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?
Oct 25, 2021
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.
Oct 18, 2021
A few months ago, our team was talking on Zoom when our founder, Stephen Porder, asked if he could pitch a story idea. For this episode, we’re going to let you listen in on our conversation. Spoiler alert: it's about showers in France.
Oct 11, 2021
Listener Anne Cohen wants to know- is it better to keep my 2015 car with a traditional combustion engine, which gets close to 40 MPG, has about 50,000 miles on it, and is in great condition, or trade it for an electric vehicle?
Oct 4, 2021
When I say the word Bitcoin, what comes into your mind? Digital money? Expensive? How about energy hog? It turns out, the cryptocurrency uses A LOT of electricity. Here to explain why are Luci Jones and Fatima Husain from our Possibly Team.
Sep 27, 2021
In the past few years, we’ve seen an increase in fashion companies that offer to rent their clothes. These services have been touted as the perfect solution for environmentally-conscious fashionistas. But — are they really?
Sep 20, 2021
We’re hearing a lot of talk about infrastructure here in the US. Depending on what happens in Congress, we could be spending billions or even trillions of dollars on everything from roads to high-speed trains. But how do we spend this money in a way that makes it easier to combat climate change?
Sep 13, 2021
Welcome to Possibly, where we take on huge problems like the future of our planet and break them down into small questions with unexpected answers. This year, heat waves across the world shattered records, tested our abilities to stay cool, and even cost lives.
Sep 7, 2021
Welcome to Possibly, where we take on huge problems like the future of our planet and break them down into small questions with unexpected answers. In this episode, we tackle an issue that most new parents face: diapers.
Aug 24, 2021
Scientists have been reexamining some of the chemicals found in sunscreen because of their potential impact on marine life, particularly coral reefs. Should we rethink the type of sunscreen we wear?
Aug 16, 2021