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Warming & Winter - Airdate: 30 January 2012
Series: Science Update
From Science Update
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Arctic warming may actually be keeping winters cold for now, while raising temperatures in the other three seasons.

  • Added: Jan 30, 2012
  • Length: 00:01:00
Distillations Episode 98: Climate Engineering
Series: Distillations - The Chemistry Podcast
From Chemical Heritage Foundation
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As atmospheric carbon dioxide increases, does the world have to get hotter? Controlling the earth’s weather and climate is the topic of this episode.

  • Added: Jan 16, 2012
  • Length: 00:11:54
Distillations Episode 119: Climate Change
Series: Distillations - The Chemistry Podcast
From Chemical Heritage Foundation
Caption: What changes might our planet witness in the next century?, Credit: Image courtesy of Flickr user Flying Singer.
One of this century's great challenges will be mitigating the effects of our steadily warming planet. In this episode we explore the consequences o...

  • Added: Jan 16, 2012
  • Length: 00:12:53
153: Climate Talks in Durban
Series: World Ocean Radio: The Sea Connects All Things
From World Ocean Radio
Caption: Environmental activists with flags on their backs bury their heads in the sand on Durban's beachfront, highlighting nations that are failing to effectively prevent climate change. , Credit: Mike Hutchings/Reuters) From TakePart.com: Ocean Gets No Respect From Durban
Climate change was in the news again recently, with reports from Durban, South Africa where another U.N. Summit took place. In this episode of Worl...

  • Added: Jan 09, 2012
  • Length: 00:04:22
Global Ethics Corner: Was Durban Doomed?
Series: Global Ethics Corner
From Carnegie Council
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With the 17th annual global climate change talks foundering in Durban, little hope is left for a worldwide initiative designed to combat global war...

  • Added: Dec 21, 2011
  • Length: 00:02:00
Looking Back, Moving Forward: 2011 Year in Review
Series: Making Contact
From Making Contact
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A look back at some of the most important issues of 2011: Attacks on organized labor, the Egyptian revolution, and the struggle to address climate ...

Bought by KHNS, Yellowstone Public Radio, and KMUN


  • Added: Dec 19, 2011
  • Length: 00:29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Media workshops empower youth to address climate change in Zambia
From Vivian Siu
Caption: 'Climate ambassadors' conduct interviews in Lusaka, Zambia., Credit: Children's Radio Foundation
Zambian children talk about the impact of climate change on their lives and advocate for change to tackle the problem, with the Children’s Radio Fo...

  • Added: Dec 08, 2011
  • Length: 00:04:59
Supercooled Water - Airdate: 7 December 2011
Series: Science Update
From Science Update
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On a molecular level, water doesn't have to become ice until minus-55 degrees Fahrenheit.

  • Added: Dec 05, 2011
  • Length: 00:01:00
Ocean Bacteria Communication - Airdate: 2 November 2011
Series: Science Update
From Science Update
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Changes in chemical signaling among ocean bacteria may be impacting the global climate.

  • Added: Oct 31, 2011
  • Length: 00:01:00
As Renewables Boom, California Struggles to Quit Coal
Series: QUEST: Coal at the Crossroads
From KQED
Caption: The coal-fired San Juan Generating Station in New Mexico. , Credit: Matt Preusch
California is known for its "green" reputation. Just look at all the new solar and wind farms popping up around the state. So it might be a surpris...

Bought by WFPL News, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WRFA-LP, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, KUMD and more


  • Added: Sep 27, 2011
  • Length: 00:05:09
  • Purchases: 8
Mercury Rises on Coal Costs
Series: QUEST: Coal at the Crossroads
From KQED
Caption: Bluestem Lake near Lincoln, Nebraska.
Half of the airborne mercury pollution in the US comes from coal-fired power plants. After years of study and debate, the Environmental Protection ...

Bought by Aspen Public Radio, WFPL News, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WRFA-LP, West Virginia Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Sep 27, 2011
  • Length: 00:04:03
  • Purchases: 9
The View from Coal Country in the Age of Green
Series: QUEST: Coal at the Crossroads
From KQED
Caption: Coal miner, Larry Myer., Credit: Kimberly Paynter
Coal produces nearly half the electricity in the U.S., but the mercury, sulfur dioxide and carbon dioxide it emits also make it one of the most con...

Bought by WFPL News, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WRFA-LP, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, KUMD and more


  • Added: Sep 27, 2011
  • Length: 00:04:10
  • Purchases: 10
A Difficult Path for Clean Coal
Series: QUEST: Coal at the Crossroads
From KQED
Caption: Taking measurements during carbon storage project in Canton, Ohio., Credit: Courtesy ODNR
Coal generates half of all the electricity in the U.S. It’s also the biggest source of global-warming emissions and other air pollution. The coal i...

Bought by WFPL News, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WRFA-LP, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, KUMD and more


  • Added: Sep 27, 2011
  • Length: 00:04:05
  • Purchases: 9
RISE: Part I Sounding the Waters
Series: RISE: Climate Change and Coastal Communities
From Claire Schoen
Caption: Rising sea levels and extreme weather conditions threaten the nation's coastal towns, Credit: Jan Sturmann
The San Francisco Bay is a place of beauty and biological diversity. But sea level rise and extreme weather will change human life along its coastl...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WYSO, WNYC, KUOW, KQED and more


  • Added: Sep 09, 2011
  • Length: 00:59:00
  • Purchases: 9
RISE: Part II Facing the Rising Tide
Series: RISE: Climate Change and Coastal Communities
From Claire Schoen
Caption: Steve Mello is a farmer on Tyler Island in the San Francisco Bay Delta, Credit: Jan Sturmann
Rising waters threaten the lands of a farmer and of a developer, yet they and their families dismiss all warnings of danger. Why are so many of us ...

Bought by WYSO, KQED, WCAI / WNAN, KWIT, and KWMR-FM


  • Added: Sep 09, 2011
  • Length: 00:59:00
  • Purchases: 5
RISE: Part III Chuey’s Story
Series: RISE: Climate Change and Coastal Communities
From Claire Schoen
Caption: Chuey Cazares and his family live in the tiny coastal town of Alviso at the southern tip of the San Francisco Bay, Credit: Jan Sturmann
Adapting to climate change will be a messy and painful business. And in the short term there will be winners and losers. Chuey Cazarez’s family is ...

Bought by WYSO, KQED, WCAI / WNAN, KWIT, and KWMR-FM


  • Added: Sep 09, 2011
  • Length: 00:59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Species Roundup - Airdate: 9 September 2011
Series: Science Update
From Science Update
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A new study documents the rate at which species are moving toward the poles or up the sides of mountains to escape climate change.

  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 00:01:00
Seth's Tool Shed
Series: Big Picture Science
From Big Picture Science
Caption: Seth's Tool Shed, Credit: Seth Shostak
A scheme for finding life on Mars, adopting to climate change, and a new moon of Pluto.

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: Sep 05, 2011
  • Length: 00:54:00
  • Purchases: 1
Christian Parenti: Unstable Climate, Unstable People
Series: Making Contact
From Making Contact
Caption: Indian farmer and his wheat, Credit: Petr Kosina / CIMMYT
Journalist Christian Parenti speaks about his new book, "Tropic of Chaos: Climate Change and the New Geography of Violence." He connects the effect...

  • Added: Aug 16, 2011
  • Length: 00:29:00
Researchers Call Oil Spills and Climate Change a Devastating Combination
Series: GulfWatch: Stories about the ongoing effects of the BP Oil Spill from KRVS
From Richard Ziglar
Caption: Torbjörn Törnqvist says sea-level rise will overtake natural subsidence as a cause of land loss., Credit: Barry Yeoman
Most of us shudder to imagine the impact of another large oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and for good reason. A spill in future decades could hav...

  • Added: Jul 05, 2011
  • Length: 00:04:36
Climate Change Gridlock: Where Do We Go From Here? (Part 2)
Series: Making Contact
From Making Contact
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Global warming is no longer a fear for the future. It’s threatening human civilization, now. Part 2 of a special 2 part series produced by Brian E...

  • Added: Jun 29, 2011
  • Length: 00:29:00
Climate Change Gridlock: Where Do We Go From Here? (Part 1)
Series: Making Contact
From Making Contact
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Global warming is no longer a fear for the future. It’s threatening human civilization, now. Part 1 of a special 2 part series produced by Brian Ed...

  • Added: Jun 21, 2011
  • Length: 00:29:00
Sharon Hanshaw: Leading Out of the Ruins
Series: The Promised Land
From American Public Media
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Before Katrina, Sharon Hanshaw owned a beauty salon and lived in a house on a tree-lined street. All that all changed when the hurricane hit Biloxi...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN, New Hampshire Public Radio, Vermont Public Radio, KOSU, North Country Public Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 26, 2011
  • Length: 00:54:00
  • Purchases: 7
Tracking Environmental Changes In Your Backyard
Series: North Woods Phenology
From WTIP
Caption: Aspen Bud, Credit: Matt Lavin on Flickr
Humans have been keeping track of changes in the environment since the beginning of their existence as a form of survival. While we have come more ...

  • Added: Apr 05, 2011
  • Length: 00:06:50
The Impact of Dependence on Oil
Series: Green Ethics
From Carnegie Council
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Oil is cost-efficient as a primary energy source -- in the short term. Long-term, however, oil poses economic risks and damages the environment. Sh...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 01, 2011
  • Length: 00:02:00
  • Purchases: 1