Disposable surgical gowns are a big source of waste in hospitals. Today we’re taking a look at how healthcare facilities can change that while still meeting sanitation standards. Check out today's video episode at the link below, or listen wherever you get your podcasts.

Should hospitals reuse their surgical gowns?

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In tomorrow's episode, we look into sustainable - and sanitary - alternatives to disposable hospital gowns. Are they any better? Listen or watch this week's episode to find out!

A lot of us flush our old medication without much thought, but the side effects of that habit can show up in our water. Good news: we can all help fix it for free. Listen to this week's episode wherever you get your podcasts, or watch it on our Youtube channel. www.youtube.com/@ask-possibly

How do our medications affect our waste water?

A lot of us flush or toss our old medication without much thought, but the side effects of that habit can show up in our water. Good news: we can all help fix it for free

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This week on Possibly... we're on video! Starting tomorrow, we'll be publishing video versions of each episode in addition to our regular podcast. You can find full episodes on Instagram and Facebook at @askpossibly, or on our Youtube channel at the link below. www.youtube.com/@ask-possibly

Advocates of plug-in solar panels say they’re an easy and cheap way to transition to renewable energy and reduce electricity costs. On this week's episode, we talk to @paulosanalysis.com to see if they live up to the hype. Listen now at the link below or wherever you get your podcasts.

What is plug-in solar?

Advocates of plug-in solar panels say they’re an easy and cheap way to transition to renewable energy and reduce electricity costs. This week we see if they live up to the hype

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On this week's episode, researcher Emmanuel Oyewole at @urigso.bsky.social explains to Possibly that offshore wind turbines appear to be providing new ecosystems for Jonah crabs. Find out more wherever you get your podcasts or at the link below. www.oceanstatemedia.org/possibly/202...

Are offshore wind turbines helping New England’s crab population?

Researcher Emmanuel Oyewole explains to Possibly that offshore wind turbines appear to be providing new ecosystems for Jonah crabs

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Experts say the devastating floods in Nepal at the end of August were caused in part by melting glaciers. On this episode from 2023, the Possibly team talks to @matthias-huss.bsky.social about why these glaciers are melting, and what we can do about it. Listen at the link below.

What’s happening to the world’s glaciers?

Experts say the devastating floods in Nepal at the end of August were caused in part by melting glaciers. On this episode from 2023, the Possibly team looks into why these glaciers are melting, and wh...

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When renewable energy projects have environmental trade-offs, how do you decide which is ‘better’ for the environment? On this week's episode of Possibly, we dig into the science to help answer this question. Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or at the link below.

What makes something 'better' for the environment?

Environmental decisions aren't always straight forward. Like, is it worth cutting down a forest to build a solar farm? This week on Possibly we take a look.

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Lone star ticks are spreading all over the Northeast. What should you know to stay safe? Listen to this week's episode of Possibly, where we talk to @thetickguy.bsky.social to learn more about the rise in alpha-gal syndrome. www.oceanstatemedia.org/possibly/202...

Tick season's here. What's alpha-gal syndrome?

Lone star ticks are spreading all over Rhode Island. What should you know to stay safe?

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Paved surfaces like roads, sidewalks, and driveways send stormwater into our sewers. This week on Possibly we explore engineering solutions that can help keep sewers and waterways clean. Listen to this week's episode, originally aired in 2024, wherever you get your podcasts, or at the link below:

Are sewers the best way to deal with stormwater?

Paved surfaces like roads, sidewalks, and driveways send stormwater into our sewers. This week on Possibly we explore engineering solutions that can help keep sewers and waterways clean

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Possibly’s host, Megan Hall and her family made the switch to an electric car. In this episode, originally aired in 2023, we explain what owning an EV is actually like. Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or at the link below: www.oceanstatemedia.org/possibly/202...

What’s it like to own an electric car?

Possibly’s host, Megan Hall and her family made the switch to an electric car. In this episode, originally aired in 2023, we explain what owning an EV is actually like

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A librarian told Possibly that she has to bring a hat and gloves to work in the summer because it's so cold inside. Those frigid temperatures seemed inefficient, so she turned to us for answers. But this week we explain the surprising, and energy efficient, reason for frigid summer libraries.

Why is it so cold in libraries?

One librarian told us she has to bring a hat and gloves to work in the summer. The Possibly team breaks down the science behind freezing cold libraries

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The Rhode Island General Assembly considered a law this year to charge fossil fuel emitters for the costs of climate change. The bill did not become law this year, but the Possibly team spoke with a co-sponsor of the bill, @jenniferboylanri.bsky.social about the legislation, and what comes next.

What if polluters had to pay for the effects of climate change?

The Rhode Island General Assembly considered a law this year to charge fossil fuel emitters for the costs of climate change. Possibly spoke with a co-sponsor of the bill about what comes next

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Regenerative cattle grazing gained momentum as a way to make beef production more climate-friendly. But this week on Possibly we explain that when you look at the actual results on the ground, things are a little more complicated than they seem. www.oceanstatemedia.org/news-and-cul...

Can regenerative grazing make meat more sustainable?

Regenerative cattle grazing gained momentum as a way to make beef production more climate-friendly. But on the ground, the actual results get complicated

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This week on Possibly we weigh the different methods of recycling glass: single-stream, multi-stream and bottle bills. Could switching to a different recycling system make more sense for your community? Listen to part 2 of our series on glass recycling to find out:

What’s Holding Back Glass Recycling in the US?

This week on Possibly we weigh the different methods of recycling glass: single-stream, multi-stream and bottle bills. Could switching to a different recycling system make more sense for your communit...

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After a powerful heatwave swept across the northeast last week, Possibly turned to its archive, looking for lessons about how to better prepare for extreme heat. This week we're traveling to Ahmedabad, India in an episode from 2021 to see how health officials rethought extreme heat preparedness.

How can we prepare for heat waves?

After a powerful heatwave swept across the northeast last week, Possibly turned to its archive, looking for lessons about how to better prepare for extreme heat. We travel to Ahmedabad, India to learn...

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With the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence this year, fireworks will soon light up American skies. This week on Possibly we're asking if these tiny explosions impact the environment or our health? www.oceanstatemedia.org/news-and-cul...

How do fireworks affect the environment?

With the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence this year, fireworks will soon light up American skies. Do these tiny explosions have an impact on our environment or our health?

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Rodenticides, used by farmers to keep rodent populations down and protect their crops, can cause all sorts of harm to wildlife, especially birds. This week on Possibly we're talking to some farmers who are turning to a more natural pest control solution: Owls!

Can owls help farms use fewer chemicals?

Let's take a look at the damaging effects of rodenticides, used by farmers to protect their crops, but there may be a solution that rests in nature

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This week on Possibly, in the second installment of our series on the dairy industry, we’re turning our attention to an age-old method used to efficiently store cheese: the earth. Listen to this week's episode to hear how local farmers are looking to the soil to keep their cheese cool.

What’s a more sustainable way to store our cheese?

In part two of Possibly’s series on the dairy industry, we’re turning our attention to an age-old method used to efficiently store cheese

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We talk a lot about the carbon pollution that comes along with eating beef, but this week on Possibly we’re asking: what about dairy? How do they compare? Reporter Samantha Zhang explains in our latest episode: www.oceanstatemedia.org/news-and-cul...

What creates more carbon pollution: beef or dairy?

We talk a lot about the carbon pollution that comes along with eating beef, but this week on Possibly we’re asking: what about eating dairy? How do they compare?

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When you go to the pharmacy you probably walk away with your medication in one hand, and a lengthy receipt in the other. What should you do with that receipt? This week we explain why the paper that receipts are printed on can add a lot of complications for recycling, and for your health.

Can you recycle receipts?

This week on Possibly we explain why the paper that receipts are printed on can add a lot of complications, for recycling, and for your health too

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Truffles are famous for their intense flavor, and their expensive price. This week on Possibly we explain why a warming planet, and increasing droughts, might be driving those prices even higher. Listen at the link below, or wherever you get your podcasts

How is climate change altering the truffle industry?

These rare mushrooms are famous for their intense flavor, and their expensive price. But climate change may be driving those prices even higher

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“Reducing your footprint” has become one of the most familiar ways to talk about climate change, but why did that framing catch on? And what does it leave out? This week on Possibly, we talk to @kimcobb.bsky.social, the director of @brown-ibes.bsky.social, to explain.

Where did the idea of a carbon footprint come from?

“Reducing your footprint” became one of the most familiar ways to talk about climate change, but why did that framing catch on? And what does it leave out?

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With colorful windsocks and a gazebo, Providence artist Eli Nixon developed an art installation to bring attention to the air quality around the Port of Providence. This week on Possibly we take a closer look. Listen to our latest episode now: www.oceanstatemedia.org/news-and-cul...

How is art bringing attention to air quality?

With colorful windsocks and a gazebo, Providence artist Eli Nixon developed an art installation to bring attention to the air quality around the Port of Providence

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This week on Possibly we’re taking a look at the ships that carry our goods around the world. What would it look like to take fossil fuels out of the equation? Can you run a cargo ship on batteries? Listen to our latest episode wherever you get your podcasts thepublicsradio.org/possibly-pod...

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This week on Possibly we’re taking a look at the ships that carry our goods around the world. What would it look like to take fossil fuels out of the equation?

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A research team at Brown called Breathe Providence is asking people to track what they smell, in an effort to better understand air pollution in Rhode Island. This week on Possibly we're asking how tracking unpleasant smells can improve our air quality. www.oceanstatemedia.org/news-and-cul...

How can smell improve Rhode Island’s Air Quality?

A research team at Brown called Breathe Providence is asking people to track what they smell, in an effort to better understand air pollution in Rhode Island

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This week on Possibly: Activists are migrating a tree north from Florida. Is that a good idea? With assisted migration, humans help move plant species into areas more suitable for their growth. But are there potential downsides to this human-led movement?

Activists are migrating a tree north from Florida. Is that a good idea?

With assisted migration, humans help move plant species into areas more suitable for their growth. But are there potential downsides to this human-led movement?

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Possibly co-founder Stephen Porder has been on a home energy efficiency journey. On this week's episode of Possibly, we check in to see how his latest addition, new windows, are impacting the energy efficiency and comfort of the home.

Should you replace your windows for energy efficiency?

Possibly co-founder Stephen Porder has been on a home energy efficiency journey. We check in to see how his latest addition, new windows, are impacting the energy efficiency and comfort of the home

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In Los Angeles, a new crop of curbside libraries are helping communities recover after last year’s wildfires. But instead of books, these libraries are full of seeds. This week on Possibly, reporter Janek Schaller talks to the organizer of these new libraries popping up around LA.

What are seed libraries?

In Los Angeles, a new crop of curbside libraries are helping communities recover after last year’s wildfires. But instead of books, these libraries are full of seeds

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