Go Green

 

In support of the Greentopia Festival (September 10-15, 2013)
WXXI is proud to bring its viewers and listeners various environmental programming. Content focuses on awareness and appreciation for the environment and the planet as a whole.

Coming Up

Sunday, June 23, 2013 - 9:00pm
Look at how the energy community has debated the need for a balance between oil, gas, and renewables here at home
Wednesday, June 26, 2013 - 9:00pm
Witness a groundbreaking special that reveals a spectacular new space-based vision of Earth. 
Wednesday, July 3, 2013 - 8:00pm
Unique to North America, the bald eagle is the continent's most recognizable aerial predator.

Recently

Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 8:00pm
This documentary charts sculptor and Irondequoit native, Todd McGrain's efforts to memorialize five birds — the Great Auk, Carolina Parakeet, Labrador Duck, Passenger Pigeon and Heath Hen
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 - 8:00pm
Scientists study these remarkable birds like never before by using the latest technology to begin understanding hummingbirds in the wild.
Saturday, June 1, 2013 - 6:00am
P. Allen Smith, gardener extraordinaire, will show you how to take summer fruits and vegetables fresh from the garden to your dinner table.
Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 9:00pm
After years of being stuck, the national conversation on climate change finally started to shift — just a little
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 8:00pm
White lions are among the rarest and most treasured animals in the world. Rarer still is their survival in the wild.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - 8:00pm
Accompany 20,000 zebras on their annual migration across the Kalahari. 
Monday, April 29, 2013 - 10:00pm
More than a celebration of a natural wonder, Niagara Falls is a study of human achievement and human folly on an epic scale.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 - 10:00pm
Meet the mob of street-smart kangaroos moving into Australia’s capital city and the ecologists who follow their every move.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - 8:00pm
Survey the causes of the worst man-made ecological disaster in U.S. history: the catastrophic dust storms of the 1930s.
Monday, April 22, 2013 - 10:00pm
This is the story of Republic of Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed, who helped rescue his country from decades of despotism.
Saturday, April 20, 2013 - 6:00am
In recognition of Earth Day, learn how to ‘go green’ and be organic!   
Wednesday, April 17, 2013 - 8:00pm
Join artist, writer and naturalist James Prosek as he sheds light on the mysterious eel. 
Sunday, April 14, 2013 - 9:00pm
What was the carbon footprint of your dinner last night?
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 - 8:00pm
Hard core science is effortlessly integrated with a light-hearted look at how plants behave, revealing a world where plants are as busy, responsive and complex as we are.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 - 8:00pm
Scientists attempt to breed new generations of nearly extinct species. 
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 - 10:00pm
Hunted for their protein by locals, and losing their natural habitats to deforestation, lemurs are scarce and hard to find, creating a cause for adventure for Clunes and his guides.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 - 9:00pm
Join National Geographic to uncover the criminal network behind ivory’s supply and demand. 
Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - 8:00pm
Witness the life-and-death relationship of wolves and buffalo in Canada’s Wood Buffalo National Park. 
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 - 8:00pm
In honor of Sir David Attenborough’s 60th anniversary on television, this Nature special will focus on three fields that Attenborough feels have been transformed most profoundly: filmmaking, science and the environment.
Monday, January 21, 2013 - 5:00pm
Martin and Chris Kratt embark on under-the-sea adventures that bring science to life for the whole family! 

 

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