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This Week in Water for September 8, 2024

From: H2O Radio
Series: This Week in Water

It's nearly fall and time to reflect on the year so far, which included many positive news stories about water, climate, and the environment. Liste...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KRZA, KGNU Community Radio and more

Terrapins and Terriers (half)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes

In the early 20th century, terrapins–a kind of turtle–were a culinary delicacy. Then humans nearly hunted them to extinction.

Bought by Kansas Public Radio, WFHB, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KIYU-FM, WVIA and more

Terrapins and Terriers (hour/no bb or bed)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes

In the early 20th century, terrapins–a kind of turtle–were a culinary delicacy. Then humans nearly hunted them to extinction.

Bought by WMMT, KHEN-LP, and Royalton Community Radio

Terrapins and Terriers (hour)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes

In the early 20th century, terrapins–a kind of turtle–were a culinary delicacy. Then humans nearly hunted them to extinction.

Bought by WTJU, WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KEDT, WRST-FM Oshkosh and more

Terrapins and Terriers (promo)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo

In the early 20th century, terrapins–a kind of turtle–were a culinary delicacy. Then humans nearly hunted them to extinction.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KIYU-FM, and WNMU-FM

Could we put solar panels on cars?

From: Possibly

Student engineers, and one major car manufacturer are already trying the idea. But there are limits to how effective these panels can be.

Bought by WRFA-LP, Raven Radio, and KICI Iowa City

How are doctors responding to climate change?

From: Possibly

More medical schools are training their students on climate change. This week on Possibly we're taking a look at how your visit to the doctor might...

Bought by WRFA-LP

Can a doctor give you a prescription for solar panels?

From: Possibly

A new program at the Boston Medical Center says it prescribes solar panels to patients. But we wondered, what does that really mean?

Bought by WRFA-LP and KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana

Getting (Lead) Down To Earth

From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix

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...

Should we use hydropanels to pull clean water out of thin air?

From: Possibly

A new technology promises to suck water vapor out of the air and turn it into water that we can drink. How do they work and are these worthy invest...

Bought by WRFA-LP, KTNA, and KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana

Could we use gym equipment to make electricity?

From: Possibly

Brown University's gym recently installed machines that turn kinetic energy into electricity. Could these machines put a dent in our energy needs?

Bought by KTNA, WRFA-LP, and KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana

Bright Ideas Toward a Sustainable Future

From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio

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

03-13: Disruptive Design: What Good Looks Like, 7/17/2024

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

Aligning business with biology, disruptive design uses systems thinking to create models that show what “good” really looks like. Two winners of th...

2024-05-10 Big Plastic: The New Big Oil

From: Climate One
Series: Climate One

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

240510: Big Plastic: The New Big Oil, 5/10/2024

From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed

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...

240419: Artificial Intelligence, Real Climate Impacts , 4/19/2024

From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed

Artificial intelligence can do some pretty amazing things, including for the climate. AI can help optimize the electric grid, make heating and cool...

2024-04-19 Artificial Intelligence, Real Climate Impacts

From: Climate One
Series: Climate One

Artificial intelligence can do some pretty amazing things, including for the climate. AI can help optimize the electric grid, make heating and cool...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WMUU-LP, KSQD Santa Cruz, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more

Maria Gallucci: Zero Emission Marine Vessels

From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio

When it comes to energy transitions, marine vessels tend to get overlooked, even though they are some of the worst polluters of our oceans and air....

Bought by KMUN

This Week in Water for April 14, 2024

From: H2O Radio
Series: This Week in Water

How Taking a Walk Can Clean Water. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KMXT, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., RadioFreePalmer, KRZA and more

California Termites and the Atmosphere

From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio

California is famous for its picturesque sunsets, year-round mild weather, excellent surf, and largely progressive politics, including forward-thin...

This Week in Water for March 17, 2024

From: H2O Radio
Series: This Week in Water

The Benefits of Noisy Neighborhoods. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KMXT, KRZA, KGNU Community Radio, RadioFreePalmer and more

Can we harness electricity from eels?

From: Possibly

Recently, we got a question from one of our listeners. Matt from Providence wants to know - can we harness electricity from electric eels? We were ...

Bought by KTNA, Raven Radio, KICI Iowa City, WRFA-LP, and KMXT

Aqua-Cultural Thoughts

From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio

Seafood is a world staple, under siege by increased consumption and over-fishing. Aquaculture is the necessary alternative, yet is a polarizing iss...

The Ethical Dilemma of Geoengineering & Global Warming (Encore)

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Caption: Image of Arctic Ice, Credit: Pink floyd88 a via Wikimedia Commons

In an era where climate change is top of mind for all and our futures hang in the balance, scientists think they’ve found a solution: geoengineerin...

Bought by WUWM, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KMUN, and RadioFreePalmer

Andrea Thompson: Battling Extreme Heat Fatigue

From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio

While you're shoveling snow out of the driveway this week, you may not want to hear about extreme heat - but then again, maybe you do! This week on...

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