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In Amish Country, Fracking Here to Stay
From: Reid Frazier
Caption: A Chesapeake Energy rig in Carroll County, Ohio, where fracking is taking place in Amish communities. , Credit: Reid R. Frazier
In Ohio, some of the best pockets of oil and gas in the East run right under Amish country. Reid Frazier found the drilling boom is confronting the...

  • Added: Mar 11, 2013
  • Length: 06:37
As Renewables Boom, California Struggles to Quit Coal
From: KQED
Series: QUEST: Coal at the Crossroads
Caption: The coal-fired San Juan Generating Station in New Mexico. , Credit: Matt Preusch
California is known for its "green" reputation. Just look at all the new solar and wind farms popping up around the state. So it might be a surpris...

Bought by Louisville Public Media, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WRFA-LP, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, WDSE and more


  • Added: Sep 27, 2011
  • Length: 05:09
  • Purchases: 8
The View from Coal Country in the Age of Green
From: KQED
Series: QUEST: Coal at the Crossroads
Caption: Coal miner, Larry Myer., Credit: Kimberly Paynter
Coal produces nearly half the electricity in the U.S., but the mercury, sulfur dioxide and carbon dioxide it emits also make it one of the most con...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Louisville Public Media, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WRFA-LP, West Virginia Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Sep 27, 2011
  • Length: 04:10
  • Purchases: 11
A Difficult Path for Clean Coal
From: KQED
Series: QUEST: Coal at the Crossroads
Caption: Taking measurements during carbon storage project in Canton, Ohio., Credit: Courtesy ODNR
Coal generates half of all the electricity in the U.S. It’s also the biggest source of global-warming emissions and other air pollution. The coal i...

Bought by Louisville Public Media, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WRFA-LP, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, WDSE and more


  • Added: Sep 27, 2011
  • Length: 04:05
  • Purchases: 9
#4: E-Waste Programs Reach Milestone
From: KQED
Series: QUEST: Recycling in America
Caption: E-waste circuit boards, Credit: QUEST
Every year, Americans throw away more than 300 million outdated lap tops, cell phones, printers, broken computer monitors and old television sets. ...

Bought by KSRQ, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WTIP


  • Added: Aug 04, 2011
  • Length: 03:46
  • Purchases: 3
#3: Bioplastic Boom
From: KQED
Series: QUEST: Recycling in America
Caption: Bioplastic packaging, Credit: QUEST
Companies like Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Heinz ketchup have determined that plastic made from plants — not oil — makes sense both for the environment a...

Bought by Kansas Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WTIP


  • Added: Aug 04, 2011
  • Length: 04:40
  • Purchases: 3
#2: Revisiting Mandatory Recycling
From: KQED
Series: QUEST: Recycling in America
Caption: City recycling worker, Credit: QUEST
Until very recently Philadelphians recycled a dismal five-percent of their trash. But all that began to change a few years ago when the city steppe...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and WTIP


  • Added: Aug 04, 2011
  • Length: 04:21
  • Purchases: 2
#1: Boom Times For The Recycling Industry
From: KQED
Series: QUEST: Recycling in America
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Here's one silver lining to a slow economy: High recycling rates. Americans are wasting far less, and recycling far more. Nowhere is the trend as s...

Bought by KZYX, WRVO Public Media, WTIP, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 04, 2011
  • Length: 04:54
  • Purchases: 4
Geekhouse Bicycles: Federal Loan Gets Business Rolling
From: Cathy Corman
Caption: Marty Walsh hangs his sign at Geekhouse Bicycles., Credit: Jonathan Simmons
Marty Walsh of Boston's Geekhouse Bicycles received $70,000 in state-monitored federal money in November. Geekhouse is thriving, giving listeners ...

Bought by The Neighborhood


  • Added: Mar 04, 2009
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 1
Food For Thought
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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We take a look at sustainable farming practices and find solutions right in our backyards: urban farms in the heart of San Francisco, food producti...

Bought by WXDU, Troy Public Radio, KVSC, and 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Nov 18, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Searching For Farming's Future in its Past
From: Rachel Leventhal
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Searching For Farming's Future in its Past is part of a series produced by Rachel Leventhal for the NRDC about the impact individuals can make on t...

Bought by KUT, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Oct 07, 2008
  • Length: 09:41
  • Purchases: 3
RN Documentary: A Boat-trip through Borneo
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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An on-location report about Orang Utans and the various threats to the peat bog forests of Kalimantan in Borneo.

Bought by KUER and The Nature Podcast


  • Added: Sep 13, 2005
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 2
Bioprospecting in Chiapas
From: Round Earth Media
Series: Here Where We Live: Mexico and NAFTA
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Traditional Mexican healers have stopped "bioprospecting projects of foreign pharmaceutical companies.

Bought by KSUT, KFAI Minneapolis, KUNM, WAER Syracuse, NY, Here and Now and more


  • Added: Apr 20, 2005
  • Length: 07:56
  • Purchases: 6
Roads on the Isthmus
From: Round Earth Media
Series: Here Where We Live: Mexico and NAFTA
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Improved roads were supposed to be a side-benefit of NAFTA, but some poor Mexicans are convinced that highways won't improve their lives.

Bought by KUNM and Here and Now


  • Added: Apr 20, 2005
  • Length: 07:39
  • Purchases: 2
Corn in Oaxaca
From: Round Earth Media
Series: Here Where We Live: Mexico and NAFTA
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US corn imports in Mexico are making it hard for traditional farmers to maintain precious biodiversity.

Bought by KSUT, KFAI Minneapolis, KUNM, and Here and Now


  • Added: Apr 20, 2005
  • Length: 07:44
  • Purchases: 4
Timber in Durango
From: Round Earth Media
Series: Here Where We Live: Mexico and NAFTA
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Community-owned forests in Mexico are tapping into the demand for eco-friendly wood -- at least for now.

Bought by KUNM, Here and Now, and WAER Syracuse, NY


  • Added: Apr 20, 2005
  • Length: 07:03
  • Purchases: 3
Mangroves on the Yucatan
From: Round Earth Media
Series: Here Where We Live: Mexico and NAFTA
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Mexico is trying to balance its lucrative tourism industry with the need to protect fragile coastal ecosystems.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KUNM, Here and Now, and WYSO


  • Added: Apr 20, 2005
  • Length: 07:24
  • Purchases: 4
RN Documentary: Releasing the River - Restoring the Rhythms of the Zambian wetlands
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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ABG visits a Worldwide Fund for Nature project to restore the Zambian wetlands which - since the construction of two huge hydroelectric dams on the...

Bought by CKMO and KUOW


  • Added: Nov 09, 2004
  • Length: 29:29
  • Purchases: 2