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Sound Pollution

Raynelle

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Welcome to Sound Pollution! Listen in as independent musicians share their inspirations, songwriting processes, and upcoming projects/shows. Sound Pollution is your home for open conversations, awesome music, and maybe even a little advice from trailblazers in the field.
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Eco Chamber

Environmental Data Services (ENDS)

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Every week, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories, shines a spotlight on some pretty nasty chemicals, and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today. Read more on the issues covered at www.endsreport.com or follow us on Twitter @TheENDSReport Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Light Pollution News

Light Pollution News

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The path to neighborhood friendly starry night solutions begin with being a more informed you! Ever wish you could see the stars at night? Well, here's your chance to join the conversation around how we can create a sustainable and equitable night that benefits people as much as it does ecology. Light Pollution, once thought to be solely detrimental to astronomers, has proven to be an impactful issue across many disciplines of society including ecology, crime, technology, health, and much mo ...
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Plastisphere: A podcast on plastic pollution in the environment

Anja Krieger

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The podcast on plastic, people, and the planet by @anjakrieger. Plastics have become the basis for our modern lives, but they also pollute the planet. Will we be able to develop a healthy relationship with these materials we’ve created? Follow Anja on a journey into the world of synthetic polymers, their impacts on nature and ourselves, and the global quest to tackle plastic pollution. Her episodes feature a diverse set of voices and viewpoints and explore the issue from many different angles.
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Sustainability Shift

Clariant

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Join us as we explore sustainability trends in the chemical industry, covering circularity, climate change, bioeconomy, zero waste and pollution, and social value creation. In a series of short episodes, industry experts will share their unique insights, challenges, and innovative solutions, providing a comprehensive understanding of how the chemical industry can play a role in creating Greater chemistry – between people and planet. A podcast brought to you by Clariant.
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Planet Hope

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Rising temperatures and extreme weather have become the new normal - but all is not lost. In this podcast series about finding hope on a changing planet, The Times's Environment Editor Adam Vaughan sets out to understand what exactly is happening to the world around us and meets the experts trying to hold back the tide. Planet Hope is a podcast from The Times and The Sunday Times in partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative, which supports individuals and organisations who g ...
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The Lancet Respiratory Medicine publishes a range of article types in respiratory medicine and critical care. These include Original Research, Reviews, Personal Views, Comments, and News articles. Topics include but are not limited to asthma, COPD, tobacco control, critical care, lung cancer, cystic fibrosis, pneumonia, sarcoidosis, mesothelioma, sleep medicine, and respiratory infections.
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Flanigan's Eco-Logic

Ted Flanigan

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Flanigan's Eco-Logic, hosted by Ted Flanigan, provides cutting-edge information and insights in sustainability and the clean energy space. Episodes address alternative energy -- featuring solar, storage, microgrids, vehicle grid integration, and energy access. In addition, the podcast covers resources issues -- like water and food issues, and even slow fashion. Flanigan’s enthusiasm, vast experience, and deep network in the energy and environmental arena are palpable as he brings exciting an ...
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In Pursuit of Development

Dan Banik

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Step into conversations that travel across continents and challenge the way you think about progress. From democracy and inequality to climate resilience and healthcare, Dan Banik explores how societies navigate the complex terrain of democracy, poverty, inequality, and sustainability. Through dialogues with scholars, leaders, and innovators, In Pursuit of Development uncovers how ideas travel, why policies succeed or fail, and what it takes to build a more just and resilient world. Expect s ...
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December 2025: Dark Turns. 58:16

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This episode's guests: Dr. Amardeep Dugar, Lighting Designer. Dani Robertson, Author / Dark Sky Officer. Stephane Picard, CEO of Cliff Valley Astronomy. Bill's News Picks: Remote Welsh island with population of three people searching for new tenant family, BBC News. Headlight complaints abound, but glare-related crashes haven’t increased, Joe Young…
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Plastic Pollution is Killing Us with Judith Enck 1:04:59

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Plastic is everywhere. Over the past century, we’ve stuffed our landfills, lined the bottom of the ocean floor, and even managed to get microscopic particles floating through our blood and bodies. Topping things off, the industry is only growing. Plastics simply do not go away, and neither will this problem unless we do something about it. This wee…
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Tackling Plastic Production: Why and How to Do It 30:52

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It's the elephant in the room: The growth of plastic production and how that contributes to pollution. In this episode, we're taking a look at why it's important to not only tackle the waste plastic causes, but also the source of the issue itself. Anja discusses this with Melanie Bergmann, a marine biologist at Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz C…
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How China cleaned up its air pollution 24:32

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As Pakistanis and Indians struggle with hazardous air quality, in Beijing – a city once notorious for its smog – the air quality is currently rated as good. Ahead of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the Chinese government was so concerned about pollution that it introduced temporary restrictions on cars, shut down factories and work on some construction …
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Building Flooding and Shoreline Resilience Together: Staying Safe in a Changing Climate 29:20

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Yumeng speaks with Dr. Anabela Bonada from the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation about Canada’s rising shoreline risks, and flooding in general, and the practical, low-cost steps residents can take to stay safer. Together, they explore the new Managing Rising Risks: Climate-Resilient Shorelines for Canada report, why shorelines matter for communi…
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Tom Chi -- Building a Sane Climate Future 42:40

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Tom Chi is an inventor, entrepreneur, and investor with a deep knowledge of astrophysics. He was a founder and executive at GoogleX working with autonomous driving and AI when he first became alarmed by climate change. A coral reef near his Hawaii home died in less than eight weeks. Mass bleaching and reef collapse took away the most beautiful thin…
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Crafting Just Reuse Policy 56:22

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How do just transition principles apply to policymaking? Brian Loma of GreenLatinos Colorado and Upstream’s Sydney Harris get real about the policymaking process in a just transition to a reuse economy. They discuss everything from community stakeholder involvement; to capacity, budget, and messaging challenges; to modeling the values of reuse, and…
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Hunting asteroids from space, and talking to pollinators with heat 27:59

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First up on the podcast, we’ve likely only found about half the so-called city-killer asteroids (objects more than 140 meters in diameter). Freelance science journalist Robin George Andrews joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss the upcoming launch of NASA’s Near-Earth Object Surveyor, an asteroid hunter that will improve our ability to look for large …
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How Timor-Leste is fighting back against Asia’s scamming gangs 25:57

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Oecusse, a rugged, remote district of Timor-Leste in south-east Asia, is usually a pretty sleepy place. But in August, Oecusse was rocked by a large police raid on a suspected scam centre, later linked by a UN report to organised crime networks running scamming operations across south-east Asia. And then in early September, a Facebook post by one o…
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Shingles vaccine slows the progression of dementia 26:28

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We already knew that the shingles vaccine reduces the risk of developing dementia, but new research has shown that it also slows the progression of the disease. BBC journalist Laura Foster discusses why this might be happening. Can a negative mindset reduce the effectiveness of medical treatments? Claudia speaks with Dr Katharina Schmidt in Essen, …
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Starmer goes nuclear on 'fundamentally misguided environmental regulations' 26:32

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The economist John Fingleton has published his recommendations to streamline planning laws for the development of UK nuclear power – and they could have implications far beyond the nuclear industry. The prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has endorsed all of Fingleton’s recommendations and in a speech last week, promised to go further citing “well-inte…
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Aid at the breaking point – Nilima Gulrajani 39:58

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Foreign aid is under pressure. Budgets are shrinking, politics are hardening, and trust between donors and recipients is wearing thin. In this episode of In Pursuit of Development, Dan Banik speaks with Nilima Gulrajani, Principal Research Fellow at the Overseas Development Institute, about what aid has achieved, where it’s faltering, and how it mu…
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Anti-gaz de schiste du N.-B. avec Denise Melanson 41:28

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Anti-gaz de schiste du N.-B. : représentant les Néo-Brunswickois(es) préoccupés par notre avenir. Envoyez-nous vos questions pour le podcast à [email protected] Et n'oubliez pas de passer à l'action ! Veuillez noter : Les opinions exprimées dans ce podcast ne reflètent pas nécessairement celles de la Fondation Sierra Club Canada ou de nos sections…
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Andrew Rothman -- Wildlife Protection Campaigns 32:16

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Andrew Rothman, the Wildlife Campaigns Director at Environment America (EA), had good and timely news: He is pleased to report that just this morning, the U.S. Congress approved an extension to the pilot program that has funded 35 wildlife crossings projects in America. The six-year extension will bring $1.2 million through the Department of Transp…
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Revisiting: XC Ski With Me 29:10

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This episode originally aired on February 15, 2021: This week Charlotte Thomasson hosts us on a cross-country ski tour around Edmonton, Alberta. Elizbeth Dowdell joins with some facts about the Canadian Birkebeiner and the two inspire you to get outside and explore the beauty of winter. Small-town rivalries, poetry, and the origin of two classic Ca…
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How Latin America sees the new Global South – Benedicte Bull 49:38

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Dan Banik sits down with Benedicte Bull, professor of political science at the University of Oslo’s Centre for Global Sustainability, to unpack how Latin America understands (and helps redefine) the idea of the Global South. Once used loosely to describe developing nations, the term has gained new political weight as global power becomes more diffu…
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Grappling with declining populations, and the future of quantum mechanics 38:00

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First up on the podcast, Science celebrates 100 years of quantum mechanics with a special issue covering the past, present, and future of the field. News Contributing Correspondent Zack Savitsky joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about a more philosophical approach to quantum physics and the mysterious measurement problem. Next on the show we have Ann…
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Why the US is fixated on South Africa’s white Afrikaners 31:00

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Donald Trump’s fixation on South Africa’s white Afrikaner minority has become a central plank of US refugee policy, with their applications now given priority under a new refugee system. This preoccupation by some Americans with white Afrikaners has a long history dating back to the publication of a large sociological study focusing on poor white A…
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Climate+ | 65 | Stephanie Schwab @ Crackerjack Marketing 38:37

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𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗗𝗼 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗮 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝘂𝘁𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆'𝘀 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲? In this illuminating episode #65 of Climate+ Podcast, Lincoln sits down with digital marketing expert Stephanie Schwab, founder and CEO of @Cracker Jack Marketing, to tackle one of the most pressing challenges professionals face today: 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙫𝙤…
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The risky use of skin lightening in children 26:29

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New research shows that 20% of children under five years old in Nigeria have been exposed to skin lightening products, even by parents who know the risks associated with the products. Claudia speaks to Aisha, a mother, to understand why skin lightening can seem appealing, and to dermatologist Atinuke Ajani from Ile-Ife, Nigeria, who explains the gr…
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Environmental Improvement Plan makes landfall – but Starmer M.I.A 27:11

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This week the government published its long-awaited Environmental Improvement plan. The report is intended to lay out how the government will deliver on the Environment Act 2021’s legally-binding targets. The reception has been mixed – but why has the prime minister’s words on the day sparked debate? On this week’s podcast, ECO Chamber host, James …
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Philosophers Explain How a Single Person Can Make a Difference with Alex Madva and Michael Brownstein 1:39:56

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The rumors are true: our world is a dumpster fire, and it feels like it’s growing hotter and stinkier by the day. If it feels hopeless, like it’s useless for one person to even try, perhaps it’s a change in perspective. This week, Adam sits with two philosophers to explain why change is ALWAYS possible. Alex Madva is a professor of philosophy at Ca…
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Borders, bargains, and the business of smuggling – Max Gallien 46:23

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Smuggling is often portrayed as a shadowy threat to state authority — a world of criminals, traffickers, and dangerous border crossings. But in many parts of North Africa, smuggling is a fundamental part of the political economy. It sustains livelihoods, shapes state–society relations, and reveals how power actually works at the margins. In this ep…
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The Work That Goes into Fundraising: Giving Tuesday, Behind the Scenes, with Taylor Farrugia 43:15

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We answer your questions about Sierra Club Canada and take a look behind the scenes of the work that goes into fundraising with Development Manager Taylor Farrugia for Giving Tuesday - as well as share advice for young people interested in getting into the fields of fundraising or communications. Don't forget to spread the word to others! Learn mor…
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December 2025: Myth Busted! 1:12:28

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This episode's guests: Dr. Amardeep Dugar, Lighting Designer. Dani Robertson, Author / Dark Sky Officer. Stephane Picard, CEO of Cliff Valley Astronomy. Bill's News Picks: Ikea just made a mini bed for your phone, Grace Snelling, Fast Company. Individual-Level Exposure to Light at Night and Sleep Health: A Comparison between Real-Time Mobility-Base…
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Amanda Begley -- Watershed Health 30:25

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Amanda Begley is the Associate Director for Watershed Health at TreePeople, one of LA's largest and most influential non-profits. TreePeople is now 52 years old, originally founded by Andy Lipkis to plant trees to absorb pollution and clean the air. Amanda explains that her nature-based work with watershed health is a reflection of Andy's message o…
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Revisiting: Fisheries Coexistence on the Great Slave Lake 29:10

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This episode originally aired on March 22, 2021: On the Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories, K'atl'odeeche First Nation is taking steps to create opportunities for their members to make their livelihoods through fishing. In our second episode on Indigenous-led fisheries management, we are joined by PhD student Kristine Wray. We investigat…
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Control, Don’t Appease, the Middle Ground AND Avoid Internal Fights - Plus a Pipeline MOU Response 37:37

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We respond to the Pipeline MOU between the Federal Government and Alberta Government - which scrapped the emissions cap in a betrayal of Canadian climate survivors so that U.S. shareholders could profit. Then we chat about advice on controlling - not appeasing - the centre of a debate without sacrificing radical action or succumbing to scapegoating…
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Solidarity in a divided world – Cecilia Bailliet 46:57

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In this episode, Dan Banik speaks with Cecilia Marcela Bailliet, the UN Independent Expert on Human Rights and International Solidarity and Professor at the University of Oslo’s Faculty of Law about what solidarity truly means in an era of geopolitical tension, shrinking aid budgets, and growing inward-looking politics. Cecilia argues that solidari…
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