We’ve celebrated Earth Day in the United States for more than 50 years. Today, we’re taking a look at what made the first Earth Day in 1970 such a big deal, and whether the modern version needs a reboot.
Apr 23, 2024 • 3 min 58 sec
Last week we learned that individuals’ home water consumption doesn’t really make a dent in the water supply, and the benefit of personal water conservation is saving energy. So, who does affect the water supply? And why should they conserve water?
Apr 16, 2024 • 3 min 35 sec
Saving water might not seem all that important in a humid climate like Rhode Island. But actually, there are plenty of reasons why water conservation is always a good idea for people and the planet.
Apr 9, 2024 • 3 min 24 sec
Today, we’re taking a look at how we dispose of our food. Next time you’re scraping a plate, should that food go into compost, your sink disposal, or the trash?
Apr 2, 2024 • 3 min 30 sec
Today’s question comes from a listener here in Rhode Island. They’ve been following local efforts to start a deposit recycling program for bottles and cans like some other states have, and they’re wondering, do these incentive programs really work?
Mar 26, 2024 • 3 min 58 sec
Natural gas is basically methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. States are looking for ways to use less of this energy source, and Massachusetts has a new plan to do just that.
Mar 19, 2024 • 3 min 47 sec
At Possibly, we’re always thinking about ways to generate renewable energy, so when a listener wrote in asking if electric eels could be the next clean energy solution, we got curious!
Mar 12, 2024 • 3 min 42 sec
With spring cleaning right around the corner, we’re looking into ways you can keep your damaged fabrics out of the landfill.
Mar 5, 2024 • 3 min 46 sec
Last summer Possibly reporter Charlie Adams spent ten weeks on a conservation crew in the Bob Marshall Wilderness, a slice of northwest Montana spanning over one million acres. This got him wondering, what is “wilderness”?
Feb 27, 2024 • 4 min 0 sec
Today, we’re traveling to the Atlantic Forest in Brazil, the second largest rainforest in Brazil— behind the Amazon Rainforest. Today it stands at just 10% of its original size, but hopefully that’s changing. Governments and nonprofits are working to replant trees to return it to its former size.
Feb 20, 2024 • 3 min 59 sec