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Better Plastic Recycling | Earth Wise WAMC Northeast Public Radio
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Better Plastic Recycling | Earth Wise

Many of us are careful to put our plastic trash into the appropriate recycling bins hoping that...

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More Offshore Wind Proposed For New Jersey | Earth Wise WAMC Northeast Public Radio
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More Offshore Wind Proposed For New Jersey | Earth Wise

There have been three offshore wind projects previously approved by utility regulators in New...

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Top Fish Predators And Climate Change | Earth Wise WAMC Northeast Public Radio
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Top Fish Predators And Climate Change | Earth Wise

Climate change is taking its toll on forests, farms, freshwater sources, and the economy, but...

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Lakes Are Shrinking | Earth Wise WAMC Northeast Public Radio
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Lakes Are Shrinking | Earth Wise

A study by the University of Colorado Boulder has found that more than half of the world’s...

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Planting Rocks To Capture Carbon | Earth Wise WAMC Northeast Public Radio
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Planting Rocks To Capture Carbon | Earth Wise

Getting humanity to stop dumping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere continues to be very...

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Air Pollution And Insects | Earth Wise WAMC Northeast Public Radio
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Air Pollution And Insects | Earth Wise

Insects can be found in every environment on Earth and play critical roles in the planet’s...

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Saving Florida’s Corals | Earth Wise WAMC Northeast Public Radio
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Saving Florida’s Corals | Earth Wise

When corals are exposed to extended periods of excess heat, they are subject to bleaching, which...

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Protecting The Amazon Rainforest | Earth Wise WAMC Northeast Public Radio
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Protecting The Amazon Rainforest | Earth Wise

The Amazon rainforest absorbs one-fourth of all the carbon dioxide absorbed by the land of the...

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Why Was the Summer So Hot? | Earth Wise WAMC Northeast Public Radio
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Why Was the Summer So Hot? | Earth Wise

Many places around the world have experienced extraordinary heat waves this summer.  The 31 days...

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Aluminum In Batteries | Earth Wise WAMC Northeast Public Radio
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Aluminum In Batteries | Earth Wise

Batteries are playing a bigger and bigger role in our lives.  Apart from their use in ubiquitous...

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Endangered Plants And The Changing Climate | Earth Wise WAMC Northeast Public Radio
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Endangered Plants And The Changing Climate | Earth Wise

Plants are a critical resource because of the countless ways they support life on Earth. Plants...

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Missing Antarctic Sea Ice | Earth Wise WAMC Northeast Public Radio
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Missing Antarctic Sea Ice | Earth Wise

It is summer here in the United States, but it is winter in Antarctica.  Antarctic sea ice is...

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Electric Steel Furnaces | Earth Wise WAMC Northeast Public Radio
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Electric Steel Furnaces | Earth Wise

Steel was first made thousands of years ago.  The discovery that heating up iron ore in a hot...

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Plastic In Lakes | Earth Wise WAMC Northeast Public Radio
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Plastic In Lakes | Earth Wise

We are always talking about the millions of tons of waste plastic that finds its way into the...

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Solar Panels On Canals | Earth Wise WAMC Northeast Public Radio
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Solar Panels On Canals | Earth Wise

There has been growing interest in installing solar panels on top of reservoirs to make use of...

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The Climate Impact Of Diets | Earth Wise WAMC Northeast Public Radio
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The Climate Impact Of Diets | Earth Wise

The food system is responsible for 70% of the world’s freshwater use and almost 80% of freshwater...

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Upcycling Plastic Waste | Earth Wise WAMC Northeast Public Radio
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Upcycling Plastic Waste | Earth Wise

People have generated 8 billion tons of plastic waste over time and less than 10% of it has been...

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Biosurfactants And Oil Spills | Earth Wise WAMC Northeast Public Radio
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Biosurfactants And Oil Spills | Earth Wise

About 400 million gallons of oil leaks into the ocean every year.  This is a major source of...

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Methane Emissions And The Paris Agreement | Earth Wise WAMC Northeast Public Radio
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Methane Emissions And The Paris Agreement | Earth Wise

The Paris Agreement is a legally binding international treaty on climate change adopted at the UN...

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Beaver Believers | Earth Wise WAMC Northeast Public Radio
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Beaver Believers | Earth Wise

Beavers are ecosystem engineers based on their ability to construct dams and create ponds.  By...

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