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High Water, Dry Feet: Dutch defense against disaster
From: Terrascope Radio
Series: Terrascope Radio Major Features
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From artificial beaches maintained by natural ocean currents, to projects that make extra room for rivers flowing through cities, the Dutch know ho...

  • Added: May 14, 2019
  • Length: 18:14
Riding into the Future
From: Wendy Ring
Series: Cool Solutions
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Want a bike lane? Then go out and paint one on the road. Citizens in Macon redesigned downtown streets to show their city what the future can be....

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WFHB, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WRGY, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Dec 10, 2018
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 5
BUILDING NEW TRAIL: How volunteers worked with the Forest Service to provide public access
From: Barb Seaman
Caption: The Columbia River, as seen from the Cape Horn Trail
The Forest Service would allow hiking access only if a volunteer group formed to caretake the trail. So the Cape Horn Conservancy was born. Now t...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2017
  • Length: 05:27
Retaining Rondon: Creole Food in a Changing World
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Rondon, a traditional Creole dish, Credit: Maria Doerr
On the Eastern Coast of Nicaragua, palm plantations are taking over land traditionally used for growing coconuts. How are Creole people resisting ...

Bought by KRVS and XRAY.fm


  • Added: Sep 22, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Groundwork: Democracy Close to Home
From: The Center for Documentary Studies
Caption: A resident of Chicago's 49th Ward., Credit: Melissa Beck
A timely one-hour special, hosted by NPR's Scott Simon, that tells stories of American democracy at the local level. We listen in as people wrestle...

Bought by KPIK-LP, XRAY.fm, Nevada Public Radio, Connecticut Public (WNPR), KRCU Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 30, 2012
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 79
Everywhere But Here
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Is Maine immune to a deadly bat disease?

Bought by WMPG and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 02, 2011
  • Length: 07:10
  • Purchases: 2
The Good Neighbor
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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For Mark Johnston, living next door to a trash incinerator stinks.

  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 06:34
Death's Footprint
From: Todd Melby
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A documentary exploring the environmental consequences of traditional funeral and burial practices.

Bought by Prairie Public, PRX Remix, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Dec 28, 2008
  • Length: 27:51
  • Purchases: 3
Condor Rescue
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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A condor refuge recovers after a wildfire, and volunteers prepare for a dramatic release.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Nov 03, 2008
  • Length: 04:57
  • Purchases: 2
Wildlife CSI
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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Using DNA to catch wildlife poachers

Bought by WABE, Listenwise, New Hampshire Public Radio, KVNF, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 14, 2008
  • Length: 04:54
  • Purchases: 5
Sea Lion Rescue
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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A mysterious bacterial infection is sickening the West Coast's sea lions.

  • Added: Oct 14, 2008
  • Length: 05:03
Drugs in the Drinking Water
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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Many of us drink tiny doses of drugs like ibuprofen and birth control pills with each glass of tap. Should we care?

Bought by WABE, New Hampshire Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and KRUA


  • Added: Oct 14, 2008
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 4
DIY Green Building
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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On the frontiers of green building

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 01, 2008
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 1
Disappearing Plants
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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For plants, global warming means move or die.

Bought by WABE, KZYX, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Sep 17, 2008
  • Length: 04:58
  • Purchases: 3
Sea of Plastic
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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"The toilet bowl that never flushes"

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, WBEZ, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Sep 17, 2008
  • Length: 04:54
  • Purchases: 4
Designer Biofuels
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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How do you make fuel from plants?

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 26, 2008
  • Length: 05:02
  • Purchases: 2
Sewage Happens
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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Think your city has a sewage problem? You haven't seen the half ot it.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 26, 2008
  • Length: 05:04
  • Purchases: 1
A California Story: Redwood Trees vs Solar Panels
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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When it comes to solar planels, is tree planting a crime?

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Mar 03, 2008
  • Length: 05:06
  • Purchases: 1
Do Carbon Offsets Work?
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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How can you tell if a carbon offset is just hype?

  • Added: Mar 03, 2008
  • Length: 05:02
Paper or Plastic?
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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What's better for the environment?

Bought by KZYX and KLCC


  • Added: Dec 18, 2007
  • Length: 05:26
  • Purchases: 2
Farming The Desert, Drought in Southern Utah, prt2
From: Ross Chambless
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Drought in Utah raises questions about the sensibility of farming in the dry country.

Bought by The Nature Podcast


  • Added: Apr 28, 2005
  • Length: 08:42
  • Purchases: 1
Monticello Story, Drought in Southern Utah, prt1
From: Ross Chambless
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A small Utah town builds a golf course during a drought and almost goes the way of the Anasazi

  • Added: Apr 28, 2005
  • Length: 08:44