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Living Planet 04/13/2018

From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Living Planet: Environment Matters ~ from DW

Living Planet: extreme weather and us Hurricanes, floods, fires, droughts – as our planet warms, extreme weather events are becoming more frequen...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KUPR low power FM, KNVC Carson City Community Radio, and WFIU

Added: Apr 12, 2018
Length: 30:00
Purchases: 4

Living Planet 03/16/2018

From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Living Planet: Environment Matters ~ from DW

This week on Living Planet: Caribbean after the storm - In 2017, two hurricanes of the highest intensity — Category 5 — wreaked havoc on the ...

Bought by KRJF-lp, WXDU, KRZA, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WEJP-LP 107.1 and more

Added: Mar 15, 2018
Length: 30:00
Purchases: 11

New report on Great Lakes pushes monitoring, regulations for farmers

From: Great Lakes Today

Caption: A northwest Ohio farm, Credit: Elizabeth Miller/ideastream

A new report from the International Joint Commission, a U.S.-Canadian agency, says the Great Lakes restoration is progressing -- but not quickly en...

Bought by WBFO, WSKG, WCMU Michigan, WCPN, Interlochen Public Radio and more

Added: Nov 28, 2017
Length: :57
Purchases: 9

Proposed power line under Lake Erie sparks concern from residents

From: Great Lakes Today

Caption: by ANGELICA A. MORRISON / Douglas Lavery shows a map of part of the proposed project and converter hall. , Credit: by ANGELICA A. MORRISON / Douglas Lavery shows a map of part of the proposed project and converter hall.

The Lake Erie Connector is the first power line to connect Canada to the U.S. by crossing under one of the Great Lakes. Developers say the project ...

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

Added: Sep 08, 2017
Length: 03:33
Purchases: 5

Toronto's islands hurt by Lake Ontario flooding

From: Great Lakes Today

Caption: An empty car on Centreville Amusement Park's log flume., Credit: Veronica Volk

Flooding has continued along Lake Ontario for two months -- like some slow-motion natural disaster. And it’s still creating problems in Toronto, th...

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

Added: Jun 30, 2017
Length: 03:34
Purchases: 7

Binational report gives Lake Erie a bad review

From: Great Lakes Today

Caption: Mouth of sea lamprey, Credit: Angelica A. Morrison

A new report on the health of the Great Lakes is out this week. And it shows a grim outlook for Lake Erie.

Bought by WBFO, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WCMU Michigan, WXXI Rochester, WCPN and more

Added: Jun 21, 2017
Length: 01:41
Purchases: 6

Great Lakes mayors break with Trump on climate change

From: Great Lakes Today

Caption: Niagara Falls (N.Y.) Mayor Paul Dyster, Credit: WBFO file photo

Mayors from the Great Lakes region are gathering this week in Montreal. And from that meeting comes a major announcement about climate change.

Bought by WBFO, WRVO Public Media, WMUK, WXXI Rochester, WCMU Michigan and more

Added: Jun 15, 2017
Length: 01:17
Purchases: 8

Lake Ontario and Montreal are flooded. Can this dam help?

From: Great Lakes Today

Caption: Tom Piekunka has stacked sandbags along his property line in hopes of keeping the rising water at bay., Credit: Veronica Volk

Flooding continues for a second week along Lake Ontario – and there’s no end in sight. Many residents – and New York’s governor – say the solution ...

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

Added: May 09, 2017
Length: 03:27
Purchases: 6

More water drained from Lake Ontario to ease flooding

From: Great Lakes Today

As flooding continues along Lake Ontario, a nearby dam has started letting more water out of the lake. But, as Great Lakes Today reporter Veronica ...

Bought by WRVO Public Media, North Country Public Radio, and WBFO

Added: May 08, 2017
Length: :50
Purchases: 3

Lessons learned -- and missed -- from a deadly water crisis

From: Great Lakes Today

Caption: Operators monitor Wellington's raw water, water going to residents, and tap water from the town treatment plant., Credit: Elizabeth Miller/ideastream

Before water contamination emergencies hit Flint, Michigan, a crisis in Canada became deadly. When E. coli invaded the drinking water in Walkerton...

Bought by WCPN, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WXXI Rochester, WCMU Michigan, and WBFO

Added: May 05, 2017
Length: 03:35
Purchases: 5

Flooding along Lake Ontario and Montreal linked by dam

From: Great Lakes Today

Due to heavy spring rains, Lake Ontario is overflowing its banks. Some New Yorkers want to lower the lake by releasing water from a dam downstream....

Bought by North Country Public Radio, WCPN, WRVO Public Media, WCMU Michigan, and WBFO

Added: May 04, 2017
Length: :45
Purchases: 5

Trump 'priority list' includes big construction projects in Great Lakes

From: Great Lakes Today

Caption: The Peace Bridge connects Buffalo, New York to Fort Erie, Ontario in Canada, Credit: WBFO file photo

A leaked list of infrastructure priorities for the Trump administration includes some big projects for the Great Lakes region.

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

Added: Jan 25, 2017
Length: 01:17
Purchases: 5

Homeowners fear damage from new Lake Ontario regulations

From: Great Lakes Today

Caption: In 1973 waves crashed over Zieres' family's breakwall and flooded their home., Credit: Provided

INTRO: There’s a simmering controversy on the northern border of the United States -- it’s all about water. For the first time in over fifty years,...

Bought by WRVO Public Media, WCPN, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, North Country Public Radio, and WBFO

Added: Jan 06, 2017
Length: 04:46
Purchases: 5

U.S., Canada to change Lake Ontario water levels

From: Great Lakes Today

Caption: Lake Ontario Shoreline, Credit: Joe deSousa, Flickr

Officials in the United States and Canada have approved a plan to allow the level of Lake Ontario to fluctuate more -- a change that has been oppos...

Bought by WSKG, WRVO Public Media, WCPN, WXXI Rochester, and WBFO

Added: Dec 08, 2016
Length: 01:23
Purchases: 5

Part Three: The Small But Mighty Rice Farm

From: KBIA
Series: Shortage in Rich Land

Caption: Chuck Earnest's rice fields near Steele, Mo., are a waterfowl sanctuary during the non-growing season., Credit: Kristofor Husted

For such a small region, this sprawling landscape of the Bootheel has some of the most productive farmland in the U.S. A solid water supply and nut...

Added: Jun 03, 2015
Length: 06:50

The Green Gold of Chocó: The Next Fever?

From: Lorenzo Morales

How a small community of gold miners in the Colombian jungle is fighting to turn a toxic industry into a green and global market.

Added: Jul 07, 2011
Length: 34:24

Three Gorges Dam

From: Judy Lubow
Series: Planet Warning

The gargantuan Three Gorges Dam over the Yangtze River in China is the largest hydroelectric project in the world and is a poster child for China's...

Added: Jun 22, 2011
Length: 02:00

Active Voice Radio: Green Gone Wrong - How Our Economy Is Undermining the Enviornmental Revolution

From: Chris Goldstein

Are new methods to help the environment solutions or scams? Independent journalist and author Heather Rogers traveled the globe to get the scoop on...

Added: Apr 15, 2010
Length: 29:00

Building Green

From: Bill Baue