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Close your eyes and imagine a physicist. What does this person look like? Was it a white guy? Well, if it was, you might be guilty of reaffirming s...
- Added: Feb 12, 2020
- Length: 29:00
Whether or not we use the name Green New Deal to describe a set of aggressive long-term policies that will help humanity in the fight against clima...
- Added: May 29, 2019
- Length: 29:00
The industrial revolution ushered in an era of more efficient transportation. As history has shown us, the impact of our ability to move easily acr...
- Added: Apr 24, 2019
- Length: 29:00
Northern California’s now infamous Camp Fire was not only the largest, longest, and deadliest wildfire in the state’s history, it also produced rec...
Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio
- Added: Dec 19, 2018
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
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
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
Occam’s Razor is a principle that tells us that the simplest solution to a problem tends to be the correct one. Farmers around the world are abidin...
- Added: Oct 31, 2018
- Length: 29:30
One thing that we are consistently reminded of during election season is that each and every person can make a difference – whether it’s casting a ...
- Added: Oct 10, 2018
- Length: 28:30
There is no silver bullet to solve the intractable problem of global warming. Nevertheless, there is a lot of vital and hopeful work being done to ...
- Added: Aug 22, 2018
- Length: 28:30
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
If you ask most people what they think of blockchain applications or cryptocurrency, the response is usually a blank stare of utter bafflement. Wel...
- Added: Apr 25, 2018
- Length: 29:30
This week on Sea Change Radio, we dig into our archives to learn more about the activities of two nonprofits that focus on saving rainforests. Our ...
- Added: Apr 17, 2018
- Length: 29:00
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
In our quest to make a better world, we often strive for more efficient use of resources. But is the goal of efficiency the right one? Our guest th...
- Added: Jan 23, 2018
- Length: 29:00
As we move into a new year, and try to square 2017 in our rear view mirrors, it's an opportune moment to contemplate how we avoid repeating the mis...
- Added: Jan 09, 2018
- Length: 28:40
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
Do you have a drawer somewhere filled with old cellphones collecting dust? Wouldn’t it be great if there were a way to put those phones to good use...
- Added: Oct 03, 2017
- Length: 28:00
Plastic and prisons: two of America’s most toxic habits. Happily there are people working to create alternatives. This week on Sea Change Radio we ...
- Added: Sep 20, 2017
- Length: 29:50
What would you say to the idea of drinking a tall, cool glass of wastewater? On the face of it, it sounds, well, yucky. But it turns out you've pro...
- Added: Aug 03, 2017
- Length: 29:40
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
Perhaps it’s cold comfort but it turns out that we human beings are not the only species on earth hell-bent on destroying our own habitat. We share...
Bought by WMUU-LP and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio
- Added: Apr 18, 2017
- Length: 29:40
- Purchases: 2
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
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
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
