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First make sure your home is well insulated. Then, swap out your furnace or boiler for a device known as a heat pump. Heat pumps run on electricity and transfer heat from the outside and bring it inside your home. Making the switch to a heat pump from an oil furnace can reduce your heating emissions by about 50%. The post What’s The Most Energy-Efficient Way To Heat Your Home? appeared first...

Today we have a question from listener Alec Beckett. He asks: Should I be in favor of nuclear power? He says he knows about the risks, but he’s also heard that nuclear power is a clean source of energy. The post Should Nuclear Power Play A Role In Addressing Climate Change? appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .

Since the wind isn't always blowing, Rhode Island uses natural gas power plants as a backup, which means that the electricity from wind farms isn't 100% renewable. The best solution would be to store the electricity generated by wind turbines in batteries, but so far these batteries haven't been big enough or cheap enough to use. The post How Many Wind Turbines Would It Take To Power Rhode Island?...

About a quarter of the carbon dioxide emissions that we send into the atmosphere are absorbed in the ocean, and this is increasing the acidity of the ocean. Some species might be able to adapt to this increase in acidity, while others might not be so lucky. The post How Will Ocean Acidification Affect Fish Populations And The Fishing Industry? appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .

The ocean absorbs and stores about 90% of the heat trapped in the atmosphere, so ocean temperatures are increasing. Higher temperatures may favor some species in certain areas but could harm other species. The post How Is Climate Change Affecting Fish In New England? appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .

What’s the point of putting wind farms in the ocean? And will we see more of them in Rhode Island? The post What’s The Point Of Putting Wind Farms In The Ocean? appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .

Does speeding waste gas? If so, how much does it waste? The post Does Speeding Waste Gas? appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .

Would a microwave oven or an electric stove use more energy to boil a cup of water? The post What’s The Most Energy Efficient Way To Boil Water? appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .

How does the trash skimmer at the Hot Club Marina work? The post The Hot Club Marina Trash Skimmer appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .

The fires started because of the looser environmental regulations in Brazil which allowed people to cut down trees and clear forests with fire. These fires spread and got out of control, burning over 7,000 square miles at the peak. The post Why Did The Fires In The Amazon Happen This Summer, And Are They Normal? appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .

What foods should I avoid to reduce my carbon footprint? The post To Cut Carbon Emissions From Food, Focus On Beef appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .

Metal tins of meat, boxes of litter, bags of dry food, all of these products start to add up when you have a cat, or two or three. What are ways that cat owners can reduce the environmental impact of their pets? The post How Can You Reduce The Environmental “Pawprint” Of Your Cat? appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .

If CO2 causes climate change and trees use CO2 to grow, would it be possible to plant enough trees to reverse climate change? The post Can We Plant Enough Trees To Fix Global Warming? appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .

Turning your food scraps into compost is ideal, but what do you do if you live in a place where composting is impossible? Is it better to throw your food in the trash or down the kitchen disposal? In this case, we don’t really have a clear answer. Neither option is ideal. The post What Should You Do If You Can’t Compost Your Food Scraps? appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .

This spring, the Providence City Council passed a ban on plastic bags. Soon, you’ll only find paper and reusable bags at stores in Rhode Island’s capital city. But are paper bags the ideal alternative to plastic? And what’s the environmental impact of making cloth bags? The post Should You Use A Paper Or Plastic Bag For Your Groceries? appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .

It feels like the right thing to do- washing and reusing sandwich bags instead of throwing them away- but is it? How much water and energy do we use when we’re cleaning a Ziploc bag? Is it more than what it takes to make a new one? The post Is It Worth It To Wash And Re-use Ziploc Bags? appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .

Why are so many people talking about banning straws right now, and how much of a difference does skipping the straw actually make? The post What’s The Real Impact Of Plastic Straws? appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .

Is it true that Rhode Island’s glass isn’t getting recycled? The post Does Glass Get Recycled In Rhode Island? appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .

Since China recently stopped taking recycling from the US, does our recycling here in Rhode Island have somewhere to go? The post Where Does Our Recycling Go? appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .

What items can be recycled, and what are the most common recycling mistakes? The post What Can Be Recycled? appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .

Can we heat our homes without cooking the planet? The post Possibly: This Cold House appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .

This is Possibly , a new partnership between Rhode Island Public Radio and Brown University. You've heard it all before: humans are destroying the... The post Possibly: The Future Of Food (Pilot Episode) appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .