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The stuff in Scotchguard and Teflon coatings is poisoning water supplies and never goes away It's even been found in animals on the North Pole! Wit...

  • Added: Aug 23, 2018
  • Length: 05:27
Caption: Brianna Boggan takes a water sample at Villa Angela-Euclid Beach, Credit: Elizabeth Miller
Although a lot of beaches are tested for contamination in the water, many agencies use dated information to determine if it’s safe to swim. A new ...

Bought by WXXI Rochester, WRVO Public Media, North Country Public Radio, WCMU Michigan, WCPN and more


  • Added: Sep 21, 2016
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Torbjörn Törnqvist says sea-level rise will overtake natural subsidence as a cause of land loss., Credit: Barry Yeoman
Most of us shudder to imagine the impact of another large oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and for good reason. A spill in future decades could hav...

  • Added: Jul 05, 2011
  • Length: 04:36
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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Using DNA to catch wildlife poachers

Bought by WABE, Listenwise, New Hampshire Public Radio, KVNF, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 14, 2008
  • Length: 04:54
  • Purchases: 5
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For plants, global warming means move or die.

Bought by WABE, KZYX, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Sep 17, 2008
  • Length: 04:58
  • Purchases: 3
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Is local food necessarily low-carbon?

Bought by WRVO Public Media, KVNF, KGOU, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 24, 2008
  • Length: 04:38
  • Purchases: 4
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Server farms drive the Internet -- and global warming. How do we clean them up?

Bought by WABE, KUOW, New Hampshire Public Radio, WRVO Public Media, and KGOU


  • Added: Jun 19, 2008
  • Length: 04:52
  • Purchases: 5
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Who will be the Googles and Yahoos of clean tech?

Bought by KLCC


  • Added: Jan 07, 2008
  • Length: 05:04
  • Purchases: 1
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One Fish, Two Fish: The Science of Protecting Sea Life

  • Added: Oct 26, 2007
  • Length: 04:45
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Is California's most controversial water proposal making a comeback?

  • Added: Oct 26, 2007
  • Length: 04:48
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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Solar and wind get all the press, but geothermal is poised for a comeback

Bought by WBEZ and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 16, 2007
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 2
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Quest radio takes a look at the largest wetlands restoration in the West - the South Bay Salt Ponds Restoration Project.

  • Added: Jun 14, 2007
  • Length: 05:48
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High oil prices and a federal tax credit are fueling biodiesel's growth both at retail pumps and in big fleets

Bought by KVNF and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Jan 17, 2006
  • Length: 07:53
  • Purchases: 2