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210709: Mark Carney, Fatih Birol and the Narrow Path to Net Zero, 7/9/2021
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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When we think of action on climate change, we usually think of what individuals can do, what governments can do, and maybe what businesses can do. ...

  • Added: Jul 08, 2021
  • Length: 58:58
This Week in Water for July 4, 2021
From: H2O Radio
Series: This Week in Water
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Could There Be a Mask Mandate...for Cows? That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KRZA, KGNU Community Radio, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 04, 2021
  • Length: 05:56
  • Purchases: 5
2021-07-02 Clearing the Air on Carbon Offsets
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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For over two decades, carbon offset programs have promised individuals and businesses that they can reduce their overall carbon footprint by paying...

Bought by Oregon Public Broadcasting, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WMUU-LP, Maine Public Radio, KMXT and more


  • Added: Jul 01, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
210702: Clearing the Air on Carbon Offsets, 7/2/2021
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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For over two decades, carbon offset programs have promised individuals and businesses that they can reduce their overall carbon footprint by paying...

  • Added: Jul 01, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
This Week in Water for June 20, 2021
From: H2O Radio
Series: This Week in Water
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Water-Guzzling Data Centers Are Being Built in the Arizona Desert. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.

Bought by KRZA, KGNU Community Radio, and WYAP


  • Added: Jun 20, 2021
  • Length: 06:18
  • Purchases: 3
2021-05-21 Hot Cities, Methane Leakers and the Catholic Church
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Mapping has emerged as a powerful tool for helping humans combat climate disruption. Technology for measuring the totality of global carbon emissio...

Bought by Maine Public Radio, WMUU-LP, KSQD Santa Cruz, KGUA, Ohm Radio and more


  • Added: May 20, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 11
210521: Hot Cities, Methane Leakers and the Catholic Church, 5/21/2021
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Mapping has emerged as a powerful tool for helping humans combat climate disruption. Technology for measuring the totality of global carbon emissio...

  • Added: May 20, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
Are White Roofs Really "Cool"?
From: Possibly
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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
640-Rocks or Rockets
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Asteroid hunters have discovered a curious object. It appears likely to be either a rock ejected from the Moon or a piece of space junk from a hu...

Bought by KCHW, KENW, Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KGLP and more


  • Added: May 02, 2021
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 11
Can you remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?
From: Possibly
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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
This Week in Water for April 18, 2021
From: H2O Radio
Series: This Week in Water
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China Tells Japan, “If It's Safe, Drink It.” That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KRZA, KKFI, and WYAP


  • Added: Apr 18, 2021
  • Length: 06:23
  • Purchases: 4
Should I buy electric power tools?
From: Possibly
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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
Spectrum (Science unscripted) 04/06/2021
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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This week on the show: Cruises are among the most carbon-intensive ways to travel, and the sector is growing fast. Cruise ships are also a testing...

  • Added: Apr 08, 2021
  • Length: 30:00
Batteries, the Rare Metal Quandary and the Deep Sea
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: Hydrothermal vent extraction, Credit: © Nautilus Minerals
This week on World Ocean Radio: part twenty-eight of the multi-part BLUEprint series. In this episode we talk about batteries, increasingly in dema...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2021
  • Length: 05:26
Value Trade Off
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: Manganese nodules on the Atlantic Ocean floor off the southeastern United States, discovered in 2019 during the Deep Sea Ventures pilot test, Credit: National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
This week on World Ocean Radio: part twenty-seven of the multi-part BLUEprint series. In this episode we talk about a carbon-free future: one that ...

  • Added: Mar 02, 2021
  • Length: 05:39
What kind of water heater should I buy?
From: Possibly
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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
629-Loneliest Asteroid
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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My Catalina Sky Survey teammate David Rankin was asteroid hunting in the constellation of Canes Venatici with our 60 inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon, ...

Bought by KCHW, KENW, Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KGLP and more


  • Added: Feb 14, 2021
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 12
What does net-zero really mean?
From: Possibly
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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
Is it worth it to buy a hybrid car?
From: Possibly
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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
Thacker Pass Lithium mine approval draws around-the-clock protest
From: Brian Bahouth
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There is one working lithium mine in the United States, the Silver Peak brine mine located near Goldfield, Nevada. Last Friday, the US Bureau of La...

  • Added: Jan 19, 2021
  • Length: 18:40
Mapping the Ocean: Physical Cartography
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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This week on World Ocean Radio: part twenty-one of the multi-part BLUEprint series. In this episode we introduce listeners to the concept of ocean ...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 19, 2021
  • Length: 05:19
  • Purchases: 1
624-In Coming
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Recently my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Greg Leonard was asteroid hunting with our 60 inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon, Arizona when he spotted a movi...

Bought by KCHW, KENW, Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KGLP and more


  • Added: Jan 10, 2021
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 12
623-Arecibo
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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The National Science Foundation has announced that it will close and decommission the giant RADAR telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Ri...

Bought by KCHW, KENW, Simply Beautiful, KGLP, WLPR and more


  • Added: Jan 01, 2021
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 11
620-Interstellar Travelers
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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For millennia humans have gazed into the night sky and have dreamed of traveling to the stars. It is not beyond the realm of possibility that one ...

Bought by KCHW, KENW, Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, WLPR and more


  • Added: Dec 11, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 12
How does hydropower work?
From: Possibly
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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