Science
Regulators to seek ways of boosting natural gas service in rural communities
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Science takes center stage Saturday, April 22 in marches planned across the country. Philadelphia will host its own local science march f ...
Air Date: April 17, 2017
Listen 00:05:26Should scientists be activists?
Guests: James Hansen, Robert Young Scientists, researchers, and lobbyists are planning a March for Science on Apr ...
Air Date: April 14, 2017
Listen 00:49:28What should fuel America? Wind? Sun? Cow dung? We’re having a power struggle over that – it’s political, but it’s ...
Air Date: April 13, 2017
Listen 49:20Ever since Pluto was demoted from the pantheon of planets, efforts have intensified to designate a replacemen ...
Air Date: April 11, 2017
Listen 00:06:21FERC says PennEast pipeline would have ‘less than significant’ environmental impact
9 years ago
A star has been discovered that orbits a black hole once every 28 minutes. Not impressed? This star is 2.5 times farther away from the bl ...
Air Date: April 5, 2017
Listen 00:06:15Solar co-ops help homeowners harness the sun’s energy
Neighbors are teaming up to tackle the challenge of switching to sun-sourced electricty. Sal Fede’s house isn’t much t ...
9 years ago
Listen 4:06This Washington state dam is trying to be fish-friendly
The people at Wanapum Dam are trying to balance the interests of fish and clean power. The Wanapum Dam is massive. It̵ ...
9 years ago
Listen 3:42Mimicking nature, an artificial leaf can recycle CO2
An artificial leaf created by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago captures greenhouse gas and puts it to work again. ...
9 years ago
Listen 4:19Why don’t more farms convert poop to power?
Imagine 7,000 gallons of cow manure. It smells. Brett Reinford’s dairy farm in Central Pennsylvania has 700 cows, and that& ...
9 years ago
Listen 6:04Renewable energy jobs bring new life to old coal towns
In some former coal towns, residents continue to hold tight to that economy and identity. Reporter Elizab ...
9 years ago
Listen 6:42What is the grid and why do renewables strain it?
In the push for an electrical energy source that can sustainably power the modern world — namely, renewables, like wind and solar — t ...
9 years ago
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