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How will Providence make its buildings carbon neutral?
From: Possibly
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Providence, Rhode Island has set the goal of being carbon neutral by 2050. And recently, the city government passed a new ordinance to help it meet...

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  • Added: May 13, 2024
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 1
Could we use a space umbrella to cool down the planet?
From: Possibly
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Literally blocking out the sun may sound extreme, but scientists are debating whether using dust particles to reflect sunlight away from the Earth ...

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  • Added: May 03, 2024
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 2
How can I explain climate change to my friends and family?
From: Possibly
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Talking about climate change is never easy. Today, we get some tips from five experts on how to do it gracefully.

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  • Added: Apr 29, 2024
  • Length: 04:35
  • Purchases: 2
Is it time to rethink Earth Day?
From: Possibly
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We’ve celebrated Earth Day in the United States for more than 50 years. Today, we’re taking a look at what made the first Earth Day in 1970 such a ...

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  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
Whose behavior really affects the water supply?
From: Possibly
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Last week we learned that individuals’ home water consumption doesn’t really make a dent in the water supply, and the benefit of personal water con...

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  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 03:37
  • Purchases: 2
Why should I use less water in a wet state like Rhode Island?
From: Possibly
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Saving water might not seem all that important in a humid climate like Rhode Island. But actually, there are plenty of reasons why water conservati...

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  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 03:26
  • Purchases: 2
What’s the best way to get rid of my food scraps?
From: Possibly
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Today, we’re taking a look at how we dispose of our food. Next time you’re scraping a plate, should that food go into compost, your sink disposal, ...

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  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 2
Regulation
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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This week on World Ocean Radio we're discussing a recent trip to Lisbon, Portugal to attend the Economist Ocean Summit. One such conversation we pa...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 19, 2024
  • Length: 05:04
  • Purchases: 1
Nature's Balance Sheet
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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In business, as in life, there is a balance sheet, a statement of assets, profit and loss, income and expense, showing whether our accounts are in ...

  • Added: Mar 20, 2024
  • Length: 05:07
Do bottle bills work?
From: Possibly
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Today’s question comes from a listener here in Rhode Island. They’ve been following local efforts to pass a bottle bill- that’s where you get money...

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  • Added: Mar 11, 2024
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4
Ecological Overshoot, part two
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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"We are not blind to the overall problem, and if we were in doubt, recent climate-explained events, near and far, should open our eyes more widely....

  • Added: Mar 04, 2024
  • Length: 05:13
Ecological Overshoot, part one
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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In this episode and the next, World Ocean Radio reports on the status quo, business-as-usual, tunnel vision conclusions at COP28 in Dubai, hosted b...

  • Added: Feb 14, 2024
  • Length: 04:51
Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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A November visit to Gloucester Massachusetts for an Ocean Literary Conference (NEOSEC 2023) afforded W2O staff an opportunity to take a field trip ...

  • Added: Feb 13, 2024
  • Length: 05:20
How can I get involved with Public Utilities Commissions?
From: Possibly
Series: What does a Public Utilities Commission have to do with climate change?
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In another episode, we talked about a state agency that can play a big role in helping us get more of our energy from renewable sources. Here in Rh...

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  • Added: Oct 18, 2023
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 2
RESCUE, part 7: Policy That Works
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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This week we continue the multi-part RESCUE series by featuring some successful initiatives and ocean progress, with examples of policies related t...

  • Added: Feb 22, 2023
  • Length: 05:03
What COP 27 Might Have Been
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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In this episode we provide three examples of initiatives, proposals and financial solutions that could change the shape of our climate future, incl...

  • Added: Dec 08, 2022
  • Length: 05:11
COP 27 Implementation Plan
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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The 27th Conference of the Parties (COP 27) closed recently in Egypt. Reactions to outcomes of the climate change conference have been mixed, and t...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2022
  • Length: 05:15
A Minister for the Ocean
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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How do we govern the ocean? This week on World Ocean Radio we introduce a concept that advocates for a centralized Ministry for the Ocean, a voice ...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2022
  • Length: 05:26
World Ocean Radio: A Natural Capital Revolution
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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This week on World Ocean Radio we're discussing an Executive Order entitled "Change in Natural Asset Wealth" signed by US President Joe Biden on Ea...

  • Added: Oct 26, 2022
  • Length: 05:15

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