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Pesticides: Out of Our Soil, Air, Water, and Food-PW089

September 23, 2018 | By planetwatch | Post comment

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https://media.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/content.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/PesticidesOut089.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 54:00 — 49.4MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS | MoreBrain-Harming Chlorpyrifos just the latest agricultural pesticide poisoning our children and our planet Californians for Pesticide Reform co-director Mark Weller, and author/pesticide activist Mary Flodin talk with with Planet Watch hosts Rachel • Read More »

Agricultural Policy and Our Health: Crafting National Standards for Organic Farming-PW088

September 16, 2018 | By planetwatch | Post comment

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https://media.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/content.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/MarkLipson.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 54:00 — 49.4MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS | MoreOrganic farming policy pioneer Mark Lipson talks about crafting the national standard for organic farming, and how our federal agricultural policies impact our health and the health of our environment. • Read More »

The Dirt on Climate Change: a New Film on Carbon Sequestration and Climate Change-PW087

September 9, 2018 | By planetwatch | 1 comment

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https://media.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/content.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/DirtOnClimateChange.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 54:00 — 49.4MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS | MoreToday’s interview is with Lois Robin, producer of The Dirt on Climate Change, a film about ecological and biological approaches to climate change. Lois has been an author, filmmaker, and environmental • Read More »

Electric Bike Share: Part of the Transportation Solution-PW084

August 19, 2018 | By planetwatch | Post comment

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https://media.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/content.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/JumpBikes.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 54:00 — 49.4MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS | MoreA major fraction of all driving consists of “cross-town-scale” trips (20 miles or less). If you’re paying attention to our oncoming climate “train wreck” you’re well aware of the great • Read More »

Micro-Hydro Power Guru Don Harris – PW070

May 13, 2018 | By planetwatch | 2 comments

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https://media.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/content.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/Microhydrogenerators011.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 54:01 — 49.5MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS | MoreEver thought of making your own electricity in a nearby stream? We’ll talk with Don Harris, world-class guru on micro-hydropower and inventor of the Harris Hydroelectric Permanent Magnet Turbine about • Read More »

Green Skyscrapers? Tiny Changes Can Save Big Energy-PW067

April 22, 2018 | By planetwatch | Post comment

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https://media.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/content.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/BarryGilesGreenBuildings.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 53:04 — 48.7MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS | MoreWhat’s so green about skyscrapers? What are the top three best ways to “green them up”? How long until owners recoup their investment in green retrofits? Find out with green • Read More »

Protecting America’s Coastline-PW057

February 11, 2018 | By planetwatch | Post comment

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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 | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | 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 • Read More »

Saving American Democracy and the Planet-PW056

February 4, 2018 | By planetwatch | Post comment

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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 | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | 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 • Read More »

The Best of Planet Watch 2017-PW051

December 31, 2017 | By planetwatch | Post comment

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https://media.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/planet-watch/Newyearpodcast005.m4aPodcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 51:49 — 24.4MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS | MoreHappy New Year from Joe and Rachel! Welcome to a new bunch of shows and an expanding network of radio stations running the program. In the coming year we’ll have • Read More »

A Passive House That Uses 80% Less Energy-PW049

December 17, 2017 | By planetwatch | Post comment

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https://media.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/content.blubrry.com/planet_watch_radio/Midorihaus.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 52:47 — 72.5MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS | MoreChie Kawahara and Kurt Hurley designed their passive house to save tons of energy. Find out how they turned a 95-year old house into a modern energy saving miracle. And • Read More »