When I was growing up, I remember hearing about a hole in the ozone layer. It was a big deal. But I don’t really hear about that issue anymore. Is the ozone layer still in danger, and what happened to the hole?
Nov 15, 2022 • 0 min 54 sec
I have two huge trees in my yard and they dump a lot of leaves. Sometimes I wonder, what would happen if I just let those piles of leaves stay on the ground?
Nov 8, 2022 • 0 min 53 sec
The Great Barrier Reef, off the coast of Australia, is large enough that you can see it from space. It’s home to thousands of types of sea creatures and protects the coastline from erosion. It's taken a beating over the years, but recently, I heard that the Great Barrier Reef is experiencing a comeback. So, what’s really going on?
Oct 31, 2022 • 1 min 4 sec
The weather is cooling, the leaves are changing, and all of my neighbors are putting pumpkins on their porches. It got me thinking, what is the environmental impact of all of these Jack O Lanterns?
Oct 25, 2022 • 0 min 56 sec
When a loved one passes away, we often just have two choices: burial or cremation. But there’s a new option in some states that claims to use less energy and resources.
Oct 18, 2022 • 3 min 45 sec
These days, I can log on to my phone and pull up a file that’s stored thousands of miles away. It’s pretty awesome. But does access to all of this remote data use a lot of energy?
Oct 11, 2022 • 1 min 5 sec
We hear a lot in the news about wildfires these days - and it seems like there are more and more of them. Are there? And why?
Oct 3, 2022 • 0 min 53 sec
Nowadays, many athletic fields have been converted from natural grass to artificial turf. Which made us wonder- which option is better for the environment?
Sep 26, 2022 • 0 min 55 sec
I’ve been eating a lot of raw oysters lately. They taste so fresh and clean, and I can get them from local farms here in Rhode Island. But I’ve been wondering - what’s the environmental impact of growing all these shelled delicacies?
Sep 20, 2022 • 1 min 0 sec
Today, we have a question from a listener named Alissa. She wants to know what happens to the batteries for electric cars once they die-- "Can all of those be recyclable? What's their life expectancy?
Sep 12, 2022 • 1 min 1 sec