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Jess talks with California State University, Los Angeles Biology Department Chair Dr. Kirsten Fisher about desert mosses, climate change, and the c...

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Sep 17, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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The Story of Monsanto's Infamous Weed Killer - with Carey Gillam

Bought by WRFA-LP and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Sep 09, 2024
  • Length: 29:02
  • Purchases: 2
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The landmark Paris Agreement of 2015 gave the world a shared target for halting climate change: that global warming should stop well short of 2 deg...

  • Added: Aug 13, 2024
  • Length: 15:26
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Jess visits the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County to unearth efforts by Dr. Aaron Celestian and his team to use a groundbreaking new min...

  • Added: Aug 06, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
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New Hampshire Public Radio, in collaboration with New Hampshire PBS presents the 2024 by degrees climate summit. Over the last few years, devastati...

  • Added: Aug 06, 2024
  • Length: 52:00
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New Hampshire Public Radio, in collaboration with New Hampshire PBS presents the 2024 by degrees climate summit. Over the last few years, devastati...

  • Added: Aug 06, 2024
  • Length: 52:00
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Reinforcement of desired behavior is the key to animal training. As humans, we are subject to the same way of learning. Amy Sutherland, author of, ...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Aug 01, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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This week: two technological innovations—both bright ideas, that could have huge impacts for useful, sustainable change for the future. The first i...

Bought by WETS


  • Added: Jul 24, 2024
  • Length: 04:51
  • Purchases: 1
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Plastic is ubiquitous. It is everywhere in our lives, in our air, bodies, and water, yet we do not possess the cycle or recycle to continue product...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and WETS


  • Added: Jul 10, 2024
  • Length: 05:04
  • Purchases: 2
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Today, companies are storing millions of tons of carbon dioxide underground every year to prevent this climate pollution from warming the planet. I...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2024
  • Length: 12:22
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Is hydrogen fuel a climate solution? That depends on how you produce it. Dr. Emre Gençer of the MIT Energy Initiative joins MIT's TILclimate podcas...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2024
  • Length: 13:44
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States in the Great Lakes kill beavers and remove dams on select rivers and streams. They’re doing it, in part, for anglers and the multi-billion d...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2024
  • Length: 14:14
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Food justice activist and writer Rae Gomes joins Jess to talk about what we get wrong about food in the United States, and what we can do to make t...

  • Added: Jun 11, 2024
  • Length: 29:00

  • Added: Jun 10, 2024
  • Length: 02:00

  • Added: Jun 10, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
Caption: A Moment of Science
Why One Rotten Apple Can Spoil the Barrel

  • Added: May 24, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
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Plastics are everywhere. And while we’ve known for a long time that plastics and our environment aren’t a good mix, it's becoming apparent that the...

Bought by Maine Public Radio, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WMUU-LP, KSQD Santa Cruz, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: May 09, 2024
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 10
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Plastics are everywhere. And while we’ve known for a long time that plastics and our environment aren’t a good mix, it's becoming apparent that the...

  • Added: May 09, 2024
  • Length: 58:56
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Bio-regions on Earth are organized into types, then realms, and are further distinguished and mapped for planning, strategizing, developing, and as...

Bought by WETS


  • Added: May 08, 2024
  • Length: 05:13
  • Purchases: 1
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Just 20 years ago, hydrogen cars and battery electric cars (EVs) were pretty evenly matched as clean alternatives to gas-powered cars. But today, E...

  • Added: May 02, 2024
  • Length: 10:08
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Artificial intelligence can do some pretty amazing things, including for the climate. AI can help optimize the electric grid, make heating and cool...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 58:59
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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...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2024
  • Length: 06:41
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What are the five areas of our collective existence on earth where the ocean matters most? If we are looking for a context to drive motivation and ...

Bought by WETS


  • Added: Apr 11, 2024
  • Length: 04:48
  • Purchases: 1
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Brian Dunning examines some interesting beliefs around food and whether or not they are supported by science.

  • Added: Apr 09, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
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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...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 07:03