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The World Ocean Council is an international leadership alliance focused on ocean sustainability, stewardship and science. In this week's episode of...
- Added: Jun 16, 2016
- Length: 05:24
In October 2015 Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau overwhelmingly won the Canadian election for Prime Minister. In advance of the election, Premie...
- Added: Feb 24, 2016
- Length: 05:10
Record numbers of migrants are taking to the seas to escape political strife, sectarian conflict and war, crossing the Aegean and Mediterranean sea...
- Added: Dec 22, 2015
- Length: 04:23
The conversation continues this week about the future of the Arctic. In this episode of World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill will argue that now is t...
- Added: Nov 24, 2015
- Length: 05:31
The conversation continues about the future of the Arctic this week with further outcomes from the Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavik, Iceland. Du...
- Added: Nov 17, 2015
- Length: 05:16
In a continuing conversation about the future of the Arctic, host Peter Neill shares his concerns about the disconnect between a strong commitment ...
- Added: Nov 10, 2015
- Length: 05:26
The Arctic Circle, an assembly founded by the President of Iceland and held annually to help define the deliberations of the Arctic Council, was he...
- Added: Nov 03, 2015
- Length: 05:35
As a lead up to the Climate Summit in Paris scheduled for December (COP21), World Ocean Radio will highlight some encouraging signs of climate prog...
- Added: Oct 20, 2015
- Length: 05:27
In late September Royal Dutch Shell announced it has terminated oil exploration and drilling efforts in the Arctic, citing disappointing explorator...
- Added: Oct 06, 2015
- Length: 05:12
The climate is changing: changing moisture, increased temperature, accelerated growth and distribution of pollen, increased allergic reactions. Sci...
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- Added: Sep 29, 2015
- Length: 05:23
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The effects of leaking radiation have long raised concerns as a cause for many inexplicable natural events at sea. Since 2004 Ken Buesseler and his...
- Added: Aug 31, 2015
- Length: 05:17
A recent series of investigative stories entitled "The Outlaw Ocean" by Ian Urbina of the New York Times exposes the dark side of the deep sea, des...
- Added: Aug 24, 2015
- Length: 05:21
After water, the largest volume of natural material used to support global growth is sand. Demand has grown exponentially in the last two decades a...
- Added: Aug 17, 2015
- Length: 05:30
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
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
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
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
Externality refers to a disconnected or unconsidered consequence. Hydrofracking, mountaintop removal, filled wetlands, carbon emissions, and plasti...
- Added: Dec 01, 2014
- Length: 05:05
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
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
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
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
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
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
In this episode, host Peter Neill will discuss the ocean as the central element in our lives. He will explain why the ocean is essential to human s...
- Added: Dec 06, 2012
- Length: 04:41
