Best Ocean Plumbing Podcasts (2024)

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Delta Touch Faucet Dripping: The Common Causes and Solutions 3:52

3h ago3:52

3:52

In this episode, we tackle the common issue of a dripping Delta Touch Faucet. Learn about the main causes, including worn seals, battery problems, and solenoid valve issues, and get practical troubleshooting tips to fix these problems yourself. We also discuss when it’s time to call a professional plumber. Don’t let that drip drive you crazy—tune i…

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What Are HVAC Controls And How Do They Work 3:31

26d ago3:31

3:31

Don't let recurring plumbing issues stress you out. Finding an affordable and reliable plumbing company in Miami, FL shouldn't be a hassle. At Ocean Plumbing and Air, we prioritize your peace of mind. Say goodbye to dealing with tough plumbers and let us handle your plumbing problems efficiently and affordably.…

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The Complete Guide to Water Heater Tax Credit in 2023 3:46

2M ago3:46

3:46

In today's episode of the Ocean Plumbing and Air podcast, we'll delve into the practical world of home maintenance and improvement. In this episode, we're going to discuss a topic that's heating up the conversation among homeowners: the Water Heater Tax Credit for 2023.By Ocean Plumbing and Air

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Drilling Deeper Won't Fix This 55:33

9M ago55:33

55:33

People in the lower Colorado River basin are now witnessing drastic cuts to their allotments. In many cases, developers find alternate sources of water by drilling into underground aquifers. But in places like Pinal County, Arizona, that groundwater is already becoming scarce. We hear from Stephen Q. Miller, who sits on both the Pinal County Board …

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The Colorado River's Alfalfa Problem 48:18

10M ago48:18

48:18

The meat and dairy industries are some of the biggest water users in the American West, thanks to one of cows' favorite foods – alfalfa. As aridification continues across the American southwest, water is becoming far more scarce on the Colorado River. A critical source of water for roughly 40 million Americans, we look at why so much of the Colorad…

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World Water Day 2023 with Autumn Peltier 18:17

1y ago18:17

18:17

When Autumn Peltier was eight, she learned the tap water on a neighbouring reserve wasn’t safe to drink, or even to use for hand-washing. That injustice triggered her decade-long advocacy campaign for safe drinking water. She made headlines as a 12 year-old, admonishing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at an Assembly of First Nations event for the cho…

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Will Sarni: Can We Tech Our Way Out of Wicked Water Problems? 30:01

1y ago30:01

30:01

Can we really “tech” our way out of freshwater shortages, scarcity, and pollution? In our Season 4 finale, we’re asking the big question of the season – will new water technology be enough to solve wicked water problems? Will Sarni joins Jay for a look back at the bright ideas and inventions we’ve heard about this year, sharing his view on technolo…

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What Lurks Beneath: How Robots Can Save City Plumbing with Vanessa Speight 26:37

1y ago26:37

26:37

In this episode, we’re going underground, undersea and into your water and sewer pipelines with science fiction’s favorite problem-solvers…robots! Jay sits down with Vanessa Speight, a professor of Integrated Water Systems at the University of Sheffield, to learn how new, spider-like robots have the potential to locate and fix leaks in aging water …

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An AI Fix for Aging Water Systems with Seyi Fabode 27:52

1+ y ago27:52

27:52

On this episode of What About Water? an entrepreneur in Austin, Texas turns his dishwasher sensor into a tech startup that’s feeding water utilities snapshots of their water quality in real time. Jay sits down with Seyi Fabode, the CEO and co-founder of Varuna, to discuss how his company’s cloud-based software is helping cities keep track of their …

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Chemical Cocktails: What’s in our Groundwater? with John Cherry 30:42

1+ y ago30:42

30:42

If it’s not stuck in glaciers or polar ice, 99 per cent of the world’s freshwater is groundwater. Water underground supplies nearly half of the world’s drinking water. But what happens when dangerous chemicals and waste – polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), oil, gasoline and road salts – percolate down into that supply? On this episode of What About…

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Dirty Laundry: Water and the World of Fast Fashion 34:31

1+ y ago34:31

34:31

Call the fashion police! In this special holiday edition of What About Water? we dive into the apparel industry’s dirty secret: its water use. Behind oil and gas, fashion is the single most polluting industry on the planet. It accounts for 8 per cent of all carbon emissions and 20 per cent of global wastewater. We start by catching up with shoppers…

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Into Thin Air: A Smarter Way to Water Crops, with A.J. Purdy 26:12

1+ y ago26:12

26:12

How can we measure water when it disappears into thin air? On this episode of What About Water? we’re looking at evapotranspiration, or “ET” for short. It’s the combination of water evaporating from the soil, combined with the measure of water transpiring through crops’ leaves. Accounting for this water loss helps farmers know exactly how much wate…

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Submerged 40:43

1+ y ago40:43

40:43

In the quest to find clean, renewable sources of energy, we turn to a familiar method: hydroelectricity. Today, the ancient method of harnessing the power of flowing water is hitting enormous new heights. Hydroelectric dams are some of the biggest human-made structures in the world. As humans dam more and more rivers, the scale and sheer size of th…

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Episode 152: Spirits, Cats and a Lot of Catching-Up

1+ y ago

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We’re back! Finally and we’re trying something new so just bare with us. This show was originally streamed live on YouTube (link below), so you can actually WATCH SFJ for once . Chuck and I spent time catching-up on things and chatting with some of the SFJ regulars. It’s been so long since I’ve created one of these podcast posts, I hope I’m even do…

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Field Smarts: Protecting Farmers’ Wallets and Our Water, with Bruno Basso 30:00

1+ y ago30:00

30:00

It’s estimated that by 2050, we’ll have over 9 billion people on earth. To feed everyone, we will need to produce 60 per cent more food - and we'll need to grow it using less water. On this episode of What About Water? we’re looking at new technology that can make that shift possible. Jay sits down with colleague and friend Bruno Basso, an agro-eco…

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Under the Sea: Hidden Freshwater Reserves with Brandon Dugan 29:13

1+ y ago29:13

29:13

By 2025, experts predict over half the world’s population will live in water-stressed areas. With a number of our freshwater resources on land receding, is it time to look to the ocean - or, rather, underneath it for fresh water? Jay sits down with Brandon Dugan, the Associate Department Head and Baker Hughes Chair in the Department of Geophysics a…

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Running Dry: Nik Kowsar on Iranian Censorship and Water Scarcity 29:54

1+ y ago29:54

29:54

For Nik Kowsar, civil unrest in Iran is not new. As a geologist and journalist, he's been sounding the alarm about water shortages and censorship in his home country for decades. After being arrested and jailed for one of his cartoons and receiving death threats from pro-regime Islamists, Kowsar fled Iran in 2003. Today, he is an award-winning Iran…

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Water Affects Your Pension: Cate Lamb at World Water Week 28:13

1+ y ago28:13

28:13

Can water risk disclosure move the needle on corporate water stewardship? And what does that risk mean for our own retirement funds? In this very special episode of What About Water? - recorded on location at World Water Week - Jay sits down with Cate Lamb in Stockholm, Sweden to discuss valuing water. We hear how companies with high water-related …

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Don't Mess With the Data: Virginia Burkett on Louisiana's Vanishing Coastline 29:46

1+ y ago29:46

29:46

In the first episode of our fourth season, Jay sits down with renowned scientist and IPCC author, Virginia Burkett, to talk about technology, its pitfalls and its promises for a water-secure future. Burkett is the Chief Scientist for Climate and Land Use Change at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), where she’s worked for over three decades. She is …

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Season 4 Trailer 1:18

1+ y ago1:18

1:18

Our planet is in crisis. When it comes to water, there are many promising solutions. But in a world full of new technologies, what innovations should we pay attention to? And will they be enough? On Season 4 of What About Water? we're diving into New Technologies, Water Realities. Host Jay Famiglietti will sit down with the experts, innovators and …

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Can Peace and Prosperity Flow from Water? 17:18

1+ y ago17:18

17:18

What happens when tensions over water reach their boiling point? In our final bonus episode of the summer season, we explore the causes of water conflicts and what we can do to stop them. We start with the Middle East, a water-scarce region where conflict brews over shared water resources. We then turn to Latin America, where migrants are spurred b…

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Engineering a New Water World 16:25

2y ago16:25

16:25

In our third bonus episode of the summer season, we look back at the innovative ways people are sourcing their freshwater, from building home water systems on the Navajo Nation to engineering a state of the art wastewater treatment facility in Orange County. We hear what improvements need to be made to America's aging water infrastructure. And we l…

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Going to Extremes: Heat, Water Scarcity and Food 17:31

2y ago17:31

17:31

From farmer’s fields to the high arctic, from your morning cup of coffee to a glass of wine – everything we eat and drink depends on water. In the second episode of our summer mini season, we draw from our past interviews about water scarcity and its effect on our food supply. We take a look at last year’s drought and withered crops on the Canadian…

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At Its Essence: What Indigenous Teachings Tell us About Water 14:09

2y ago14:09

14:09

In our first mini-episode of the summer season, we turn to three guests from our past seasons to explore Indigenous ways of knowing, and to look more closely at the sacred nature of water -- how various people understand it, conserve it and co-exist with it. Janet Pitsiulaaq Brewster shares how climate change is affecting Indigenous reconciliation …

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Summer Season Trailer (Bonus Episodes) 1:22

2y ago1:22

1:22

This summer on What About Water? we bring you some of our most compelling interviews from the past three seasons. We're releasing four mini episodes spanning four different themes that continue to resonate in the world of water. This special summer edition of What About Water? launches May 18, with one episode dropping each month.…

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The Girl Who Wanted To Swim: Tackling Sewage At The Source 26:05

2y ago26:05

26:05

On our final episode of Season 3, we hear how a 6th grade science fair project led to receiving the Order of Nova Scotia for youth environmentalist and clean water advocate, Stella Bowles. At just 11 years old, Stella learned about the 600 straight pipes flushing unprocessed sewage from homes directly into the LaHave river behind her home. What sta…

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Water Pipes to Water Rights: Protecting Water with Newsha Ajami and Carolina Vilches 29:33

2y ago29:33

29:33

This week on What About Water?, we look at water infrastructure – from broken water pipes across America to the redistribution of water rights in Chilé – and what role governments play in fixing the systems that distribute our water. Newsha Ajami, Chief Development Officer for Research at the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, joins us as our first re…

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Good To The Last Drop? Coffee & Climate with Aaron Davis 29:52

2y ago29:52

29:52

Coffee is one of the most widely-consumed beverages in the world. But with climate change threatening the world's two main coffee species, will that change? Coffee scientist and researcher Dr. Aaron Davis says even with rising temperatures, and more drought -- that doesn’t have to be the case. This week on What About Water? we hear why reintroducin…

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Tasha Beeds: Walking With Water 29:56

2y ago29:56

29:56

On this episode of What About Water? we’re learning from traditional knowledge. Jay sits down with Tasha Beeds, a grassroots Indigenous academic and Water Walker. She takes us through the origins of Water Walking - an Indigenous ceremony recognizing and connecting with water. Beeds enters into ceremony for the water - discussing what it means to ra…

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The Sea Also Rises 30:00

2+ y ago30:00

30:00

On this episode of What About Water? we take a look at the state of our rising seas from space, and learn what coastal communities on the ground are doing to adapt. Jay speaks with long-time colleague Dr. Steve Nerem, a principal investigator on NASA’s Sea Level Change team. We learn that by 2100, we could see around one meter of global sea level r…

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Debunking 'Toilet to Tap', with Mike Markus 30:11

2+ y ago30:11

30:11

With climate change threatening freshwater sources, water demand across the globe is likely to increase by 20 - 30% between now and 2050. In this episode, we’re looking at two promising solutions to create clean drinking water from surprising places: our sewers and our oceans. We speak with General Manager of the Orange County Water District, Mike …

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Boiling Point: Water, Borders and Conflict with Aaron Wolf 28:26

2+ y ago28:26

28:26

Transboundary waters - the rivers, lakes, and aquifers shared by two or more countries - are found in 153 of the world’s 192 countries. They account for an estimated 60 per cent of global freshwater flow. As a critical component of our survival, water has long been a source of conflict between nations. The stakes are higher with a rapidly increasin…

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'Portfolios will tank': Mindy Lubber, money and water 26:23

2+ y ago26:23

26:23

We’re already reaping the financial repercussions of climate change. Four Twenty Seven projects that by 2040, roughly $78 trillion, equivalent to about 57% of the world’s current GDP, will be exposed to flooding. On this episode of What About Water? we ask the question: can market incentives align with climate priorities? And how do we hold big cor…

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Replenishing a Broken Water Cycle with Sandra Postel 30:03

2+ y ago30:03

30:03

For centuries, we have built big dams, reservoirs, and levees. Humans have steered and shaped the flow of water to irrigate deserts, prevent floods and access groundwater. But through big engineering, we’ve also created breaks in the natural flow of freshwater from source to sea. The good news is: we can look back to nature for solutions. In this e…

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Growing Food in Dry Times: Drought in the West 25:17

2+ y ago25:17

25:17

It’s no surprise growing food uses lots of water. One cow needs anywhere from 3 to 30 L of water a day. It takes 3200 L of water to grow one pound of lentils. In this episode we ask, what do we do when there's not enough water to feed our food? Here in Canada, 2021 made history as prairie farmers experienced one of the worst droughts Western North …

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On Thin Ice: Iqaluit’s Water Crisis 27:57

2+ y ago27:57

27:57

In this episode, we visit the city of Iqaluit in Canada’s northern territory of Nunavut, which is battling a water crisis on multiple fronts. This month, residents were alerted not to drink or cook with water due to contamination. But for years, the city’s main water supply - Lake Geraldine - has experienced dropping levels. And overall, climate ch…

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Climate Change Hope with Katharine Hayhoe 27:37

2+ y ago27:37

27:37

On this episode: Katharine Hayhoe’s new book, Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World, is a practical and compassionate guide for talking about climate change across differences. Combining her research with thousands of conversations with everyday people, Hayhoe shows us how shared values can activate ordinary …

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Season 3 Trailer 1:01

2+ y ago1:01

1:01

Water is one of the main ways we experience the effects of a changing climate. As flooding, drought, and climate extremes grow widespread, the way we use every drop counts. This season, join What About Water with host Jay Famiglietti, as we meet the people adapting to our planet's new water realities, with innovative ideas, strategies, and most imp…

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DamNation! (Bonus Episode) 22:43

2+ y ago22:43

22:43

Join our guest host, Professor Graham Strickert, as he hosts a panel of experts to discuss the pitfalls and problems of hydropower dams. Inspired by our screening of the award-winning Patagonia film "DamNation."By Global Institute for Water Security - University of Saskatchewan

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Oh crap! COVID-19 In Our Wastewater?! (Bonus Episode) 23:12

2+ y ago23:12

23:12

Join us as some of Canada's leading water scientists and experts discuss how testing wastewater for SARS-CoV-2 can help us detect emerging community outbreaks. It's a dirty subject that is saving lives.By Global Institute for Water Security - University of Saskatchewan

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The Cost of Climate Migration (Bonus Episode) 33:02

3y ago33:02

33:02

Climate change has a price. In this bonus episode (recorded on Earth Day) our host Dr. Jay Famiglietti has a live virtual roundtable with three experts - Abrahm Lustgarten, Robin Bronen, and Jesse Keenan - each with a unique perspective on this multifaceted topic.By Global Institute for Water Security - University of Saskatchewan

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Valuing Water (Bonus Episode) 35:57

3y ago35:57

35:57

Valuing water is about much more than price. In this bonus episode (a condensed version of our Let's Talk About Water virtual forum on World Water Day), Jay talks with three individuals each with a unique perspective on valuing water.By Global Institute for Water Security - University of Saskatchewan

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Best of Season 2 5:40

3y ago5:40

5:40

We've had a great second season on Let's Talk About Water, diving deep into some of the planet's most pressing water concerns. We looked at disadvantaged communities who don't have access to safe drinking water, and at the activists fighting to change that. We talked about how the politics of 2020 impacted water rights. And we confronted the climat…

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Towards a Better World with Jeffrey Sachs: Director's Cut 43:24

3y ago43:24

43:24

Mark World Water Day on March 22 by checking out our extended director's cut of "Towards a Greener, Better World with Jeffrey Sachs". Tune in as Dr. Sachs dives deeper into how humanity's 50,000-year-old dependence on conflict and suspicion keep us from enjoying the full benefits of our technological revolution. When we forget about territory or di…

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Towards a Greener, Better World with Jeffrey Sachs 27:53

3y ago27:53

27:53

World-renowned economist Dr. Jeffrey Sachs believes humanity can leap forward with science and technology – but only if we drop our primeval addiction to war and conflict. We can create new vaccines in less than a year or measure water below ground using satellites in spaces, but political institutions are still locked in a 50,000-year-old "Us vs. …

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Liquid Assets: Water on Wall Street 30:00

3y ago30:00

30:00

Colorado water lawyer James Eklund and California water policy expert Ellen Hanak talk to Jay about the future of water -- or rather, about water futures. Water futures and securities are increasingly valuable investments. Some may feel anxiety at letting financial markets commodify such a basic human essential, but Eklund and Hanak, whose states h…

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Broken Promises, New Solutions 27:26

3+ y ago27:26

27:26

For thousands of years Indigenous North Americans drank some of the world's purest drinking water. Then came colonization and government neglect. First Nations' water quality fell and, with it, their health. But as Jay learns, change is coming thanks to Indigenous Water Protectors, like Deon Hassler, a teacher of water treatment plant operators for…

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Episode 151 – Land Shanties!

3+ y ago

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Episode 151: Land Shanties! Back again with more audio goodness for you. Sorry that took so long… there’s this thing going around. Maybe you’ve heard of it. Anyway, on this episode there is a whole lot less of Belasco than there used to be (stop cheering, dammit, that’s not what I meant)! Booze has jumped on the sea shanty bandwagon that has overta…

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