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WorldCanvass: The Social Impact of Sustainability (part 4)
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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A discussion of the economic, social, and political consequences of environmental degradation on populations and governmental systems. Special gue...

  • Added: Nov 14, 2013
  • Length: 26:18
Food Sleuth Radio, Deborah Eden Tull Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Want to create a more "conscious kitchen" and live more sustainably, and joyfully, from the inside out? Then join Food Sleuth Radio host and Regist...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2013
  • Length: 28:00
Food Sleuth Radio Philip Ackerman-Leist Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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What’s a “foodshed” and how can we strengthen our local and regional economies with and through food and farming? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and R...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2013
  • Length: 28:00
Beautiful Business
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Judy Wicks
Judy Wicks founded the White dog Café on the first floor of her house in West Philadelphia. After helping to save her block from demolition, Judy g...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jun 04, 2013
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 1
Amanda Eaken on the Rise of Collaborative Consumption
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Amanda Eaken
With the climate crisis staring us right in the face, the need to transform our daily routines has become increasingly apparent. A part of the solu...

  • Added: May 29, 2013
  • Length: 29:59
The Food Shed
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Eric Toensmeier
This first part of this half-hour is spent with author and professor Philip Ackerman-Leist. In his new book, he shows that people are turning to lo...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and KCBX


  • Added: Apr 04, 2013
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 2
Technology's Promise
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Professor William E. Halal
There are no crystal balls. No one really knows the direction technology is going to take us. But, there are always those best guesses.

Bought by KVSC and KCBX


  • Added: Jan 08, 2013
  • Length: 28:55
  • Purchases: 2
Food Sleuth Radio, Atina Diffley Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Join Food Sleuth Radio Host and registered dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her conversation with Atina Diffley, author of "Turn Here Sweet Corn:...

  • Added: Oct 15, 2012
  • Length: 28:00
Potty Talk: The Re-Invention of The Toilet
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Clement Cid
Aside from some aesthetic advances and rudimentary low-flow innovations, the modern flush toilet basically has not evolved since its prototype firs...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 27, 2012
  • Length: 28:01
  • Purchases: 1
Making Waves, Making Energy
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: George Taylor
If you sit at the edge of Pacific or Atlantic Ocean and watch as waves ferociously slap the sands, you can’t help but recognize the awesome power o...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 10, 2012
  • Length: 30:01
  • Purchases: 1
The New Arctic Part II: “The Eskimo and the Oil Man”
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Bob Reiss
When he began research for his new book, The Eskimo and the Oil Man, author Bob Reiss thought that he would affirm his belief that Arctic oil drill...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 06, 2012
  • Length: 29:31
  • Purchases: 1
Food Sleuth Radio, Lindsey Lusher Shute Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Food Sleuth Radio host, Melinda Hemmelgarn, interviews Lindsey Lusher Shute, Director of the National Young Farmer Coalition. Know anyone who wants...

  • Added: Apr 29, 2012
  • Length: 28:00
Electric Vehicle Pioneer Dave Cloud
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Dave Cloud's "Dolphin"
Battery operated cars. No longer the exclusive domain of little kids huddled around a remote control, electric vehicles are beginning to emerge as ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 25, 2012
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 1
Future Food Production: The Sky’s The Limit
From: Alex Wise
Caption: Dr. Dickson Despommier
We often hear about vertical economic growth and vertical integration in business but the idea of growing our food vertically sounds fantastical. ...

  • Added: Nov 22, 2011
  • Length: 30:00
Rainmakers and Water Misers
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Kathryn Flagg
Remember when Lex Luthor designed a weather-controlling machine? Superman, of course, foiled his sinister plans…or did he? Using technology to cont...

  • Added: Nov 16, 2011
  • Length: 30:00
Richard Heinberg: A Post-Carbon Conversation
From: Alex Wise
Caption: Richard Heinberg
What will a post-carbon tomorrow look like? Most experts agree that the end of the age of cheap fossil fuels will mark a fundamental change in huma...

  • Added: Sep 14, 2011
  • Length: 30:00
Natalia Allen: Social Responsibility With Style
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Natalia Allen
What are you wearing right now? Tube socks from China? A Patagonia fleece? A pair of pants made from hemp? Most people probably don’t think that mu...

Bought by HCC Radio The Dragon


  • Added: Sep 14, 2011
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Gamification and Sustainability
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Gabe Zichermann
This week on Sea Change Radio, we talk to game theory expert Gabe Zichermann, about how gamification - the concept of using fun, engaging challenge...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: May 12, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Vaclav Smil Part II
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Vaclav Smil
Last on Sea Change Radio, we heard from renowned energy expert Vaclav Smil, as he spoke about his book, Energy Transitions, the future of electric ...

  • Added: Apr 08, 2011
  • Length: 30:00
Mary the Kayak Lady and "One Woman, One Kayak, 1007 Lakes"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Realgoodwords
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Think you have insurmountable odds? How about being 4 foot 9 and setting up a goal for yourself to kayak every lake in Itasca County? How about fin...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Sep 20, 2010
  • Length: 27:29
  • Purchases: 1
Humankind: The Green Economy
From: Humankind
Caption: VAN JONES, founder of Green for All, Credit: Courtesy Richard Hume, Experience Life magazine
Environmental visionary Van Jones, former White House special adviser for green jobs, is featured

Bought by Vermont Public, KBBI Alaska, KZMU Moab Community Radio, KWIT, Marfa Public Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 16, 2010
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 12
Wangari Maathai: Peace and Environmental Justice Taking Root
From: Bill Baue
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Francesca Rheannon and Bill Baue of Sea Change host an intimate chat with Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai about the links between environmental just...

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Apr 15, 2009
  • Length: 29:35
  • Purchases: 1
Falcon Dive
From: Tom Niemisto
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Falcon Dive

  • Added: Apr 02, 2009
  • Length: 01:46
Hudson River Gybe of Silence
From: Clearwater Moment
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Sailing maneuver during the moment of Silence

  • Added: Apr 02, 2009
  • Length: 01:46
Building Green
From: Bill Baue
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BuildingGreen.com founder Alex Wilson discusses the history, current state, and future of the green building movement. Erin Gorman, CEO of Divine ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1