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Have you ever seen one of those plastic bag collection boxes at the grocery store? Listener Phil Trevvett has, and he wants to know what happens to...
Bought by WRFA-LP
- Added: Nov 15, 2021
- Length: 03:38
- Purchases: 1
In another episode, we talked about electric cars and how they’re not only better for the environment, but also cheaper in the long run.
But it’s...
Bought by WRFA-LP
- Added: Nov 08, 2021
- Length: 03:15
- Purchases: 1
A few months ago, our team was talking on Zoom when our founder, Stephen Porder, asked if he could pitch a story idea. For this episode, we’re goin...
Bought by KICI Iowa City and WRFA-LP
- Added: Oct 14, 2021
- Length: 04:00
- Purchases: 2
Listener Anne Cohen wants to know- is it better to keep my 2015 car with a traditional combustion engine, which gets close to 40 MPG, has about 50,...
Bought by Raven Radio, WRFA-LP, and KLCC
- Added: Oct 04, 2021
- Length: 03:44
- Purchases: 3
When I say the word Bitcoin, what comes into your mind? Digital money? Expensive? How about energy hog? It turns out, the cryptocurrency uses A LOT...
- Added: Sep 27, 2021
- Length: 04:00
- Purchases: 2
We’re hearing a lot of talk about infrastructure here in the US. Depending on what happens in Congress, we could be spending billions or even trill...
Bought by WRFA-LP
- Added: Sep 10, 2021
- Length: 04:00
- Purchases: 1
The adage: If one does not learn from the past, one is doomed to repeat it. Although that doesn’t mean people or their governments are going to rep...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Jul 27, 2021
- Length: 29:01
- Purchases: 1
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
Around the world populist leaders or on the rise. The higher the poverty rate, the more likely a “benevolent autocrat” holds power. The problem is ...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Apr 27, 2021
- Length: 29:01
- Purchases: 1
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
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
A speculative exploration of near-future Drogheda, home to Ireland's first spaceport and the world-renowned guild of polymer technologies. Step int...
- Added: Apr 03, 2021
- Length: 13:39
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
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
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
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
In March of 2020, after months of downplaying of COVID by officials, the death rate could no longer be ignored. By late fall, as many Americans wer...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Jan 05, 2021
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
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
Most of us spend a good part of our time in the future. That is, we ponder what tomorrow brings. Or, even later today. Though we only have a snapsh...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Nov 23, 2020
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
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
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
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
There is a litany of names for what is understood to be substitutes for jail or prison. Electronic monitoring. Locked-down drug treatment facilitie...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Sep 15, 2020
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
Feudalism. Now that’s a word you don’t hear very often. It’s been a long time since we’ve had a structured society of that nature. But, even more c...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Aug 25, 2020
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
There is a lot we don’t know about the human body. We’re always learning. But, what about the part that is allowing us to learn: the brain? After u...
- Added: Jun 30, 2020
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
