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Cows Save the Planet
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Judith D. Swartz
In her new book, author and journalist Judith D. Swartz reveals that our ability to transform many of our problems – climate change, desertificatio...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jun 11, 2013
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 1
Ring Them and Fling Them
From: Gerald Zahavi
Caption: Gordon Howard in conversation with a Blue Jay, Credit: Gerald Zahavi
A profile of two master bird banders (and their trainees) who converge every May on the Crown Point State Historic site along the shores of Lake Ch...

Bought by WRPI


  • Added: May 29, 2013
  • Length: 26:43
  • Purchases: 1
The Food Shed
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Eric Toensmeier
This first part of this half-hour is spent with author and professor Philip Ackerman-Leist. In his new book, he shows that people are turning to lo...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 04, 2013
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 1
"Teaching Permaculture"
From: WFHB
Series: EcoReport
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Bloomington resident Rhonda Baird talks about her programs teaching permaculture to children.

  • Added: Mar 29, 2013
  • Length: 08:05
Green living when you rent
From: Good Dirt Radio
Series: Energy Buzz
Caption: Using better bulbs is just one option for saving energy and money., Credit: www.mynewplace.com/blog/apartment-guide
Renters generate a fair share of global warming gases and can make small investments in conservation and energy efficiency with decent paybacks. Tu...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2012
  • Length: 05:00
Reap the harvest with a solar garden
From: Good Dirt Radio
Series: Energy Buzz
Caption: Communities, families, and businesses can benefit by co-owning solar units., Credit: http://buildipedia.com
Although the cost of solar panels has decreased significantly, many folks either rent, have shaded roofs or yards, live in condominiums or can’t af...

  • Added: Nov 07, 2012
  • Length: 05:00
Solar: You can do with a condo.
From: Good Dirt Radio
Series: Energy Buzz
Caption: You can go solar on your condo!, Credit: http://greengopost.com
Sunny rooftops are proving to be an excellent asset for property owners faced with rising energy costs. The benefits of rooftop solar include energ...

  • Added: Nov 07, 2012
  • Length: 05:00
The Moon in the Nautilus Shell
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Daniel Botkin
According to a recent Gallup Poll, 46 percent of Americans believe in creationism. Is this belief hurting our planet? In his new book, professor, ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Oct 27, 2012
  • Length: 28:57
  • Purchases: 1
The remarkable rose-breasted grosbeak
From: WTIP
Series: North Woods Phenology
Caption: Rose-breasted grosbeak
: One of the showiest birds at the feeder, as well as one of the most vocally proficient is the rose-breasted grosbeak. Jay Andersen of WTIP North...

Bought by KSRQ, KSRQ, and Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE


  • Added: May 22, 2012
  • Length: 07:03
  • Purchases: 3
Sacred Acts
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: Turning Pages: Authors and Their Words
Caption: Mallory McDuff
Churches are taking diverse actions to address climate change through stewardship, advocacy, spirituality and justice. Contributions from leading C...

  • Added: May 15, 2012
  • Length: 25:27
The Global Warming Reader
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Bill McKibben
Into the national conversation about climate change and our planet's natural resources comes The Global Warming Reader: A Century of Writing About ...

  • Added: Apr 10, 2012
  • Length: 28:40
Otter techniques for coping with cold weather
From: WTIP
Series: North Woods Phenology
Caption: Otter
Beavers have fat as well as fur to keep them warm in cold water, but otters have a different technique for dealing with frigid winters and spring. ...

Bought by KSRQ and Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE


  • Added: Apr 03, 2012
  • Length: 06:56
  • Purchases: 2
Warm winter, early spring
From: WTIP
Series: North Woods Phenology
Caption: Early spring scene
March was a warm one. Spring seemed to be in a hurry to get here. As such many birds and plants also started early. Jay Andersen of WTIP North Shor...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE


  • Added: Mar 27, 2012
  • Length: 07:24
  • Purchases: 1
Nature moving into March and late winter
From: WTIP
Series: North Woods Phenology
Caption: North Shore ice
Moving from February into March, there are many natural phenomena occurring as we edge to spring. Jay Andersen of WTIP North Shore Community Radio ...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2012
  • Length: 06:29
Earthquakes don't kill people — bad buildings do
From: Housing Revolution
Caption: Dr. Elizabeth Hausler, Credit: Dowser.org
Engineer and brickmason Dr. Elizabeth Hausler saves lives by making houses more earthquake resistant for little or no extra money. It just requires...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2012
  • Length: 18:40
Birds who cache their winter food
From: WTIP
Series: North Woods Phenology
Caption: Black-capped chickadee
Are chickadees being fussy when they pick up a seed at your feeder and drop it for another? What to blue jays do with all those seeds they gulp dow...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE


  • Added: Feb 23, 2012
  • Length: 07:00
  • Purchases: 1
No hypothermia for these mammals
From: WTIP
Series: North Woods Phenology
Caption: Beavers in winter
Some mammals like beavers and muskrats can get wet in the winter with no apparent problems. Jay Andersen of WTIP North Shore Community Radio spoke ...

Bought by KSRQ and Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE


  • Added: Feb 14, 2012
  • Length: 08:07
  • Purchases: 2
The special things bears do
From: WTIP
Series: North Woods Phenology
Caption: Black bear
True hibernators and especially black bears, are giving birth this time of year. They have a special feature that helps them birth in winter. Jay A...

Bought by KSRQ, WAMC, and Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE


  • Added: Jan 26, 2012
  • Length: 07:11
  • Purchases: 3
Crows
From: NPR
Series: How To Do Everything
Piece image
We tell you how to deal with thousands and thousands of unwanted crows.

Bought by KRUA, WFYI, WFPL News, and North Country Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 18, 2012
  • Length: 05:13
  • Purchases: 4
Pine grosbeaks back at the winter feeder
From: WTIP
Series: North Woods Phenology
Caption: Male pine grosbeak
Unlike their raucous evening grosbeak relatives, pine grosbeaks are calm, melodious and are generally better mannered. Jay Andersen of WTIP North S...

  • Added: Jan 17, 2012
  • Length: 08:02
Bobcats are back in the neighborhood
From: WTIP
Series: North Woods Phenology
Caption: Bobcat
The Arrowhead has three large cats, and one of them seems to be more apparent this winter. Jay Andersen of WTIP North Shore Community Radio spoke t...

Bought by KSRQ, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, and KUMD


  • Added: Jan 10, 2012
  • Length: 07:06
  • Purchases: 3
Winter at the end of the year
From: WTIP
Series: North Woods Phenology
Caption: Winter in the wilderness
We’re coming to the end of the year, and there are plenty of changes and activities to look for when we’re out on winter walks. Jay Andersen of WTI...

Bought by KSRQ and Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE


  • Added: Dec 20, 2011
  • Length: 06:45
  • Purchases: 2
A busy lakeshore weasel -- American mink
From: WTIP
Series: North Woods Phenology
Caption: Mink by the lakeshore
There’s a very busy member of the weasel family that populates our lakeshores and streams. Jay Andersen of WTIP North Shore Community Radio spoke t...

Bought by KSRQ and KUMD


  • Added: Dec 13, 2011
  • Length: 05:50
  • Purchases: 2
The Arrowhead drought
From: WTIP
Caption: Low stream
This year, particularly the last few months have been dry in Northern Minnesota. Dry to the point of drought. Jay Andersen of WTIP North Shore Comm...

Bought by KUMD


  • Added: Dec 07, 2011
  • Length: 07:26
  • Purchases: 1
Looking for autumn willows
From: WTIP
Series: North Woods Phenology
Caption: Autum willow
The woods and wetlands are full of willow species. One of them keeps its catkins well into winter – and that’s a good way to identify them. Jay And...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 23, 2011
  • Length: 06:55
  • Purchases: 1