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Why are we breaking records for the hottest day on record?
From: Possibly
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When people talk about climate change, it’s often described as something that might happen in the future. But, we’ve been breaking records for the ...

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  • Added: Aug 07, 2023
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 3
How are other cities responding to rising waters? Part 2
From: Possibly
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In the last few weeks, we’ve talked about towns that are creating plans to prepare for rising waters. Today, we’re taking a look at an example of w...

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  • Added: Jun 08, 2023
  • Length: 03:43
  • Purchases: 3
How are other cities responding to rising waters?
From: Possibly
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Today, we’re talking about how cities and towns are preparing for rising waters. Right here in Rhode Island, the town of Warren is developing a pla...

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  • Added: Jun 08, 2023
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
Should I bring a reusable mug to the coffee shop?
From: Possibly
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If you’re a coffee drinker like me, you might feel a little guilty about all those paper cups you end up tossing out when you visit a café. But n...

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  • Added: Jun 08, 2023
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
What’s the most energy efficient way to make my coffee?
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There are a lot of ways to make your morning coffee. You could use a French press, a drip machine, a machine with coffee pods…the list goes on and ...

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  • Added: Jun 08, 2023
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 2
How can we get more energy from heat in the ground?
From: Possibly
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We’ve used the Earth’s heat as an industrial energy source for over a century, but geothermal power only plays a minor role in our energy grid. Why...

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  • Added: Jun 08, 2023
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 3
Should I idle my car or stop and restart?
From: Possibly
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Today we’re taking on a question from listener Megan Heinz. She often picks up her son at his school in the car pickup line. And she's wondering if...

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  • Added: May 22, 2023
  • Length: 03:39
  • Purchases: 2
There's no evidence offshore wind kills whales
From: Possibly
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Rhode Island is the first state in the country to build an offshore wind farm, and there are plans for many more. But recently, opponents of wind e...

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  • Added: May 15, 2023
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 1
What do we do about methane leaks in our neighborhoods?
From: Possibly
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We know methane is a really potent greenhouse gas, and in other episodes, we’ve talked about what the federal government is doing to crack down on ...

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  • Added: Apr 24, 2023
  • Length: 03:47
  • Purchases: 3
Can art help fight climate change?
From: Possibly
Caption: Climate Stripes, Credit: Ed Hawkins
Today, we have a question from one of our reporters, Kolya Shields. They're an artist, and they want to know- can art help fight climate change?

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  • Added: Apr 17, 2023
  • Length: 03:40
  • Purchases: 4
The IdeaSphere
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
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Author Anne Riley is not about to be stereotyped. Although she is a successful fiction writer, she has branched out into science, philosophy and dr...

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  • Added: Mar 28, 2023
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
Cryptocurrency uses a lot of energy. Does it have to?
From: Possibly
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Public interest in cryptocurrencies has been on a bit of a rollercoaster over the past few years. But there’s one thing that hasn’t really changed-...

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  • Added: Mar 06, 2023
  • Length: 03:48
  • Purchases: 1
What do you do when rising waters threaten a neighborhood?
From: Possibly
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Warren, Rhode Island is one of the smallest towns in the smallest state — but when it comes to dealing with climate change, it has big plans. Locat...

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  • Added: Feb 17, 2023
  • Length: 04:01
  • Purchases: 2
Should we be turning our lights off for birds?
From: Possibly
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Today’s question comes from one of our listeners. Dorothy wrote in to ask us: “Efforts to turn off lights for migrating birds are taking off acros...

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  • Added: Feb 10, 2023
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 1
Why are we seeing more floods in cities?
From: Possibly
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Last year, Kolya from our Possibly team I worked with the Providence Stormwater Innovation Center. Their job was to track flooding across the cit...

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  • Added: Feb 02, 2023
  • Length: 03:37
  • Purchases: 3
Science, Art, and Dr. Alan Lightman
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Dr. Alan Lightman, Credit: Courtesy of “Searching: Our Quest for Meaning in the Age of Science”
Author and MIT physicist Alan Lightman explores the similarities between artistic and scientific impulses.

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  • Added: Jan 28, 2023
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 7
A Woman's Life is a Human Life
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Dr. Felicia Kornbluh
Some now refer to a post-Roe reality. What they’re saying is the battle for reproductive rights has shifted back to individual states. Déjà vu. Al...

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  • Added: Jan 24, 2023
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
End Kids Cancer
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Frank Kalman w/daughter Cali
Nearly 30-years ago the Committee on Pesticides in the Diets of Infants and Children released a new study. Not surprising, they found an abundance ...

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  • Added: Dec 20, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Our 2023 resolutions
From: Possibly
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As we head into a new year, our Possibly team decided to think about all of our episodes and how they might inspire our resolutions for 2023. Here'...

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  • Added: Dec 19, 2022
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
Should I wrap my presents in fabric or paper?
From: Possibly
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Today, we have a question from a listener named Susan. She wants to know about gift wrapping: “Is it better for the environment to wrap Christmas g...

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  • Added: Dec 19, 2022
  • Length: 03:24
  • Purchases: 2
Solve Climate Change Now
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Don Maruska
The mere mention of climate change can cause an unpleasant, visceral reaction. It’s a subject that we’ve avoided and denied for decades. Understand...

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  • Added: Dec 13, 2022
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
A Poison Life No Other
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Mat Simon, Credit: Wired magazine
Our world is surrounded by microplastic pollution. It’s in the air we breathe. It’s in the food we eat. Our homes are among the most polluted place...

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  • Added: Nov 20, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
How did Rhode Island get the first offshore wind farm in the country?
From: Possibly
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Today, we’re traveling to Block Island, the vacation spot off the southern coast of Rhode Island. Block Island is also famous for its offshore wind...

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  • Added: Nov 10, 2022
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 2
When did we start recycling?
From: Possibly
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We get a lot of questions about recycling, asking what to do with aluminum cans, glass, paper, or even plastic. All this has me wondering- when did...

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  • Added: Nov 10, 2022
  • Length: 03:33
  • Purchases: 2
The Rescue Effect: The Key to Saving Life on the Planet
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Michael Webster
When it comes to climate change, it’s easy to feel like a deer caught in the headlights. Temperatures are rising to unsustainable levels. Larger an...

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  • Added: Nov 07, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1