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Caption: Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in Covert, Mich., Credit: File photo, Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Decades ago, the Great Lakes shoreline was a popular spot to build nuclear power plants, because there was plenty of water to cool reactors. Now, s...

Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio, WLPR , WCMU Michigan, WBFO, and North Country Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 12, 2017
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: A plastic bag washed up on the beach at the Erie Basin Marina., Credit: Veronica Volk
Plastic bags are all around us, especially in the checkout lanes of grocery stores. They're also a persistent litter problem on land and along the ...

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


  • Added: Mar 31, 2017
  • Length: 03:43
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: by ANGELICA A. MORRISON / Lake Effect Furies skirmish, Credit: by ANGELICA A. MORRISON / Lake Effect Furies skirmish
Residents along the Great Lakes corridor are very familiar with lake effect snows. When cold dry air passes over the lakes, it generates enough sno...

Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio, WCPN, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WCMU Michigan, Interlochen Public Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 16, 2017
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Kirk Lombard
As more of us are becoming aware of the dark side of the seafood industry, the locavore revolution has been moving full throttle into seafood. This...

Bought by WMUU-LP and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 01, 2017
  • Length: 29:40
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: The SS Calumet on the Cuyahoga River, Credit: Elizabeth Miller
The Welland Canal closed in December and the Soo Locks will close January 15, which marks the end of shipping season for most vessels on the Great ...

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


  • Added: Jan 13, 2017
  • Length: :49
  • Purchases: 4
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The organization, ReInvest IU, held a climate march last week on the Indiana University campus to advocate for the university’s divestment from sto...

  • Added: Sep 26, 2016
  • Length: 08:29
Caption: A rendering of the dredged material facility, Credit: Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority
Each year, ports on the Great Lakes dredge tons of material to keep shipping lanes open. One Port's new project aims to explore a potential use fo...

Bought by WSKG, WCMU Michigan, WRVO Public Media, WXXI Rochester, WKSU and more


  • Added: Aug 30, 2016
  • Length: 01:11
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Neela Banerjee
According to the Supreme Court, corporations are people. The absurdity of this statement notwithstanding, it is clear that, like people, corporatio...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: May 17, 2016
  • Length: 29:40
  • Purchases: 2
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There’s a new push to get tourists in New Orleans off bourbon street and into nature. Eco-tourism is the new way to explore Louisiana according to ...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Dec 08, 2014
  • Length: 04:34
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Harold Blackledge, a 79-year-old agricultural pilot, stands in front of his 1975 Piper Pawnee Brave in one of his hangars at the Watonga Regional Airport. The drought — the worst he’s seen — has dried up aerial spraying work in Oklahoma, he says., Credit: Joe Wertz
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
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DENVER – El paisaje natural de Colorado es igual a beneficios económicos, y no sólo en recreación al aire libre y en turismo. Tales son los resulta...

  • Added: May 30, 2012
  • Length: 02:14
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Cleanup is continuing along the Yellowstone River in south-east Montana where an estimated 42,000 gallons of crude oil spewed from a burst ExxonMob...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 05, 2011
  • Length: 03:24
  • Purchases: 1
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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
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President Obama made his first Oval Office address last week. He spoke about the oil spill in the Gulf, and his plans to repair the damage, which ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 17, 2010
  • Length: 04:40
  • Purchases: 1
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A new business helps local restaurants save money and help the planet by composting.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 19, 2010
  • Length: 03:51
  • Purchases: 1
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Oil continues to gush into the seas of the Gulf coast. At Shell Beach, Louisiana the fishermen’s lives are on hold. The oyster and shrimp boats i...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: May 14, 2010
  • Length: 04:09
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Dead Pine Beetles, Credit: Emilie Ritter
Pine Bark Beetles are turning green trees red

  • Added: Aug 20, 2009
  • Length: 05:02
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BuildingGreen.com founder Alex Wilson discusses the history, current state, and future of the green building movement. Erin Gorman, CEO of Divine ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Stephanie Kaza links buddhism and sustainability in her new book, MINDFULLY GREEN: A Personal and Spiritual Guide to Whole Earth Thinking. Sea Cha...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2009
  • Length: 29:03
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From Superfund to "Superfun:" A mining valley regains its former luster

  • Added: Mar 10, 2008
  • Length: 03:37
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Joseph, Oregon: From beams to bronze

  • Added: Mar 10, 2008
  • Length: 03:32
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Coos Bay: Little City, Big Port

  • Added: Mar 10, 2008
  • Length: 03:31
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Grays Anatomy: On the Washington Coast, a Timber County Embraces Green

  • Added: Mar 10, 2008
  • Length: 03:35
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Ethanol Pumps have not yet been approved by UL

Bought by KLCC


  • Added: Sep 24, 2007
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 1
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Ethanol production requires a lot of water.

  • Added: Aug 06, 2007
  • Length: 04:11