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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
FloWater: An Answer To Our Plastic Bottle Woes?
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Raz
In the 1990s, I recall my grandfather remarking upon the new ubiquity of plastic water bottles, “When did everybody get so thirsty all of a sudden?...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 17, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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
Thacker Pass Lithium mine approval draws around-the-clock protest
From: Brian Bahouth
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There is one working lithium mine in the United States, the Silver Peak brine mine located near Goldfield, Nevada. Last Friday, the US Bureau of La...

  • Added: Jan 19, 2021
  • Length: 18:40
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
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 ...

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


  • Added: Dec 11, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 11
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
Lloyd Alter: Design Trends in Housing + E-Bikes
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Lloyd Alter
2020 has certainly been a strange year. Everyone is waiting for things to go “back to normal” but what will normal be? Will there be any adaptation...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Dec 09, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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 ...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KRCB 104.9, WDSE, KSQD Santa Cruz, Northwest Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Nov 25, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 9
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
Planetary Health
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Dr. Howard Frumkin
Recent events around the globe clearly demonstrates the interconnectedness of human health and the health of our planet. Heat waves in California, ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Nov 10, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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...

Bought by KIYU-FM, WDSE, WMUU-LP, KCPW Salt Lake City, KSQD Santa Cruz and more


  • Added: Oct 01, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 9
The Voyage of the USS Albatross (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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In 1908, the U.S.S. Albatross set off on a research expedition to the newly acquired U.S. colony of the Philippines. Today, Kent Carpenter is study...

Bought by Kansas Public Radio, KVSC, KRDP, WJCT, WYAP and more


  • Added: Sep 24, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 9
The Voyage of the USS Albatross (hour)
From: With Good Reason
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In 1908, the U.S.S. Albatross set off on a research expedition to the newly acquired U.S. colony of the Philippines. Today, Kent Carpenter is study...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WMUU-LP, KXCV, WNED Buffalo, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 24, 2020
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 5