Global Climate Change and the Greenland Ice Sheet

Each week on Reel Discovery, host Kristin Dreyer Kramer takes a quick look at the latest in movies -- from the hottest new blockbusters to little-known indies and even Blu-ray releases. Whether you prefer explosive action movies or quiet dramas, you're sure to discover something worth watching. On the latest show, Kristin moves into a tumultuous small Italian town with a saint in the making in Padre Pio.

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This month on Climate Connections:

Air Date            Title:

Mon., 5/15 - Electric school buses are healthier for kids, but there could be a downside for workers: One advocacy group wants to ensure that as bus fleets go electric, bus manufacturing jobs stay in the U.S. and school district mechanics get the training they need.  

Tue., 5/16 - Louisiana teacher and students examine environmental injustices: Many of her students are affected by flooding and pollution, but some of their parents work in the fossil fuel industry.

Wed., 5/17 - Nonprofit wants Wisconsin to electrify buildings and transportation: Doing so would be a boon to the state’s economy, recent research finds.

Thu., 5/18 - Most teachers support teaching students about climate change: But many feel unprepared to teach the topic, and they worry about pushback from parents.

Fri., 5/19 - Racehorses may need more protection from heat illness in a warming climate: Rising temperatures mean that thoroughbreds are at growing risk, especially if they are not accustomed to warmer, humid temperatures.

Mon., 5/22 - Museum tries to keep history above water in Portsmouth, New Hampshire: Rising seas and extreme storms are putting centuries-old buildings at risk at the Strawbery Banke Museum.

Tue., 5/23 - Baltimore residents get career training in urban forestry: The Baltimore Tree Trust provides professional training for ‘neighborhood forestry technicians’ in how to plant and care for trees.

Wed., 5/24 - Fossil fuel industry donates hundreds of millions to university climate and energy research: Activists express alarm about the potential impact on research topics and framing.

Thu., 5/25 - New way to test for contaminated water takes hours: Heavy rain can wash sewage into bodies of water where people swim.

Fri., 5/26 - Boston-area man finds his calling in the weatherization industry: Energy efficiency jobs are growing rapidly in Massachusetts.

Mon., 5/29 - One pastor's mission to prepare his community for climate change: Hurricanes have caused destructive flooding at Rev. Gerald Godette’s North Carolina churches.

Tue., 5/30 - How EV incentives for gasoline superusers could help the planet: Only about 10% of drivers are responsible for a third of all gasoline consumption in the U.S.

Wed., 5/31 - Wisconsin company uses cow waste to produce energy: Entech Solutions is breaking down waste from 4,000 cows to create renewable energy and reduce methane emissions.

Thu., 6/1 - Winter storms caused losses in western monarch population: This vulnerable butterfly population has seen a drastic decline since the 1980s.

Fri., 6/2 - Community-wide geothermal system provides heating and cooling in new Texas development: The shared system provides clean heating and cooling to hundreds of homes at once.

Mon., 6/5 - Former refugee brings solar to the camp where he once lived: Yves Umuhoza created Assorted Energies International, a refugee-led solar energy program.

Tue., 6/6 - Solar-powered resiliency hubs to be installed in the Bronx: In a neighborhood where it can take days to restore power, one nonprofit hopes that these military-tent-like shelters will provide communities with access to electricity during power outages.

Wed., 6/7 - Cajun Navy Ground Force connects volunteers to communities affected by natural disasters: They’re using social media to help survivors of weather disasters get the assistance they need.

Thu., 6/8 - Former NHL goalie helps community ice rinks reduce energy use: Brightcore Energy, led by former New York Rangers goalie Mike Richter, is making rinks across the country more energy-efficient with LED lighting.

Fri., 6/9 - The sun powers a Syracuse community farm in more ways than one: Refugees from places like Somalia and Bhutan have the opportunity to grow food for themselves and their communities at Salt City Harvest Farm.

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Each week on Shelf Discovery, host Kristin Dreyer Kamer offers listeners a brief look inside the pages of a new book. From mysteries to memoirs, classics to chick lit, busy readers are sure to find plenty of picks to add to their shelves. On this week's show, Kristin travels back to the early days of movies to meet 12 influential women in The Women Who Built Hollywood by Susan Goldman Rubin.

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The days are longer, the beaches are open again, and summer approaches.  This week on Beer Notes, we are highlighting the summer beers produced here on the Shore.

Craft beers full of flavor and lighter in color are popular as warm weather approaches.  Sours and fruited beers including the milkshake IPAs come into their own.  Porters and stouts are taking a back seat to pilsners, wit biers, and IPAs of all varieties.

Here on the Shore where local politicians say the sun kisses Ocean City first each morning, the ocean dominates our environment and our psyche, and so does summer. 

EVO craft brewing in Salisbury Maryland has the Delmarva Pure Pils, A supremely sessionable Eastern Shore take on a Czech-style pilsner.

Fin City, started in a crab house in West Ocean City, still serves crabs in working boats permanently docked at their pier all summer.  They take their location and fishing seriously.  With names like Angler Ale, White Marlin Pale Ale, Blackfin Black IPA, Catch of the Day IPA, and Backfin Blue Crab Stout to Marga Wheat A and  Marina Colada.  They even made a beer to support the creation and maintenance of artificial reefs off the coast of Ocean City for fishing habitat, OC Reef Red. 

3rd Wave-, a woman owned brewery in Delmar, a small village that sits astride the state border between Delaware and Maryland produces the SandStorm Belgian Tripel, BeachBreak Apricot Wheat, and ShoreBreak Pale Ale.

Crooked Hammock, nestled in among the beach resort towns of Coastal Delaware- produces BEACH ESCAPE and Hammock Easy.  Their neighbor in Lewes, Big Oyster Brewing has the Hammerhead IPA, a traditional west coast style that competes with the best  IPAs on the market.

As summer crests the horizon, make sure that your vision includes locally made craft beer with names and flavors that bring to mind all the places and activities you love about the season.

Why won't your teenager listen to you? Their brain. For real. Insert teenage eye roll here.

Film critic Dan Persons reviews FIGHTVILLE, an intense and intimate documentary focusing on the brutal sport of mixed martial arts.

THE INDIE ON DEMAND MOVIE REVIEW is a short, weekly, module-style review show dedicated to highlighting independent films available via on-demand platforms. Produced and hosted by film journalist and critic Dan Persons (The Huffington Post, IFC, Air America), each 2-minute episode will feature a review of an independent film that has recently debuted on-demand, incorporating cleared audio clips and Dan's detailed analysis to provide listeners with an entertaining and insightful glimpse into the exciting and innovative world of independent film, with all titles available immediately for viewing at home.

A postcard from a Tuvan concert in the back room of a Basque Hotel in rural Nevada.