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Green Grid Radio
by Green Grid Radio
Engaging and transformative narratives regarding the environment, energy, and sustainability. Through meaningful dialogue about complex subject matter, we seek to educate the public and provoke change on both the individual and societal levels. We also seek to showcase the work of our academic, industry, and student speakers. Produced at Stanford University, CA.
Episodes
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S5E3: The Human COP
The stories of those in civil society who seek to enact change in the international climate change policy process. Featured is the work of negotiator trackers in the "Adopt a Negotiator" initiative, which aims to paint a personal face on the negotiators. And we hear the story behind "Fast for the...
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S5E2: Thinking Outside the Green
Our 2013 interview with Ozzie Zehner about what's wrong with mainstream environmental discourse, and how changing zoning laws in San Francisco could make the world a better place in many different ways.
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S5E1: Coffee: Trouble Brewing?
It’s the second most-traded commodity in the world after oil but how much do you think about your cup of coffee? From coffee farmers in Colombia to the trash produced by your single-cup coffee machine, Making Contact and Green Grid Radio team up to count the costs of your morning cup o’ joe.…
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Xmas Markets in Berlin (GGR shorts)
Exploring local wintertime traditions and describing alcoholic beverages in the central European alternative capital, this story is not typical GGR fare. An original (shorter) version of this story appeared on NPR Berlin (http://www.nprberlin.de/post/holiday-report-rixdorf-christmas-market).
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S4E8: Biome
I was born with a disease called cystic fibrosis (CF), the number one genetic killer of children in the United States. The most serious complication of the disease, which affects about 70,000 people worldwide, is the vicious cycle of chronic infection, inflammation and scarring in the lungs…
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S4E7: How The Tractor Ruined Farming
Green Grid Radio returns to the topic of food. This time, we go all the way back to the farm, and to the promise of the tractor. The tractor that promised to make life for farmers easier and our farms more productive. In today's episode, however, we meet a man who shares a story about the true...
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S4E6: Biofuels, or How GGR Learned About Popcorn-smelling Exhaust
Biofuels, mainly ethanol, now account for one-tenth of car fuel consumed in the United States and that number is set to rise. But are biofuels the silver bullet for the looming energy crisis? Produced by Citlalli Sandoval and Lingzhi Jin. Guests include: Dogpatch Biofuels, San Francisco's only...
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S4E5: Stanford's Divestment in a Tale of Three Meetings
Stanford University made national news last week when the Board of Trustees announced the decision to divest the $18.7 billion endowment from coal investments. We bring you the story of the students of Fossil Free Stanford who were called into a surprise meeting with Stanford administrators and...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Engaging and transformative narratives regarding the environment, energy, and sustainability. Through meaningful dialogue about complex subject matter, we seek to educate the public and provoke change on both the individual and societal levels. We also seek to showcase the work of our academic, industry, and student speakers. Produced at Stanford University, CA.
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