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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 ...

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: May 03, 2024
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 1
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: 1
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: 1
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...

Bought by Raven Radio and WRFA-LP


  • 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...

Bought by Raven Radio and WRFA-LP


  • 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, ...

Bought by Raven Radio and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 2
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...

Bought by KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Raven Radio, WRFA-LP, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Mar 11, 2024
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4
Should I be worried about microplastics in Narragansett Bay?
From: Possibly
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oday, we’re talking about a new study from the University of Rhode Island about microplastics in the Narragansett Bay. We look into what the findin...

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Oct 31, 2023
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 1
The Untold Story of Reuse and Redevelopment with Melissa Wenzel for the MPCA
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, we look through the lenses of creativity, environment, and sustainability at what to do about vacant ...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2023
  • Length: 28:44
How do fungi help combat climate change?
From: Possibly
Caption: Mycorrihizal root tip, Credit: Ellen Larsson
You’ve probably heard of fungi, whether it’s mold in your bathroom or mushrooms on your favorite hiking trail, but recently, I’ve been hearing that...

Bought by Raven Radio, WRFA-LP, and KMXT


  • Added: May 01, 2023
  • Length: 03:39
  • Purchases: 3
53rd Earth Day
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Tune in to "Sounds Jewish" for Jewish music from around the globe urging us to approach the natural world with gemilut chassadim – or loving kindne...

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Apr 21, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Should I wrap my presents in fabric or paper?
From: Possibly
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Today, we have a question from a listener named Susan. She wants to know about gift wrapping: “Is it better for the environment to wrap Christmas g...

Bought by KMXT and KGLP


  • Added: Dec 19, 2022
  • Length: 03:24
  • Purchases: 2
When did we start recycling?
From: Possibly
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We get a lot of questions about recycling, asking what to do with aluminum cans, glass, paper, or even plastic. All this has me wondering- when did...

Bought by KMXT and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Nov 10, 2022
  • Length: 03:33
  • Purchases: 2
Is natural grass or artificial turf better for the environment?
From: Possibly
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Nowadays, many athletic fields have been converted from natural grass to artificial turf. Which made us wonder- which option is better for the envi...

Bought by WRFA-LP and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Sep 14, 2022
  • Length: 03:25
  • Purchases: 2
Moth Pollinators in the Borderlands
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
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The photos are mine of the Mirabilis longiflora flowers and Manduca sexta, the Carolina sphinx moth and tobacco hornworm. Note the seven streamline...

  • Added: Sep 01, 2022
  • Length: 04:21
Turkey Vultures and Buffalo Bur
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
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Turkey vultures (Cathartes aura) are wonderful and lots of folks agree. The little town of Bisbee in the Mule Mountains of Cochise County, Arizona ...

  • Added: Sep 01, 2022
  • Length: 04:29
Wonderful Town, Wonderful Vine
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
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San Miguelito (Antigonon leptopus) is quite the Mexican native plant. I read that it’s found in habitat not only in Sonora and Chihuahua and southw...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2022
  • Length: 05:08
How does space travel compare to taking a plane ride?
From: Possibly
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Today we’re answering a question from listener Molly Magid. She wants to know- what are the environmental impacts of space travel and how does it c...

Bought by Raven Radio and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Jul 18, 2022
  • Length: 03:26
  • Purchases: 2
The Story of the Yucca Moth
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
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I’ve told the story of the yucca moths and the soaptree yuccas many times. I love to tell it when I give talks and I’m not making this up, many yea...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2022
  • Length: 04:06
Mexican Stoneroller
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
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I pursued the Mexican stoneroller ( Campostoma ornatum) for a few minutes trying to get a photo or two before deciding to quit harassing the fish i...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2022
  • Length: 04:19
Can you put your recycling and trash in one bin?
From: Possibly
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Imagine if you didn’t have a recycling bin anymore- You just put everything in the trash, but somehow the reusable stuff still got recycled? Some p...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Jun 06, 2022
  • Length: 04:01
  • Purchases: 1
No More Joshua Trees: Climate Change in the Desert with Ecologist James Cornett - EcoJustice Radio
From: Jack Eidt
Series: EcoJustice Radio
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The Joshua tree is an icon and ecological keystone of the California deserts. However, climate disruption with hotter, drier summers and more frequ...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
How does our electricity grid work?
From: Possibly
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With the effects of climate change all around us, there's a push to power more of our lives with renewable electricity, including things that used ...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: May 12, 2022
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 1
Goodding Verbena
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
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I started my nursery/horticulture career in the spring of 1980 at Desert Trees Nursery northwest of Tucson. It was and still is a wholesale nursery...

  • Added: May 04, 2022
  • Length: 04:16
Small Goddess of Wisdom
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
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The riparian woodland Ms. Mesquitey and I were hiking in is at around 6,000 ft. in elevation. I think that may be the upper limits of the elf owls'...

  • Added: May 04, 2022
  • Length: 04:33