KQED's QUEST Science Radio
QUEST is a TV, radio, web, and education series by KQED that explores the most important trends and issues in science, environment and nature in Northern California. KQED's most ambitious local offering ever, QUEST includes a half-hour weekly HD television program, weekly radio segments, an ...
QUEST is a TV, radio, web, and education series by KQED that explores the most important trends and issues in science, environment and nature in Northern California. KQED's most ambitious local offering ever, QUEST includes a half-hour weekly HD television program, weekly radio segments, an innovative website and unique education guides. QUEST's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on nine content areas: astronomy, biology, chemistry, engineering, environment, geology, health, physics and weather.
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With Large Oil Reserve, California Faces Fracking Debate
The new oil-and-gas boom that’s sweeping the country may be ...
The new oil-and-gas boom that’s sweeping the country may be coming to California. With it comes the controversy over the drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing – or fracking.
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Growing Pains for California's Electric Car Charging Network
KQED Science explores the growing pains of building an electric ...
KQED Science explores the growing pains of building an electric car charging network and the fledgling new industry rising up to meet the challenge.
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What Are Richmond Residents Breathing?
Many Richmond residents have asked for years: what does it ...
Many Richmond residents have asked for years: what does it mean to live next to the largest refinery on the West Coast?
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Cap-and-Trade 101: How California's Carbon Market Works
This week, California rolls out the heavy artillery in its ...
This week, California rolls out the heavy artillery in its attack on climate change with a program called “cap-and-trade.”
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Looming Trade War Shakes Up U.S. Solar Industry
Federal officials have put trade tariffs on Chinese solar panels. ...
Federal officials have put trade tariffs on Chinese solar panels. American solar companies are split on whether it will be good or bad for the industry.
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In Livermore, Still Waiting on Nuclear Fusion
The National Ignition Facility in Livermore, California, has been called ...
The National Ignition Facility in Livermore, California, has been called a modern-day moon-shot, a project of "revolutionary science," and "the mother of all boondoggles."
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China Tries Greening from the Ground Up
Green building and sustainable design are a trend in California, ...
Green building and sustainable design are a trend in California, but nowhere is the urgency greater than in China.
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Can Meditation Ease PTSD in Combat Vets?
The crisis of mental disorders such as PTSD has forced ...
The crisis of mental disorders such as PTSD has forced the military to rediscover therapies that would have considered from-the-fringes a generation ago.
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Century-Old Battle Over Yosemite's 'Second Valley' Heats Up
One of California's oldest environmental battles is on the San ...
One of California's oldest environmental battles is on the San Francisco ballot. Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park holds most of San Francisco's water supply. But some environmental groups want to turn back the clock.
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Counting Climate-Challenged Pikas
A group of West Oakland students treks up to the ...
A group of West Oakland students treks up to the Sierra to try to help a small mammal that may be threatened by climate change.
