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At the United Nations Ocean Conference in New York in June, each attending delegate was presented with a new book by co-authors Dr. Gregory Stone a...
- Added: Jun 20, 2017
- Length: 05:06
Water conflict is nothing new. We have been fighting wars over the most valuable resource on the planet since thousands of years B.C. In this episo...
- Added: Jun 13, 2017
- Length: 04:43
Do the baby boomers owe millennials a clean planet? Or is it every generation for itself? Consumption-crazed baby boomers are leaving their younger...
Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio, KWIT, KZYX, KWMR, and NPR Now
- Added: Jun 08, 2017
- Length: 58:58
- Purchases: 5
On June 5th the United Nations General Assembly will convene for The Ocean Conference in New York City to set objectives, cultivate partnerships, a...
- Added: May 16, 2017
- Length: 05:19
Will the rapid arrival of robotic cars lead to the blissful end of traffic? Or will autonomous cars merely put drivers out of work and clog our str...
Bought by MPR News Stations
- Added: May 08, 2017
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: With Rollback of Obama Climate Regulations, Trump Declares War on Planet E...
- Added: Apr 05, 2017
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, written during a blizzard raging off the Maine coast, host Peter Neill reflects on the vulnerability of the o...
- Added: Mar 20, 2017
- Length: 05:21
This week we continue the Earth Optimism Series, a 24-episode project in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution's Ocean Portal, to celebrate ...
- Added: Mar 07, 2017
- Length: 05:16
Waste and the management of it are new challenges in recent decades. How do we dispose of toxic waste, plastic packaging, electronics, and other di...
Bought by WDBM
- Added: Feb 22, 2017
- Length: 05:12
- Purchases: 1
With stock market values at near-record highs, how is the clean tech sector doing? What technologies are most promising for making money and getti...
- Added: Feb 13, 2017
- Length: 59:00
In this episode of World Ocean Radio we discuss two ideas--floating farms and saltwater agriculture--that are using ocean and renewable resources t...
- Added: Jan 31, 2017
- Length: 04:40
This week we continue the Earth Optimism Series, a 24-episode project in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution's Ocean Portal, to celebrate ...
- Added: Jan 25, 2017
- Length: 05:08
In this episode of World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill discusses the need for more funding and energy directed toward the vast unknown ocean, and th...
- Added: Dec 13, 2016
- Length: 05:15
We continue the Earth Optimism Series this week, a 24-episode project in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution's Ocean Portal, to address oc...
- Added: Nov 29, 2016
- Length: 05:10
This week we continue the Earth Optimism Series, a 24-episode project in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution's Ocean Portal, to address oc...
- Added: Nov 08, 2016
- Length: 05:20
With this edition of World Ocean Radio we embark on an informal partnership with the Smithsonian Institution’s Ocean Portal to address ocean soluti...
- Added: Oct 12, 2016
- Length: 05:33
This week we continue the Earth Optimism Series, a 24-episode project in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution’s Ocean Portal to address oce...
- Added: Oct 12, 2016
- Length: 05:07
Where does water come from? We know from science that water evaporates from the ocean reservoir, is captured in clouds, fog and rain, descends to s...
- Added: Aug 30, 2016
- Length: 04:47
"Are we training our best new minds in the worst ways?" In this week's episode of World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill asks this question and more of...
- Added: Jul 25, 2016
- Length: 05:10
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Challenging Elite Bipartisan Consensus: Primary Election Results Reflect G...
- Added: Mar 16, 2016
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
The US Navy's SEALAB initiative is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, with now three pioneering aquatic living experiments under their bel...
- Added: Jan 19, 2016
- Length: 05:04
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
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
A San Diego County Water Authority project to construct a 6-acre desalination plant, the largest of its kind in the United States, comes at a time ...
- Added: Aug 17, 2015
- Length: 05:20
The global water crisis and the prospects for future water resources is forcing adjustments for how we measure the water that is used, how it is va...
- Added: Jun 22, 2015
- Length: 05:09
