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Cleaning Up The Ashtabula
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Generations of kids did their Huckleberry Finn thing down by the Ashtabula, which means "river of many fish" in the Iroquois language. It once tee...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2008
  • Length: 01:32
Green Mother's Day
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
"Mother Nature"..."Mother's Day." A coincidence? I think not. Mother gave you life, nurtured and sustained you. The same can be said for Mother Na...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Apr 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
BIONEERS The Golden Rule: Restoring the Earth by Restoring Human Dignity
From: Creative PR
Series: BIONEERS
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Taking care of nature means taking care of people, and taking care of people means taking care of nature.

Bought by KQUA, KQUA, KPOV, KPOV, KFOI Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 14, 2008
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 15
BIONEERS The Seaweed Rebellion: Saving the Earth by Saving the Oceans
From: Creative PR
Series: BIONEERS
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We're made of water, totally dependent on it, yet water in turn depends on us to play our part in a good way. Mother Ocean is the primary regulator...

Bought by KQUA, KQUA, KPOV, KFOI Radio, KRYZ-LPFM 98.5 and more


  • Added: Apr 14, 2008
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 13
The Raw Life
From: Sarah Lange
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A small glimpse into the life of raw foodists

  • Added: Mar 11, 2008
  • Length: 03:10
"Lady Bird Johnson: Legacy of a First Lady" Module #8: Wildflower Center
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: "Lady Bird Johnson: Legacy of a First Lady" Modules
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For Women's History Month, eighth of eight short profiles in her own words.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 07, 2008
  • Length: 06:25
  • Purchases: 1
Is There an Echo Here?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Like its name, the Echo Parakeet is bouncing back. And the Mauritius Wildlife Foundation couldn't be happier.

Bought by WYOU


  • Added: Feb 28, 2008
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Dumped Tires Land on Doorsteps
From: Zak Rosen
Caption: The finished product
Re-purposing dumped tires combats poverty, vacant lots, and environmental degredation

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 05, 2008
  • Length: 04:14
  • Purchases: 2
A Brief Moment in a Beautiful Place
From: Fitz Cahall
Series: The Dirtbag Diaries
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Two friends recount their story of traveling in Laos and one spectacularly bad idea, building a bamboo raft.

  • Added: Jan 23, 2008
  • Length: 24:24
Nachusa Grasslands
From: Long Haul Productions
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A profile of the volunteer stewards restoring former Illinois corn fields into habitats for native plants and birds

Bought by PRX Remix, KXOT Public Radio, and The Nature Podcast


  • Added: Dec 19, 2007
  • Length: 10:23
  • Purchases: 3
Splendor From His Grass
From: Ed Janus
Series: Milk on Our Boots: The Terroir of Dairyland
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From corporate offices to dairy barn and farmstead cheese making

  • Added: Nov 26, 2007
  • Length: 13:36
What's (Solar) Cookin'?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Now you can whip up a meal while you work on your tan. And that's with free, non-polluting, energy from the sun.

Bought by KMXT and WEPS


  • Added: Nov 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:18
  • Purchases: 2
Ships and Whales Don?t Mix
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The Canadian Defense Department recently tested a robotic submarine that detects the presence of whales and transmits a warning to stay out of thei...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Oct 29, 2007
  • Length: 01:27
  • Purchases: 1
Penn State and environmental activism group win Green Power award
From: ComRadio
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Penn State University is looking pretty green these days, but don't worry, the school's blue and white colors have nothing to do with it. Last week...

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Oct 24, 2007
  • Length: 05:56
  • Purchases: 1
Home Power Energy
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
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Is "cogeneration" the new way for powering your house and home?

  • Added: Sep 21, 2007
  • Length: 06:40
Saving the Long Island Sound
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Who would've imagined? A wildlife refuge in sight of New York City? Well, believe it! Because, it's the Long Island Sound...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Aug 27, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
More Sediment for Wetlands
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The forested wetlands of Louisiana have inspired Hollywood movie scenes ever since the 'talkies.' But the Cypress swamps and floating marshes of Ba...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Aug 27, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Biomass Fuel
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
So, what's so great about fossil fuels, anyway? Well the truth is, they burn easily, so they're handy for powering internal combustion engines or e...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Aug 27, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Grow Local, Eat Local
From: A World of Possibilities
Series: Food Safety
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Feeding our hunger for connection

Bought by WCNY and KSFR


  • Added: Aug 20, 2007
  • Length: 55:01
  • Purchases: 2
Nature Profile: Women and the Woods
From: The Environment Report
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A woman who has every reason to fear the woods rejects that fear.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Vocalo.org, KXOT Public Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 13, 2007
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 4
Award-winning Tree Farmer Emphasizes Careful Planning
From: ComRadio
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Tree Farmer Recognized for Conservation Efforts

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Aug 08, 2007
  • Length: 05:52
  • Purchases: 1
So Many Straws! A Day on the Charles River Clean Up Boat
From: Paige Doughty
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Environmental issues are so complicated these days wouldn't it be nice if we could all stop talking about it and DO SOMETHING! Well, the folks who...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2007
  • Length: 07:02
Rising and Ebbing Power Source
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
We burn a lot of fossil fuels, and many of us would like to curb our dependence on foreign oil. Ocean tides and crashing waves could be at least a ...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
Protecting the Surf
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Here's one of the "good guys" of conservation - The Surfrider Foundation ...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
This I Believe - David Gessner
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Nature writer David Gessner believes you don't have to go to Everest or the Amazon to find wildness.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, KJZZ, and KZSC


  • Added: Jul 23, 2007
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 4

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