4 speakers on extreme climate change.
Dr. Michael MacCracken of Climate Institute on new book "Sudden and Disruptive Climate Change" (Earthscan);
James Howard Kunstler on Peak Oil & Suburbia;
Ross Gelbspan says it's too late to stop heating;
911/Truther Nafeez Ahmed on climate.
Eshock 080118 1 hour CD Quality 56 MB or Lo-Fi 14 MB.
Production Notes: For your station ID's: 15 sec music bed at 15:25 (overlay or replace); 30 sec music bed at 29:05; cut last song at 58:23 for more time.
Friday, January 18, 2008
Thursday, January 10, 2008
PEAK OIL & POPULATION
Guest host George Kenny interviews Dr. Albert Bartlett on rising prices, declining reserves, and impact of billions more people.
Dr. Bartlett began his study of oil and gas supplies in the late 1960's, following the lead of M. King Hubbert, who accurately predicted the decline of American oil fields.
Now, with others like oil investment analyst Matthew Simmons, Bartlett explains the global impact of declining oil, and the impact on our lives. As oil and gas get more and more expensive to get, the developing world is using more and more of it. Now North Americans and Europeans must compete with Chinese and Indian motorists. And more oil producing countries, including Mexico and the Middle East producers, are using the oil at home, instead of exporting it.
All this leads to earth-shaking changes ahead for the average consumer, and the economy. It's a toss up whether Peak Oil or climate change will damage the economy first.
Bartlett's second interest has been the impact of uncontrolled population growth. In this interview, he explains why each additional person means a heavier impact on the Earth's resources. Some of the greatest ecological challenges, Bartlett says, come from just our sheer numbers. It simply can't go on.
When I heard this podcast by George Kenny, I was impressed with the professional exchange, between two well-informed speakers. Mr. Kenny has retired from the U.S. State Department, and his knowledge of world affairs shows through. I considered doing my own interview with Albert Bartlett - but frankly, this classic had already been created. I couldn't do better - and my job sometimes is simply to stand aside, and get you the best audio on our world's developing crisis.
Thanks to George Kenny for allowing this rebroadcast of his work. I had to cut the last 12 minutes of that show to fit the hourly format. I thought Bartlett ended at a good point for this program, but if you want the rest, you can find the longer version at electricpolitics.com. In fact, you will find a number of very stimulating shows there, on a wide variety of topics. Recommended.
Courtesy Electric Politics podcast. 1 hr 56 MB
Also available in Lo-Fi mono 14 MB
Production Notes: 30 sec music bed for station ID overlay at 31:11; 2 min end music starts 57:36 for overlay or cut. Actual show length 59:36. No copyright music.
Dr. Bartlett began his study of oil and gas supplies in the late 1960's, following the lead of M. King Hubbert, who accurately predicted the decline of American oil fields.
Now, with others like oil investment analyst Matthew Simmons, Bartlett explains the global impact of declining oil, and the impact on our lives. As oil and gas get more and more expensive to get, the developing world is using more and more of it. Now North Americans and Europeans must compete with Chinese and Indian motorists. And more oil producing countries, including Mexico and the Middle East producers, are using the oil at home, instead of exporting it.
All this leads to earth-shaking changes ahead for the average consumer, and the economy. It's a toss up whether Peak Oil or climate change will damage the economy first.
Bartlett's second interest has been the impact of uncontrolled population growth. In this interview, he explains why each additional person means a heavier impact on the Earth's resources. Some of the greatest ecological challenges, Bartlett says, come from just our sheer numbers. It simply can't go on.
When I heard this podcast by George Kenny, I was impressed with the professional exchange, between two well-informed speakers. Mr. Kenny has retired from the U.S. State Department, and his knowledge of world affairs shows through. I considered doing my own interview with Albert Bartlett - but frankly, this classic had already been created. I couldn't do better - and my job sometimes is simply to stand aside, and get you the best audio on our world's developing crisis.
Thanks to George Kenny for allowing this rebroadcast of his work. I had to cut the last 12 minutes of that show to fit the hourly format. I thought Bartlett ended at a good point for this program, but if you want the rest, you can find the longer version at electricpolitics.com. In fact, you will find a number of very stimulating shows there, on a wide variety of topics. Recommended.
Courtesy Electric Politics podcast. 1 hr 56 MB
Also available in Lo-Fi mono 14 MB
Production Notes: 30 sec music bed for station ID overlay at 31:11; 2 min end music starts 57:36 for overlay or cut. Actual show length 59:36. No copyright music.
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Greenhouse Worlds
Half hour interview with deep time expert Dr. Robert Spicer of UK's Open University. Bob Spicer has been a key scientific consultant for several recent BBC specials on climate change. He describes past (and possibly future) greenhouse worlds. Spicer says there have been past abrupt climate heatings, and we may be in one now.
I also review the records set in 2007 weather events. Scary stuff - including a new record for rapid rainfall events - over 12 feet, almost 4 meters, of rain in 72 hours. Many American heat records set. The insurance industry paid out a record $30 billion dollars for weather-related damage, and definitely attributes that to climate change.
The show begins with a caution on Sir James Lovelock's fatalism in his Royal Society speech, broadcast in last week's Radio Ecoshock program. Lovelock has been quite wrong on previous issues - and most world scientists have not yet given up on controlling human greenhouse gas emissions. Two American scientists, James Hansen and Michael Oppenheimer, say there may be NO UPWARD LIMIT TO THE WARMING. We could even go to a "different planet" scenario, if we keep dumping our carbon waste into the air. So it does matter. Oppenheimer says we can't base our policy on a "hope" that the climate will stabilize around 5 degrees C hotter.
Finally, I play a few clips where top scientists plead for more activism from the scientific community. How can we just study the demise of civilization? Includes a new clip from the author of "The Population Bomb" - Paul Ehrlich.
Next week's show is on population and Peak Oil, a guest broadcast from George Kenny of electricpolitics.com
Production Notes: 30 sec music bed for station ID at 30:37, followed by re-intro. 30 sec music at end (cut if needed). Packed show, no copyright music.
Also available (not recommended for radio stations): LoFi 14 MB 32 kbps mono.
I also review the records set in 2007 weather events. Scary stuff - including a new record for rapid rainfall events - over 12 feet, almost 4 meters, of rain in 72 hours. Many American heat records set. The insurance industry paid out a record $30 billion dollars for weather-related damage, and definitely attributes that to climate change.
The show begins with a caution on Sir James Lovelock's fatalism in his Royal Society speech, broadcast in last week's Radio Ecoshock program. Lovelock has been quite wrong on previous issues - and most world scientists have not yet given up on controlling human greenhouse gas emissions. Two American scientists, James Hansen and Michael Oppenheimer, say there may be NO UPWARD LIMIT TO THE WARMING. We could even go to a "different planet" scenario, if we keep dumping our carbon waste into the air. So it does matter. Oppenheimer says we can't base our policy on a "hope" that the climate will stabilize around 5 degrees C hotter.
Finally, I play a few clips where top scientists plead for more activism from the scientific community. How can we just study the demise of civilization? Includes a new clip from the author of "The Population Bomb" - Paul Ehrlich.
Next week's show is on population and Peak Oil, a guest broadcast from George Kenny of electricpolitics.com
Production Notes: 30 sec music bed for station ID at 30:37, followed by re-intro. 30 sec music at end (cut if needed). Packed show, no copyright music.
Also available (not recommended for radio stations): LoFi 14 MB 32 kbps mono.
Friday, December 28, 2007
CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE LIVING EARTH
ABRUPT CLIMATE CHANGE
Sir James Lovelock speech to Royal Academy Oct 29th, 2007.
IPCC has underestimated scope & rapidity of global heating.
James Lovelock, the inventor of the Gaia hypothesis, says we are at the beginning of a rapid shift to a hot-state planet. Time to adapt, but billions may die.
One of top speeches of 2007. Required listening.
1 hr 56 MB.
Production Notes: Reminder/break at 30 min. Quick intro & exit. Includes Q & A. Exit clip is Tina Turner, "A Change Is Gonna Come" at 58:18. Remove or clip as needed for more time.
Sir James Lovelock speech to Royal Academy Oct 29th, 2007.
IPCC has underestimated scope & rapidity of global heating.
James Lovelock, the inventor of the Gaia hypothesis, says we are at the beginning of a rapid shift to a hot-state planet. Time to adapt, but billions may die.
One of top speeches of 2007. Required listening.
1 hr 56 MB.
Production Notes: Reminder/break at 30 min. Quick intro & exit. Includes Q & A. Exit clip is Tina Turner, "A Change Is Gonna Come" at 58:18. Remove or clip as needed for more time.
Friday, December 21, 2007
World Eco News - Plus Bali Climate Conf. Fails
The Bali climate conference revealed the failure of world governments to tackle climate change. Despite the appearance of agreement, the fossil fueled Bush administration, with it's ally Canada, gave up exactly nothing.
There were no agreements on reductions - just an agreement to keep on talking for a few more years.
Listen to the sorry details, as reported by almost a dozen different news organizations, in 5 countries - plus Greens like George Monbiot, and others in Canada, Australia, Germany, America. Some of the classic sound-bytes plus reporting you haven't heard (because mass media doesn't really care that much...)
This show is packed with a lot more: like an update on Planktos algae seeding demise; Polar Cities (Taiwan calling); Uranium protester Donna Dillman; the world food crisis - jam-packed show.
Ecoshock 071221 1 hour 56 MB CD quality. Or LoFi 10 MB
Production Notes: Song "Waiting for the World to Change" by John Mayer, album "Continuum" (at end, cut as needed for time) Good insert points at approx 18 min, 33 min and before song.
There were no agreements on reductions - just an agreement to keep on talking for a few more years.
Listen to the sorry details, as reported by almost a dozen different news organizations, in 5 countries - plus Greens like George Monbiot, and others in Canada, Australia, Germany, America. Some of the classic sound-bytes plus reporting you haven't heard (because mass media doesn't really care that much...)
This show is packed with a lot more: like an update on Planktos algae seeding demise; Polar Cities (Taiwan calling); Uranium protester Donna Dillman; the world food crisis - jam-packed show.
Ecoshock 071221 1 hour 56 MB CD quality. Or LoFi 10 MB
Production Notes: Song "Waiting for the World to Change" by John Mayer, album "Continuum" (at end, cut as needed for time) Good insert points at approx 18 min, 33 min and before song.
Thursday, December 13, 2007
ABRUPT ARCTIC MELTDOWN
Why is the Arctic Sea becoming an open ocean in summer?
Latest science digest, radio clip on damage to Northern landscape, clips from ice scientists' panel to Congress November 28th, 2007.
Models & IPCC failed to predict this rapid change. Facts behind the headlines.
Includes an update on faster melt of Greenland as well.
Ecoshock show 071214 1 hour 56 MB
Production notes: No station ID's. Insert your own at 00:, 23:04, 30, 45:30. Songs: "Victims of Comfort" Keb' Mo' and "Deafmix" Shane Philip (Canadian). Mix in your own announcements, or cut into last song for more time.
Ready to play as is. No copyright - not time limited (lasting value).
Lo-fi version (14 megabytes) is available at
www.ecoshock.net/eshock/ES_071214_Show_LoFi.mp3
Latest science digest, radio clip on damage to Northern landscape, clips from ice scientists' panel to Congress November 28th, 2007.
Models & IPCC failed to predict this rapid change. Facts behind the headlines.
Includes an update on faster melt of Greenland as well.
Ecoshock show 071214 1 hour 56 MB
Production notes: No station ID's. Insert your own at 00:, 23:04, 30, 45:30. Songs: "Victims of Comfort" Keb' Mo' and "Deafmix" Shane Philip (Canadian). Mix in your own announcements, or cut into last song for more time.
Ready to play as is. No copyright - not time limited (lasting value).
Lo-fi version (14 megabytes) is available at
www.ecoshock.net/eshock/ES_071214_Show_LoFi.mp3
Thursday, December 6, 2007
What A Way to Go
"What A Way to Go, Life at the End of Empire". New film. Interview with film makers Tim Bennet & Sally Erikson on the multiple crisis points, from Peak Oil to climate change, population, etc. Travel through the despair of a "normal" North American, confronting an uneasy future. What to do?
Plus: "Canada's Deadly Secret, Saskatchewan Uranium and the Global Nuclear System." Author Jim Harding on world's biggest supply of uranium. Thirty percent of world's supply, ending up in reactors, waste, DU, and bombs - comes from a little-known Canadian province, of nice people. What you need to know.
Ecoshock show 071207 1 hour 56 MB
Production Notes: Each half hour feature is complete within itself, and can be run as one or two half hour shows.
Two new songs from Celia (myspace.com/celiaonline) "We'll Always Sing" & "Lovingly Let It Go" No station IDs, music bed and restart at 30 min. Cut from last song if you need time for station ID etc.
Plus: "Canada's Deadly Secret, Saskatchewan Uranium and the Global Nuclear System." Author Jim Harding on world's biggest supply of uranium. Thirty percent of world's supply, ending up in reactors, waste, DU, and bombs - comes from a little-known Canadian province, of nice people. What you need to know.
Ecoshock show 071207 1 hour 56 MB
Production Notes: Each half hour feature is complete within itself, and can be run as one or two half hour shows.
Two new songs from Celia (myspace.com/celiaonline) "We'll Always Sing" & "Lovingly Let It Go" No station IDs, music bed and restart at 30 min. Cut from last song if you need time for station ID etc.
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