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Empowered By Light + California’s Lone Wolf
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Moira Hanes
Today’s show starts off in Zambia. Worldwide, an estimated 1.5 billion people do not have access to electricity. In Zambia more than 80% of the pop...

  • Added: Oct 22, 2013
  • Length: 29:50
The Latest Buzz On Bees
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Hannah Nordhaus
Back in 2010 we had entomologist John Hafernik on Sea Change Radio to explain what was going on with the honey bees and colony collapse disorder. T...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 05, 2013
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 1
Alex Trembath on Obama's Climate Change Speech
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Alex Trembath
Did you see how they covered President Obama’s recent big environmental speech on the Sunday political talk shows? No? That’s because none of the S...

  • Added: Jul 03, 2013
  • Length: 29:40
Down The Line: Steven Mufson on the Keystone XL Pipeline
From: Alex Wise
Caption: Steven Mufson
Are you interested in knowing the facts about the Keystone XL pipeline? Well, depending on the source, the “facts” vary wildly. Proponents tout the...

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  • Added: Apr 09, 2013
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Michael Skelly on Wind Energy: Blowing Over Barriers
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Michael Skelly
Promoters and detractors of wind power have one point of agreement - both see the transmission lines that carry wind energy as inefficient and very...

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  • Added: Apr 02, 2013
  • Length: 29:50
  • Purchases: 1
Robert Boyd on the Hydrogen Economy
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Robert Boyd
One of the most alluring answers to the climate change conundrum is a transition from a fossil fuel-based economy to a hydrogen-based economy. As h...

  • Added: Feb 15, 2013
  • Length: 30:00
Teeny Weeny Technology: Heather Millar on Nanoparticles
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Heather Millar
Here’s a little exercise: take a pen and a blank piece of paper and write down everything you know about nano-technology. If you do this, you may f...

  • Added: Jan 23, 2013
  • Length: 29:50
Walking in Our Footprints
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Joe Romm
How will our current climate policies and actions be viewed by future generations? Our first guest this week on Sea Change Radio is pretty sure our...

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  • Added: Dec 18, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Richard Heinberg: “The Quest” For Truth
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Richard Heinberg
Last year, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and energy consultant Daniel Yergin published his long-awaited sequel to the The Prize called The Quest: E...

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  • Added: Dec 13, 2012
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Driving Change in What We Drive
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Gina Coplon-Newfield
For better or for worse, cars are not leaving the American landscape anytime soon. The automobile is woven into the cultural fabric of our country ...

Bought by KVSC and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 28, 2012
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 2
Do you live with energy ghosts?
From: Good Dirt Radio
Series: Energy Buzz
Caption: Take a good look at your energy ghosts., Credit: http://www.mnenergysmart.com
Chances are, most of us don’t know just how much power our appliances, electronics and other devices are consuming when they’re turned off. This hi...

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  • Added: Nov 07, 2012
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Food Sleuth Radio, Michael Hansen Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Are genetically engineered foods safe to eat? Would labeling help consumers? Join Food Sleuth Radio Host and registered dietitian, Melinda Hemmelga...

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  • Added: Nov 05, 2012
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Steve Almond Pt. 2: On The United States of Irrationality
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Steve Almond
Author Steve Almond is an astute observer of American topics as disparate as candy, rock & roll and politics. This week on Sea Change Radio, in the...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2012
  • Length: 29:56
The Dirt on Compost: Jason Mark
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Jason Mark
Have you ever been to the dump? It’s a pretty smelly place. Part of what you’re smelling is methane, a powerful greenhouse gas that’s created as bi...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 27, 2012
  • Length: 30:01
  • Purchases: 1
The New Arctic: A Thawed Diamond
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: David Fairhall
This week on Sea Change Radio we begin a two-part series on the Arctic. If you’re looking for present-day observable impacts of global warming, hea...

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  • Added: May 23, 2012
  • Length: 30:01
  • Purchases: 1
In the Shadow of the Smokestacks (Part II): Richmond, CA
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Roger Kim
Recently on Sea Change Radio, we discussed the Chevron Refinery in Richmond, California, and the social movement that’s pushing back against one of...

  • Added: May 23, 2012
  • Length: 30:01
Winds of Change: The DeepCwind Consortium
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Habib Dagher
You probably remember the Cape Wind project. It is America’s first offshore wind farm, located in Nantucket Sound, but coastal residents who consid...

Bought by HCC Radio The Dragon


  • Added: May 23, 2012
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Designer Genes Without Labels: The Fight For GMO Transparency
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Charles Margulis
Have you ever tasted a strawberry whose DNA was altered to include fish genes? In the United States, genetically modified foods are not generally l...

Bought by HCC Radio The Dragon and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 06, 2012
  • Length: 29:51
  • Purchases: 2
From Vine To Cork: Sustainable Wine-Making Practices
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Andrew Revkin
You are planning a nice dinner party and you want to buy a bottle of wine. How do you stay true to your environmental commitment when choosing a wi...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 02, 2012
  • Length: 30:01
  • Purchases: 1
Chris Martenson On The Reality Of Peak Oil
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Chris Martenson
Author, economic analyst, scientist and futurist Chris Martenson has written and spoken extensively on key issues surrounding our energy-based econ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 01, 2012
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Tom Vanderbilt on Transit & Traffic
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Tom Vanderbilt
Has this ever happened to you: you’re sitting in your car, engine idling, watching the cars in front of you and behind you move only inches at a ti...

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  • Added: Feb 15, 2012
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Walmart: Green or Greed? Part I
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Stacy Mitchell
Walmart. What does the name of the world’s largest retailer evoke for you? Do you think of its reputation as a poor employer and its anti-union tac...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2012
  • Length: 30:01
Stewards of Other People's Money... and The Planet
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Graham Sinclair
Socially responsible capitalism – is this an oxymoron? Not according to this week’s guest on Sea Change Radio. Graham Sinclair is a South African s...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 06, 2012
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Busting Convention With The Combustion Engine
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: David Johnson
Do you ever try to envision a world where all the cars are electric – quiet, clean and carbon-neutral? Sounds great, but the truth is that the shif...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 09, 2011
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Future Food Production: The Sky’s The Limit
From: Alex Wise
Caption: Dr. Dickson Despommier
We often hear about vertical economic growth and vertical integration in business but the idea of growing our food vertically sounds fantastical. ...

  • Added: Nov 22, 2011
  • Length: 30:00