Can Natural Gas Solve Our Energy Woes?

Can Natural Gas Solve Our Energy Woes?

Top of Mind with Julie Rose - Radio Archive, Episode 871 , Segment 3

Episode: US-Iran Relations, Space Junk, Methane

  • Aug 6, 2018 9:00 pm
  • 15:20 mins

Guest: Michael P. Harold, PhD, Department Chair of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston American has a lot of natural gas. And it is a cleaner fuel than coal or diesel or gasoline. But natural gas is primarily made up of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. And if the methane doesn’t burn completely -- or if it escapes from wells and storage tanks on its way to be used -- it may actually make things worse. Is there a way to rely heavily on natural gas in the US without adding methane to the atmosphere?

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News Reporting Increases Suicide Risk

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Guest: Alan Teo, MD, Professor of Psychiatry, Oregon Health and Science University When a celebrity dies by suicide, journalists face a struggle to know how to report on it without being part of the problem. Sensationalized reports can lead to an increase in suicide rates. On the other hand, we know that talking about suicide is important to preventing it. So what’s the right way to do that? If you or anyone you know is considering suicide or is anxious, depressed, upset, or needs to talk, there are people who want to help: In the US: Crisis Text Line: Text START to 741741 from anywhere in the USA, at any time, about any type of crisis | http://www.crisistextline.org/ The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 | http://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ The Trevor Project: 1-866-488-7386 | http://www.thetrevorproject.org/

Guest: Alan Teo, MD, Professor of Psychiatry, Oregon Health and Science University When a celebrity dies by suicide, journalists face a struggle to know how to report on it without being part of the problem. Sensationalized reports can lead to an increase in suicide rates. On the other hand, we know that talking about suicide is important to preventing it. So what’s the right way to do that? If you or anyone you know is considering suicide or is anxious, depressed, upset, or needs to talk, there are people who want to help: In the US: Crisis Text Line: Text START to 741741 from anywhere in the USA, at any time, about any type of crisis | http://www.crisistextline.org/ The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 | http://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ The Trevor Project: 1-866-488-7386 | http://www.thetrevorproject.org/