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DNA Analysis of River Water

April 17, 2017 By EarthWise

DNA Analysis of River Water https://earthwiseradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/EW-04-17-17-DNA-Analysis-of-River-Water.mp3

DNA analysis has become commonplace and inexpensive.  Millions of people have their DNA tested to learn about their origins and family connections.  And the technology has spread to biological research in the form of Environmental DNA or eDNA, which is such a powerful tool that it is transforming the field of wildlife biology.

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Restoring An Urban River

August 24, 2016 By Nationally Produced Shows

Restoring An Urban Riverhttps://earthwiseradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/EW-08-24-16-Restoring-An-Urban-River.mp3

Those of us who grew up in Los Angeles are quite familiar with the L.A. River.  It’s not much of a river at all.  Just a 51-mile-long concrete drainage ditch that shows up from time to time in movies like The Italian Job and Terminator 2.

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Amazon In Peril

August 18, 2016 By Nationally Produced Shows

Amazon In Perilhttps://earthwiseradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/EW-08-18-16-Amazon-in-Peril.mp3

A constitutional amendment being discussed in the Brazilian Senate threatens to set back decades of conservation efforts in the Amazon.

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A Giant Dam Removal Project

May 30, 2016 By Nationally Produced Shows

A Giant Dam Removal Projecthttps://earthwiseradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/EW-05-30-16-Giant-Dam-Removal-Project.mp3

In early April, the U.S. Government, the states of Oregon and California, and the utility Pacificorp signed an agreement that will lead to the removal of four dams on the Klamath River by 2020, amounting to one of the largest river restoration efforts ever undertaken in the United States.

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River Conservation And Hydropower

March 18, 2016 By Nationally Produced Shows

River Conservation And Hydropowerhttps://earthwiseradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/EW-03-18-16-River-Conservation-and-Hydropower.mp3

Rivers concentrate the water and resources of an entire region.  They are literally the lifeblood of much of the world’s fish population.  They are also the fuel for hydropower, a critical energy source for human civilization.

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