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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
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
178: Ocean+Rio+20
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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For the UN Rio+20 Conference in June, ocean leaders published a declaration intended to inform delegates and to advocate for ocean issues to be inc...

  • Added: Jul 02, 2012
  • Length: 06:27
Taking a Breath: Healing the Inner Environment
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers Radio Series 12
Caption: Dr. James Gordon
World-renowned psychiatrist Dr. James S. Gordon of the Center for Mind Body Medicine has trained thousands of teachers globally to advance ancient ...

Bought by Panhandle Community Radio, KKRN, WEZU, KFCF FM, and WEZU


  • Added: Jun 26, 2012
  • Length: 28:31
  • Purchases: 5
Swimming Our Talk: Blue Mind, Ocean Heart
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers Radio Series 12
Caption: Philippe Cousteau, Credit: Michael Howard (c)
Marine biologist Wallace J. Nichols, ocean advocates Philippe and Alexandra Cousteau, and the Truckee High School Envirolution Club are among the r...

Bought by Panhandle Community Radio, KKRN, KFCF FM, and WEZU


  • Added: Jun 26, 2012
  • Length: 28:31
  • Purchases: 4
Millions of Elders: Biomimicry and How Nature Would Do It
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers Radio Series 12
Caption: Dr. Dayna Baumeister, Credit: Jennifer Esperanza (c)
Biomimicry is decoding astonishing treasures from nature's recipe book that we can mimic for our technological and industrial practices.

Bought by Ohm Radio , WHCP-LP Cambridge, Panhandle Community Radio, WZEN.org, KKRN and more


  • Added: Jun 26, 2012
  • Length: 28:31
  • Purchases: 9
A World That Works For All: Fireflies, Dumpsters, Soft Power and the Design Science Revolution
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers Radio Series 12
Caption: Sheila Kennedy
The visionary designer and architect R. Buckminster Fuller’s remarkable legacy inspires new generations to create the Design Science Revolution he ...

Bought by Panhandle Community Radio, KKRN, KFCF FM, and WDSE


  • Added: Jun 26, 2012
  • Length: 57:02
  • Purchases: 4
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
158: The Sea Around Us
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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Rachel Carson and Jacques Cousteau's legacies have driven decades of new investigation, research institutes, conservation action and programs in th...

  • Added: Feb 14, 2012
  • Length: 05:12
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
EcoMind: Changing the Way We Think, to Create The World We Want
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Nation Books, Credit: Alyssa Stepien
Reports of the health of our planet appear dim. Our conditions are becoming worse as hunger increases, and the variety of species disappear. Autho...

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Dec 19, 2011
  • Length: 28:57
  • 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
Future Generations Are Screaming At Us: The Clean Energy Climate Challenge
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers Radio Series 11
Caption: James Hansen, Credit: Frank Rogozienski
The climate crisis is a crisis of governance and leadership. Will we move rapidly enough to realign our policies, politics and economy to stabilize...

Bought by KKRN, KZYX, and KWIT


  • Added: Aug 08, 2011
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
Tears in the Eyes: Rainbow in the Heart
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers Radio Series 11
Caption: Dr. Jane Goodall of the Jane Goodall Institute, Credit: (c) Jennifer Esperanza
The visionary primatologist and conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall revolutionized primatology and helped us realize how close our kinship is with the...

Bought by KQUA and KKRN


  • Added: Aug 01, 2011
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
The Fifth Season
From: Marfa Public Radio
Series: Nature Notes
Caption: Cenizo puts on a show during the desert's rainy season., Credit: Cathryn Hoyt
In the Chihuahuan Desert, we spend fall, winter, spring and summer talking about our fifth season—the rainy season. What does its arrival mean for ...

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Apr 07, 2011
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
Aldo Leopold's Fierce, Green Fire
From: Marfa Public Radio
Series: Nature Notes
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Aldo Leopold's legendary essay collection, A Sand County Almanac, has inspired countless conservationists and earned Aldo Leopold a place alongside...

Bought by WTIP and KENW


  • Added: Apr 07, 2011
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 2
Close Encounters of the Biological Kind: Learning from the Locals
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers Radio Series 5
Caption: Janine Benyus, Credit: Tim Porter
Nature bats last, but more importantly, it's her playing field. Wouldn't it be wise to learn the ground rules and how to play by them?

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Dec 16, 2010
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
Global Warming: A Climate of Peril and Promise
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers Radio Series 7
Caption: Bill McKibben
While human activity continues to devastate the atmosphere, a countervailing movement is afoot, evident in the deployment of alternative energy tec...

Bought by KNBA and Panhandle Community Radio


  • Added: Dec 03, 2010
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
Nature's Recipe Book: Life Shops at Home
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers Radio Series 7
Caption: Janine Benyus
How would nature do it? Biomimicry is a revolutionary emerging science that models nature's genius to design leading edge technologies that work in...

Bought by Panhandle Community Radio


  • Added: Dec 03, 2010
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
What's Good for Life Wins: The Biomimicry Scientific Revolution
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature
Caption: Janine Benyus, Credit: Tim Porter
Bathing suits modeled on sharkskin that win the Olympics. Low-energy display screen based on peacock feathers. Nature has done everything human soc...

Bought by KSKQ


  • Added: Dec 01, 2010
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Phenology Show with John Latimer
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Phenology Show
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John Latimer shares his observations of the change in nature in our lives. Plus bonus content: a video of John talking about Pussy Willows in March!

  • Added: Mar 25, 2010
  • Length: 14:58
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
Home Power Energy
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
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Is "cogeneration" the new way for powering your house and home?

  • Added: Sep 21, 2007
  • Length: 06:40
Dark Skies
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
Caption: Inside Technology
Professional Lighting Designer creates enviro-friendly light systems

  • Added: Sep 18, 2006
  • Length: 07:18