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From: Richard Ziglar
Series: GulfWatch: Stories about the ongoing effects of the BP Oil Spill from KRVS
Series: GulfWatch: Stories about the ongoing effects of the BP Oil Spill from KRVS
Most of us shudder to imagine the impact of another large oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and for good reason. A spill in future decades could hav...
- Added: Jul 05, 2011
- Length: 04:36
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This week Nell Boase discovers the radical and reckless side of great science when she meets Michael Brooks, who's new book Free Radicals: The Secr...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Jul 01, 2011
- Length: 30:37
- Purchases: 1
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
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
From: SQRadio
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
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
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
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
." The key obstacle to these cars, and their achilles heel, is getting the hydrogen to the car.
- Added: Nov 02, 2009
- Length: 02:40
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
- Added: Jul 29, 2009
- Length: 04:19
- Purchases: 2
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
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
This week learn about the cleaning power of vinegar, what to do if you have hard water, and why green dry cleaning is catching on. Chemical Agent: ...
Bought by RadioStPete Florida, RadioFreePalmer, Prairie Public, KMXT, RadioFreePalmer and more
- Added: Apr 24, 2009
- Length: 11:55
- Purchases: 11
Are biofuels the answer to our energy problem? An exploration from the scientific side of things.
- Added: Mar 26, 2009
- Length: 11:40
Distillations goes to the dogs with an episode on pets. Learn why they make us sneeze, how they can diagnose cancer, and how to protect them when g...
Bought by CKMO
- Added: Mar 26, 2009
- Length: 10:55
- Purchases: 1
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
This episode focuses on the ways that we are exposing children to chemical agents, sometimes intentionally, sometimes not.
- Added: Nov 20, 2008
- Length: 12:00
- Added: Nov 19, 2008
- Length: 12:00
A report on a suppressed study about environmental hazards in the Great Lakes region.
- Added: Mar 10, 2008
- Length: 05:29
- Added: Feb 13, 2008
- Length: 04:25
Scientist constructs remote wireless network for environmenal researchers.
- Added: Dec 20, 2007
- Length: 09:59
Studying cities ecological footprint in order to design more sustainable communities.
- Added: Dec 12, 2007
- Length: 08:09
Is California's most controversial water proposal making a comeback?
- Added: Oct 26, 2007
- Length: 04:48
Brazilian Automotive developers create the car that runs on most any fuel
- Added: Oct 12, 2007
- Length: 06:01
