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Caption: A Chesapeake Energy rig in Carroll County, Ohio, where fracking is taking place in Amish communities. , Credit: Reid R. Frazier
In Ohio, some of the best pockets of oil and gas in the East run right under Amish country. Reid Frazier found the drilling boom is confronting the...

  • Added: Mar 11, 2013
  • Length: 06:37
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In July 2012, thousands of goats and their goatherders descended on Loveland Colorado for the American Dairy Goat Association National Show.

  • Added: Jul 12, 2012
  • Length: 06:41
Caption: Amy Pare, a plastic surgeon in heavily-drilled Washington County, Pa. She's found arsenic, benzene, and other drilling-related contaminants in the urine of her patients., Credit: Photo: Reid R. Frazier
Thousands of wells have been drilled in the Marcellus shale, using new types of drilling methods. But there are questions about the safety of these...

  • Added: May 18, 2012
  • Length: 09:50

  • Added: Feb 24, 2012
  • Length: 06:01
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: The coal-fired San Juan Generating Station in New Mexico. , Credit: Matt Preusch
California is known for its "green" reputation. Just look at all the new solar and wind farms popping up around the state. So it might be a surpris...

Bought by WFPL News, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WRFA-LP, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, KUMD and more


  • Added: Sep 27, 2011
  • Length: 05:09
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Coal miner, Larry Myer., Credit: Kimberly Paynter
Coal produces nearly half the electricity in the U.S., but the mercury, sulfur dioxide and carbon dioxide it emits also make it one of the most con...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WFPL News, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WRFA-LP, West Virginia Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Sep 27, 2011
  • Length: 04:10
  • Purchases: 11
Caption: Taking measurements during carbon storage project in Canton, Ohio., Credit: Courtesy ODNR
Coal generates half of all the electricity in the U.S. It’s also the biggest source of global-warming emissions and other air pollution. The coal i...

Bought by WFPL News, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WRFA-LP, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, KUMD and more


  • Added: Sep 27, 2011
  • Length: 04:05
  • Purchases: 9
Caption: The campus of Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn., founded in 1874. , Credit: Steve Woit, courtesy of Macalester College.
The most popular college major in America these days is business. Does it pay to study liberal arts? (9/8/2011)

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and WUIS


  • Added: Sep 08, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: E-waste circuit boards, Credit: QUEST
Every year, Americans throw away more than 300 million outdated lap tops, cell phones, printers, broken computer monitors and old television sets. ...

Bought by KSRQ, WAMC, and WTIP


  • Added: Aug 04, 2011
  • Length: 03:46
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Bioplastic packaging, Credit: QUEST
Companies like Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Heinz ketchup have determined that plastic made from plants — not oil — makes sense both for the environment a...

Bought by WAMC and WTIP


  • Added: Aug 04, 2011
  • Length: 04:40
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: City recycling worker, Credit: QUEST
Until very recently Philadelphians recycled a dismal five-percent of their trash. But all that began to change a few years ago when the city steppe...

Bought by WAMC and WTIP


  • Added: Aug 04, 2011
  • Length: 04:21
  • Purchases: 2
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Here's one silver lining to a slow economy: High recycling rates. Americans are wasting far less, and recycling far more. Nowhere is the trend as s...

Bought by KZYX, WRVO, WTIP, and WAMC


  • Added: Aug 04, 2011
  • Length: 04:54
  • Purchases: 4
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The Alabama beach tourism industry was hit hard by the Gulf oil spill, and it could take years before local officials know if visitor businesses ha...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2011
  • Length: 05:39
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One concern raised by the Exxon Valdez experience is the long term mental health impact, which didn’t hit residents near Prince William Sound until...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2011
  • Length: 05:46
Caption: Hamlet at OSF, Credit: Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Oregon Shakespeare Festival kicks off its 75th season with a fresh take on Hamlet.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KLCC


  • Added: May 01, 2010
  • Length: 04:55
  • Purchases: 2
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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Can we save Coho salmon from "the vortex of extinction?"

  • Added: Mar 23, 2010
  • Length: 05:10
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Urgent Care clinics are doing brisk business as the primary care shortage sends patients their way.

  • Added: Oct 22, 2009
  • Length: 05:21
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Alumni of Antioch are being asked to carry the torch to reopen the College.

Bought by WAMC


  • Added: Sep 30, 2009
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Bike Sharing Kiosk in Paris
A piece on Boston's plan to create a fleet of city bicycles for public use.

Bought by WAMC


  • Added: May 21, 2009
  • Length: 04:43
  • Purchases: 1
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After experiencing the horror of the Khmer Rouge experience, Daran Kravanh credits an accordion that appeared on a stump in a forest with saving hi...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2009
  • Length: 04:59
Caption: Dr. Dan Levy, who left his private practice, Credit: Karen Brown
Health care reform in Massachusetts has led to a dramatic increase in the number of people with health insurance. But there’s an unintended consequ...

Bought by KRUA and WAMC


  • Added: Jan 26, 2009
  • Length: 05:39
  • Purchases: 2
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
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Despite high-tech hubs like Silicon Valley, California's science literacy is in steep decline.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 03, 2008
  • Length: 04:39
  • Purchases: 1
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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The big quake is coming

  • Added: Oct 20, 2008
  • Length: 04:47
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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What if every bullet could tell you who fired it?

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 14, 2008
  • Length: 05:05
  • Purchases: 1