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Why are EVs more popular than hydrogen cars?
From: Laur Hesse Fisher
Series: TILclimate Podcast
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Just 20 years ago, hydrogen cars and battery electric cars (EVs) were pretty evenly matched as clean alternatives to gas-powered cars. But today, E...

  • Added: May 02, 2024
  • Length: 10:08
Do wind turbines kill birds?
From: Laur Hesse Fisher
Series: TILclimate Podcast
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Wind power is the largest source of clean, renewable energy in the United States. But the large turbines that create that power can endanger wildli...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2024
  • Length: 06:41
Do wind turbines freeze up in the cold?
From: Laur Hesse Fisher
Series: TILclimate Podcast
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In the terrible Texas cold front of 2021, some wind turbines stopped producing electricity. Does this mean we can’t rely on this clean, renewable s...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 07:03
Why does it take five years to build a wind farm?
From: Laur Hesse Fisher
Series: TILclimate Podcast
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The United States has a goal to power the country with 100% clean electricity by 2035. Unfortunately, our energy regulations are not set up to make...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2024
  • Length: 14:31
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
How will states use money from the Inflation Reduction Act to address climate change?
From: Possibly
Series: The Inflation Reduction Act and Climate Change
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For the past few weeks, we’ve been talking about the Inflation Reduction Act, a law that puts hundreds of billions of dollars in federal money towa...

Bought by Raven Radio and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Dec 21, 2022
  • Length: 03:43
  • Purchases: 2
Do we use more or less energy on air conditioning than we used to?
From: Possibly
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With the weather getting warmer, I’ve been thinking about air conditioning. I know that ACs are getting more efficient, but more people are using t...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Apr 25, 2022
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 1
GN_7.37 The Path to Solar
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 7
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The Dutch are building solar-powered roads in the form of bike paths to generate electricity for local use.

  • Added: Oct 04, 2021
  • Length: 02:39
GN_7.30_3D Printed Home
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 7
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An Austin-based construction technologies company on a mission to make safe, affordable housing using 3D printer technology.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Jun 29, 2021
  • Length: 02:34
  • Purchases: 1
GN_4.15_Edible Spoon
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 4
Caption: Good News for a Good Planet - Change your focus, change your world.
Why throw away your spoon if you can eat it? A new solution to disposable plastic utensils.

  • Added: Apr 23, 2021
  • Length: 02:30
GN_7.24_Salt Water Sanitation
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 7
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Researchers from Saudi Arabia’s set out to solve the dilemma of conserving the Earth's scarce resource—freshwater—by developing a salt water toilet.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Mar 26, 2021
  • Length: 02:41
  • Purchases: 1
GN_6.21_Teen Ocean Clean
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 6
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While most teenagers balk at cleaning their rooms, Fionn Ferreira is cleaning the world's oceans from microplastics. Fionn incorporated the use of ...

  • Added: Mar 11, 2021
  • Length: 02:24
GN_7.11 Houses of Hemp
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 7
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They don’t call it “weed” for nothing; building houses from Hemp.

  • Added: Feb 12, 2021
  • Length: 02:31
Designing a Future Where Everyone Counts
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Jutta Treviranus pushes back against cultures, policies, and technologies designed only for those deemed "normal." As founder and director of the I...

Bought by KMUN, KDNK, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Apr 01, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 3
Jonathan Ballesteros — Water wizard
From: Alan Wartes
Series: ThinkRadio Presents ThinkBusiness
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In todays episode of ThinkRadio Presents ThinkBusiness host Alan Wartes spoke with founder and CEO of Geyser Technologies, Jonathan Ballesteros.

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Jun 20, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Art and Our Uncertain Future - Jolt Radio - 07Feb2018
From: Cathy Byrd
Series: FreshArtINTL Live Radio
Caption: Cécile B Evans, What the Heart Wants
Are we the last real humans? We consider this question in a conversation about art as a speculative science. Join us to ponder our uncertain future.

  • Added: Feb 14, 2018
  • Length: 57:16
Episode 17: The Ents Of Melbourne
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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Melbourne, Australia wanted its residents to help keep an eye on its trees. So they gave every tree an email address. But then the trees started to...

Bought by KUER, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KRZA


  • Added: Feb 08, 2017
  • Length: 15:20
  • Purchases: 3
Sea Level Rise and the Future of Megacities
From: Coastridge Productions
Series: Planet Watch
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Dr. Gary Griggs, Professor of Earth Sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz and director of the Institute of Marine Sciences talks abo...

Bought by KFOI Radio and WGRN-LP 94.1


  • Added: Feb 04, 2017
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 2
No Flush, No Fuss
From: Devika Bakshi
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A visit to a very special toilet.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 10, 2015
  • Length: 07:28
  • Purchases: 1
Time is Brain (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Stroke doctors all know the phrase, “Time is brain.” A game changer in stroke treatment is helping some patients achieve a dramatic recovery of bra...

Bought by WCNY, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KEDT, and WTJU


  • Added: Aug 28, 2015
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 5
Bob King, "Astrobob" blogger, checks in on all things celestial
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Bob King ("Astrobob" blogger for Duluth News Tribune) is a favorite WTIP guest because he always shares such interesting, cool stuff about the star...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 25, 2015
  • Length: 38:40
  • Purchases: 1
02-09: True Biotechnologies: Nature’s Best Climate Change Solutions, 4/15/2015
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature
Caption: Janine Benyus, Credit: Tim Porter
Some of the best minds on the planet are busy cataloguing possible solutions to the crisis of climate chaos. Scientists, entrepreneurs, and educato...

  • Added: Apr 08, 2015
  • Length: 28:30
Technology's Promise
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Professor William E. Halal
There are no crystal balls. No one really knows the direction technology is going to take us. But, there are always those best guesses.

Bought by KVSC and KCBX


  • Added: Jan 08, 2013
  • Length: 28:55
  • Purchases: 2
Computer Talk Radio (April 21st-27th, 2012)
From: Benjamin Rockwell
Series: Computer Talk Radio (54 Minute)
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Computer Talk Radio weekly show for the broadcast week starting April 21st, 2012. Benjamin Rockwell, the nerdy host, opened with the news, includi...

  • Added: Apr 20, 2012
  • Length: 54:00