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Getting Paid to Recycle
From: The Environment Report
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Some cities are paying people to recycle!

  • Added: Feb 19, 2007
  • Length: 04:15
Polars Bearing Weight of Global Warming
From: The Environment Report
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Polar bears might be protected by Endangered Species Act because of global warming

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 12, 2007
  • Length: 03:56
  • Purchases: 1
Flex-Fuel Economy Questioned
From: The Environment Report
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Flex-fuel vehicles might only be a stop-gap measure at best.

  • Added: Feb 12, 2007
  • Length: 04:40
Manatee Research
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
Caption: Inside Technology
Scientists study the Amazon River's manatees

  • Added: Feb 08, 2007
  • Length: 10:12
Corporate Campuses Go Green
From: The Environment Report
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Corporations are setting aside wildlife habitat to make investors happy.

  • Added: Feb 05, 2007
  • Length: 03:56
The Price of Global Warming
From: The Environment Report
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Will carbon offsets actually make a difference?

Bought by KRFC


  • Added: Feb 05, 2007
  • Length: 04:22
  • Purchases: 1
Growers Cover Up Local Produce
From: The Environment Report
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The growing use of hydroponics in agriculture is letting people get local produce even in places where the climate is chilly.

  • Added: Jan 29, 2007
  • Length: 04:02
Seed Bank Hopes to Save Trees in Peril
From: The Environment Report
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Scientists are freezing the seeds of a tree being destroyed by insects in hopes to save it for the future.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 29, 2007
  • Length: 04:13
  • Purchases: 1
Locally Grown Food Sprouts in Restaurants
From: The Environment Report
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Chef is encouraging farmers to grow local food for new trend in restaurants.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 29, 2007
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 1
Clifford & Kidd - Preggers
From: Jesse Thorn
Series: Comedy From Clifford & Kidd
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Home Depot Hijinks

Bought by KZYX and WUSM


  • Added: Jan 23, 2007
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 2
Dumpster Diving
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
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Tips, Tricks, and reasons why a person should find their new stuff in someone's old stuff.

Bought by YouthCast, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jan 16, 2007
  • Length: 06:04
  • Purchases: 3
Texas Park Has Bad Air Day
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Big Bend National Park has some of the most spectacular scenery in the United States. It's in the boonies of southwest Texas, yet it has the smoggi...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
A Tale of Two Birds
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This is a tale of two marsh birds that live on opposite sides of the United States. They belong to the same species, and prefer the same kind of ha...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Restoring a Fragile Marine Ecosystem
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A study in the journal Nature found that up to 90 percent of the larger specimens of these species have disappeared from the world's oceans.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
New Meters Could Help Conserve Energy
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The EPA says that the average home produces more greenhouse gases than the average car.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Understanding Fish Migration Patterns
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Tracking whale sharks is a tricky business. But conservationists have come up with a hi-tech solution, an ingenious new device that allows research...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Citizen Scientists help Protect Amphibians
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Amphibians have existed for 300 million years. But in recent decades, 168 species are believed to have gone extinct, and almost 2,500 others are di...

Bought by KMXT and KZYX


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Merced's new Sustainable Campus
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Colleges and universities are jumping on the green building bandwagon.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Reduce Home Water Use
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Americans use a lot of water. In fact, the average American uses more than 100 gallons every day.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Mobile Urban Farms
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Ken Dunn transforms unused urban land into productive gardens.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Trees Offsetting Vehicle Emissions
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Filipinos are aiming to improve the quality of the air they breathe by planting trees on the country's roadways.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Creatures in Love
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
To celebrate Valentine's Day, we're going to look at the mating habits of three very different creatures.

Bought by WTIP and KMXT


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Carbon Credits Explained
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Trading carbon credits, or "cap and trade," is a promising free-market solution.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Climate Change Implicated in Amphibian Decline
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Harlequin frogs can't seem to beat the heat. The vibrantly colored amphibians have been dying in droves.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Sustainable College
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The green building trend hasn?t been lost on higher education.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1

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