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Idle No More
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Idle No More, Credit: Fist vector by Shane Thayer, editing and text by Jonathon Reed
In the winter of 2012, flash mob round dances, demonstrations, hunger strikes, and blockades swept Canada. What began as a protest against new law...

  • Added: Jun 03, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
Climate and Political Science
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One Radio
Caption: Dr. James Hansen, NASA Scientist, Credit: Ed Ritger
Today we are discussing the science behind the national debate on climate disruption. In this hour we will hear from four scientists about current ...

Bought by KREV-LP


  • Added: Feb 22, 2013
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
Dan Lyons - Great Coal Train Tour
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
Series: Speak Up! Speak Out!
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Singer Songwriter Dan Lyons, best known for his hit "Cows With Guns," joins Speak Up! Speak Out! for a special show prior to his Great Coal Train T...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2013
  • Length: 28:14
Humankind: The Diet-Climate Connection (Hour 1)
From: David Freudberg
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What was the carbon footprint of your dinner last night? This special documentary project examines how the foods we eat affect the planet we inhabi...

Bought by KHEN-LP, KPVL, Iowa Public Radio, WHRV, and Vermont Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 02, 2012
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 5
The Burning Issue: America's War on Fire
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Every summer, wildfires torch thousands of acres of land. The National Forest Service rushes to the rescue; to save lives, homes, and communities. ...

  • Added: Sep 12, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
Keep Warm & Cut Your Costs: How$martKY
From: WMMT
Series: Making Connections
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Because of historically cheap energy rates and lots of poorly insulated housing, Kentuckians’ average home electricity use is one of the highest in...

  • Added: Jul 18, 2012
  • Length: 12:49
Groundwork: Democracy Close to Home
From: The Center for Documentary Studies
Caption: A resident of Chicago's 49th Ward., Credit: Melissa Beck
A timely one-hour special, hosted by NPR's Scott Simon, that tells stories of American democracy at the local level. We listen in as people wrestle...

Bought by KCBX, KRCB-FM, KOSU, WYSO, KBRP Community Radio and more


  • Added: May 30, 2012
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 55
Farming Underwater: Steve Mello’s Story
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Farmer Steve Mello has put down roots in “The Delta” in central California. But climate change is threatening the levees which protect Delta farms....

  • Added: May 04, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
Cities Underwater: Venice and New Orleans Seek Solutions
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Two historic jewels: New Orleans & Venice, Italy are struggling to plan for sea level rise, in cities that already routinely flood because of quest...

Bought by WZEN.org and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 19, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 2
I-69: Are We There Yet?
From: WFIU
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Documentary about the future Interstate 69, presenting various sides of the issue and explaining the complications that INDOT has faced in its atte...

  • Added: Mar 19, 2012
  • Length: 58:22
When 'No' is Not an Option: Gas Boom Brings Problems to Surface Owners
From: Reid Frazier
Series: Breaking the Land: Marcellus Shale and the Gas Age
Caption: Marty Whiteman found himself in a struggle with Chesapeake Energy, which leased the gas under his farm. , Credit: Reid R. Frazier
What happens when your land sits on top of a rich natural gas deposit, but you don't own the mineral rights. In Wetzel County, West Virginia, many ...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2012
  • Length: 07:05
RISE: Part I Sounding the Waters
From: Claire Schoen
Series: RISE: Climate Change and Coastal Communities
Caption: Rising sea levels and extreme weather conditions threaten the nation's coastal towns, Credit: Jan Sturmann
The San Francisco Bay is a place of beauty and biological diversity. But sea level rise and extreme weather will change human life along its coastl...

Bought by KVMR, North Country Public Radio, WXXI, Prairie Public, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 09, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
RISE: Part II Facing the Rising Tide
From: Claire Schoen
Series: RISE: Climate Change and Coastal Communities
Caption: Steve Mello is a farmer on Tyler Island in the San Francisco Bay Delta, Credit: Jan Sturmann
Rising waters threaten the lands of a farmer and of a developer, yet they and their families dismiss all warnings of danger. Why are so many of us ...

Bought by KVMR, North Country Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WXXI, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Sep 09, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
RISE: Part III Chuey’s Story
From: Claire Schoen
Series: RISE: Climate Change and Coastal Communities
Caption: Chuey Cazares and his family live in the tiny coastal town of Alviso at the southern tip of the San Francisco Bay, Credit: Jan Sturmann
Adapting to climate change will be a messy and painful business. And in the short term there will be winners and losers. Chuey Cazarez’s family is ...

Bought by North Country Public Radio, KUOW, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WXXI, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Sep 09, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Swimming Upstream: A special one-hour documentary
From: Michigan Radio
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We think of the Great Lakes today as a great place to play on the beach, to swim, to go fishing. But those huge, beautiful lakes are changing. The ...

Bought by WFPL News


  • Added: Sep 02, 2011
  • Length: 53:30
  • Purchases: 1
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
Five Farms, Episode Five: Succession
From: The Center for Documentary Studies
Series: Five Farms: Stories from American Farm Families
Caption: David Pecusa, Third Mesa, Hopi Nation, Credit: Andrew Lewis
For each of the families of Five Farms, the question looms large: Who will take over the farm? Succession features the next generation --- the youn...

Bought by KWMR-FM, KZYX, WNPR, WSKG, WCAI / WNAN and more


  • Added: Jun 06, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 8
Five Farms, Episode Four: Harvest
From: The Center for Documentary Studies
Series: Five Farms: Stories from American Farm Families
Caption: Jeff and Annie Main, Capay, Cal., Credit: Alix Lowrey Blair
Autumn is harvest time. That means Iowa corn and soybeans; fruit dried in the California sun; greens, beans, and potatoes; slaughtered hogs and bee...

Bought by WMMT, WRVO, WUIS, KFAI, KWMR-FM and more


  • Added: Jun 06, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Five Farms, Episode Three: Stewardship
From: The Center for Documentary Studies
Series: Five Farms: Stories from American Farm Families
Caption: Sherry Hager, Colrain, Mass., Credit: Steve Schapiro
Stewardship focuses on the daily choices farming families make to preserve their land, water, and air --- the fundamentals of farming. During mid-s...

Bought by KWMR-FM, WRPI, KZYX, WSKG, WCAI / WNAN and more


  • Added: Jun 06, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 8
Five Farms, Episode One: Planting
From: The Center for Documentary Studies
Series: Five Farms: Stories from American Farm Families
Caption: Craig Griffieon of Ankeny, Iowa, Credit: Elena Rue
Spring planting on the family farm is the time of the annual gamble --- on the alchemies of nature, on the health of livestock, on future fall harv...

Bought by KWMR-FM, KZYX, WSKG, WNIN, WCAI / WNAN and more


  • Added: Jun 06, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 8
Everywhere But Here
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Is Maine immune to a deadly bat disease?

Bought by WMPG and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Jun 02, 2011
  • Length: 07:10
  • Purchases: 2
Humankind: Passengers (Hour Two)
From: David Freudberg
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With federal support for public transit hanging in the balance, this sound-rich series (two one-hour documentaries) examines how our personal trans...

Bought by WCPN, WBEZ, Iowa Public Radio, KUT, KXOT Public Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 15, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Humankind: Passengers (Hour One)
From: David Freudberg
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With transportation jobs on the line, this sound-rich series (two one-hour documentaries) examines how our personal transportation choices - privat...

Bought by WCPN, WBEZ, Iowa Public Radio, KUT, KMUN and more


  • Added: Mar 25, 2011
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 8
No ‘Fracking’ Way: The Perils of Natural Gas Drilling (ENCORE)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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We’ll hear excerpts from the Oscar-nominated movie Gasland, including stories from residents who say their drinking water catches on fire—one of th...

Bought by Moab Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 02, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1