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Global Plastics Crisis with Dr. Leo Trasande
From: Doug Wood
Series: Grassroots
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After the news, Dr. Trasande, a delegate to the UN conference on plastics, talks about plastic as a human health issue.

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  • Added: Apr 29, 2024
  • Length: 28:09
  • Purchases: 1
The Enormous Tiny Plastic Problem
From: Doug Wood
Series: Grassroots
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No matter what you eat, it probably has tiny bits of plastic in it. Research scientists Madeleine Milne joins Patti and Doug for a lively discussion.

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  • Added: Feb 04, 2024
  • Length: 57:38
  • Purchases: 1
Microplastics Are Everywhere: Whats The Risk? - EcoJustice Radio
From: Jack Eidt
Series: EcoJustice Radio
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Our guest Dr. Scott Coffin [https://scottcoff.in/] has been studying plastic since 2014. He is a toxicologist and Research Scientist at California ...

  • Added: Nov 14, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
A Plan for Plastic, part two
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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This week, part two of a two-part series laying out steps with examples that represent a coherent and provocative way forward toward a plastic-free...

  • Added: Sep 15, 2022
  • Length: 05:11
Is natural grass or artificial turf better for the environment?
From: Possibly
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Nowadays, many athletic fields have been converted from natural grass to artificial turf. Which made us wonder- which option is better for the envi...

Bought by WRFA-LP and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Sep 14, 2022
  • Length: 03:25
  • Purchases: 2
The Truth About Compostable Packaging - EcoJustice Radio
From: Jack Eidt
Series: EcoJustice Radio
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We look into the truth about compostable foodservice and packaging with Erin Levine, Resource Recovery Manager at World Centric [https://www.worldc...

  • Added: Jun 27, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
The Irony of Deep Ocean Water
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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This week on World Ocean Radio we are discussing an emerging new phenomenon called the Global Deep Ocean Water Market and the food industry compani...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2022
  • Length: 05:14
The Age of Waste
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: Portugal coast , Credit: Tobia Tullius
This week we're discussing the consequence of consumption. We point to a recent exhibit entitled "Waste Age: What Can Design Do?" that highlights t...

  • Added: Jan 25, 2022
  • Length: 05:32
Legacy Plastic
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: Plastic pollution and juvenile fish, Credit: Naja Bertolt Jensen @naja_bertolt_jensen on Unsplash
This week on World Ocean Radio we're weighing in on the debate of water as food. Many are certain that it is not because it does not have the same ...

  • Added: Jan 18, 2022
  • Length: 05:17
GN_7.29_Sending Plastic Back
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 7
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To counter the environmental impact of plastic food wrappers, an Indian school created a way for food manufacturers to find a solution.

  • Added: Jun 29, 2021
  • Length: 02:36
GN_6.53_ The Milkman Cometh
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 6
Caption: Good News for a Good Planet - Change your focus, change your world.
In Great Britain, the milkman is returning to your door with glass milk bottles.

  • Added: Mar 09, 2021
  • Length: 02:24
Living Planet 10/25/2019
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Living Planet: Environment Matters ~ from DW
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This week on the show: Not so fantastic - We're taking a look at our plastic world — from the oceans, to its place in our homes, to its origi...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WRGY, and WFIU


  • Added: Oct 25, 2019
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 3
Living Planet 09/13/2019
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Living Planet: Environment Matters ~ from DW
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This week on the show: Given Half a Chance - The dilemma of our times — our fast-moving, convenient lifestyles are polluting the planet and he...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WRGY, KCNP, and WFIU


  • Added: Sep 12, 2019
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 4
What Does It Mean To Be Indigenous?
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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The word 'indigenous' is used a lot these days, especially in terms of territorial rights to land and of invasive species of flora and fauna. In th...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2019
  • Length: 04:30
IE: Inside Europe, 3/1/2019
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Inside Europe: News and Current Affairs ~ Weekly from DW
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This week on the show: Saudi-led coalition forces fighting in Yemen rely on German arms and technology. Pedophilia in the Catholic Church and a...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
Living Planet 02/08/2019
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Living Planet: Environment Matters ~ from DW
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This week on the show: Smart thinking - Solutions to environmental problems are different everywhere. In this edition of Living Planet, we’re ...

Bought by KMUN, KRZA, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], and WFIU


  • Added: Feb 07, 2019
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 4
The Leisure Edge: Part Four of a Seven Part Series on the Ocean Edge
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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We have long enjoyed the ocean edge for leisurely ends: as a place to gather with family and friends to enjoy surf and sand, and to relax in the fr...

  • Added: Jan 29, 2019
  • Length: 04:35
Living Planet 11/30/2018
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Living Planet: Environment Matters ~ from DW
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This week on the show: Asking the difficult questions - Why did tragedy strike an environmental activist couple in Chile? Who will win the fig...

Bought by KMUN, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], and WFIU


  • Added: Nov 29, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 3
Living Planet 10/12/2018
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Living Planet: Environment Matters ~ from DW
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Living Planet: Plastic Pollution and Us - Plastic: are we addicted? We look at our relationship with plastic pollution — and in the s...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KMUN, KUPR low power FM, and WFIU


  • Added: Oct 12, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 4
Living Planet 08/31/2018
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Living Planet: Environment Matters ~ from DW
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On this week’s show: Plastic planet? - We are drowning in plastic! It pollutes our oceans, beaches, rivers and forests. Let's talk solutions. W...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WFIU, KMUN, and KUPR low power FM


  • Added: Aug 31, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 4
Living Planet 05/25/2018
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Living Planet: Environment Matters ~ from DW
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Living Planet: Spring cleaning - This week on the show. It's time for a bit of spring cleaning, whether it's your summer wardrobe, the local ...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KUPR low power FM, WFIU, and KRZA


  • Added: May 24, 2018
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 4
Living Planet 05/11/2018
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Living Planet: Environment Matters ~ from DW
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This week on the show: A journey to Africa - Rwanda’s mountain gorillas were once headed for extinction. Their numbers are now slowly recove...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KUPR low power FM, and WFIU


  • Added: May 10, 2018
  • Length: 29:57
  • Purchases: 3
Modern Day Waste: Solutions for Repurposing, Recycling and Profiting
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: https://www.hindustantimes.com/photos/world-news/photos-spotlight-on-reducing-plastic-waste-clogging-oceans/photo-OFMThFTnYNAAL9foFlgwcN.html, Credit: Andres Stapff/REUTERS
Waste and waste management are new and increasing challenges in recent decades. How do we dispose of toxic waste, plastic packaging, electronics, a...

  • Added: Apr 25, 2018
  • Length: 04:55
Episode 39: Junk
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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Marcus Eriksen wanted to draw attention to a problem no one could see. So he sailed into the middle of it.

Bought by KRZA and KUER


  • Added: Mar 28, 2018
  • Length: 27:59
  • Purchases: 2
Notes from the Economist Ocean Summit (and from the Center of the Earth)
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill recently returned from the Economist World Ocean Summit in Cancún, Mexico where he gathered with 400 ocean leade...

  • Added: Mar 20, 2018
  • Length: 05:52