In this episode; we discuss air; its a bit convoluted; but I hope you enjoy. We talk about air’s make up, early Greek thought on air and the development of CFCs and Smog. We also talk about the improvements countries have made; and what the future might look like.

Air is an essential resource; please check out the notes and resources below.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorofluorocarbon

https://sciencing.com/photochemical-smog-formed-6505511.html

https://www.altitude.org/altitude-sickness

https://ourworldindata.org/outdoor-air-pollution

https://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/201008/physicshistory.cfm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_(classical_element)

http://aviationknowledge.wikidot.com/aviation:hypoxia

https://course.oeru.org/csf101/learning-pathways/from-the-holocene-to-the-anthropocene/the-earth-is-an-open-and-closed-system/

https://www.wemjournal.org/article/S1080-6032(18)30006-1/pdf

https://scied.ucar.edu/atmosphere-layers

https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000133.htm

https://www.airnow.gov/aqi/aqi-basics/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LkmD6B2ncs

Music:

Edgar Meyer, Béla Fleck, Mike Marshall, “Big Country”, Uncommon Ritual, 1997 Sony Masterworks

Emery “The Less You Say”, You Were Never Alone, 2015 - BC Records

Bruce Cockburn “Indian Wars”, Nothing But A Burning Light, 1991 Sony Music Entertainment 

Radical Face “Always Gold”, The Family Tree: The Roots, 2011 Bear Machine

Welcome to our last part on water; during this episode we will be discussing fresh water, and just how much we have here on earth. Also; we will talk about where fresh water is stored naturally; and the price people are willing to pay for it.

Water is no joke; and in the West; folks die over it.

Please check out the resources below:

https://youtu.be/g7R0yLX0V9E

"Damnation” documentary by Patagonia

Groundwater Basics - University of Oregon

American Geosciences Institiute - Managed aquifer Recharge in California - YouTube

https://www.usgs.gov/special-topic/water-science-school/science/aquifers-and-groundwater?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects

https://www.weather.gov/lix/ms_flood_history

Central California Area Office of the Bureau of Reclamation

https://www.waste360.com/waste-reduction/report-unveils-2019-s-greenest-cities-america

https://wallethub.com/edu/most-least-green-cities/16246/

https://www.hetchhetchy.org/history_of_the_valley

https://vault.sierraclub.org/ca/hetchhetchy/history.asp

https://www.sfchronicle.com/chronicle_vault/article/How-Hetch-Hetchy-Valley-s-natural-beauty-was-12496800.php

Music:

Edgar Meyer, Béla Fleck, Mike Marshall, “Big Country”, Uncommon Ritual, 1997 Sony Masterworks

Emery “The Less You Say”, You Were Never Alone, 2015 - BC Records

Bruce Cockburn “Indian Wars”, Nothing But A Burning Light, 1991 Sony Music Entertainment 

Radical Face “Always Gold”, The Family Tree: The Roots, 2011 Bear Machine

For this; our first episode on Water; we are discussing “salt water” - we will learn about oceans; and ocean facts as well as the miracle of primary production.

There are also threats to the ocean’s species and the ocean in general; but we will look at a huge success story on how natural resources bounce back.

Thanks for listening.

Please see the resources below

https://bionumbers.hms.harvard.edu/bionumber.aspx?id=102937

https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/37516/1/CC_PrimaryProduction.pdf

https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2017/12/26/eight-awe-inspiring-ocean-discoveries-in-2017

https://theconversation.com/the-four-year-treasure-hunt-for-the-hoodwinker-sunfish-81265

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/whysalty.html

https://www.softschools.com/facts/geography/ocean_facts/834/

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/ocean-threats/

https://cei.org/blog/wrong-again-50-years-failed-eco-pocalyptic-predictions.

Wild Pacific Documentary Amazon Prime

Music:

Edgar Meyer, Béla Fleck, Mike Marshall, “Big Country”, Uncommon Ritual, 1997 Sony Masterworks

Emery “The Less You Say”, You Were Never Alone, 2015 - BC Records

Bruce Cockburn “Indian Wars”, Nothing But A Burning Light, 1991 Sony Music Entertainment 

Radical Face “Always Gold”, The Family Tree: The Roots, 2011 Bear Machine