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Alexis Temkin, Ph.D., Toxicologist, Environmental Working Group, discusses the 2024 Shoppers Guide to Pesticides in Produce.

From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio

Did you know that pesticides are widely used in U.S. agriculture and residues may remain on and in the foods we eat, even after washing or processi...

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Why did I see a bunch of dead fish in the Providence River?

From: Possibly

One Possibly listener wondered why she saw so many dead fish in the water last spring. Turns out it’s called a fish kill – which can happen when th...

Bought by KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm and Raven Radio

800-Telescope Reborn

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

Caption: In an artist’s rendering, light from quasars passes through intergalactic clouds of hydrogen gas. The light offers clues to the structure of the distant cosmos, Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Marenfeld and DESI

In an astonishing rebirth, the Mayall 4-m telescope has jumped to the forefront of astronomy once again because it is sturdy and precise enough to...

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Peter Annin, author of Purified: How Recycled Sewage is Transforming Our Water.

From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio

Did you know that astronauts’ liquid wastes are recycled into drinking water in space? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melind...

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How can buses become a climate solution?

From: Possibly

The transportation sector is the biggest contributor to greenhouse gasses in the U.S., and cars make up most of those emissions. So how can public ...

Bought by WRFA-LP, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, and KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana

Season 1, Episode 42 - 'Snowfall' feat Dr Andrew Schwartz

From: Radio 2050
Series: Radio 2050 - Season 1

The study of snowfall and snowpack, and its importance in our lives.

Bought by WOJB

Chloe Waterman, M.S., Senior Program Manager for Climate Friendly Foods at Friends of the Earth discusses the hazards of Biogas.

From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio

Did you know that heavily subsidized biogas digesters pose a risk to rural communities and are not the climate-change solution they’re made out to ...

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798-Destination Enceladus

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

Life on Earth appears to have formed in our oceans. Scientists are thus on the hunt for other worlds which have oceans of liquid water and thus po...

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Could we use a space umbrella to cool down the planet?

From: Possibly

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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260: Beaver Believers: How to Restore Planet Water, 5/8/2024

From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature

Caption: Kate Lundquist and Brock Dolman

In this age of global weirding where climate disruption has tumbled the Goldilocks effect into unruly surges of too much and too little water, the ...

How can I explain climate change to my friends and family?

From: Possibly

Talking about climate change is never easy. Today, we get some tips from five experts on how to do it gracefully.

Bought by KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, WRFA-LP, and Raven Radio

796-COMET C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)-Preview

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

Caption: COMET C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos), Credit: skylive.com

On the 3rd of March 2024 while asteroid hunting with our 60 inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon , Arizona my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Kacper Wierzcho...

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Is it time to rethink Earth Day?

From: Possibly

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 ...

Bought by WRFA-LP and Raven Radio

Whose behavior really affects the water supply?

From: Possibly

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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Why should I use less water in a wet state like Rhode Island?

From: Possibly

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...

Bought by Raven Radio and WRFA-LP

What’s the best way to get rid of my food scraps?

From: Possibly

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, ...

Bought by KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, Raven Radio, and WRFA-LP

795-Spiral Comet

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

Caption: Nucleus of Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, Credit: Jan Erik Vallestad

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks comes near the Sun once every 71 years. It was discovered in 1812 by Jean Louis Pons at Marseilles, France and then rediscov...

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Bev Thorpe, Co-Founder of Clean Production Action, discusses the “Triple Planetary Crisis,” the fossil fuel-derived chemicals widely used in our food system, and strategies to advance a non-toxic economy.

From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio

Did you know that fossil fuel subsidies contribute to the “cheap” cost of plastic? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda He...

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791-A Fireball and It’s Gifts

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

Caption: A fragment of the Asteroid 2024 BX1 recovered in Germany is a rare meteorite class called Aubrite, Credit: SETI

It all started when Krisztián Sárneczky at the Konkoly Observatory near Budapest, Hungary reported the position and brightness of an unknown astero...

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Nature's Balance Sheet

From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio

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 ...

Season 1, Episode 23 - 'Rainforest Trust' feat James Deutsch

From: Radio 2050
Series: Radio 2050 - Season 1

A bottom up solution for saving rainforests worldwide.

Bought by KTRT RADIO INC and WOJB

12-18: Forest Wisdom, Mother Trees and the Science of Community, 3/13/2024

From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature

Forests have long occupied a fertile landscape in the human imagination. Places of mystery and magic - of wildness and wisdom - of vision and dream...

Aqua-Cultural Thoughts

From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio

Seafood is a world staple, under siege by increased consumption and over-fishing. Aquaculture is the necessary alternative, yet is a polarizing iss...

246: The Green New Deal: Launching the Great Transformation, 2/28/2024

From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature

Caption: Demond Drummer, Credit: Alex Akamine

As climate chaos and obscene inequality ravage people and planet, a new generation of visionaries is emerging to demand a bold solution: a Green Ne...

784-Josh’s Two PHAs

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

So far asteroid hunters have discovered approximately half of the 5,000 PHAs which are likely to exist. Asteroid hunters will continue to search th...

Bought by Raven Radio, KNVC Carson City Community Radio, RADIOLEX, WTIP, KKRN and more

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