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What's the most energy-efficient way to heat your home?
From: Possibly
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First make sure your home is well insulated. Then, swap out your furnace or boiler for a device known as a heat pump. Heat pumps run on electricity...

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  • Added: Jun 05, 2020
  • Length: 03:11
  • Purchases: 1
What Creates More Greenhouse Emissions - Flying Or Driving?
From: Possibly
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In general, if you're traveling alone, driving creates two times the emissions of flying in a plane. Driving with just two people in the car makes ...

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  • Added: Jun 05, 2020
  • Length: 03:42
  • Purchases: 1
Genes and Germs, Wildfire Smoke and Children's Immune Systems
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1: Genes, Germs, and the Curious Forces That Make Us Who We Are. Topic 2: A New Study That Shows Impact of Wildfire Smoke on Children's Immun...

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  • Added: Jun 01, 2020
  • Length: 48:47
  • Purchases: 1
Is It Possible To Convert Your Gas Car Into An Electric Car?
From: Possibly
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Technically yes. There are some car hobbyists who have done this, but there's no streamlined approach to converting your car. The process would be ...

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  • Added: May 29, 2020
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 1
Is Air Drying Your Clothes Worth It?
From: Possibly
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Dryers do use a lot of energy. If you were to rank your household appliances by how much energy they use, your dryer would probably come in 3rd, ri...

Bought by KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 29, 2020
  • Length: 03:13
  • Purchases: 2
Can we turn methane leaks into a climate solution?
From: Possibly
Caption: Anaerobic digester
It turns out, there's a way to capture methane before it leaks into the atmosphere. In the case of a landfill, you can cover the surface and then i...

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  • Added: May 28, 2020
  • Length: 03:50
  • Purchases: 1
What is methane and how does it relate to climate change?
From: Possibly
Caption: Gas furnace
Methane is a gas that’s created when something organic decomposes in a location that doesn’t have oxygen. The largest human-caused source of metha...

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  • Added: May 27, 2020
  • Length: 03:21
  • Purchases: 2
Does global warming cause extreme weather?
From: Possibly
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Yes. Global warming increases the intensity of our weather because it causes temperatures to rise, which leads to more water evaporation. When thos...

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  • Added: May 27, 2020
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 1
How can we reduce food waste in the quarantine?
From: Possibly
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Today we’re answering a question that has been on a lot of people’s minds during the COVID-19 quarantine: while we’re limiting trips to the store, ...

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  • Added: May 26, 2020
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 2
Can we get rid of driftnets?
From: Possibly
Caption: Sea turtle caught in a ghost net
Driftnets are fishing nets that have largely fallen out of fashion because they can accidentally catch other marine life. But it's still legal to u...

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  • Added: May 26, 2020
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 1
How is COVID-19 affecting our air quality?
From: Possibly
Caption: The Mumbai skyline during COVID-19, Credit: Isha Chawla
Air quality has definitely improved during the pandemic. Air monitoring stations in Rhode Island and the greater Northeast have seen about a 30% de...

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  • Added: May 26, 2020
  • Length: 03:56
  • Purchases: 1
How Will COVID-19 Impact Clean Energy Progress?
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
Series: Got Science?
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Renewable energy expert John Rogers is back on the podcast to talk about COVID-19 is affecting clean energy jobs, and how we can create a stronger,...

Bought by WCNY and KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle


  • Added: May 26, 2020
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 2
Pathways of Exposure: The legacy of uranium mining within the Navajo Nation
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab
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The Colorado Plateau has a long history of uranium mining. That history is especially apparent within the Navajo Nation, which has hundreds of aban...

Bought by KDXI - Radio St George and KGNU Community Radio


  • Added: May 25, 2020
  • Length: 28:16
  • Purchases: 2
200522: COVID-19 and Climate: The Future of Energy, 5/22/2020
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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After decades of relying on imported oil, the U.S. achieved the unthinkable and became the world’s largest producer. Production has doubled over th...

  • Added: May 21, 2020
  • Length: 58:56
Speaking Across Knowledges: A conversation about Indigenous ways of Knowing and Western Science
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab
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There is a lot of Western science happening here on the Colorado Plateau but there is also long-held Indigenous knowledge that is centered on knowi...

Bought by KDXI - Radio St George and KGNU Community Radio


  • Added: May 12, 2020
  • Length: 30:26
  • Purchases: 2
Sarah Reinhardt Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that the U.S. Dietary Guidelines are updated every five years, but have thus far not taken sustainability into consideration? Join Foo...

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  • Added: Apr 30, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Wildfire and Wildlife
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab
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Wildfires often result in increased flooding of an area. We talk with Natalie Gillard, a graduate student in watershed sciences at Utah State Univ...

Bought by KDXI - Radio St George, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WYAP, KICI Iowa City, KVSC and more


  • Added: Apr 24, 2020
  • Length: 25:44
  • Purchases: 6
Inundaciones en la era del Coronavirus. ¿Podemos lidiar con desastres naturales durante una pandemia?
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
Series: Got Science?
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El Dr. Juan Declet-Barreto analiza los datos de NOAA y mapea una posible colisión entre las inundaciones que veremos este año con la pandemia del C...

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  • Added: Apr 14, 2020
  • Length: 23:35
  • Purchases: 1
When Floods and Coronavirus Collide: Dealing With a Disaster During a Pandemic
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
Series: Got Science?
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Dr. Kristy Dahl reviews NOAA spring flooding and maps the potential collision with COVID-19.

Bought by WCNY, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, and WCNY


  • Added: Apr 14, 2020
  • Length: 28:28
  • Purchases: 3
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for April 8, 2020
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In-Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Donald Trump’s Malignant Narcissism Key Factor in Federal Government’s Fai...

  • Added: Apr 08, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for March 18, 2020
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In-Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Frayed U.S. Social Safety Net Cripples Response to Coronavirus Pandemic; ...

Bought by WKPW and KMXT


  • Added: Mar 18, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
How Will Climate Change Affect Island Nations? An Expert Weighs in
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
Series: Got Science?
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Dr. Kim Waddell, a biologist living and working in the Caribbean, discusses threats and responses to climate change.

Bought by WCNY, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, and WCNY


  • Added: Mar 17, 2020
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
2020-03-13 What the 2030 Climate Deadline Really Means
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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For years, scientists have been saying that the climate battle will be won or lost in the next decade. The IPCC has stated that to avoid climate ca...

Bought by WJCT, WFHB, WDSE, WMUU-LP, KSQD Santa Cruz and more


  • Added: Mar 12, 2020
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 6
Utah Dinosaurs: missing link to north american paleogeography
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab
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Outcrops of Cretaceous Cedar Mountain Formation in Grand County, Utah contain dinosaur fauna found nowhere else in the world. We talk with Dr. Jam...

Bought by KDXI - Radio St George, KRZA, and 'The Sea'


  • Added: Mar 12, 2020
  • Length: 26:09
  • Purchases: 3
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for March 4, 2020
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In-Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Rejecting Profit-Driven Public Health Systems Key to Combating Future Pand...

Bought by WKPW


  • Added: Mar 04, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1

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