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The Guardian's Science Weekly: AAAS 2011, drugs and the sound of the stars
From: [redacted] [redacted]
Caption: The AAAS website, Credit: AAAS.org
The highlights of this year's AAAS science festival in Washington DC, professor David Nutt explains his latest research on reclassifying drugs; plu...

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  • Added: Feb 27, 2011
  • Length: 36:11
  • Purchases: 1
The Guardian's Science Weekly: Requiem for the space shuttle
From: [redacted] [redacted]
Caption: Jeff Hoffman working in the shuttle's cargo bay, Credit: Nasa
In an extended interview, former Nasa astronaut Jeff Hoffman reflects on 30 years of the space shuttle

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  • Added: Feb 20, 2011
  • Length: 29:53
  • Purchases: 1
Green Travel and Fresh Local Cuisine
From: Let's Travel! Radio
Caption: Green Travel, Credit: Green Directory Earth
Join us for the second part of this week's show on China World Heritage with special guests Ms. Lulu Zhou, associate director of philanthropy at Th...

  • Added: Feb 09, 2011
  • Length: 07:26
The Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan and More
From: Let's Travel! Radio
Caption: Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Area, Credit: China Odyssey Tours
We continue the Chinese New Year celebration with the first part of this week's show on China World Heritage with special guests Ms. Lulu Zhou, ass...

  • Added: Feb 07, 2011
  • Length: 07:16
Fractured Bedrock, Fractured Communities
From: A World of Possibilities
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In this program recorded on site in northeastern Pennsylvania, we follow the Marcellus Shale trail and find the fracturing of the bedrock under thi...

Bought by WSKG and WRPI


  • Added: Nov 09, 2010
  • Length: 55:30
  • Purchases: 2
Action Speaks! - What's Eating Us?:1971 Alice Waters Opens Chez Panisse
From: Action Speaks Radio
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In 1971 famed Chef Alice Waters opened Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California. The current popularity of Farmers’ Markets and Community Gardens can i...

Bought by KVMR, KZYX, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Spokane Public Radio, WSKG and more


  • Added: Nov 06, 2010
  • Length: 58:51
  • Purchases: 12
Experiencing Antarctica
From: Andrew Hiller
Caption: A view from the tent, Credit: Cari Corrigan
There are places in Antarctica so thick with meteorites that you can find them like a child would shells on the beach. Others plunge into the ice ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KUOW


  • Added: Aug 31, 2010
  • Length: 08:50
  • Purchases: 2
Phenology Plus
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Phenology Show
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This includes John Latimer's Phenology Report and Talk Backs. Plus Mike Scrage talks about moose in Minnesota and Diana Magner and Chris Holmes tal...

  • Added: Jun 24, 2010
  • Length: 42:45
THINK GLOBALLY, ACT GLOBALLY
From: Voices of Our World
Caption: Tsunami aftermath in Indonesia, Credit: UNEP
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OUR ENVIRONMENT, DISASTERS, AND CONFLICT.

  • Added: Mar 10, 2010
  • Length: 27:57
Climate Collision: What Comes After Copenhagen?
From: A World of Possibilities
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The Copenhagen climate summit saw fierce jockeying for advantage among the great powers but few tangible results.

  • Added: Mar 02, 2010
  • Length: 55:03
The Miner's Canary: First Peoples on Climate Change
From: A World of Possibilities
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Interviews from an indigenous climate change conference during the summer of 2009 in Alaska.

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  • Added: Dec 14, 2009
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 1
Get Off The Couch Pittsburgh
From: Smart City Radio
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This week on Smart City, we're getting out and about in the city of Pittsburgh. We'll talk to three people who are working to get people off the c...

Bought by WFSU, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), Spokane Public Radio, WLRN, and WBEZ


  • Added: Dec 08, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Part 5: The Science Behind Dioxin Delays
From: The Environment Report
Series: Dioxin Delays
Caption: Imerman Park sits on the flood plain of the Tittabawassee River. Signs along the trail warn visitors about dioxin contamination in some of the park's soil., Credit: Shawn Allee
Shawn Allee looks at a dioxin and soil study and how the science might influence other clean-ups around the country.

  • Added: Nov 06, 2009
  • Length: 03:37
Part 4: Hunters Warned After Dioxin Delays
From: The Environment Report
Series: Dioxin Delays
Caption: Fish advisories dot the banks of the Tittabawassee and Saginaw Rivers. Various forms or pollution, including historical dioxin pollution from Dow Chemical, have led to warnings to avoid certain species of fish and limit consumption for them. Pregnant w, Credit: Shawn Allee
Shawn Allee finds old dioxin pollution from a Dow chemical plant poses a health risk today.

  • Added: Nov 06, 2009
  • Length: 03:29
Issue Nine
From: Smart City Radio
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This week on Smart City, the group Cincinnatians for progress fight for their right to transit and we'll hear a conversation with Alex Steffan abou...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WFSU, WLRN, Spokane Public Radio, and WBEZ


  • Added: Oct 27, 2009
  • Length: 58:54
  • Purchases: 5
Walk More
From: Smart City Radio
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This week on Smart City we'll talk with the creator of one of my favorite sites, WalkScore.com, and we'll find out what Chicago's former Sustanabil...

Bought by WFSU, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), Spokane Public Radio, WBEZ, and WLRN


  • Added: Oct 21, 2009
  • Length: 58:54
  • Purchases: 5
Tapped Out: Clean Water in Peril (1-hour version) with Newshole
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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From a grassroots toxic canal clean up to a long-standing watershed war, we’ll hear from U.S. water stewards across the country. They’re people wor...

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston and WRPI


  • Added: Oct 16, 2009
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 2
Battling Climate Change
From: Smart City Radio
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This week on Smart City we're looking at our carbon footprints. We'll talk with Julia Parzen of the Urban Sustainability Director's Network and Ar...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio, WFSU, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi) and more


  • Added: Oct 06, 2009
  • Length: 58:54
  • Purchases: 8
Tapped Out: Clean Water in Peril
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Gowanus Canal, Credit: brainware3000 on flickr
From a grassroots toxic canal clean up to a long-standing watershed war, we’ll hear from U.S. water stewards across the country, working to protect...

Bought by CKMO


  • Added: Sep 23, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 1
Home Off the Range
From: Amy Marsh
Caption: Canon City Mustangs, Credit: Amy Hadden Marsh
Feature story about BLM wild horse and burro holding facility at Canon City, Colorado, and why there are over 2,000 mustangs and burros there.

  • Added: Aug 20, 2009
  • Length: 03:58
$20 Per Gallon
From: Smart City Radio
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This week on Smart City, we'll discover the 12 commandments of wealth with Worth Magazine's Randall Jones, and find out all the good that happens ...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WFSU, WBEZ, WLRN, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 19, 2009
  • Length: 58:52
  • Purchases: 5
Springboard Forward and B-Cycle
From: Smart City Radio
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Alex Bogusky tells us how European style bike-sharing can drastically reduce the traffic in American cities. And we'll find out about an innovativ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, WFSU, WBEZ, WLRN, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 17, 2009
  • Length: 58:52
  • Purchases: 5
World Changing and More Than Just Race
From: Smart City Radio
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Alex Steffan of Worldchanging.com joins us to talk about using solutions-based journalism to create a better world. And we'll talk to Professor Wi...

Bought by WFSU, Spokane Public Radio, WLRN, and WBEZ


  • Added: Jun 10, 2009
  • Length: 58:54
  • Purchases: 4
Encounters Mosquito
From: Encounters: Radio Experiences in the North
Series: Encounters
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The summer drone of doom.... the mighty mosquito has a long history in the north country.

Bought by KCHU, KTRT RADIO INC, KDUR, KMXT, WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: Jun 09, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 8
New Academy Teaches Vets Green Job Skills
From: Grace Hood
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Fifteen veterans from all branches of the military graduated from Colorado's new "Green Jobs for Vets" Academy this week.

Bought by KXOT Public Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 04, 2009
  • Length: 03:56
  • Purchases: 2

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