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12 Medicines of The Tropical Forest
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The future survival of the shamans will depend on how we value the source of their knowledge: the tropical forests.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Oct 11, 2006
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 1
13 What We Owe Sleeping Jellyfish
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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When it comes to falling asleep, we may owe it all to jellyfish.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Oct 11, 2006
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 1
15 Behold the Remarkable Midge
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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?As insignificant as a midge,? goes the old saying. But, are midges really insignificant?

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Oct 11, 2006
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 1
20 The Barcoding of Life
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Using ?genetic barcoding? in combination with traditional identification practices is helping scientists make rapid advances in understanding the w...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Oct 11, 2006
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 1
21 Secrets of Spawning Eels
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Researchers in Japan have discovered the spawning grounds of Japanese eels.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Oct 11, 2006
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 1
22 A Snail's Pace?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Slow doesn't describe the spread of the prolific New Zealand Mud Snail, which today threatens waterways throughout the western United States.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Oct 11, 2006
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
CL 2006 Dr. Jonathan Foley "Living on a shrinking planet and the search for a sustainable future"
From: WQLN
Series: Chautauqua Lectures
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Environmental expert Jonathan Foley urges action to slow global warming.

Bought by Interlochen Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 06, 2006
  • Length: 58:26
  • Purchases: 1
Detoxification
From: Your Own Health and Fitness
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Health educator Layna Berman discusses the body's natural detoxification pathways and how to boost them using nutrients.

  • Added: Sep 19, 2006
  • Length: 58:30
Wind Turbines
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
Caption: Inside Technology
Wind Turbine energy blows into your neighborhood

Bought by KRCC-FM


  • Added: Aug 14, 2006
  • Length: 08:07
  • Purchases: 1
EMF Health News
From: Your Own Health and Fitness
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Louis Slesin, publisher of Microwave News, discusses current developments in industry and science concerning the health effects of non-ionizing rad...

Bought by AIFM


  • Added: Jul 12, 2006
  • Length: 59:19
  • Purchases: 1
Global Warming: Be Worried, very Worried
From: Philippe Boucher
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Interview with Time's Jef Kluger

  • Added: Apr 01, 2006
  • Length: 04:24
Sheep Mystery
From: KRCC-FM
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Scientist investigate the decline of bighorn sheep in Colorado.

  • Added: Mar 29, 2006
  • Length: 04:59
Is the Price Right?
From: KUOW
Series: Food for Thought: Farmed Salmon and the Future
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Looking at the cost of purchasing farmed salmon versus wild salmon.

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Mar 06, 2006
  • Length: 07:46
  • Purchases: 1
Marine Harvest
From: KUOW
Series: Food for Thought: Farmed Salmon and the Future
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A look at a fish farm opened after a moratorium was lifted.

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Mar 06, 2006
  • Length: 07:30
  • Purchases: 1
Green Roofs
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
Caption: Inside Technology
New York City's new green rooves help save energy and add flair to urban design

Bought by WYSO


  • Added: Mar 04, 2006
  • Length: 12:08
  • Purchases: 1
Identification Day
From: Kate Hinds
Caption: PRX default Piece image
While the layperson might not be able to tell the difference between a bovine patella and a piece of a T-Rex, the experts at the American Museum of...

Bought by PRX Administrator and 90.9 WBUR - Boston's NPR News Station


  • Added: Mar 03, 2006
  • Length: 04:39
  • Purchases: 2
Cyber Tracker
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
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Report on animal Cyber Tracker program inventor Louis Leibenberg.

  • Added: Feb 24, 2006
  • Length: 09:28
Sonar and Whales
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
Caption: Inside Technology
Sonar's deadly effect on several whale species

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Feb 08, 2006
  • Length: 13:00
  • Purchases: 2
Sugar Cane Power Plants
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
Caption: Inside Technology
Barbados planners envision power plants run on sugar cane

  • Added: Jan 31, 2006
  • Length: 06:05
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
Earth Notes - Kiowa Grasslands
From: KNAU
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Kiowa National Grassland is among the few places in the West with fewer traces of humanity now than it had a hundred years ago. A brief guide.

  • Added: Dec 14, 2005
  • Length: 02:00
Earth Notes - Guzzlers
From: KNAU
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Across the Southwest, people are providing water for wildlife. Is that always a good idea?

  • Added: Dec 14, 2005
  • Length: 02:00
Earth Notes - Modern Hogans
From: KNAU
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On the Navajo Nation, modern technology and ancient building designs have combined to create homes for a new century.

  • Added: Dec 07, 2005
  • Length: 02:00
Earth Notes - Wildlife and Roads
From: KNAU
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For many wild animals, crossing busy roads is a risky challenge that often ends badly. Some road planners are helping them out.

  • Added: Dec 07, 2005
  • Length: 02:00
Earth Notes - Prairie Dog Language
From: KNAU
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Prairie dogs are a talkative bunch. New research suggests that they have a lot to say.

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Dec 07, 2005
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1

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