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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
Caption: SeaLab III, Credit: Naval History & Heritage Command | www.history.navy.mil
The US Navy's SEALAB initiative is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, with now three pioneering aquatic living experiments under their bel...

  • Added: Jan 19, 2016
  • Length: 05:04
Caption: Image of the Encina Power Station, future site of the Carlsbad Project, a 6 acre desalination plant--the largest in the United States. , Credit: Courtesy of Poseidon Water
A San Diego County Water Authority project to construct a 6-acre desalination plant, the largest of its kind in the United States, comes at a time ...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2015
  • Length: 05:20
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The global water crisis and the prospects for future water resources is forcing adjustments for how we measure the water that is used, how it is va...

  • Added: Jun 22, 2015
  • Length: 05:09
Caption: Remember the toxic red sludge chemical disaster, 2010, in Hungary? This photo shows a reservoir containing red mud of an alumina factory near Ajka, Hungary, 2006., Credit: EPA | Sandor H. Szabo
Toxic chemicals released into watersheds and waterways remain a persistent problem despite the sounding of alarms, which for decades have railed ag...

  • Added: Dec 15, 2014
  • Length: 05:27
Caption: Climate Cartoons by Joel Pett, Credit: Joel Pett
At a recent conference and planning workshop sponsored by the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine, participants took part in a clim...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2014
  • Length: 05:27
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In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will argue that the energy industry has transformed the American landscape and cannot be tru...

  • Added: Nov 11, 2014
  • Length: 05:18
Caption: DANCE music you can LISTEN to.
The best of what's new in Electronica, Deep House, Indie Dance/Nu Disco, Drum & Bass, House, Tech House, and Techno. Plus, Mongo Speaks!

Bought by WOUB


  • Added: Nov 02, 2014
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 1
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The distribution of fresh water to meet growth and increased demand has historically relied on massive planning structures. The impacts of climate ...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2014
  • Length: 05:22
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Clean air is as valuable as clean water: both are essential requirements for human health and survival. Statistics and data on emissions from burni...

  • Added: Sep 22, 2014
  • Length: 05:10
Caption: Port Royal, Jamaica. A city which succumbed to the sea after a quake and tsunami in 1692. , Credit: bohemianwords.wordpress.com via GreenBuzz.com
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will discuss the various cycles and circles on the planet that orchestrate every aspect of o...

Bought by WFIU


  • Added: Sep 01, 2014
  • Length: 05:19
  • Purchases: 1
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In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill uses lyrics composed by a 20th century musical legend to reflect upon the challenges we face...

  • Added: Aug 25, 2014
  • Length: 04:39
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Today on our show, four stories of people who tried to see themselves clearly

Bought by WMUU-LP, CHSR-FM 97.9, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 27, 2014
  • Length: 58:53
  • Purchases: 3
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In this episode of World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill will discuss how pervasive plastics have become by describing microbeads, particulates found ...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2014
  • Length: 05:12
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In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill describes what a transformed Arctic might look like, and suggests that we should be encourag...

  • Added: Jun 16, 2014
  • Length: 05:27
Caption: A single drop of seawater, magnified 25 times, teems with life., Credit: David Liittschwager | National Geographic
What do we see in a single drop of ocean water? A recent image captured by David Liittschwager for National Geographic reveals an impressive abunda...

  • Added: Jun 09, 2014
  • Length: 04:14
Caption: The future of nuclear power? All at sea. , Credit: Jake Jurewicz/MIT-NSE
Researchers have presented a paper on the concept of floating nuclear power stations, the results of which are outlined in a recent article in The ...

  • Added: May 27, 2014
  • Length: 05:22
Caption: Learn more about the Ocean Exchange online at the OceanExchange.org.
The Ocean Exchange, founded in 2010 and based in the United States, offers a platform for identifying, accelerating and promoting the solutions and...

  • Added: May 19, 2014
  • Length: 05:23
Caption: A "sun dog" - a phenomenon caused by the refraction of sunlight through ice crystals in the atmosphere. , Credit: Photographer: Mike Dunn, NC State Museum of Natural Sciences Credit: NOAA Climate Program Office, NABOS 2006 Expedition
We may be at the edge of our climate moment. Public opinion appears to be turning toward a fuller understanding of the impacts of climate change an...

  • Added: May 12, 2014
  • Length: 10:44
Caption: Plastic pollution on the shores of Isla Taboga, Panama, Credit: J.M. van Coutren | Marine Photobank
Of all the types of waste in the marine ecosystem, plastic is perhaps the best known: it shows up on beaches, in the stomachs of shore birds, fish ...

  • Added: Mar 24, 2014
  • Length: 05:27
Caption: e-Waste Recycling, Credit: e-Waste Workshop: http://ow.ly/ubLhu
Vast amounts of resources are being consumed due to the increasing demand for electrical products and devices. This has led to mining of the ocean ...

  • Added: Mar 03, 2014
  • Length: 05:10
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Global positioning systems and other means of gathering, computing, and visualizing data have led to increased documentation, new tools for plannin...

  • Added: Feb 10, 2014
  • Length: 05:16
Caption: Arranmore Lighthouse, County Donegal, Ireland, Credit: © John Rafferty Photography | Marine Photobank
In this episode of World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill will discuss a number of small, local projects which apply management and sustainability conc...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2013
  • Length: 04:11
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This week's broadcast is the 250th edition of World Ocean Radio. We wish to thank all our listeners, broadcasters and partners in the United States...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2013
  • Length: 05:05
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The most serious, debilitating circumstance affecting the ocean today may be acidification, the changing pH or acid balance in the water column wit...

  • Added: Nov 25, 2013
  • Length: 05:55