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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...

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  • Added: Sep 27, 2012
  • Length: 28:01
  • Purchases: 1
The Dirt on Compost: Jason Mark
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Jason Mark
Have you ever been to the dump? It’s a pretty smelly place. Part of what you’re smelling is methane, a powerful greenhouse gas that’s created as bi...

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  • Added: Sep 27, 2012
  • Length: 30:01
  • Purchases: 1
One Man’s Trash: Architect Michael Reynolds
From: Alex Wise
Caption: Michael Reynolds
What do you get when you combine the contoured and colorful aesthetic of Gaudi with the sensibility of an ecological innovator? You might get my gu...

  • Added: Sep 13, 2012
  • Length: 29:51
Ocean Conservation: Pearls of Wisdom
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Bita Belli
Ocean pollution is something most of us are well aware of whether it be from seeing plastic bags washed ashore or images of marine life stuck in oi...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2012
  • Length: 30:01
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...

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  • Added: Jul 10, 2012
  • Length: 30:01
  • Purchases: 1
Liar Liar, My Water’s on Fire: Josh Fox on Hydraulic Fracturing
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Josh Fox
Remember when the tobacco industry hired a PR firm to convince us all that smoking wasn’t addictive and didn’t cause cancer? Now we know better but...

  • Added: Jun 28, 2012
  • Length: 29:46
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...

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  • Added: Jun 06, 2012
  • Length: 29:31
  • Purchases: 1
The New Arctic: A Thawed Diamond
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: David Fairhall
This week on Sea Change Radio we begin a two-part series on the Arctic. If you’re looking for present-day observable impacts of global warming, hea...

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  • Added: May 23, 2012
  • Length: 30:01
  • Purchases: 1
In the Shadow of the Smokestacks (Part II): Richmond, CA
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Roger Kim
Recently on Sea Change Radio, we discussed the Chevron Refinery in Richmond, California, and the social movement that’s pushing back against one of...

  • Added: May 23, 2012
  • Length: 30:01
Chris Mooney: Inside The Republican Brain and Climate Denialism
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Chris Mooney
If you’re listening to this show, chances are you believe that climate change is real, that it’s a problem, and that human actions have brought us ...

  • Added: May 23, 2012
  • Length: 29:02
Winds of Change: The DeepCwind Consortium
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Habib Dagher
You probably remember the Cape Wind project. It is America’s first offshore wind farm, located in Nantucket Sound, but coastal residents who consid...

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  • Added: May 23, 2012
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Cheese & Culture
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: Turning Pages: Authors and Their Words
Caption: Cheese & Culture
Behind every traditional type of cheese there is a fascinating story. By examining the role of the cheese-maker throughout world history and by und...

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  • Added: May 16, 2012
  • Length: 17:10
  • Purchases: 1
Designer Genes Without Labels: The Fight For GMO Transparency
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Charles Margulis
Have you ever tasted a strawberry whose DNA was altered to include fish genes? In the United States, genetically modified foods are not generally l...

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  • Added: Apr 06, 2012
  • Length: 29:51
  • Purchases: 2
From Vine To Cork: Sustainable Wine-Making Practices
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Andrew Revkin
You are planning a nice dinner party and you want to buy a bottle of wine. How do you stay true to your environmental commitment when choosing a wi...

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  • Added: Apr 02, 2012
  • Length: 30:01
  • Purchases: 1
Bill McKibben: Currency For The Green Movement
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Bill McKibben
Bill McKibben is one of the world’s leading environmentalists. In addition to his recent success leading a coalition to stop the construction agai...

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  • Added: Mar 21, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
Chris Martenson On The Reality Of Peak Oil
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Chris Martenson
Author, economic analyst, scientist and futurist Chris Martenson has written and spoken extensively on key issues surrounding our energy-based econ...

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  • Added: Mar 01, 2012
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Tom Vanderbilt on Transit & Traffic
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Tom Vanderbilt
Has this ever happened to you: you’re sitting in your car, engine idling, watching the cars in front of you and behind you move only inches at a ti...

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  • Added: Feb 15, 2012
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Walmart: Green or Greed? Part II
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Marc Gunther
Last week on Sea Change Radio, we spoke with Stacy Mitchell, a researcher and author who believes that Walmart’s sustainability efforts over the pa...

  • Added: Feb 08, 2012
  • Length: 29:45
Walmart: Green or Greed? Part I
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Stacy Mitchell
Walmart. What does the name of the world’s largest retailer evoke for you? Do you think of its reputation as a poor employer and its anti-union tac...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2012
  • Length: 30:01
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 ...

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  • Added: Jan 25, 2012
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 1
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce: the nation’s highest-regarded pollution advocacy group
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Philip Cafaro
What is the United States Chamber of Commerce? Many Americans hold the misconception that it’s a government agency. It is not. It is the most signi...

  • Added: Jan 18, 2012
  • Length: 30:00
Ecologist Eric Berlow: Simplicity On The Other Side Of Complexity
From: Alex Wise
Caption: Eric Berlow
Trained as an ecologist, our guest this week on Sea Change Radio uses complexity theory to map spheres of influence and find solutions to any numbe...

  • Added: Jan 11, 2012
  • Length: 30:00
Stewards of Other People's Money... and The Planet
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Graham Sinclair
Socially responsible capitalism – is this an oxymoron? Not according to this week’s guest on Sea Change Radio. Graham Sinclair is a South African s...

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  • Added: Jan 06, 2012
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Peaks & Valleys of Clean Energy Innovation
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Jesse Jenkins
The bankruptcy of solar startup, Solyndra, earlier this year had the clean energy naysayers up-in-arms, saying that Solyndra’s demise proved that g...

  • Added: Dec 27, 2011
  • Length: 30:00
Busting Convention With The Combustion Engine
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: David Johnson
Do you ever try to envision a world where all the cars are electric – quiet, clean and carbon-neutral? Sounds great, but the truth is that the shif...

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  • Added: Dec 09, 2011
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1