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Caption: Laying fiber optic cable, Credit: Cable & Wireless Worldwide
Communications move at astonishing speed along a global network (much of it underwater) owned wholly or in partnership by Tata Communications, one ...

  • Added: May 28, 2012
  • Length: 06:04
Caption: An Indonesian collecting plastic goods amidst a pile of rubbish.  Ciliwung River, Jakarta, Indonesia., Credit: Ardiles Rante
Today, one of the most startling manifestations of waste is the vast accumulation of petroleum-plastic thought to be no longer useful enough to eve...

  • Added: Apr 23, 2012
  • Length: 05:39
Caption: Peaks Island in Casco Bay, offshore from Portland, Maine.
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will suggest that we must begin thinking like an island--wherein communities of individuals ...

  • Added: Apr 16, 2012
  • Length: 06:29
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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
Caption: The Delray Beach ocean outfall discharges 13 million gallons per day of treated sewage up-current of a coral reef. , Credit: Steve Spring | Marine Photobank.
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will discuss the invisible impacts of our actions, will argue against the exploitation of Na...

  • Added: Feb 06, 2012
  • Length: 05:13
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We at the World Ocean Observatory use the belief "The Sea Connects All Things" as the basis for our work to inform citizens and unite to sustain th...

  • Added: Jan 30, 2012
  • Length: 05:09
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A report by leading international scientists concludes that human activities are causing a much more rapid deterioration of the ocean than previous...

  • Added: Jul 05, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
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The tragic environmental and nuclear catastrophe in Japan is not the only example of world leaders ignoring obvious perils. The catastrophic effec...

  • Added: Mar 29, 2011
  • Length: 02:01
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A little-known crisis is brewing: by seizing Tibet, China has gained control of the headwaters of rivers serving the water needs of almost half...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
Caption: SAfari ant
A conversation between David Inoue and Dino Martins about the value of African insects to the worlds favourite things. Without bugs there would be ...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2010
  • Length: 04:49
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Read Mark Twain's English translation of The Jumping Frog

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Jun 21, 2010
  • Length: 02:12
  • Purchases: 1
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The Copenhagen climate summit saw fierce jockeying for advantage among the great powers but few tangible results.

  • Added: Mar 02, 2010
  • Length: 55:03
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We enter a slippery ethical slope when we begin to make distinctions between victims. When can an individual's rights be set aside?

  • Added: Aug 21, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
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Julia Kennedy interviews Richard Kauffman on sustainability.

  • Added: Aug 07, 2009
  • Length: 27:30
Caption: Farmers ready to Bid, Credit: Beatrice Murch
The Feria de Mataderos in Buenos Aires is the biggest cattle market in the world. Monday through Thursday 45,000 head of cattle pass though it's p...

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Aug 06, 2009
  • Length: 10:29
  • Purchases: 1
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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
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A Short Essay by Peter Neill, Director of the World Ocean Observatory

  • Added: Sep 08, 2008
  • Length: 03:54
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A Short Essay by Peter Neill, Director of the World Ocean Observatory

  • Added: Aug 30, 2008
  • Length: 03:56
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A Short Essay by Peter Neill, Director of the World Ocean Observatory

  • Added: Aug 30, 2008
  • Length: 04:00
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A Short Essay by Peter Neill, Director of the World Ocean Observatory

  • Added: Aug 30, 2008
  • Length: 04:14
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A Short Essay by Peter Neill, Director of the World Ocean Observatory

  • Added: Aug 30, 2008
  • Length: 05:01
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A Short Essay by Peter Neill, Director of the World Ocean Observatory

  • Added: Aug 30, 2008
  • Length: 04:17
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A Short Essay by Peter Neill, Director of the World Ocean Observatory

  • Added: Aug 22, 2008
  • Length: 04:12
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A Short Essay by Peter Neill, Director of the World Ocean Observatory

  • Added: Aug 22, 2008
  • Length: 04:08
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A Short Essay by Peter Neill, Director of the World Ocean Observatory

  • Added: Aug 22, 2008
  • Length: 05:37