Introducing environment - for iPod/iPhone
By The Open University
To listen to an audio podcast, mouse over the title and click Play. Open iTunes to download and subscribe to podcasts.
Description
Have you ever thought about how far the contents of your supermarket basket have travelled to get to you, how this impacts on our planet’s systems? It's no secret that climate change is caused by our over-dependence on fossil fuels...so what can we do about it? This is an album with a difference; YOU get the chance to find out how YOUR personal shopping choices are affecting the climate. How addicted to fossil fuels are you? Using the interactive video feature, start off on track 2 and follow the easy instructions at the end of each of the next 12 tracks. You may be surprised! Video tracks 14-17 visit an eco-house with a compostable toilet and a green community in Hockerton. Audio tracks 18-20 explore the microscopic activity inside a compost heap, debate the role of blood sports for pest control, and give tips on how to write about science. This material is from The Open University Course Y161 Introducing environment.
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Introducing environment | A short introduction to the album. | 7/10/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
2 |
Transcript -- Introducing environment | Transcript -- A short introduction to the album. | 7/10/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 3 | VideoUnseen impacts | Find out more about the consequences of the way you shop. | 7/10/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
4 |
Transcript -- Unseen impacts | Transcript -- Find out more about the consequences of the way you shop. | 7/10/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 5 | VideoShopping by car | Short car journeys are the most environmentally damaging, yet a quarter of journeys are less than 2 miles. | 7/10/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
6 |
Transcript -- Shopping by car | Transcript -- Short car journeys are the most environmentally damaging, yet a quarter of journeys are less than 2 miles. | 7/10/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 7 | VideoShopping by bus | The more people replace car journeys with buses, the more eco- friendly buses become. | 7/10/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
8 |
Transcript -- Shopping by bus | Transcript -- The more people replace car journeys with buses, the more eco- friendly buses become. | 7/10/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 9 | VideoShopping on foot | Choosing to walk, over fossil-fuelled transport, makes a real difference. | 7/10/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
10 |
Transcript -- Shopping on foot | Transcript -- Choosing to walk, over fossil-fuelled transport, makes a real difference. | 7/10/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 11 | VideoImported food | Some foods have travelled further in their lifetime than you! | 7/10/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
12 |
Transcript -- Imported food | Transcript -- Some foods have travelled further in their lifetime than you! | 7/10/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 13 | VideoLocal food | Reduce the distance your food travels by buying food from local sources. | 7/10/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
14 |
Transcript -- Local food | Transcript -- Reduce the distance your food travels by buying food from local sources. | 7/10/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 15 | VideoDisposable bags | The shocking facts about the ubiquitous plastic carrier bag. | 7/10/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
16 |
Transcript -- Disposable bags | Transcript -- The shocking facts about the ubiquitous plastic carrier bag. | 7/10/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 17 | VideoReusable plastic bags | Reusable bags prevent 50,000 plastic bags ending up in landfills. | 7/10/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
18 |
Transcript -- Reusable plastic bags | Transcript -- Reusable bags prevent 50,000 plastic bags ending up in landfills. | 7/10/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 19 | VideoFabric bags | How fabric bags could replace the 8 million plastic bags we manufacture every year. | 7/10/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
20 |
Transcript -- Fabric bags | Transcript -- How fabric bags could replace the 8 million plastic bags we manufacture every year. | 7/10/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 21 | VideoYour Co2 emissions from shopping: High | High-carbon shopping habits are taking a heavy toll on the environment. | 7/10/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
22 |
Transcript -- Your Co2 emissions from shopping: High | Transcript -- High-carbon shopping habits are taking a heavy toll on the environment. | 7/10/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 23 | VideoYour Co2 emissions from shopping: Medium | How best intentions are often undermined by the pressures of modern living. | 7/10/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
24 |
Transcript -- Your Co2 emissions from shopping: Medium | Transcript -- How best intentions are often undermined by the pressures of modern living. | 7/10/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 25 | VideoYour Co2 emissions from shopping: Low | How to reduce your fossil fuel use; it isn't easy but can be very rewarding. | 7/10/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
26 |
Transcript -- Your Co2 emissions from shopping: Low | Transcript -- How to reduce your fossil fuel use; it isn't easy but can be very rewarding. | 7/10/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 27 | VideoGreening social housing | A look at the council's plans to improve the energy efficiency of council homes. | 7/10/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
28 |
Transcript -- Greening social housing | Transcript -- A look at the council's plans to improve the energy efficiency of council homes. | 7/10/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 29 | VideoNo ordinary house? | A conventional -looking home is a cutting-edge example of self-sufficient living. | 7/10/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
30 |
Transcript -- No ordinary house? | Transcript -- A conventional -looking home is a cutting-edge example of self-sufficient living. | 7/10/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 31 | VideoSelling the green dream | Developers can build eco-houses, but who buys them? | 7/10/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
32 |
Transcript -- Selling the green dream | Transcript -- Developers can build eco-houses, but who buys them? | 7/10/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 33 | VideoThe green pioneers | What it's like to live in the innovative Hockerton settlement. | 7/10/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
34 |
Transcript -- The green pioneers | Transcript -- What it's like to live in the innovative Hockerton settlement. | 7/10/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
35 |
Garden gold | The exciting microscopic world of the garden compost heap. | 7/10/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
36 |
Transcript -- Garden gold | Transcript -- The exciting microscopic world of the garden compost heap. | 7/10/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
37 |
Tackling writing | A scientist gives his personal tips on writing essays on scientific subjects. | 7/10/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
38 |
Transcript -- Tackling writing | Transcript -- A scientist gives his personal tips on writing essays on scientific subjects. | 7/10/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
39 |
Red grouse debate | Differing views about land management through blood sports. | 7/10/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
40 |
Transcript -- Red grouse debate | Transcript -- Differing views about land management through blood sports. | 7/10/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 40 Items |
