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“Antarctica: Life on the Ice.” Our guide is Glenn Zorpette. He takes us behind the scenes to see what its like to live in Antarctica year round. W...

Bought by KMXT, WLRN, KVSC, Marfa Public Radio, KUT and more


  • Added: Jun 20, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
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Antarctica: Life On The Ice is a co-production of IEEE Spectrum Radio and The National Science Foundation.

Bought by WTIP, KEOS, KXOT Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Jun 20, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
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A piece about preserving prairie.

  • Added: Jun 19, 2010
  • Length: 10:39
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The story of one man's quest to harness the power of the tide, and why now, nearly 100 years later, the quest continues.

Bought by SALTcast Podcast


  • Added: Jun 03, 2010
  • Length: 11:23
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Young Whooping cranes in 'flight training' behind an ultralight aircraft at Necedah, WI., Credit: Mark Chenoweth
In 1941 there were only 15 Whooping cranes left in North America. The story of the slow but progressive comeback of this bird that many consider th...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2010
  • Length: 14:30
Caption: VAN JONES, founder of Green for All, Credit: Courtesy Richard Hume, Experience Life magazine
Environmental visionary Van Jones, former White House special adviser for green jobs, is featured

Bought by Vermont Public, KBBI Alaska, KZMU Moab Community Radio, KWIT, Marfa Public Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 16, 2010
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 12
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The idea of keeping shopping close to home is picking up speed, with local foods increasing in popularity and availability. Harder to understand mi...

  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 06:37
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Travels around Tasmania to learn about the fate of the little Devil

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KUT, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 14, 2009
  • Length: 06:11
  • Purchases: 3
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Tells the stories of how American youth think about their daily impact on our planet.

Bought by KVMR, KZYX, KXOT Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUNM and more


  • Added: Aug 17, 2009
  • Length: 51:29
  • Purchases: 10
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A light-hearted but serious exploration of how water is used, conserved and transported in Arizona.

Bought by KRZA, KUT, Remix Radio, and YouthCast


  • Added: Jun 08, 2009
  • Length: 22:09
  • Purchases: 4
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Hosted by Barbara Bogaev, and produced by Richard Paul, Sustainability looks at what is being done to address our energy needs and environmental c...

Bought by WFHB, WNIJ, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KUOW, KGNU Community Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 09, 2009
  • Length: 59:08
  • Purchases: 27
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Matt Fidler and Dr. Despommier of Columbia University in New York talk about his new concept of Vertical Farming. That is, growing our food in a s...

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Nov 26, 2008
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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A condor refuge recovers after a wildfire, and volunteers prepare for a dramatic release.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Nov 03, 2008
  • Length: 04:57
  • Purchases: 2
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
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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A mysterious bacterial infection is sickening the West Coast's sea lions.

  • Added: Oct 14, 2008
  • Length: 05:03
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Many of us drink tiny doses of drugs like ibuprofen and birth control pills with each glass of tap. Should we care?

Bought by WABE, New Hampshire Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and KRUA


  • Added: Oct 14, 2008
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 4
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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On the frontiers of green building

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 01, 2008
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 1
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International convergence of Red Knot, Horseshoe Crab and man on the Delaware Bay shore.

Bought by The Nature Podcast


  • Added: Oct 01, 2008
  • Length: 56:20
  • Purchases: 1
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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
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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What's global warming doing to the ocean?

Bought by KZYX, KRUA, KUOW, WRNC-LP, New Hampshire Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 17, 2008
  • Length: 04:57
  • Purchases: 6
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On a desolate beach in Northern California's Humboldt County, a marine biologist and a citizen scientist troll for bird carcasses, inadvertently fi...

Bought by KZYX and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 15, 2008
  • Length: 11:49
  • Purchases: 2
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The floating sustainable greenhouse in New York City

  • Added: Jul 29, 2008
  • Length: 17:07
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Take a tour of the greenest building in Manhattan.

  • Added: Jul 02, 2008
  • Length: 19:56
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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How do you make fuel from plants?

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 26, 2008
  • Length: 05:02
  • Purchases: 2
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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Think your city has a sewage problem? You haven't seen the half ot it.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 26, 2008
  • Length: 05:04
  • Purchases: 1