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What's the real impact of plastic straws?
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Why are so many people talking about banning straws right now, and how much of a difference does skipping the straw actually make?

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  • Added: Jul 30, 2020
  • Length: 04:01
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Is it better to drink beer from a bottle or a can?
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Summer is the perfect season to kick back and crack open a cold one. But, when you’re trying to pick the perfect beer, do you ever wonder whether i...

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  • Added: Jul 06, 2020
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 1
Do we need to refrigerate our eggs?
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Here in the US, most of us put our eggs in the refrigerator. But in many other countries, eggs can stay on the counter. So, could we save energy he...

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  • Added: Jun 29, 2020
  • Length: 03:58
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Does speeding waste gas?
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The answer lies in drag: every time you double the speed you travel in a car, the energy you use quadruples. That’s because you’re fighting against...

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  • Added: Jun 24, 2020
  • Length: 04:02
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What's The Most Energy Efficient Way To Boil Water?
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Would a microwave oven or an electric stove use more energy to boil a cup of water?

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  • Added: Jun 24, 2020
  • Length: 04:06
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What's The Most Efficient Way To Wash Your Dishes?
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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
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Should you use your car's AC or roll down the windows?
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It depends. When you’re driving slowly around town, it’s better to keep your windows down. But on the highway, it’s better to turn on the AC.

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  • Added: Jun 24, 2020
  • Length: 03:08
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Should I grill with gas or charcoal?
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If you're choosing between charcoal and gas, choose gas. Grilling with charcoal for an hour produces three times the emissions of grilling with gas...

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  • Added: Jun 15, 2020
  • Length: 02:29
  • Purchases: 2
What's the most energy-efficient way to heat your home?
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First make sure your home is well insulated. Then, swap out your furnace or boiler for a device known as a heat pump. Heat pumps run on electricity...

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  • Added: Jun 05, 2020
  • Length: 03:11
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What Creates More Greenhouse Emissions - Flying Or Driving?
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In general, if you're traveling alone, driving creates two times the emissions of flying in a plane. Driving with just two people in the car makes ...

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  • Added: Jun 05, 2020
  • Length: 03:42
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Is It Possible To Convert Your Gas Car Into An Electric Car?
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Technically yes. There are some car hobbyists who have done this, but there's no streamlined approach to converting your car. The process would be ...

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  • Added: May 29, 2020
  • Length: 03:44
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Can we turn methane leaks into a climate solution?
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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
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Does global warming cause extreme weather?
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Yes. Global warming increases the intensity of our weather because it causes temperatures to rise, which leads to more water evaporation. When thos...

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  • Added: May 27, 2020
  • Length: 03:52
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How can we reduce food waste in the quarantine?
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Today we’re answering a question that has been on a lot of people’s minds during the COVID-19 quarantine: while we’re limiting trips to the store, ...

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  • Added: May 26, 2020
  • Length: 03:31
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Should I use toilet paper or a bidet?
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If you haven’t used a bidet before, it looks pretty much like a toilet bowl with a tap on one side that gives you a rinse after you go. Bidets or s...

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  • Added: May 26, 2020
  • Length: 03:50
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Can we get rid of driftnets?
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Caption: Sea turtle caught in a ghost net
Driftnets are fishing nets that have largely fallen out of fashion because they can accidentally catch other marine life. But it's still legal to u...

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  • Added: May 26, 2020
  • Length: 03:41
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How is COVID-19 affecting our air quality?
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Caption: The Mumbai skyline during COVID-19, Credit: Isha Chawla
Air quality has definitely improved during the pandemic. Air monitoring stations in Rhode Island and the greater Northeast have seen about a 30% de...

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  • Added: May 26, 2020
  • Length: 03:56
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Booktalk: Dan Buettner's "The Blue Zones Kitchen: 100 Recipes to Live to 100"
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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The Blue Zones are five small areas in the world where people outlive the American and western European average life span by about a decade. The 10...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2020
  • Length: 09:46
Master Dobroist Jerry Douglas on Steve Martin's Unreal Bluegrass
From: Steve Martin
Series: Steve Martin's Unreal Bluegrass
Caption: Flux ...Jerry Douglas
Jerry Douglas, acknowledged master of the dobro returns to Unreal Bluegrass

  • Added: Feb 21, 2020
  • Length: 57:11
Booktalk: Christopher McDougall’s “Running with Sherman: The Donkey with the Heart of a Hero”
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Chris McDougall’s “Running with Sherman: The Donkey with the Heart of a Hero” introduces us to a small farm in rural Pennsylvania and the McDougal...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2019
  • Length: 09:57
Booktalk: Salman Rushdie’s “Quichotte: A Novel”
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Salman Rushdie’s 19th book and newest novel of contemporary times, "Quichotte," takes readers on a journey across America in a Chevy Cruze. Rushdi...

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  • Added: Sep 21, 2019
  • Length: 09:55
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Booktalk: Crime Writer Robert Crais’s “A Dangerous Man"
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Robert Crais, who has millions of readers around the world, talks about his fast paced 22nd novel, “A Dangerous Man.” It features his two Los Angel...

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  • Added: Sep 06, 2019
  • Length: 09:55
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Booktalk: Martin Walker’s “The Body in the Castle Well”
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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A former foreign correspondent, Martin Walker is the author of "The Body in the Castle Well." This is the 12th installment of Walker’s "Bruno: Chi...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2019
  • Length: 09:49
Booktalk: Retired Naval Aviator Dan Pedersen’s “TOPGUN. An American Story”
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Dan Pedersen, author of, TOPGUN. An American Story, was the boss of the group that formed the elite Navy Fighter Weapons School. Also known as the...

  • Added: Jul 05, 2019
  • Length: 09:56
Booktalk: Will McGrath’s “Everything Lost is Found Again: Four Seasons in Lesotho”
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Will McGrath, author of "Everything Lost is Found Again: Four Seasons in Lesotho," tells the story of the twenty months he & his wife spent in Leso...

  • Added: Jun 21, 2019
  • Length: 09:59