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Is it worth it to buy environmentally-friendly feminine hygiene products?
From: Possibly
Caption: Period products!, Credit: Fatima Husain
If you flip through magazines or social media today, you might come across advertisements for environmentally-friendly feminine hygiene products. W...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 20, 2020
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 1
Should I grill with gas or charcoal?
From: Possibly
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If you're choosing between charcoal and gas, choose gas. Grilling with charcoal for an hour produces three times the emissions of grilling with gas...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 15, 2020
  • Length: 02:29
  • Purchases: 2
What's the most energy-efficient way to heat your home?
From: Possibly
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First make sure your home is well insulated. Then, swap out your furnace or boiler for a device known as a heat pump. Heat pumps run on electricity...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 05, 2020
  • Length: 03:11
  • Purchases: 1
What Creates More Greenhouse Emissions - Flying Or Driving?
From: Possibly
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In general, if you're traveling alone, driving creates two times the emissions of flying in a plane. Driving with just two people in the car makes ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 05, 2020
  • Length: 03:42
  • Purchases: 1
Is It Possible To Convert Your Gas Car Into An Electric Car?
From: Possibly
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Technically yes. There are some car hobbyists who have done this, but there's no streamlined approach to converting your car. The process would be ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 29, 2020
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 1
Can we turn methane leaks into a climate solution?
From: Possibly
Caption: Anaerobic digester
It turns out, there's a way to capture methane before it leaks into the atmosphere. In the case of a landfill, you can cover the surface and then i...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 28, 2020
  • Length: 03:50
  • Purchases: 1
Does global warming cause extreme weather?
From: Possibly
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Yes. Global warming increases the intensity of our weather because it causes temperatures to rise, which leads to more water evaporation. When thos...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 27, 2020
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 1
Should I use toilet paper or a bidet?
From: Possibly
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If you haven’t used a bidet before, it looks pretty much like a toilet bowl with a tap on one side that gives you a rinse after you go. Bidets or s...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 26, 2020
  • Length: 03:50
  • Purchases: 1
Cornea-copia
From: Elaine Vitone
Series: Pitt Medcast
Caption: Adult stem cells (green) and corneal cells (blue) one month after applying to the eye., Credit: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Corneal blindness affects millions worldwide. A husband-and-wife team at the University of Pittsburgh has been working toward the dream of regrowin...

  • Added: Jun 08, 2016
  • Length: 13:23
Carrots help you see in the dark
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM


  • Added: Mar 15, 2015
  • Length: 01:44
  • Purchases: 1
Dam Neighbors
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: Courtesy of the Maine Department of Transportation
Lynn Smith moved to Maine in hopes of retiring in peace - but there was one thing she hadn't counted on.

Bought by KUOW, PRX Remix, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 16, 2012
  • Length: 06:24
  • Purchases: 3
Dumpster Harvest
From: Sam Greenspan
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Earthworm dumpster dives and subsists off of what so many of us unknowingly waste.

Bought by KSFR, KZMU Moab Community Radio, WDBM, Vocalo.org, KUT and more


  • Added: Nov 18, 2009
  • Length: 11:16
  • Purchases: 8
Dirty Plastic Bags
From: Conrad Wilson
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Reusable plastic bags aren't as green as you think

Bought by WABE, Oregon Public Broadcasting, KUOW, KDNK, and KRUA


  • Added: Oct 23, 2008
  • Length: 04:14
  • Purchases: 5
Will Pizza Carry a Union Label?
From: Dick Meister
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A commentary on unionizing pizza delivery drivers.

  • Added: Jan 28, 2005
  • Length: 03:32
File Sharing Vox Pop
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Mick Pratt, youth reporter, filed this vox-pop, featuring teen opinions on file sharing.

  • Added: Apr 19, 2004
  • Length: 04:13