Hanford Nuclear Facility
The Hanford nuclear facility in Washington State is the most complex and expensive environmental cleanup effort in the world. (Photo: Wikimedia)
Planes, Trains, Automobiles; But Bicycles?
The federal transportation bill has supported bicycling and walking infrastructure in the past, but the newest version of the bill threatens both. (Photo: Flickr Creative Commons, Curt)
Turning Tree Rings Into Music
A media artist has figured out a way to play a cross section slice of a tree like a vinyl record. (Photo: Wikimedia)
New Transportation Bill Proposes Big Changes
The proposed legislation would encourage private companies to build toll roads alongside federal highways, cut Amtrak subsidies and pay for infrastructure with money from new oil drilling. (Photo: Wikimedia)
Microbes Transform Wastewater to Energy
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Researchers at Penn State University are developing microbial fuel cells to turn wastewater into electricity.
Vanishing Tonewoods
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High-end guitar makers retune their production practices and go green to save the music.
Earth Ear
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Chorus frogs sing during a winter rain on Santa Cruz Island, off the coast of California.
This Week’s Show
February 3, 2012
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Planes, Trains, Automobiles; But Bicycles?
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The federal transportation bill has supported bicycling and walking infrastructure in the past, but the newest version of the bill threatens both.
New Transportation Bill Proposes Big Changes
listen / download
The proposed legislation would encourage private companies to build toll roads alongside federal highways, cut Amtrak subsidies and pay for infrastructure with money from new oil drilling.
Microbes Transform Wastewater to Energy
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Researchers at Penn State University are developing microbial fuel cells to turn wastewater into electricity.
The World's Largest Environmental Cleanup has Problems
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The Hanford nuclear facility in Washington State is the most complex and expensive environmental cleanup effort in the world.
Science Note: Tapeworms and Climate Change
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The relationship between tapeworms and the fish they parasitize could change as the planet heats up.
Vanishing Tonewoods
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High-end guitar makers retune their production practices and go green to save the music.
Turning Tree Rings Into Music
listen / download
A media artist has figured out a way to play a cross section slice of a tree like a vinyl record.
Earth Ear
listen / download
Chorus frogs sing during a winter rain on Santa Cruz Island, off the coast of California.
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Rampant City Gas Leaks
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Widespread natural gas leaks are putting people, plants and the planet at risk.
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Disposal of Fracking Wastewater Polluting PA Rivers
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Bromide has been found in rivers in Pennsylvania and scientists are scrambling to find out whether it’s associated with hydraulic fracturing of the Marcellus Shale.
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The Rap Guide to Evolution
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What do hip hop and Darwin have in common? According to one Canadian rapper; a lot.
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EU's New Rules for Airline Emissions
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The European Union recently instituted a cap and trade scheme for greenhouse gas emission for airlines that fly into or out of Europe.
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-- Congressman Blumenauer (D-OR) on riding his bike.
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