If you order a Coke in a cafe in Moscow, most likely it will arrive without ice. Russians don’t like ice in their drinks. Americans, however, are obsessed with ice.
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.
The Right to Know: Irradiated Food Labels
The Food and Drug Administration wants to change the language of food labels for products that are treated with radiation. Consumer groups claim the proposal is an attempt to mask unsanitary industrial practices.
Almanac/The Big Freeze
This week, we have facts about the first frozen peas. Ninety-one years ago, a naturalist discovered the secret of freezing foods while fishing in the Arctic tundra.
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.
