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Anonymous Engineer Discusses Gold Mining
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
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Did you know that a metric ton of electronic waste can contain 8 to 16 ounces of gold? Whether we like it or not, precious metals show up in more t...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 21, 2017
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
2017-02-19 Can Clean Tech Clean Up Our Future?
From: Climate One
Caption: Holmes Hummel, Founder, Clean Energy Works, Credit: Ed Ritger
With stock market values at near-record highs, how is the clean tech sector doing? What technologies are most promising for making money and getti...

  • Added: Feb 13, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
Sono Motors: On The Sunny Side Of The Street
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Jona Christians
You know how hot your car gets on a sunny day? Wouldn’t it be great if all that sun-absorption could actually fuel your ride? Well, this week on Se...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 11, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Oliver Koehler: Hanging Up Solar Shingles
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Oliver Koehler
While some listeners might find it hard to fathom, the perceived unsightliness of rooftop solar panels can actually be a barrier to widespread adop...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 30, 2016
  • Length: 28:40
  • Purchases: 2
Come Fly With Me: Gevo CEO Patrick Gruber
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Patrick Gruber
Is the biofuel craze of a few years ago really dead? This week’s guest on Sea Change Radio, Pat Gruber, thinks not. While plummeting oil prices may...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 15, 2016
  • Length: 28:20
  • Purchases: 2
Alexandria Sage on Self-Driving Vehicles
From: Alex Wise
Caption: Alexandria Sage
The glamour of the limousine is undeniable - who wouldn't want to be shuttled about town without a care in the world? Traffic, parking, sobriety? S...

  • Added: Mar 29, 2016
  • Length: 30:00
Richard Lunt: Transparent Solar Cells
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Richard Lunt
Imagine a world where every window-laden skyscraper generates its own solar power, where the skylights in your ceiling are a source of light and el...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 08, 2015
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Todd Thorner on Independent Power Producers
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Todd Thorner
Have you ever driven by a hillside covered with wind turbines and wondered, “Who owns those, and is the energy produced up there making it to my ho...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 16, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Getting Around: Urban Transport Solutions
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Amanda Eaken
We’ve all deliberated ad nauseum about which road to take to avoid traffic. Today’s discussions about transportation choices are more about the mod...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 12, 2015
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
What the Lobster Knew: Biomimicry + Concrete
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Brent Constantz
Did you know that the production of cement is responsible for 5% of the carbon dioxide emissions on the planet? Our guest today on Sea Change Radio...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 18, 2014
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Latest In Sun Roofs
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Mike Tinskey
If you own an electric vehicle and you have solar panels on your house, you can drive around powered entirely by renewable energy. But what can EV ...

  • Added: Jun 25, 2014
  • Length: 29:50
Scott Brusaw: Revolutionary Road
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Scott Brusaw
Solar-Roadways-4How often do you hear of an idea so big, so revolutionary, that you immediately start to dream of the possibilities? This week on S...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and KVSC


  • Added: Jun 04, 2014
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Bottom Line: Robert Workman
From: KCPW Salt Lake City
Series: The Bottom Line
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Interview with Robert Workman, Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Goal Zero, based in Bluffdale, Utah.

  • Added: May 22, 2014
  • Length: 28:29
Renewed Energy for Renewables
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Shalini Ramanathan
A couple of decades who could have imagined that a gust of wind wafting across a Wyoming plain could power an air conditioner as far off as Souther...

  • Added: Feb 19, 2014
  • Length: 30:00
Jem Bendell: Making Heads or Tails of Bitcoin
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Jem Bendell
Bitcoin-accepted-hereIf you've heard about Bitcoin on the evening news or seen a headline about it, you might have been left with the impression th...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2014
  • Length: 29:30
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
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...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 01, 2012
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
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...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 06, 2012
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
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...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 09, 2011
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Shopping More Responsibly With Good Guide
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Dara O'Rourke
window | Download Good Guide is a web-based index that scores products from food and beverage to apparel and appliances on their health, environmen...

Bought by HCC Radio The Dragon


  • Added: Oct 19, 2011
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Flight of Fancy: The Air Travel Dilemma
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: David Swierenga
Airplanes transport over 2.2 billion passengers a year but they are also a significant contributor to climate change, producing approximately 600 m...

Bought by HCC Radio The Dragon


  • Added: Jun 22, 2011
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
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