Earth Wise

By Randy SimonScience Education Self-Improvement Natural Sciences Nature

Earth Wise episodes

August 28, 2018 Reducing Slavery In Seafood
https://earthwiseradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/EW-08-28-18-Reducing-Slavery-in-Seafood.mp3
The seafood industry is one of the largest employers in the world. But according to a 2016 report, the seafood industry also contains widespread forced labor. Forty seven seafood-producing countries were reported to utilize forced labor. The seafood hub countries of Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Peru, and the Philippines were also reported to use a significant percentage of child labor.
(more…)
2 min
August 27, 2018 Dirty Air In The National Parks
https://earthwiseradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/EW-08-27-18-Dirty-Air-in-National-Parks.mp3
Our national parks are supposed to be places that allow us to commune with nature. They offer incredible vistas and amazing sights. As a result, millions of Americans and visitors from around the world are drawn to these places – too many millions, in fact.
(more…)
2 min
August 24, 2018 Global Warming And Air Conditioners
https://earthwiseradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/EW-08-24-18-Global-Warming-and-Air-Conditioners.mp3
All those record high temperatures around the world this summer – such as during the unprecedented heatwave in Japan – put the spotlight on the growing dependence we all have on air conditioning.
(more…)
2 min
August 23, 2018 Greener Concrete
https://earthwiseradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/EW-08-23-18-Greener-Concrete.mp3
The battle to reduce carbon emissions is heavily focused on electricity generation, transportation, buildings, and agriculture, which collectively account for more than 75% of the total. However, there are other sources of carbon emissions that cannot be ignored. Among industrial activities, the production of cement is responsible for 7% of industrial energy use and is the second largest industrial emitter of carbon dioxide. Making cement accounts for about 7% of global emissions.
(more…)
2 min
August 22, 2018 Drought In Europe
https://earthwiseradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/EW-08-22-18-Drought-in-Europe.mp3
Even as Californians fought giant wildfires and Japan struggled with record high temperatures, the unusual summer heat in central and northern Europe has led to the worst drought conditions in over 40 years.
(more…)
2 min
August 21, 2018 Cleaning Up Shipping Fuel
https://earthwiseradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/EW-08-21-18-Cleaning-Up-Shipping-Fuel.mp3
Cargo ships are significant sources of global air pollution because of their fuel oil. Most ships burn something called “bunker fuel” which is a pitch-black, molasses-thick fuel made from the dregs of the oil refining process. It is loaded with sulfur, so when it is burned it produces noxious gases and fine particles that can harm human health and the environment. Because bunker fuel is made from petroleum refining residues, waste byproducts sometimes end up in the mix, making the stuff even a worse source of pollution.
(more…)
2 min
August 20, 2018 A Battle For The Automobile Fuel Business
https://earthwiseradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/EW-08-20-18-Battle-for-the-Automobile-Business.mp3
Energy giant BP predicts that electric vehicle sales will increase by an incredible 8,800 percent between now and 2040. That creates a major business opportunity for oil companies as well as a real problem because demand for gasoline and diesel is destined to slow.
(more…)
2 min
August 17, 2018 Clean Power Is Not Enough
https://earthwiseradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/EW-08-17-18-Clean-Power-is-Not-Enough.mp3
A recent study published in Nature Climate Change looked at what emission reductions are needed to meet the climate targets of the Paris Accords. The results are sobering.
(more…)
2 min
August 16, 2018 Feeding Seaweed To Cows
https://earthwiseradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/EW-08-16-18-Feeding-Seaweed-to-Cows.mp3
Methane emissions are a real problem. As a greenhouse gas, methane has at least 25 times the heat-trapping power of carbon dioxide. More than a third of all the methane that humans are responsible for putting into the atmosphere comes from domestic livestock: cattle, sheep, goats and buffalo. In California alone, dairy cows along with a smaller number of beef cattle emit the heat trapping equivalent of the emissions from 2.5 million cars.
(more…)
2 min
August 15, 2018 A Small Win For Coral
https://earthwiseradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/EW-08-15-18-A-Small-Win-for-Coral.mp3
The Belize Barrier Reef is the largest barrier reef system in the Northern Hemisphere. It extends roughly 200 miles, and is made up of a series of coral reefs, cays and islands, many of which are covered with mangroves. It was designated a Unesco World Heritage Site in 1996, and added to its endangered list in 2009.
(more…)
2 min

About Earth Wise

From the publisher's feed

From green business and new environmental legislation to how nature impacts our environment in ways never before considered, Earth Wise offers a look at our changing environment.