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Is Recycling Really Effective?
While mandatory recycling is becoming a way of life in more and more places, critics dismiss it as an easy way for politicians to make guilty consumers feel better about themselves. We hear both sides.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenWhile mandatory recycling is becoming a way of life in more and more places, critics dismiss it as an easy way for politicians to make guilty consumers feel better about themselves. We hear both sides.
Later on the program, 60% of the State of Israel is desert, but Israel has a surplus of water. How did that happen, and what does it mean for predicted water shortages in the US and the rest of the world?
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3 storiesNew Government Offensive in Syria
The presence of multiple combat operations in Syria are all too evident today with news that Turkey has shot down a drone that intruded into its airspace while an offensive backed by Russian jets is underway near Aleppo.
Read the story6 minRecycling: Are the Benefits Worth the Cost?
It's been 20 years since John Tierney first argued in the New York Times magazine that the benefits of recycling were not worth the cost. Since then, the recycling movement has vastly expanded. But, this past weekend, Tierney wrote that it's as inefficient as ever — and he compared the movement to a "religious ritual."
Read the story34 minCan Israel's Water Be a Model for a Thirsty World?
Drought is a fact of life in the Western United States, and water shortages are predicted in many parts of the world. Israel is an unlikely place to look for solutions. Although 60% of the State of Israel is a desert, Israel has no lack of water. In fact, there's a surplus.
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