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Thousand Mile Song: Further Adventures in Interspecies Jazz
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Interspecies musician David Rothenberg talks with Emily Voigt about his book "Thousand Mile Song" and the challenges of playing jazz with whales.
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Why Birds Sing: Talking with Interspecies Musician David Rothenberg
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Musician and author David Rothenberg talks with Emily Voigt about jamming with birds.
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Protecting the Journalists Who Protect the Earth
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Joel Simon, the executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, talks with Emily Voigt about the dangers of environmental reporting and our global stake in a free press.
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» Listen to or read Simon's contribution to OnEarth's Winter 2009 issue, "Why the Planet Needs a Free Press" -
Why the Planet Needs a Free Press
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Joel Simon, the executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, reads his essay from OnEarth's Winter 2009 issue, "Why the Planet Needs a Free Press."
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A Worm's Eye View of Global Warming: Talking with Poet Elton Glaser
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Poet Elton Glaser recites his poem, "Ozone Alert," and talks with Zachary Sussman about strange weather in Ohio, mourning his hometown of New Orleans, and shaping tragedy into art.
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What Makes an Eco-Town Green: Rethinking Main Street with NRDC Smart Growth Director Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director of NRDC's Smart Growth Program, talks with Emily Voigt about taking a cue from historic districts and the imminent death of American sprawl.
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» Read "Britain's Elusive Eco-Town Dream," from OnEarth's Winter 2009 issue -
A Farmer's Quest for a Truly Local Brew
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Farmer Rick Pedersen talks with Emily Voigt about bringing hops back to New York state, and the challenges of producing a truly local beer.
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» Read "In Search of a Homegrown Beer," from OnEarth's Winter 2009 issue -
Writing Nature Poetry in Brooklyn: A Conversation with Colin Cheney
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Poet Colin Cheney recites his poems, "South Brooklyn Casket Co." and "Roof-meadows," talks with Zachary Sussman about nature in urban spaces, and reads students' haiku from the River of Words project.
South Brooklyn Casket Co.
The casket makers by the Gowanus
have no dead to speak of, no dead
to question on the opening of other worlds.
School of milky fry, pulsing jellyfish,
a bag of oysters hung from the bridge:
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Bees in Trouble
Some scientists suspect that pesticides are the cause of plummeting bee populations, which could have serious consequences for pollination and production of food crops.
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Alan Burdick: Welcome to My Paperless World
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Science writer Alan Burdick reads his humorous essay, "Welcome to My Paperless World."
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