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As staggeringly complex as the environmental catastrophe is, by tackling one small space at a time, we might be able to bring back entire ecosystem...
- Added: Apr 16, 2024
- Length: 24:26
Last year, Kolya from our Possibly team I worked with the Providence Stormwater Innovation Center. Their job was to track flooding across the cit...
Bought by WRFA-LP, Raven Radio, and KICI Iowa City
- Added: Feb 02, 2023
- Length: 03:37
- Purchases: 3
This year, heat waves across the world shattered records, tested our abilities to stay cool, and even cost lives. Here at Possibly, we wondered: in...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WRFA-LP
- Added: Sep 03, 2021
- Length: 04:00
- Purchases: 2
Last year, we answered this question from Marius, a third-grader at Heights Elementary School in Sharon, Massachusetts. He wanted to know-
Can glo...
Bought by RadioFreePalmer and WRFA-LP
- Added: Jul 30, 2021
- Length: 04:01
- Purchases: 2
- Added: Jul 19, 2021
- Length: 03:35
- Purchases: 1
These days, it seems like there’s an organic option for every type of food out there, including meat. But organic usually means more expensive. Tha...
Bought by Raven Radio
- Added: Apr 05, 2021
- Length: 03:54
- Purchases: 1
I order a lot of takeout food these days. And I often cringe when I see the packaging, especially when I get all of those little soy sauce packets....
- Added: Mar 15, 2021
- Length: 03:54
There are about 5.5 million different species of bugs and they make up nearly 80% of all animals on Earth. But all is not well with the world’s mos...
- Added: Mar 08, 2021
- Length: 03:53
Take a look out your window. What color is the ground? It turns out that what you see plays a big role in the speed of climate change.
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Feb 15, 2021
- Length: 03:35
- Purchases: 1
An ode to the coyote. Dan Flores and his book Coyote America, dueling press releases, and The Wind Inaugural Coyote Calling Contest.
- Added: Feb 02, 2021
- Length: 47:41
Today, we have a question from listener David Kellogg. He’s a big fan of solar power, but he wants to know, is it better to put solar panels on you...
- Added: Jan 18, 2021
- Length: 03:41
Today, we’re answering a question from Ada, a student from Bristol, Rhode Island. She wants to know the best thing kids can do at home to help stop...
Bought by KMXT
- Added: Jan 11, 2021
- Length: 03:33
- Purchases: 1
Our own Fatima Husain was looking to buy holiday lights and she wondered— which type should I buy? Is there really a big difference between incande...
Bought by KMXT
- Added: Dec 14, 2020
- Length: 03:43
- Purchases: 1
This episode, we’re going to take a crack at nuts. You might’ve seen ads for healthy almonds, packs of pistachios, and more. They seem to be the “i...
- Added: Sep 22, 2020
- Length: 03:37
Some take-out food containers, cups, and utensils are called “certified compostable.” What does that really mean?
- Added: Sep 14, 2020
- Length: 04:00
About a month ago, I got a text message, asking me if I was ready to “shave the peak.” The message included a link with tips for using less electri...
- Added: Aug 31, 2020
- Length: 03:41
A couple of weeks ago, we did a show on how many greenhouse gas emissions are created by the fashion industry and that got us wondering which indus...
- Added: Aug 24, 2020
- Length: 03:55
Whether you’re shopping for a t-shirt, bedsheets, or q-tips, you might have noticed that cotton products are more expensive if they’re organic. We ...
- Added: Aug 17, 2020
- Length: 03:34
- Purchases: 2
The truth is, we don't need trees to breathe! You could get rid of all of the trees on the planet and we'd still have enough oxygen. That's because...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Jul 20, 2020
- Length: 03:32
- Purchases: 1
First make sure your home is well insulated. Then, swap out your furnace or boiler for a device known as a heat pump. Heat pumps run on electricity...
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- Added: Jun 05, 2020
- Length: 03:11
- Purchases: 1
Carbon offsets are designed to compensate for the carbon dioxide emissions we create. You can offset your carbon by paying for projects that absorb...
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- Added: Jun 05, 2020
- Length: 02:28
- Purchases: 1
Yes. Global warming increases the intensity of our weather because it causes temperatures to rise, which leads to more water evaporation. When thos...
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- Added: May 27, 2020
- Length: 03:52
- Purchases: 1
Today we’re answering a question that has been on a lot of people’s minds during the COVID-19 quarantine: while we’re limiting trips to the store, ...
- Added: May 26, 2020
- Length: 03:31
- Purchases: 2
Driftnets are fishing nets that have largely fallen out of fashion because they can accidentally catch other marine life. But it's still legal to u...
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- Added: May 26, 2020
- Length: 03:41
- Purchases: 1
Air quality has definitely improved during the pandemic. Air monitoring stations in Rhode Island and the greater Northeast have seen about a 30% de...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: May 26, 2020
- Length: 03:56
- Purchases: 1
