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Do wind turbines kill birds?

From: Laur Hesse Fisher
Series: TILclimate Podcast

Wind power is the largest source of clean, renewable energy in the United States. But the large turbines that create that power can endanger wildli...

Do wind turbines freeze up in the cold?

From: Laur Hesse Fisher
Series: TILclimate Podcast

In the terrible Texas cold front of 2021, some wind turbines stopped producing electricity. Does this mean we can’t rely on this clean, renewable s...

A public health expert’s guide to climate change

From: Laur Hesse Fisher
Series: TILclimate Podcast

We all want to live full, healthy lives. But climate change is threatening a growing number of people’s lives and well-being. Professor of public h...

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Wildfires—and how we're changing them

From: Laur Hesse Fisher
Series: TILclimate Podcast

If you live in the U.S. Mountain West, the Pacific Coast of the Americas, or large parts of Australia or southern Europe, there’s a good chance a m...

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Don't throw away your refrigerator

From: Laur Hesse Fisher
Series: TILclimate Podcast

Refrigerants are in every refrigerator, freezer and air conditioner, and the world is on track to make a lot more of them in the years to come. The...

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How tackling methane cools the planet fast

From: Laur Hesse Fisher
Series: TILclimate Podcast

Carbon dioxide—CO2—is the greenhouse gas you’ve probably heard most about. But it turns out, methane is an incredibly important greenhouse gas too....

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Wait, how do greenhouse gases actually warm the planet?

From: Laur Hesse Fisher
Series: TILclimate Podcast

You probably know that today’s climate change is caused by certain gases—what scientists call greenhouse gases—that human activity has been adding ...

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Smithsonian Associate, Dr. Noah Whiteman: Toxic Allure: The Hidden World of Nature's Most Captivating Poisons

From: Paul VOGELZANG
Series: Smithsonian Associates Interview Series, Not Old Better Show

Caption: The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Series

My guest today, Dr. Noah Whiteman, tells us to scratch beneath the surface of a coffee bean, a red pepper flake, a poppy seed, a mold spore, a foxg...

Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

We talk to Raj Patel and Rupa Marya about their new book "Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice."

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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...

Mist Nets and Long Ears

From: Rebecca Nolan

Caption: White Nose Fungus growing on the wing go a Northern Long Eared Bat , Credit: Rebecca Nolan

Scientists on Martha's vineyard investigate how to save bats from the deadly White Nose Fungus, which has been killing bats across North America.

Right Relationship with Mother Earth - Dr. Jim Collins and Peggy Rebol on Unspun

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

Unspun honors local environmental advocates, Peggy Rebol and Dr. Jim Collins, as we look at our relationships with Mother Earth and current environ...

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Fire on the Mountain: Climate Change, Fire, and the Ecological Future of the American West

From: Aengus Anderson

Caption: In the summer monsoon season, grass carpets the Chiricahua foothills., Credit: Aengus Anderson

In the wake of a catastrophic fire, researchers use Arizona's Chiricahua Mountains to look centuries into the future of climate change and ask "wha...

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199: More Answers for Sandy

From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio

Caption: Image: Trains stand in a flooded Metro-North's Harmon Yard, Oct. 31, 2012, on the Hudson Line, in Croton-on-Hudson, New York in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy, Credit: AP Photo | Metropolitan Transportation Authority

In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will discuss the New York Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance and their exemplary five-point st...

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