Despite his efforts to buy a climate-friendly refrigerator, climate reporter Phil McKenna ended up buying a “carbon bomb” containing a greenhouse gas thousands of times more potent than CO2.
Live in a cold state? Here’s an easy way to cut your winter electric bill
Environmental consciousness is beginning to seep into the marketplace for long-lasting durable goods. KSOR’s Jeff Brady reports on one small company that is making big advances in the efficiency of the largest user of electricity in the household ? the refrigerator.
Cool Fix for a Hot Planet
Listener Steve McArthur tells us how an insulated refrigerator can cool a hot kitchen in the summer.
Almanac/First Refrigerator
This week, we have facts about refrigeration. In 1851, a doctor gave up his medical career and received a patent for a prototype of mechanical refrigeration.
In the days before President Obama’s State of the Union address, we asked listeners to send us their take…about the state of their refrigerator. Does what’s in your fridge indicate who you are and how you’re doing?
In the run up to President Obama’s State of the Union address, we asked listeners to send us their take … and one listener opened his refrigerator and recorded the contents. John Kinghorn says the leftovers in the fridge show his take.
