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The Global Land Grab: Frederick Kaufman Part II
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Fred Kaufman
We often hear about the resource curse in developing countries in terms of oil or precious minerals — most of us don’t associate the concept with f...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 06, 2013
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Frederick Kaufman on Open-Source GMOs
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Fred Kaufman
Genetically Modified Organism is a downright dirty word among many environmentalists and food activists. People oppose GMOs for health reasons and ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 06, 2013
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 1
Peter Byck Discusses His Film “Carbon Nation”
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Peter Byck
Filmmaker Peter Byck believes that the issue of preserving the environment is truly non-partisan, that when you strip away all the political rhetor...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2013
  • Length: 30:29
Dr. Seth Moore: Tribal partnerships
From: WTIP
Series: Dr. Seth Moore - Grand Portage Tribal Wildlife Biologist
Caption: Dr. Seth Moore radio collars a moose at Grand Portage., Credit: Grand Portage Trust Lands
Dr. Seth Moore is a wildlife biologist with the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, and a regular guest on WTIP North Shore Community Rad...

Bought by KSRQ and KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle


  • Added: Jul 25, 2013
  • Length: 05:51
  • Purchases: 2
Rhett Butler on the Palm Oil Industry
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Rhett Butler
The global expansion of the palm oil industry is one of the largest upheavals in modern agricultural history - and one that many Americans know not...

  • Added: Jul 23, 2013
  • Length: 30:00
Raising Dough
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Elizabeth Ü
Increasingly, food-based businesses are seen as key solutions to solve our social and environmental problems, and yet entrepreneurs report a surpri...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jul 23, 2013
  • Length: 28:57
  • Purchases: 1
Global Ethics Corner: Who Should Control Egypt's Water?
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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As Ethiopia continues construction on the Grand Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile, Egyptian officials are worried about their water supply. Does Eth...

  • Added: Jul 03, 2013
  • Length: 02:05
Alex Trembath on Obama's Climate Change Speech
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Alex Trembath
Did you see how they covered President Obama’s recent big environmental speech on the Sunday political talk shows? No? That’s because none of the S...

  • Added: Jul 03, 2013
  • Length: 29:40
George Lakoff Part II: Framing the Debate
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: George Lakoff
Last week on Sea Change Radio, influential progressive and cognitive linguist George Lakoff laid out the principles of linguistic framing as they r...

  • Added: Jun 26, 2013
  • Length: 29:30
Helping oysters help us -- Groks Science Show 2013-06-19
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. George Waldbusser discusses oysters and ocean acidification.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KPVL, and WRNC-LP


  • Added: Jun 20, 2013
  • Length: 29:40
  • Purchases: 3
George Lakoff Part I: The Message
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: George Lakoff
They say actions speak louder than words, but words are pretty important, too. This week and next on Sea Change Radio, we welcome George Lakoff, th...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 19, 2013
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Electrosmog – What Price Convenience?
From: Donna Descoteaux
Series: Living Well Show
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B. Blake Levitt is an award-winning journalist who has specialized in medical and science writing for nearly two decades. She has researched the bi...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2013
  • Length: 28:32
Just Say No: Livestock, Drugs and Groundwater
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Avinash Kar
Factory farms produce a majority of our nation's meat. Over two-thirds of the beef consumed in this country comes from farms with at least 5,000 he...

  • Added: Jun 11, 2013
  • Length: 30:00
Cows Save the Planet
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Judith D. Swartz
In her new book, author and journalist Judith D. Swartz reveals that our ability to transform many of our problems – climate change, desertificatio...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jun 11, 2013
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 1
Environmental Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing
From: Donna Descoteaux
Series: Living Well Show
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Dr. Frank R. Spellman, author of Environmental Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing talks to us about the topic of his book. He discusses all aspects o...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2013
  • Length: 28:36
Rating Sustainably: Allen White & Mark Tulay
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Allen White
Consumers are becoming more eco-conscious and little by little, investors are too. A company that shows regular profits might look like a sound inv...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 05, 2013
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Amanda Eaken on the Rise of Collaborative Consumption
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Amanda Eaken
With the climate crisis staring us right in the face, the need to transform our daily routines has become increasingly apparent. A part of the solu...

  • Added: May 29, 2013
  • Length: 29:59
David MacKay & Michael Kyes: Sustainable Policy Great and Small
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: David Mackay
Is living sustainably a plausible proposition? That’s the crucial question today’s first guest on Sea Change Radio, David MacKay, is trying to answ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: May 22, 2013
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Fighting Power Gridlock: PG&E’s Ezra Garrett
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Ezra Garrett
How do we advance sustainable practices in a world driven by the profit motive? Public policy that mandates the use of renewables by private compan...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: May 07, 2013
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Yemen: Scarce Water, Security Threat?
From: War News Radio
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The ten most water-stressed countries in the world – gosh, it sounds like a bad Buzzfeed article - are all in the Middle East or North Africa. Yeme...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 03, 2013
  • Length: 08:12
  • Purchases: 1
Hot On The Carbon Trail: Bill Baue & James Leaton
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: James Leaton
The Carbon Tracker Initiative and the Carbon Disclosure Project are two ongoing, vital efforts to help us better understand how much fossil fuels a...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2013
  • Length: 29:30
Down The Line: Steven Mufson on the Keystone XL Pipeline
From: Alex Wise
Caption: Steven Mufson
Are you interested in knowing the facts about the Keystone XL pipeline? Well, depending on the source, the “facts” vary wildly. Proponents tout the...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 09, 2013
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Michael Skelly on Wind Energy: Blowing Over Barriers
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Michael Skelly
Promoters and detractors of wind power have one point of agreement - both see the transmission lines that carry wind energy as inefficient and very...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 02, 2013
  • Length: 29:50
  • Purchases: 1
Sustainability Adventurers
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Ed Gillespie
Can a spirit of adventure lead us toward more sustainable living? This week on Sea Change Radio, we try to answer that question. First, host Alex W...

  • Added: Mar 28, 2013
  • Length: 30:00
Here Comes The Sun: Adam Browning part II & Matt Wasson
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Adam Browning
Last week on Sea Change Radio host Alex Wise spoke to Adam Browning, the executive director of Vote Solar, a non-profit organization that advocates...

  • Added: Mar 20, 2013
  • Length: 29:59

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