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 …
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 …
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 …
LINKS TO FULL BILL MCKIBBEN SPEECH IN VANCOUVER BELOW… This is Alex Smith, and I have a problem. Important news continues to pour out of the damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant in Japan, along with radiation reaching my home here on the West …
In this week’s Radio Ecoshock Show we cover one of the most under-reported stories of this century: warming oceans. Up to 90 percent of the extra heat we create with rising greenhouse gas emissions is being hidden away in the world’s oceans. Now …
Is it time for the lifeboats? Are there any lifeboats? I’m Alex. Welcome to Radio Ecoshock. We face “wicked problems” like climate change, peak oil, or an economy depending on … call it “make-believe” or call it “fraud”. Science cannot provide the answers. …
SURVIVING THE TRIPLE CRUNCH An interview with Jeremy Leggett, by Alex Smith. From the Radio Ecoshock Show Feb. 25, 2011. Alex Smith: This civilization uses oil for its blood. Almost everything we make, buy, and use has oil in it’s food chain. You …