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There's a long tradition of Japanese folklore around the possible relationship between large mushroom harvests and lightning. Researchers decided t...
Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WRFA-LP
- Added: Jun 14, 2021
- Length: 04:54
- Purchases: 2
For the past few weeks or so, my eyes have been scratchy and I’ve had a runny nose. And I’m not alone. A lot of people are feeling the effects of s...
Bought by WRFA-LP
- Added: Jun 14, 2021
- Length: 04:00
- Purchases: 1
Today, we have a question from Keith Munslow, a musician from Providence. He and his wife drink a lot of seltzer. They recently switched to making ...
Bought by WRFA-LP
- Added: Jun 07, 2021
- Length: 03:40
- Purchases: 1
Today, we’re going to talk about painting roofs white. Some experts say white shingles could lower electricity bills and cool down hot cities. So, ...
Bought by WRFA-LP
- Added: May 17, 2021
- Length: 03:56
- Purchases: 1
Today we're answering a question from listener Liz Lee. She lives in Warwick, RI, and wants to know whether she is supposed to separate her paper a...
Bought by WRFA-LP
- Added: May 10, 2021
- Length: 03:29
- Purchases: 1
When we talk about climate change, we often think about the big issues- sea levels rising, extreme weather, melting polar ice caps. But climate cha...
Bought by WRFA-LP
- Added: May 03, 2021
- Length: 03:24
- Purchases: 1
On our show, we talk a lot about how to reduce our carbon dioxide, or CO2, emissions. But some scientists are developing another approach to climat...
- Added: Apr 19, 2021
- Length: 03:51
Award-winning writer and two-time NEA Literature Fellow Camille T. Dungy discusses her work as an ecopoet.
Bought by WSLR, KZMU Moab Community Radio, and KZUM
- Added: Apr 18, 2021
- Length: 29:17
- Purchases: 3
Today, we have a question from listener Todd Penoyer. He does maintenance for retail shopping centers in southeastern Massachusetts and he uses a l...
- Added: Apr 12, 2021
- Length: 03:56
These days, it seems like there’s an organic option for every type of food out there, including meat. But organic usually means more expensive. Tha...
Bought by Raven Radio
- Added: Apr 05, 2021
- Length: 03:54
- Purchases: 1
On our show, we tell stories to make climate change seem less overwhelming. We know that our episodes are no replacement for massive policy changes...
- Added: Mar 24, 2021
- Length: 04:00
How would you like to get all of your electricity from renewable sources? It turns out, you can, and you don’t even need to put panels on your roof...
- Added: Mar 22, 2021
- Length: 03:28
I order a lot of takeout food these days. And I often cringe when I see the packaging, especially when I get all of those little soy sauce packets....
- Added: Mar 15, 2021
- Length: 03:54
There are about 5.5 million different species of bugs and they make up nearly 80% of all animals on Earth. But all is not well with the world’s mos...
- Added: Mar 08, 2021
- Length: 03:53
Today, we have a question from listener Tom Chun. Recently, his water heater stopped working. Tom didn’t have time to spare, so he just went with t...
- Added: Mar 01, 2021
- Length: 03:46
Take a look out your window. What color is the ground? It turns out that what you see plays a big role in the speed of climate change.
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Feb 15, 2021
- Length: 03:35
- Purchases: 1
If you follow the news about climate change, you’ve probably heard the phrase “net zero.” But what does “net zero” really mean?
- Added: Feb 08, 2021
- Length: 03:37
Today we have a question from Natalie Herbermann. She’s heard that when you put your clothes in the washing machine, they can leave behind harmful ...
- Added: Feb 01, 2021
- Length: 03:44
Taking into account the energy that goes into making a whole new car, is it more energy-efficient to keep the gas car you already have, or to get a...
- Added: Jan 27, 2021
- Length: 04:00
January 12, 2021 marked the 20th anniversary of the Forest Service’s Roadless Rule Policy. It is designed to protect millions of acres of America’s...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Jan 25, 2021
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
Today, we have a question from listener David Kellogg. He’s a big fan of solar power, but he wants to know, is it better to put solar panels on you...
- Added: Jan 18, 2021
- Length: 03:41
Today, we’re answering a question from Ada, a student from Bristol, Rhode Island. She wants to know the best thing kids can do at home to help stop...
Bought by KMXT
- Added: Jan 11, 2021
- Length: 03:33
- Purchases: 1
Thousands of new chemicals have been developed and released into the global environment during the last four decades. Yet, most of those chemicals ...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Dec 15, 2020
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
Our own Fatima Husain was looking to buy holiday lights and she wondered— which type should I buy? Is there really a big difference between incande...
Bought by KMXT
- Added: Dec 14, 2020
- Length: 03:43
- Purchases: 1
Hydroelectric power is the most widely-used renewable energy source in the world. It creates about one-sixth of the world’s electricity. But how ex...
- Added: Dec 09, 2020
- Length: 03:58
