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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...

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  • Added: Jan 28, 2015
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Sea Rise Drowning Alaskan Village
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Kate Sheppard
We have heard the warnings for years now: climate change will someday force people to move from their homes. Sea level rise will put places from Mi...

  • Added: Jan 06, 2015
  • Length: 30:00
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...

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  • Added: Dec 30, 2014
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Journeys: PBS Film Series + Walkabouts
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Tom Courtney
This week on Sea Change Radio we talk about journeys, large and small. First we hear from Marilyn and Hal Weiner, the filmmakers behind the PBS ser...

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  • Added: Dec 09, 2014
  • Length: 29:20
  • Purchases: 1
Divest: Pulling the Plug on Fossil Fuels
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Student divestment campaigners at CU Boulder, Credit: Hannah Leigh Myers
Fossil fuels are a trillion dollar industry but environmentalists say they have a plan to pull the plug on the industry: divestment. The campaign t...

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  • Added: Dec 06, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Paul Hawken Part II: Cultivating Progress
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Paul Hawken
Last week on Sea Change Radio, we spoke to Paul Hawken about how the civil rights movement helped shape his thinking and spurred him into a life of...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2014
  • Length: 30:00
Fracking Moves To China, Part II
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: James West
Last week on Sea Change Radio, we learned about the new shale gas boom in China. This week, in the second part of my discussion with Jaeah Lee and ...

  • Added: Oct 14, 2014
  • Length: 28:00
How Carbon Is Changing The Cost of Everything
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Mark Schapiro
We hear a lot about putting a price on carbon but what does it really mean? This week’s guest on Sea Change Radio, Mark Schapiro, an investigative ...

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  • Added: Oct 01, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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...

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  • Added: Aug 27, 2014
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
A Wilderness Too Tame?
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Jason Mark
When was the last time you were really in the wilderness? Or, maybe you’re like the millions of Americans who’ve never even been in the wild before...

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  • Added: May 22, 2014
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Adam Browning: Solar Strides
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Adam Browning
solar-panelsThe signs of solar power becoming a truly self-sustaining industry are manifold: Solar manufacturing costs fell by between 70 and 80 pe...

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  • Added: May 06, 2014
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Doug Fine: Hemp Bound
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Doug Fine
All of us have seen the explosion of hemp-based products – hemp seed oil and hemp clothing seem to be everywhere. But, up until now, all of these i...

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  • Added: May 01, 2014
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Scrambling to Adapt to Climate Change
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Impact: Where Business and Ethics Meet
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For years, climate change activists avoided "adaptive" solutions because they thought it was admitting defeat. But with the reality of extreme weat...

  • Added: Apr 23, 2014
  • Length: 09:58
Peter Gleick on the California Drought
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Peter Gleick
2013 was the driest year on record in California, and the state’s snowpack is at 12% of what it should be. Considering that this state alone houses...

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  • Added: Feb 04, 2014
  • Length: 29:50
  • Purchases: 1
Media Matters And The Climate
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Shauna Theel
What forces have conspired so that millions of Americans believe that the overwhelming majority of scientists are dead wrong about climate change? ...

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  • Added: Jan 29, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Best Things In Life Are Free: Adam Browning and Chuck Leavell
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Chuck Leavell
This week on Sea Change Radio, we dip into the archives to reconnect with three timeless essentials – the sun, the trees and music. First, we hear ...

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  • Added: Nov 13, 2013
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Beyond Oil: Michael Marx on Tar Sands and Pipelines
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Michael Marx
Most of the time when we hear about “bureaucratic delays” it is with a sigh and a moan (especially this week when the Federal government is almost ...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2013
  • Length: 30:00
The War on Empathy: Marion Nestle and George Lakoff
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Marion Nestle
Remember when President Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, and “empathy” was transformed by some political commentators into a d...

  • Added: Sep 25, 2013
  • Length: 29:30
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
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
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...

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  • Added: Jun 19, 2013
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
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
Vote Solar’s Adam Browning: A Shining Example
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
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Listening to the national dialogue on energy policy can be a little discouraging. Not only does it feel like progress is not happening fast enough,...

  • Added: Mar 20, 2013
  • Length: 29:59
Rock & Droll: Chuck Leavell and “Rep.” Jack Kimble
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Chuck Leavell
This week on Sea Change Radio we hear from two very different guests. First, it’s rock and roll legend, conservationist and environmental author, C...

  • Added: Feb 19, 2013
  • Length: 29:59
America the Possible
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: James Gustave Speth
Average Americans are painfully aware of the challenges we face as a nation – joblessness, failing schools, declining health, intractable poverty, ...

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  • Added: Dec 19, 2012
  • Length: 28:54
  • Purchases: 1