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Science Profile: Health Physicist Hattie Carwell
February 12, 2020 00:57Close your eyes and imagine a physicist. What does this person look like? Was it a white guy? Well, if it was, you might be guilty of reaffirming stereotypes, but you wouldn’t be wrong statistically speaking. According to the American Institute of Physics, less than 1% of American physicists are women of color. This week, … Continue reading Science Profile: Health Physicist Hattie Carwell → The post Science Profile: Health Physicist Hattie Carwell appeared first on Sea Change Radio.
Andrew Winston: Sustainability in 2020
February 04, 2020 17:14In optometry 2020 means normal visual acuity. But what will 2020 mean for the rest of us in the coming year? What sustainability trends might take flight as we close out the second decade of the new millennium? This week on Sea Change Radio, we take a glimpse into the future with author, speaker and … Continue reading Andrew Winston: Sustainability in 2020 → The post Andrew Winston: Sustainability in 2020 appeared first on Sea Change Radio.
Steve Phillips: How Democrats Take the Senate in 2020
January 29, 2020 00:06This week on Sea Change Radio, we are talking with civil rights lawyer Steve Phillips, the author of Brown is the New White and the host of the Democracy In Color podcast. He lends his expertise as we discuss what it will take for Democrats to regain control of the Senate, analyze races in Texas, … Continue reading Steve Phillips: How Democrats Take the Senate in 2020 → The post Steve Phillips: How Democrats Take the Senate in 2020 appeared first on Sea Change Radio.
Bedazzled by Energy Efficiency
January 22, 2020 01:08Most environmentally minded folks agree that our shopping habits need to be significantly curbed for the good of the planet. And many often turn to the virtues of efficiency as one answer – on the surface, it certainly seems to make sense to strive for more efficient use of resources. But is the goal of … Continue reading Bedazzled by Energy Efficiency → The post Bedazzled by Energy Efficiency appeared first on Sea Change Radio.
As The World Burns: Talking Oil With Daniel Dicker
January 15, 2020 00:14On the heels of being impeached by the House of Representatives, Donald Trump unsurprisingly created a diversion, having a key Iranian General assassinated by US drones. But as tensions in the Middle East mounted, the price of oil somehow remained relatively steady. Why was this the case? This week on Sea Change Radio, we talk … Continue reading As The World Burns: Talking Oil With Daniel Dicker → The post As The World Burns: Talking Oil With Daniel Dicker appeared first on Sea Change Radio.
Bob Berwyn: Water In The West
January 07, 2020 23:59As we embark upon a new decade, many of us are contemplating ongoing environmental challenges and what may be in store for the earth in the decade to come. Fortunately, there are some excellent journalists out there with their fingers on the pulse, whose mission is to uncover environmental news both alarming and inspiring. This … Continue reading Bob Berwyn: Water In The West → The post Bob Berwyn: Water In The West appeared first on Sea Change Radio.
Doris Kearns Goodwin: Leadership In Turbulent Times (re-broadcast)
January 01, 2020 06:33What makes a great leader? This week on Sea Change Radio, we are honored to have Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin here to give us her take on that question. Goodwin’s book, Leadership in Turbulent Times, just released in paperback, re-examines four US presidents she has studied in the past: Abe Lincoln, Teddy and Franklin … Continue reading Doris Kearns Goodwin: Leadership In Turbulent Times (re-broadcast) → The post Doris Kearns Goodwin: Leadership In Turb...
The Ramez Naam Plan For De-Carbonization, Pt. 1 (re-broadcast)
December 24, 2019 23:08Whether or not we use the name Green New Deal to describe a set of aggressive long-term policies that will help humanity in the fight against climate change, most rational people agree that the status quo is completely unacceptable. The potential of a Green New Deal is that it could pave the way for some … Continue reading The Ramez Naam Plan For De-Carbonization, Pt. 1 (re-broadcast) → The post The Ramez Naam Plan For De-Carbonization, Pt. 1 (re-broadcast) appeared first on Sea Change Radi...
Tzeporah Berman on COP25
December 17, 2019 21:48Those who attended the 25th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP25 in Madrid this past week were hopeful that it would deepen the commitment of the world’s largest greenhouse gas-emitting nations to fighting climate change. Unfortunately, attendees left Spain disappointed. This week on Sea Change Radio, we speak to Tzeporah Berman, the international … Continue reading Tzeporah Berman on COP25 → The post Tzeporah Berman on COP25 appeared first on Sea Change Radio.
Gigi Berardi: Eating Well, Eating Wisely
December 11, 2019 00:03For many, along with all that good cheer, the holidays bring a bunch of food-related conundrums: what to bring to the pot luck, what to eat and not eat at the company party, what gifts to buy for our culinary-focused friends and family, and how to be ecologically responsible without compromising taste. This week on … Continue reading Gigi Berardi: Eating Well, Eating Wisely → The post Gigi Berardi: Eating Well, Eating Wisely appeared first on Sea Change Radio.
John Stoehr: Evangelicals and the Orange Menace
December 04, 2019 04:02Has it ever struck you as odd how white evangelicals in this country consistently and enthusiastically back a president with a verifiable history of strikingly lewd behavior? From multiple divorces to bragging about grabbing women by the genitals, from public affairs with porn stars to the suggestion that he’d like to date his own daughter, … Continue reading John Stoehr: Evangelicals and the Orange Menace → The post John Stoehr: Evangelicals and the Orange Menace appeared first on Sea Chan...
Phil Ting: Policies For Clean Cars and Recycling
November 26, 2019 20:57Can you imagine how hard it must be for legislators to know where to focus their energies? The problems that require reform and improved public policy are vast and varied. But as this week’s guest explains, there’s really nothing more important than ensuring clean air and water. Today on Sea Change Radio, we speak with … Continue reading Phil Ting: Policies For Clean Cars and Recycling → The post Phil Ting: Policies For Clean Cars and Recycling appeared first on Sea Change Radio.
Nori + Keeling Curve Prize
November 19, 2019 21:17If you ask most people what they think of blockchain applications or cryptocurrency, the response is usually a blank stare of utter bafflement. Well, this week on Sea Change Radio, we are going to try to make some sense of this arcane concept as we re-visit our 2018 discussion with Paul Gambill, an entrepreneur who … Continue reading Nori + Keeling Curve Prize → The post Nori + Keeling Curve Prize appeared first on Sea Change Radio.
Sammy Roth: Salton Sea Lithium
November 12, 2019 22:59If you follow tech news, it’s pretty hard to miss stories reminding us of the tremendous potential that lithium-ion batteries have in store for the world – longer times to gaze into our dazzling new smartphones and longer distances to travel in our cutting-edge electric cars without a charge. And yet, most of us probably … Continue reading Sammy Roth: Salton Sea Lithium → The post Sammy Roth: Salton Sea Lithium appeared first on Sea Change Radio.
Ben Ehrenreich: PG&E and the Nasty Side of Capitalism
November 06, 2019 00:58There’s a quote often attributed, perhaps incorrectly, to the great economist John Maynard Keynes that “Capitalism is the extraordinary belief that the nastiest of men for the nastiest of motives will somehow work for the benefit of all.” The absurdity of this notion is being played out in real time in the form of smoke-filled … Continue reading Ben Ehrenreich: PG&E and the Nasty Side of Capitalism → The post Ben Ehrenreich: PG&E and the Nasty Side of Capitalism appeared first on Sea Change...
Helen Mountford: The US Leaves Paris
October 29, 2019 22:30For years, climate denialists put forth the narrative that it would cripple the US economy to sign on to international climate agreements like the Kyoto Protocol. They said that other major carbon emitting countries like India and China needed to be on board in order for the US to join. It’s clear now, however, that … Continue reading Helen Mountford: The US Leaves Paris → The post Helen Mountford: The US Leaves Paris appeared first on Sea Change Radio.
Carter Rubin: Traffic In Transition
October 22, 2019 23:42Do you ever find yourself driving down a familiar street and suddenly encounter an unfamiliar right turn only sign that diverts all traffic off your intended route? The changing landscape of your city’s streets may be disconcerting and inconvenient, but there’s usually a fair amount of thought and intentional planning behind those changes. This week … Continue reading Carter Rubin: Traffic In Transition → The post Carter Rubin: Traffic In Transition appeared first on Sea Change Radio.
Amazon Update With Christian Poirier
October 15, 2019 20:06Over the past fifty years, around 17% of the Amazon rainforest has been destroyed, according to the World Wildlife Fund, but as this week’s guest on Sea Change Radio explains, with fires and deforestation out of control, the situation could get even worse before we see any significant improvement. We speak to Christian Poirier of … Continue reading Amazon Update With Christian Poirier → The post Amazon Update With Christian Poirier appeared first on Sea Change Radio.
Doris Kearns Goodwin: Leadership In Turbulent Times
October 08, 2019 21:29What makes a great leader? This week on Sea Change Radio, we are honored to have Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin here to give us her take on that question. Goodwin’s book, Leadership in Turbulent Times, just released in paperback, re-examines four US presidents she has studied in the past: Abe Lincoln, Teddy … Continue reading Doris Kearns Goodwin: Leadership In Turbulent Times → The post Doris Kearns Goodwin: Leadership In Turbulent Times appeared first o...
Chris Martenson: Dow Obsession Syndrome
September 24, 2019 19:50The Dow Jones Industrial Average. What does this omnipresent ticker in the corner of our TV screens really mean? Is it a gauge of our country’s economic health, an indication of corporate growth, or something else? This week on Sea Change Radio, we discuss the Dow and the stock market as a whole with economic … Continue reading Chris Martenson: Dow Obsession Syndrome → The post Chris Martenson: Dow Obsession Syndrome appeared first on Sea Change Radio.
Ian Urbina on “The Outlaw Ocean”
September 17, 2019 22:40This week on Sea Change Radio, we speak to Ian Urbina, a longtime investigative reporter for the New York Times whose latest book The Outlaw Ocean reveals many of the hidden costs of the seafood and shipping industries. After listening to Urbina discuss his book that took five years to research and led him around … Continue reading Ian Urbina on “The Outlaw Ocean” → The post Ian Urbina on “The Outlaw Ocean” appeared first on Sea Change Radio.
Karla Mendes on Brazil’s For-Profit Fire Disaster
September 10, 2019 23:53The Amazon is burning. And we’re not talking about the ubiquitous online store, although profit and commerce are just as involved. According to preliminary data from the Brazilian National Institute for Space Research (INPE), deforestation of the Amazon rose 92 percent in the past year to 2,472 square miles – an area larger than the … Continue reading Karla Mendes on Brazil’s For-Profit Fire Disaster → The post Karla Mendes on Brazil’s For-Profit Fire Disaster appeared first on Sea Change ...
Innovative Rocks + Cruise Ship Watchdogs
September 03, 2019 18:57As summer draws to a close this week on Sea Change Radio, we take a dip into the archives. First, we speak to Ian Power, an assistant professor at Trent University in Ontario, Canada, who is working on a breakthrough in manufacturing a CO2-absorbing mineral called magnesite in a fraction of the time that it … Continue reading Innovative Rocks + Cruise Ship Watchdogs → The post Innovative Rocks + Cruise Ship Watchdogs appeared first on Sea Change Radio.
What a Waste: Mark Murray Reveals Flaws in Recycling Systems
August 27, 2019 19:46Many of us concerned with the environment are conscientious about sorting our garbage. Those of us lucky enough to live in cities with curbside recycling feel pretty good that the majority of our garbage is diverted from landfill. Well, before we get too smug about it, perhaps we should take a closer look at where … Continue reading What a Waste: Mark Murray Reveals Flaws in Recycling Systems → The post What a Waste: Mark Murray Reveals Flaws in Recycling Systems appeared first on Sea Chang...
Bruce Bartlett: The Roots of Wreckage
August 20, 2019 23:54Today on Sea Change Radio we take a little timeout from all things sustainability to analyze how the Republican Party has led us to some very uncertain and dangerous times with a white supremacist occupying the White House. To help us dissect the roots of modern Republicanism, we hear from author and economist Bruce Bartlett, … Continue reading Bruce Bartlett: The Roots of Wreckage → The post Bruce Bartlett: The Roots of Wreckage appeared first on Sea Change Radio.
Dan Austin: 88Bikes
August 14, 2019 02:40A generation ago, the dream of owning a bicycle was one shared by a vast number of American kids. While the explosion of competitors like video games and iPhones may have somewhat tempered that youthful enthusiasm for bikes in this country, there are still millions of children in developing nations who can only begin to … Continue reading Dan Austin: 88Bikes → The post Dan Austin: 88Bikes appeared first on Sea Change Radio.
Jessica McCarty on Arctic Wildfires
August 06, 2019 21:34You may have seen some headlines recently declaring that “The Arctic is on Fire!” Are these just sensationalist reports? Or do these fires represent an unprecedented and alarming danger? This week’s guest on Sea Change Radio is Dr. Jessica McCarty, a satellite data expert and a professor at Miami of Ohio. She describes how weather … Continue reading Jessica McCarty on Arctic Wildfires → The post Jessica McCarty on Arctic Wildfires appeared first on Sea Change Radio.
Mike Markus + Donnel Baird: From Wastewater to Retrofitting
July 30, 2019 23:59What would you say to the idea of drinking a tall, cool glass of wastewater? On the face of it, it sounds, well, yucky. But it turns out you’ve probably been drinking it all along. There’s good technology now for extracting impurities and making even the dirtiest water potable. And some water districts around the … Continue reading Mike Markus + Donnel Baird: From Wastewater to Retrofitting → The post Mike Markus + Donnel Baird: From Wastewater to Retrofitting appeared first on Sea Change R...
Christian Shearer: Regeneration Innovation
July 23, 2019 22:51How is blockchain connected to healing the earth? This week’s guest on Sea Change Radio can explain — he is Christian Shearer, the CEO of Regen Network. We discuss his company’s business model, how Regen Network might help stem the tide of Big Agriculture, and the differences between permaculture and regenerative farming. The post Christian Shearer: Regeneration Innovation appeared first on Sea Change Radio.
Amy Harder: Investments in Nuclear Power + Plastics
July 16, 2019 22:41If you had a million dollars what would you do with it? OK, now what if it were $100 billion? Today on Sea Change Radio, we are talking with Amy Harder, environment and climate reporter for Axios, about where some titans of industry are investing their money and the environmental impact it might have. You … Continue reading Amy Harder: Investments in Nuclear Power + Plastics → The post Amy Harder: Investments in Nuclear Power + Plastics appeared first on Sea Change Radio.
Mark Coleman on Mindfulness and Nature
July 09, 2019 23:31The last time you went for a little walk around the neighborhood, did you take a few moments to drink in the natural beauty around you, even in the most unlikely of places, like a timid squirrel, a blossoming tree or a unique cloud formation or did you choose to zone out with a podcast, … Continue reading Mark Coleman on Mindfulness and Nature → The post Mark Coleman on Mindfulness and Nature appeared first on Sea Change Radio.
PurpleAir Founder Adrian Dybwad (re-broadcast)
July 02, 2019 19:17Northern California’s now infamous Camp Fire was not only the largest, longest, and deadliest wildfire in the state’s history, it also produced record amounts of smoke. Schools closed, there was a run on protective masks, and people were fashioning do-it-yourself air purifiers because there were none left in stores. And it looks like we will … Continue reading PurpleAir Founder Adrian Dybwad (re-broadcast) → The post PurpleAir Founder Adrian Dybwad (re-broadcast) appeared first on Sea Chang...
James Hoggan: Politics in Polite Company
June 25, 2019 00:11Has this ever happened to you: You are talking with a friend or family member, and as the topic moves to politics, things start to get a little heated. You make what you think are excellent points, based on data, logic, and what you fervently believe to be the absolute truth. Yet, when the debate … Continue reading James Hoggan: Politics in Polite Company → The post James Hoggan: Politics in Polite Company appeared first on Sea Change Radio.
Soil4Climate: To Meat or Not To Meat?
June 18, 2019 22:46To meat or not to meat? That is the question. Recent innovations in lab-grown meats seem to be making non-meat burgers and tacos a tastier option than they have ever been. But are these products too good to be true? And are non-meat alternatives always more ecologically responsible than actual meat? This week’s guests on … Continue reading Soil4Climate: To Meat or Not To Meat? → The post Soil4Climate: To Meat or Not To Meat? appeared first on Sea Change Radio.