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The Ethical Dilemma of Geoengineering & Global Warming (Encore)

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Caption: Image of Arctic Ice, Credit: Pink floyd88 a via Wikimedia Commons

In an era where climate change is top of mind for all and our futures hang in the balance, scientists think they’ve found a solution: geoengineerin...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KMUN, and RadioFreePalmer

Save the Planet, Go Solar With A Friend

From: Wendy Ring
Series: Cool Solutions

Solar United Neighbors is building a movement by helping neighbors go solar.

Bought by KZYX, WFHB, and KICI Iowa City

Uncharted Territory

From: Broken Ground
Series: Season 3: Sea Level Rise

Caption: Children walking in flood water, Norfolk, VA, Credit: Emily Richardson-Lorente

In Norfolk, Virginia scientists battling sea level rise enlist residents to help collect data that could help the city better understand its rising...

Progress for Who?

From: Broken Ground
Series: Season 3: Sea Level Rise

Caption: Phillips Committee resident Richard Habersham, Credit: Paige Polk

In Charleston, South Carolina and its suburbs questions of environmental justice and wetland protections arise as development encroaches.

Fighting Smog in Los Angeles

From: Distillations
Series: Distillations

And how California’s car emission standards continue to influence the rest of the country.

Green vs. Gray: How Can Trees Clean up the Great Lakes?

From: Great Lakes Today

Caption: Combined sewers at Heider Creek in Avon Lake, Credit: Elizabeth Miller

Scientists believe greening projects and vegetation can filter water before it gets into the lake, but it may not be the solution for every city.

Bought by WBFO, WCPN, WRVO Public Media, and WCMU Michigan

We Talk the Thermodynamics of Civilization with Professor Tim Garrett

From: Doug Bennett
Series: Unspun: An Experiment in Truth-Telling

Professor Tim Garrett of the Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Utah, joins us to discuss the thermodynamic implications of our ene...

Bought by KMUD

The Economics of Climate Change V. The Cost of Business-As-Usual with Dr. Mark Jacobson

From: Doug Bennett
Series: Unspun: An Experiment in Truth-Telling

Dr. Mark Jacobson, distinguished Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University, is on-air with us to explain the economic...

Bought by KZYX

Where Have All the FEMA Trailers Gone?

From: Distillations
Series: Distillations

Caption: FEMA trailer with bicycles. , Credit: Courtesy of Akasha Rabut

Ten years later and thousands of miles away, Hurricane Katrina lives on.

Water Pressure 3: Water Isn't Just Running Out In California

From: Rupa Shenoy
Series: Water Pressure

Caption: Swansea Water Manager Robert Marquis

Our biggest source of freshwater is running out -- everywhere.

Bought by WABE, WLPR , and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio

Water Pressure 1: New England Stole California's Snow

From: Rupa Shenoy
Series: Water Pressure

Our relationship with water is changing, and we can’t ignore that water’s moods are getting a lot more dramatic.

Bought by WLPR and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio

Climate Change: Affecting The Seasons?

From: Robert Frederick
Series: The Conjectural

Climate scientist and MacArthur "Genius" award-winner Ben Santer says scientists don't yet know if climate change is affecting the timing of the se...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio

Climate Change: It's Not Just The Sun

From: Robert Frederick
Series: The Conjectural

Climate scientist and MacArthur "Genius" award-winner Ben Santer on how scientists know that climate change is not just due to the Sun.

Part Three: The Small But Mighty Rice Farm

From: KBIA
Series: Shortage in Rich Land

Caption: Chuck Earnest's rice fields near Steele, Mo., are a waterfowl sanctuary during the non-growing season., Credit: Kristofor Husted

For such a small region, this sprawling landscape of the Bootheel has some of the most productive farmland in the U.S. A solid water supply and nut...

Houma Tribe Fights for their Existence 5 Years After BP

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Reporter Anna Simonton takes us down to Southern Louisiana, where the Houma people have been battling BP--and the entire oil industry--for decades,...

Bought by WRIR

The Blue Revolution

From: Chrys Bocast
Series: Aquaculture and You

The history of aquaculture from the mid-20th century to the present.

Santa Barbara County is writing its own rules on fracking

From: KALW

After a series of earthquakes near Youngstown, Ohio last week, some observers are pointing to an unusual culprit. Yesterday seismologist John Armbr...

The Toxic Truth About Nail Salons (encore)

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Caption: Uyen Nguyen, owner of Isabella Nail Bar, Credit: Pauline Bartolone

We take a look at the health impacts of chemical exposure in nail salons, the shoddy regulation of cosmetics, and the movement towards greener nail...

Part 5: The Science Behind Dioxin Delays

From: The Environment Report
Series: Dioxin Delays

Caption: Imerman Park sits on the flood plain of the Tittabawassee River. Signs along the trail warn visitors about dioxin contamination in some of the park's soil., Credit: Shawn Allee

Shawn Allee looks at a dioxin and soil study and how the science might influence other clean-ups around the country.

Part 4: Hunters Warned After Dioxin Delays

From: The Environment Report
Series: Dioxin Delays

Caption: Fish advisories dot the banks of the Tittabawassee and Saginaw Rivers. Various forms or pollution, including historical dioxin pollution from Dow Chemical, have led to warnings to avoid certain species of fish and limit consumption for them. Pregnant w, Credit: Shawn Allee

Shawn Allee finds old dioxin pollution from a Dow chemical plant poses a health risk today.

Tapped Out: Clean Water in Peril (1-hour version) with Newshole

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

From a grassroots toxic canal clean up to a long-standing watershed war, we’ll hear from U.S. water stewards across the country. They’re people wor...

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston and WRPI

Tapped Out: Clean Water in Peril

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Caption: Gowanus Canal, Credit: brainware3000 on flickr

From a grassroots toxic canal clean up to a long-standing watershed war, we’ll hear from U.S. water stewards across the country, working to protect...

Bought by CKMO