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Endocrine Disruptors in Your Home - Dr. Theo Colborn
From: Donna Descoteaux
Series: Living Well Show
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Dr. Theo Colborn discuesses the dangers of common household chemicals - bisphenol A and phthalates. Bisphenol A is found in baby bottles and toys...

  • Added: Jan 25, 2007
  • Length: 28:56
Texas Park Has Bad Air Day
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Big Bend National Park has some of the most spectacular scenery in the United States. It's in the boonies of southwest Texas, yet it has the smoggi...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
"Bright" Worms Live Longer
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Why do we grow old and die? Most scientists cite genetics, environmental factors, and chance. Shane Rea, a scientist at the University of Colorado,...

Bought by KMXT and KMXT


  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Urban Green
From: Barbara Bernstein
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Urban Green explores the ribbons of greenery in our city environment: urban watersheds, community gardens and farmers' markets, that connect us to ...

Bought by KVMR, New Hampshire Public Radio, KXOT Public Radio, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WKSU and more


  • Added: Dec 03, 2006
  • Length: 52:12
  • Purchases: 6
Are Your Favorite Medicinal Herbs Endangered?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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A lot of medicines are derived from plants. And today, the growing popularity of traditional medicine has many of us using herbs to prevent and tre...

Bought by KMXT, KOSU, and WEPS


  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
More Poison, Says Bush
From: Dick Meister
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A commentary on the Bush administration's successful attempt to allow U.S. growers to continue using methyl bromide, the highly toxic pesticide ban...

  • Added: Nov 18, 2006
  • Length: 02:54
Nuclear Power is Not the Answer
From: AARP Radio
Series: Prime Time Radio
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Among the many problems facing the world - energy supply is one of the most pressing.

Bought by WCNY and WDSE


  • Added: Oct 18, 2006
  • Length: 01:00:04
  • Purchases: 2
02 Medical Mysteries from the Deep
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Plants and animals in the ocean that might yield treatments for diseases

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Oct 11, 2006
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 1
05 Leaves of Three...
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Scientists say that carbon dioxide, a major contributor to global warming, is actually making poison ivy grow larger and more toxic.

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  • Added: Oct 11, 2006
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 1
09 What Does Organic Mean?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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When you?re shopping for food, how do you know if it?s really organic?

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Oct 11, 2006
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 1
12 Medicines of The Tropical Forest
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The future survival of the shamans will depend on how we value the source of their knowledge: the tropical forests.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Oct 11, 2006
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 1
13 What We Owe Sleeping Jellyfish
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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When it comes to falling asleep, we may owe it all to jellyfish.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Oct 11, 2006
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 1
Greg Palast - GMO's in Iraq!
From: Donna Descoteaux
Series: Living Well Show
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What do GMO?s (genetically modified foods) have to do with Iraq?? Good Question! Greg Palast, investigative journalist and author of Armed Madhous...

Bought by WERU


  • Added: Sep 26, 2006
  • Length: 28:52
  • Purchases: 1
RN Documentary: Diner Pensant
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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What our diet tells us about our relationship with the natural world.

Bought by KICI Iowa City, KFAI Minneapolis, and WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Sep 21, 2006
  • Length: 30:01
  • Purchases: 3
Detoxification
From: Your Own Health and Fitness
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Health educator Layna Berman discusses the body's natural detoxification pathways and how to boost them using nutrients.

  • Added: Sep 19, 2006
  • Length: 58:30
EMF Health News
From: Your Own Health and Fitness
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Louis Slesin, publisher of Microwave News, discusses current developments in industry and science concerning the health effects of non-ionizing rad...

Bought by AIFM


  • Added: Jul 12, 2006
  • Length: 59:19
  • Purchases: 1
Poisoned Progress
From: Your Own Health and Fitness
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Randall Fitzgerald discusses his book The Hundred-Year Lie about modern life increasing toxic body burden. The show includes how to identify exposu...

Bought by AIFM and Raven Radio


  • Added: Jul 04, 2006
  • Length: 58:26
  • Purchases: 2
The Tipping Point of Climate Change
From: AARP Radio
Series: Prime Time Radio
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Scientist Tim Flannery argues that global warming is approaching the point of no return. Then, a Harvard Medical School professor challenges the he...

Bought by WCNY


  • Added: May 08, 2006
  • Length: 01:00:09
  • Purchases: 1
ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM IN THE ROCKIES?
From: KRCC-FM
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Poor and minorities are disproportionately impacted by pollution and toxic releases the West.

  • Added: Apr 14, 2006
  • Length: 01:22
RN Documentary: The Walker
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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A documentary about walking; its benefits and cultural history.

Bought by KICI Iowa City, KUER, KRZA, KFAI Minneapolis, WFUV and more


  • Added: Apr 13, 2006
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 6
Personal Thoughts about Global Warming: a commentary by Nanci Olesen
From: Nanci Olesen
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Nanci Olesen describes her attitude toward global warming. She's depressed, but she's still gonna grill chicken outside in February....

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 15, 2006
  • Length: 03:19
  • Purchases: 1
Eating Close to Home
From: Atlantic Public Media
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Bill McKibben decides to eat only food grown locally. In the winter. In Vermont.

Bought by PRX Remix, KZYX, KISU, KUT, KVNF and more


  • Added: Feb 14, 2006
  • Length: 07:42
  • Purchases: 10
Commentary: Pedal Power
From: KRCC-FM
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The joys of bicycle commuting

  • Added: Sep 02, 2005
  • Length: 04:17
The Gerson Legacy, Three Generations: Medical Evidence v.s. Persecution
From: Edward May
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Three generations of Gerson's have been persecuted by the medical and pharmaceutical industries, yet they continue to educate the public about the ...

  • Added: Aug 26, 2005
  • Length: 01:10:44
Bovine Growth Hormone
From: Donna Descoteaux
Series: Living Well Show
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Dr. Doug Gurian-Sherman, Senior Scientist for the Center for Food Safety discusses the dangers of Boving Growth Hormone and Genetically Modified Fo...

  • Added: Jul 31, 2005
  • Length: 29:12