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Station ID
00:04
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Climate Country Radio
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Smokey
01:52
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Shut the windows, close the doors
It’s so smokey
I got my ears on the radio, my eyes on the AQI
And outside, I wear my certified N95
Cuz it’s smokey
I’m going inside, it’s closing time
The Air Quality Index, a.k.a. the AQI, measures smoke particles in the air, hazardous to all but especially children, elderly, or those with lung or heart disease Got an A/C? Set it on recirculate. Get to work on your clean air space.
Get you an air purifier, filter MERV 13 or higher,
And keep track of that wildfire, wild
Shut the windows, close the doors
It’s so smokey
I got my ears on the radio, my eyes on the AQI
And outside, I wear my certified N95
Cuz it’s smokey
Let’s take it inside, it’s closing time
That’s all for tonight folks, it’s closing time.
(Hey, who is MERV, anyway?)
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The P's of Preparation
02:13
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People, pets and papers, prescriptions you might need
Pictures, phones, plastic and puters, apple or pc
Come wildfire or flood, snowstorm or mud, or Uncle Pete and his wife, Patrice
For a prompt evacuation, the p’s of preparation will help bring you peace.
Another important P is for Plan , plan, plan, make your emergency plan, and P is for Practice, practice your plan!
(pass the peas, please)
People, pets and papers, prescriptions you might need
Pictures, phones, plastic and puters, apple or pc
Come wildfire or flood, snowstorm or mud, or Uncle Pete and his wife, Patrice
For a prompt evacuation, the p’s of preparation will help bring you peace.
People, pets and papers, prescriptions you might need
Pictures, phones, plastic and puters, apple or pc
Come wildfire or flood, snowstorm or mud, or your cousins from back east
For a prompt evacuation, the p’s of preparation will help bring you peace.
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R Value
02:01
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(Sean) Sure takes a lot to heat or cool this old house
(Rita) Oh, maybe you need more R value!
(Sean) R Value? What’s that?
(Rita) R stands for Resistance, it’s how they rate insulation!
R Value, R Value, R Value
Resistance to heat flow
Cooler when it’s hot, when it’s hot
And warmer when it’s cold
We’re talkin fiberglass, cellulose, denim and spray foam
Hempwool, mineral wool, polyiso, I don’t know
How long this list goes on, anyhow
Add it to your attics and sidewalls, space where critters crawl
And since most, not all, can dampen sound, right in the wall
Near your neighbor who snores too loud
R Value, R Value, R Value
Resistance to heat flow
Cooler when it’s hot, when it’s hot
And warmer when it’s cold
It can lower your heat bills, lower your cool bills,
Use less energy, do it more comfortably,
And your HVAC won’t have to work so hard
And if you insulate, you might get a rebate,
From the state, check for updates
Plus money for heat pumps, electric stoves and electric cars!
R Value, R Value, R Value
Resistance to heat flow
Cooler when it’s hot, when it’s hot
And warmer when it’s cold
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I'm Leaving You
02:18
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We had lots of good times
We been down so many roads
Livin up here in the pines
Watchin the sunsets glow
You know you were my first love
So exciting and so new
One thing I was sure of
Was that i was meant for you
And it’s not that I don’t like you anymore
it’s just that somethin better has walked in my door
Darlin it’s true, I’m leaving you
You were always a little stinky
You were always a little loud
You were always high-maintenance to me,
And expensive to take out
Maybe if we’d seen it comin
Maybe if you’d got clean
But it’s too late now
I'm not trying to be mean
It’s not that I don’t like you, you see
An electric car is now affordable to me
Yes it’s true, I’m leaving you
Yes it's true, I'm leaving you
G’bye Darlin, BEEP BEEP
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I Am a Roving Ember
02:11
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I am a roving ember, I travel all around, and if you give me a chance, I'll burn your house down
Burn your house down, burn your house down
If you wanna keep your valuables, you wanna keep your house, there's some things that you can do, I'll tell you right now
Tell you right now, tell you right now
Remove all debris from your fire-resistant roof, and block any spaces I can make my way through
Make my way through, make my way through
One sixteenth to one eighth inch, that would be the best, to cover all your vents with some tiny, metal mesh
Tiny metal mesh, tiny metal mesh
Your eaves should be boxed in with fire-resistant stuff, and clear five feet all around, no leaves mulch or shrubs
Leaves mulch or shrubs, leaves mulch or shrubs
I am a roving ember, I travel all around, listen to my words or I might burn your house down
Burn your house down, burn your house down
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Net Zero Heroes
02:53
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The greenhouse gasses that we produce need to be in balance with how
much we remove. We got a cool crew on net zero avenue, introduce yourselves, tell us what you do
Hey I’m slow cooker, or induction stove, or an instant pot, for your sweet
potatoes. There’s no special metric, just make it electric, and plant-based foods in there would perfect it
I’m an LED bulb, and my shtick is lit, you can stick me anywhere there’s an
incandescent. I can brighten your scene with the least energy, I can light up for cheap, ya’ll gather ‘round me
Net Zero Heroes
The more we reduce, ya
Net Zero Heroes
The less to produce, ya
I’m a caulk gun, I’m insulation, I’m sealing up your funky fenestration,
We gotta drop carbon footprints to two tons, we need net zero construction
I’m electric car, and I can go pretty far, I made it to the disco on just one
charge, I drive past the gasoline stations and wave, while the government’s giving lots of money away
I’m a heat pump, umm, a heat pump, yeah, I harness the heat from earth,
liquid or air, I can heat your water, I can dry your clothes, I can warm your
space or make the cool air flow
Net Zero Heroes
Listen to the radio
Net Zero Heroes
Here come the banjo
I’m a tree wheee I’m a little shrub too, I’m especially native plants around
you. I keep the place cool, soak up CO2, give the birdies and the bees here something to do
I’m a ballot, a lean voting machine, I’m how you elect someone keen on
green. I’m the best tool around, for what you care about, you can vote them in or you can vote them out
I’m an action, uh, a climate action yeah, like an action listed in a climate
plan. Plans are a start, plans get heard, but without the action, they’re nothing but words
Net Zero Heroes
Listen to the radio
Net Zero Heroes
Climate Country Radio
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