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2023-05-12 Amy Westervelt on Drilling, Denial and Disinformation
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Amy Westervelt has made a career out of exploring the underbelly of the oil industry through complex and compelling storytelling. Through her inves...

Bought by Maine Public Radio, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WMUU-LP, KSQD Santa Cruz and more


  • Added: May 11, 2023
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 10
National Writers Series: Dan Egan
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Four
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Interlochen Public Radio's Patrick Shea talks with environmental reporter and author Dan Egan.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WNMU-FM, Michigan Radio, and WKAR


  • Added: Apr 27, 2023
  • Length: 54:31
  • Purchases: 4
Glyphosate: What You Need to Know and What You Can Do About It with Kelly Ryerson
From: Jack Eidt
Series: EcoJustice Radio
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Join Kelly Ryerson, founder of Glyphosate Facts, as she reveals truths about glyphosate, one of the most common ingredients in herbicides and the m...

  • Added: Feb 03, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
RESCUE, part 2: Ocean Science Imperative
From: World Ocean Observatory
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This week on World Ocean Radio, part two of a multi-part series entitled RESCUE, outlining a new plan for the ocean and a new perspective to enable...

  • Added: Jan 19, 2023
  • Length: 05:27
Averting Devastation and Building a Resilient Future post Hurricane Ian with Valerie Slack Architect
From: Ken Grey
Series: Maximum Health Radio "Quality Living" with Dr Ken Grey Holistic Physician
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Averting Devastation and Building a Resilient Future post Hurricane Ian with Valerie Slack Architect. Founder of Native Design and President of The...

  • Added: Nov 04, 2022
  • Length: 26:14
Amazon Syndrome
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: Satellite Senses Subtle Amazon Seasonalit, Credit: This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Satellite Senses Subtle Amazon Seasonality. NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, 2021. Source: GOES; Collection: Amazon Deforestation.
The Amazon is one of the most productive and important ecosystems on the planet. What will continue to be lost if we fail to protect the last great...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2022
  • Length: 05:18
Earth Day- Greenpeace at 50: The Climate Crisis is a Fight Not an Argument
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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In this special feature for Earth Day, we focus on just one group: Greenpeace, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The environmental group h...

Bought by KWMR, KDNK, RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle and more


  • Added: Apr 20, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 7
Health Care’s Climate Change Contradiction
From: Tradeoffs
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The U.S. health care system is responsible for 8.5% of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions. We discuss how health care contributes to climate ch...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 24, 2022
  • Length: 15:11
  • Purchases: 1
2022-03-04 Peat, Kelp and Trees: Nature-Based Carbon Capture
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Humans must dramatically rein in greenhouse gas emissions in order to slow the planetary warming caused by centuries of fossil fuel combustion. But...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KSQD Santa Cruz, KGUA, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Mar 02, 2022
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 9
220304: Peat, Kelp and Trees: Nature-Based Carbon Capture, 3/4/2022
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Humans must dramatically rein in greenhouse gas emissions in order to slow the planetary warming caused by centuries of fossil fuel combustion. But...

  • Added: Mar 02, 2022
  • Length: 58:57
2021-11-26 Finding the Heart to Talk About Climate
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Ever have a difficult conversation about climate? Pretty much everyone has. Knowing all the facts and figures only goes so far when talking to some...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KMXT, WWNO, KGUA, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Nov 24, 2021
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 13
211126: Finding the Heart to Talk About Climate, 11/26/2021
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Ever have a difficult conversation about climate? Pretty much everyone has. Knowing all the facts and figures only goes so far when talking to some...

  • Added: Nov 24, 2021
  • Length: 58:56
Backwash
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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This week on World Ocean Radio we're defining "backwash" as the movement of water for filtration, for desalination, and for clearing of debris and ...

  • Added: Nov 16, 2021
  • Length: 04:58
2021-10-29 Electrify Everything
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Fully electrifying our homes, cars and industries could cut the amount of total energy we need by half, says Saul Griffith, an entrepreneur, invent...

Bought by Maine Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WLPR , WMUU-LP, KSQD Santa Cruz and more


  • Added: Oct 28, 2021
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 14
211029: Electrify Everything, 10/29/2021
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Fully electrifying our homes, cars and industries could cut the amount of total energy we need by half, says Saul Griffith, an entrepreneur, invent...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2021
  • Length: 58:58
Building Concrete Ecological Solutions That Go Beyond Concrete
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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The climate crisis seems to be in full effect. Everywhere one looks, historic storms, droughts, fire, and floods are wreaking havoc on society and ...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KWMR, RadioFreePalmer, KDNK, and KMUN


  • Added: Oct 13, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 5
Irrigation Efficiency Paradox
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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According to the US Geological Survey, 70% of the available freshwater worldwide is used for irrigation. Industrial agriculture and modern irrigati...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2021
  • Length: 05:18
World Oceans Day 2021:
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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Ocean systems are as challenged as ever, and the ocean remains essential as we plan for change. The World Ocean Observatory is a major utility for ...

  • Added: Jun 08, 2021
  • Length: 04:35
2021-06-04 Finding the Heart to Talk About Climate
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Ever have a difficult conversation about climate? Pretty much everyone has. Knowing all the facts and figures only goes so far when talking to some...

Bought by WGCU, WMUU-LP, KGUA, KSQD Santa Cruz, Ohm Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 03, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 12
International Ecosystem Accounting
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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In this episode, part thirty-seven of the multi-part BLUEprint series, we continue to discuss the take-aways from the recently published 2nd United...

  • Added: May 11, 2021
  • Length: 05:04
GN_4.08_Small Town Buzz
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 4
Caption: Good News for a Good Planet - Change your focus, change your world.
Bees are good for much more than stinging. With bee populations rapidly declining, Cedar Rapids is finding a way to give them a second shot.

  • Added: Apr 20, 2021
  • Length: 02:30
Revealing Equity
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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This week on World Ocean Radio: part eleven of the multi-part BLUEprint series. As we launch headlong into a new phase in the series we'll begin to...

  • Added: Oct 26, 2020
  • Length: 04:15
Quest for Equity on the Ocean
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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This week on World Ocean Radio: part two of a multi-part series entitled "BLUEprint: How the Ocean Will Save Civilization." In this episode, QUEST ...

  • Added: Aug 25, 2020
  • Length: 04:55
200807: Billion Dollar Burger, 8/7/2020
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Long before the coronavirus began disrupting America’s trillion-dollar meat industry, lab-grown proteins were upending the way we consume chicken, ...

  • Added: Aug 06, 2020
  • Length: 58:58
Breaking Point
From: Broken Ground
Series: Season 3: Sea Level Rise
Caption: Charleston, SC
With waters rising in Charleston, South Carolina we explore what, if any, breaking point there is for people living and working in this city. And w...

  • Added: Jul 15, 2020
  • Length: 29:56