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Caption: Thomas Azwell with tea tank, Port Sonoma, CA, Credit: Catherine Girardeau
A UC Berkeley researcher is attacking toxic hydrocarbons left over from oil spills with microbes, earthworms, and a few acres of land. Catherine Gi...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 11, 2010
  • Length: 04:45
  • Purchases: 1
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For the past week, the world’s leaders have hashed out policy details at the Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change. Now some of the spotlight wil...

  • Added: Dec 10, 2009
  • Length: 04:17
Caption: Imerman Park sits on the flood plain of the Tittabawassee River.  Signs along the trail warn visitors about dioxin contamination in some of the park's soil., Credit: Shawn Allee
Shawn Allee looks at a dioxin and soil study and how the science might influence other clean-ups around the country.

  • Added: Nov 06, 2009
  • Length: 03:37
Caption: The southeast corner of the Dow Chemical plant, from the vantage  of Midland's Whiting Overlook Park, which features an homage to and  history of the company and its founder., Credit: Shawn Allee
Residents are asking why it's taken so long to clean up the dioxin. Shawn Allee looks for an answer.

  • Added: Nov 06, 2009
  • Length: 03:17
Caption: Residents are warned by Dow to 'enter at their own risk', Credit: Vincent Duffy
A Preview of the series "Dioxin Delays" by the Environment Report

  • Added: Nov 06, 2009
  • Length: 03:37
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The executive director of "Mendocino County Tomorrow", Robin Collier, known locally for her skills in making excellent cheese cake, is the guest on...

  • Added: Oct 06, 2009
  • Length: 31:44
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With school back in session, administrators have to deal with the possibility of swine flu in their classrooms.

  • Added: Sep 02, 2009
  • Length: 03:39
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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What's global warming doing to the ocean?

Bought by KZYX, KRUA, KUOW, WRNC-LP, New Hampshire Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 17, 2008
  • Length: 04:57
  • Purchases: 6
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Keith Porter examines Brazil's ethanol industry.

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Jun 19, 2008
  • Length: 08:36
  • Purchases: 1
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Noise from energy development may threaten Sage Grouse mating

  • Added: Apr 28, 2008
  • Length: 05:12
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From Superfund to "Superfun:" A mining valley regains its former luster

  • Added: Mar 10, 2008
  • Length: 03:37
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Coos Bay: Little City, Big Port

  • Added: Mar 10, 2008
  • Length: 03:31
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Grays Anatomy: On the Washington Coast, a Timber County Embraces Green

  • Added: Mar 10, 2008
  • Length: 03:35
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Barn owls die in larger numbers than any other animal on Idaho highways. Why?

  • Added: Jan 16, 2008
  • Length: 03:56
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As factory farms grow bigger, they get harder to regulate. Just try counting cows on a mega-dairy.

  • Added: Jan 16, 2008
  • Length: 05:35
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An Idaho mill town builds a white water park on the site of its former timber mill.

  • Added: Dec 16, 2007
  • Length: 03:37
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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Would you be willing to pay a fee to drive downtown?

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Nov 30, 2007
  • Length: 05:11
  • Purchases: 1
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Why San Francisco's recent oil spill will be so hard to clean up.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 16, 2007
  • Length: 04:54
  • Purchases: 1
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A look at BLM round-ups of wild horses and whether they are necessary

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Nov 02, 2007
  • Length: 17:52
  • Purchases: 1
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Uncertainty of government subsidies could lead to shortages in solar energy sector.

  • Added: Aug 13, 2007
  • Length: 03:59
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Ethanol production requires a lot of water.

  • Added: Aug 06, 2007
  • Length: 04:11
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Increased corn ethanol could mean a bigger Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone.

  • Added: Aug 06, 2007
  • Length: 04:13
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Bald Eagles still affected by toxic chemicals.

  • Added: Aug 06, 2007
  • Length: 05:58
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Landscape architecture jewel being restored

  • Added: Jul 24, 2007
  • Length: 03:54
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Local officials are fighting invasive species in ways state governments won't.

  • Added: Jul 24, 2007
  • Length: 04:44