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Is natural grass or artificial turf better for the environment?
From: Possibly
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Nowadays, many athletic fields have been converted from natural grass to artificial turf. Which made us wonder- which option is better for the envi...

Bought by WRFA-LP and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Sep 14, 2022
  • Length: 03:25
  • Purchases: 2
Living Planet 02/04/2022
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Living Planet: Environment Matters ~ from DW
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This week on the show: Saving the Winter Olympics and the forever chemicals inside us all - We take a look at harmful chemicals that stay in ou...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: Feb 05, 2022
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Doug Chabot on Mountain and Snow Safety
From: Justin Angle
Series: A New Angle
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This week’s guest is Doug Chabot, Director of the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center. With winter fast approaching, we talk with Doug about ...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 17, 2021
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
GN_7.33 Pedal Power
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 7
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What if your bicycle could help power your neighborhood? That's the idea behind S-Park, a system that uses kinetic energy harnessed from bicycles t...

  • Added: Aug 30, 2021
  • Length: 02:28
GN_3.58_Protect The Pitch
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 3
Caption: Good News for a Good Planet - Change your focus, change your world.
The Los Angeles Galaxy stadium is starting an eco-conscious program to inspire players to appreciate the earth on and off the field.

  • Added: May 14, 2021
  • Length: 02:30
Living Planet 02/28/2020
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Living Planet: Environment Matters ~ from DW
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This week on the show: Greening spaces - What's the role of sports when it comes to climate change? Spanish soccer club Real Betis has committed...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio] and WFIU


  • Added: Feb 28, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
AMOS 19.254: The Sweet Spot on a Baseball Bat, 12/20/2019
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
The Sweet Spot on a Baseball Bat

  • Added: Dec 06, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
IE: Inside Europe, 10/4/2019
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Inside Europe: News and Current Affairs ~ Weekly from DW
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This week on the show: Britain proposes concessions in a new Brexit deal. Northern Ireland weighs up Boris Johnson's proposal. France begins te...

  • Added: Oct 03, 2019
  • Length: 58:57
Think Business — a conversation with Brian Riepe
From: Alan Wartes
Series: ThinkRadio Presents ThinkBusiness
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In this episode of Think Radio Presents Think Business host Alan Wartes talks with Brian Riepe.

  • Added: Nov 01, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
AMOS 18.252: You're a Winner, 12/18/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
You're a Winner

  • Added: Oct 22, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
IE: Inside Europe, 7/27/2018
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Inside Europe: News and Current Affairs ~ Weekly from DW
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On this week’s show: A huge political storm kicks off after a German soccer player with Turkish heritage quits the national team. Rescuers conti...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
Ohio agency fines three men for fish kills
From: Great Lakes Today
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Tens of thousands of fish were killed off in the western Lake Erie basin earlier this year. Now the state of Ohio is holding three men responsible ...

Bought by WXXI Rochester, WCMU Michigan, WKSU, and WBFO


  • Added: Oct 12, 2017
  • Length: :55
  • Purchases: 4
Disabilities no longer a barrier to Great Lakes' waters
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Julie Cataldo prepared to be lifted from her wheelchair into an accessible kayak on the Erie Canal., Credit: Veronica Volk
The Great Lakes region provides recreational opportunities all year – whether it’s hiking in the fall, ice fishing in the winter, or boating in the...

Bought by KSKA, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WRVO Public Media, Interlochen Public Radio, WCMU Michigan and more


  • Added: Sep 29, 2017
  • Length: 03:34
  • Purchases: 7
2017-09-24 The Greening of Professional Sports
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
Caption: The Golden 1 Center, home of the Sacramento Kings and the first indoor sports arena to earn LEED certification, Credit: Sacramento Bee
Climate One goes on the road to the Green Sports Alliance Summit, to talk with team owners, athletes and others who are working to reduce their maj...

Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio, KWIT, WHYY, and NPR Now


  • Added: Sep 22, 2017
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 4
Lake Ontario flood victims look for FEMA aid
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: The riprap rocks that now act as a barrier between Oswego resident Rich Bowman's house and Lake Ontario were paid for with state aid. Many in New York hope to get federal funding to help residents recover from this year's flooding along the shoreline.
New York State leaders are concerned that recent weather disasters may keep FEMA from giving them aid promised from this year's Lake Ontario floodi...

Bought by WBFO, WXXI Rochester, North Country Public Radio, and WCPN


  • Added: Sep 12, 2017
  • Length: 01:13
  • Purchases: 4
Roadhouse checks in with Denny Caneff, new Superior Hiking Trail Association executive director
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Denny Caneff is the new executive director of the Superior Hiking Trail Association, coming to the shore by way of Madison, Wisc., where he led the...

  • Added: Aug 09, 2017
  • Length: 13:38
REI launches Force of Nature effort to advance gender equity in the outdoors
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Outdoor co-op REI recently launched a comprehensive effort to promote gender equity in the outdoors. WTIP's CJ Heithoff spoke with Bloomington REI ...

Bought by WDBM, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 26, 2017
  • Length: 15:40
  • Purchases: 3
Thousands of plastic bags and other trash collected from Great Lakes basin
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: ANGELICA A. MORRISON / A used water bottle floats in a creek in the Great Lakes watershed. , Credit: ANGELICA A. MORRISON
The Alliance for the Great Lakes and its volunteers address the issue of plastic pollution along the Great Lakes basin. This year they've collected...

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


  • Added: Dec 13, 2016
  • Length: 01:36
  • Purchases: 7
Fishery reductions worry anglers on the Great Lakes
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Chinook salmon eggs are about the size of a pea, but the fish inside can grow up to 40 pounds in its short lifespan., Credit: Veronica Volk
The big, strong Chinook salmon is a favorite of anglers on the Great Lakes. But New York and Michigan are reducing the number of Chinook stocked in...

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


  • Added: Dec 02, 2016
  • Length: 03:20
  • Purchases: 6
Duluth News Tribune outdoors editor Sam Cook visits as fall sets in
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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WTIP caught up recently with one of our favorite guests, Sam Cook, outdoors editor for the Duluth News Tribune. He and WTIP's Dave TerSteeg talked ...

  • Added: Oct 11, 2016
  • Length: 16:26
Tofte District Ranger Kurt Steele talks safety & ethics in the woods
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Just in time for the holiday weekend, WTIP's Dick Swanson checked in with Kurt Steele, district ranger for the Tofte district of the U.S. Forest Se...

  • Added: Jul 05, 2016
  • Length: 19:48
Songbird Duels Feature
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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The federal government recently closed an eight-year investigation into smuggling operations related to an unusual sport. A Virginia scholar studi...

Bought by KENW, WABE, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 14, 2015
  • Length: 03:26
  • Purchases: 3
Cliff Jacobson, renowned outdoors writer and wilderness guide, on camping, canoeing, and more
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Cliff Jacobson is one of North America's most respected outdoors writers, wilderness guides, and consultants, and author of more than a dozen top-s...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 10, 2015
  • Length: 20:26
  • Purchases: 1
Duluth's Sam Cook on the year in the outdoors
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Longtime Duluth News Tribune editor/writer Sam Cook joined WTIP's Buck Benson recently to talk about everything from wolves and moose to local adve...

  • Added: Jan 26, 2015
  • Length: 20:00
A New Orleans Skate Park Comes With A Water Management Plan
From: WWNO
Caption: A rendering of the 'Sunny Side' section of Parisite Skate Park, Credit: Emilie Taylor / Tulane City Center
There are many ways to handle neighborhood flooding, beyond pumping stations and sewers. Some cities have realized that skate parks, of all places,...

  • Added: May 20, 2014
  • Length: 04:39