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2019-02-22 Donor Power: The Influence of Climate Philanthropy
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Fighting climate change isn’t cheap. Where’s the money coming from? Major philanthropic organizations like Hewlett and Bloomberg are at the forefro...

Bought by WJCT, WCQS, WMUU-LP, KFOI Radio, NPR Now and more


  • Added: Feb 20, 2019
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 7
190222: Donor Power: The Influence of Climate Philanthropy, 2/22/2019
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Fighting climate change isn’t cheap. Where’s the money coming from? Major philanthropic organizations like Hewlett and Bloomberg are at the forefro...

  • Added: Feb 20, 2019
  • Length: 58:58
2019-01-27 Cool Clean Tech
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
Caption: Davida Herzl, CEO and Co-Founder, Aclima
Over a century ago, the industrial revolution brought wealth and opportunity to a generation of American innovators. It also brought us dirty coal ...

Bought by WJCT, KMXT, KPIP-LP, KSFR, KWIT and more


  • Added: Jan 21, 2019
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 9
Put A Cork In It
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Lloyd Alter
What do cork, coffee cups, lettuce, and excessive travel have in common? They are all areas of personal choice that have an environmental impact, a...

  • Added: Dec 12, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
Richard Heinberg on Our Bonus Decade
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Richard Heinberg
If you're someone who's curious about the geopolitical implications of carbon fuel and the ecological havoc it wreaks, you've probably come across ...

  • Added: Dec 04, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
ThinkBusiness — a conversation with Christopher Caskey
From: Alan Wartes
Series: ThinkRadio Presents ThinkBusiness
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Christopher Caskey is a scientist and entrepreneur with an innovative business idea to tackle two environmental problems in rural Colorado at once:...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Oct 25, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Brent Constantz: Concrete Plans
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Brent Constantz
Most people wouldn’t guess it, but concrete is the single most widely used material in the world. And both production and consumption are on the ri...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 11, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
2018-07-08 Making the Grade: Corporations and the Paris Climate Accord
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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When you think of climate activism, Wall Street doesn’t immediately come to mind. But as investors are coming to realize, they do have a voice – an...

Bought by WJCT, KZYX, WUTC, MPR News Stations, KWIT and more


  • Added: Jul 09, 2018
  • Length: 58:54
  • Purchases: 8
Gaming Gravity: How Farmers and Ranchers Are Using the Flow of Water to Power Operations on Their Land
From: H2O Radio
Series: The Dirt: Agriculture, Food, and Water
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Agriculture uses a lot of water. But what if that water were used for more than growing food? What if it could generate energy—renewable energy? It...

Bought by KGNU Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 21, 2018
  • Length: 07:09
  • Purchases: 1
Living Planet 06/15/2018
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Living Planet: Environment Matters ~ from DW
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Living Planet: The new gold rush We live on a planet of finite resources but our demand for new consumer products and technologies keeps growing....

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KUPR low power FM, and WFIU


  • Added: Jun 14, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 3
Autonomous Vehicles at a Crossroads
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Alexandria Sage
The transportation sector is one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions. There are vast resources currently being spent to transfo...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 21, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Ongoing Race for Arctic Oil
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: Svalbard, Norway , Credit: Thomas Hallermann | Marine Photobank
The pursuit for oil continues, even as many alternatives emerge and investments are displaced. In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Nei...

  • Added: Mar 13, 2018
  • Length: 04:50
2018-03-04 Cloudy Days for Solar?
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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The price of solar power has declined dramatically in recent years. That’s good news for homeowners, the environment and the economy. Renewable pow...

Bought by KPIP-LP, KWIT, and NPR Now


  • Added: Feb 28, 2018
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 3
2018-02-25 Power Shift: The End of Gasoline Cars?
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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After more than a century of ruling the roads, oil is starting to lose its dominance over the auto industry. More and more automakers are introduc...

Bought by KPIP-LP, KWIT, KUHF, and NPR Now


  • Added: Feb 22, 2018
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 4
All about offshore wind projects on the Great Lakes
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Offshore wind projects on the Great Lakes have been discussed for years, and the first one will likely happen soon, on Lake Erie. Andy Balaskovitz,...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2018
  • Length: 17:08
Zero Mass Water: A New Source for H2O
From: Alex Wise
Caption: Cody Friesen
In our household we do our best to avoid buying bottled water - we're keenly aware of what those darn plastic bottles are doing to the environment....

  • Added: Dec 28, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
Takin' It To The Streets: Solar Roadways Update
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Scott and Julie Brusaw
What if the roads we drove on, instead of being made of carbon-intensive petroleum sludge, were actually solar panels? And what if whenever electri...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2017
  • Length: 28:30
Nev Hyman: Shelter From The Storm (re-broadcast)
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Nev Hyman
Many people living in Pacific nations, like Vanuatu, Indonesia, and the Philippines, struggle to find adequate shelter, a challenge compounded by t...

  • Added: Jul 02, 2017
  • Length: 30:00
2017-05-14 Amory Lovins: Peak Car Ownership
From: Climate One
Caption: Amory Lovins, Co-Founder, Rocky Mountain Institute
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
Anonymous Engineer Discusses Gold Mining
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
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Did you know that a metric ton of electronic waste can contain 8 to 16 ounces of gold? Whether we like it or not, precious metals show up in more t...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 21, 2017
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Modern Day Waste: Solutions for Recycling, Repurposing, and Profiting
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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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
2017-02-19 Can Clean Tech Clean Up Our Future?
From: Climate One
Caption: Holmes Hummel, Founder, Clean Energy Works, Credit: Ed Ritger
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
Atlas of Ocean Wealth
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: Biodiversity in the Maldives , Credit: Husain+9607773925 Flikr
In this episode of World Ocean Radio we discuss publications, reports, and projects which are integral to the evolution of ocean policy and science...

  • Added: Dec 21, 2016
  • Length: 05:44
Sono Motors: On The Sunny Side Of The Street
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Jona Christians
You know how hot your car gets on a sunny day? Wouldn’t it be great if all that sun-absorption could actually fuel your ride? Well, this week on Se...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 11, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Oliver Koehler: Hanging Up Solar Shingles
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Oliver Koehler
While some listeners might find it hard to fathom, the perceived unsightliness of rooftop solar panels can actually be a barrier to widespread adop...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 30, 2016
  • Length: 28:40
  • Purchases: 2