World Ocean Radio

5:08

Floating Solar

World Ocean Radio ·

2026/09/29

This week on World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill is discussing solar energy, in his opinion, a pure opportunity at every level of scale and application. He shares examples of floating solar projects around the world--arrays placed on the surface of reservoirs, abandoned sandpits, and other passive bodies of water--that are providing substantial contributions and annual outputs in places like India, China, the Netherlands, and Africa. WORLD OCEAN RADIO World Ocean Radio is a weekly series

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5:03

Don't Need to Greenwash Anymore

World Ocean Radio ·

2026/09/22

This week, inspired by a recent post by journalist Andrew Lewin for The Daily Ocean Brief, we are discussing the "greenwashing phenomenon” and the investigation and prosecution of more than 400 companies worldwide that have been found fraudulent in their product claims, deliberate and disingenuous compromise of the Environmental Sustainability Standards (ESGs) intended to protect consumers. And we share details of a resultant new phenomenon, corporate “green-hushing”, where product

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5:01

How to Describe Ocean Benefit

World Ocean Radio ·

2026/09/14

ABOUT THIS EPISODEThis week on World Ocean Radio we are reading from a Scotland Nature Agency presentation that describes the benefits from Nature, defined by four actions: provisioning, regulating, supporting, and acculturating; and the benefits from the sea, actions defined similarly as provisioning, maintaining, and supporting. WORLD OCEAN RADIO World Ocean Radio is a weekly series of five-minute audio essays available for syndicated use at no cost by college and community radio

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5:04

Truth and Trends by the Numbers

World Ocean Radio ·

2026/09/09

This week on World Ocean Radio we are revisiting the Global Footprint Network and the concept of "overshoot", the number of days by which citizens and corporations of any nation consume the natural resources that are sustainably available for that year. And we're describing numbers as measured through a series of graphs that visualize trends by category, up or down, of human enterprise worldwide. World Ocean Radio is a weekly series of five-minute audio essays available for syndicated use

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5:11

Eustacy: A Word for the Ocean

World Ocean Radio ·

2026/09/01

Eustacy is a word used to describe worldwide changes of sea level. This is a new word for us: even though it seems we live in a eustatic world. We're using this newly-discovered word to distill the five areas of our existence where the ocean matters most: fresh water, the ocean-fresh water continuum, energy, food, health, and exchange. About World Ocean RadioWorld Ocean Radio is a weekly series of five-minute audio essays available for syndicated use at no cost by college and community

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5:16

The Incredible Coffee Machine

World Ocean Radio ·

2026/08/27

Some of the world’s greatest innovations were born from unexpected conversations rather than scheduled meetings. Ideas often emerge not during presentations but in hallways, kitchens, cafés, and shared lunch tables. This week we're discussing Thor Sigfusson's new book "The Incredible Coffee Machine, Where Mission, Space and Innovation Meet" and the ways informal encounters can reshape entire industries. World Ocean Radio: 5-minute weekly insights in ocean science, advocacy, education,

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5:15

The Incredible Coffee Making Machine

World Ocean Radio ·

2026/08/25

Some of the world’s greatest innovations were born from unexpected conversations rather than scheduled meetings. Ideas often emerge not during presentations but in hallways, kitchens, cafés, and shared lunch tables.In Thor Sigfusson's new book "The Incredible Coffee Machine" he shares how informal encounters can reshape entire industries. A discussion over coffee led to new products made from fish skin. Another conversation helped create businesses producing collagen, medical

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4:57

Adora Maris

World Ocean Radio ·

2026/08/21

This week marks the 800th edition of World Ocean Radio. We began broadcasting in 2009 on Community Radio, WERU 89.9 FM in Blue Hill, Maine, USA. We thank the WERU management and trustees for their initial confidence in this project, and to all listeners and Citizens of the Ocean around the world, for tuning in and responding so positively. Adora Maris translates from the Latin as “worship of the sea,” reflecting cultural reverence of and for the ocean. Thanks for listening. The sea connects

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4:56

Adora Maris (Worship of the Sea)

World Ocean Radio ·

2026/08/18

This week on World Ocean Radio:Adora MarisThis week marks the 800th edition of World Ocean Radio. We began broadcasting in 2009 on Community Radio, WERU 89.9 FM in Blue Hill, Maine, USA. We thank the WERU management and trustees for their initial confidence in this project, and to all listeners and Citizens of the Ocean around the world, for tuning in and responding so positively. Adora Maris translates from the Latin as “worship of the sea,” reflecting cultural reverence of and for the

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4:58

Shades of Blue

World Ocean Radio ·

2026/08/17

This week on World Ocean Radio we reflect on "blue" and the profound stages of meaning beyond the color of the sea and sky to encompass depth, stability, wisdom, faith, truth, redemption, and the natural world.About World Ocean RadioFive-minute weekly insights dive into ocean science, advocacy and education, hosted by Peter Neill, Founder of the W2O, author, and lifelong ocean advocate. Episodes offer perspectives on global ocean issues, today’s challenges, marine science and policy, and

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5:05

The Climate Change Iceberg

World Ocean Radio ·

2026/07/28

This week we are looking at an organization in Kenya that is addressing the ocean climate challenge. Power Shift Africa is providing cutting-edge analysis and solutions-focused policy ideas as a means to mobilize climate action in Africa and to leverage their voice internationally. About World Ocean RadioA weekly series of five-minute audio essays available for syndicated use at no cost by college, community and public radio stations worldwide. Celebrating 16 years in 2026, a catalog of more than

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5:09

Apprenticing

World Ocean Radio ·

2026/07/23

Apprenticing has long been thought of as a term to describe someone working beside a master craftsperson to learn a trade and to refine a professional skill: whether it be pottery or electrical, cabinetry or plumbing. As an educational model it has long been mostly lost or forgotten, except in a place in midcoast Maine: The Apprenticeshop, where apprentices are learning the craft of building and restoring small traditional wooden boats and associated seamanship, in what can be argued as a most

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5:02

Mario Soares, A Statesman for the Ocean

World Ocean Radio ·

2026/07/08

This week on World Ocean Radio we are paying tribute to Mario Soares, one-time president of Portugal and founder of the Independent Commission of the Future of the Oceans. We propose Soares must be remembered for his global vision and international actions to address the ocean/water continuum: the single, most important challenge to community survival, peace, and justice in our time. About World Ocean Radio World Ocean Radio is a weekly series of five-minute audio essays available for syndicated use

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5:02

Summing Up Public and Private Philanthropy for the Ocean

World Ocean Radio ·

2026/07/01

Philanthropy is more than giving—it’s the art and act of improving the world with purpose. It is the thoughtful use of one’s resources to strengthen communities, support shared values, solve problems, and build a legacy. How to date has ocean science and policy been funded? About World Ocean Radio World Ocean Radio is a weekly series of five-minute audio essays available for syndicated use at no cost by college and community radio stations worldwide. Peter Neill, Director of the World Ocean

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5:01

Plastic Rain

World Ocean Radio ·

2026/06/24

We think we have a comprehensive understanding of the plastic crisis. But what of the plastic we cannot see? To solve a problem, we need first to understand its dimension, the circumference of the circumstance, the urgency of the experience and the structures for correction. Is it insurmountable? What will it take? About World Ocean Radio World Ocean Radio is a weekly series of five-minute audio essays available for syndicated use at no cost by college and community radio stations worldwide. Peter

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5:11

How Old is Water?

World Ocean Radio ·

2026/06/17

How old is water? Where on earth is water found? This week we're discussing how water is circulated, cycled, and recycled, and where it's distributed on the planet (down to the fraction of a percentage.) Knowing that water is finite in volume, what happens when we pollute it and when there is no more? About World Ocean Radio World Ocean Radio is a weekly series of five-minute audio essays available for syndicated use at no cost by college and community radio stations worldwide. Peter

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5:12

Plan Sea

World Ocean Radio ·

2026/06/10

This week on World Ocean Radio we are discussing an ocean-centric view of the world, one that incorporates reality-based actions and approaches centered on a vision of Hydraulic Society, Nature's protection, its sustainability, its true asset value, and recognition of the ocean's essential contributions to global health, welfare, and support.World Ocean Radio: 5-minute weekly insights in ocean science, advocacy, education, global ocean issues, marine science, policy, challenges, and

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5:05

World Ocean Day 2026

World Ocean Radio ·

2026/06/03

Each year on June 8th we celebrate World Ocean Day, a day set aside to recognize our relationships with the ocean through global connection. What is Ocean Day meant to do? Is it working? Are the voices and the will of the people translating into a voice for change toward a healthy ocean and a sustainable future? What will you do to commit to the ocean this year?About World Ocean Radio World Ocean Radio is a weekly series of five-minute audio essays available for syndicated use at no cost by college

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5:03

True Ocean Value

World Ocean Radio ·

2026/05/27

How do we value nature? How do we price it and define its asset value? This week we're looking to a recent report issued by the UK Office of National Statistics to provide illustration of four ocean functions that underlie our capacity to sustain life on Earth. The ocean’s contribution to the past, present, and future of the world economy and civilization is the core principle for real calculation of the value of natural capital and its relation to human endeavor. Part one of a series of new

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5:04

Climate and Defense

World Ocean Radio ·

2026/05/27

As we'll demonstrate this week, climate denial is a foolish mistake. We'll show the ways that denial of climate change allows us to ignore prospects of sea level rise, extreme weather, floods and coastal inundations, access and supply chain disruptions, hampered training and preparedness to meet conditions, denials that lead us into wars and conflicts to which we may be strategically unprepared to adapt.About World Ocean Radio World Ocean Radio is a weekly series of five-minute audio

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