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Swimming on Park Avenue
From: Sarah P. Reynolds
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In New York City people are swimming in pools made out of dumpsters, right on Park Avenue!

Bought by PRX Remix and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Aug 19, 2010
  • Length: 02:31
  • Purchases: 2
Microbes and Worms Turn Oil into Compost
From: Catherine Girardeau
Caption: Thomas Azwell with tea tank, Port Sonoma, CA, Credit: Catherine Girardeau
A UC Berkeley researcher is attacking toxic hydrocarbons left over from oil spills with microbes, earthworms, and a few acres of land. Catherine Gi...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 11, 2010
  • Length: 04:45
  • Purchases: 1
No More Water
From: World Vision Report
Series: Stories from the World Vision Report
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Experts say the capitol of Yemen quickly running out of water. It might sound crazy, but the water crisis in Sana’a is due in large part to its un...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2010
  • Length: 06:01
Asian Carp in the Great Lakes
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
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Asian Carp: an interview with Luke Skinner, Supervisor of the MN DNR’s Invasive Species Program.

  • Added: Jul 27, 2010
  • Length: 19:52
Pam Perry on the Sandhill Crane and Fate of MN Loons
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Phenology Show
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Wildlife biologist Pam Perry talks about the fate of Minnesota loons migrating to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill region this fall and the shooting of...

  • Added: Jul 21, 2010
  • Length: 13:22
The Early Bird Fishing Guide
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
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Conversation with our early bird fishing guide Jeff Sundin. July 1st, 2010

  • Added: Jul 01, 2010
  • Length: 16:42
Fiber Art of Kristen Anderson
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
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Discussed in this piece are an Arctic map made partially of Arctic muskox fur, a venison-keeper made with materials from deer, and many more pieces...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and mnartists.org


  • Added: Jul 01, 2010
  • Length: 06:12
  • Purchases: 2
The Phenology Show with John Latimer
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Phenology Show
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John Latimer shares his observations of the change of nature in our lives.

  • Added: Jun 30, 2010
  • Length: 15:25
Is Air Pollution Really Harming Us?
From: Dueling Docs
Series: Dueling Docs
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A new government report says be careful out there. Others disagree.

  • Added: Jun 30, 2010
  • Length: 02:00
The Last Word on State Parks
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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If you're a MN tax payer, I hope you're proud...

  • Added: Jun 21, 2010
  • Length: 06:18
Return to Shell Beach
From: World Vision Report
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President Obama made his first Oval Office address last week. He spoke about the oil spill in the Gulf, and his plans to repair the damage, which ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 17, 2010
  • Length: 04:40
  • Purchases: 1
Vietnamese Oil Spill
From: World Vision Report
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The massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has crippled the economy up and down the coast. In Alabama’s seafood capital, Bayou La Batre, a third ...

Bought by WBEZ and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 21, 2010
  • Length: 05:04
  • Purchases: 2
The Business of Compost Hauling
From: Avishay Artsy
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A new business helps local restaurants save money and help the planet by composting.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 19, 2010
  • Length: 03:51
  • Purchases: 1
Oil Spill - Shell Beach, Louisiana
From: World Vision Report
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Oil continues to gush into the seas of the Gulf coast. At Shell Beach, Louisiana the fishermen’s lives are on hold. The oyster and shrimp boats i...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: May 14, 2010
  • Length: 04:09
  • Purchases: 1
Rocky Flats
From: Julia Tashjian King
Caption: PRX default Piece image
An argument for why a old nuclear weapons production site turned wildlife refuge could be harmful for visitors

  • Added: May 04, 2010
  • Length: 03:52
Innovation spurred in Fairfield, OH through stimulus dollars
From: Joe Sampson
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When you think innovation, places like Silicon Valley usually come to mind. But in one Ohio city a company called Ecosil Technologies is trying to ...

  • Added: Apr 28, 2010
  • Length: 02:56
Active Voice Radio: Green Gone Wrong - How Our Economy Is Undermining the Enviornmental Revolution
From: Chris Goldstein
Caption: Green Gone Wrong cover
Are new methods to help the environment solutions or scams? Independent journalist and author Heather Rogers traveled the globe to get the scoop on...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
The Mikie Show #15, Mike
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Episode fifteen takes us to the wilderness with former hotshot Mike Kennard. What's a hotshot? They're the folks on the front lines fighting forest...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Apr 11, 2010
  • Length: 28:02
  • Purchases: 1
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Anniversary
From: KRUA
Caption: Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Credit: Kos Media, LLC
The Exxon Valdez oil spill occurred 21 years ago on March 24th 1989, and consequently affected the world over.

  • Added: Apr 07, 2010
  • Length: 03:55
Kuna and Climate Change
From: World Vision Report
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As sea levels rise, coastal communities are becoming more and more concerned about devastating floods. Sandy Hausman visited a chain of islands off...

Bought by KZYX and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 05, 2010
  • Length: 04:57
  • Purchases: 2
Delivering Local Food in Winter
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
Caption: Idaho's Bounty Crew, Credit: Paulette Phlipot Photography
A sound rich feature on an Idaho group working to distribute local food in winter.

Bought by Boise State Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 05, 2010
  • Length: 05:53
  • Purchases: 3
The Miner's Canary: First Peoples on Climate Change
From: A World of Possibilities
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Interviews from an indigenous climate change conference during the summer of 2009 in Alaska.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Dec 14, 2009
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 1
Boulder Shares Climate Lessons at Copenhagen
From: Grace Hood
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For the past week, the world’s leaders have hashed out policy details at the Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change. Now some of the spotlight wil...

  • Added: Dec 10, 2009
  • Length: 04:17
Melting Glaciers
From: World Vision Report
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Global warming is getting plenty of attention this week and next at the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen. Divisions are surfacing bet...

  • Added: Dec 10, 2009
  • Length: 04:11
TCEQ Approves Coal Plant Expansion
From: Mose Buchele
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The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality voted today to allow the expansion of the Limestone coal-powered energy plant northeast of Austin.

  • Added: Dec 09, 2009
  • Length: 01:40

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