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A House Built on Sand

From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Outside/In

There’s a very robust debate going on right now as to exactly how much sea level rise we’re in for, and the Cliffs Notes version is that it’s betwe...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.

Added: Aug 11, 2016
Length: 22:05
Purchases: 1

Sound Ecology: three-spined stickleback

From: Jessica Eden
Series: Sound Ecology

An Audio postcard highlighting the tiny, beautiful and behaviorally unique three-spined stickleback fish.

Bought by WNED Buffalo and Radio Newark

Added: Jul 29, 2016
Length: 01:28
Purchases: 2

Sound Ecology: Manzanitas

From: Jessica Eden
Series: Sound Ecology

An audio postcard highlighting the spectacular diversity and adaptability of manzanitas

Bought by WNED Buffalo, Radio Newark, and KFOI Radio

Added: Jul 15, 2016
Length: 02:00
Purchases: 3

Sound Ecology: Eelgrass

From: Jessica Eden
Series: Sound Ecology

An audio postcard highlighting the importance of eelgrass to ecosystem health.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, Radio Newark, and KFOI Radio

Added: Jul 15, 2016
Length: 01:59
Purchases: 3

Sound Ecology: Phenology

From: Jessica Eden
Series: Sound Ecology

An audio postcard exploring seasonal changes and timing of wildlife events, a field called phenology.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, Radio Newark, and KFOI Radio

Added: Jul 15, 2016
Length: 02:00
Purchases: 3

Sound Ecology: Coho Salmon

From: Jessica Eden
Series: Sound Ecology

An audio postcard highlighting Coho Salmon - their spawning habitat and behavior and their specialized adaptation for long-term survival.

Bought by KZYX, WNED Buffalo, and Radio Newark

Added: Jul 14, 2016
Length: 02:20
Purchases: 3

Episode 15: Acre for Acre - The Fight For Strawberry Field

From: KRCC-FM
Series: Wish We Were Here

On this episode of Wish We Were Here, we take a close look at all sides of a controversial land deal and that bitterly divided the Colorado Springs...

Added: Jun 20, 2016
Length: 58:58

A Seafood Phenomenon: the Wonder of Alabama Jubilees (Gravy Ep. 40)

From: Southern Foodways Alliance
Series: Gravy Podcast

Caption: Sunset overlooking Mobile Bay in Fairhope, Alabama. , Credit: Photo by Tina Antolini.

Imagine: crabs, fish, eels—a whole team of sea creatures—rushing towards the shore, and then sitting there, as if waiting to be caught. This isn’t ...

Bought by KVLU and PRX Remix

Added: Jun 16, 2016
Length: 22:01
Purchases: 2

Facing Climate Change: Building Resilience at the Local Level

From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio

An exploration of the work being done in Washington State's Skagit Valley to better understand and prepare for the effects of a changing climate.

Added: Jun 13, 2016
Length: 54:17

What’s Growing in Mossville? (Gravy Ep. 38)

From: Southern Foodways Alliance
Series: Gravy Podcast

Caption: Debra Ramirez, a Mossville native. , Credit: Photo by Tina Antolini.

The residents of Mossville, Louisiana have long prized self-sufficiency. Founded by freed slaves in the 1700s, Mossville was a place where everyone...

Bought by KVLU

Added: May 19, 2016
Length: 31:37
Purchases: 1

Thirsty Planet

From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports

Caption: Residents of India, Israel confront water issues such as flooding, drought, pollution, and lack of access by the poor.

Scientists say most people on Earth will first experience climate change in terms of water — either too much or too little. This documentary explor...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WMUU-LP, Interlochen Public Radio, WVPE, WRIR and more

Added: May 12, 2016
Length: 59:01
Purchases: 15

Life of the Law #81: Rig the System

From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law

Domestic oil drilling offers private landowners the promise of riches in their own backyard. But what if you don’t want to live next door to an oil...

Added: Apr 19, 2016
Length: 22:39

Ep.10: Green Design

From: Greenpeace Podcast
Series: Greenpeace Podcast Episodes

Green Design: Why revolving doors rule. They give buildings the LEED badge when they are environmentally friendly. Why is a bldg a LEED bldg? A gr...

Added: Mar 18, 2016
Length: 14:57

Ep.07: Going Undercover for the Arctic 30 & What is a RHIB?

From: Greenpeace Podcast
Series: Greenpeace Podcast Episodes

The amazing story of a photographer who went undercover in Russia to get the shot. Captain Peter Wilcox tells us about a RHIB. (Boaty thing!)

Added: Mar 13, 2016
Length: 14:14

Ep.04: Renewable Energy in a Nuclear Neighbourhood & Suing Environmentalists

From: Greenpeace Podcast
Series: Greenpeace Podcast Episodes

Why nuclear energy is a main source of energy for Ontario and who is using renewables?. And how lawsuits silence environmentalists.

Added: Mar 13, 2016
Length: 12:18

Bill Schweider, fishing guide, Cass Lake, MN

From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Call of the Wild

Milt Lee talks with Bill Schweider, fisherman for life, conservationist, and former teacher.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio

Added: Jan 19, 2016
Length: 08:02
Purchases: 1

A Salt Story: West Virginia Siblings Mine the Past to Build a Future (Gravy Ep. 22)

From: Southern Foodways Alliance
Series: Gravy Podcast

While West Virginia may be known for resources like coal, the country once turned to this mountain state for a culinary staple: salt. In this episo...

Bought by WMMT, WMMT, KVLU, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, WABE and more

Added: Sep 24, 2015
Length: 23:22
Purchases: 6

Episode 1: Living with the Deer

From: Willow Belden
Series: Out There

Wyoming naturalist joins game herd, 'becomes' a mule deer

Added: Aug 05, 2015
Length: 21:04

PEI Cradle on the Waves Part 1

From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand

Caption: Fields of sunflowers on PEI up near Souris., Credit: Charles McGuigan

The Mig Maw had a name for this place that means cradle on the waves. Which is exactly what Prince Edward Island—PEI as the people here call it—loo...

Added: Jul 02, 2015
Length: 26:31

Island Stories The Scotch Bonnet Republic Part 4

From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand

Caption: J.B. Gaskill of Ocracoke Island, North Carolina., Credit: Charles McGuigan

Ocracoke Island North Carolina is the Key West of the mid-Atlantic. It's far removed from the mainland and the Outer Banks, surrounded by water, on...

Added: Jun 20, 2015
Length: 28:02

Virginia’s Restless Archipelago Part 3

From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand

Caption: Colony of American oyster catchers on a lesser Barrier Island., Credit: Charles McGuigan

Oyster Virginia is an old fishing village on the seaside of the Easter Shore. On the road in there are old dead rises, some half submerged in the s...

Added: Jun 10, 2015
Length: 26:36

Island Stories Virginia’s Restless Archipelago Part 2

From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand

Caption: Moorings on Cobb Island., Credit: Charles McGuigan

Virginia’s Barrier Islands and the waters and salt marshes that surround them represent the most pristine coastal region on the Eastern Seaboard. U...

Added: Jun 02, 2015
Length: 25:24

Episode 4: How to do science, part 2: From the beach to the lab

From: Terrascope Radio
Series: Measuring Marine Microbes

If you send scientists to the beach, they may come back with the next way to produce biofuels. But it takes a lot of collaboration along the way.

Added: May 15, 2015
Length: 09:36

Episode 3: Microbial Warfare

From: Terrascope Radio
Series: Measuring Marine Microbes

It's like gang warfare, but with really tiny gang members. Some microbes provide their relatives with protection, emitting antibiotics that kill of...

Bought by PRX Remix