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Will the Future Be Abundant?
From: Open to Debate
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Today, humanity is thriving, but there are fears the good times will not last. Will tomorrow be better than today? Those arguing “yes” say people h...

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Dec 21, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
Planetary Boundaries Breached
From: David Kattenburg
Series: Green Planet Monitor Podcast
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Six out of nine planetary systems key to the survival of the human species are under threat. Is Earth still a safe operating space for human beings...

  • Added: Sep 24, 2023
  • Length: 58:33
Glyphosate: What You Need to Know and What You Can Do About It with Kelly Ryerson
From: Jack Eidt
Series: EcoJustice Radio
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Join Kelly Ryerson, founder of Glyphosate Facts, as she reveals truths about glyphosate, one of the most common ingredients in herbicides and the m...

  • Added: Feb 03, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
2022-03-04 Peat, Kelp and Trees: Nature-Based Carbon Capture
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Humans must dramatically rein in greenhouse gas emissions in order to slow the planetary warming caused by centuries of fossil fuel combustion. But...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KSQD Santa Cruz, KGUA, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Mar 02, 2022
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 9
220304: Peat, Kelp and Trees: Nature-Based Carbon Capture, 3/4/2022
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Humans must dramatically rein in greenhouse gas emissions in order to slow the planetary warming caused by centuries of fossil fuel combustion. But...

  • Added: Mar 02, 2022
  • Length: 58:57
2021-10-29 Electrify Everything
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Fully electrifying our homes, cars and industries could cut the amount of total energy we need by half, says Saul Griffith, an entrepreneur, invent...

Bought by Maine Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WLPR , WMUU-LP, KSQD Santa Cruz and more


  • Added: Oct 28, 2021
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 14
211029: Electrify Everything, 10/29/2021
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Fully electrifying our homes, cars and industries could cut the amount of total energy we need by half, says Saul Griffith, an entrepreneur, invent...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2021
  • Length: 58:58
2021-07-23 How a Manufactured Car Culture Blocks Transit
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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The United States is famous for its car culture. But a hundred years ago, pedestrians didn’t want cars to take over the streets — and it took decad...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WMUU-LP, Maine Public Radio, KSQD Santa Cruz, KGUA and more


  • Added: Jul 22, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 14
Breaking Point
From: Broken Ground
Series: Season 3: Sea Level Rise
Caption: Charleston, SC
With waters rising in Charleston, South Carolina we explore what, if any, breaking point there is for people living and working in this city. And w...

  • Added: Jul 15, 2020
  • Length: 29:56
How to Get More People to Ride the Bus
From: Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University
Series: Ways & Means Podcast
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What motivates commuters to leave their cars behind, and take the bus or a bike to work instead? A government innovation team in Durham, North Caro...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Jan 14, 2020
  • Length: 15:20
  • Purchases: 1
Take Care (Monthly) #13
From: WRVO Public Media
Series: Take Care
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The theme of this episode is, "Climate change and health".

  • Added: Nov 06, 2019
  • Length: 52:00
The Healing Power of Trees
From: Wendy Ring
Series: Cool Solutions
Caption: Volunteers planting trees in Louisville
Health researchers are planting 8,000 trees in Louisville to learn how trees prevent cardiac death. No crystals and woo woo. This is solid scienc...

Bought by KICI Iowa City, WFHB, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], and 'The Sea'


  • Added: Jul 09, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 4
John McClow — Water wrangling in the American West (Part two)
From: Alan Wartes
Series: ThinkRadio Presents ThinkPlanet
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In this episode of ThinkRadio Presents ThinkPlanet host Alan Wartes spoke with water law expert John McClow.

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Dec 13, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Abrupt Climate Change
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious discusses abrupt climate change with Guy McPherson, professor Emeritus of Natural Resources, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2018
  • Length: 01:27:03
Durable Future: Bill McKibben #115 (Encore)
From: Citizen-Powered Media
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Relocalization may be the most important strategy for minimizing climate change. According to Bill McKibben, “working as communities is the most im...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2017
  • Length: 28:30
Geological Mapping
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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On this episode of Culture Clique, we visit with Dr. Dean Peterson, Director of the Precambrian Research Center and the University of Minnesota Du...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Jul 20, 2016
  • Length: 28:12
  • Purchases: 1
Dr. Martin Blank - Overpowered - Part 1
From: Donna Descoteaux
Series: Living Well Show
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The Living Well Show presents a two part interview with Dr. Martin Blank, author of Overpowered: The Dangers of Electromagnetic Radiation (EMF) and...

  • Added: Sep 09, 2015
  • Length: 28:34
Dr. Martin Blank - Overpowered - Part 2
From: Donna Descoteaux
Series: Living Well Show
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The Living Well Show presents a two part interview with Dr. Martin Blank, author of Overpowered: The Dangers of Electromagnetic Radiation (EMF) and...

  • Added: Sep 09, 2015
  • Length: 28:34
Climate Change: It's Not Just The Sun
From: Robert Frederick
Series: The Conjectural
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Climate scientist and MacArthur "Genius" award-winner Ben Santer on how scientists know that climate change is not just due to the Sun.

  • Added: Jul 17, 2015
  • Length: 04:02
Dr. Sandra Steingraber - Part One - Raising Elijah: Protecting Our Children in an Age of Environmental Crisis
From: Donna Descoteaux
Series: Living Well Show
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The Living Well Show presents: A two part interview with Dr. Sandra Steingraber, award winning author of Living Downstream: An Ecologist's Personal...

Bought by WPCA-LP


  • Added: Apr 21, 2014
  • Length: 28:41
  • Purchases: 1
Environmental Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing
From: Donna Descoteaux
Series: Living Well Show
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Dr. Frank R. Spellman, author of Environmental Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing talks to us about the topic of his book. He discusses all aspects o...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2013
  • Length: 28:36
Digging Peromyscus -- Groks Science Show 2013-02-06
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Not many laboratories house mice in 3000 pounds of sand, but then not many labs research the burrowing habits of Peromyscus, either. Dr. Hopi Hoek...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KMXT, and KPVL


  • Added: Feb 06, 2013
  • Length: 30:27
  • Purchases: 3
Coyote City -- Groks Science Show 2012-06-13
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Stanley Gehrt discussed urban coyotes living in Chicago.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Jun 13, 2012
  • Length: 29:45
  • Purchases: 2
Climate Change Gridlock: Where Do We Go From Here? (Part 2)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Global warming is no longer a fear for the future. It’s threatening human civilization, now. Part 2 of a special 2 part series produced by Brian E...

  • Added: Jun 29, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Climate Change Gridlock: Where Do We Go From Here? (Part 1)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Global warming is no longer a fear for the future. It’s threatening human civilization, now. Part 1 of a special 2 part series produced by Brian Ed...

  • Added: Jun 21, 2011
  • Length: 29:00