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Buildings consume over 40% of our energy - nearly half of all our energy use. Darlene Pope, expert in "intelligent buildings" and Founder and CEO o...
- Added: Dec 29, 2012
- Length: 29:26
Wow are these stories great!
Listen to Aneri Patel of the UN Sustainable Energy for All Initiative tell host Joan Michelson about the innovative s...
- Added: Dec 29, 2012
- Length: 18:48
In February, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved the expansion of an existing ban on plastic, single-use bags to apply to restaurants, ...
- Added: Oct 22, 2012
- Length: 07:57
The drought that settled into Oklahoma last year is getting worse. And it’s hurting business owners such as Harold Blackledge, an agricultural pilo...
- Added: Aug 20, 2012
- Length: 03:30
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
They say death, like taxes, is one of the few certain things in life. But the way that culture deals with death is not a static institution. In New...
- Added: Jan 24, 2011
- Length: 04:17
The local food movement is beginning to threaten global agricultural brands like the iconic Idaho potato.
- Added: Sep 08, 2010
- Length: 06:12
A profile of an urban lobsterman. Amid the cruise ships and cargo vessels and whale-watching boats that motor in and out of the Boston Harbor each...
Bought by WABE, New Hampshire Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, KUOW, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more
- Added: Jul 12, 2010
- Length: 05:28
- Purchases: 6
The idea of keeping shopping close to home is picking up speed, with local foods increasing in popularity and availability. Harder to understand mi...
- Added: Jan 06, 2010
- Length: 06:37
Charlotte officials are touting the region's potential as a green energy hub. But so are hundreds of other cities. Is there any substance to the ...
- Added: Dec 09, 2009
- Length: 04:03
- Added: Aug 20, 2009
- Length: 05:02
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
Reusable plastic bags aren't as green as you think
Bought by WABE, Oregon Public Broadcasting, KUOW, KDNK, and KRUA
- Added: Oct 23, 2008
- Length: 04:14
- Purchases: 5
starvation and pollution are only manifestations of our real problem
- Added: Sep 20, 2008
- Length: 02:04
- Added: Jun 09, 2008
- Length: 01:27
A pair of friends sees money in trailbuilding
- Added: Apr 20, 2008
- Length: 03:54
- Added: Oct 19, 2007
- Length: 12:21
- Added: Sep 24, 2007
- Length: 03:59
- Purchases: 1
Ethanol production requires a lot of water.
- Added: Aug 06, 2007
- Length: 04:11
- Added: Apr 09, 2007
- Length: 04:13
- Purchases: 1
Recycling plastic is a lot harder than it needs to be.
- Added: Apr 09, 2007
- Length: 04:24
- Added: Apr 07, 2007
- Length: 06:39
Car commercials use nature to sell big SUVs.
- Added: Mar 05, 2007
- Length: 03:40
Corporations are setting aside wildlife habitat to make investors happy.
- Added: Feb 05, 2007
- Length: 03:56
- Added: Feb 05, 2007
- Length: 04:22
- Purchases: 1
