Environmental Podcasts

The 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen presents a new focus for international debate and decisions about energy and its use. What are the countries of Western Europe and Scandinavia doing to promote sustainable energy production? Just how different will the future energy map of Europe look? And is energy policy principally a […]

The PROTEOMICS podcast is a free audio show featuring top articles from PROTEOMICS (www.proteomics-journal.com), one of the key journals in proteomic research. Listen every month to interviews with leading scientists around the world to open up the fascinating world of proteomics through their ideas and research. Get to know the PROTEOMICS family with the new […]

The idea that human activities could influence global climate first emerged more than a hundred years ago, when the Swedish scientist Arrhenius warned that burning coal could lead to global warming. The tracks on this album take a historical look at the systematic study of weather and climate, from the amateur scientists of the Mannheim […]

What is sand? What’s it made from, and how does it get from where it’s made to the beaches and sand dunes that surround many of our shores? On this album, Dr Dave McGarvie of The Open University takes us on a visit to Cornwall to follow grains of sand on their journey from the […]

Want to learn to fly a helicopter? In this album Royal Berkshire Ambulance pilots show two complete beginners the ropes. Normally, Marie and Tracey dispatch air ambulances, now they find out how to fly one. The five video tracks offer a hands-on explanation of the science and engineering behind helicopter flight. They show how rotors […]

Geology is the scientific study of the Earth, its origin, structure, processes and composition. This album features The Open University’s Glynda Easterbrook and fellow geologist Tony Lee as they visit Northern Ireland to look at some amazing rock forms and some fascinating successions of different depositional environments. This material forms part of The Open University […]

Do you know what happens to the things you throw away? Sustainable management of municipal and industrial waste is essential in any society, but is particularly crucial for a future in which we face diminishing resources and a growing population. This album considers the issues that are driving the waste management industry across the EU, […]

Have you thought about the journey water makes to get to your taps? What processes has it undergone to make it safe to drink? The tracks in this album examine issues of water supply and treatment in the UK, where each of us uses approximately 150 litres a day! We hear from different parties involved […]

Do you take your access to water for granted? The Peruvian and Tanzanian communities featured in this album certainly don’t. This album examines how development agencies can empower communities to help themselves by introducing simple technologies, and facilitate the sharing of ideas through education. In the Andean mountains, scarce supplies of water and agricultural challenges […]

Geology is the scientific study of the Earth, its origin, structure, processes and composition. This album is mainly concerned with the interpretation of geological maps and the relationship between the landscape and underlying rocks. The Open University’s Dr Iain Gilmour talks us through the geological landforms of Dorset and the Isle of Skye, using geological […]

Geology is the scientific study of the Earth, its origin, structure, processes and composition. This album is concerned mainly with the interpretation of geological maps and the relationship between the landscape and underlying rocks. It reveals how the geological history of any area can be interpreted from a geological map. Dr Andrew Bell visits Morecambe […]

The big issue of the 21st century is the impact burning fossil fuels is having on the global environment. This album considers what will happen when fossil fuels run out. What oil and gas resources have we got left and how can we sustain them? The two video tracks explore the connection between fossil fuels […]

Everyday life and the fabric of modern civilisation depend on using the Earth’s physical resources. This album explores the occurrence, availability, exploitation and sustainability of rocks and minerals. The two video tracks feature Thrislington and Divithill quarries in the north of England. Quarry and road construction managers talk about extraction and road laying processes, bulk […]

Most people throw coal on the fire and put petrol in their cars without really thinking about it. But, looking at sediment deposits can reveal what type of environments created our coal and oil hundreds of millions of years ago. The five video tracks in this album examine the role of geology in determining the […]

The Open University’s researcher in volcanoes, Hazel Rymer explains why the Poás volcano in Costa Rica is her favourite, and how evidence form previous experiments there has lead her to believe there may be an environmental crisis – similar to one in the 1990’s – on it’s way. There have been changes in gravity above […]

This series of tracks looks at evidence of geological change in the field. Using examples in the UK and the USA they examine how geologists can map past activity from geological evidence. Material is taken from The Open University course S369 The geological record of environmental change.

Responding to climate change, state governments and big business inspire greater public and decisionmaker involvement in the dramatic changes happening to our planet. Produced by Sea Studio Foundation.

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Talking environmental optimism in Edinburgh. Started by a group of 4 sustainability students at the University of Edinburgh, each episode includes interviews with our incredible peers, professors, and local business people to learn about all the ways they’re making positive change happen in Edinburgh and beyond. Follow the series on all social media using @changetheconver […]

Please join environmental activist and consumer advocate Erin Brockovich as she sheds light on everyday citizens fighting for the environment and social justice. Superman’s Not Coming celebrates everyday people who realized that they had to rise up and join in the fight. It’s always been, By the People, For the People, We the People, that […]

Hands-on science activities, edible geology, and an earthquake in an outhouse: The Exploratorium in San Francisco commemorates the 100-year anniversary of the Great 1906 Earthquake with these audio adventures in seismic science.

Does climate change freak you out? Want to know what we, collectively, can do about it? Us, too. How to Save a Planet is a podcast that asks the big questions: What do we need to do to solve the climate crisis, and how do we get it done? Join us, journalist Alex Blumberg and […]