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Eco-friendly Picnics
From: KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle
Series: Environmental Voices
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15 ways

  • Added: Jun 14, 2023
  • Length: 08:55
Overfishing
From: KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle
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Causes, Effects, and Solutions.

  • Added: Jun 14, 2023
  • Length: 11:45
Compost or Recycle
From: KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle
Series: Environmental Voices
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Things you should never compost or recycle.

  • Added: Jun 14, 2023
  • Length: 12:12
Fred Watson– "What a Telescope Reveals"
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Stargazer, the Life and Times of the Telescope The history of the telescope is a rich story of human ingenuity and perseverance involving some of ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jun 09, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
How are other cities responding to rising waters? Part 2
From: Possibly
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In the last few weeks, we’ve talked about towns that are creating plans to prepare for rising waters. Today, we’re taking a look at an example of w...

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


  • Added: Jun 08, 2023
  • Length: 03:43
  • Purchases: 3
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
Should I bring a reusable mug to the coffee shop?
From: Possibly
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If you’re a coffee drinker like me, you might feel a little guilty about all those paper cups you end up tossing out when you visit a café. But n...

Bought by WRFA-LP and Raven Radio


  • Added: Jun 08, 2023
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
What’s the most energy efficient way to make my coffee?
From: Possibly
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There are a lot of ways to make your morning coffee. You could use a French press, a drip machine, a machine with coffee pods…the list goes on and ...

Bought by WRFA-LP and Raven Radio


  • Added: Jun 08, 2023
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 2
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
Green Planet Monitor Podcast # 13
From: David Kattenburg
Series: Green Planet Monitor Podcast
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Long Covid -- a complex ailment driving lots of people down. Moms, babies and bacteria -- the relationship starts before you’re born, then you’re c...

  • Added: Jun 05, 2023
  • Length: 57:27
Steven Lasee, Ph.D., environmental toxicologist discusses PFAS contamination.
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that essentially all humans have PFAS compounds in their systems? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemme...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: May 25, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
We Didn't Start The Fire (But We Know Who Did)
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
Series: This Is Science with Jess Phoenix
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UCS scientists have released new research linking fossil fuel companies to the explosion of wildfires in the west.

  • Added: May 23, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
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 PFAS Problem with Dr. Arlene Blum
From: Doug Wood
Series: Green Street News
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The class of chemicals known as PFAS causes cancer and disrupts the endocrine system, and will pollute the world forever.

Bought by WRFA-LP and WMUU-LP


  • Added: May 22, 2023
  • Length: 28:20
  • Purchases: 2
There's no evidence offshore wind kills whales
From: Possibly
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Rhode Island is the first state in the country to build an offshore wind farm, and there are plans for many more. But recently, opponents of wind e...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: May 15, 2023
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 1
Maria Gloria Dominguez Bello, PH.D discusses disruptions to the microbiota
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that disruptions in the infant microbiome can lead to lifelong illness? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda ...

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  • Added: May 11, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
To Hell And Back
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
Series: This Is Science with Jess Phoenix
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Jess investigates what connects giant salamanders, community organizing, and fracking via a conversation with journalist Annie Roth and biologist J...

  • Added: May 09, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
Is Carbon Capture Essential to Fighting Climate Change?
From: Open to Debate
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When it comes to carbon dioxide, 2022 was a record year. So...what can be done? One potential method is called carbon capture and storage, a techno...

Bought by WMUU-LP, WNED Buffalo, and KUNM


  • Added: May 04, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 3
RESCUE, part 17: Technology & the Ocean Pharmacopeia
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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This week the multi-part RESCUE series continues with an examination of familiar products derived from the ocean that we use to support our ways of...

  • Added: May 03, 2023
  • Length: 05:04
Margaret Reeves, Ph.D., Senior Scientist at the Pesticide Action Center of North America discusses pesticides’ role in climate change.
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that most synthetic pesticides are petroleum-based? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Apr 27, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Making Waves
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
Series: This Is Science with Jess Phoenix
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Jess is joined by Amani Webber-Schultz and Jaida Elcock, shark scientists and co-founders of the nonprofit organization Minorities In Shark Sciences.

  • Added: Apr 25, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
What do we do about methane leaks in our neighborhoods?
From: Possibly
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We know methane is a really potent greenhouse gas, and in other episodes, we’ve talked about what the federal government is doing to crack down on ...

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


  • Added: Apr 24, 2023
  • Length: 03:47
  • Purchases: 3
RESCUE, part 15: Technology Food and Health
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: Photo by Tim Foster on Unsplash, Credit: @timberfoster
This week we continue the multi-part RESCUE series with the topic of seafood consumption. While more than 3 billion people worldwide rely on wild-c...

  • Added: Apr 20, 2023
  • Length: 05:05
Can art help fight climate change?
From: Possibly
Caption: Climate Stripes, Credit: Ed Hawkins
Today, we have a question from one of our reporters, Kolya Shields. They're an artist, and they want to know- can art help fight climate change?

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


  • Added: Apr 17, 2023
  • Length: 03:40
  • Purchases: 4
Breast Cancer in a Bottle with Polly Marshall
From: Doug Wood
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Chemicals in personal care products millions of women use everyday increase your risk of breast cancer.

  • Added: Apr 17, 2023
  • Length: 28:21

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