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What electricity choices could look like
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Mike Parker reviewing his energy bill, Credit: Laura Flynn
You might have heard about CleanPowerSF. It’s a program that would allow San Franciscans to choose where their electricity comes from. This model o...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2013
  • Length: 10:39
EdX, Orphaned Black Bear Cubs, Tissue Engineering, Cosmic Evolution - and more!
From: Jenny Attiyeh
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This ThoughtCast hour is devoted to innovation, the intellect, and the environment: from the creation of artificial skin; to new theories about bla...

Bought by KPIP-LP and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Sep 30, 2013
  • Length: 58:40
  • Purchases: 2
Orphaned Black Bear Cubs and the Man Who Reads their Minds
From: Jenny Attiyeh
Caption: 4 month old bear cub, Credit: Ben Kilham
You’re about to hear a story about the bear whisperer of Lyme New Hampshire, Ben Kilham, and the abandoned black bear cubs he has rescued, rehabili...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 25, 2013
  • Length: 27:53
  • Purchases: 1
Fracking: a small town deals with big oil
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Pennsylvania farmer sees fracking's effects on farms., Credit: Credit Under CC license from Flickr user Public Herald
Hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as “fracking,” could be a revenue bonanza for California. The nation’s largest reserve of deep-rock oil is in ...

  • Added: Sep 02, 2013
  • Length: 08:33
Slow Wine
From: Nancy Greenleese
Caption: Salvatore Angelica and Susanna Bianco of Gigi Bianco winery explain their various Slow Wines at a Rome tasting, Credit: Nancy Greenleese
The Slow Food movement has changed how we eat in the last quarter century. The Italian organization encourages us to dine on flavorful and health...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2013
  • Length: 04:04
Changing Landscapes
From: War News Radio
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In this month’s show, we examine three issues that build on the relationship between environmental stresses and conflict. First, we examine the imp...

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: May 03, 2013
  • Length: 40:01
  • Purchases: 1
Moorings and Traps
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Making a living is a struggle this year for Maine lobster fishermen - due in part to strong conservation regulations.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 25, 2013
  • Length: 06:45
  • Purchases: 1
In Amish Country, Fracking Here to Stay
From: Reid Frazier
Caption: A Chesapeake Energy rig in Carroll County, Ohio, where fracking is taking place in Amish communities. , Credit: Reid R. Frazier
In Ohio, some of the best pockets of oil and gas in the East run right under Amish country. Reid Frazier found the drilling boom is confronting the...

  • Added: Mar 11, 2013
  • Length: 06:37
Making Your Home or Building Energy Efficient with Darlene Pope
From: Green Connections Radio
Series: Green Connections Radio
Caption: Darlene Pope (l) and Joan Michelson (r)
Buildings consume over 40% of our energy - nearly half of all our energy use. Darlene Pope, expert in "intelligent buildings" and Founder and CEO o...

  • Added: Dec 29, 2012
  • Length: 29:26
Plugging In: Where the light comes from
From: Margaret Yellen
Caption: Yale Central Power Plant, Credit: Yale Office of Sustainability
A piece about power and where it comes from. Increasingly, with all of the scientific and popular interest in Global Warming, newspaper articles ar...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2012
  • Length: 04:14
Island Stories: Virginia's Restless Archipelago
From: Charles McGuigan
Caption: Barry Truitt at the helm., Credit: Charles McGuiga
Virginia’s Barrier Islands and the waters and salt marshes that surround them represent the most pristine coastal region on the Eastern Seaboard. A...

  • Added: Sep 15, 2012
  • Length: 27:16
Jack Johnson & Friends - Best of Kokua Festival Live
From: Joyride Media
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One Hour radio special features Jack Johnson & guests live at the 2004-2010 Kokua Festivals that raised money for environmental education programs ...

Bought by Harford Community Radio, Harford Community Radio, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, Prairie Public, KAZU Seaside, Calif. and more


  • Added: Apr 13, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
As Renewables Boom, California Struggles to Quit Coal
From: KQED
Series: QUEST: Coal at the Crossroads
Caption: The coal-fired San Juan Generating Station in New Mexico. , Credit: Matt Preusch
California is known for its "green" reputation. Just look at all the new solar and wind farms popping up around the state. So it might be a surpris...

Bought by Louisville Public Media, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WRFA-LP, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, WDSE and more


  • Added: Sep 27, 2011
  • Length: 05:09
  • Purchases: 8
The View from Coal Country in the Age of Green
From: KQED
Series: QUEST: Coal at the Crossroads
Caption: Coal miner, Larry Myer., Credit: Kimberly Paynter
Coal produces nearly half the electricity in the U.S., but the mercury, sulfur dioxide and carbon dioxide it emits also make it one of the most con...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Louisville Public Media, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WRFA-LP, West Virginia Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Sep 27, 2011
  • Length: 04:10
  • Purchases: 11
A Difficult Path for Clean Coal
From: KQED
Series: QUEST: Coal at the Crossroads
Caption: Taking measurements during carbon storage project in Canton, Ohio., Credit: Courtesy ODNR
Coal generates half of all the electricity in the U.S. It’s also the biggest source of global-warming emissions and other air pollution. The coal i...

Bought by Louisville Public Media, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WRFA-LP, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, WDSE and more


  • Added: Sep 27, 2011
  • Length: 04:05
  • Purchases: 9
Slow Food and the Growing World Population (Short Version)
From: Louisville Public Media
Caption: A locally-grown tomato, Credit: Kyle Durbin
An feature-length interview with Slow Food International Secretary General Paolo di Croce about how his organization plans to feed the growing worl...

  • Added: Sep 07, 2011
  • Length: 03:24
Slow Food and the Growing World Population
From: Louisville Public Media
Caption: A dish made with food grown near Louisville, Kentucky, Credit: Dalton Main
An extended interview with Slow Food International Secretary General Paolo di Croce about how his organization plans to feed the growing world popu...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 07, 2011
  • Length: 06:23
  • Purchases: 1
High unemployment, toxic environment – one solution
From: KALW
Caption: Tony Lanz (left) and Noel Yakubu (right) suit up for work at EPA lead remediation site, Credit: Callie Shanafelt
The city of Oakland has received more than $140 million in stimulus money over the past three years for workforce development and energy efficiency...

  • Added: Aug 29, 2011
  • Length: 08:43
Moss Landing State Park’s quiet end
From: KALW
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One of California’s greatest assets is its natural environment. Nearly every landscape imaginable is within a day’s trip from here. To the east you...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2011
  • Length: 05:14
#4: E-Waste Programs Reach Milestone
From: KQED
Series: QUEST: Recycling in America
Caption: E-waste circuit boards, Credit: QUEST
Every year, Americans throw away more than 300 million outdated lap tops, cell phones, printers, broken computer monitors and old television sets. ...

Bought by KSRQ, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WTIP


  • Added: Aug 04, 2011
  • Length: 03:46
  • Purchases: 3
#3: Bioplastic Boom
From: KQED
Series: QUEST: Recycling in America
Caption: Bioplastic packaging, Credit: QUEST
Companies like Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Heinz ketchup have determined that plastic made from plants — not oil — makes sense both for the environment a...

Bought by Kansas Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WTIP


  • Added: Aug 04, 2011
  • Length: 04:40
  • Purchases: 3
#2: Revisiting Mandatory Recycling
From: KQED
Series: QUEST: Recycling in America
Caption: City recycling worker, Credit: QUEST
Until very recently Philadelphians recycled a dismal five-percent of their trash. But all that began to change a few years ago when the city steppe...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and WTIP


  • Added: Aug 04, 2011
  • Length: 04:21
  • Purchases: 2
#1: Boom Times For The Recycling Industry
From: KQED
Series: QUEST: Recycling in America
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Here's one silver lining to a slow economy: High recycling rates. Americans are wasting far less, and recycling far more. Nowhere is the trend as s...

Bought by KZYX, WRVO Public Media, WTIP, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 04, 2011
  • Length: 04:54
  • Purchases: 4
Gardening for native bees
From: KALW
Caption: UC Berkeley professor Gordon Frankie (left) and his team maintain an urban garden to attract native bees for research
For the past five years there’s been a phenomenon of disappearing worker bees called Colony Collapse Disorder. This has many scientists wanting to ...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2011
  • Length: 03:27
Making Beef Better: A search for the World's best steak.
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
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An interview with Mark Schatzker, author of Steak, on why great steak is hard to find and how a few small-scale ranchers are helping to make beef b...

Bought by KISU


  • Added: Mar 19, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 1