Living on Earth
World Media Foundation
As the planet we call home faces a climate emergency, Living on Earth is your go-to source for the latest coverage of climate change, ecology, and human health. Hosted by Steve Curwood and brought to you by PRX.
Episodes
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Aug 12, 2011 • 52min
Living on Earth: August 12, 2011
Improved Fuel Efficiency for Trucks / Toxic Tide - Discovering the Health Effects of the Deepwater Disaster, Part 2 / Mixing Oil and Water / Science Note/Saved By a Whisker / SNAP to the Farmers' Market / Snow in Summer / On the Grid? Or Off the Grid? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 5, 2011 • 52min
Living on Earth: August 5, 2011
Pesticides' Influence on IQ / Out of (a noble) Gas / Toxic Tide: Discovering the Health Effects of the Deepwater Disaster / Smart Meter, Big Brother / BirdNote® /Hummingbirds See Red / The Legacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 29, 2011 • 52min
Living on Earth: July 29, 2011
Obama Administration Divided Over Cancer Alley Case / Atomic Sunflowers / Pressure Builds on Pipeline Decision / Science Note: Cow Manure and Methane / Fair Trade Phones / Sun Oven / Cape Wind Spin / Fog Garden / BirdNote®/ White-throated Swifts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 22, 2011 • 52min
Living on Earth: July 22, 2011
Death of Carbon Capture? / Lawmakers Want to Take Away Federal Water Standards- / The Tropic of Chaos / Drought Tolerant Rice / BirdNote®/Common Murres' Swimming Migration / Agony and Ivory / Trees - Is Bigger Better? / Earthear Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 15, 2011 • 52min
Living on Earth: July 15, 2011
Nuclear Power Safety Assessment Raises Concerns / Conservation Funding on Chopping Block / Lighting Efficiency / Can the Bluefin Bounce Back? / Few "Like" Environmental News / More Roads, More Traffic / Evolution in Action Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 8, 2011 • 52min
Living on Earth: July 8, 2011
EPA's Good Neighbor Rule has wide Health Benefits / Environmental Triggers for Autism / California State Parks Face Closure Despite Innovation / Science Note/ Between Ocean and Sky / War's Toll on Afghanistan's Environment / ID That Tree / High Tide for Tidal Power? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 1, 2011 • 52min
Living on Earth: July 1, 2011
Fight Over Vehicle Efficiency Revs Up / EU Carbon Market Slumps / Zero Waste Green Grocer / Science Note: Super Sturdy Steel / Closing State Parks / The Nature and Art of Fireworks / Listener Letters Dirt Winner / Protecting a Florida Treasure / Central Park's Trees Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 24, 2011 • 52min
Living on Earth: June 24, 2011
Chemicals' Role in Breast Development / Ocean Extinction Trend / Obama Taps Strategic Petroleum Reserve / Fracking Makes Earthquakes? / Natural Gas and Greenhouse Gasses / Many Dishwashers Harbor Dangerous Fungus / BirdNote® Cowbirds and Yellow Warblers / Dispatches from America's Endangered Species Act / Can the Moose of Summer Take the Heat? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 17, 2011 • 52min
Living on Earth: June 17, 2011
The Fire and Climate Change Feedback Loop / FDA slaps new regulations on sunscreen / Cool Fix for a Hot Planet / Earth Enters Period of Turbulent Solar Weather / Predicting the End of the World / Author Looks to Thoreau for Balance / The Life and Legacy of a Creative Scientist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 10, 2011 • 52min
Living on Earth: June 10, 2011
U.N.Climate Talks Underway in Bonn, Germany / Rights of Sinking Nations / Who's Running Down RGGI? / Pros and Cons of Canada-US Oil Pipeline / Choosing to Save Chamois / Buckminster Fuller Challenge Finalist / BirdNote® - Choosing Where to Nest / Eating Dirt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
