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From: Possibly

We’ve celebrated Earth Day in the United States for more than 50 years. Today, we’re taking a look at what made the first Earth Day in 1970 such a ...

Whose behavior really affects the water supply?

From: Possibly

Last week we learned that individuals’ home water consumption doesn’t really make a dent in the water supply, and the benefit of personal water con...

Why should I use less water in a wet state like Rhode Island?

From: Possibly

Saving water might not seem all that important in a humid climate like Rhode Island. But actually, there are plenty of reasons why water conservati...

What’s the best way to get rid of my food scraps?

From: Possibly

Today, we’re taking a look at how we dispose of our food. Next time you’re scraping a plate, should that food go into compost, your sink disposal, ...

Bought by WRFA-LP

Tax Day: Who Gets the Gold Mine, Who Gets the Shaft?

From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk

Taxes are necessary for a civilized society, and most ordinary people pay their fair share. But there's one group that pays nothing at all, while ...

Nature's Balance Sheet

From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio

In business, as in life, there is a balance sheet, a statement of assets, profit and loss, income and expense, showing whether our accounts are in ...

Do bottle bills work?

From: Possibly

Today’s question comes from a listener here in Rhode Island. They’ve been following local efforts to pass a bottle bill- that’s where you get money...

Bought by KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Raven Radio, WRFA-LP, and KICI Iowa City

AMOS 23.88: Iridescence As Camouflage, 5/3/2023

From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science

Iridescence As Camouflage

RESCUE, part 7: Policy That Works

From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio

This week we continue the multi-part RESCUE series by featuring some successful initiatives and ocean progress, with examples of policies related t...

RESCUE, part 6: The Fallacy of Consensus

From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio

This week we continue the multi-part RESCUE series with a conversation about consensus, a policy-making tool that has historically served to progre...

A Minister for the Ocean

From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio

How do we govern the ocean? This week on World Ocean Radio we introduce a concept that advocates for a centralized Ministry for the Ocean, a voice ...

Indigenous People’s Power

From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends

2020 was a watershed year for indigenous peoples’ movements. Native American organizers made great strides when it comes to elections, mutual aid a...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, RadioFreePalmer, KDNK, and KWMR

Dispatch 358 - Festival of Democracy

From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata

Indians now look at the 2020 American elections and understand that there’s chaos that’s colorful and then there’s chaos thats toxic.

Game of Democracy

From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata

When you play the Game of Thrones, you win or you die. In elections, though, you might just live to fight another day.

Cow Vigilantes

From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata

There’s a new political force center stage in India these days. The cow. The cow has always been holy to millions of Hindus but it’s still a plac...

Politics of Disgust

From: Susanne Bard

Brain scans reveal our political leanings.

Bought by KMXT

Dave Brubeck on the Oneness of Man and Music

From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments

NEA Jazz Master Dave Brubeck on the Power of Music and Exchange.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KCSM, WICR, WUSF, Harford Community Radio and more

Dave Brubeck on Cultural Exchange

From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments

Dave Brubeck on the importance of Cultural Exchange

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KCSM, WUSF, Harford Community Radio, KVSC and more

Congress Unites for Wetlands

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Wetlands are among the most productive ecosystems in the world. But since European settlers first arrived on American shores, more than half of the...

Bought by KMXT, KOSU, and WEPS