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Ben Santer has spent decades researching and identifying the human fingerprints on the climate system changes we’re now all seeing. He was lead aut...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WMUU-LP, KALW, KSQD Santa Cruz and more


  • Added: Dec 21, 2023
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 10
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Ben Santer has spent decades researching and identifying the human fingerprints on the climate system changes we’re now all seeing. He was lead aut...

  • Added: Dec 21, 2023
  • Length: 58:57
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Disasters caused by burning fossil fuels are becoming more frequent, and in the aftermath of hurricanes, floods and wildfires, federal and state re...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2023
  • Length: 58:59
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We hear what makes tidewater glacier habitat an acoustic refuge, and why glaciers are important to other species in the ecosystem.

  • Added: Jun 26, 2023
  • Length: 19:11
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We listen to part of the glacier travel story shared in the book "Do Glaciers Listen?" Frank Olive, from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, shares...

  • Added: Jun 26, 2023
  • Length: 08:30
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We hear from Judy Ramos in Lingít Aaní. She tells us about the history of glacier travel in the region, and about the Spirit of the Glacier.

  • Added: Jun 26, 2023
  • Length: 24:28
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Hear from your host, Theresa Soley, as she shares her unexpected interest in glacial ice.

  • Added: Jun 26, 2023
  • Length: 24:45
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Today’s conversation is with Conrad Anker, legendary mountaineer and leader in the outdoor community. He's climbed some of the hardest routes on th...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 04, 2021
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
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My name is Desi Stanerson and I am a Senior in Biomedical Engineering with a double major in Molecular and Cellular Biology. My current research is...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2020
  • Length: 04:47
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During the monsoon rainy season, my Catalina Sky Survey teammate, Hannes Groeller took a vacation in his native Austria. Returning to begin the fa...

Bought by KCHW, Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KENW, WLPR and more


  • Added: Oct 23, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
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This week on the show: Your breath smells like emotional tension - Follow us into a darkened German cinema to talk about how the stuff we breathe...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: Nov 14, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Dr. John Hausdoerffer is dean of the Western Colorado University School of Environment and Sustainability.

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Oct 25, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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This week on the show: How do you "graduate" astronaut school? We ask Europe's newest astronaut. Also, the strange story of a roaring Himalayan flo...

  • Added: Oct 10, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
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Spectrum: Inside out - On the show this week: Hike Elba's trails without ever leaving the armchair, Germany's young hackers aren't really hack...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: May 22, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
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On this week’s show, it’s all about insects… An unbelievable collection of data gathered by the entomological society in Krefeld shows that the bio...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: May 16, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Gill Deacon hosts a CBC radio program and decided to write a book about toxins in makeup.

  • Added: Mar 17, 2016
  • Length: 02:17
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Water Well Contamination in Colorado. Homeowners Wonder if Fracking Is To Blame. (2-part story; 5-6 minutes each)

  • Added: Sep 02, 2014
  • Length: 11:16
Caption: Matt and his dad Larry on the combine. Colorado, 1979
Food has become cheaper and more abundant in the last 150 years, largely thanks to technological advances. Irrigation, fertilizer, pesticides, and ...

Bought by KSJD


  • Added: Jun 29, 2014
  • Length: 22:01
  • Purchases: 1
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Is organic food worth a higher price at the check out? Chuck Benbrook, Ph.D., Washington State University, helps us do the food math. Join Food Sl...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2014
  • Length: 28:00
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What are the environmental and public health effects of GMO crops, related herbicides and pesticides? How can we protect our loved ones and our foo...

  • Added: Oct 25, 2013
  • Length: 28:00
Caption: Silverback Kabirizi, Credit: Paula Kahumbu
Fewer than 800 Mountain Gorillas remain making them one the world's most endangered species. For more than 20 years people around the world have be...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2012
  • Length: 11:06
Caption: Life returns to Mt. St. Helens, Credit: pbs.org/nova
Ecologist Charlie Crisafulli explains how being at Mt. St. Helens when it erupted completely changed the course of his career.

Bought by WEZU, Radio Newark, KRUA, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 01:12
  • Purchases: 4
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Today on Don't Cha Know - A tribute and recognition to the life's work of Dr. Calvin Fremling. One of the foremost authorities on the endangered en...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2011
  • Length: 16:03
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The Youth News Initiative creates a platform for young women of color to give their unique perspective on issues they face in their communities.

  • Added: Sep 23, 2010
  • Length: 04:50
Caption: Residents are warned by Dow to 'enter at their own risk', Credit: Vincent Duffy
A Preview of the series "Dioxin Delays" by the Environment Report

  • Added: Nov 06, 2009
  • Length: 03:37