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Mary Silver: Ocean Science Pioneer-PW061

Dr. Mary Silver doing plalnkton study on boat
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https://media.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/content.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/MarySilverOceanPioneer.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 53:39 — 49.2MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS | MoreWe present a conversation with Dr. Mary Wilcox Silver,Professor Emeritus of Ocean Sciences, one of the first women to head a major Ocean Sciences department at a UC. Her works focuses on phytoplankton and ocean • Read More »

What Ancient Hot Earth Can Teach Us About Global Warming-PW060

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https://media.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/content.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/JimZachosPaleoClimateStudies.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 53:56 — 74.1MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS | MoreJames Zachos‘s investigations of the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum and other major climate shifts in Earth’s past are highly relevant to understanding how human activities are driving modern-day global climate change. A study he coauthored in • Read More »

Digging into the Past to Save the Future-PW059

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https://media.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/content.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/ArcheologyMikeNewland.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 53:33 — 73.6MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS | MoreIn this episode, we look at how archeologists are working with native tribes to mitigate the impact of sea level rise on native burial sites. We explore mapping the complex webs of interdependence involved in • Read More »

Better Living Through Chemistry: A Methanol Future?-PW058

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https://media.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/content.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/MethanolFutureSuryaPrakash.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 53:51 — 74.0MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS | MoreDr. Surya Prakash, author of Beyond Oil and Gas: The Methanol Economy, which he co-wrote with George Olah and Alain Goeppert. Find out about his latest discovery for converting methane gas to plastics and other • Read More »

Protecting America’s Coastline-PW057

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https://media.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/content.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/ProtectingOurCoastsCharlesLesterCoastalCommission.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 53:49 — 98.6MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS | MoreIn this podcast we present an interview with former Director of the California Coastal Commission, Charles Lester. Lester presided over the most powerful regulatory body in the nation when it comes to coastal protection under • Read More »

Saving American Democracy and the Planet-PW056

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https://media.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/content.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/DavidOrrSavingAmericanDemocracy.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 50:45 — 116.2MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS | MoreA conversation with David Orr, writer and professor emeritus of environmental studies and political science from Oberlin College about the future of American democracy. What do we do to repair the damage being done to • Read More »

Trump’s Solar Tariffs: Boon or Bane?-PW055

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https://media.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/content.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/SolarTariffs.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 53:19 — 73.2MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS | MoreHow will Trump’s tariffs on solar panels affect efforts to install millions of solar panels and fight climate change? Who are the winners and losers in this trade game? We’ll hear from Markus Beck CTO • Read More »

Offshore Oil Drilling Proposal Threatens Coastlines Across U.S.-PW054

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https://media.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/content.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/OffshoreOilDrilling.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 53:54 — 74.0MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS | MoreThe president’s efforts to open most of the U.S. coastlines to oil drilling has sparked a bipartisan condemnation and resistance across most of the affected states. In this episode we hear from Dan Haifley, Executive • Read More »

Don’t Panic, It’s Organic-PW053

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https://media.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/content.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/OrganicPioneersThomasFarms.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 54:00 — 49.4MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS | More For Jean and Jerry Thomas, organic farming came out of a love of gardening and an aversion to pesticides and the polluted world both of them grew up in around Los Angeles. Now, four • Read More »

Dr. Robert Kopp on the Latest Climate Report-PW052

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https://media.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/content.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/RobertKoppCimateReport006.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 53:26 — 73.4MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS | MoreWe hear from Dr. Robert Kopp, one of the leading climate scientists in the U.S. talking about the most recent government report and what it says about sea level rise. Also, a story about selective • Read More »