minute
Caption: Geoff Marcy, Credit: NASA
Planetary scientist Geoff Marcy describes how the Earth got just the right amount of water to support life.

Bought by Radio Newark, KRUA, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 01:29
  • Purchases: 3
Single Male with Strong Roots Searching For Fertile Ground to Plant Seed and Grow Together
From: SQRadio
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
Green Travel and Fresh Local Cuisine
From: Let's Travel! Radio
Caption: Green Travel, Credit: Green Directory Earth
Join us for the second part of this week's show on China World Heritage with special guests Ms. Lulu Zhou, associate director of philanthropy at Th...

  • Added: Feb 09, 2011
  • Length: 07:26
The Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan and More
From: Let's Travel! Radio
Caption: Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Area, Credit: China Odyssey Tours
We continue the Chinese New Year celebration with the first part of this week's show on China World Heritage with special guests Ms. Lulu Zhou, ass...

  • Added: Feb 07, 2011
  • Length: 07:16
Making Local Food Truly Local
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
Caption: Local tomatoes at a farmers' market, Credit: Guy Hand
Some "local" food is actually harvested from Costco or as far away as Mexico. Some think it's time for a certification process to make sure local ...

Bought by KISU


  • Added: Feb 04, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Guardian's Science Weekly: Monitoring climate change in the Antarctic
From: [redacted] [redacted]
Caption: Science Weekly podcast from guardian.co.uk, Credit: guardian.co.uk
We dial up researchers investigating climate change in Antarctica; plus, internet guru Clay Shirky explains his answer to this year's Edge Question

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 20, 2011
  • Length: 27:59
  • Purchases: 1
The irreversible effects of climate change
From: Judy Lubow
Series: Planet Warning
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Revised edition. An international scientific study concludes that the negative effects of climate chanage will be irreversible for at least 1000 ye...

Bought by WMPG


  • Added: Sep 20, 2010
  • Length: 03:58
  • Purchases: 1
The geologic impacts of global warming.
From: Judy Lubow
Series: Planet Warning
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A scientific conference in London, England studied the geologic impacts of climate change by reviewing the records of previous warming periods. It...

  • Added: Sep 15, 2010
  • Length: 02:00
Edible Idaho: Local Food Threatens the Iconic Idaho Potato
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
Caption: Vast potato fields in Eastern Idaho, Credit: Guy Hand
The local food movement is beginning to threaten global agricultural brands like the iconic Idaho potato.

  • Added: Sep 08, 2010
  • Length: 06:12
Phenology Plus
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Phenology Show
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This includes John Latimer's Phenology Report and Talk Backs. Plus A Talk on the Wild Side with Harry Hutchinson, Eli Sagor on non-timber products ...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2010
  • Length: 59:36
About Your House with Bob & Pat Yapp-Show #1
From: About Your House
Series: About Your House with Bob & Pat Yapp
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In this first program of the new series Bob & Pat take calls from New York, Chicago & Des Moines.

  • Added: Jul 18, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
Coal and Climate – We Shall Remain
From: Eric Mack
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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
A White Flag of Fruit
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
Caption: Dr. Esmaeil Fallahi, Credit: Photo by Guy Hand
An Iranian fruit expert moves to rural Idaho with an offering of his homelands agricultural diversity.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 06, 2009
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 1
Green Design
From: William S. Hammack
Series: Stories of Technology
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Commentary that argues that to be environmentally friendly we want products designed so that the high value materials can be removed - reserving re...

  • Added: Nov 02, 2009
  • Length: 02:48
Wind Power
From: William S. Hammack
Series: Stories of Technology
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Energy from the wind is renewable and pollutes very little, yet the wind supplies only a small percent of the United States electricity. Why?

  • Added: Nov 02, 2009
  • Length: 02:51
Thomas Midgley: Inventor of Freon & Leaded Gas
From: William S. Hammack
Series: Stories of Technology
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Two of the greatest environmental threats of the twentieth century - leaded gas and freon - were the work of a single man named Thomas Midgley. His...

  • Added: Nov 02, 2009
  • Length: 02:35
Hydrogen as Fuel
From: William S. Hammack
Series: Stories of Technology
Caption: PRX default Piece image
." The key obstacle to these cars, and their achilles heel, is getting the hydrogen to the car.

  • Added: Nov 02, 2009
  • Length: 02:40
Distillations Episode 80: Autumn
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
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Natural chemical processes kick into high gear in the autumn; turning leaves, ripening vegetables, and the fermentation of apples into cider.

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Oct 22, 2009
  • Length: 11:42
  • Purchases: 1
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
Going Green at the Cleaners
From: Rene Gutel
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Is there such a thing as "green" dry cleaning?

Bought by CKMO and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 29, 2009
  • Length: 04:19
  • Purchases: 2
Engineers of the New Millennium: The Global Water Challenge
From: Spectrum Radio
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One Hour Radio Special presented by The National Science Foundation and IEEE Spectrum Radio exploring emerging global water issues.

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WEKU, KGOU, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUFM - Montana Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jul 28, 2009
  • Length: 58:52
  • Purchases: 13
Space and Place
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
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We find out how brownfields are converted into something useful and why Dow Chemical chose Midland, Michigan, for their plant location. Chemical Ag...

  • Added: Jul 08, 2009
  • Length: 11:57

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