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Ocean Plastics
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Seth Blaustein
Massive wildfires, flooding and natural disasters: It’s obvious to most observers now that climate change is no hoax. But, most of us feel that the...

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  • Added: Aug 24, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Coastal Landfills Are No Match for Rising Seas
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Dave Lindorff
It’s no longer out of sight out of mind. Many of our landfills have become a public health hazard. That’s especially true of those near a body of w...

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  • Added: Aug 17, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Four Treaties
From: World Ocean Observatory
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Four Essential Steps toward a Responsible U.S. Ocean Policy International agreements are essential if we are to sustain natural resources as natura...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2021
  • Length: 04:56
210813: 30x30: This Land Is Whose Land?, 8/13/2021
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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In October 2020, California Gov. Newsom announced a plan to protect 30% of his state by 2030. In 2021, the Biden Administration announced its own 3...

  • Added: Aug 12, 2021
  • Length: 58:57
2021-08-06 Jay Inslee, BP and Washington’s Climate Story
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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In Washington State, voters defeated initiatives to put a price on carbon - twice. Governor Jay Inslee himself then lost his personal bid for the W...

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  • Added: Aug 04, 2021
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 14
210806: Jay Inslee, BP and Washington’s Climate Story, 8/6/2021
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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In Washington State, voters defeated initiates to put a price on carbon ― twice. Governor Jay Inslee himself then lost his personal bid for the Whi...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2021
  • Length: 58:57
At Home in the World
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Book Cover, Credit: N. Putens
When the Sierra Club was created in 1892, its original mission was to preserve the wilderness. The men who formed the group under the leadership of...

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  • Added: Jul 12, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Sammy Roth: Shutting Down Diablo Canyon
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Sammy Roth
We are on the brink of the hottest months of the year. For those of us in California this means getting ready for the nuisance of rolling blackouts...

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  • Added: Jun 16, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
210611: Colorado River Reckoning: Drought, Climate and Equal Access, 6/11/2021
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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The Colorado River supplies water to more than 40 million people across seven states. Current projections indicate that this summer, Lake Mead will...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
A Utopian Solution
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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In this episode, part thirty-nine of the multi-part BLUEprint series, we follow up on last weeks' examination of China's response to the climate cr...

  • Added: May 25, 2021
  • Length: 05:38
An Autocratic Solution
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: Nanshan Cultural Tourist Zone in Sanya, China , Credit: Denny Ryanto @runninghead
In this episode, part thirty-eight of the multi-part BLUEprint series, we examine some statistics that show steps China is taking to confront the c...

  • Added: May 17, 2021
  • Length: 05:38
210205: This Moment in Climate with Michael Mann and Leah Stokes, 2/5/2021
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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With a new pro-science, pro-climate action administration in the White House, there are more pathways — and far greater political will — than ever ...

  • Added: Feb 04, 2021
  • Length: 58:58
2021-02-05 This Moment in Climate with Michael Mann and Leah Stokes
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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With a new pro-science, pro-climate action administration in the White House, there are more pathways — and far greater political will — than ever ...

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  • Added: Feb 04, 2021
  • Length: 58:58
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The Roadless Rule Policy
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Ken Rait podcast
January 12, 2021 marked the 20th anniversary of the Forest Service’s Roadless Rule Policy. It is designed to protect millions of acres of America’s...

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  • Added: Jan 25, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
2020-12-11 Mary Nichols: A Climate Champion’s Legacy
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Throughout a 45-year career as an environmental regulator, Mary Nichols has been a powerful champion for climate action and cutting emissions. Havi...

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  • Added: Dec 10, 2020
  • Length: 58:58
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201211: Mary Nichols: A Climate Champion’s Legacy, 12/11/2020
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Throughout a 45-year career as an environmental regulator, Mary Nichols has been a powerful champion for climate action and cutting emissions. Havi...

  • Added: Dec 10, 2020
  • Length: 58:58
2020-06-12 Will Climate Matter in the Election?
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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With less than four months before early voting begins in the presidential election, America is enraged and inflamed across the country. People of a...

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  • Added: Jun 11, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 12
Dennis del Castillo & Mercedes Lu – Peruvian Environmental Issues
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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In this edition of Radio Curious, we visit Dennis del Castillo and Mercedes Lu, two environmental activists from Peru. I met with them in Lima, Per...

  • Added: May 21, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
2020-03-06 Big Ideas with Daniel Esty & Andy Karsner
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Can hip hop help bridge the divide between communities of color and environmentalism? Are strong regulations making fracking safer and cleaner? Env...

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  • Added: Mar 04, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 6
2020-02-21 Is California’s Climate Progress Going Up in Smoke?
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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California has been at the forefront of America’s climate fight since Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the country’s first major climate law i...

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  • Added: Feb 20, 2020
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 5
The Response: Reimagining Paradise in an Age of Disruption
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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This week on Making Contact, we bring you a story about resilience and rebuilding after a megafire decimated parts of Northern California. This is ...

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  • Added: Feb 14, 2020
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 3
The U.S. Economy Is Not Democratic or Good for the Planet
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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The U.S. economy, weak or strong, is the question at the heart of the election. But it doesn't get to the reality which is that, whatever else it m...

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  • Added: Feb 05, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 3
Under the Influence
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Robert H. Frank
It’s well understood that our environment affects our behavior. Realistically, though, it works both ways. Our behavior profoundly impacts our envi...

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  • Added: Jan 28, 2020
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 3
08-13: Church without a Roof: Keeping the Faith with Creation Care, 12/25/2019
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature
Caption: Reverend Fletcher Harper
For millennia, prophets, mystics and poets have illuminated the oneness of all life. Today biology is confirming that we are genetic kin with the e...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2019
  • Length: 28:30
191206: High Risks, High Hopes: A Year of Climate Conversations, 12/6/2019
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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2019 has been a year of climate rising. Youth activists skipped school and took to the streets, the Green New Deal thrust climate equity into the s...

  • Added: Dec 04, 2019
  • Length: 58:58