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Caption: Singapore, challenged by the consumption requirements of its 4.4 million inhabitants, has reached a level of success due to a public utilities board which manages its entire water cycle.
The global water crisis and the prospects for future water resources is forcing adjustments for how we measure the water that is used, how it is va...

  • Added: Jun 29, 2015
  • Length: 05:41
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Women's Walk for Peace Across Demilitarized Zone Advocates Peace Treaty Be...

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  • Added: Jun 03, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: U.S. Media Buries the Lead in Special Forces Assault Inside Syria; Wiscons...

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  • Added: May 27, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Arctic opportunities and territorial claims are on the rise as temperatures change and the ice melts. Once impassable, the Arctic is now increasing...

  • Added: May 26, 2015
  • Length: 05:31
Caption: Sacred water of Gosainkunda Lake at the headwaters of the Trishuli River, soon to be changed by mega-projects such as the Rasuwaghadi dam. , Credit: Yosarian via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY).
The Rasuwaghadi Dam project in Nepal, severely damaged by the recent earthquake, is mired in controversy. One of many mega-projects along the Tishu...

  • Added: May 18, 2015
  • Length: 05:33
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In this fourth and final episode in the "Nature's Trust" series, host Peter Neill highlights two citizens' lawsuits filed against governments for f...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2015
  • Length: 05:22
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Leaked Secret TPP Chapter Reveals Corporate Rights that Undermine Democrac...

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  • Added: Apr 01, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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The “Planning with Water” series continues this week with discussion of the current water crisis in Brazil. In this episode of World Ocean Radio ho...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2015
  • Length: 05:19
Caption: Bujagali Falls, The Nile River, Uganda, Credit: Used courtesy of UNEP
In this episode of World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill continues a discussion about the most important issue facing the world today: the global wate...

  • Added: Mar 02, 2015
  • Length: 05:32
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: The Failure of Military Solutions Haunts President’s Push for New Congress...

  • Added: Feb 19, 2015
  • Length: 58:00
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: In Escalating U.S.-Russian Proxy War, Eastern Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis ...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Leftist Syriza Party Victory in Greece Strengthens Anti-Austerity Movement...

  • Added: Jan 28, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
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In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill talks about current efforts to recycle and re-purpose trash in efforts to slow contribution ...

  • Added: Jan 05, 2015
  • Length: 05:28
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: After 55 Years, Obama Acknowledges U.S. Cuba Policy Was a Failure; New Yor...

  • Added: Dec 24, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: The Delray Beach, Florida ocean outfall discharges 13 million gallons per day of treated sewage, up-current of a coral reef. , Credit: Steve Spring | Marine Photobank
Externality refers to a disconnected or unconsidered consequence. Hydrofracking, mountaintop removal, filled wetlands, carbon emissions, and plasti...

  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 05:05
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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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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 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
Caption: Fishermen unload their catch of Spiny Dogfish (Squalus acanthias) Monterey Bay, California, Credit: Gerick Bergsma 2010 | Marine Photobank
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
Caption: Joseph Mallord William Turner, Slave Ship (Slavers Throwing Overboard the Dead and Dying, Typhoon Coming On), 1840., Credit: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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
Caption: Many roads will be asphaled in the near future, Credit: Anton Foek
Dr van Dijck is a scientist from the University of Amsterdam researching the impact on the Impact of the IIRSA Road Infrastructure Programme on Ama...

  • Added: Jun 01, 2013
  • Length: 30:17
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There is no single fix to deal with the many challenges facing the world ocean. The ocean community has identified various strategies such as mitig...

  • Added: May 28, 2013
  • Length: 05:13
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In this month’s show, we examine three issues that build on the relationship between environmental stresses and conflict. First, we examine the imp...

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  • Added: May 03, 2013
  • Length: 40:01
  • Purchases: 1
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We continue to look for solutions to our most pressing future challenges: fresh water, food, energy, health, and security. In this episode of World...

  • Added: May 02, 2013
  • Length: 05:34
Caption: Manlay Bay Ocean Pool, Sydney, Australia, Credit: BRJ Inc Flickr
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will discuss not only of the prominent conservation-based NGOs, governmental organizations a...

  • Added: Jan 21, 2013
  • Length: 06:34