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World Ocean Radio

World Ocean Radio is a weekly series of five-minute audio essays on a wide range of ocean topics. Available for syndicated use at no cost by college and community radio stations worldwide.

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Ocean Alchemy: Clean Water for Kiunga and Beyond

Ocean Alchemy: Clean Water for Kiunga and Beyond

In the middle ages, alchemists for a time believed they could turn base metal into gold. This early endeavor may be the ... Read more

7 Jan 2020

4mins

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Moken: People of the Water

Moken: People of the Water

Moken is a Thai word meaning sea people, people of water, sea nomads or sea gypsies. The Moken are a group of Austronesi... Read more

14 Jan 2020

5mins

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All in the Same Boat

All in the Same Boat

This week we bring you an abbreviated special edition of World Ocean Radio in response to the global Covid-19 pandemic. ... Read more

30 Mar 2020

2mins

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A Haiku for Ocean Innovation in Japan

A Haiku for Ocean Innovation in Japan

This week on World Ocean Radio we highlight the innovative work of the Sasagawa Peace Foundation in Tokyo, Japan, an org... Read more

21 Jan 2020

5mins

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Oceanic Feeling

Oceanic Feeling

In this episode of World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill reflects on a landscape of special importance to him on the coast ... Read more

18 Feb 2020

5mins

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Carbon Offsets at a Scale That Matters

Carbon Offsets at a Scale That Matters

Carbon offset programs offer ways for retailers and consumers to help address the challenge of climate impacts and envir... Read more

11 Feb 2020

4mins

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A Green Swan

A Green Swan

Since the mid 2000s, economists have spoken of Black Swans, disruptive financial events that embody three special charac... Read more

4 Feb 2020

5mins

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Trust the Children

Trust the Children

The climate is in crisis, and the next generation is committed to and has been successful in raising awareness, demandin... Read more

27 Jan 2020

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An Introduction to Ocean Literacy

An Introduction to Ocean Literacy

This week's episode of World Ocean Radio kicks off a multi-part series on the key principles of Ocean Literacy. The next... Read more

4 Mar 2020

4mins

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A Blue Energy Future

A Blue Energy Future

Alternative energy is needed more today than ever before. In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill asserts... Read more

24 Feb 2020

4mins

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Ocean Literacy: One Big Ocean

Ocean Literacy: One Big Ocean

"The Earth Has One Big Ocean With Many Features." So states the first principle of the ocean literacy curriculum, a seri... Read more

10 Mar 2020

4mins

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A Viral Opportunity for Change

A Viral Opportunity for Change

This week on World Ocean Radio we confront the crises caused by the worldwide Coronavirus outbreak. In this episode, hos... Read more

24 Mar 2020

5mins

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Ocean Literacy: The Ocean Shapes the Features of Earth

Ocean Literacy: The Ocean Shapes the Features of Earth

"The ocean and life in the ocean shape the features of Earth." So states the second principle of the ocean literacy curr... Read more

16 Mar 2020

4mins

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Shades of Blue

Shades of Blue

This week on World Ocean Radio: host Peter Neill offers reflections on the word "blue" and the profound stages of meanin... Read more

26 May 2020

4mins

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Per Mortem Oleum: Death by Oil

Per Mortem Oleum: Death by Oil

This week on World Ocean Radio we assert that the age of oil is over: from the rise of renewable energy production world... Read more

19 May 2020

5mins

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Ocean Literacy Series Conclusion

Ocean Literacy Series Conclusion

This week concludes the nine-part ocean literacy series, a framework for formal and informal education to help us better... Read more

14 May 2020

4mins

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Ocean Literacy: The Ocean is Largely Unexplored

Ocean Literacy: The Ocean is Largely Unexplored

"The ocean is largely unexplored." So states the seventh and final Ocean Literacy principle, a series of fundamental con... Read more

5 May 2020

4mins

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Ocean Literacy: The Ocean Supports a Great Diversity of Life and Ecosystems

Ocean Literacy: The Ocean Supports a Great Diversity of Life and Ecosystems

"The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems." So states the fifth Ocean Literacy principle, a series of... Read more

20 Apr 2020

4mins

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The Ocean Makes Earth Habitable

The Ocean Makes Earth Habitable

"The ocean makes Earth habitable."So states the fourth Ocean Literacy principle, a series of fundamental concepts to hel... Read more

13 Apr 2020

4mins

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Ocean Literacy: Weather and Climate

Ocean Literacy: Weather and Climate

"The ocean is a major influence on weather and climate."So states the third Ocean Literacy principle, a series of fundam... Read more

8 Apr 2020

4mins

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