Earth Wise

Earth Wise
Earth Wise

A look at our changing environment.

  1. 6 HR AGO

    Reducing methane from cattle

    Livestock is responsible for almost 15% of global greenhouse gas emissions.  Most of that is in the form of methane that cattle release when they burp.  Grazing cattle produce more methane than feedlot cattle or dairy cows because they eat more fiber from grass.  There are 9 million dairy cows in the U.S. but more […]

    2 min

  2. 1 DAY AGO

    Faster electric vehicle charging

    One concern that people have in replacing gas-powered vehicles with electric vehicles is the time it takes to charge them.  Charging an EV at home from an ordinary 110V electrical outlet is a slow process; installing a 220V outlet speeds things up considerably but it still can take all night to fully charge a car.  […]

    2 min

  3. 2 DAYS AGO

    Corals and climate change

    Climate change is a major threat to coral reefs around the world.  Ocean warming triggers coral bleaching – a stress response where corals expel the symbiotic algae essential for their survival.  If coral bleaching is severe, it can lead to coral death. A new study led by scientists from Newcastle University in England suggests that […]

    2 min

  4. 3 DAYS AGO

    Giant batteries in the Earth

    The wind and the sun are inexhaustible sources of energy, and we are tapping into them to produce electricity at a growing rate around the world.  But neither of them is always available when we need them.  When the sun isn’t shining and the wind isn’t blowing, they don’t work. An opposite problem also exists.  […]

    2 min

  5. 6 DAYS AGO

    Manatees are not Florida natives

    Florida is very proud of its manatees.  It has a county named after them and has pictures of them on license plates.  These gentle creatures are part of Florida culture.  But recent research indicates that manatees – also known as sea cows – might only be relatively recent residents of the Sunshine State. Manatees have […]

    2 min

  6. 19 DEC

    Politics and plastic

    The world currently produces nearly half a billion tons of plastic each year.  This is more than twice the amount it produced 20 years ago.  Half of all plastics ever manufactured have been made in the past 20 years.  Plastic waste is everywhere.  About eight million tons of plastic waste escapes into the ocean each […]

    2 min

  7. 18 DEC

    When is a heat wave just a heat wave?

    There are lots of extreme weather events of all kinds these days.  But there have always been extreme weather events.  Climate change results in more extreme weather but not all extreme weather should be attributed to climate change.  So, how do we know if an extreme weather event is a result of the changing climate?  […]

    2 min

  8. 17 DEC

    Regrowing forests naturally

    Deforestation is one of the major causes of climate change and restoring and enhancing forests is a major activity around the world as a way to mitigate its effects.  There are high-profile initiatives to plant millions of trees, but these projects are often ill-conceived and poorly managed. One of the most dramatic failures was the […]

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A look at our changing environment.

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    Earth Wise
  • Years Active
    2013 - 2024
  • Episodes
    25
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