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Spectrum 03/13/2018
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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Spectrum: Germany’s wild boar Problem - For German hunters, it’s open season on wild boars all year round. There is, perhaps, good reason for t...

Bought by KRJF-lp, KRZA, WYAP, KNVC Carson City Community Radio, WNMU-FM and more


  • Added: Mar 13, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 6
Landfill plan along Great Lakes sparks fear of pollution
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Rita McNamara is concerned about plan for landfill near her home., Credit: Morgan Springer
In northern Michigan, people who live near a landfill have been dealing with contaminated drinking water for decades. A new plan for the landfill m...

Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio, WCPN, WBFO, and WCMU Michigan


  • Added: Mar 09, 2018
  • Length: 03:24
  • Purchases: 4
Eco Feature - March 8th, 2018
From: WFHB
Series: EcoReport
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This week, WFHB’s Norm Holy speaks with Jeff Dukes about his work on climate assessments for Indiana.

  • Added: Mar 08, 2018
  • Length: 08:11
Eco Report - March 8th, 2018
From: WFHB
Series: EcoReport
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In this week's episode of Eco Report WFHB's Don Geyra and Julianna Dailey report on Monroe County's timber purchase from land donated by the US For...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
New report details US plan to fight Lake Erie algae blooms
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: 2014 algae bloom in Lake Erie, Credit: NASA
As Great Lakes advocates descend onto Washington D.C. to meet with Congress this week, a new report details how the federal government and states p...

Bought by WBFO, WSKG, North Country Public Radio, WLPR , WVBI-LP and more


  • Added: Mar 07, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 9
Huge Wisconsin factory sparks worry over Great Lakes water use
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Water pipes are being installed near Foxconn site., Credit: Chuck Quirmbach
A huge factory -- as big as 11 football fields -- is triggering concerns in Wisconsin. Foxconn Technology plans to make liquid crystal display scre...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, WXXI Rochester, WVBI-LP, WCPN, WBFO and more


  • Added: Mar 06, 2018
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 6
Pollution cleanup progresses along Lake Ontario
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Dave Hurlburt of teh BayCreek Paddling Center, Credit: Caitlin Whyte
Hundreds of millions of dollars are spent to clean up the Great Lakes each year. And a federal law targets some of the most contaminated areas, tho...

Bought by WXXI Rochester, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WCPN, North Country Public Radio, WSKG and more


  • Added: Mar 02, 2018
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 8
Eco Feature - March 1st, 2018
From: WFHB
Series: EcoReport
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This week, we’ll hear a presentation from Jeff Dukes, the Director of the Purdue Climate Change Research Center.

  • Added: Mar 01, 2018
  • Length: 08:25
Eco Report - March 1st, 2018
From: WFHB
Series: EcoReport
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In this weeks episode of Eco Report, WFHB's David Lyman and Andrew Brown report on the controlled burns of 5000 acres of Indiana Forest, Vectren's ...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
Canadians offer plan to battle harmful algae blooms
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: A photo captured by Dr. Rafat Ansari 9-24-17, Credit: Dr. Rafat Ansari
The governments of Canada and Ontario recently released their plan to combat toxic algae blooms in Lake Erie. Phosphorus is the primary cause of th...

Bought by WRVO Public Media, WVBI-LP, WCMU Michigan, WSKG, WKSU and more


  • Added: Feb 27, 2018
  • Length: :51
  • Purchases: 7
Can New York solve harmful algae blooms?
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Different species of algae await testing in the ongoing fight against harmful algal blooms, Credit: Veronica Volk, Great Lakes Today
In the Great Lakes region, toxic algae blooms are a big problem. Every summer, they leave a green sheen on parts of the Great Lakes – and on many s...

Bought by KPIK-LP, WRVO Public Media, WVBI-LP, WBFO, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 26, 2018
  • Length: 03:25
  • Purchases: 8
Ohio, Army Corps reach settlement in dredging suit
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: A ship travels the Cuyahoga River, Credit: Elizabeth Miller/ideastream
Ohio and the US Army Corps of Engineers have settled a lawsuit over dredging in the Cuyahoga River.

Bought by WVBI-LP, WSKG, and WKSU


  • Added: Feb 22, 2018
  • Length: :51
  • Purchases: 3
Eco Feature - February 22nd, 2018
From: WFHB
Series: EcoReport
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In this week’s feature, W-F-H-B correspondent Norm Holy interviews Regina Asmutis Silva about Right Whales.

  • Added: Feb 22, 2018
  • Length: 07:46
Eco Report - February 22nd, 2018
From: WFHB
Series: EcoReport
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In this week's run-down of ecological news Eco Report's Linda and Glenn Lightner report on the bill called the Fair Agricultural Reporting Method A...

  • Added: Feb 22, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
Divesting Is The First Step
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Power politics and the politics of power - this time on the show, we talk with New York Citys Chief Resilience Officer, Daniel Zarrilli, about the ...

Bought by KDNK and KFCF FM


  • Added: Feb 21, 2018
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Federal Court Upholds Protection for Arctic Seals Under the Endangered Species Act—Citing Climate Change
From: H2O Radio
Series: Water News in the West
Caption: H2O Radio News
The Arctic ringed seal was given protection under the Endangered Species Act in 2012 because of threats from climate change. A recent court decisio...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2018
  • Length: 01:53
Conference helps marina owners cut pollution
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: [Denise Kappa/Shutterstock]
There are hundreds of marinas – and thousands of boats – spread across the Great Lakes. And that means there’s a lot of potential for pollution. G...

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


  • Added: Feb 16, 2018
  • Length: :54
  • Purchases: 8
Coalition hopes Congress will save Great Lakes funding
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Boats on Lake Erie during Healing Our Waters Lake Erie tour in 2017., Credit: Elizabeth Miller/ideastream
This week, President Trump outlined his 2019 budget and a plan to invest in roads, bridges and other infrastructure. In the Great Lakes region, a ...

Bought by WRVO Public Media, WVBI-LP, Interlochen Public Radio, WXXI Rochester, WCMU Michigan and more


  • Added: Feb 15, 2018
  • Length: 02:17
  • Purchases: 8
Eco's "Get Out and Hike!" - February 15th, 2018
From: WFHB
Series: EcoReport
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In this week's episode of 'Get Out an Hike!" Jan Walker interviews Jenny Donnegan.

  • Added: Feb 15, 2018
  • Length: 02:53
Eco Feature - February 15th, 2018
From: WFHB
Series: EcoReport
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In this week’s feature, WFHB correspondent Rebecca Mueller interviews Nature Conservancy forester Dan Shaver.

  • Added: Feb 15, 2018
  • Length: 07:58
Eco Report - February 15th, 2018
From: WFHB
Series: EcoReport
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Eco Report's Phil Kasper and David Lyman report on County Council member Shelli Yoder claims against the waste transfer station proposal by Indiana...

  • Added: Feb 15, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
“Catch Colt Draws A Coffin Cart”: Remembering John Perry Barlow
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: John Perry Barlow
John Perry Barlow, Grateful Dead lyricist, co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and environmentalist, died in his sleep this past week ...

  • Added: Feb 14, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
Trump again seeks to slash Great Lakes funding
From: Great Lakes Today
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President Trump’s 2019 budget outline is out and Great Lakes funding is cut again. But as Great Lakes Today’s Elizabeth Miller reports, politician...

Bought by WSKG, WRVO Public Media, WVBI-LP, Interlochen Public Radio, WNIJ and more


  • Added: Feb 12, 2018
  • Length: :43
  • Purchases: 12
Maya van Rossum and the Green Amendment Movement
From: Alex Wise
Caption: Maya van Rossum
When the crafters of the Declaration of Independence affirmed “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” as inalienable rights, they could not h...

  • Added: Feb 06, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
Waterways conference to evaluate Great Lakes development, success
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Render of future site at Port of Toledo, Credit: [Cleveland Cliffs]
The Great Lakes Waterways Conference is this week in downtown Cleveland. Sessions over the two-day meeting will focus on autonomous technology, go...

Bought by WVBI-LP, WXXI Rochester, WBFO, WKSU, WSKG and more


  • Added: Feb 05, 2018
  • Length: 01:09
  • Purchases: 6

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