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There's no evidence offshore wind kills whales
From: Possibly
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Rhode Island is the first state in the country to build an offshore wind farm, and there are plans for many more. But recently, opponents of wind e...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: May 15, 2023
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 1
How do we store renewable energy?
From: Possibly
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Today, we’re taking a look at how renewable energy, like wind or solar, is stored so it can be used when the sun’s not shining or the wind isn’t bl...

Bought by Raven Radio and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Jul 01, 2022
  • Length: 03:37
  • Purchases: 2
Living Planet 10/22/2021
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Living Planet: Environment Matters ~ from DW
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This week on the show: we have stories of environmental concerns colliding with symbols of cultural importance. We venture to the spot in Italy w...

Bought by WXDU and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: Oct 22, 2021
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 2
Living Planet 05/14/2021
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Living Planet: Environment Matters ~ from DW
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This week on the show: Unexpected ideas - Spain grapples with the environmental impact of the renewable energy boom. Young entrepreneurs in Ken...

Bought by WXDU and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: May 13, 2021
  • Length: 29:56
  • Purchases: 2
What happens to wind turbines when they wear out?
From: Possibly
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Wind turbines have been popping up across the world as a more sustainable way to create electricity. But these turbines can’t last forever, and not...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2020
  • Length: 03:53
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for February 19, 2020
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In-Depth Progessive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: With Attorney General Bill Barr as His Shield, Trump Enters New Phase of A...

Bought by KMXT and WKPW


  • Added: Feb 19, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Pollution Solutions
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Kern River Oil Field; view from Panorama Park in Bakersfield, on the blufftop across the river. This is the most densely developed oilfield in California, and the fifth-largest producer (as of 2006) in the US., Credit: Antandrus – Wikipedia administrator, link to license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
Megafarms and oil & gas producers are some of the worst polluters in California’s Central Valley. We’ll hear how Valley residents are pushing back....

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: Nov 06, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Ocean Connections and Innovations
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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This week we continue the Earth Optimism Series, a 24-episode project in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution's Ocean Portal, to celebrate ...

  • Added: Jan 25, 2017
  • Length: 05:08
Four Strong Winds: First US Offshore Wind Project Launches
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
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As the public learned of the recent opening of America’s first offshore wind power project, many wondered why it took so long? This week on Sea Cha...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 03, 2017
  • Length: 29:40
  • Purchases: 2
The Altamont Pass -- good for renewable energy, bad for birds
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Wildlife biologist Doug Bell birdwatching at the Altamont Pass, Credit: Judy Silber
California entrepreneurs saw potential in the gusty winds that blew out at the Altamont Pass, between the Central Valley and Bay Area. By the mid-’...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2014
  • Length: 07:09
Jim Gordon's Long Fight for Offshore Wind Power
From: Douglas Struck
Caption: Windpower, Credit: Cape Wind
Offshore wind farms are sprouting up off Asia and Europe. But Jim Gordon has been fighting to build the nation's first offshore wind farm for 14 y...

Bought by Radio Newark


  • Added: Oct 25, 2014
  • Length: 04:32
  • Purchases: 1
Wildlife & Wind Power
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Wind turbines can be hazardous to birds., Credit: Andol/Wikipedia
A new GPS tracking system could warn wind power companies of oncoming birds in time to prevent deadly collisions.

  • Added: Dec 16, 2013
  • Length: 01:00
Michael Skelly on Wind Energy: Blowing Over Barriers
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Michael Skelly
Promoters and detractors of wind power have one point of agreement - both see the transmission lines that carry wind energy as inefficient and very...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 02, 2013
  • Length: 29:50
  • Purchases: 1
Winds of Change: The DeepCwind Consortium
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Habib Dagher
You probably remember the Cape Wind project. It is America’s first offshore wind farm, located in Nantucket Sound, but coastal residents who consid...

Bought by HCC Radio The Dragon


  • Added: May 23, 2012
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Mikie Show #49, Sheril
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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If you click the little play arrow down there you’ll be able to join us as we speak with Sheril Kirshenbaum, author and science writer. Besides bei...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Feb 22, 2012
  • Length: 28:03
  • Purchases: 1