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Should I grill with gas or charcoal?
From: Possibly
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If you're choosing between charcoal and gas, choose gas. Grilling with charcoal for an hour produces three times the emissions of grilling with gas...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 15, 2020
  • Length: 02:29
  • Purchases: 2
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...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 05, 2020
  • Length: 03:11
  • Purchases: 1
Are Carbon Offsets Worth It?
From: Possibly
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Carbon offsets are designed to compensate for the carbon dioxide emissions we create. You can offset your carbon by paying for projects that absorb...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 05, 2020
  • Length: 02:28
  • 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
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 PRX Remix


  • Added: May 29, 2020
  • Length: 03:13
  • Purchases: 1
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...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • 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...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • 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
590- Noctilucent Clouds
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Noctilucent Clouds exist at more than 50 miles above the Earth's surface or about 4 times higher than the tops of the most intense tropical thunder...

Bought by Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KENW and more


  • Added: May 14, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
Saving and Caring for Wildlife during the Covid-19 Pandemic with the World Famous Busch Wildlife Sanctuary.
From: Ken Grey
Series: Maximum Health Radio "Quality Living" with Dr Ken Grey Holistic Physician
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Saving and Caring for Wildlife during the Covid-19 Pandemic with the World Famous Busch Wildlife Sanctuary. Executive Director Amy Kight and Ressa ...

Bought by WCNY


  • Added: May 08, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
586-Northern PHA
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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My Catalina Sky Survey teammate David Rankin was observing in the constellation of Ursae Major with our 60 inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon, Arizona wh...

Bought by Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KENW, KSFR, KRWG and more


  • Added: Apr 17, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
AMOS 20.81: Introducing Stormquakes, 4/22/2020
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Introducing Stormquakes

  • Added: Apr 13, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
582-Stealthy Asteroid
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Asteroids which approach Earth from inside of our orbit about the Sun are often difficult to discover and may represent a unique threat to our home...

Bought by Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KENW, WLPR , Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 20, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
AMOS 20.63: Octopus Games, 3/27/2020
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Octopus Games

  • Added: Mar 10, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 20.61: The Greenland Ice Sheet Is Melting Faster Than Expected, 3/25/2020
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
The Greenland Ice Sheet Is Melting Faster Than Expected

  • Added: Mar 10, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
578-First PHA
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Assuming the first potentially hazardous asteroid of 2020 has a chemical composition similar to the stony meteorites we find on Earth, it could co...

Bought by Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KENW, Harford Community Radio, WTIP and more


  • Added: Feb 23, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
AMOS 20.46: Birds at Risk, 3/4/2020
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Birds at Risk

  • Added: Feb 21, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 20.42: Autism and Tone of Voice, 2/27/2020
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Autism and Tone of Voice

  • Added: Feb 21, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
The U.S. Economy Is Not Democratic or Good for the Planet
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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The U.S. economy, weak or strong, is the question at the heart of the election. But it doesn't get to the reality which is that, whatever else it m...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, WRIR, and KDNK


  • Added: Feb 05, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 3
AMOS 19.37: The Star That's Almost Too Massive to Exist, 2/20/2020
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
The Star That's Almost Too Massive to Exist

  • Added: Feb 03, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
574-Record Year
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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In 2019, asteroid hunters set a new record by discovering 2,433 Earth approaching objects including 85 which could potentially become a threat to p...

Bought by Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KENW, KRZA, KKRN and more


  • Added: Jan 23, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
How to Get More People to Ride the Bus
From: Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University
Series: Ways & Means Podcast
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What motivates commuters to leave their cars behind, and take the bus or a bike to work instead? A government innovation team in Durham, North Caro...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Jan 14, 2020
  • Length: 15:20
  • Purchases: 1
AMOS 20.09: The Invasion of the Starlings, 1/13/2020
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
The Invasion of the Starlings

  • Added: Jan 07, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
Slow Flower Movement Changing the Floral Industry
From: renee wilde
Series: COUNTY LINES
Caption: Rosalie and Katie Loading up Flowers for Their Wedding, Credit: renee wilde
In 1991, President George Herbert Walker Bush was looking for ways to stem the illegal drug trade in Colombia, by giving more incentives for legal ...

  • Added: Dec 26, 2019
  • Length: 04:55

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