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Caption: Shell Alaska's earlier drilling program in the Chukchi Sea , Credit: Royal Dutch Shell
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will argue that it is time for the Obama administration to declare the waters of the Arctic ...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2013
  • Length: 06:37
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In this episode, host Peter Neill will discuss the ocean as the central element in our lives. He will explain why the ocean is essential to human s...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2012
  • Length: 04:41
Caption: Image: Trains stand in a flooded Metro-North's Harmon Yard, Oct. 31, 2012, on the Hudson Line, in Croton-on-Hudson, New York in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy, Credit: AP Photo | Metropolitan Transportation Authority
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will discuss the New York Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance and their exemplary five-point st...

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  • Added: Nov 28, 2012
  • Length: 06:56
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Seaside Heights, New Jersey, Credit: AP/Mike Groll
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will suggest that Sandy may have generated a growing force among citizens and leaders that m...

  • Added: Nov 19, 2012
  • Length: 05:47
Caption: Nemo, Nautilus and Squid. , Credit: Illustration by John Joyce © 2006
The sea has been a source of storytelling and real-time adventure tales since the beginning of narrative and most every culture has its archetypal ...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2012
  • Length: 06:18
Caption: A melting iceberg in Antarctica. , Credit: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists
Is anyone out there thinking ahead about climate? In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will answer by outlining two particular or...

  • Added: Oct 10, 2012
  • Length: 06:03
Caption: Mangroves Near Waitangi, New Zealand, Credit: Gordon and Julia Gardner
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will discuss organizations and charters which affirm conservation tactics and sustainable ma...

  • Added: Aug 30, 2012
  • Length: 05:21
Caption: Levees are made to prevent land from flooding and rivers from overflowing, but they are not built to resist strong hurricanes like Katrina. Settlements in areas that are liable to storms and flooding often lead to avoidable damage or death.  , Credit: Reuters
In this episode of World Ocean Radio we'll assert that we must embrace best management practices now and use new management tools to renovate and b...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2012
  • Length: 06:02
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In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will discuss a system which does on occasion fail us, if we don't fail it first; and he'll a...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2012
  • Length: 05:37
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In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will suggest that scientists and organizations should advocate through responsible research ...

  • Added: Aug 06, 2012
  • Length: 05:34
Caption: The Ocean, Our Future, Credit: Mario Soares, Independent World Commission on the Future of the Oceans
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will suggest that we must move beyond the narrow perception of the ocean as a natural system...

  • Added: Jul 23, 2012
  • Length: 05:38
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Where does water come from? We know from science that water evaporates from the ocean reservoir, is captured in clouds, fog and rain, descends to s...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2012
  • Length: 05:00
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For the UN Rio+20 Conference in June, ocean leaders published a declaration intended to inform delegates and to advocate for ocean issues to be inc...

  • Added: Jul 02, 2012
  • Length: 06:27
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In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will discuss his concept of Hydraulic Society and how, if we can understand the direct relat...

  • Added: Jun 25, 2012
  • Length: 05:27
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In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will discuss the obstacles to greater progress in caring for and protecting our ocean and wi...

  • Added: Jun 18, 2012
  • Length: 05:44
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June 8 is World Oceans Day when we celebrate our relationship with the ocean through global connection. A recent survey conducted by The Ocean Proj...

  • Added: Jun 04, 2012
  • Length: 05:46
Caption: Climate Talks Durban (COP17), Credit: Courtesy inhabit.com
While many countries are at work analyzing the challenges for conservation and management, international and national governance of ocean issues ha...

  • Added: May 07, 2012
  • Length: 06:15
Caption: Tuna at market, Credit: Earth Times
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will discuss the relationship of fisherman and customer; market pressure and the necessity f...

  • Added: May 02, 2012
  • Length: 05:51
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In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will discuss outcomes and solutions from the World Water Forum which took place in Marseille...

  • Added: Apr 10, 2012
  • Length: 06:16
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Is it serenity or torture? Superior or inferior to having Mexican food delivered to your door? Can the Bear Danger Quotient be accurately predict...

  • Added: Mar 19, 2012
  • Length: 16:38
Caption: Middle school students learn about the ocean from Project Oceanology staff., Credit: Christine Sziabowski
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will assert that the time has come to gather teachers and administrators together to take th...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2012
  • Length: 05:21
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In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will argue for the ocean as the true commons, a reservoir of natural capital without which t...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2012
  • Length: 05:34
Caption: Smog over Chongqing, China. , Credit: (Feng Li/Getty Images)
We often think of the ocean as a place apart, but it is not so. The ocean is as threatened by exhaustion as the land around us. As population incre...

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  • Added: Jan 23, 2012
  • Length: 04:47
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Uyen Nguyen, owner of Isabella Nail Bar, Credit: Pauline Bartolone
We take a look at the health impacts of chemical exposure in nail salons, the shoddy regulation of cosmetics, and the movement towards greener nail...

  • Added: Nov 23, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Indian farmer and his wheat, Credit: Petr Kosina / CIMMYT
Journalist Christian Parenti speaks about his new book, "Tropic of Chaos: Climate Change and the New Geography of Violence." He connects the effect...

  • Added: Aug 16, 2011
  • Length: 29:00