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Nicole Voudren: Charged Up For EVs
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Nicole Voudren
According to Reuters, electric vehicle sales leapt 50% in the US in 2023, and are expected to grow by another 30% in 2024. But driving around your ...

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  • Added: Mar 20, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Sachu Constantine of Vote Solar
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Sachu Constantine
It is estimated that over 2.5 million homes are equipped with solar panels in the U.S. And the popularity of capturing the natural power of the sun...

  • Added: Aug 31, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
Jim Motavalli: EV Updates
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Jim Motavalli
If you haven’t considered buying an electric vehicle yet, there’s a good chance that in the not-so-distant future, the decision will already be mad...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 03, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Arqlite: Turning Plastic Into Gravel
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Sebastian Sajoux
This week on Sea Change Radio, we learn about a small, innovative company that is recycling all sorts of plastics and turning them into gravel. We ...

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  • Added: Jul 27, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Daniel Oberhaus: Our Super-Charged Future
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Daniel Oberhaus
New iterations of the smartphone often focus on bells, whistles and other fancy features, when what we all really want for our devices are batterie...

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  • Added: May 18, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
FloWater: An Answer To Our Plastic Bottle Woes?
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Raz
In the 1990s, I recall my grandfather remarking upon the new ubiquity of plastic water bottles, “When did everybody get so thirsty all of a sudden?...

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  • Added: Feb 17, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Lloyd Alter: Transportation Puzzles
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Lloyd Alter
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
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
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...

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  • Added: Jul 11, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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...

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  • Added: Mar 21, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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
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...

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  • Added: Mar 21, 2017
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
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...

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  • 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...

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  • Added: Aug 30, 2016
  • Length: 28:40
  • Purchases: 2
Dan Yates, Co-founder, Opower
From: From Scratch
Series: From Scratch
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Opower is a software company focused on energy efficiency. Opower works with utilities to monitor how much energy a consumer uses and gives househo...

  • Added: Aug 23, 2016
  • Length: 19:00
Chaos Monkeys: Antonio Garcia Martinez on the Real Silicon Valley
From: Gordon Whiting
Series: In Deep with Angie Coiro: Live at Kepler's
Caption: Angie Coiro with Antonio Garcia Martinez, Credit: Carolee Hazard
Technology veteran and now author, Antonio García Martínez, discusses his new book, Chaos Monkeys. Imagine a chimpanzee rampaging through a datacen...

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  • Added: Aug 11, 2016
  • Length: 01:00:01
  • Purchases: 1
Come Fly With Me: Gevo CEO Patrick Gruber
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Patrick Gruber
Is the biofuel craze of a few years ago really dead? This week’s guest on Sea Change Radio, Pat Gruber, thinks not. While plummeting oil prices may...

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  • Added: Jun 15, 2016
  • Length: 28:20
  • Purchases: 2
Alexandria Sage on Self-Driving Vehicles
From: Alex Wise
Caption: Alexandria Sage
The glamour of the limousine is undeniable - who wouldn't want to be shuttled about town without a care in the world? Traffic, parking, sobriety? S...

  • Added: Mar 29, 2016
  • Length: 30:00
Richard Lunt: Transparent Solar Cells
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Richard Lunt
Imagine a world where every window-laden skyscraper generates its own solar power, where the skylights in your ceiling are a source of light and el...

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  • Added: Jul 08, 2015
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Todd Thorner on Independent Power Producers
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Todd Thorner
Have you ever driven by a hillside covered with wind turbines and wondered, “Who owns those, and is the energy produced up there making it to my ho...

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  • Added: Jun 16, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Getting Around: Urban Transport Solutions
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Amanda Eaken
We’ve all deliberated ad nauseum about which road to take to avoid traffic. Today’s discussions about transportation choices are more about the mod...

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  • Added: Mar 12, 2015
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Dual Legacy: The Effect of Business Thinking on the Social Sector
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Impact: Where Business and Ethics Meet
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This month on "Impact," we're taking a close look at a huge issue--legacy. In this case, we're examining how it relates to contemporary philanthrop...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2015
  • Length: 27:55
What the Lobster Knew: Biomimicry + Concrete
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Brent Constantz
Did you know that the production of cement is responsible for 5% of the carbon dioxide emissions on the planet? Our guest today on Sea Change Radio...

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  • Added: Nov 18, 2014
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1