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2023-09-15 The Nuclear Option
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Fourteen years after receiving its permit, the nation’s first new nuclear reactors in decades just fired up in Georgia. Massive, traditional nuclea...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Maine Public Radio, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Sep 13, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
230915: The Nuclear Option, 9/15/2023
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Fourteen years after receiving its permit, the nation’s first new nuclear reactors in decades just fired up in Georgia. Massive, traditional nuclea...

  • Added: Sep 13, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
Nuclear Weapons in Space with Karl Grossman
From: Doug Wood
Series: Green Street News
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How the military is preparing space for the next world war.

Bought by WRFA-LP and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Sep 11, 2023
  • Length: 28:45
  • Purchases: 2
763-Hogan’s Big Rock
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Nucleus Comet Wild-2, Credit: NASA
My Catalina Sky Survey teammate Josh Hogan was asteroid hunting in the constellation Sextans with our 60 inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon, Arizona whe...

Bought by Raven Radio, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KGLP, RADIOLEX, WTIP and more


  • Added: Sep 10, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
What’s happening to the world’s glaciers?
From: Possibly
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Today, we have a question from one of our reporters, Kolya Shields. They keep seeing timelapse photos showing ice sheets shrinking faster and faste...

Bought by WRFA-LP, Raven Radio, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 31, 2023
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
How much energy does it take to run ChatGPT?
From: Possibly
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Everybody is talking about ChatGPT, the new machine-learning tool for answering questions. These giant computer models need a whole lot of computi...

Bought by KTNA, WRFA-LP, and Raven Radio


  • Added: Aug 31, 2023
  • Length: 03:46
  • Purchases: 3
2023-08-25 The Road to Zero Emission Trucking
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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As the build out of infrastructure for electric passenger vehicles gets underway, another segment of transportation is just starting down the road ...

Bought by Maine Public Radio, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WMUU-LP, KSQD Santa Cruz, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 24, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
230825: The Road to Zero Emission Trucking, 8/25/2023
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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As the build out of infrastructure for electric passenger vehicles gets underway, another segment of transportation is just starting down the road ...

  • Added: Aug 24, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
Blue Light Trouble with Dr. Josh Rosenthal
From: Doug Wood
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Blue light from device screens can upset your body's internal clock with dangerous consequences.

  • Added: Aug 21, 2023
  • Length: 28:51
RESCUE, part 28: A Transformational Tool for Ocean Literacy
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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This week we continue the multi-part RESCUE series with a highlight of the World Ocean Explorer virtual aquarium project of the W2O, an innovative ...

  • Added: Aug 09, 2023
  • Length: 05:10
Why are we breaking records for the hottest day on record?
From: Possibly
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When people talk about climate change, it’s often described as something that might happen in the future. But, we’ve been breaking records for the ...

Bought by Raven Radio, WRFA-LP, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 07, 2023
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 3
2023-07-28 Building a Better Battery Supply Chain with JB Straubel and Amiee Boulanger
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Batteries are a critical part of the transition away from fossil fuels. From electric vehicles to grid scale storage for wind and solar, demand for...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WMUU-LP, Nevada Public Radio, KALW and more


  • Added: Jul 27, 2023
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 10
230728: Building a Better Battery Supply Chain with JB Straubel and Amiee Boulanger, 7/28/2023
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Batteries are a critical part of the transition away from fossil fuels. From electric vehicles to grid scale storage for wind and solar, demand for...

  • Added: Jul 27, 2023
  • Length: 58:57
755-Geyser of Life-Maybe
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Enceladus spews water from cracks in its south polar crust., Credit: NASA/JPL-CALTECH/SPACE SCIENCE INSTITUTE
In 2023 the James Webb Space Telescope spotted a geyser of water vapor extending more than 80% of the Earth’s diameter erupting from Saturn’s moon ...

Bought by WTIP, Raven Radio, KKRN, KGLP, RADIOLEX and more


  • Added: Jul 16, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
Wind Energy: Cost
From: KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle
Series: Environmental Voices
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Wind Energy and costs.

  • Added: Jun 21, 2023
  • Length: 04:14
Wind Energy Part 2
From: KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle
Series: Environmental Voices
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Pros and Cons

  • Added: Jun 21, 2023
  • Length: 08:18
How do Fossil Fuels Work
From: KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle
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Fossil Fuels

  • Added: Jun 21, 2023
  • Length: 09:38
Solar Panel Interference
From: KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle
Series: Environmental Voices
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Do solar panels cause interference?

  • Added: Jun 21, 2023
  • Length: 09:47
Cleaning Solar Panels
From: KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle
Series: Environmental Voices
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How to clean Solar Panels

  • Added: Jun 21, 2023
  • Length: 10:39
03-13: Disruptive Design: What Good Looks Like, 6/28/2023
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature
Caption: Cheryl Dahle
Aligning business with biology, disruptive design uses systems thinking to create models that show what “good” really looks like. Two winners of th...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
How are other cities responding to rising waters?
From: Possibly
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Today, we’re talking about how cities and towns are preparing for rising waters. Right here in Rhode Island, the town of Warren is developing a pla...

Bought by KICI Iowa City, WRFA-LP, and Raven Radio


  • Added: Jun 08, 2023
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
How can we get more energy from heat in the ground?
From: Possibly
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We’ve used the Earth’s heat as an industrial energy source for over a century, but geothermal power only plays a minor role in our energy grid. Why...

Bought by WRFA-LP, Raven Radio, and KMXT


  • Added: Jun 08, 2023
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 3
Should I idle my car or stop and restart?
From: Possibly
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Today we’re taking on a question from listener Megan Heinz. She often picks up her son at his school in the car pickup line. And she's wondering if...

Bought by Raven Radio and WRFA-LP


  • Added: May 22, 2023
  • Length: 03:39
  • Purchases: 2
The Politics of Plastic with Judith Enck
From: Doug Wood
Series: Green Street News
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Fore EPA Region II Administrator Judith Enck tells why we need legislation to make companies like Coca Cola do the right thing.

Bought by WRFA-LP and WMUU-LP


  • Added: May 15, 2023
  • Length: 28:32
  • Purchases: 2
RESCUE, part 18: Opportunity for Ocean Finance
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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This week the multi-part RESCUE series continues with a turn toward the topic of finance. This episode lays out a plan for future editions that foc...

  • Added: May 11, 2023
  • Length: 05:02