169: Conciliation of Interest
From: World Ocean Radio
Series: World Ocean Radio: The Sea Connects All Things
Length: 05:51
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Beneath almost every environmental challenge we face today lie various conflicts of interest. In the context of the ocean there are examples everywhere: subversion of international fishing quotas to gratify voters with a taste for sushi; oil companies' flagrant disregard for the environment, acceptance of subsidies, and record profits; overfishing worldwide.
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will discuss the relationship of fisherman and customer; market pressure and the necessity for balance, change, and responsible consumption; and fishing in an age when more consumers are willing to live with less as a means to conserve depleting resources.
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Peter Neill, Director of the W2O and host of World Ocean Radio, provides coverage of a broad spectrum of ocean issues from science and education to advocacy and exemplary projects. World Ocean Radio, a project of the World Ocean Observatory, is a weekly series of five-minute audio essays available for syndicated use at no cost by community radio stations worldwide.
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Beneath almost every environmental challenge we face today lie various conflicts of interest. In the context of the ocean there are examples everywhere: subversion of international fishing quotas to gratify voters with a taste for sushi; oil companies' flagrant disregard for the environment, acceptance of subsidies, and record profits; overfishing worldwide.
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will discuss the relationship of fisherman and customer; market pressure and the necessity for balance, change, and responsible consumption; and fishing in an age when more consumers are willing to live with less as a means to conserve depleting resources.
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Peter Neill, Director of the W2O and host of World Ocean Radio, provides coverage of a broad spectrum of ocean issues from science and education to advocacy and exemplary projects. World Ocean Radio, a project of the World Ocean Observatory, is a weekly series of five-minute audio essays available for syndicated use at no cost by community radio stations worldwide.
Broadcast History
WERU 89.9 FM, Blue Hill, ME; California Academy of Sciences/Steinhart Aquarium; KSER-FM, Everett, WA; Erie Maritime Museum, Mystic Seaport, Maine Boats Homes & Harbors; 3CR Melbourne: Out of the Blue.
Transcript
I’m Peter Neill, Director of the World Ocean Observatory.
Beneath almost every environmental challenge we face today lie various conflicts of interest: between rich and poor, developed and developing, north and south, east and west, short-term and long-term profits, self and selflessness. Over and over again, we experience the contradictions of decisions made that go against logic and evidence and the common good to benefit one nation, one corporation, one person at the expense of all the rest of us – as tax-payers, investors, citizens, neighbors, and individuals. Conforming to ideologies, we vote against our own interests. To assert one uncompromised opinion, we deny compromise on others. We acquiesce to the authority of our leaders and our employers even when we know that the results will go against the best interests of our personal health, our families, and our communities. We con...
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Peter Neill, Host; Trisha Badger, Associate Producer
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