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The Peaks & Valleys of Clean Energy Innovation
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Jesse Jenkins
The bankruptcy of solar startup, Solyndra, earlier this year had the clean energy naysayers up-in-arms, saying that Solyndra’s demise proved that g...

  • Added: Dec 27, 2011
  • Length: 30:00
Busting Convention With The Combustion Engine
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: David Johnson
Do you ever try to envision a world where all the cars are electric – quiet, clean and carbon-neutral? Sounds great, but the truth is that the shif...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 09, 2011
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Shopping More Responsibly With Good Guide
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Dara O'Rourke
window | Download Good Guide is a web-based index that scores products from food and beverage to apparel and appliances on their health, environmen...

Bought by HCC Radio The Dragon


  • Added: Oct 19, 2011
  • Length: 30:00
  • 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
The Natural State
From: Long Haul Productions
Series: Song/Story
Caption: natural gas well, Credit: long haul productions
Producers Dan Collison and Elizabeth Meister traveled to Arkansas to talk to people about what's going on under their feet ... both the extraction ...

Bought by HowSound, KUOW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 13, 2011
  • Length: 10:55
  • Purchases: 3
Flight of Fancy: The Air Travel Dilemma
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: David Swierenga
Airplanes transport over 2.2 billion passengers a year but they are also a significant contributor to climate change, producing approximately 600 m...

Bought by HCC Radio The Dragon


  • Added: Jun 22, 2011
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Radical Idea: Grow your own farm-fresh wardrobe
From: KALW
Caption: Rebecca Burgess has pledged to wear clothes made completely within 150 miles from her home
Few of us know exactly what goes into making our clothes – the chemicals, fibers, and dyes. But one Bay Area woman is determined to take localism t...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and KUOW


  • Added: Jun 08, 2011
  • Length: 06:37
  • Purchases: 2
Stingray for dinner
From: Alex Halperin
Caption: A cownose ray at L.D. Amory & Co., Credit: Alex Halperin
The cownose ray is a nuisance fish. Could it become the next great bar snack?

Bought by WILL and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 20, 2009
  • Length: 03:42
  • Purchases: 2
The Good Neighbor
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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For Mark Johnston, living next door to a trash incinerator stinks.

  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 06:34
Phoenix Economy Rising
From: Bill Baue
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Sea Change Radio Co-Hosts Bill Baue and Francesca Rheannon speak with green business guru John Elkington about the new Phoenix Economy report. And...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2009
  • Length: 28:30
Building Green
From: Bill Baue
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BuildingGreen.com founder Alex Wilson discusses the history, current state, and future of the green building movement. Erin Gorman, CEO of Divine ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Mindful Path to Sustainability
From: Bill Baue
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Stephanie Kaza links buddhism and sustainability in her new book, MINDFULLY GREEN: A Personal and Spiritual Guide to Whole Earth Thinking. Sea Cha...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2009
  • Length: 29:03
Geekhouse Bicycles: Federal Loan Gets Business Rolling
From: Cathy Corman
Caption: Marty Walsh hangs his sign at Geekhouse Bicycles., Credit: Jonathan Simmons
Marty Walsh of Boston's Geekhouse Bicycles received $70,000 in state-monitored federal money in November. Geekhouse is thriving, giving listeners ...

Bought by The Neighborhood


  • Added: Mar 04, 2009
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 1
Super Mileage Car
From: KUOW
Series: Sound Focus
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Evan McMullen's car holds the Guinness World Record for gas mileage--376 miles per gallon. Krak

Bought by KVMR and NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Jul 09, 2008
  • Length: 08:43
  • Purchases: 2
BEST Business Center
From: Elliot Ward
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A new city of Portland service helps businesses go green

  • Added: Jun 17, 2008
  • Length: 04:47
Host Philip Aaberg with Mark Gordon
From: Philip Aaberg
Series: Of the West: Creativity & Sense of Place
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Wyoming rancher Mark Gordon

Bought by Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 28, 2008
  • Length: 30:44
  • Purchases: 1
Saving The Sierra
From: Catherine Stifter
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3 stories of rural America where unlikely allies have found common ground in dealing with urban development pressures

Bought by KUT-HD, KXOT Public Radio, WCBU, WVIK, KUER and more


  • Added: Mar 15, 2008
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Getting Kids Outdoors
From: James Mills
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A look at youth outdoor programs and why they're important

  • Added: Oct 19, 2007
  • Length: 12:21
Ethanol Part 1: Running the Well Dry?
From: The Environment Report
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Ethanol production requires a lot of water.

  • Added: Aug 06, 2007
  • Length: 04:11
The Future of Plastic Packages
From: The Environment Report
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Higher oil prices might mean more recycled plastic.

Bought by KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 09, 2007
  • Length: 04:13
  • Purchases: 1
Decoding Plastic Recycling
From: The Environment Report
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Recycling plastic is a lot harder than it needs to be.

  • Added: Apr 09, 2007
  • Length: 04:24
Ads Use Nature to Sell SUVs
From: The Environment Report
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Car commercials use nature to sell big SUVs.

  • Added: Mar 05, 2007
  • Length: 03:40
Tax Credits for Environmental Protection Increased
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Benjamin Franklin said 'nothing is certain except death and taxes.' Well, today you can at least reduce your taxes...

  • Added: Feb 20, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
Rental Cars Go Green
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Next time you travel, forget renting that gas-guzzler. A few rental car companies are offering hybrids and cars that run on biodiesel.

  • Added: Feb 20, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
Supermarkets Go "Organic"
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Organic food is becoming trendy, and you?ll be seeing more of it at your supermarket, it?ll probably be cheaper to.

  • Added: Feb 20, 2007
  • Length: 01:30