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The Shirt Off Your Back: Lydia Wendt and Michael Townsend
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Lydia Wendt
Among the inherent contradictions of capitalism, according to Karl Marx, is that private profit rests on the backs of workers who gain little from ...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 29, 2015
  • Length: 29:40
  • Purchases: 1
Richard Lunt: Transparent Solar Cells
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Richard Lunt
Imagine a world where every window-laden skyscraper generates its own solar power, where the skylights in your ceiling are a source of light and el...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 08, 2015
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Todd Thorner on Independent Power Producers
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Todd Thorner
Have you ever driven by a hillside covered with wind turbines and wondered, “Who owns those, and is the energy produced up there making it to my ho...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 16, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Green Brewers: New Belgium & Alaskan
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Jennifer Vervrier
This week on Sea Change Radio, we are talking about green beer, and it’s not even St. Patrick’s Day. First we talk with Jennifer Vervrier, the Dire...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 09, 2015
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
Measuring Methane
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Lisa Song
When we think of the potential dangers of fracking for natural gas, what may come to mind is the dramatic image of flaming tap-water. But the prosp...

Bought by WMUU-LP, Yellowstone Public Radio, and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 03, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Getting Around: Urban Transport Solutions
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Amanda Eaken
We’ve all deliberated ad nauseum about which road to take to avoid traffic. Today’s discussions about transportation choices are more about the mod...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 12, 2015
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Latest Oil Glut: Once Bitten, Twice Shy
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
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It comes as little surprise that the author of a book entitled Snake Oil: How Fracking’s False Promise of Plenty Imperils Our Future is a critic of...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 28, 2015
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Ocean Plastic, Not Fantastic
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Doug Woodring
Doug Woodring is the founder of the Ocean Recovery Alliance. His name may sound familiar to long-time listeners of Sea Change Radio because we feat...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 20, 2015
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Melanie Nutter on Smarter Cities
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Melanie Nutter
Many planners agree that a more centralized population is a good thing for long-term environmental responsibility. But as people all over the world...

Bought by WMUU-LP, Yellowstone Public Radio, and KVSC


  • Added: Jan 13, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Plunging Oil Prices: Dan Dicker Part II
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Dan Dicker
Last week we spoke with energy analyst Dan Dicker about the reasons behind the sudden drop in oil prices and the potential impact this could have o...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 30, 2014
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Plunging Oil Prices: Dan Dicker Part I
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Dan Dicker
When it comes to global oil markets, the one thing that everyone agrees on is that it’s complex. The recent plunge in oil prices has many of us sea...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 24, 2014
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
What the Lobster Knew: Biomimicry + Concrete
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Brent Constantz
Did you know that the production of cement is responsible for 5% of the carbon dioxide emissions on the planet? Our guest today on Sea Change Radio...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 18, 2014
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
David Rolf: Fair Wages and Sustainability
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: David Rolf
Economists these days are confirming what many already know – the gap between the haves and have-nots is widening. In the face of soaring productiv...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 27, 2014
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Women Ecopreneurs in the Developing World
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Shilpi Chhotray
A wide array of economic analysts are increasingly recognizing the link between economic development and gender equality. Research is showing that ...

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Aug 27, 2014
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 1
Keeping An Eye On The Natural Gas Boom
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Neela Banerjee
Even the most casual followers of energy policy have become aware of the controversy surrounding the massive expansion of fracking in this country ...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2014
  • Length: 30:00
Adam Werbach Part II
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Adam Werbach
Our guest today is Adam Werbach who could already have been called an environmental activist when he was just in high school. At the ripe young age...

  • Added: Jul 02, 2014
  • Length: 28:00
The Latest In Sun Roofs
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Mike Tinskey
If you own an electric vehicle and you have solar panels on your house, you can drive around powered entirely by renewable energy. But what can EV ...

  • Added: Jun 25, 2014
  • Length: 29:50
Scott Brusaw: Revolutionary Road
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Scott Brusaw
Solar-Roadways-4How often do you hear of an idea so big, so revolutionary, that you immediately start to dream of the possibilities? This week on S...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and KVSC


  • Added: Jun 04, 2014
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Returns on Trash and Treasure
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Dale Wannen
Today on Sea Change Radio we talk with two people working on very different fronts of the environmental movement. Our first guest is Dale Wannen, w...

Bought by KVSC and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: May 14, 2014
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
Andrew Winston on “The Big Pivot”
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Andrew Winston
When we think of resiliency, we usually think of a gritty, comeback story, or a resilient economy – but can a company be resilient too? If you cons...

  • Added: Apr 16, 2014
  • Length: 30:00
Blueprint or Scramble?
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Impact: Where Business and Ethics Meet
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Climate change is impacting the globe in surprising ways. The Maldives might be submerged, but Canadian trade could benefit from new waterways. Wha...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Apr 10, 2014
  • Length: 24:53
  • Purchases: 1
Patrick Hruby on Sports Welfare
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Patrick Hruby
Did you know that almost all NFL teams are profitable before a single ticket is sold? And did you know that for most of these teams it’s public dol...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Mar 26, 2014
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
A Sporting Chance For The Environment
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Allen Hershkowitz
This week’s guest on Sea Change Radio, Allen Hershkowitz, is a pioneer in the greening of the sports industry and a senior scientist at the NRDC. D...

Bought by KVSC and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 26, 2014
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
Renewed Energy for Renewables
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Shalini Ramanathan
A couple of decades who could have imagined that a gust of wind wafting across a Wyoming plain could power an air conditioner as far off as Souther...

  • Added: Feb 19, 2014
  • Length: 30:00
Jem Bendell: Making Heads or Tails of Bitcoin
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Jem Bendell
Bitcoin-accepted-hereIf you've heard about Bitcoin on the evening news or seen a headline about it, you might have been left with the impression th...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2014
  • Length: 29:30