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Each week on Reel Discovery, host Kristin Dreyer Kramer takes a quick look at the latest in movies -- from the hottest new blockbusters to little-known indies and even Blu-ray releases. Whether you prefer explosive action movies or quiet dramas, you're sure to discover something worth watching. On the latest show, Kristin struggles to reconnect with old friends after six years in prison in Taking the Fall.

This month on Climate Connections: 

Air Date        Title 

Mon., 4/19 - Electric SUVs star in a new off-road racing series: The series showcases their potential as speedy all-terrain vehicles.

Tue., 4/20 - Wildfires can contaminate outdoor marijuana crops: Increasingly extreme fires — the result of climate change — could blunt opportunities for some growers.  

Wed., 4/21 - Christian college offers online course on global warming: Brian Webb, who’s leading the class, wants to see more conservative Christians getting involved with the issue. 

Thu., 4/22 - Earth is getting a digital twin: ‘Destination Earth,’ a project of the European Union, will simulate the future impacts of climate change anywhere on the planet.

Fri., 4/23 - How New York’s Javits Center slashed its energy consumption: ‘As a state-owned building, we're able to really … be a model for sustainability for New York State.’

Mon., 4/26 - Nebraska farmer grows citrus year-round: He wants to help others do the same.

Tue., 4/27 - Sea-level rise could submerge internet cables: One foot of sea-level rise along coastlines would put more than 4,000 miles of fiber optic cables underwater at least part of the time.

Wed., 4/28 - Air pollution from fossil fuels caused 8.7 million premature deaths in 2018: One researcher calls the situation “a public health emergency.”

Thu., 4/29 - Kids’ ideas for cooling a neighborhood: Artist Jenna Robb collected their ideas in a series of workshops.

Fri., 4/30 - Electric cargo cycles deliver packages in Miami: Shipping giant DHL is testing the e-cycles as a climate-friendly alternative to delivery trucks and vans.

Mon., 5/3 - Empire State Building owner to buy 300 million kilowatt hours of wind energy: ‘That's enough energy to light every house in New York state for a whole month.’

Tue., 5/4 - Affordable housing could be hit hard as seas rise: The number of affordable housing units at risk of coastal flooding could triple within a few decades, a recent analysis found. 

Wed., 5/5 - Environmental engineer launches group for Latinos in sustainability: ‘Students and young professionals are really hungry to understand ... how they get their foot in the door.’

Thu., 5/6 - New tool could help cities better estimate their carbon dioxide emissions: It relies on data about pollution from power plants, factories, buildings, and vehicles across the U.S.

Fri., 5/7 - Women scientists launch climate campaign aimed at mothers: ‘Moms tend to trust other moms.’

Mon., 5/10 - Heavier downpours strain septic systems in some rural areas: When the systems fail, sewage can leak into yards or back up into sinks and bathtubs.

Tue., 5/11 - Devastating disease in dolphins linked to extreme downpours: Dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico and elsewhere around the world are developing horrific lesions.

Wed., 5/12 - Santa Fe women built homemade air purifiers to help protect people from smoke: Members of the Three Sisters Collective, a group of Indigenous activist women, mobilized to help the local community during last summer’s wildfires.

Thu., 5/13 - Hundreds of airports at risk from flooding, sea-level rise, study finds: Nearly 600 airports globally could face flooding problems by 2100 if global warming continues unchecked.

Fri., 5/14 - Portsmouth Village under threat from hurricanes and rising seas: It’s getting harder to preserve a piece of history on North Carolina’s Outer Banks.

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Each week on Shelf Discovery, host Kristin Dreyer Kamer offers listeners a brief look inside the pages of a new book. From mysteries to memoirs, classics to chick lit, busy readers are sure to find plenty of picks to add to their shelves. On this week's show, Kristin moves into a new town with a family that’s spent years on the run in Iain Lawrence’s Deadman’s Castle.

The days are longer, the beaches are open again, and summer approaches.  This week on Beer Notes, we are highlighting the summer beers produced here on the Shore.

Craft beers full of flavor and lighter in color are popular as warm weather approaches.  Sours and fruited beers including the milkshake IPAs come into their own.  Porters and stouts are taking a back seat to pilsners, wit biers, and IPAs of all varieties.

Here on the Shore where local politicians say the sun kisses Ocean City first each morning, the ocean dominates our environment and our psyche, and so does summer. 

EVO craft brewing in Salisbury Maryland has the Delmarva Pure Pils, A supremely sessionable Eastern Shore take on a Czech-style pilsner.

Fin City, started in a crab house in West Ocean City, still serves crabs in working boats permanently docked at their pier all summer.  They take their location and fishing seriously.  With names like Angler Ale, White Marlin Pale Ale, Blackfin Black IPA, Catch of the Day IPA, and Backfin Blue Crab Stout to Marga Wheat A and  Marina Colada.  They even made a beer to support the creation and maintenance of artificial reefs off the coast of Ocean City for fishing habitat, OC Reef Red. 

3rd Wave-, a woman owned brewery in Delmar, a small village that sits astride the state border between Delaware and Maryland produces the SandStorm Belgian Tripel, BeachBreak Apricot Wheat, and ShoreBreak Pale Ale.

Crooked Hammock, nestled in among the beach resort towns of Coastal Delaware- produces BEACH ESCAPE and Hammock Easy.  Their neighbor in Lewes, Big Oyster Brewing has the Hammerhead IPA, a traditional west coast style that competes with the best  IPAs on the market.

As summer crests the horizon, make sure that your vision includes locally made craft beer with names and flavors that bring to mind all the places and activities you love about the season.

The "BLUEprint Series: How the Ocean Will Save Civilization" outlines a new and sustainable path forward, with the ocean leading the way. 

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