What happened to acid rain?
When I was a kid, acid rain was a hot topic. Now, I never hear about it. So we wondered, why doesn’t acid rain make the headlines anymore?
Jan 31, 2022 • 1 min 2 sec
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How has climate change affected our winters?
Today we’re answering a question about the weather. How has climate change affected our winters? And what kind of weather can we expect in the future?
Jan 24, 2022 • 1 min 4 sec
How does plastic waste end up in the ocean?
Many of us have seen litter on the beach. And of course, there are those sad pictures of sea critters tangled up in plastic! Which made us wonder: how does it get there and what will it take to prevent all of this plastic pollution?
Jan 17, 2022 • 1 min 1 sec
Should we be eating more seafood?
When you think of a plate of food, what’s normally right smack dab in the middle? A big hunk of meat? What if our first instinct was to say fish or shrimp? Would eating more seafood cut down on our greenhouse gas emissions?
Jan 10, 2022 • 0 min 59 sec
Our 2022 resolutions
As we head into a new year, our Possibly team decided to think about all of our episodes and how they might inspire our resolutions for 2022. Here's what some of us had to say.
Jan 3, 2022 • 1 min 3 sec
How did Bhutan become carbon negative?
These days, it’s popular for countries to make pledges about when they’ll be carbon neutral. But there’s one country that’s already there. Actually, it’s carbon negative.
Dec 28, 2021 • 1 min 3 sec
Is A Real Or Artificial Christmas Tree Better For The Environment?
Artificial trees create more greenhouse gas emissions during production since they are made of plastic. Because real trees take in CO2 so when they grow, they have a negative carbon footprint.
Dec 14, 2021 • 0 min 21 sec
When do solar panels work? When don’t they?
Today, we have a question from a listener. Margret Bulmer wonders whether solar panels still work in the winter when they’re covered with snow.
Dec 7, 2021 • 7 min 2 sec
How does climate change affect seafood?
A while ago, we had an episode about how climate change affects the crops we use for food. And that got us wondering - how do rising temperatures affect other things we eat, like seafood? And what does that mean for us in Rhode Island?
Nov 29, 2021 • 1 min 3 sec
What really happens when I try to recycle my plastic bags?
Have you ever seen one of those plastic bag collection boxes at the grocery store? Listener Phil Trevvett has, and he wants to know what happens to those bags and if they're actually recycled.
Nov 15, 2021 • 0 min 59 sec