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Old tires. Mountains of rubber. What's happening with them these days?

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  • Added: Sep 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
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When it comes to discovering sources of renewable energy, Penn State engineering professor Bruce Logan is outstanding in his field. A corn field, ...

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  • Added: Sep 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
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Mother Nature doesn't fly a crop-duster -- she doesn't need to. A research team at the University of Warwick, England, recently discovered a natura...

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  • Added: Sep 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 2
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Save the Salmon - it's easier said than done. But today, sophisticated science is being used to preserve their genetic diversity.

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  • Added: Sep 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 2
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Batman step aside! You're no match for these polluting villains. Polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, make the Riddler look like a saint.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Aug 27, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
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Once upon a time in the West, there were 30 million American bison. Now, around Yellowstone National Park, there are only 3900-but that's up from j...

  • Added: Jun 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
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A behind-the-scenes view of journalism

Bought by WFUV and The PRX Podcast


  • Added: Apr 18, 2007
  • Length: 05:55
  • Purchases: 2
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As oil prices rise and supplies decline, interest in wind energy is soaring. But finding sites for wind farms hasn't been a breeze...

  • Added: Apr 16, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
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The compact fluorescent light is way more efficient at converting electricity to light than the incandescent bulb.

  • Added: Mar 28, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
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Two encounters with Jupiter, as we get a status report from Alan Stern on the eve of the New Horizons flyby, and we talk with folksinger Cheryl Whe...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and WESM 91.3 FM


  • Added: Feb 26, 2007
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 2
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Lighting accounts for about a quarter of all the electricity that's consumed in the United States. Here are some ways to lighten the energy load...

  • Added: Feb 20, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
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Virgin Atlantic - Space travel

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  • Added: Feb 14, 2007
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 1
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TET walkers:Tetrahedral Explorer Technologies

  • Added: Feb 14, 2007
  • Length: 01:35
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Tsunami Warning using NASA GPS

  • Added: Feb 14, 2007
  • Length: 01:33
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Commecial Venture-Ride to Space

  • Added: Feb 14, 2007
  • Length: 01:35
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Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite

  • Added: Feb 14, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
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Guadeloupe uses Geothermal heat to create islands' energy source

  • Added: Jan 29, 2007
  • Length: 07:59
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Tracking whale sharks is a tricky business. But conservationists have come up with a hi-tech solution, an ingenious new device that allows research...

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  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Today, you can recharge many gadgets with solar power.

  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
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Henry Ford always thought agriculture and industry were natural partners.

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  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
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You can cheat a polygraph exam, but you can't cheat the examiner.

  • Added: Dec 18, 2006
  • Length: 06:30
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Wind is the world's fastest-growing energy source, with an average annual growth rate of 29 percent over the last 10 years. Wind-driven turbines co...

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Toilet bowl cleaner, cough medicine, and rubber duckies have something in common: they're all made with chemicals. In fact, most of today?s product...

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Here's a story that?ll stick with you! We're talking about sticky stuff - glue - and the mussels that make it.

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Here's a "rain dance" worth following. It's called cloud seeding, and it's been around for decades. Millions of dollars are spent each year on clou...

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1