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What does the future of natural gas look like in Massachusetts?
From: Possibly
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So-called “Natural gas”- the stuff a lot of us use to heat our homes and run our stoves- is basically methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. In the sh...

Bought by Raven Radio and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Mar 11, 2024
  • Length: 03:49
  • Purchases: 2
Chris Nelder on Energy Transitions
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Chris Nelder
The transition from fossil fuels to a cleaner energy future is perhaps the most important human adaptation of our lifetime. This week on Sea Change...

  • Added: Feb 06, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
What does the future of natural gas look like in Rhode Island?
From: Possibly
Series: What does a Public Utilities Commission have to do with climate change?
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It’s getting colder, and a lot of people are turning on their furnaces. Many of those run on “natural” gas, which is basically methane, a potent gr...

Bought by WRFA-LP and Raven Radio


  • Added: Dec 04, 2023
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 2
What's a Public Utilities Commission?
From: Possibly
Series: What does a Public Utilities Commission have to do with climate change?
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If we want to avoid the worst of climate change, it’s pretty clear that we need to start getting our energy from sources that don’t create greenhou...

Bought by Raven Radio and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Oct 18, 2023
  • Length: 03:58
  • Purchases: 2
2023-09-08 Rethinking Economic Growth, Wealth, and Health
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Since the industrial revolution, the global north has seen massive economic growth. Yet that growth has been linked to increasing greenhouse gas em...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., Nevada Public Radio, WMUU-LP, KSQD Santa Cruz, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Sep 07, 2023
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 11
230908: Rethinking Economic Growth, Wealth, and Health, 9/8/2023
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Since the industrial revolution, the global north has seen massive economic growth. Yet that growth has been linked to increasing greenhouse gas em...

  • Added: Sep 07, 2023
  • Length: 58:58
AMOS 23.88: Iridescence As Camouflage, 5/3/2023
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Iridescence As Camouflage

  • Added: Apr 17, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
The Race to Net Zero: will EVs get us there fast enough?
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
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We need to electrify transportation if we’re going to avoid climate catastrophe. Will we make it in time?

Bought by KOSU, WJCT, WRKF, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KFCF FM and more


  • Added: Apr 12, 2023
  • Length: 51:23
  • Purchases: 18
What is the US doing to reduce methane emissions?
From: Possibly
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Normally when we talk about emissions, we’re talking about carbon dioxide. But recently there’s been more focus on another greenhouse gas, methane....

Bought by WRFA-LP and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Mar 16, 2023
  • Length: 03:40
  • Purchases: 2
How will states use money from the Inflation Reduction Act to address climate change?
From: Possibly
Series: The Inflation Reduction Act and Climate Change
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For the past few weeks, we’ve been talking about the Inflation Reduction Act, a law that puts hundreds of billions of dollars in federal money towa...

Bought by Raven Radio and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Dec 21, 2022
  • Length: 03:43
  • Purchases: 2
Sammy Roth of the LA Times: Repowering The West
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Sammy Roth
About 24% of the US population resides in the West, a region already profoundly affected by climate change. In 2021 nearly 95% of the American West...

  • Added: Sep 06, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
This Week in Water for July 31, 2022
From: H2O Radio
Series: This Week in Water
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One Solution to the Climate Crisis is...a Pane in the Glass. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KRZA, KMXT, KGNU Community Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jul 31, 2022
  • Length: 06:09
  • Purchases: 6
06-24-2022 Rebuilding for Climate: Successful City Strategies
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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83% of people in the United States live in urban areas. And these days that’s where important climate progress is happening. Cities all over the co...

Bought by Maine Public Radio, KGUA, WMUU-LP, KSQD Santa Cruz, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Jun 23, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
20220624: Rebuilding for Climate: Successful City Strategies, 6/24/2022
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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83% of people in the United States live in urban areas. And these days that’s where important climate progress is happening. Cities all over the co...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
Achieving the Ocean Commons
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: Chuuk Lagoon, Weno, Federated States of Micronesia February 27, 2019 , Credit: Marek Okon @marekokon
How do we govern and manage the ocean inside and outside of national jurisdiction in order to use it responsibly and assure its long-term potential...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2021
  • Length: 05:31
What will it take to switch everyone over to electric cars?
From: Possibly
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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
04-17: Power Struggle: The Unstoppable Rise of the Clean Energy Era, 3/31/2021
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature
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Today in the fossil fuel-induced age of escalating climate disruption, the joker in the deck is the climate imperative to transition rapidly off fo...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2021
  • Length: 28:30
210115: Biden's Climate Opportunity (Part 2), 1/15/2021
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Incoming President Biden faces an unimaginable set of challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic, a gutted economy and a nation reeling from the r...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
200731: The Future Earth: Eric Holthaus and Katharine Wilkinson, 7/31/2020
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Science has given us a realistic picture of what Earth will look like with unmitigated climate change: increased extreme weather events, crippled e...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2020
  • Length: 58:57
Capturing the Carbon Imaginary: On the Politics of Climate Intervention
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
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In her new book, After Geoengineering: Climate Tragedy, Repair, and Restoration, today’s guest Holly Jean Buck charts a possible course to a liveab...

  • Added: Feb 04, 2020
  • Length: 59:01
The Ramez Naam Plan For De-Carbonization, Pt. 1
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Ramez Naam
Whether or not we use the name Green New Deal to describe a set of aggressive long-term policies that will help humanity in the fight against clima...

  • Added: May 29, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
This Week in Water for April 21, 2019
From: H2O Radio
Series: This Week in Water
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Good News this Earth Day—Sustainability Is Within Reach. The details on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, KMXT, KRZA, KSFR, KKFI and more


  • Added: Apr 21, 2019
  • Length: 06:39
  • Purchases: 7
2018-12-02 A Four-Zero Climate Solution
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Stabilizing our climate is going to take some hard truths – and hard numbers. “If you look at 1.5 degrees, it's about 13 years,” says Stanford’s Ar...

Bought by WJCT, KZYX, KMXT, NPR Now, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA and more


  • Added: Nov 29, 2018
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 6
A Dystopian Future
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Joel Kotkin
Population growth is causing us to rethink our urban and suburban lifestyles, and with that, redesigning cities is a new fad.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 02, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Defenders of the Rainforest: Topher White + Paul Salaman
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Topher White
This week on Sea Change Radio, we dig into our archives to learn more about the activities of two nonprofits that focus on saving rainforests. Our ...

  • Added: Apr 17, 2018
  • Length: 29:00