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  • The Conservation Beat
  • Secretary Chu Touts Solar in Albuquerque

    US Energy Secretary Steven Chu visited Albuquerque today to talk about the future of energy in the US.  KUNM's Conservation Beat reporter Sidsel Overgaard has more.k

    For more conservation news check out our blog: earth air waves

  • The Conservation Beat
  • Northern NM Ranchers Sue to Protect Heritage

    A group of ranchers and Rio Arriba County are suing the U.S. Forest Service over its decision to limit grazing on historic land grant areas in northern New Mexico.  KUNM’S Sidsel Overgaard has more.

    For more conservation stories, check out our blog: earth air waves

  • The Conservation Beat
  • Sportsmen Mobilizing Under Threat of Land Loss

    In a new report, the Wilderness Society describes US public lands as “under siege” by Congress.  A slew of bills would open millions of acres to new roads and development, while curtailing the President’s ability to establish new national monuments.

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  • Afropop Worldwide
  • Getting Down in the Guyanas

    Fri. 1/27 10p: We visit one of the world's last untamed natural and musical wildernesses: The Guyanas. Riding along bumpy jungle roads and in dug-out canoes, Afropop producer Marlon Bishop travels from Suriname to French Guiana for the Transamazoniennes Festival, located in the remote border town of Saint-Laurent-Du-Maroni. 

  • Raices
  • The Roots of the Narcocorrido

    Sat. 01/28  3p:  Narcocorridos are Mexican songs that narrate the story of a drug trafficking event or a drug trafficker,mostly in a rhythmic “Norteňo” style or with “Banda”. They have become part of the popular musical culture around the U.S./Mexican Border during the last 40 years. Currently banned in Mexican commercial media, they have been highly commercialized and performing groups quite busy.

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