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"What's in Those Plastics, Anyway?" with Professor Susannah Scott of UC Santa Barbara
The world is awash in plastic. According to a study published in 2020, total production of plastics since 1950 is now over 10 billion...
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Blast from the Past! Nature's Best Hope with Professor Douglas Tallamy A New Approach to Conservation that Starts in Your Yard
According to those who know, we are in the midst of the Sixth Great Extinction, this one brought on by the activities of human...
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Do We Dominate Nature because We Fear Death? with Professor James Rowe, University of Victoria
Why do humans dominate nature and why have they done so? Is it because of God told Adam and Eve to “Be fruitful, and...
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Is Solar Energy a Commons Belonging to Everyone or Private Property only for the Well-off? with Professor Kathryn Milun of the Solar Commons Project
The light and energy from the sun falls on us all, humans, animals and plants. That light is what sustains life on Earth. But...
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What do students eat? Salads! with staff and students from Esperanza Community Farms and Pajaro Valley High School
Students eat. But what do they eat? And where does that food come from? Both the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the California Department...
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Being in the World with Bees (or, What is it to Be a Bee?) with Professor Eve Bratman
Bees are in danger; what can we do? Tune into a Sustainability Now! rebroadcast from 2021 to hear a conversation with Eve Bratman, an...