Q & A: Home Cooking And Environmental Impact
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🗓️ 9 May 2020
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
These excerpts come from NPR's nightly radio show about the coronavirus crisis, 'The National Conversation with All Things Considered.' In this episode:
- NPR Science Desk correspondent Lauren Sommer talks about the environmental impact of the economic slowdown
- Samin Nosrat, author and host of the Netflix series 'Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat,' offers inspiration to those who find themselves short on ingredients or cooking for one
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Kelly McEvers and this is coronavirus daily from NPR. |
| 0:04.3 | Today we'll hear from Chef and author of the best-selling book, |
| 0:07.4 | Salt Fat Asset Heat, Simeon Nosrat. |
| 0:10.8 | She has ideas for home cooks who are looking for inspiration |
| 0:14.1 | and who are working around shortages. |
| 0:16.7 | Also, science correspondent Lauren Summer |
| 0:18.7 | answers listener questions about the environmental impact |
| 0:22.2 | of the pandemic. |
| 0:23.6 | These segments come from the radio show, |
| 0:25.7 | the national conversation with all things considered. |
| 0:28.8 | Here's NPR's Ari Shapiro. |
| 0:32.2 | Since the pandemic hit, air travel in the US is down 95%. |
| 0:37.4 | The morning rush hour traffic report has become unnecessary. |
| 0:41.6 | Many of you are asking what impact all this is having |
| 0:43.7 | on the environment. |
| 0:44.6 | So Lauren Summer is with us. |
| 0:46.1 | She covers climate change for NPR |
| 0:47.9 | and it's good to have you back, Lauren. |
| 0:49.3 | Hi Ari. |
| 0:50.4 | Let's start with a question though. |
| 0:51.4 | A lot of listeners have asked this one comes from Walker |
| 0:53.6 | and Ames Isowa. |
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