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Naomi Klein on the Case for a Green New Deal
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Author and activist Naomi Klein discusses her new book, On Fire, in which she argues that addressing the climate crisis requires more than simply r...

Bought by KDNK, RadioFreePalmer, and WRIR


  • Added: Nov 27, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 3
565-Ancient Crater
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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In ancient times, Aboriginal people in southwestern Australia quarried fine grained rock on an ancient hill called Barlangi Rock to make very sharp...

Bought by KCHW, Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KENW, WTIP and more


  • Added: Nov 22, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
Newark: Fixing The People’s Water
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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The people of Newark, New Jersey—the majority of whom are black and brown—are grappling with a lead contamination crisis that has drawn comparisons...

Bought by KDNK and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Oct 31, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Newark: Fixing The People’s Water
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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The people of Newark, New Jersey—the majority of whom are black and brown—are grappling with a lead contamination crisis that has drawn comparisons...

  • Added: Oct 30, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
545-Celestial Congestion
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Imagine being under a clear natural night sky, with no moon, waiting to see stars down to the horizon, the Milky Way, star clusters, planets, the z...

Bought by KCHW, Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KENW, WTIP and more


  • Added: Jun 28, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
Jonathan Thompson — The day the river was orange (Part one)
From: Alan Wartes
Series: ThinkRadio Presents ThinkPeople
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In this episode of ThinkRadio Presents ThinkPeople host Alan Wartes presents Part 1 of his conversation with author and journalist Jonathan Thompson.

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: May 10, 2019
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
Don’t Pull No Punches: Dahr Jamail on the End of Ice
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
Caption: "Ponds on the Ocean" - Sea ice atop the Arctic Ocean. NASA image acquired July 12, 2011
Dahr Jamail asks us to begin to grieve for the world that is surely lost and to find a way toward adaptive change so that something may be salvaged...

  • Added: Apr 16, 2019
  • Length: 59:09
John McClow — Water wrangling in the American West (Part two)
From: Alan Wartes
Series: ThinkRadio Presents ThinkPlanet
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In this episode of ThinkRadio Presents ThinkPlanet host Alan Wartes spoke with water law expert John McClow.

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Dec 13, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
John McClow — Water wrangling in the American West (Part one)
From: Alan Wartes
Series: ThinkRadio Presents ThinkPlanet
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In this episode of ThinkRadio Presents ThinkPlanet host Alan Wartes talks with water law expert John McClow.

Bought by KGNU Community Radio and KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Dec 06, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
McPherson, Guy — How to Deal With Abrupt Climate Change
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious discusses abrupt climate change and how to deal with this dreadful concept. The guest is Guy McPherson, professor Emeritus of Natura...

  • Added: Aug 21, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
Unspun Wrestles the Methane Monster with Jennifer Hynes, Climate Researcher
From: Doug Bennett
Series: Unspun: An Experiment in Truth-Telling
Caption: Jennifer Hynes
Jennifer Hynes, Climate Researcher, environmental activist and blogger joins us, as we talk about her two very popular videos, The Arctic Methane ...

Bought by KMUD


  • Added: Feb 02, 2016
  • Length: 59:18
  • Purchases: 1
High, Dry & Overwhelmed
From: H2O Radio
Series: Journalism About Water
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Water Well Contamination in Colorado. Homeowners Wonder if Fracking Is To Blame. (2-part story; 5-6 minutes each)

  • Added: Sep 02, 2014
  • Length: 11:16
Fukushima: WTF?
From: Laura Flanders
Series: The "F" Word
Caption: Laura Flanders of GRITtv
Why are so few people talking about the risky operation starting at the ruined Fukushima nuclear plant?

Bought by KDNK


  • Added: Nov 17, 2013
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Food Sleuth Radio, Howard Vlieger Interview, Part II of II
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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If genetically modified feed has negative effects on hog health and fertility, one has to wonder what effects GMO food ingredients might have on hu...

  • Added: Aug 08, 2013
  • Length: 28:00
Man, Nature, and Climate Change with Elizabeth Kolbert
From: NPR Illinois
Series: Quiddity
Caption: Quiddity International Literary Journal and Public-Radio Program
Features a discussion with The New Yorker's Elizabeth Kolbert about the impact of climate change on enviromental health, human health, and human ri...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2013
  • Length: 20:35
Shark Fin Sales Change Kill Estimate
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2012 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Just about everybody’s seen Jaws, the hit movie about a monster shark that snacks on captains and coeds. But have you ever wondered how many sharks...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jun 26, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Better Tuna Fishing Methods
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Can you imagine a world without tuna? No more, "Chicken of the Sea?" Believe it or not, most tuna species have been heavily fished, some almost to ...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Oct 26, 2011
  • Length: 01:31
  • Purchases: 1
TruthToTell Apr 25: POLYMET MINING CASE-Part 1: Copper-Nickel Mining Will Kill Northern Waters
From: Andy Driscoll
Series: TruthToTell
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What is more important? Jobs? Or the long-term integrity of our air and water? TTT’s ANDY DRISCOLL and MICHELLE ALIMORADI talk with those who are ...

Bought by 'The Sea' and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Oct 06, 2011
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 2
Part Two
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: Coal Ash Scares, Sickens Louisville Residents
Caption: The ash landfill, partially covered with grass, at Louisville Gas & Electric's Cane Run Power Station in Louisville., Credit: Erica Peterson
The power company tries to reassure residents that nothing is wrong. But despite problems with the current landfill, they're still planning a secon...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2011
  • Length: 03:30
Part One
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: Coal Ash Scares, Sickens Louisville Residents
Caption: Smokestacks rise above Louisville Gas & Electric's Cane Run Power Station in southwest Louisville, Credit: Erica Peterson
Residents in Louisville say coal ash from a nearby landfill is contaminating their homes.

  • Added: Aug 04, 2011
  • Length: 03:34
Three Gorges Dam
From: Judy Lubow
Series: Planet Warning
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The gargantuan Three Gorges Dam over the Yangtze River in China is the largest hydroelectric project in the world and is a poster child for China's...

  • Added: Jun 22, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
Nature Deficit Disorder
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Remember the days when kids hiked into the woods? Caught tadpoles in a stream, and played tag on the playground? Well, those days are fading fast.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Apr 26, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Last Mosquito
From: Anton Foek
Caption: Mosquito Net
According to scientists from all over the world approximately 1 million people die of malaria every year. The world community spends billions of d...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 11, 2011
  • Length: 07:19
  • Purchases: 1
No ‘Fracking’ Way: The Perils of Natural Gas Drilling (ENCORE)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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We’ll hear excerpts from the Oscar-nominated movie Gasland, including stories from residents who say their drinking water catches on fire—one of th...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 02, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Bats in Peril: White-nose Syndrome
From: Marfa Public Radio
Series: Nature Notes
Caption: An infected little brown bat., Credit: Ryan von Linden/New York Department of Environmental Conservation
A fungal disease has been destroying bat colonies in the northeastern United States and is now spreading south and west across the country. What is...

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Nov 05, 2010
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1