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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: New U.S. -China Carbon Targets Fall Short of Reductions Needed to Avert C...

  • Added: Nov 19, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Private Profit Trumps Public Health in Research for Ebola Vaccine; New Stu...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
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In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will argue that the energy industry has transformed the American landscape and cannot be tru...

  • Added: Nov 11, 2014
  • Length: 05:18
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The distribution of fresh water to meet growth and increased demand has historically relied on massive planning structures. The impacts of climate ...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2014
  • Length: 05:22
Caption: The Euphrates River, Credit: NASA | by Robert Simmon, using Landsat data/EarthObservatory
Sectarian conflicts in the Middle East have been ongoing for what seems like forever. The latest violence in Syria and Turkey brought Peter Neill t...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2014
  • Length: 05:03
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Supreme Court Allows Ohio to Slash Early Voting Hours as GOP Legislatures Seek to Suppress Minority Vote; LNG Terminal and Fracking Opponents Targe...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
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In 1998, a private commission was assembled to create a framework for worldwide understanding of fresh water as an inalienable human right. In this...

  • Added: Oct 06, 2014
  • Length: 05:04
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Outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder's Legacy: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly; Florida Municipally-Owned Electric Utility First in Nation to Stop ...

  • Added: Oct 01, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
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Saudi Arabian Monarchy Linked to ISIS and Other Islamist Terrorist Groups; Pennsylvania Groups Mobilize to Stop Fracking Near Schools; Will Massive...

  • Added: Sep 25, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Timely, In-Depth Progressive Analysis
Veterans Say New U.S.-Led War in Iraq and Syria Will Only Inflame Region's Ethnic Violence; Great March for Climate Action Activists Demand the Wor...

  • Added: Sep 18, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Timely, In-Depth Progressive Analysis
Renewed U.S. Intervention in Iraq Won't Solve the Nation's Many Internal Ethnic Conflicts; Activists Gear Up for Historic New York City Climate Cha...

  • Added: Sep 03, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
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Threat of Wider War Looms Over Ukraine as U.S. and NATO Accuse Russia of Intervention in Civil War; Could Public Outrage at Michael Brown Shooting ...

  • Added: Aug 27, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
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In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill uses lyrics composed by a 20th century musical legend to reflect upon the challenges we face...

  • Added: Aug 25, 2014
  • Length: 04:39
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Police Killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson Exposes U.S. Culture of Racism and Violence; Lake Erie Algae Bloom Reveals Lax Regulation and Wider Thr...

  • Added: Aug 21, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
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In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will discuss the evolution of the petition concept and outline some of the most successful i...

  • Added: Aug 18, 2014
  • Length: 05:12
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In this fourth and final episode of a multi-part series on the final report released by the Global Ocean Commission, From Decline to Recovery, A Re...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2014
  • Length: 05:12
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In Part 3 of a multi-part series on the final report released by the Global Ocean Commission, From Decline to Recovery, A Rescue Package for the Gl...

  • Added: Jul 21, 2014
  • Length: 05:39
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In Part 2 of a multi-part series on the final report released by the Global Ocean Commission, World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill explains the first...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2014
  • Length: 05:36
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The National Flood Insurance Program has paid more than $38 billion in claims since 1978. It was meant to be a self-supporting system, but currentl...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2014
  • Length: 05:14
Caption: Our Ocean 2014 Conference, Credit: State Department, Washington D.C.
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will highlight some of the major announcements made during the Our Ocean 2014 Conference hos...

  • Added: Jul 07, 2014
  • Length: 05:56
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In this episode of World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill will discuss how pervasive plastics have become by describing microbeads, particulates found ...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2014
  • Length: 05:12
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In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill describes what a transformed Arctic might look like, and suggests that we should be encourag...

  • Added: Jun 16, 2014
  • Length: 05:27
Caption: A single drop of seawater, magnified 25 times, teems with life., Credit: David Liittschwager | National Geographic
What do we see in a single drop of ocean water? A recent image captured by David Liittschwager for National Geographic reveals an impressive abunda...

  • Added: Jun 09, 2014
  • Length: 04:14
Caption: The future of nuclear power? All at sea. , Credit: Jake Jurewicz/MIT-NSE
Researchers have presented a paper on the concept of floating nuclear power stations, the results of which are outlined in a recent article in The ...

  • Added: May 27, 2014
  • Length: 05:22
Caption: Hurricane Katrina ravaged the gulf coast in August 2005 and is considered the greatest single disaster in the history of the United States. Over 1,200 deaths resulted from the hurricane and over $40 billion in damages. Houses in this area have been repeat, Credit: David Helvarg, Blue Frontier Campaign | Marine Photobank
The National Flood Insurance Program has paid more than $38 billion in claims since 1978. It was meant to be a self-supporting system, but currentl...

  • Added: May 07, 2014
  • Length: 05:14