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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
Defending Beef
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Nicolette Hahn Niman
Livestock, especially cattle, are Public Enemy Number One. That’s been the perceived wisdom for decades. It’s thought that cattle erode soils, poll...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Nov 19, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • 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
Minnesota & Wisconsin Sea Grant programs' research protects harbor infrastructure
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Jeff Gunderson, director of Minnesota Sea Grant, spoke with WTIP's Randy Eastlund recently about work they did with Wisconsin Sea Grant to identify...

  • Added: Oct 01, 2014
  • Length: 12:01
Carbon Shock
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Mark Schapiro, Credit: Center for Investigative Reporting
Carbon is shaping our future. Those little particles we can’t even see are reshaping our natural world, and transforming our economy. And, it all e...

Bought by KVSC and KCBX


  • Added: Sep 24, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Food Sleuth Radio, Mary Jo Forbord Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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“Why would you need toxins to have a healthy food supply?” asks Mary Jo Forbord, a registered dietitian, organic farmer, and former executive direc...

  • Added: Sep 11, 2014
  • Length: 28:00
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
Fresh Energy expert explains solar energy in Minn., proposed solar array in Lutsen, and more
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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WTIP's Dave TerSteeg spoke recently with Erin Stojan Ruccolo, director of electricity markets for Fresh Energy, about various aspects of generating...

  • Added: Aug 26, 2014
  • Length: 12:11
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
City CarShare CEO Rick Hutchinson
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Rick Hutchinson
Shared mobility – it’s a concept that might be a little foreign to the millions of Americans who get in their cars by themselves everyday and embar...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 09, 2014
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
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
Explosion Green
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: David Gottfried
When David Gottfried come up an idea for green environmental building 20-years ago, he ran into a number of hurdles. The building industry had been...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jun 24, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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...

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  • 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
Project launched to help tourism industry respond to climate change on North Shore
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Mae Davenport, associate professor in the department of forest resources at the U of MN, has just received a grant to help North Shore community le...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: May 13, 2014
  • Length: 17:50
  • Purchases: 1
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
The Company Behind the Gulf Oil Spill
From: Mimi Geerges
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A discussion on the oil company BP and how their risk taking and corporate culture contributed to the disaster on April 20, 2010.

  • Added: Apr 09, 2014
  • Length: 28:29
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