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Caption: Tom Piekunka has stacked sandbags along his property line in hopes of keeping the rising water at bay., Credit: Veronica Volk
Flooding continues for a second week along Lake Ontario – and there’s no end in sight. Many residents – and New York’s governor – say the solution ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WCPN, WCMU Michigan, WRVO Public Media, North Country Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 09, 2017
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Operators monitor Wellington's raw water, water going to residents, and tap water from the town treatment plant., Credit: Elizabeth Miller/ideastream
Before water contamination emergencies hit Flint, Michigan, a crisis in Canada became deadly. When E. coli invaded the drinking water in Walkerton...

Bought by WCPN, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WXXI Rochester, WCMU Michigan, and WBFO


  • Added: May 05, 2017
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: In 1973 waves crashed over Zieres' family's breakwall and flooded their home., Credit: Provided
INTRO: There’s a simmering controversy on the northern border of the United States -- it’s all about water. For the first time in over fifty years,...

Bought by WRVO Public Media, WCPN, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, North Country Public Radio, and WBFO


  • Added: Jan 06, 2017
  • Length: 04:46
  • Purchases: 5
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Tune into our Innovate interview with Wayne Pacelle of The Humane Society of the United States on leading animal advocacy efforts and combatting la...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2016
  • Length: 45:54
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Tune into our Innovate podcast with Pierre Ferrari, president and CEO of Heifer International, on bringing sustainable agriculture and commerce to ...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2016
  • Length: 47:20
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Managing Editor Robert Rimm hosts a dialogue with Ashoka Fellow James Thornton, Founder and CEO of ClientEarth, an organization of legal experts pu...

  • Added: Sep 14, 2015
  • Length: 55:11
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In 1857, economic hardship left farmers and other citizens bust. Looking for a way to earn money Minnesotans took to the forests to harvest ginseng...

  • Added: Mar 11, 2015
  • Length: 04:39
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How a small community of gold miners in the Colombian jungle is fighting to turn a toxic industry into a green and global market.

  • Added: Jul 07, 2011
  • Length: 34:24
Caption: Melting Away, Credit: Sheri Quinn
Glaciers around the world are melting at an unprecedented rate and glacier shrinkage is evidence of climate change. Paleoclimatologist Lonnie Thomp...

  • Added: Jun 04, 2011
  • Length: 30:02
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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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Buenos Aires Hosts Biofuels Conference

  • Added: May 12, 2007
  • Length: 04:51
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Main feature is an interview with Jared Diamond, along with our regular segments on History in the News, and a reading from recollections from the ...

  • Added: Dec 08, 2005
  • Length: 29:02