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2024-05-10 Big Plastic: The New Big Oil
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Plastics are everywhere. And while we’ve known for a long time that plastics and our environment aren’t a good mix, it's becoming apparent that the...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WMUU-LP, KSQD Santa Cruz, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: May 09, 2024
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 9
240510: Big Plastic: The New Big Oil, 5/10/2024
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Plastics are everywhere. And while we’ve known for a long time that plastics and our environment aren’t a good mix, it's becoming apparent that the...

  • Added: May 09, 2024
  • Length: 58:56
240419: Artificial Intelligence, Real Climate Impacts , 4/19/2024
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Artificial intelligence can do some pretty amazing things, including for the climate. AI can help optimize the electric grid, make heating and cool...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 58:59
2024-04-19 Artificial Intelligence, Real Climate Impacts
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Artificial intelligence can do some pretty amazing things, including for the climate. AI can help optimize the electric grid, make heating and cool...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WMUU-LP, KSQD Santa Cruz, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 9
What does the future of natural gas look like in Massachusetts?
From: Possibly
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So-called “Natural gas”- the stuff a lot of us use to heat our homes and run our stoves- is basically methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. In the sh...

Bought by Raven Radio and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Mar 11, 2024
  • Length: 03:49
  • Purchases: 2
Can we harness electricity from eels?
From: Possibly
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Recently, we got a question from one of our listeners. Matt from Providence wants to know - can we harness electricity from electric eels? We were ...

Bought by Raven Radio, KICI Iowa City, WRFA-LP, and KMXT


  • Added: Mar 11, 2024
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 4
Aqua-Cultural Thoughts
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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Seafood is a world staple, under siege by increased consumption and over-fishing. Aquaculture is the necessary alternative, yet is a polarizing iss...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2024
  • Length: 05:18
Season 1, Episode 20 - 'Preserving Paradise' feat Sian Williams
From: Radio 2050
Series: Radio 2050 - Season 1
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A scalable solution to saving (and rebuilding) the planet’s coral reefs.

Bought by KTRT RADIO INC and WOJB


  • Added: Mar 04, 2024
  • Length: 01:00:53
  • Purchases: 2
Drinking Plastic with Mike Belliveau
From: Doug Wood
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Every plastic bottle is filled with hundreds of thousands of tiny pieces of plastic. Here's what you need to know.

  • Added: Feb 27, 2024
  • Length: 28:25
2024-02-23 Geothermal: So Hot Right Now
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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When most people hear the phrase renewable energy, they imagine fields full of solar panels or giant spinning wind turbines. But another source may...

Bought by Maine Public Radio, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WMUU-LP, KSQD Santa Cruz, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 22, 2024
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 10
240223: Geothermal: So Hot Right Now, 2/23/2024
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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When most people hear the phrase renewable energy, they imagine fields full of solar panels or giant spinning wind turbines. But another source may...

  • Added: Feb 22, 2024
  • Length: 58:58
Why are we replanting the Atlantic Forest?
From: Possibly
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Today, we’re traveling to the Atlantic Forest in Brazil, the second largest rainforest in Brazil— behind the Amazon Rainforest. Today it stands at ...

Bought by WRFA-LP and Raven Radio


  • Added: Feb 20, 2024
  • Length: 04:01
  • Purchases: 2
266: The Charging Twenties: Now is the Time to Build a Solar-Powered Civilization, 1/17/2024
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature
Caption: Danny Kennedy, Credit: Alex Akamine
Visionary clean energy entrepreneur Danny Kennedy explores the promise and challenges of the epic civilizational transition to renewable energy. Wi...

  • Added: Jan 16, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
How does Rhode Island’s new community choice aggregation program work?
From: Possibly
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If you live in Rhode Island, there’s a decent chance you got some version of this letter, too. That’s because last year, seven towns in Rhode Islan...

Bought by WRFA-LP and Raven Radio


  • Added: Jan 03, 2024
  • Length: 03:53
  • Purchases: 2
Can I trust the solar panel companies that knock on my door?
From: Possibly
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Recently, I’ve had a lot of people knocking on my door, trying to sell me solar panels. It happened just last week! I wanted to find out if they ar...

Bought by KRPS, WRFA-LP, and Raven Radio


  • Added: Jan 03, 2024
  • Length: 04:01
  • Purchases: 3
06-16: Cultural Mindshift: Full Spectrum Sustainability and Resilience, 1/10/2024
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature
Caption: David Orr, Credit: Tim Porter
Climate is the trip wire for every other foundational ecological and biological system – as well as the basis for human civilization. As we face th...

  • Added: Jan 02, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
2023-12-29 REWIND: Just a Walk or Bike Ride Away: The 15-Minute City
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Can you imagine if everything you needed in your everyday life was just a walk or bike ride away? That’s the goal of the 15-minute city, a new name...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KCBX, Maine Public Radio, WMUU-LP, KALW and more


  • Added: Dec 28, 2023
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 13
231229: REWIND: Just a Walk or Bike Ride Away: The 15-Minute City, 12/29/2023
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Can you imagine if everything you needed in your everyday life was just a walk or bike ride away? That’s the goal of the 15-minute city, a new name...

  • Added: Dec 28, 2023
  • Length: 58:57
Marine Biomimetics, part two
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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In these three episodes of World Ocean Radio we are exploring a recent publication entitled “A Forgotten Element in the Blue Economy: Marine Biomim...

  • Added: Dec 08, 2023
  • Length: 05:07
What does the future of natural gas look like in Rhode Island?
From: Possibly
Series: What does a Public Utilities Commission have to do with climate change?
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It’s getting colder, and a lot of people are turning on their furnaces. Many of those run on “natural” gas, which is basically methane, a potent gr...

Bought by WRFA-LP and Raven Radio


  • Added: Dec 04, 2023
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 2
Can we use the ocean as an energy source?
From: Possibly
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At the beach, we’re supposed to watch out for strong tides. Our oceans are powerful places. Could they also be power sources?

Bought by Raven Radio and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Nov 21, 2023
  • Length: 03:49
  • Purchases: 2
Marine Biomimetics, part one
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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Over the next few editions of World Ocean Radio we will be discussing a recent publication entitled “A Forgotten Element in the Blue Economy: Marin...

  • Added: Nov 08, 2023
  • Length: 05:05
771-Nice PHA
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Artists Conception Psyche, Credit: NASA
NASA classifies 2023 SZ1 as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid since it is larger than 140m in diameter and on its current path can come to about 6 t...

Bought by Raven Radio, WYAP, RADIOLEX, KGLP, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio] and more


  • Added: Nov 05, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
What’s it like at an electic car race?
From: Possibly
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What happens when a car racing fan and the host of Possibly try to find an event that appeals to both of them? Enter Formula E.

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Oct 31, 2023
  • Length: 04:01
  • Purchases: 1
What's a Public Utilities Commission?
From: Possibly
Series: What does a Public Utilities Commission have to do with climate change?
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If we want to avoid the worst of climate change, it’s pretty clear that we need to start getting our energy from sources that don’t create greenhou...

Bought by Raven Radio and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Oct 18, 2023
  • Length: 03:58
  • Purchases: 2