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Seagrass in Tampa Bay
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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In the 20th century, U.S. waterways had become dumping grounds for industrial, urban, and agricultural waste. Today many of these waterways are get...

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  • Added: Oct 26, 2016
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Earth Optimism Summit
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: Space Station View of the Chesapeake Bay, July 2016, Credit: NASA
With this edition of World Ocean Radio we embark on an informal partnership with the Smithsonian Institution’s Ocean Portal to address ocean soluti...

  • Added: Oct 12, 2016
  • Length: 05:33
Protecting Our Ocean
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: Papua New Guinea, Credit: ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies/Marine Photobank
This week we continue the Earth Optimism Series, a 24-episode project in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution’s Ocean Portal to address oce...

  • Added: Oct 12, 2016
  • Length: 05:07
Our Ocean Conference 2016, Report
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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In September the World Ocean Observatory was invited to attend the Our Ocean Conference hosted by the U.S. State Department in Washington D.C. Duri...

  • Added: Sep 21, 2016
  • Length: 05:30
Where Does Water Come From?
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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Where does water come from? We know from science that water evaporates from the ocean reservoir, is captured in clouds, fog and rain, descends to s...

  • Added: Aug 30, 2016
  • Length: 04:47
Life in a Drop
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: A single drop of seawater, magnified 25 times, teems with life., Credit: Credit: David Liittschwager | National Geographic
A rebroadcast of a popular episode from August 2015: Life in a Drop About this episode: What do we see in a single drop of ocean water? An image ca...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2016
  • Length: 04:28
An Ocean Ethos for a World That's Lost Its Way
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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e·thos / ??THäs noun. the characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its beliefs and aspirations. The environmental and...

  • Added: Aug 01, 2016
  • Length: 05:15
Teaching Forward Toward a Sustainable Future
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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"Are we training our best new minds in the worst ways?" In this week's episode of World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill asks this question and more of...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2016
  • Length: 05:10
270-Space Opals
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Opals from space are likely to have brought some of the water we drink to planet Earth.

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  • Added: Jul 14, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
269-Gamma Ray Eyes
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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With gamma ray eyes one half of your sky would be dominated by two huge bubbles coming from the center of the Milky Way.

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  • Added: Jul 14, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
268-Mars Weather Report
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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You will need long woolies and a spacesuit to survive on Mars.

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  • Added: Jul 07, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
267-Hiding From ET
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Should humans hide from ET or should ET hide from us?

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  • Added: Jul 07, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
265-Dancing with Earth
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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A small asteroid has become a third partner in the Earth-Moon dance.

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  • Added: Jun 30, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
264-Tough Guy
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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A tough rocky asteroid makes close approaches to the Sun.

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  • Added: Jun 23, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
Out National Parks: A Call To Stewardship
From: Vermont Public
Series: Our National Parks
Caption: As sea levels rise, we may have to begin deciding which monuments and parks to save, and which to document and let go., Credit: NPS
Birthdays are a time to celebrate, but an opportunity to look forward as well. There are many challenges the national parks must face in the 21st ...

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  • Added: Jun 16, 2016
  • Length: 02:36
  • Purchases: 1
254-Blinded
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Viewing the wonders of the night sky is bound to be good for your soul.

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  • Added: May 19, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 6
Reshaping the Coast
From: Duke University
Series: Glad You Asked
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With our piecemeal coastal policies, "We're haphazardly geo-engineering a whole coast," says Duke University economist Martin Smith.

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  • Added: May 16, 2016
  • Length: 02:19
  • Purchases: 1
250-Born Wild
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Our home planet was formed after a period of chaos in the solar system.

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  • Added: May 05, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 6
A Perfect Storm
From: Duke University
Series: Glad You Asked
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Climate change, failing infrastructure and growing inequality add up to a perfect storm that is poised to hit the nation's poor, says Megan Mullin....

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  • Added: May 05, 2016
  • Length: 01:51
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 7: The Big Data of Nature
From: Raw Data
Series: Raw Data: Season 1
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Environmental issues are mounting, and the stakes are huge. So how might big data be used to tackle the issues of sustainability, climate change, h...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2016
  • Length: 34:51
Galapagos Islands
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: The iconic blue footted booby, Credit: Rod Mast | Marine Photobank
W2O Director Peter Neill recently spent time in the Galãpagos Islands and is back to share his observations from a long-anticipated trip to the UNE...

  • Added: Mar 31, 2016
  • Length: 05:14
Fugitive emissions are the dangerous byproduct of fracking
From: Greenpeace Podcast
Series: Greenpeace Podcast Segments
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Simon Clydesdale of GPUK describes fugitive emissions and the prank GPUK pulled trying to frack the PM's house

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  • Added: Mar 25, 2016
  • Length: 01:47
  • Purchases: 1
LEED: it's the gold standard for environmental buildings but what does it mean?
From: Greenpeace Podcast
Series: Greenpeace Podcast Segments
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Design Editor at Treehugger.com, Llloyd Alter tells us what makes a building a LEED building. (Hint: bike racks help.)

  • Added: Mar 24, 2016
  • Length: 01:38
Green Home Reno
From: Greenpeace Podcast
Series: Greenpeace Podcast Segments
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Veteran forest campaigner Richard Brooks shows how easy it is to go green when renovating.

  • Added: Mar 18, 2016
  • Length: 04:04
What are Parebens? Look in your Bathroom
From: Greenpeace Podcast
Series: Greenpeace Podcast Segments
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Gill Deacon hosts a CBC radio program and decided to write a book about toxins in makeup.

  • Added: Mar 17, 2016
  • Length: 02:17