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YourWetlands.org
The YourWetlands.org podcast offers many short audio files related to Wetland Ecology.
Their webpage offers a complete listing of many quality audio programs:
http://www.yourwetlands.org/.
Also subscribe to the
podcast via their RSS feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/yourwetlands
Here are descriptions from their website of their Audio Shows:
====>Click to hear "CALLING YOUTH TO ACTION"
Andi Liebenbaum with the Marin Conservation Corps talks about Project Regeneration, a program with long-term implications for the youth they serve.
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====>Click to hear "SUMMER SERVICE DAYS"
Andi Liebenbaum with the Marin Conservation Corps talks about their upcoming Summer Service Days created to encourage volunteerism and environmental stewardship
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====>Click to hear "SPARTINA"
Erik Grijalva with the San Francisco Estuary Invasive Spartina Project says that this introduced cordgrass is wreaking havoc in the San Francisco Bay ecosystem.
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====>Click to hear "INVASIVE CORDGRASS"
Erik Grijalva with the San Francisco Estuary Invasive Spartina Project talks about how an Atlantic cordgrass species has invaded the San Francisco Bay.
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====>Click to hear "WATERFOWL AND WETLANDS"
John Takekawa from the U.S. Geological Survey shows how waterfowl are experts at finding healthy wetlands.
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====>Click to hear "AVIAN FLU"
John Takekawa from the U.S. Geological Survey offers a perspective on this bird disease.
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====>Click to hear "NAPA-SONOMA MARSHES"
Greg Green with Ducks Unlimited discusses the ecological benefits from the current restoration of these wetland habitats.
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====>Click to hear "WHAT IS A WETLAND?"
John Takekawa from the U.S. Geological Survey takes us beyond the dictionary definition of wetlands.
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====>Click to hear "CLOSING MILITARY BASES"
Jessica Hamburger with the Contra Costa Resource Conservation District talks about the value of public participation in military base closures as it relates to local watersheds.
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====>Click to hear "HABITAT FOR HUMANS"
Whitney Dotson with the North Richmond Shoreline Open Space Alliance works to address the issue of access to open space for all people.
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====>Click to hear "SOUTH BAY SALT POND RESTORATION PROJECT"
Steve Ritchie talks about the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project, the largest tidal wetland restoration project on the west coast of the United States.
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====>Click to hear "RESTORING THE LUNGS OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY"
Steve Ritchie with the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project describes why the former salt ponds in San Francisco Bay are being restored to their natural state.
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====>Click to hear "WILDLIFE CORRIDORS"
Eileen McLaughlin with Wildlife Stewards talks about the importance of linking different habitats together with wetland restoration design for the benefit of wildlife.
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====>"VOLUNTEERS AND THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM"
Eileen McLaughlin with Wildlife Stewards on the importance of volunteers to the success of the National Wildlife Refuge System.
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====>Click to hear "HISTORY OF WETLANDS"
Christy Smith with the San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge explains why now is the time to acquire diked and levied wetlands and restore them back to their natural state.
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====>Click to hear "BENEFITS OF RESTORING WETLANDS"
Marge Kolar with the US Fish & Wildlife Service and Ellie Cohen with PRBO Conservation Science talk about the many efforts under way to restore the Nation's historic wetlands and the reasons for doing so.
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====>Click to hear "HABITAT JOINT VENTURES"
Beth Hunning, coordinator of the San Francisco Bay Joint Venture, talks about these public-private partnerships and their role in protecting waterfowl, wetlands, riparian habitats and migratory birds.
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====>Click to hear "SAN FRANCISCO BAY JOINT VENTURE"
More from Beth Hunning about the San Francisco Bay Joint Venture's mission of preserving and restoring wetland habitats in the San Francisco Bay Region.
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====>Click to hear "VOLUNTEERS AND WETLANDS RESTORATION"
Jerry Kay introduces Susan Schwartz, president of Friends of Five Creeks, who talks about volunteering on wetlands restoration projects.
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====>Click to hear "WEEDING CAN BE FUN"
Susan Schwartz, president of Friends of Five Creeks, talks more about volunteering on wetlands restoration which she describes as weaving green threads into the urban fabric.
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Science Friday
The Science Friday Podcast with Ira Flatow is one of the most popular Science and Technology podcasts on the internet.
Please go to their webpage http://www.sciencefriday.com/
to find a complete listing of many many high quality audio programs. Also subscribe to the podcast via their RSS feed:
http://www.sciencefriday.com/audio/scifriaudio.xml
Here are descriptions from their website of a few of their Audio Shows related to Environmental Issues:
====>Click to hear "Water" 13 Oct 2006
With people, people, everywhere, will there be enough to drink? Increased demand for fresh water
around the world means that some sources are running dry, leaving some areas with not enough fresh
water to go around. More affluent areas are turning to untapped sources of water, including desalination
and creative reuse or recycling of existing water sources. We'll talk about water policy here and around
the world.
Sandra Postel
Visiting Senior Lecturer in Environmental Studies at Mount Holyoke College
Director of the Global Water Policy Project
Amherst, Massachusetts
Brent Haddad
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies
University of California
Santa Cruz, California
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====>Click to hear "Intersex Fish" 15 Sept 2006
Fish with both male and female sex traits have been pulled from the Potomac. We'll talk with a biologist about the discovery of these 'intersex' fish, and whether their discovery bodes ill for water quality.
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====>Click to hear Dr. Sylvia Earle's Interview "Our Oceans in Trouble" 18 Nov 2005
Join Ira Flatow in this hour for a conversation with undersea explorer and marine biologist Dr. Sylvia Earle about the state of our oceans ...and a global plan for ocean conservation. Earle, one of the National Geographic Society's 'Explorers in Residence,' is known for her extensive underwater work -- to the point that she's been saddled with nicknames such as as "Her Deepness" and "The Sturgeon General." Dr. Earle has led more than 60 expeditions worldwide involving in excess of 7000 hours underwater in connection with her research. We'll get her perspective on the watery world around us.
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====>Click to hear Click to Hear "Arctic Climate Expedition"
Would you believe that once upon a time, thanks to greenhouse gases, Arctic temperatures were balmy -- sometimes over 70 degrees Fahrenheit. In fact, new data obtained from an Arctic drilling expedition indicates that about 49 million years ago, the Arctic was green, with fresh surface water and ferns covering the water -- at least during the summer months. The finding, researchers say, indicates that they may have seriously underestimated the power of greenhouse gases to warm Arctic areas. The subseafloor sediment samples, gathered from 430 meters beneath the Arctic Ocean, also fill in gaps in the Earth's known climate history. We'll talk about the data, and what it means for more modern climate science.
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====>"Surviving Coral Bleaching" April 28, 2006
We'll also hear about how corals survive bleaching ...by binging. Overly warm water can lead to a phenomenon known as 'coral bleaching,' in which the coral die and lose their pigmentation, leaving only ghostly skeletons behind. New research suggests that coral may be able to avoid some of the ill effects of too-warm water by significantly upping their food intake. Researchers found that by actively engaging in 'tentacle feeding' on small marine organisms, some coral may be able to resist bleaching events. We'll talk about it.
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====>"Melting Glaciers" Feb. 10, 2006
The world's glaciers are falling victim to a warming planet. Join Ira in this hour of Science Friday for a conversation with author Mark Bowen and scientist Lonnie Thompson, who travels the world documenting shrinking mountain glaciers.
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====>Click to hear "Ecosystem Assessment" 22 April 2005
====>Click to hear "Packaging" 22 April 2005
A massive new United Nations report on the state of the Earth's ecosystems has just been released. After 4 years, a team of over 1300 scientists has published the results of a detailed look at ecosystems around the world, a project called the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment.
The researchers found that of the 24 'ecosystem services' they looked at (items such as capture fisheries, water supply, waste treatment and detoxification, regulation of erosion, and aesthetic enjoyment), 15 of the services were being degraded or used unsustainably. "The full costs of the loss and degradation of these ecosystem services are difficult to measure, but the available evidence demonstrates that they are substantial and growing," wrote the authors. The researchers also found that "over the past 50 years, humans have changed ecosystems more rapidly and extensively than in any comparable period of time in human history." In this hour of Science Friday, we'll take a look at the report, and what it might mean for Earth's inhabitants.
Plus -- paper or plastic? It's a question you might often face at the local supermarket. But what is the 'right' answer? And can we learn to live with less packaging?
Guests:
Don J. Melnick
Executive Director, Center for Environmental Research and Conservation
Thomas Hunt Morgan Professor of Conservation Biology
Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology
Columbia University
New York, New York
Robert T. Watson
Chief Scientist
The World Bank
Washington DC
Carmen Revenga
Senior Freshwater Scientist
The Nature Conservancy
Arlington, Virginia
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Daniel Imhoff
Author, "Paper or Plastic: Searching for Solutions to an Overpackaged World"
Watershed Media
Healdsburg, California
Books/Articles Discussed:
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Synthesis Report (6.6 MB PDF)
UN Millenium Project Task Force 6 on Environmental Sustainability Final Report Summary (863 kB PDF)
'Paper or Plastic : Searching for Solutions to an Overpackaged World,' by Daniel Imhoff and Roberto Carra.Sierra Club Books, 2005.
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Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders
Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders with Jean Feraca - A Wisconsin Public Radio program and podcast.
The program is very informative and offers indepth interviews in the following categories:
Arts & Music, Culture & Society, Environment, Films, Food, Initiatives, Literature & Poetry, Politics & Religion, Science & Technology,
and World Citizens. Please go to their webpage to find a complete listing of many high quality audio programs:
http://www.wpr.org/hereonearth/ Also subscribe to the podcast
via their RSS feed: http://www.wpr.org/hereonearth/podcast/rss.xml
Here are descriptions from their website of a few of their Audio Shows related to Environmental Issues:
====>Click to hear "Will Water Become The Next Oil?"
Shortages of clean drinking water affect people around the world, from Madison to the Middle East. What will happen as drinking water becomes more and more scarce? Will water become the next oil? Find out this hour on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders with Jean Feraca
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Earthwatch Radio
The Earthwatch Radio Podcast is located at this URL http://ewradio.org/description_podcast.aspx
Please visit the site to find a complete listing of many high quality audio programs. Also subscribe to the podcast via their RSS feed:
http://ewradio.org/podcast/current/
Here are descriptions from their website of a few of their Audio Shows related to Environmental Issues:
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====>Click to hear "A Dry Future on the Prairie" 08/15/2006
The western prairies of Canada might be in for a very long dry spell. European immigrants started to settle the western prairies of Canada more than 100 years ago, and they did it during a time when water was abundant. Scientists say those prairies are now heading toward prolonged drought as a result of climate warming and other changes. In fact, the title of a recent article in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences described it as an "impending water crisis."
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Your Earth Podcast by Suzanne Elston
The Your Earth podcast by Suzanne Elston. Your Earth is a weekly podcast with a diverse range of environmental subjects from Nuclear Energy to Waste Issues to Personal Environmental Responsibility.
Please go to their webpage to find a complete listing of many high quality audio programs:
http://www.yourearth.ca. Also subscribe to the
podcast via their RSS feed: http://www.yourearth.ca/podcasts/xml/yourearth.xml
Here are descriptions from their website of a few of their Audio Shows related to Environmental Issues:
====>Click to hear "Water, water" 20 March 2006
Bottled water sales now top $ 100 billion annually for a commodity that most of us can get safely from the tap. Meanwhile, the UN reports that 1.1 billion people don't have access to safe drinking water, which is turns causes 1.6 million deaths annually.
The UN's Millennium Development Goal of halving the number of people without clean water by 2015 has a price tag of $ 15 billion, a fraction of what we spend on bottled water.
To read more, please go to the Your Earth Website.
Copyright © 2006 Your Earth by Suzanne Elston, All Rights Reserved.
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Our Ocean World
The Our Ocean World podcast is located at this URL http://www.ouroceanworld.com/
Please visit the site to find a complete listing of many high quality audio programs. Also subscribe to the podcast via their RSS feed:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/oceanworld
Here are descriptions from their website of a few of their Audio presentations:
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====>Click to hear "Squids II"
Wed., 3/15 Squids II: These masters of disguise can show 30-40 different patterns in their skin, each change taking only a fraction of a second.
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====>Click to hear "Squids I:"
Wed., 3/14 Squids I: The squid is one of the most bizarrely designed creatures in the sea.
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====>Click to hear "Biscayne National Park II"
Tue., 3/13 Biscayne National Park II: This Florida National Park is threatened by too much fishing, development, and pollution.
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====>Click to hear "Biscayne National Park I"
Mon., 3/12 Biscayne National Park I: This marine park has coastal mangroves, an estuary, and barrier islands, all which are home to many rare and unique marine creatures.
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====>Click to hear "Dolphins/Sharks"
Fri., 3/09 Dolphins/Sharks: Dolphins sometimes gang up on small sharks, but when the sharks are too big, dolphins move out to safer water.
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====>Click to hear "Tracking tiger sharks"
Thu., 3/08 Tracking tiger sharks: One Florida International University marine biologist receives email from tagged tiger sharks.
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====>Click to hear "Estuary nurseries"
Wed., 3/07 Estuary nurseries: When freshwater collides with dense salty ocean water, it creates a cloudy area that makes a perfect fish nursery.
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====>Click to hear "Hydrothermal vents II"
Tue., 3/06 Hydrothermal vents II: Home to all kinds of bizarre marine animals, deep sea hot vents are all about location.
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====>Click to hear "Hydrothermal vents I"
Mon., 3/05 Hydrothermal vents I: These vents look like an underwater chimney spewing dark, sulfurous plumes of superheated water.
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====>Click to hear "Rise in toxic tides"
Fri., 3/02 Rise in toxic tides: When ocean-dwelling algae bloom suddenly and massively, they can produce harmful toxins.
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====>Click to hear "Exotic ocean environments"
Thu., 3/01 Exotic ocean environments: Volcanoes and hydrothermal vents in the ocean are changing the earth’s crust and the surrounding water chemistry.
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====>Click to hear "Fishing down the food chain"
Wed., 2/28 Fishing down the food chain: As more and more of the big fish are taken from the ocean, consumers are seeing smaller fish in their local market.
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====>Click to hear "Fishy travelogues"
Tue., 2/27 Fishy travelogues: As fish grow, their ear bones contain a record of their lives and travels.
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====>Click to hear "Dolphin communication project"
Mon., 2/26 Dolphin communication project: Scientists from the Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut use recording equipment to learn how dolphins communicate.
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====>Click to hear "Black Sea’s Sanctuary"
Fri., 2/23 Black Sea’s Sanctuary: The lack of oxygen and the high salt content in the Black Sea makes it perfect for preserving ancient shipwrecks.
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====>Click to hear "Papilloma virus in manatees"
Thu., 2/22 Papilloma virus in manatees: Although the tumors its causing are currently benign, researchers are concerned about the discovery of the papilloma virus in Florida’s manatees.
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====>Click to hear "New fish traps"
Wed., 2/21 New fish traps: When fish are brought to the surface from the
deep ocean, the changing pressure and temperature are often fatal. Now,
one scientist has designed a fish trap to overcome these obstacles.
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====>Click to hear "Depleting dolphins"
Tue., 2/20 Depleting dolphins: Dolphin calves separated from their mothers’ by speed boats don’t always find their way back.
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====>Click to hear "Bamboo corals"
Mon., 2/19 Bamboo corals: These deep-water corals can grow up to 12 feet high.
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====>Click to hear "Exploring deep sea corals"
Fri., 2/16 Exploring deep sea corals: Researchers at the University of
Maine use remote operating vehicles, high definition television cameras,
and fiber optic cables to take footage of coral reefs hundreds of miles
off shore.
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====>Click to hear "Fluorescent Proteins and Alzheimers"
Thu., 2/15 Fluorescent Proteins and Alzheimers: Scientists are able to do new research into Alzheimer’s disease because of a protein harvested from the ocean.
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====>Click to hear "Fish Jaws"
Wed., 2/14 Fish Jaws: Fish have some of the most amazing and varied jaw mechanics found in the world.
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====>Click to hear "Orion Project"
Tue., 2/13 Orion Project: The Orion Project aims to make the ocean come alive for everyone with an Internet connection.
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====>Click to hear "Arctic Ice Sheet"
Mon., 2/12 Arctic Ice Sheet: Home to bears, walruses, seals, and birds, the rapid melting of the ice sheet will have an impact on life in the arctic.
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====>Click to hear "Arctic Cod"
Fri., 2/09 Arctic Cod: By hiding out in gaps in the arctic ice sheet, cod can temporarily avoid being eaten by their many predators.
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====>Click to hear "Sweet But Sour Smells"
Thu., 2/08 Sweet But Sour Smells: Although the scents used in laundry
detergents and other products aren’t considered toxic, scientists feel
they might seriously compromise the immune systems of aquatic life
exposed to them.
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====>Click to hear "Chemical Sleuth"
Wed., 2/07 Chemical Sleuth: Created by a chemist at the University of Delaware, this wand-like tool was used to help explain fish kills in the Chesapeake Bay.
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====>Click to hear "European Green Crabs"
Tue., 2/06 European Green Crabs: These voracious little crabs have embarked on a journey that’s taken them to the U.S., South Africa, Australia, and Japan.
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====>Click to hear "Atlantis of the Iguanas"
Mon., 2/05 Atlantis of the Iguanas: Scientists have debated the origin
of the only marine Iguanas, found on the Galapagos Islands. The
discovery of a sunken chain of islands has helped answer some of the
questions.
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====>Click to hear "Christmas Tree Coral"
Fri., 2/02 Christmas Tree Coral: There’s a type of coral deep in the water off Los Angeles that actually resembles snow-covered Christmas trees!
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====>Click to hear "Deep Sea Fishes Count"
Thu., 2/01 Deep Sea Fishes Count: Scientists on a quest to count the rockfish off the coast of California use a small, two-person submersible.
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====>Click to hear "False intimidation"
Wed., 1/31 False intimidation: The small-tooth sawfish may look ferocious, but in reality it is shy animal in danger of extinction.
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====>Click to hear "Male blanket octopus defends itself"
Tue., 1/30 Male blanket octopus defends itself: Being the size of a
jellybean can be a disadvantage, unless you come equipped with -- see
through noodles? Find out how the male blanket octopus defends itself
against much larger predators.
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====>Click to hear "Blanket octopus"
Mon., 1/29 Blanket octopus: Although the female blanket octopus can grow up to six-feet, a full-grown male is about the size of a jellybean!
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====>Click to hear "Glowing coral"
Fri., 1/26 Glowing coral: The same protein that scientists discovered in jelly fish decades ago has now been found in coral. That’s good news for bio-medical research!
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====>Click to hear "Strandings"
Thu., 1/25 Strandings: Infections in the ear and trauma caused by ship strikes or shark attacks can damage the hearing and sense of place in marine mammals.
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====>Click to hear "New life rises from the dead"
Wed., 1/24 New life rises from the dead: A dead whale carcass can provide nourishment to everything from sharks, to clams, to bone-eating worms.
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====>Click to hear "Marine census"
Tue., 1/23 Marine census: By 2010 scientists hope to have a more clear understanding of what is in the world’s ocean.
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====>Click to hear "Too much of a good thing"
Mon., 1/22 Too much of a good thing: Farm fertilizer, sewage, cars, and fossil fuels all contribute to the amount of nitrogen in the ocean.
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====>Click to hear "Demise of the HMS Doterel"
Fri., 1/19 Demise of the HMS Doterel: This British warship HMS Doterel wasn’t blown up by Irish Patriots as previously thought.
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====>Click to hear "Graneledone Octopus Mom"
Thu., 1/18 Graneledone Octopus Mom: The female octopus has only once chance to reproduce.
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====>Click to hear "Conch"
Wed., 1/17 Conch: The queen conch with the distinctive pink-lipped shell takes three to four years to mature.
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====>Click to hear "Whale Hearing"
Tue., 1/16 Whale Hearing: Whales use a type of sonar that involves their jaws, as well as ears, to navigate.
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====>Click to hear "Arctic Flow"
Mon., 1/15 Arctic Flow: Scientists used to think the Arctic Ocean was fairly predictable, but recent events have them thinking again.
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====>Click to hear "Dragonfish New Species"
Fri., 1/12 Dragonfish New Species: The fish known as the "Stoplight Loosejaw" has a flashing red-light on its head that other deep sea fish can’t see.
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====>Click to hear "Dragonfish I"
Thu., 1/11 Dragonfish I: Down deep where light is non-existent and food is scarce, the dragonfish has it’s own secret to survival.
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====>Click to hear "Migration and Magnetic Fields"
Wed., 1/10 Migration and Magnetic Fields: How migrating animals find their way has long been a mystery. Now scientists have shown that magnetic fields may be part of the answer.
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====>Click to hear "Shark Cartilage Therapy"
Tue., 1/09 Shark Cartilage Therapy: Many internet hucksters sell unsuspecting buyers shark cartilage – guaranteed to prevent cancer. Scientists put the claims to the test.
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====>Click to hear "Emerging Marine Mammal Diseases"
Mon., 1/08 Emerging Marine Mammal Diseases: Many new diseases have been identified in marine mammals in the last twenty years.
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====>Click to hear "North Pole Environmental Observatory"
Fri., 1/05 North Pole Environmental Observatory: What happens in the Arctic Ocean affects temperatures and rainfall all over the world.
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====>Click to hear "Atlantic Salmon Lifecycle"
Thu., 1/04 Atlantic Salmon Lifecycle: They’re born in streams, travel the world, and come home to begin all over again.
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====>Click to hear "Great Pacific Garbage Patch"
Wed., 1/03 Great Pacific Garbage Patch: Ocean currents between Hawaii and the coast of California sweep debris into one "garbage patch."
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====>Click to hear "Triggerfish Defense"
Tue., 1/02 Triggerfish Defense: These fish have sharp teeth and a strong jaw, but they use dorsal spines to protect themselves from predators.
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====>Click to hear "Egg-carrying squid"
Mon., 1/01 Egg-carrying squid: Some squid hold on to their eggs until they hatch, sometimes as long as six to nine months.
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====>Click to hear "Sardines, Anchovies, and Weather Patterns"
Fri., 12/29 Sardines, Anchovies, and Weather Patterns: Fishermen know
that when sardines thrive, anchovies don’t, and vice versa. Now
researchers have linked long-term weather patterns to the ups and downs
of these fisheries.
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====>Click to hear "Electric Fish"
Thu., 12/28 Electric Fish: Long before humans were using it, fish developed muscles that could produce electricity.
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====>Click to hear "Southern California Coastal Water Project"
Wed., 12/27 Southern California Coastal Water Project: It takes a lot of people in many different agencies to monitor human impact on coastal waters.
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====>Click to hear "Right Whale Callosities"
Tue., 12/26 Right Whale Callosities: The rough skin on the heads of right whales gives researchers a way to identify these large mammals.
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====>Click to hear "Zebra Mussels"
Mon., 12/25 Zebra Mussels: This native European bi-valve thrives in its new Great Lakes environment.
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====>Click to hear "Hammerhead"
Fri., 12/22 Hammerhead: The Hammerhead shark has a distinctive hammer feature, making it one of the most recognizable of all sharks.
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====>Click to hear "Adventures of a Sea Hunter-2"
Thu., 12/21 Adventures of a Sea Hunter-2: The well preserved wreck of a tiny Dutch ship that foundered along a rocky coast and sank in the Baltic Sea in 1771 has recently been found.
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====>Click to hear "Adventures of a Sea Hunter-1"
Wed., 12/20 Adventures of a Sea Hunter-1: Over the years that vessels
have sailed to distant ports, more than a million ships have sunk.
Thousands of these wrecks have rotted away, but many are preserved and
still waiting to be found.
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====>Click to hear "Gentle Giants"
Tue., 12/19 Gentle Giants: The Giant Pacific Octopus is intelligent and intriguing, but it lives fast and dies young.
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====>Click to hear "Along Came an Eider"
Mon., 12/18 Along Came an Eider: Flocks of the birds known for their extraordinary down are tucked along both the East and the West coast of the U.S.
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====>Click to hear "Ocean Careers"
Fri., 12/15 Ocean Careers: Careers that focus on the ocean include issues from environmental conservation to farm fishing to the exploration of unknown frontiers.
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====>Click to hear "Marine Life Hide-a-Way. . .Fagatele Bay"
Thu., 12/14 Marine Life Hide-a-Way. . .Fagatele Bay: Nestled within an ancient flooded volcano on Tutuila Island, Fagatele Bay was designated a National Sanctuary in 1986.
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====>Click to hear "Can Oceans Trap Heat-Trapping CO2"
Wed., 12/13 Can Oceans Trap Heat-Trapping CO2: Scientists exploring ways to reduce greenhouse gases, are considering the possibility of fertilizing the ocean.
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====>Click to hear "Endangered Otters 2"
Tue., 12/12 Endangered Otters 2: Rescue operations are underway for the world’s sea otters, and one of the first steps is to classify them as endangered.
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====>Click to hear "Sea Otters Disappear"
Mon., 12/11 Sea Otters Disappear: The Sea Otters that live on the Aleutian Islands in Alaska are disappearing without a trace.
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====>Click to hear "Finn Whales"
Fri., 12/08 Finn Whales: Finn whales are capable of speeds of up to 23 miles per hour, earning them the title “greyhounds of the sea.”
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====>Click to hear "Humpback Whales"
Thu., 12/07 Humpback Whales: Humpbacks, easily identified by their large knobby heads and long flippers, are the most acrobatic of large whales.
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Wed., 12/06 Blue Whales: Blue whales are the largest animals that ever lived on earth, but perhaps their most remarkable trait is their musical talent.
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====>Click to hear "The Lonely Whale"
Tue., 12/05 The Lonely Whale: Every year, a solitary whale glides through the waters of the North Pacific and calls out, evoking no response.
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====>Click to hear "Whales in the Key of Sea"
Mon., 12/04 Whales in the Key of Sea: Whale songs are strangely haunting; their moans, howls, trills, and wails imbued with a mysterious, other-worldly quality.
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====>Click to hear "Riddled with Worms"
Fri., 12/01 Riddled with Worms: Marine worms known as the Osedax, can consume a dead whale in less than three months.
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====>Click to hear "Channel Islands Marine Sanctuary"
Thu., 11/30 Channel Islands Marine Sanctuary: Imagine a protected area of exceptional beauty-nearly thirteen hundred square nautical miles.
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====>Click to hear "Penguins Iced"
Wed., 11/29 Penguins Iced: Five years ago, an Antarctic iceberg about the size of Delaware blocked the penguins entrance to ocean feeding areas.
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====>Click to hear "Drug Bacteria"
Tue., 11/28 Drug Bacteria: A brown algae-like looking animal that most people consider a nuisance may hold the key to discover new cancer-fighting drugs.
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====>Click to hear "Shark Cleaning Station"
Mon., 11/27 Shark Cleaning Station: Coral reefs often serve as cleaning stations for sharks and other large fish pestered by parasites.
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====>Click to hear "Turtle Hatchlings in the Sea"
Fri., 11/24 Turtle Hatchlings in the Sea: After swimming frenetically for a few days, baby sea turtles can relax – hiding out and floating on the current.
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====>Click to hear "Limp Lobster"
Thu., 11/23 Limp Lobster: Stressed out lobsters are vulnerable to a whole host of diseases.
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====>Click to hear "Kad 'Yak Discoveries"
Wed., 11/22 Kad 'Yak Discoveries: Researchers were able to confirm that the shipwreck they found off the coast of Alaska was the one that sank in 1860.
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====>Click to hear "Kad 'Yak"
Tue., 11/21 Kad 'Yak: According to legend, this ship was doomed before it even set sail from Alaska.
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====>Click to hear "Bittersweet Titanic"
Mon., 11/20 Bittersweet Titanic: When ocean explorer Robert Ballard discovered the Titanic, the victory was tempered by the realization that it was more than a sunken ship.
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====>Click to hear "Rigs to Reefs 2"
Fri., 11/17 Rigs to Reefs 2: Some old oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico may be used to fence farmed fish or grow medicinal sponges.
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====>Click to hear "Rigs to Reefs 1"
Thu., 11/16 Rigs to Reefs 1: U.S. Laws require all oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico be removed when the oil is gone, but some have become home to coral and tropical fish.
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====>Click to hear "Deep Water Fishing"
Wed., 11/15 Deep Water Fishing: As explorers continue to make new discoveries on the ocean floor, the risk of those discoveries being exploited increases.
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====>Click to hear "Cult of Swordfish"
Tue., 11/14 Cult of Swordfish: The swordfish was an important symbol to the Chumash who lived off the coast of Santa Barbara.
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====>Click to hear "Clay and Red Tides"
Mon., 11/13 Clay and Red Tides: Massive growths of algae, called red tides, are on the rise around the globe.
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====>Click to hear "Salmon Aquaculture"
Fri., 11/10 Salmon Aquaculture: Although it sounds environmentally friendly, farm-raising salmon has it’s own drawbacks.
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====>Click to hear "History of Cod Fishing"
Thu., 11/09 History of Cod Fishing: Early fishermen used deer-bone hooks to catch codfish.
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====>Click to hear "Sea Urchin Story"
Wed., 11/08 Sea Urchin Story: When codfish became rare, fishermen began taking the plentiful sea urchin.
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====>Click to hear "Why Save Wetlands"
Tue., 11/07 Why Save Wetlands: Preserving wetlands is good for the environment and for the fishing industry.
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====>Click to hear "Jellyfish"
Mon., 11/06 Jellyfish: Juvenile jellyfish rest in stacks on the ocean floor during the winter, waiting until they are mature before drifting into the open ocean.
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====>Click to hear "Take Care of Tidepools"
Fri., 11/03 Take Care of Tidepools: Tidepools that have a lot of visitors don’t have as much marine life as remote tidepools.
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====>Click to hear "Lightning"
Thu., 11/02 Lightning: Dangerous at any time, lightening is especially frightening from a beach or a boat.
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====>Click to hear "White Abalone"
Wed., 11/01 White Abalone: This delicacy is so popular that the large snail is on the brink of extinction.
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====>Click to hear "Jellyfish and Hypoxia"
Tue., 10/31 Jellyfish and Hypoxia: Human actions may be responsible for the swarms of stinging jellyfish just off the shore of your favorite beach.
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====>Click to hear "Fluffy Floc"
Mon., 10/30 Fluffy Floc: Those fluffy white flakes you may have seen floating down a stream are actually a noxious foam of toxic metals.
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====>Click to hear "Ciguatera Fish Poisoning"
Fri., 10/27 Ciguatera Fish Poisoning: Large tropical coral reef fish like snappers and groupers often have high levels of this naturally occurring toxin.
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====>Click to hear "Who Pays for the Dead Zone?"
Thu., 10/26 Who Pays for the Dead Zone? Quantifying the actual cost of the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico is not easy for economists.
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====>Click to hear "El Niño's Big Brother"
Wed., 10/25 El Niño's Big Brother: El Niño causes extreme climate trends, but only lasts about nine months. The A-M-O, however, can last nearly 100 years.
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====>Click to hear "Nitrogen and Algal Blooms"
Tue., 10/24 Nitrogen and Algal Blooms: Farm and sewage run-off isn’t the only culprit responsible for adding nitrogen to the ocean - emissions also play a role.
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====>Click to hear "Rockfish Diversity"
Mon., 10/23 Rockfish Diversity: Over 70 species of rockfish live in the cold, deep waters of the Pacific Ocean.
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====>Click to hear "Secret Life of the Oarfish"
Fri., 10/20 Secret Life of the Oarfish: This reclusive fish is called the “king of the palace under the sea” by the Japanese.
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====>Click to hear "Birds and Fishing"
Thu., 10/19 Birds and Fishing: Birds can eat very well by trailing behind fishing boats and eating the leftovers, but there is no such thing as a free lunch, even for ocean birds.
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====>Click to hear "Freezing but Flexible"
Wed., 10/18 Freezing but Flexible: Fish that live in frigid arctic waters have special enzymes that allow them to function.
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====>Click to hear "Ocean Floor"
Tue., 10/17 Ocean Floor: Instead of being a barrier, the sea floor is actually the top of a two-mile thick transition zone between the ocean and solid rock.
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====>Click to hear "Hard-Bottom Dredging"
Mon., 10/16 Hard-Bottom Dredging: Most people expect to feel sand beneath their feet on Florida beaches, but in their natural state, many are actually made up of the rock-like worm reef.
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====>Click to hear "Amphipod parents"
Fri., 10/13 Amphipod parents: Most sea-faring young are on their own at birth, but amphipods actually provide food and shelter.
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====>Click to hear "Midshipman fish"
Thu., 10/12 Midshipman fish: Young males of this species sneak in to the established nests of older males to try to fertilize the female’s eggs.
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====>Click to hear "Regenerative Zebrafish"
Wed., 10/11 Regenerative Zebrafish: Like a salamander or a newt, the zebrafish is able to regenerate body parts that are damaged.
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====>Click to hear "Eelgrass Limpet"
Tue., 10/10 Eelgrass Limpet: When disease swept through eelgrass beds in the 1930’s, it spelled the beginning of the end for this tiny snail.
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====>Click to hear "Astounding Archaea"
Mon., 10/9 Astounding Archaea: Scientists once thought these tiny cells were quite rare.
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====>Click to hear "Failed Wetland" 06 Oct 2006
Everyone agrees that wetlands are important. But does it matter if they are naturally occurring or man-made?
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====>Click to hear "Penguin Conservation" 02 Oct 2006
These amazing swimmers can't out-swim problems like pollution or commercial fishing
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====>Click to hear "Yesteryear's Whale Populations" 29 Sept 2006
New studies show that the world's ocean once teemed with ten times more whales than we previously thought.
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====>Click to hear "Salinity Changes" 20 Sept 2006
Learn why ocean salinity levels are changing at uneven rates.
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====>Click to hear "Phytoplankton" 15 Sept 2006
Could microscopic green ocean plants be contributing to the greenhouse effect?
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====>Click to hear "Mother Nature Cleans Up Her Act" 12 Sept 2006
People immediately begin cleaning up after an oil spill, but Mother Nature doesn't always need our help.
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====>Click to hear "Buzzards Bay Oil Spill" 11 Sept 2006
Learn how the 1969 Buzzards Bay oil spill is helping researchers better understand the effects of oil in marine sediments.
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====>Click to hear "Ten Ways to Help the Ocean" 06 Sept 2006
Land-based sources of marine pollution are having a huge impact on the ocean - learn what you can do to help.
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====>Click to hear "Reef Hormones" 05 Sept 2006
Have environmental contaminants affected coral reefs' ability to reproduce?
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====>Click to hear "Recreational Boaters and Marine Debris" 05 Sept 2006
Recreational boaters have a large impact on America's waterways. Hear how they can help prevent pollution.
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====>Click to hear "Deep Sea Corals" 29 Aug 2006
Largely unmapped and unexplored, deep sea corals have been devastated by fishing trawlers.
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====>Click to hear "There are Other Fish in the Sea" 25 Aug 2006
Large groups of Nassau groupers gather together in one place to reproduce. This has made them an easy target for fishermen and has led to their decline.
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====>Click to hear "Bubbles in Breaking Waves" 09 Aug 2006
Using a special instrument called a 'Bubblecam,' scientists gained new insight into the role bubbles play in the ocean carbon cycle.
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====>Click to hear "Natural Biohazards" 07 Aug 2006
Rivers carrying excess nutrients to the ocean lead to algae blooms, red tides and 'blackwater.'
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====>Click to hear "Healthy Streams" 01 Aug 2006
Ecologists are taking a closer look at how rivers and streams affect the ocean.
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====>Click to hear "Pumping Carbon" 20 July 2006
For one chemist, pumping carbon dioxide to the bottom of the ocean is perfectly reasonable.
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====>Click to hear "Algae Blooms" 14 July 2006
When these plant-like organisms invade coastal waters, they can do lots of damage to the ecosystem, as well as your seafood.
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====>Click to hear "Hurricane Damage" 10 July 2006
Hurricanes wreak havoc on land, but have you ever thought of the damage that's done under water as well?
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====>Click to hear "Why People Don't Care About the Ocean" 30 June 2006
Although the ocean is vital to our health and welfare, many people just ignore it.
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====>Click to hear "Coral Catalogs of Climate" 22 June 2006
Scientists seek clues to the past in certain ancient corals.
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====>Click to hear "Mercury in Fish" 20 June 2006
Consumption of fish is considered an important part of a healthy diet, but making an informed choice is critical.
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====>Click to hear "Coral Bleaching" 14 June 2006
Scientists think heat, solar radiation, and pollution are responsible for killing coral reefs around the world.
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====>Click to hear "Adopt A Waterway" 08 June 2006
Companies can help to clean up the ocean by sponsoring water clean-up projects.
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====>Click to hear "Grading the Nation's Reaction to the Commission Reports" 02 June 2006
The U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy and Pew Oceans Commission released reports that conclude our oceans and coasts are threatened and in need of attention.
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====>Click to hear "Ice Sheet Melting" 30 May 2006
Studying ice sheets can give scientists insight into weather and climate.
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====>Click to hear "Saving the Secret Forests" 29 May 2006
Scientists are trying to protect coral reef forests from destructive fishing practices.
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====>Click to hear "Sediments End Debate" 22 May 2006
Sediment samples from the Caribbean Ocean show that drought may have led to the demise of the Mayan civilization.
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====>Click to hear "Sea Birds Dying" 16 May 2006
Sea bird deaths along the Pacific Coast have been linked to food shortage and changes in the weather pattern.
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====>Click to hear "Debris Cleanup" 25 April 2006
Leading marine organizations have teamed up to remove debris from the ocean.
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Here are a few programs going back to January of 2006. Our Ocean World has archived many audio programs dating back to 2001. Please visit their site to hear more: http://www.ouroceanworld.com/
Thu., 4/20 More Mercury: Birds in the isolated islands off the coast of
Portugal carry traces of mercury in their feathers.
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Fri., 4/21 Burning Ice: Methane gas that seeps through sediment on the
ocean floor is compressed into crystal blocks by the immense pressure
and low temperature.
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Mon., 4/24 Dangerous Debris: Abandoned fishing nets cause serious damage
to wildlife and coral reefs.
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Mon., 3/20 GMRI: Neutral Convening Entity: The Gulf of Maine Research
Institute is a non-partisan group that works to resolve disputes and
manage the water resources along the coast of Maine.
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Thu., 3/2 Muck May Be Key to Climate Change: Scientists hope stirring up
the bottom of our ocean world will improve our picture of climate change
over time.
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Wed., 3/8 Pacific Ocean Garbage:Though dumping trash into the ocean is
now prohibited in most countries, garbage continues to wash up on shores
all over the world - even the most remote ones.
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Tue., 2/28 Down the Drain: Scientists have compared the ocean to a big
bathtub, with the water coming in from taps and out down the drain at
equal levels. Turns out, the bathtub might be draining.
Click Here
Wed., 2/15 Protecting the Natural Resource: California Congressman Sam
Farr explains the importance of protecting the natural resource that
provides sustenance, jobs and recreation to millions of people.
Click Here
Tues., 1/24 Destructive Green Tides:Coral reefs around the world are
being smothered by green algae.
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Wed., 1/25 Reef Rangers : Jamaican's are taking the health of their
coral reefs seriously, monitoring the water and ticketing reef abusers.
Click Here
Mon., 1/30 Oceans Policy for Europe : As part of developing a
comprehensive ocean policy for Europe, the European Union appointed a
task force to learn about ocean policies from around the world.
Click Here
Mon., 1/9 U.S. Ocean Action Plan: The White House has released a plan to
protect and sustain this natural resource.
Click Here
Tue., 1/10 Leatherback Sea Turtles: Ocean Dinos: These modern day
dinosaurs have long raised ridges on their massive backs and powerful
front flippers.
Click Here
Wed., 1/11 Ocean Dinos, Part Two: The Leatherback Sea Turtles swim
farther than any other turtles and can sustain cold waters thanks to
their thick, oil-infused skin.
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Thurs., 1/12 Ocean Dinos, Part Three: Many countries are working
together to save the Leatherback Sea Turtle from the brink of extinction.
Click Here
Tue., 1/3 Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab: There are 40 million
people who drink the water from the Great Lakes, making monitoring for
contaminants crucial.
Click Here
Wed., 1/4 Lake Erie Dead Zone: A new study is underway to learn more
about the dead zone that develops in Lake Erie every summer.
Click Here
Thurs., 1/5 No-Bob Vessels and Invasive Species: Even ships that don't
use ballast water may contain species that could invade and pose a
threat to the Great Lakes.
Click Here
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"Droplets" Professor Mike Young - University of Adelaide
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Ewart Shaw Education Producer at Radio Adelaide 101.5 FM interviews Professor Mike Young of
the University of Adelaide about his on line publication "Droplets."
Mike Young is Professor of Water Economics and Management at the
University of Adelaide. Every few weeks, Mike writes a droplet
describing an innovative policy option that he has heard about.
Droplets are designed to catalyse innovation and drive policy debate.
To receive an email when the next droplet is released send an email to
droplets@adelaide.edu.au
To read past droplets go to http://www.myoung.net.au
Copyright © 2006 Mike Young
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MicrobeWorld Radio
The MicrobeWorld Radio podcast is a daily, 90-second radio series designed
to increase public understanding and appreciation of the vital role microbes play on our planet. In
addition to the audio episodes, subscribers to the MicrobeWorld Radio podcast will also have access
to enhanced versions of the program that allow the listener to view images of the subject matter along
with the option to link to external websites with more information on the topic. MicrobeWorld creates
one to four enhanced podcasts each month. Podcast subscribers also receive monthly .pdf excerpts from
Microbe magazine. Please go to their webpage to find a complete listing of many quality audio programs:
http://www.microbeworld.org/look/. Also subscribe to the
podcast via their RSS feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/microbeworld
Here are descriptions from their website of a few of their Audio programs related to Water Issues:
====>Click to hear "H. Pylori in Drinking Water" 15 Nov 2006
H. Pylori, the microbe that causes stomach ulcers, has been found in drinking water in Bozeman, Montana.
Copyright © 2006 American Society for Microbiology, All Rights Reserved.
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Tech/BioTech Nation with Dr. Moira Gunn
The Tech/BioTech Nation podcast with Dr. Moira Gunn, ITConversations, A GigaVox
Media Channel offers the latest in cutting edge discoveries in Technology/BioTechnology.
Please go to their webpage to find a complete listing of many high quality audio programs:
http://www.itconversations.com/series/technation.html. Also subscribe to the
podcast via
their RSS feed: http://rss.gigavox.com/series/technation.xml
Here are descriptions from their website of a few of their Audio Shows related to Water Issues:
====>Click to hear "David Helvarg and Jim Toomey - 50 Ways to Save the Ocean" 23 May 2006
Environmental journalist David Helvarg and Jim Toomey the creator of the cartoon strip "Sherman's Lagoon." Together they've come up with "50 Ways to Save the Ocean."
Copyright © 2006 GigaVox Media, Inc., All Rights Reserved.
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====>Click to hear "Graeme Gibson - Environmentalist/Author" 29 Nov 2005
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with environmentalist Graeme Gibson, author of "The Bedside Book of Birds." He tracks the historic perception of human's relationship with birds, and also his work on the preservation of wetlands in Cuba and beyond. [Tech Nation audio from IT Conversations]
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====>Click to hear "Graham Hawkes - Ocean Floor Exploration" 20 Sept 2005
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Graham Hawkes, an engineer and explorer, the solo ocean dive record holder, and president of Hawkes Ocean Technologies. They talk about his quest to drive a submersible to the very bottom of the ocean, some seven miles down, as well as the very different experience of his underwater flight school. [Tech Nation audio from IT Conversations]
Copyright © 2006 GigaVox Media, Inc., All Rights Reserved.
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====>Click to hear "Dam! -- Water, Power, Politics, and Preservation in Hetch Hetchy and Yosemite National Park" 13 Sept 2005
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with John Warfield Simpson, Professor of Landscape Architecture and Natural Resources, Ohio State University, and the author of 'Dam! -- Water, Power, Politics, and Preservation in Hetch Hetchy and Yosemite National Park.' He relates the technical -- and political -- tale which enabled the tiny city of San Francisco to dam an entire mountain valley some 200 miles away, a sister valley to the famous Yosemite -- all in the name of progress. [Tech Nation audio from IT Conversations]
Copyright © 2006 GigaVox Media, Inc., All Rights Reserved.
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====>Click to hear "Grand Canyon -- Solving Earth's Grandest Puzzle" 13 Sept 2005
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with James Powell, Executive Director, National Physical Science Consortium, and the author of "Grand Canyon -- Solving Earth's Grandest Puzzle." He tells us about the controversy around the beginnings of the Grand Canyon, and the present and future of its now-aging Glen Canyon dam. [Tech Nation audio from IT Conversations]
Copyright © 2006 GigaVox Media, Inc., All Rights Reserved.
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====>Click to hear "Paper or Plastic: Searching for Solutions to an Overpackaged World" 30 Aug 2005
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Daniel Imhoff, the Executive Director of Watershed Media and the author of "Paper or Plastic: Searching for Solutions to an Overpackaged World." You'll think twice the next time you pick up a blister pack of pills. [Tech Nation audio from IT Conversations]
Copyright © 2006 GigaVox Media, Inc., All Rights Reserved.
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Please visit the Tech/BioTech Nation - ITConversations, A GigaVox Media Channel to see a complete listing of over 200 Audio programs.
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National Environmental Trust
The National Environmental Trust is a non-profit, non-partisan organization established in
1994 to inform citizens about environmental problems and how they affect our health and quality of life.
NET's public education campaigns use modern communication techniques and the latest scientific studies
to translate complex
environmental issues for citizen .Furthermore, NET works in states across the country
to localize the impacts of national problems, as well
as to highlight opportunities for Americans to engag
in the policymaking process.
Please go to their webpage to find a complete listing of many important audio programs and information about our Environment:
http://www.net.org/. Also subscribe to the
podcast via their RSS feed: http://www.net.org/rss/feed.xml
Here are descriptions from their website of a few of their Audio Programs:
====>Click to hear "Florida Coral Reef Survival at Risk from CO2 Emissions" 08 May 2006
As the Endangered Species Act listing process begins for staghorn and elkhorn coral, recent research indicates that the long-term survival of
Florida's coral reefs is at risk. The culprit? CO2 emissions, the major pollutant responsible for global warming.
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====>Click to hear "New Report: Feds Make Little Progress In Improving Fish Stocks" 29 March 2006
A new report by the Marine Fish Conservation Network finds only 91 U.S. ocean fish stocks are known to be healthy and that this number
has not improved since 2001. The report also reveals that previously reported improvements have primarily been the result of finessed data.
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====>Click to hear "Focus: Warming Climate Leads to Seasonal Shifts in Michigan" 22 March 2006
From open water on Grand Traverse Bay to earlier lilac blooms and bird migration, global warming is changing Michigan now.
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====>Click to hear "Season Creep: How Global Warming is Already Affecting the World Around Us" 21 March 2006
Even though the full impact of global warming has yet to be felt, the world around us is already feeling the heat.
According to the latest scientific studies, global warming's effects can be seen all around us: higher temperatures are disrupting the seasons
and turning key natural indicators upside down.
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====>Click to hear "Interview: Global Warming Means Season Creep" 01 Feb 2006
In an interview, Dr. Michael Mann of Pennsylvania State University describes the effects of global warming on the seasons. As the climate's
timing changes, what happens to the plants and animals whose natural cycles depend on the seasons? What effects will these changes have on
our lives and our society?
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====>Click to hear "Global Warming's Midwest Effects" 21 Nov 2005
A recent NET-sponsored press briefing explored the local effects of global warming on the Midwest and the Great Plains, focusing on
climate change's potential to dry out Midwest wetlands, limiting or even eliminating duck hunting.
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====>Click to hear "After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Are Coastal Cities Prepared?"
While the recent focus has been on Gulf Coast cities, every year hurricanes track up the East Coast as far as New England. As global
warming raises sea levels and hurricane strength increases, protecting coastal cities and their populations may cost billions. Article includes
press briefing mp3 and links to a study of global warming's effects on the Boston metro area, complete with an animation.
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====>Click to hear "Global Warming Threatens West's Water Supply"
A new analysis of government data shows that Western states' water supply is currently being threatened by warmer winters caused by global
warming. The value of water in the West cannot be overstated, as it affects all aspects of life in the West and is the region's biggest
vulnerability.
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====>Click to hear "After Hurricane Katrina: What's in the Water?"
On Friday, NET hosted a discussion by a former EPA official and other experts on toxic wastes and public health on the continuing threat
posed by the standing water left in Katrina's wake. The discussion was a broad-based conversation about the toxic stew left behind by the
storm, with hazards including leakage from miles of industrial piping and chemical tanks up to a tenth of a mile across. Among many other
topics, the panel stressed the unknowns lurking at many sites and the importance of conducting critical assessments before rushing to bring
facilities back on line.
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