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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
Rep. Maxine Waters - A Woman of Good Works
From: Donna Descoteaux
Series: Living Well Show
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Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) - In our conversation with Rep. Maxine Waters we discover the wide range of good works this congresswoman has accomplishe...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2008
  • Length: 28:35
Searching For Farming's Future in its Past
From: Rachel Leventhal
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Searching For Farming's Future in its Past is part of a series produced by Rachel Leventhal for the NRDC about the impact individuals can make on t...

Bought by KUT, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Oct 07, 2008
  • Length: 09:41
  • Purchases: 3
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
LEEDing in Green Construction
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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In 2005, Washington became the first state in the nation to require that all new publicly-funded schools, colleges, offices, and even prisons meet ...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Sep 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Rethinking Air Conditioning
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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Why your central AC unit sucks way more juice than it should

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WABE


  • Added: Sep 17, 2008
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 2
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
Since The Flood
From: Eve Abrams
Caption: PRX default Piece image
New Orleanians reflect on their lives in the three years since the failure of the Federal Levees resulting from Hurricane Katrina

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 28, 2008
  • Length: 02:51
  • Purchases: 1
Victory at Chesapeake Bay
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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It's always a pleasure to deliver good news about a conservation effort. Today we salute Chesapeake Bay and the coalition that's cleaning it up.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Aug 20, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Land Trusts for the Future
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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With all the pressure these days to develop desirable land, the wide, open spaces don't stay that way without help.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Aug 20, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
NAMAPAHH Global Warming- Native Americans in the frontline
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
Series: NAMAPAHH First People's Radio Show
Caption: There appears to be a horse, in the sewer., Credit: Image by The Internet.
The Elders and Native American scientists & environmentalists are saying that this is a time to re-connect.

Bought by KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, KWIS 88.3 FM, and WGDR


  • Added: Aug 12, 2008
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Bioneers
From: Littleglobe
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An interview with the founders of the Bioneers: Nina Simons and Kenny Ausubel.

Bought by WMUK


  • Added: Aug 11, 2008
  • Length: 07:37
  • Purchases: 1
Dutch Dykes in Louisiana
From: Anton Foek
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10 centuries of battling the sea gave the Dutch an added value inhelping to build levees

Bought by KWIT


  • Added: Aug 06, 2008
  • Length: 54:35
  • Purchases: 1
A Sheltered Life
From: WAMU
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This piece examines young people who are homeless.

  • Added: Aug 05, 2008
  • Length: 06:41
Defining Organic Milk
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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What do you envision when you think of an organic dairy farm? Cows out grazing in a pasture? Or standing on the concrete floor of a feedlot?

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jul 25, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Best Move for e-Waste
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
About two and a half million tons of old computers, televisions, cell phones, fax machines, and other equipment are trashed each year in the United...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jul 25, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Coolin' It
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
In the summer, an air conditioner can be a necessity. However, cooling down a house can be expensive, but there are ways to reduce the cost.

Bought by CKMO and KOSU


  • Added: Jul 25, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Nature's Playground
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Remember the days when kids hiked into the woods? Caught tadpoles in a stream, and played tag on the playground? Well, those days are fading fast.

  • Added: Jul 01, 2008
  • Length: 01:32
Green Cabinets in Mango
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
As eco-friendly furniture makes the transition from small specialty shops to mass market merchandisers, one thing is becoming clear. Green comes in...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2008
  • Length: 01:32
Rundown on E85
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Car companies say that flex-fuel vehicles reduce our dependence on foreign oil. But how do they measure up where the rubber meets the road?

  • Added: Jun 30, 2008
  • Length: 01:32
Red, White and Green
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The Fourth of July is almost here complete with picnics and fireworks. How do you honor the red, white and blue while honoring the environment at t...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2008
  • Length: 01:32
Treated Sewage as Drinking Water?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
We may be able to get drinking water from treated sewage -- and water shortages could eventually force us to rely on this option.

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 30, 2008
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
How to Eat a Low-Carbon Diet
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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Is local food necessarily low-carbon?

Bought by WRVO Public Media, KVNF, KGOU, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 24, 2008
  • Length: 04:38
  • Purchases: 4
Who Will Revive the Electric Car?
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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Is the much-maligned electric car poised for a comeback?

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and KGOU


  • Added: Jun 19, 2008
  • Length: 08:58
  • Purchases: 2

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