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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
Caption: A Somali refugee drinks water from a well in the U.N. refugee camp of Dadaab, Kenya. In 2011, a severe drought plagued the region, forcing over one million Somalis to flee to neighboring countries.
For the millions of people living in the horn of Africa, global climate change is an everyday reality. The traditional rainy season in Northern Ken...

  • Added: Dec 28, 2012
  • Length: 05:54
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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
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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
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Experts say the capitol of Yemen quickly running out of water. It might sound crazy, but the water crisis in Sana’a is due in large part to its un...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2010
  • Length: 06:01
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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
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As sea levels rise, coastal communities are becoming more and more concerned about devastating floods. Sandy Hausman visited a chain of islands off...

Bought by KZYX and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 05, 2010
  • Length: 04:57
  • Purchases: 2
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Global warming is getting plenty of attention this week and next at the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen. Divisions are surfacing bet...

  • Added: Dec 10, 2009
  • Length: 04:11
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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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Cambodia has one of the world’s worst records on deforestation. But there is a 2,900 acre preserve of forest where local villagers have realized t...

  • Added: Jan 16, 2009
  • Length: 02:08
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Keith Porter examines Brazil's ethanol industry.

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Jun 19, 2008
  • Length: 08:36
  • Purchases: 1
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Junked electronics from the US are being sent overseas, where they threaten the environment and health of the people.

Bought by KUOW, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and KRUA


  • Added: Jun 26, 2007
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 3
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Buenos Aires Hosts Biofuels Conference

  • Added: May 12, 2007
  • Length: 04:51
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Chilean researchers devised a plan to capture water from the thick fog that rolled in daily from the sea.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Oct 11, 2006
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 1
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How to house South Africa's poor.

  • Added: Apr 15, 2004
  • Length: 05:21