Possibly Podcast

Last week, we broke down the basics of how our electric grid works. Today, we're tackling a more specific question. If we all switch over to electric cars, can the grid handle it? The post Can the grid handle charging lots of electric cars? appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .

With the effects of climate change all around us, there's a push to power more of our lives with renewable electricity, including things that used to burn fossil fuels, like home heating and cars. The post How does our electricity grid work? appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .

Today we’re taking a look at a fun way to be more aware of the amount of plastic we put into the world. The post Can we build things with our plastic waste? appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .

With the weather getting warmer, I’ve been thinking about air conditioning. I know that ACs are getting more efficient, but more people are using them too. So, are we using more or less energy on cooling our homes than we used to? The post Do we use more or less energy on air conditioning than we used to? appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .

We cover a lot of heavy topics on this show, but today we’re bringing you a bright spot- a real success story. Bald eagles almost disappeared about 50 years ago, but now they’re flourishing! We had Charlie Adams and Ashley Junger from our Possibly Team look into how this happened. The post How did bald eagles avoid extinction? appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .

These days, we can buy almost anything we want online—fancy food, designer clothes, new computers, the works. But is all this online shopping creating more greenhouse gas emissions compared to shopping in-person? The post Should I buy online or in the store? appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .

Today we’re answering a question about sustainable travel. What’s the best way to take a trip down the east coast? The post What’s the most sustainable way to travel down the East Coast? appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .

Two years ago, we aired an episode responding to a question from a listener named Monica. She wanted to know if it was possible to convert her gas car into an electric one. We said it’s technically possible, but it's not really worth it. But has that answer changed? The post Is it possible to turn my gas car into an electric vehicle? Take 2 appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .

Today, we have a question from listener Todd Penoyer. He does maintenance for retail shopping centers in southeastern Massachusetts and he uses a lot of power tools to do his job. About half of his tools are electric, and the other half are gas-powered. He wonders whether it’s worth replacing the gas ones with electric versions. The post Should I buy electric power tools? appeared first on TPR: Th...

Our oceans are rising and taking over more land every year. Most governments try to fix this by blocking the water out and sealing the humans in. But is that the only way? The post Water is rising all around us. What should we do? appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .

Today we’re answering a question from Cori Myers-she’s the sister-in-law of our founder Stephen Porder. She wants to know if the laundry detergent sheets that she saw online are better than traditional liquid laundry detergent, which comes in a plastic jug. The post Should I ditch liquid detergent? appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .

In the gray gloom of winter, I like to brighten up my house with a colorful bouquet of flowers. And I got to wondering, where do these pristine flowers come from and should I be worried about the carbon emissions it took to get them here? The post What’s the impact of buying flowers in the winter? appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .

It’s cold outside, so you might be reaching for a warm cup of tea more often. That has us here at Possibly wondering: are some teas more environmentally-friendly than others? The post Are some teas more environmentally-friendly than others? appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .

In recent episodes, we’ve talked a lot about electric cars, but we haven’t really spent time talking about what makes them work- the battery. What are these batteries made of, and can we rely on them to get us where we need to go? The post Can we trust electric car batteries? appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .

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? The post What happened to acid rain? appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .

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? The post How has climate change affected our winters? appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .

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? The post How does plastic waste end up in the ocean? appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .

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? The post Should we be eating more seafood? appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .

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. The post Our 2022 resolutions appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .

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. The post How did Bhutan become carbon negative? appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .

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. The post Is A Real Or Artificial Christmas Tree Better For The Environment? appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .

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. The post When do solar panels work? When don’t they? appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .

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? The post How does climate change affect seafood? appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .

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. The post What really happens when I try to recycle my plastic bags? appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio .

In another episode, we talked about electric cars and how they’re not only better for the environment, but also cheaper in the long run. But it’s not that easy to just switch everyone over to electric vehicles. What kind of systems do we need to make sure all those cars can stay charged and on the road? The post What will it take to switch everyone over to electric cars? appeared first on TPR: The...