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Can green spaces make you happier?

It always feels better to go outside, move around a little bit, and get some fresh air. But this week on Possibly we look into the research, do green spaces actually improve our health?

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How can I replace my gas stove? 

Gas stoves can pollute the air in our homes and even contribute to climate change. But lots of people enjoy cooking on them. Is there a way to switch away from gas that works well and doesn’t break the bank?

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Could music help us adapt to climate change?

Chris Thile’s new Audible podcast and musical variety show, the Energy Curfew Music Hour uses music to imagine how people can adapt to a world reshaped by climate change.

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Good News Abroad – China

The news about climate change efforts in the US hasn’t been great lately. So Possibly is launching a new occasional series to highlight advances against climate change around the world. Up first: China

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How do we solve the climate change home insurance crisis?

This week on Possibly, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse helps explain what options we have to address climate change’s impact on the home insurance industry.

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Climate change is messing up our home insurance prices. What can states do?

Home insurance is supposed to help us recover from natural disasters, but climate change is disrupting the industry. This week on Possibly, we look at how states are responding to this problem.

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How is climate change affecting home insurance? 

Recent reports by the Senate Budget Committee and the Treasury found that climate change is already upending the US’s home insurance industry.

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How can a lake contribute to climate change? 

On this episode of Possibly, we’re taking a look at the Great Salt Lake. The lake has been shrinking for years, but it’s also doing something strange- it’s creating more greenhouse gas emissions than people expected.

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Can we use ocean water to fight wildfires?

After fire hydrants ran dry during the wildfires in Los Angeles, listeners wondered why firefighters didn’t just use ocean water to begin with. On this episode of Possibly, we explain the tradeoffs of using the ocean to fight fires.

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Are people moving because of climate change?

We hear a lot about climate migration—the idea that people will have to move as climate change makes some places unlivable. But is this something we’re still waiting for, or is it already happening?

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