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2021-07-09 Mark Carney, Fatih Birol and the Narrow Path to Net Zero
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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When we think of action on climate change, we usually think of what individuals can do, what governments can do, and maybe what businesses can do. ...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KGUA, KSQD Santa Cruz, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif. and more


  • Added: Jul 08, 2021
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 11
210709: Mark Carney, Fatih Birol and the Narrow Path to Net Zero, 7/9/2021
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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When we think of action on climate change, we usually think of what individuals can do, what governments can do, and maybe what businesses can do. ...

  • Added: Jul 08, 2021
  • Length: 58:58
2021-07-02 Clearing the Air on Carbon Offsets
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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For over two decades, carbon offset programs have promised individuals and businesses that they can reduce their overall carbon footprint by paying...

Bought by Oregon Public Broadcasting, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WMUU-LP, Maine Public Radio, KMXT and more


  • Added: Jul 01, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
210702: Clearing the Air on Carbon Offsets, 7/2/2021
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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For over two decades, carbon offset programs have promised individuals and businesses that they can reduce their overall carbon footprint by paying...

  • Added: Jul 01, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
Ocean Resilience and the Blue Economy
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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How can ecological resistance be sustained? This week on World Ocean Radio, part 40 of the BLUEprint Series, we outline various tools to confront t...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2021
  • Length: 05:45
2021-05-21 Hot Cities, Methane Leakers and the Catholic Church
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Mapping has emerged as a powerful tool for helping humans combat climate disruption. Technology for measuring the totality of global carbon emissio...

Bought by Maine Public Radio, WMUU-LP, KSQD Santa Cruz, KGUA, Ohm Radio and more


  • Added: May 20, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 11
210521: Hot Cities, Methane Leakers and the Catholic Church, 5/21/2021
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Mapping has emerged as a powerful tool for helping humans combat climate disruption. Technology for measuring the totality of global carbon emissio...

  • Added: May 20, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
Are White Roofs Really "Cool"?
From: Possibly
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Today, we’re going to talk about painting roofs white. Some experts say white shingles could lower electricity bills and cool down hot cities. So, ...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: May 17, 2021
  • Length: 03:56
  • Purchases: 1
640-Rocks or Rockets
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Asteroid hunters have discovered a curious object. It appears likely to be either a rock ejected from the Moon or a piece of space junk from a hu...

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


  • Added: May 02, 2021
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 10
Can you remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?
From: Possibly
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On our show, we talk a lot about how to reduce our carbon dioxide, or CO2, emissions. But some scientists are developing another approach to climat...

  • Added: Apr 19, 2021
  • Length: 03:51
Should I buy electric power tools?
From: Possibly
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Today, we have a question from listener Todd Penoyer. He does maintenance for retail shopping centers in southeastern Massachusetts and he uses a l...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2021
  • Length: 03:56
04-17: Power Struggle: The Unstoppable Rise of the Clean Energy Era, 3/31/2021
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature
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Today in the fossil fuel-induced age of escalating climate disruption, the joker in the deck is the climate imperative to transition rapidly off fo...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2021
  • Length: 28:30
How do I get renewable energy for my home?
From: Possibly
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How would you like to get all of your electricity from renewable sources? It turns out, you can, and you don’t even need to put panels on your roof...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2021
  • Length: 03:28
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for March 17, 2021
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: Fight to Make Child Tax Credit Permanent Critical to Reducing Child Pover...

Bought by WKPW and KMXT


  • Added: Mar 17, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Batteries, the Rare Metal Quandary and the Deep Sea
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: Hydrothermal vent extraction, Credit: © Nautilus Minerals
This week on World Ocean Radio: part twenty-eight of the multi-part BLUEprint series. In this episode we talk about batteries, increasingly in dema...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2021
  • Length: 05:26
Value Trade Off
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: Manganese nodules on the Atlantic Ocean floor off the southeastern United States, discovered in 2019 during the Deep Sea Ventures pilot test, Credit: National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
This week on World Ocean Radio: part twenty-seven of the multi-part BLUEprint series. In this episode we talk about a carbon-free future: one that ...

  • Added: Mar 02, 2021
  • Length: 05:39
What kind of water heater should I buy?
From: Possibly
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Today, we have a question from listener Tom Chun. Recently, his water heater stopped working. Tom didn’t have time to spare, so he just went with t...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2021
  • Length: 03:46
629-Loneliest Asteroid
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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My Catalina Sky Survey teammate David Rankin was asteroid hunting in the constellation of Canes Venatici with our 60 inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon, ...

Bought by KENW, Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KGLP, KICI Iowa City and more


  • Added: Feb 14, 2021
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 11
What does net-zero really mean?
From: Possibly
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If you follow the news about climate change, you’ve probably heard the phrase “net zero.” But what does “net zero” really mean?

  • Added: Feb 08, 2021
  • Length: 03:37
Is it worth it to buy a hybrid car?
From: Possibly
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Taking into account the energy that goes into making a whole new car, is it more energy-efficient to keep the gas car you already have, or to get a...

  • Added: Jan 27, 2021
  • Length: 04:00
Mapping the Ocean: Material Survey
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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This week on World Ocean Radio: part twenty-two of the multi-part BLUEprint series. In this episode we discuss the history of resource extraction o...

  • Added: Jan 25, 2021
  • Length: 04:54
Mapping the Ocean: Physical Cartography
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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This week on World Ocean Radio: part twenty-one of the multi-part BLUEprint series. In this episode we introduce listeners to the concept of ocean ...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 19, 2021
  • Length: 05:19
  • Purchases: 1
210115: Biden's Climate Opportunity (Part 2), 1/15/2021
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Incoming President Biden faces an unimaginable set of challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic, a gutted economy and a nation reeling from the r...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
624-In Coming
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Recently my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Greg Leonard was asteroid hunting with our 60 inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon, Arizona when he spotted a movi...

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


  • Added: Jan 10, 2021
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 11
623-Arecibo
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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The National Science Foundation has announced that it will close and decommission the giant RADAR telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Ri...

Bought by KENW, Simply Beautiful, KGLP, WLPR , KKRN and more


  • Added: Jan 01, 2021
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 10