WPKN Community Radio

WPKN Community Radio

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  • Alan Stern's Virgin Galactic Flight Into Space
    Alan Stern has been involved in more than 20 NASA Mission. Dr Stern discusses his Virgin Galactic flight into space, the future of space communications, & the latest findings of the New Horizons mission to Pluto & beyond
    End Music, 2001 Funk is a Larry Benigno Production
    26 min
  • Organic Farm Stand -- April 18, 2024 -- The Oak That Could Save the Planet
    Small Farms Report with Steve Munno of Massaro Farm in Woodbridge, CT.
    Entomologist and ecologist Doug Tallamy is professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware. Doug discusses the ways we can create sustainable ecosystems by supporting "keystone" and native plants in our back yards that link together with forests and protected parklands.
    Interview by Richard Hill
    51 min
  • GaiaGram # 204 Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis
    -Dubai recorded a year’s worth of rain in just 12 hours
    -Hurricane season expected to be the worst on record
    -(EPA) finalizes rules on “forever chemicals” in drinking water
    -Corporations urgently need to halve their emissions before 2030
    -US DOE to speed up the connection of clean energy to the grid.
    -Peak wildfire season is heating up the Garden State,
    5 min
  • Between The Lines - 4/24/24 ©2024 Squeaky Wheel Productions, Inc.
    *In a First, Biden Administration Poised to Sanction Israeli Military Unit for Human Rights Abuses Richard Silverstein, publisher of Tikun Olam, a blog addressing Israeli national security issues; Producer: Scott Harris.
    *Student Hunger Strikers Call for Yale Divestment from Companies Providing Weapons to Israel Yale Hunger Striker, Interviews and megaphone street announcements Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
    *Victory in European Climate Crisis Lawsuit Could Influence Parallel Efforts in the US & Around the World Kiley Price, a reporter with the online publication Inside Climate News Producer: Scott Harris.
    29 min
  • Omar Antar Discusses The Work of The CT Palestine Alliance
    On the April 21, 2024 episode of Mic Check, host Mike Merli speaks with Omar Antar, the Founder of the CT Palestine Alliance, a confederation of Jews, Muslims, Christians, and other citizen groups, working to move the state of Connecticut and the nation toward peace & justice, in particular in Palestine.
    Omar discusses the Alliance's work, which includes organizing to shift municipal and state-level elected officials to support an immediate and permanent Ceasefire in Gaza.
    For more on the CT Palestine Alliance:
    www.palestinect.com
    To access the Palestine Voter Pledge:
    www.bit.ly/palestinepledge
    19 min
  • GaiaGram # 203 Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis
    - Bogota Colombia is rationing water due to drought
    - Morocco's second-largest reservoir drying up
    -new scientific method pinpoints microplastic pollution 'hotspots'
    -Court finds climate crisis involves human rights violations.
    -7 countries generate 100% of electricity from renewable energy
    -The EU’s Green Claims Directive rules
    -Sea otters help kelp forest ecosystems
    5 min
  • GaiaGram #202 Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis
    -March was the Earth’s 10th consecutive month of record-breaking heat
    -57 companies responsible for 80% of the world’s global CO2 emissions
    -An "extremely active" hurricane season is likely in 2024.
    -The rate of carbon emissions cuts in the United States has doubled
    -Billionaire Australian to invest in green projects
    -China is the most polluting nation and doing most for renewable energy.
    5 min
  • GaiaGram #201 Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis
    -The Antarctic Circumpolar Current getting faster
    -California temporarily shuts down Highway 1 due to coastal erosion
    -Solar panels are so cheap that they are being used to build garden fences
    -Global heating is causing problems for a variety of crops
    -Hong Kong’s records highest Temp for March in 140 years,
    -Half of the tap water in the U S contaminated with forever“ chemicals,”
    -Amount of plastic packaging waste created by Amazon has increased
    5 min
  • Living With Native Pollinators
    Laura Modlin hosts a discussion with Louise Washer, president of the Norwalk River Watershed Association and co-founder of the Pollinator Pathway.
    Native pollinators are vital to our communities and they discuss why. As well as bills being proposed to protect native pollinators against the deadly effects of neonic pesticides; and what you can do to encourage their proliferation in your yards and beyond.
    Originally aired April 7, 2024.
    30 min

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