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There's an alternative way to treat wastewater: filtering it with live plants and even snails!
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 3
Open-field coffee cultivation emerged some 30 years ago. While the method may be productive in the short run, it often degrades the environment, an...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 3
Aquaculture is becoming big business in a hungry world. The challenge is to develop methods and technologies that produce sustainable yields while ...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 3
A team of expert veterinarians is always on alert to help save animals from the devastating consequences of marine oil spills.
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 3
Though many companies already recycle their office paper, the truly paperless office is still a rarity. With some dedication, though, there are ple...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 3
"Rain gardens" are one way you can help limit stormwater drainage. They collect storm water and allow it to soak into the soil.
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 3
"Green" buildings incorporate the latest technology to squeeze the most out of the energy that's used for heating, cooling, and lighting. They're a...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 3
Some universities and colleges are teaching more than reading and writing. They're educating students about what a sustainable future might look li...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 3
Another year's gone, and the new year lies ahead. We all know what that means...Yup, New Year's resolutions! How about adding some eco-friendly res...
Bought by KMXT, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KOSU, and WEPS
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 4
In the past 20 years, poachers have killed nearly one million elephants. Poachers have driven the giant pachyderms -- which are prized for their iv...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 3
American chestnut trees once made up 25 percent of the eastern forest. People could pick chestnuts and roast them on an open fire. Their wood was ...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 3
"Syriana," a political thriller about the oil industry, has become the first "carbon neutral" film. The producers offset 100 percent of the carbon ...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 3
The endangered American Crocodile may owe its future to conservation measures taken near a nuclear power plant. The Turkey Point plant in south Flo...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 3
We've all marveled at the shifting patterns that clouds form in the sky. Beyond capturing our imagination, though, clouds play a vital role in Eart...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:34
- Purchases: 3
Gunter Pauli is the director of "ZERI," which is short for Zero Emissions Research and Initiatives. He started out making biodegradable detergents...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:34
- Purchases: 3
About 20 years ago, New Jersey's filthy beaches were the butt of jokes. The medical wastes and other garbage that washed up onshore were forcing lo...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:34
- Purchases: 3
Wetlands are among the most productive ecosystems in the world. But since European settlers first arrived on American shores, more than half of the...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:34
- Purchases: 3
PART ONE- Dr. Owens Wiwa documented Petroleum Based injuries and deaths among the local population...and now lives in exile in Canada.
Bought by KSFR
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 29:54
- Purchases: 1
Long Haul Productions follows two teams as they compete in the Southwest Michigan Birdathon
Bought by WWNO, KVSC, KUT, KGNU Community Radio, KGOU and more
- Added: Nov 29, 2006
- Length: 28:59
- Purchases: 11
Maui County officials are working to put control of water back in public hands
Bought by KVNF
- Added: Nov 27, 2006
- Length: 08:49
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Nov 24, 2006
- Length: 02:45
Farmers are raising 'heritage' turkeys to preserve DNA
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and Prairie Public
- Added: Nov 20, 2006
- Length: 04:04
- Purchases: 2
A reporter's attempt to buy all of the ingredients in his Thanksgiving meal from sources within 100 miles, right down to the salt.
Bought by PRX Remix, KISU, Delta College Public Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio, KZYX and more
- Added: Nov 20, 2006
- Length: 04:04
- Purchases: 30
Judaic obligations to the environment
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Nov 20, 2006
- Length: 04:01
- Purchases: 1
A commentary on the Bush administration's successful attempt to allow U.S. growers to continue using methyl bromide, the highly toxic pesticide ban...
- Added: Nov 18, 2006
- Length: 02:54