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In twenty-six essays, one for each letter of the alphabet, Elizabeth Kolbert takes us on a haunting journey through the history of climate change and the uncertainties of our future in her new book, "H Is for Hope." Kolbert is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Sixth Extinction." Elizabeth Kolbert will be in conversation with Bill McKibben at Northshire Bookstore tomorrow night at 6 p.m.
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Climate change is impacting the maple industry and producers are trying to adapt to the changes.
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(Airs 02/15/24 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Blair Horner, Executive Director of the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) about the environment, voting rights, how New York is failing when it comes to cancer, and much more.
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A new report from the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University finds cities in the area continue to have their warmest years on record.
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(Airs 12/15/23 @ 3 p.m. & 12/17/23 @ 6 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor, current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association. Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and Adjunct Professor at the University, and former Times Union Associate Editor Mike Spain. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy Barbara, and Mike talk about whether a meteorologist is a journalist responsible for reporting on climate change, a U.S. Senator threatens public broadcasting, Tucker Carlson’s new network, and much more.
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Aaron Mair says while he’s disappointed with COP28's final agreement, the conference was an intense experience.
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(Airs 11/30/23 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina speaks with New York state Senator Liz Krueger about a news story that says Governor Hochul may be backing away from her affordable housing plan, two climate change bills Krueger wants the Governor to sign, the status of the legal cannabis industry, and much more.
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(Airs 11/23/23 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina speaks with Blair Horner, Executive Director of the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) about ethics reform, higher education, and much more.
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Scientists at the University of California at Berkeley announced recently that they were able to capture a phrase from a Pink Floyd song from signals picked up by electrodes attached to the brains of 29 patients at Albany Medical Center. Think of it like this: The patients’ brain waves became a cover band for Pink Floyd, recreating the music they were hearing, and the electrodes beamed it out.
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Vermont Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine joined a forum hosted by the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials to discuss the impact climate change is having on public health.