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Local farmer and President of The Winona Farmers Market, Bryan Crigler stops by to inform us on Community Supported Agriculture, the importance of ...
- Added: May 07, 2012
- Length: 24:25
- Purchases: 2
Engineer and brickmason Dr. Elizabeth Hausler saves lives by making houses more earthquake resistant for little or no extra money. It just requires...
Bought by XRAY.fm
- Added: Feb 25, 2012
- Length: 18:40
- Purchases: 1
Iraqi Kurdistan, once known for its rich soil, is rapidly becoming identified with its rich oil. War News Radio’s Amy DiPierro explains how these t...
Bought by KBGA 89.9 FM, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WRST-FM Oshkosh
- Added: Feb 08, 2012
- Length: 06:19
- Purchases: 3
Only 120 copies of John Audubon’s Birds of America are known to exist and one complete set is stored in a climate controlled vault at the Minneapol...
- Added: Oct 03, 2011
- Length: 05:30
We think of the Great Lakes today as a great place to play on the beach, to swim, to go fishing. But those huge, beautiful lakes are changing. The ...
Bought by Louisville Public Media
- Added: Sep 02, 2011
- Length: 53:30
- Purchases: 1
San Francisco, as we all know, is densely populated. So the possibility of finding any open space for a new, and substantial, “wilderness trail” is...
- Added: Aug 03, 2011
- Length: 06:01
Will Hesch of Winona Minnesota built a tiny house in an effort to reduce his carbon footprint. Today we will learn how Will accomplished his task, ...
- Added: Apr 19, 2011
- Length: 16:37
- Added: Mar 28, 2011
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Longue Vue Botantical Gardens in New Orleans Louisiana is trying to encourage local residents to plant native species in their yards at home. Plant...
- Added: Feb 15, 2011
- Length: 04:32
When is a good time to get a kid interested in reducing waste? As early as possible! And, if you pack your child’s school lunch, try getting them s...
Bought by KOSU
- Added: Jan 28, 2011
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Aw, c'mon. Building a lakeside getaway...hurts fish? That sounds...fishy. But catch this: the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration...
- Added: Nov 17, 2010
- Length: 01:32
- Purchases: 3
Are hurricanes good for anything? Maybe. Katrina and Rita devastated hundreds of square miles in the Louisiana and Mississippi lowlands. But it tur...
- Added: Sep 27, 2010
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 2
When the polar ice caps melt, sea level will rise. That’s happened earlier in the history of the world, and it appears it will happen again.
In t...
- Added: Aug 16, 2010
- Length: 58:01
The Big Dig, the Bay Bridge, the Chunnel...
Why do transportation projects go so spectacularly over budget? There's a simple explanation - this doc...
Bought by The Neighborhood and PRX Remix
- Added: Aug 06, 2010
- Length: 26:38
- Purchases: 2
It turns out that the milk that goes with the ‘breakfast of champions’ is less environmentally friendly than a pint of beer.
Bought by KMXT
- Added: Nov 24, 2009
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
When rain refills a dried out pond, life soon returns to normal. Frogs croak, algae grows and dragonflies dart back and forth. But that’s only part...
- Added: Jun 17, 2009
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 2
If you’re thinking of sending a message in a bottle, maybe you should reconsider. There’s some heavy traffic out there.
- Added: Mar 25, 2009
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 2
It’s no news flash that, over the years, one of the dirtiest sources of energy has been coal; in fact, it’s among the top contributors to carbon di...
- Added: Mar 25, 2009
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 2
- Added: Mar 19, 2009
- Length: 07:53
Just about everybody's seen Jaws, the hit movie about a monster shark that snacks on captains and coeds. But have you ever wondered how many sharks...
Bought by KOSU
- Added: Sep 29, 2008
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
One {....} of a captain. Kathy Broughton grew up in Birmingham Alabama but soon learned fishing from
Bought by WBHM
- Added: Aug 01, 2008
- Length: 11:10
- Purchases: 1
Alternative fuels are more environmentally friendly than petroleum products, right?
- Added: Jul 01, 2008
- Length: 01:32
How air pollution is affecting the fragrane from flowers, making it harder for bees to find and pollinate them.
Bought by KENW, WRVO Public Media, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Jun 05, 2008
- Length: 02:34
- Purchases: 3
If you ever need to shoo a herd of elephants out of your backyard, new research suggests that you may want to unleash: the bees!
Bought by WYOU
- Added: Feb 27, 2008
- Length: 01:29
- Purchases: 1
The pros and cons of solar power in the Land of the 'Missing' Sun.
- Added: Jan 15, 2008
- Length: 05:28
