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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 ...

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  • 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...

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  • Added: Jan 10, 2021
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 12
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...

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  • Added: Jan 01, 2021
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 11
620-Interstellar Travelers
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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For millennia humans have gazed into the night sky and have dreamed of traveling to the stars. It is not beyond the realm of possibility that one ...

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  • Added: Dec 11, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 12
How does hydropower work?
From: Possibly
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Hydroelectric power is the most widely-used renewable energy source in the world. It creates about one-sixth of the world’s electricity. But how ex...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2020
  • Length: 03:58
2020-11-27 Last Call for Gasoline
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Is this the end of the road for the internal combustion engine? California isn’t the first major economy to ban gas-powered cars and trucks, and ...

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  • Added: Nov 25, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
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201127: Last Call for Gasoline, 11/27/2020
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Is this the end of the road for the internal combustion engine? California isn’t the first major economy to ban gas-powered cars and trucks, and ...

  • Added: Nov 25, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
What happens to wind turbines when they wear out?
From: Possibly
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Wind turbines have been popping up across the world as a more sustainable way to create electricity. But these turbines can’t last forever, and not...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2020
  • Length: 03:53
The Challenge of Technological Change
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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This week on World Ocean Radio: part twelve of the multi-part BLUEprint series. As we embark on our collective quest for a sustainable future, we a...

  • Added: Nov 03, 2020
  • Length: 05:30
What's the energy cost of using the internet?
From: Possibly
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Over the last few months, many of us have turned to digital devices to stay connected. We wondered: how much energy are we using with all of this t...

  • Added: Nov 02, 2020
  • Length: 03:47
2020-10-02 Tech to the Rescue?
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Technology has helped the world survive, thrive, and stay connected through the COVID-19 lockdown. As countries look toward re-opening in a post-pa...

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  • Added: Oct 01, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 9
605-Monsoon Nights
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: A lightning bolt strikes in the western part of the city, part of the second of two bands of monsoon storms to roll over the area, Tucson, Ariz., August 28, 2019., Credit: Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Every year the Monsoon summer rains come to the American southwest in July and August. After the threat of wild fires has been rained out, monsoo...

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  • Added: Aug 28, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 11
Certify Water
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: Market in Ubud, Indonesia , Credit: Bernard Hermant @bernardhermant
There are numerous examples of the ways that water consumption and use go unseen in our daily lives. From clothing to food, from paper to metal and...

  • Added: Aug 11, 2020
  • Length: 04:25
RDD: Keep Toledo Beautiful
From: WGTE Public Media
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Today, we're talking to Adam Cassi, who has his degree in Restoration Ecology from Defiance College, and is currently the Executive Director for K...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2020
  • Length: 06:22
On Thin Ice
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: On Thin Ice
Ice is more than a repository for water that would otherwise raise sea levels. It’s part of Earth’s cooling system, a barrier preventing decaying o...

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  • Added: Aug 03, 2020
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14
200731: The Future Earth: Eric Holthaus and Katharine Wilkinson, 7/31/2020
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Science has given us a realistic picture of what Earth will look like with unmitigated climate change: increased extreme weather events, crippled e...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2020
  • Length: 58:57
What's The Most Efficient Way To Wash Your Dishes?
From: Possibly
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In the US, one out of five households don’t use a dishwasher because they think it uses more water and energy than washing by hand. So, we wanted t...

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  • Added: Jun 24, 2020
  • Length: 02:29
  • Purchases: 2
2020-06-05 A Decade of Oil: From Deepwater Horizon to Deflation
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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America's latest oil boom began with a bang, literally, on Earth Day, 2010. That’s when an offshore oil rig owned by BP exploded, killing eleven wo...

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  • Added: Jun 04, 2020
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 6
200605: A Decade of Oil: From Deepwater Horizon to Deflation, 6/5/2020
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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America's latest oil boom began with a bang, literally, on Earth Day, 2010. That’s when an offshore oil rig owned by BP exploded, killing eleven wo...

  • Added: Jun 04, 2020
  • Length: 58:57
Revealing the Seabed Floor
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project aims to bring together all available data to produce a General Bathymetric Chart of the Ocean by 2030, Credit: GEBCO
In 2019 a partnership was announced between The Nippon Foundation and the International Hydrographic Organization to undertake the GEBCO Seabed 203...

  • Added: Jun 02, 2020
  • Length: 05:13
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