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A Difficult Path for Clean Coal
From: KQED
Series: QUEST: Coal at the Crossroads
Caption: Taking measurements during carbon storage project in Canton, Ohio., Credit: Courtesy ODNR
Coal generates half of all the electricity in the U.S. It’s also the biggest source of global-warming emissions and other air pollution. The coal i...

Bought by Louisville Public Media, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WRFA-LP, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, WDSE and more


  • Added: Sep 27, 2011
  • Length: 04:05
  • Purchases: 9
#4: E-Waste Programs Reach Milestone
From: KQED
Series: QUEST: Recycling in America
Caption: E-waste circuit boards, Credit: QUEST
Every year, Americans throw away more than 300 million outdated lap tops, cell phones, printers, broken computer monitors and old television sets. ...

Bought by KSRQ, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WTIP


  • Added: Aug 04, 2011
  • Length: 03:46
  • Purchases: 3
#3: Bioplastic Boom
From: KQED
Series: QUEST: Recycling in America
Caption: Bioplastic packaging, Credit: QUEST
Companies like Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Heinz ketchup have determined that plastic made from plants — not oil — makes sense both for the environment a...

Bought by Kansas Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WTIP


  • Added: Aug 04, 2011
  • Length: 04:40
  • Purchases: 3
Katrina, two years later
From: George Mesthos
Series: Memories of WBRU
Caption: Elevator interview with John Kerry., Credit: Ryan Muller, 2007
Two years after Hurricane Katrina, the Gulf was (and is) still in a shambles in many places. The culprits of the man-made disaster? Ridiculed but l...

  • Added: Jun 09, 2009
  • Length: 06:58
Bicycle Sharing Feature - Boston, MA
From: David Golann
Caption: Bike Sharing Kiosk in Paris
A piece on Boston's plan to create a fleet of city bicycles for public use.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 21, 2009
  • Length: 04:43
  • Purchases: 1
The Emerging Green Economy
From: KLCC
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The story explores emerging "green" businesses in Oregon.

Bought by KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 05, 2009
  • Length: 06:59
  • Purchases: 1
Winds of Change - Wind Power and Campaign 08
From: Eric Mack
Series: Blue Highways
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A look at the challenges of wind power development in rural areas, and what the election could mean for the future of wind.

Bought by KOSU, KDNK, WILL, and KBIA


  • Added: Oct 01, 2008
  • Length: 05:18
  • Purchases: 4
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
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
Cement's Dirty Secret
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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What's coming out of that local cement plant?

Bought by KGOU


  • Added: Jun 18, 2008
  • Length: 05:05
  • 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
QUEST The New Clean Tech
From: KQED
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Who will be the Googles and Yahoos of clean tech?

Bought by KLCC


  • Added: Jan 07, 2008
  • Length: 05:04
  • Purchases: 1
Quest_Geothermal
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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Solar and wind get all the press, but geothermal is poised for a comeback

Bought by WBEZ and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 16, 2007
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 2
Outlawing the Incandescent Bulb
From: The Environment Report
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The light bulb as we know it is being outlawed.

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Jun 11, 2007
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 1
QIEST_Reconsidering Nuclear Power
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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A group of Fresno businessmen is challenging California's 31 year-old ban on new nuclear power plants.

Bought by 90.5 WSNC and NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: May 30, 2007
  • Length: 06:01
  • Purchases: 2
High Tech, High Voltage Cars
From: The Environment Report
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Progressive mechanics learn new hybrid technology.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: May 29, 2007
  • Length: 04:05
  • Purchases: 2
Keeping Carbon Honest
From: Steve Zwick
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Congragulations! You bought carbon offsets! But how do you know you're really carbon neutral? The only way is to prove that the offsets you purc...

  • Added: May 22, 2007
  • Length: 06:56
Rooftop Wind Power
From: The Environment Report
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Catching the energy of wind in urban areas.

  • Added: Apr 30, 2007
  • Length: 03:35
The Volcano Man
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
Caption: Inside Technology
French scientist runs office lab atop an active volcano

  • Added: Mar 15, 2007
  • Length: 07:14
Biodiesel sees rapid growth in face of high petroleum prices
From: Eric Mack
Caption: PRX default Piece image
High oil prices and a federal tax credit are fueling biodiesel's growth both at retail pumps and in big fleets

Bought by KVNF and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Jan 17, 2006
  • Length: 07:53
  • Purchases: 2
Renewable Energy Summit - Part 3
From: KRCC-FM
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Budget troubles could be comming to NREL

Bought by KSUT


  • Added: Jan 13, 2006
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
Renewable Energy Summit - Part 1
From: KRCC-FM
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Energy companies explain their interest in renewables

Bought by KSUT


  • Added: Jan 13, 2006
  • Length: 06:34
  • Purchases: 1