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Andrew Winston: The Case For Doing Business Differently
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Andrew Winston
In 1970, the economist Milton Friedman wrote a controversial piece for the New York Times Magazine entitled “The Social Responsibility of Business ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 22, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Impact Investment Pioneer Raj Thamotheram
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Raj Thamotheram
In these times, small investors may feel uneasy, not to mention unsure of how to use their investment power conscientiously. This week on Sea Chang...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 17, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Scott Lerner: Hydrogen Vehicle Update
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Scott Lerner
Back in February of 2013 when we spoke to hydrogen vehicle expert Robert Boyd, the mass market appeal of hydrogen cars seemed somewhat limited to s...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 02, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Dan Dicker: Turning Oil Green
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Dan Dicker
In the words of the late US Senator Everett Dirksen, “the oil can is mightier than the sword.” Whether it is mightier than the COVID-19 virus remai...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 07, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Dow of Deception: Mark Tulay
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Mark Tulay
As the horrendous economic news continues to pile up, somehow stock prices keep bouncing back, leaving many of us scratching our heads. This week’s...

  • Added: May 06, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
What The Truck? Vehicle Expert Jim Motavalli
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Jim Motavalli
Did you know that the three best selling vehicles in America are all pickup trucks? This week on Sea Change Radio, we speak with auto expert Jim Mo...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 11, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
As The World Burns: Talking Oil With Daniel Dicker
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Daniel Dicker
On the heels of being impeached by the House of Representatives, Donald Trump unsurprisingly created a diversion, having a key Iranian General assa...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
Chris Martenson: Dow Obsession Syndrome
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Chris Martenson
The Dow Jones Industrial Average. What does this omnipresent ticker in the corner of our TV screens really mean? Is it a gauge of our country’s eco...

  • Added: Sep 24, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
Ian Urbina on "The Outlaw Ocean"
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Ian Urbina
This week on Sea Change Radio, we speak to Ian Urbina, a longtime investigative reporter for the New York Times whose latest book "The Outlaw Ocean...

  • Added: Sep 17, 2019
  • Length: 28:30
What a Waste: Mark Murray Reveals Flaws in Recycling Systems
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Mark Murray
Many of us concerned with the environment are conscientious about sorting our garbage. Those of us lucky enough to live in cities with curbside rec...

  • Added: Aug 27, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
Amy Harder: Investments in Nuclear Power + Plastics
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Amy Harder
If you had a million dollars what would you do with it? OK, now what if it were $100 billion? Today on Sea Change Radio, we are talking with Amy Ha...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
GN_4.43_Cooperen
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 4
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Local communities work together to produce electricity.

  • Added: Aug 24, 2018
  • Length: 02:30
GN_4.42_FiberShed
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 4
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Clothing from Earth to body, back to earth.

  • Added: Aug 24, 2018
  • Length: 02:30
GN_4.53_24HourHouse
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 4
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Building a house in 24 hours.

  • Added: Aug 24, 2018
  • Length: 02:30
Waterways conference to evaluate Great Lakes development, success
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Render of future site at Port of Toledo, Credit: [Cleveland Cliffs]
The Great Lakes Waterways Conference is this week in downtown Cleveland. Sessions over the two-day meeting will focus on autonomous technology, go...

Bought by WVBI-LP, WXXI Rochester, WBFO, WKSU, WSKG and more


  • Added: Feb 05, 2018
  • Length: 01:09
  • Purchases: 6
Ships deal with high water levels on Great Lakes
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Port of Oswego, 2016, Credit: WRVO file photo
Historically high water levels on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River are presenting the shipping industry with both challenges and opportunitie...

Bought by WLPR , WMUK, WCMU Michigan, WKSU, North Country Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jul 03, 2017
  • Length: 01:10
  • Purchases: 8
Businesses along Lake Ontario hurt by flooding
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Fran Beth took over the bar for her mother-in-law, the original Marge., Credit: Veronica Volk
Spring flooding along Lake Ontario is damaging many homes along the shoreline. It’s also hurting people who have businesses there. As Veronica Vol...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WCPN, WCMU Michigan, WRVO Public Media, North Country Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 25, 2017
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 7
Kirk Lombard, Sea Forager
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Kirk Lombard
As more of us are becoming aware of the dark side of the seafood industry, the locavore revolution has been moving full throttle into seafood. This...

Bought by WMUU-LP and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 01, 2017
  • Length: 29:40
  • Purchases: 2
Great Lakes shipping slumped in 2016
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: The SS Calumet on the Cuyahoga River, Credit: Elizabeth Miller
The Welland Canal closed in December and the Soo Locks will close January 15, which marks the end of shipping season for most vessels on the Great ...

Bought by North Country Public Radio, WXXI Rochester, WCPN, and WBFO


  • Added: Jan 13, 2017
  • Length: :49
  • Purchases: 4
Scientists and Community Members Speak Out During Climate March
From: WFHB
Series: Daily Local News
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The organization, ReInvest IU, held a climate march last week on the Indiana University campus to advocate for the university’s divestment from sto...

  • Added: Sep 26, 2016
  • Length: 08:29
Grow tomatoes on dredge spoils? Great Lakes port runs test
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: A rendering of the dredged material facility, Credit: Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority
Each year, ports on the Great Lakes dredge tons of material to keep shipping lanes open. One Port's new project aims to explore a potential use fo...

Bought by WSKG, WCMU Michigan, WRVO Public Media, WXXI Rochester, WKSU and more


  • Added: Aug 30, 2016
  • Length: 01:11
  • Purchases: 6
Companies Corroding Communities
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Neela Banerjee
According to the Supreme Court, corporations are people. The absurdity of this statement notwithstanding, it is clear that, like people, corporatio...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: May 17, 2016
  • Length: 29:40
  • Purchases: 2
Ecotourism: A New Catch For Commercial Fishermen?
From: Laine Kaplan-Levenson
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There’s a new push to get tourists in New Orleans off bourbon street and into nature. Eco-tourism is the new way to explore Louisiana according to ...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Dec 08, 2014
  • Length: 04:34
  • Purchases: 1
Drought Keeps Oklahoma Pilot Grounded
From: StateImpact Oklahoma
Caption: Harold Blackledge, a 79-year-old agricultural pilot, stands in front of his 1975 Piper Pawnee Brave in one of his hangars at the Watonga Regional Airport. The drought — the worst he’s seen — has dried up aerial spraying work in Oklahoma, he says., Credit: Joe Wertz
The drought that settled into Oklahoma last year is getting worse. And it’s hurting business owners such as Harold Blackledge, an agricultural pilo...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2012
  • Length: 03:30
Tierras Federales de Colorado = Grandes Beneficios Económicos
From: Colorado News Connection
Caption: PRX default Piece image
DENVER – El paisaje natural de Colorado es igual a beneficios económicos, y no sólo en recreación al aire libre y en turismo. Tales son los resulta...

  • Added: May 30, 2012
  • Length: 02:14