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Liquid coal: Energy source of the future for your car?

Environment

Converting coal into a fuel you can use in your engine is an old technology, but it’s being considered anew by some in Congress.

Captain Planet’s legacy

Arts, Culture & Media

Living on Earth Updates

Living on Earth Marks 20 Years On the Air

Living on Earth:

Year in Review

Mark Hertsgaard, Living On Earth’s political observer, looks back at the major environmental events of the year with host Steve Curwood.

Enviros Claim Victory In Mid-Term Elections

Laura Knoy talks with Living on Earth’s Peter Thomson and Terry FitzPatrick to review the results of the mid-term election. Environmentalists are claiming the future is brighter now than it was just one week ago. Among the topics discussed are land use sprawl as a U.S. phenomena, ballot initiatives, Senate and Green Party races.

The Living On Earth Almanac

Facts about… the perception in various cultures of the earth as Mother.

The World

EARTH DAY AT 27: A LOOK BACK — AND AHEAD

Twenty-seven years ago the world celebrated the environment in what became known as Earth Day. The first Earth Day took place in 1970, and spawned a broad social movement along with it. Environmental awareness has since moved from the margins to the mainstream of US society where Green thinking has become popular in schools and […]

The World

Antarctica Series: Part 4 – An Ice Journal

In his final installment, reporter Terry FitzPatrick shares a personal audio journal of his experiences and impressions while traveling to Antarctica for Living on Earth on a National Science Foundation grant. Encore broadcast.