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The sun provides less than one percent of American electricity. But there is a solar surge underway and the number of installations grew 75 percent...
- Added: Apr 24, 2013
- Length: 58:57
Environmentalists and oil executives don’t often sit down to talk to each other. In this program we will have two candid conversations with promine...
- Added: Mar 25, 2013
- Length: 58:56
- Purchases: 2
What got Lewis all the recognition, accolades, awards, articles, honors, and even financial rewards, were the many times she climbed in a lifeboat ...
- Added: Mar 01, 2013
- Length: 02:40
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
George F. Johnson was the owner of the Endicott Johnson Corp. — at one time the country’s leading shoe manufacturer — and one of the nation’s leadi...
- Added: Feb 19, 2013
- Length: 11:28
Today we are checking out low carbon lifestyles. In this hour we’ll tackle green myths and discuss what choices are good for your wallet and the pl...
- Added: Jan 24, 2013
- Length: 58:59
- Purchases: 8
Entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley and elsewhere are working on better ways of powering the American economy. Some are developing new solar and wind t...
Bought by Nevada Public Radio and KJZZ
- Added: Dec 26, 2012
- Length: 58:56
- Purchases: 2
In 1851, the government of the new state of California legalized executions. But it wasn’t until 1891 that the state legislature required all execu...
- Added: Dec 03, 2012
- Length: 26:32
Today we look at the global economy and the fuels that run it. After a hundred years of growth propelled by subsidized fossil fuels and cheap credi...
Bought by KUOW
- Added: Nov 23, 2012
- Length: 58:57
- Purchases: 1
Lynn Sweet, Washington Bureau Chief for the Chicago Sun Times talks with series host Martha Burk on what it's like to cover the presidential campai...
- Added: Nov 14, 2012
- Length: 28:30
Today we are exploring the nexus of national media, energy and our limping economy. In this hour we’ll learn about news coverage of climate change,...
- Added: Oct 24, 2012
- Length: 59:01
Canadian prison law specialist John Hill interviews American best-selling author and journalist Doug Fine and Canadian former prisoner Robert 'Rosi...
- Added: Oct 04, 2012
- Length: 22:08
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
Today we delve into the global auto industry. Sales and profits are up and carmakers are starting to chart a future beyond oil. This spring sales o...
Bought by KWMR-FM
- Added: Sep 24, 2012
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
Today we look at what’s driving the extreme weather that’s hitting much of the country. The summer of 2012 brought thousands of heat records, unusu...
Bought by KWMR-FM
- Added: Aug 23, 2012
- Length: 58:58
- Purchases: 1
Youth-produced content exploring the various reasons students drop out of high school, such as bullying and teen pregnancy.
- Added: Aug 20, 2012
- Length: 04:59
Steve Chappell, Grant Writer & Project Manager, WGVU
- Added: Aug 20, 2012
- Length: 12:29
Bridget Cheney, Principal, Grand Rapids Public Schools
- Added: Aug 20, 2012
- Length: 15:59
Dr. Damon Arnold, Education Director, Grand Valley State University
- Added: Aug 20, 2012
- Length: 15:22
Steve Chappell, Grant Writer & Project Manager, WGVU
- Added: Aug 20, 2012
- Length: 10:09
Bobby Springer, GVSU Office of Multicultural Affairs
- Added: Aug 20, 2012
- Length: 14:57
Susan Ledy and Lindsay McHome, Literacy Center of West Michigan.
- Added: Aug 20, 2012
- Length: 18:14
Stacy Stout, Hispanic Center of Western Michigan
- Added: Aug 20, 2012
- Length: 15:35
Tony Campbell, VP United Way West Michigan & Mary Ann Prisichenko, Sibley Elementary School.
- Added: Aug 20, 2012
- Length: 18:50
Dr. Bernard Taylor, Superintendent of Grand Rapids Public Schools.
- Added: Aug 20, 2012
- Length: 16:35
