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Earth Day Two Ways

Jess hosts a conversation between climate scientist Dr. Brenda Ekwurzel and environmentalist and actor Eric Balfour about climate solutions and the...

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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Special Episode - This Is Science Thanks

From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
Series: This Is Science with Jess Phoenix

Need some pumpkin pi to go with that leftover turkey? Jess highlights her favorite reasons to be thankful for science in this season of gratitude.

11-15: Youth Solutionaries: Future Present, 5/31/2023

From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature

Youth movements are rising to restore people and planet. De’Anthony Jones, a former President of the Environmental Students Organization at Sacrame...

American Threefold...Trixis!

From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey

The vast landscapes of the southwest are to die for and every once in a while I capture one with my camera. More and more I remind myself to just t...

JoRee LaFrance

From: KXCI
Series: Thesis Thursday

Caption: Picture 3: Photo taken during the parade at my tribe's annual celebration, Crow Fair, in 2019. (PC: Tony Manolis Photography).

My Apsáalooke name is Iichiinmaaáatchilash - Fortunate with Horses and my English name is JoRee LaFrance. I come from the Apsáalooke (Crow) nation ...

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.

254-Blinded

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

Viewing the wonders of the night sky is bound to be good for your soul.

Bought by KRSC, KUPR low power FM, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, KENW and more

245-Asteroid Awareness

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

You are less likely to be injured by a space rock than you might think.

Bought by KRSC, KUPR low power FM, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, KENW and more

Dragons of Inaction Feature

From: With Good Reason
Series: Earth Day Specials

Today, about half of all Americans believe in human-caused climate change, and yet, few Americans modify their behaviors in any serious ways. Allis...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KCMJ Community Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KKRN, WEZU and more

Dragons of Inaction (Hour Long Version)

From: With Good Reason
Series: Earth Day Specials

This Earth Day, we’re taking the planet’s pulse—and our own. What are the "dragons of inaction" that keep us from changing our behaviors, even if w...

Bought by Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, WSKG, KMUD, CHSR-FM 97.9, KWIT and more

Dragons of Inaction (Half Hour Version)

From: With Good Reason
Series: Earth Day Specials

This Earth Day, we’re taking the planet’s pulse—and our own. What are our "dragons of inaction" that keep us from changing our behaviors, even if w...

Bought by WXDU, KVSC, WKCC, KRDP, WLIW and more

Biomimicry

From: Sarah Lilley

Designers, engineers and corporations around the world have begun seriously to study Evolution's most successful problem-solving strategies in natu...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and PRX Remix

Red Hot Chili Peppers

From: Vermont Public
Series: Charlie's Garden Journal

Caption: There's no mistaking a hot pepper, Credit: Courtesy fRedi via Flickr

Charlie Nardozzi, expert horticulturist, talks about red hot chili peppers that range in intensity from mild to so-strong-they-are-used-for-nationa...

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Hummingbird

From: Encounters: Radio Experiences in the North
Series: Encounters

This is a sweet segment on one of the smallest but best known little birds.

Bought by KDUR, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, and Remix Radio

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