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In this show we interview Dr. Alan Miller of "Cool it, Earth!", a company working to use ocean thermal energy technology (OTEC) to produce clean en...
Bought by KFOI Radio and WGRN-LP 94.1
- Added: Feb 04, 2017
- Length: 54:02
- Purchases: 2
Modern science and ancient culture meet over CO2-negative cement.
- Added: Jan 26, 2017
- Length: 04:42
In 2006, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger launched California's attack on climate change by signing a pioneering law to reduce carbon poll...
Bought by WCPN, WCQS, and KCPW Salt Lake City
- Added: Jan 24, 2017
- Length: 58:59
- Purchases: 3
Who doesn’t need a miracle? As the lyricist for many timeless Grateful Dead classics, as a privacy rights activist, or as the founder of the biofue...
Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio
- Added: Dec 26, 2016
- Length: 30:00
- Purchases: 1
The National Ice Core Laboratory near Denver is a really cool place. It's the repository for miles of ice that contains information about the plane...
Bought by KRZA
- Added: Dec 20, 2016
- Length: 17:20
- Purchases: 1
Milt Lee talks with Jason Edens, director of RREAL: Rural Renwable Energy Alliance. A new model of energy assistance, empowering low-income commun...
Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio
- Added: Dec 19, 2016
- Length: 08:00
- Purchases: 1
Five years ago, when we first started covering the food waste issue, America was throwing away enough food to fill the Rose Bowl every day. And, un...
- Added: Nov 15, 2016
- Length: 29:00
If you had a functional magic wand wouldn’t you use it to reverse climate change? A quick flick of your wrist and, presto change-o, our troubles wo...
Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio
- Added: Nov 08, 2016
- Length: 29:40
- Purchases: 2
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
WorldCanvass guests join host Joan Kjaer to discuss the controversial method of energy production known as fracking and its impact on the environm...
- Added: Oct 07, 2016
- Length: 23:41
WorldCanvass guests join host Joan Kjaer to discuss the controversial method of energy production known as fracking and its impact on the environme...
- Added: Oct 07, 2016
- Length: 28:20
WorldCanvass guests join host Joan Kjaer to discuss the controversial method of energy production known as fracking and its impact on the environme...
- Added: Oct 07, 2016
- Length: 26:14
What does decarbonization mean? Well, it’s not just what happens when your soda goes flat. Today on Sea Change Radio we talk with Jesse Jenkins, re...
Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio
- Added: Sep 20, 2016
- Length: 29:40
- Purchases: 1
This week we bring you an intergenerational conversation featuring David Suzuki, who is a Canadian scientist, activist, and media figure. Since the...
- Added: Sep 14, 2016
- Length: 37:26
“In Asia or Africa around 60 million years ago, snakes became more venomous, though scientists aren’t quite sure why then and there.” Sometimes und...
- Added: Sep 08, 2016
- Length: 29:03
One of the best tales of all time from geologic history is the story of the meteor impact that killed the dinosaurs. As it turns out, though, there...
Bought by WFHB
- Added: Sep 08, 2016
- Length: 29:43
- Purchases: 1
NASA research looks at the West and the world’s dwindling water resources—and what they're finding is concerning.
- Added: Aug 31, 2016
- Length: 27:41
- Purchases: 2
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
By sending pipe from a moving ship roughly three miles down to collect sediment and rocks a third of a mile beneath the sea floor in an ocean trenc...
- Added: Aug 28, 2016
- Length: 04:22
The basic idea of the circular economy is that in production, nothing should be wasted, and everything at the end of its life should be made into s...
- Added: Aug 25, 2016
- Length: 14:00
charity: water provides clean water to communities in developing countries. Scott launched charity: water in 2006 after raising $15,000 from his fr...
- Added: Aug 23, 2016
- Length: 32:00
One third of the world population does not have access to reliable electricity. D.light sells solar lighting and power to consumers in developing c...
- Added: Aug 23, 2016
- Length: 19:00
A trendy outfit has never been cheaper than it is today. Not only that, the fashion industry is churning out new styles so quickly that the entire ...
Bought by KRZA
- Added: Aug 18, 2016
- Length: 18:44
- Purchases: 1
There are billions of microbes both in and on our bodies. These invisible organisms form complex ecosystems, which are passed on to us as infants t...
- Added: Aug 18, 2016
- Length: 39:46
We tend to think of the world in terms of our relationship with it: as individuals, communities, civilizations. It’s harder to think about the eart...
- Added: Aug 18, 2016
- Length: 30:39
