Studies show humans rate driving and commuting as the most stressful time every day. They are not aware of the harmful fumes filling the car. Or the carbon pouring up into the atmosphere. As times get hotter, they crank up the air-conditioning, burning …
Should we wait for the oil to run out? Food to run out? For collapse? Or can we plan our way back down, through power-down, simplification, localization? You have heard the big banks, in Europe, America and Japan are actually bankrupt. They still …
Three nuclear facilities in the United States hovered on the brink of catastrophe in the last month of June 2011 – due to climate change. Nuclear reactors and labs depend upon a relatively stable climate. A single accident could permanently withdraw a large …
The oceans are dying, says a team of top scientists. The causes are all human: overfishing wiping out key species, warmer waters from a warming world, dying coral which supported millions of species, pollution like fertilizers causing deadly algae blooms and dead zones, …
“How Will We know the crisis has arrived?” The signs are all around us. You know what I’m talking about. As our first guest Ellen Laconte says right on the book cover: “Why so much is going wrong everywhere at once – and …
Welcome to Earthbeat and Radio Ecoshock. I’m Alex Smith. In this show, you will learn how to slash your carbon emissions, while gaining energy independence – hearing from people who do it now. As climate, peak oil, and economy crash into a perfect …
Meltdowns, storms, and ships crashing together on the high seas, this is Radio Ecoshock. For the coming months, we added dozens of new college and community radio stations to this broadcast, probably taking us to 50 more stations. I’m still counting. As you …
Welcome to Radio Ecoshock, and a special welcome to Earthbeat listeners. This is Alex Smith. We’ve been broadcasting to college and community radio stations for over 5 years. Now I’m filling in for Earthbeat host Daphne Wysham while that great American green radio …
Worried about high oil prices and exploding nuclear plants? Carry on shoppers, because we’ve found gold right under our feet – a bonanza of natural gas. Yes, fracking will fill your tank, heat your house, and light up the streets for another 100 …
Welcome to Radio Ecoshock – to the program I didn’t want to make. I’m Alex Smith – and I have an important show ready for you about rapidly depleting oil supplies. Post peak oil will change all of our lives in the next …
In the age of Fukushima. Past the time of dead terrorists and Royal Weddings. Underlying deadly storms and higher food prices, we continue our relentless carbon war against the atmosphere and the sea. In this Radio Ecoshock program 5 guests take us through …
On a heavily populated island in the Pacific, the world’s third largest economy, the world is shaking. Call it 3/11 for the March 11th date when four reactors started their journey to explosions and runaway radiation. Your life will never be the same. …