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- New Year’s Resolutionshttps://earthwiseradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/EW-12-29-17-New-Years-Resolutions.mp32018 is just around the corner. Popular resolutions for the New Year always seem to include things like improving health, traveling more, spending less money, and so on. But one resolution that isn’t as popular but could collectively have a major impact is committing to living a cleaner and greener life.
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2 min - Learning From Firehttps://earthwiseradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/EW-12-28-17-Learning-from-Fire-1.mp3The Tubbs Fire was the huge wildfire that burned parts of Napa, Sonoma and Lake counties in Northern California in October. Between that fire and several smaller ones going on at the same time, at least 43 people died and over 8,400 homes and buildings were destroyed. The Tubbs Fire alone burned over 36,000 acres. The even larger December wildfires in Southern California scorched hundreds of thousands of acres in multiple counties.
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2 min - Hopeful Climate Trendshttps://earthwiseradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/EW-12-27-17-Hopeful-Climate-Trends.mp3In November, Syria joined the Paris Climate Accord. As a result, the United States is now the only country in the world that has rejected the global pact. Despite this embarrassing news, there is reason for optimism in the effort to stave off the worst impacts of climate change. In particular, 7 major trends provide hope that things could move in the right direction.
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2 min - Wine And The Changing Climatehttps://earthwiseradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/EW-12-26-17-Wine-and-the-Changing-Climate.mp3Drinking wine is getting increasingly popular, notably among millennials. According to some accounts, that generation now imbibes half of all the wine consumed in this country. The California wine industry alone sold over $34 billion worth of wine last year.
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2 min - Safer Places For Bus Ridershttps://earthwiseradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/EW-12-22-17-Safer-Places-for-Bus-Riders.mp3Taking the bus in crowded cities is a good way to reduce overall traffic, save money on gas, and do a good turn for the environment. Unfortunately, bus riders often are exposed to large amounts of pollution in the process.
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2 min - Turning Biofuel Waste Into Valuable Chemicalshttps://earthwiseradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/EW-12-20-17-Biofuel-Waste.mp3When biofuels are made, tough plant material is left over as waste. The material is lignin, which is a main component of plant cell walls that gives plants their structural integrity. Lignin is made up of many valuable compounds, but taking it apart to extract them is very difficult.
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2 min - China And Electric Carshttps://earthwiseradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/EW-12-19-17-China-and-Electric-Cars.mp3While American politicians were voting on eliminating tax credits for buyers of electric vehicles, auto executives from around the world were gathering to make ambitious plans to sell more electric cars in China.
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2 min - Climate Change And Hawaiihttps://earthwiseradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/EW-12-18-17-Climate-Change-and-Hawaii.mp3The Hawaiian Islands are an archipelago of eight major islands, several atolls, numerous smaller islets, and seamounts in the North Pacific Ocean. The islands are a world-renowned vacation spot, known for their white-sand beaches, lush flora, and near perfect weather. But stormier days may be ahead.
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2 min - Germany’s Strugglehttps://earthwiseradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/EW-12-15-17-Germanys-Struggle.mp3Germany has a reputation as one of the greenest countries on earth. They have comprehensive recycling programs, they treasure their forests, and in recent decades, they have been aggressively working to replace both nuclear and coal-fired power plants with renewable energy sources. They have been an early world leader in solar power. And their national Energiewende or “energy turn” initiative demonstrates a strong commitment to the environment.
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2 min - Cities Can Help Beeshttps://earthwiseradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/EW-12-14-17-Cities-Can-Help-Bees.mp3Global bee populations have been drastically declining as a result of habitat loss, pesticides and climate change. But studies are showing that planting flower patches in urban gardens and green spaces can make a real difference in restoring natural pollinators. There are already positive results in cities from Chicago to London to Melbourne.
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