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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
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
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
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
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will have us look at what might lie beyond hope, how we might apply our optimism to meet and...
- Added: Apr 14, 2014
- Length: 05:28
Over the past few years, demand for seaweed has grown beyond its status as a long-lived local, seasonal harvest. Today it is used for fertilizer, h...
- Added: Apr 09, 2014
- Length: 05:18
No place on Earth is immune from strategic oil. Technological advances have aided us in our objectives toward growth at all cost, and our capacity ...
- Added: Mar 31, 2014
- Length: 05:31
Of all the types of waste in the marine ecosystem, plastic is perhaps the best known: it shows up on beaches, in the stomachs of shore birds, fish ...
- Added: Mar 24, 2014
- Length: 05:27
Pollution is an excess of any given thing: waste, pesticide, acid, carbon—-any one thing in extreme which tips the scales, compromises stability, s...
- Added: Mar 10, 2014
- Length: 05:08
Vast amounts of resources are being consumed due to the increasing demand for electrical products and devices. This has led to mining of the ocean ...
- Added: Mar 03, 2014
- Length: 05:10
Bloomberg Philanthropies recently announced its Vibrant Oceans Initiative, a $53 million, 5-year effort to boost fish populations in Brazil, the Ph...
- Added: Feb 25, 2014
- Length: 05:34
The world ocean is a sick sea. The symptoms are no longer deniable as we become familiar with stories of reported spills, leaks, dying reefs, warmi...
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- Added: Feb 17, 2014
- Length: 05:20
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The ocean has served as a means of exchange for all manner of cargo: oil, chemicals, waste, arms, manufactured goods, raw materials, and human bein...
- Added: Jan 20, 2014
- Length: 05:06
In this episode of World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill will discuss a number of small, local projects which apply management and sustainability conc...
- Added: Dec 16, 2013
- Length: 04:11
This week's broadcast is the 250th edition of World Ocean Radio. We wish to thank all our listeners, broadcasters and partners in the United States...
- Added: Dec 03, 2013
- Length: 05:05
The fresh water cycle is ever-changing and in increasing demand due to growing populations, changing weather patterns, industrialization and the pu...
- Added: Nov 13, 2013
- Length: 04:55
World Ocean Radio often touches upon "values," principles which guide our social, political, financial and communal interests. Value shifts such as...
- Added: Nov 04, 2013
- Length: 04:59
The "silk road" of Marco Polo's 13th century journey to the East is being revived, as is its ocean parallel, the "maritime silk road" which is fast...
- Added: Oct 28, 2013
- Length: 05:11
"Globalization" is a term embroidered in meaning and often misunderstood. Is globalization a modern phenomenon or a function of history? In this ep...
- Added: Oct 14, 2013
- Length: 04:55
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will assert that there is nothing to be gained from our short-term avoidance and denial of o...
- Added: Sep 30, 2013
- Length: 05:10
In the past decade, dams have been targeted as outdated, inefficient energy providers with serious impacts for the immediate and downstream environ...
- Added: Sep 23, 2013
- Length: 05:15
Today we live with the weather as never before. Access to weather information is all around us. The news is continuously driven not just by more s...
- Added: Sep 09, 2013
- Length: 05:05
Reduce, reuse, recycle. The words "reduce" and "recycle" are common in our modern society, but what does it mean to reuse? In this episode of World...
- Added: Jun 24, 2013
- Length: 05:12
The sea has been a source of storytelling and real-time adventure tales since the beginning of narrative and most every culture has its archetypal ...
- Added: Nov 12, 2012
- Length: 06:18
Commentary: Millions of Americans think it sporting to chase, maim and kill innocent animals.
- Added: Sep 30, 2012
- Length: 02:50
