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The Plant Detective - episode 10 - Tea II
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Plant Detective
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Tea II: Central nervous system stimulant and antioxidant

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: Jun 11, 2007
  • Length: 01:29
  • Purchases: 1
The Plant Detective - episode 9 - Tea I
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Plant Detective
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Tea I: Central nervous system stimulant and antioxidant

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: Jun 11, 2007
  • Length: 01:29
  • Purchases: 1
The Plant Detective - episode 8 - Star Anise
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Plant Detective
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Star Anise: Source of key ingredient for bird flu medicine

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: Jun 11, 2007
  • Length: 01:29
  • Purchases: 1
The Plant Detective - episode 7 -Milk Thistle II
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Plant Detective
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Milk Thistle II: Liver protectant and antidote to mushroom poisoning

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: Jun 11, 2007
  • Length: 01:29
  • Purchases: 1
The Plant Detective - episode 6 - Milk Thistle I
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Plant Detective
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Milk Thistle I: Liver protectant and antidote to mushroom poisoning

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: Jun 11, 2007
  • Length: 01:29
  • Purchases: 1
CO2 Crops Not Tops
From: The Environment Report
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Crop production from higher CO2 levels not as good as thought.

  • Added: Jun 11, 2007
  • Length: 04:22
After Oil
From: 90.1 WFYI Public Radio
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When we look at all the things that made America what it is, It's fair to say that for the last hundred years or so, America has been shaped, more ...

Bought by KZYX, WILL, Marfa Public Radio, WGBH Radio Boston, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Jun 08, 2007
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 39
Sculpted By Fire
From: Barbara Bernstein
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Wildfire season is upon us. SCULPTED BY FIRE challenges a lot of common assumptions about forest fires and the need to wage a war on fire that is r...

Bought by KPIK-LP, KDNK, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KALW, Jefferson Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 04, 2007
  • Length: 54:05
  • Purchases: 9
The Plant Detective - episode 5 - Lavender
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Plant Detective
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Lavender: Useful in aromatherapy, insomnia, and mood disturbances

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: May 31, 2007
  • Length: 01:29
  • Purchases: 1
Salmonlands half-hour version
From: Barbara Bernstein
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Salmonlands is a journey into the land of salmon, why they are so significant to the culture and community of the Pacific Northwest, and what it wi...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and The Nature Podcast


  • Added: May 25, 2007
  • Length: 27:20
  • Purchases: 2
Greenhouses Get Gassed
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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It's like a breath of fresh...carbon dioxide? Okay, so that's what you'd be breathing...if you were a plant.

  • Added: May 24, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
Mississippi Mud and Wetlands
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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What do you do when the land you love is 'slip sliding away'? Luckily for folks in Louisiana, legislators and scientists are looking at several cre...

  • Added: May 24, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
Intervention Saving Tucson's Saguaros
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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While cacti can really stick it to us, the plight of the giant saguaro is nothing to poke fun at.

  • Added: May 24, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
Of Fertilizers and Dead Zones
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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This isn't how fertilizers are supposed to work. You'd think that more nutrients in water would be good for aquatic life.

  • Added: May 24, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
It's A Nice Day for A Green Wedding
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Woody Allen called marriage the death of hope. Now, while that may be a cynic's perspective, weddings can definitely take a toll on the environment.

  • Added: May 24, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
Protecting Salmon in Russia
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The Russian government is trying to protect its Kamchatka peninsula, one of Earth's last salmon strongholds.

  • Added: May 24, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
The Tropics: Fountains of Biodiversity
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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If someone could have observed Earth from outer space before there were people, they'd have seen the lion share of living things clustered in the t...

  • Added: May 24, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
Dwindling Aspen
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The American West conjures up images of cowboys, cattle ranches, ? and unspoiled mountains under bright blue skies. But one icon of the west ? the...

  • Added: May 24, 2007
  • Length: 01:28
Designer Pesticides?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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What's "bugging" farmers these days? Greenbugs and grain aphids. They're tiny insects found nearly on every continent. And they destroy about a hu...

  • Added: May 24, 2007
  • Length: 01:20
Blame It On the Bogs?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Scientists recently released the most definitive statement yet on the human contribution to climate change and how it compares to natural variabili...

  • Added: May 24, 2007
  • Length: 01:26
Lemmings from Heaven
From: Rebecca Sheir
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UnDisney-fying a tiny critter of huge -- and heavenly -- importance.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 14, 2007
  • Length: 04:24
  • Purchases: 2
New Planet for Old
From: Merle Kessler
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Science has discovered a new planet. Can we go there?

  • Added: May 05, 2007
  • Length: 01:27
CO2 "Upstream" Battle
From: The Environment Report
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Automakers want the oil companies to deal with CO2 issue.

  • Added: Apr 23, 2007
  • Length: 03:35
Flying squirrels + treadmills = Science!
From: John Ryan
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Alaskan squirrels can fly, but can they run?

  • Added: Apr 18, 2007
  • Length: 02:08
Drinking Water from Treated Sewage?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Water shortages could force us to rely on drinking water from treated sewage.

  • Added: Apr 16, 2007
  • Length: 01:32

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