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The Ocean is Telling Us - with Dr. Sandra Steingraber
From: Doug Wood
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Author and biologist Sandra Steingraber talks about the impact of fossil fuels on our oceans, ahead of the March to End Fossil Fuels.

  • Added: Sep 11, 2023
  • Length: 28:48
Constant Wonder - The Hidden Life of the Deep Ocean
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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The abyss of the deep sea is anything but lifeless!

Bought by WVTF, GCR (Global Community Radio), RadioStPete Florida, and WYAP


  • Added: Oct 12, 2022
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 4
Constant Wonder - Where Is Hope? Towns Rebuild Their "Lifescapes" After Disaster Strikes
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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After the Camp Fire consumed the town of Paradise, CA, the high school football team played a special role in bringing the town back to life.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Aug 08, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 2
Conservation Corps MN/IA with Hollis Emery
From: KQAL
Series: Don't Cha Know
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Today on DCK, we learn about Conservation Corps Minnesota and Iowa, which is an AmeriCorps agency that provides opportunities for young people to w...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: May 27, 2022
  • Length: 19:12
  • Purchases: 1
MN Native News: A New Kind of Pipeline
From: Ampers
Series: Minnesota Native News
Caption: Part of the Press Release for the Midwest Inter-Tribal EV Project , Credit: SAGE Development Authority & Native Sun Community Power Development
Electric vehicles are gaining traction on Minnesota’s roadways. This week on Minnesota Native News, reporter Emma Needham shares how a Native-led o...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KVSC, WDSE, KKWE Niijii Radio, WGZS and more


  • Added: Nov 10, 2021
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 8
First Responder Compensation, Oil Drilling vs. Polar Bears, Medical Marijuana
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1 - The Battle to Compensate Ground Zero First Responders; Topic 2 - Will Oil Drilling in ANWR Further Threaten Polar Bears?; Topic 3 - How M...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida and KOWS


  • Added: Oct 06, 2020
  • Length: 51:40
  • Purchases: 2
Curve By Curve
From: Marie Bongiovanni
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Personal narrative describing a way to cope with uncertainty during the pandemic, and a reassessment of safety and risk following the largest earth...

  • Added: Sep 19, 2020
  • Length: 05:33
A Talk On The Wild Side with Harry Hutchins: Practice Barred Owl Calls in the Shower
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Conversations on COVID-19
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In their weekly natural history talk, Harry Hutchins and Phenologist John Latimer talk about signs of spring and how to call in Barred Owls.

  • Added: Mar 31, 2020
  • Length: 13:46
Declutter for Greater Happiness - Episode 11
From: Daisy Oz
Series: Happy News
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Daisy presents a 2-part feature on Decluttering for more happiness. This first episode explores physical clutter's detriment to our overall well-be...

  • Added: Feb 13, 2020
  • Length: 03:00
Rwanda Heroes, Water Quality, Burger History
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1: A study of Rwanda rescuers. Topic 2: Water quality in the United States. Topic 3: The hamburger's true origins.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Jan 30, 2020
  • Length: 50:08
  • Purchases: 1
A Greener Commute
From: Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University
Series: Ways & Means "Shorts"
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Research with commuters in Durham, NC shows what gets them to leave their cars behind and take alternate transportation.

  • Added: Apr 03, 2019
  • Length: 03:18
Minnesota Native News: What Will You Do for the Water?
From: Ampers
Series: Minnesota Native News
Caption: Josephine Mandamin began a movement of praying for the water., Credit: motherearthwaterwalk.com
This week on Minnesota Native News we get the latest on legal maneuvers to stop the Line 3 oil pipeline replacement and Sharon Day remembers the be...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio, KVSC, KKWE Niijii Radio, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota and more


  • Added: Feb 27, 2019
  • Length: 10:00
  • Purchases: 12
GN_4.50_LEGOGreen
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 4
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LEGO corporation goes green in many ways.

  • Added: Aug 26, 2018
  • Length: 02:30
GN_4.29_MexicanGalapagos
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 4
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Mexico protects it's most valuable waters.

  • Added: Aug 26, 2018
  • Length: 02:30
GN_4.43_Cooperen
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 4
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Local communities work together to produce electricity.

  • Added: Aug 24, 2018
  • Length: 02:30
GN_4.42_FiberShed
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 4
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Clothing from Earth to body, back to earth.

  • Added: Aug 24, 2018
  • Length: 02:30
Sneaker Waves
From: Jessica Eden
Series: Shaky Ground
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Beautiful walks along the beach are possible any time of the year on the northcoast. Lori Dengler encourages us to be mindful of the unexpected "...

Bought by Radio Newark


  • Added: May 10, 2018
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
“Biggest Week” brings flock of birders to Ohio
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Birders on the Magee Marsh boardwalk, Credit: Elizabeth Miller/ideastream
It’s a special time of year for migratory birds. Tired from their travels, they stop on the coast of western Lake Erie to rest and refuel. Nine ye...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WXXI Rochester, WSKG, WCMU Michigan, and North Country Public Radio


  • Added: May 10, 2018
  • Length: 03:48
  • Purchases: 5
Lake Erie's problems set to music in 'Voice of the Lake'
From: Great Lakes Today
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It may be hard to imagine a composer being inspired by public hearings and court cases. But Lake Erie and its problems take center stage in a new o...

Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio and WBFO


  • Added: Nov 14, 2017
  • Length: 03:40
  • Purchases: 2
What's it like to live in a Lake Erie lighthouse? Bring water.
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: The Fairport Harbor West Breakwater Lighthouse, Credit: Elizabeth Miller/ideastream
Sheila Consaul purchased the Fairport Harbor West Breakwater Light in 2011 – and since then, she’s renovated and refurbished her unique summer home.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WLPR , WXXI Rochester, WCMU Michigan, WKSU and more


  • Added: Jul 07, 2017
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 7
Photographer reveals "ghosts" of Lake Erie
From: Great Lakes Today
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Lakes are often portrayed as calm and serene environments, but Dave Sanford knows better. The Canadian photographer uses his pictures to reveal a m...

Bought by WCPN, WCMU Michigan, WXXI Rochester, North Country Public Radio, and WBFO


  • Added: Jan 10, 2017
  • Length: 01:13
  • Purchases: 5
Winter Life on a Great Lakes Island
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Delaware Avenue., Credit: Elizabeth Miller
Put-In-Bay, on an island in Lake Erie, is a summer destination for vacationers and tourists. But when winter comes and ferry service to the mainlan...

Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio, WCPN, WCMU Michigan, WKSU, and WBFO


  • Added: Dec 15, 2016
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 5
Climate change threatens birds migrating along Great Lakes
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Andrea Patterson inspects a common yellowthroat in order to determine its age and sex during the banding process., Credit: Veronica Volk
Some of the migratory songbirds that pass through the Great Lakes region are already on the move, but their migratory patterns are shifting due to ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WCMU Michigan, WCPN, WRVO Public Media, North Country Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 02, 2016
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 6
12,000-pound lighthouse moves to new home
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Port Clinton lighthouse moves by barge, Credit: Elizabeth Miller
Hundreds gathered Tuesday to watch the Port Clinton lighthouse make a half-mile journey down the Portage River to a new home on Lake Erie. The 120-...

Bought by WXXI Rochester and WBFO


  • Added: Aug 16, 2016
  • Length: 01:18
  • Purchases: 2
A House Built on Sand
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Outside/In
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There’s a very robust debate going on right now as to exactly how much sea level rise we’re in for, and the Cliffs Notes version is that it’s betwe...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Aug 11, 2016
  • Length: 22:05
  • Purchases: 1