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.
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?
This week’s question comes from listener Charlie Bakst. He was a columnist at the Providence Journal for forty years and he’s beginning to think about his own mortality.
Taking into account the energy that goes into making a whole new car, is it more energy efficient to keep the gas car you already have, or to get a new hybrid car? (This episode originally aired in September, 2019).
Is an oil furnace or wood stove better to heat a home during the winter?
Is it better to heat one room with a space heater or use a furnace to heat your entire house?
From an emissions standpoint, is grilling with gas or charcoal better? If you’re choosing between charcoal and gas, choose gas. Grilling with charcoal for an hour produces three times the emissions of grilling with gas. But, what you put on the grill is actually more important.
In the US, one out of five households don’t use a dishwasher because they think it uses more water and energy than washing by hand. So, we wanted to test this out: is hand washing really more efficient than using a dishwasher?
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.
What’s the point of putting wind farms in the ocean? And will we see more of them in Rhode Island?
