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This week on World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill gets us thinking about seawater: as a resource for fresh drinking water, as a means for robust rene...
- Added: May 14, 2019
- Length: 05:12
Solar energy has emerged worldwide as a serious and viable alternative to fossil fuels, and can now be found in many places around the world. In th...
- Added: Apr 23, 2019
- Length: 04:52
Invention and management of energy systems have led to increased efficiency and less reliance on unsustainable supplies of fossil fuels. In this ep...
- Added: Apr 02, 2019
- Length: 05:02
Just ten years ago, an entire state running on 100% renewable electricity seemed fanciful. But this dreamy vision became reality when, with the bac...
- Added: Feb 13, 2019
- Length: 58:58
Just ten years ago, an entire state running on 100% renewable electricity seemed fanciful. But this dreamy vision became reality when, with the bac...
- Added: Feb 13, 2019
- Length: 58:58
- Purchases: 4
This week we begin to present the ocean edge in thematic ways with The Working Edge, outlining the various social structures, industries, exchange,...
- Added: Jan 22, 2019
- Length: 05:12
From fires and floods to hurricanes and hot temperatures, 2018 put climate on the front page in ways it hadn’t been before. Yet amidst the disrupti...
Bought by WJCT, KZYX, WXXI Rochester, WKAR, NPR Now and more
- Added: Dec 06, 2018
- Length: 58:56
- Purchases: 11
This week on World Ocean Radio we introduce listeners to two women who are planning to embark on an unsupported exploration in the Arctic: 270 days...
Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio
- Added: Dec 04, 2018
- Length: 04:46
- Purchases: 1
The Catalog of Life is an online database of the world's known species of animals, plants, fungi and micro-organisms. It holds the essential inform...
Bought by KMXT
- Added: Nov 27, 2018
- Length: 05:07
- Purchases: 1
Ships have long been used for exploration and trade, as well as for colonial expansion and conflicts at sea. We are using technological achievement...
Bought by WORT
- Added: Oct 22, 2018
- Length: 10:44
- Purchases: 1
With the melting of Antarctica’s ice and the Greenland ice sheet, projections for the oceans to rise dramatically and quickly are increasing. Watch...
Bought by WJCT, KZYX, NPR Now, KWIT, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA and more
- Added: Aug 25, 2018
- Length: 58:59
- Purchases: 9
There has long been public opposition to deep sea mining, a technology that extracts resources from the ocean floor. In this episode of World Ocean...
- Added: Jul 24, 2018
- Length: 05:23
In this week's episode of World Ocean Radio we discuss publications, reports, and projects that are integral to the evolution of ocean policy and s...
- Added: Jul 09, 2018
- Length: 05:38
We live in a time when environmental regulations are being rolled back in the United States and beyond. As such, many environmental groups are turn...
- Added: Jun 14, 2018
- Length: 05:42
Population growth is causing us to rethink our urban and suburban lifestyles, and with that, redesigning cities is a new fad.
Bought by KCBX
- Added: May 02, 2018
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
Waste and waste management are new and increasing challenges in recent decades. How do we dispose of toxic waste, plastic packaging, electronics, a...
- Added: Apr 25, 2018
- Length: 04:55
In an emergency, we’re told to “break the glass” and grab the fire extinguisher. If we’re in the midst of a climate emergency, is there a firehose ...
Bought by WJCT, KPIP-LP, KUHF, KWIT, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA and more
- Added: Apr 19, 2018
- Length: 58:58
- Purchases: 9
A recent video showing a torrent of plastic rushing down a river in Guatemala prompted World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill to respond this week with...
- Added: Apr 03, 2018
- Length: 05:23
World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill recently returned from the Economist World Ocean Summit in Cancún, Mexico where he gathered with 400 ocean leade...
- Added: Mar 20, 2018
- Length: 05:52
Tech companies are cleaning up their data centers and building shiny new buildings that sip water and energy. But are they really as green as they ...
- Added: Mar 15, 2018
- Length: 58:57
- Purchases: 3
The pursuit for oil continues, even as many alternatives emerge and investments are displaced. In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Nei...
- Added: Mar 13, 2018
- Length: 04:50
Ocean technologies and exploration are expanding at a remarkable pace, giving scientists and casual observers more data by which to learn more abou...
- Added: Feb 26, 2018
- Length: 05:04
In this issue of World Ocean Radio we ask who benefits from current solutions to ocean acidification, co2 emissions, and plastic pollution, and if ...
- Added: Dec 04, 2017
- Length: 05:13
In this week's episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill outlines some of the various applications of the oft-times controversial artificial i...
- Added: Nov 28, 2017
- Length: 05:12
Who Owns the Economic Rights to Arctic Resources?
This week on World Ocean Radio: part five of a multi-part series on the Arctic. In this episode, ...
- Added: Nov 15, 2017
- Length: 05:12
