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Cave Habitats
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Nature builds neighborhoods in the most interesting places. Caves, for example, are pretty spectacular neighborhoods.

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  • Added: Nov 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Saving Energy On Street Lights
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Already declared the third smartest city in the U.S. by Forbes Magazine, Ann Arbor, Michigan recently had another bright idea. They decided to repl...

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  • Added: Nov 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Nature Provides Clues For Survival
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Believe it or not, sometimes, it's a good idea to be "as cold as ice." Take, for example, the arctic ground squirrel.

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  • Added: Nov 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Beetle Juice
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The African Stenocara beetle has learned a thing or two about water conservation. Living in the Namib desert, it uses its wings to capture water va...

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  • Added: Nov 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Water Use
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Did you know it takes over 132 gallons of water to make a tortilla? No doubt, more than you thought. But it's also more than experts thought too!

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  • Added: Nov 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Books Vs. E-Readers
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Paper book or e-reader? Which is greener? Digital readers may save trees. But are they better environmentally overall than good ol' book books?

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  • Added: Nov 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
San Francisco's City Hall Chooses Green Vendors
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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San Francisco, a lovely progressive earth-conscious city by the Bay, is coming out with a new web site listing products that meet the city's strict...

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  • Added: Nov 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Eat Your Green Food
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Looking for a five-star dinner tonight? Check out the greens. Not vegetable dishes, but supply chain color.

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  • Added: Nov 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Ocean Sinks
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Our oceans have had their fill of carbon dioxide! So says a significant new study from Columbia University.

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  • Added: Nov 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Off-put By Offsets
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Carbon offsets are setting off controversy. Here's the gig: Airplane travelers, commuters or anyone generating carbon emissions, can pay a fee to b...

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  • Added: Nov 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Smarter Electric Cars
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Tomorrow's electric cars could get smarter, thanks to artificial intelligence and...well, military tanks.

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  • Added: Nov 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
That Sinking Feeling
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Here's a curious problem. What should you do with old ships, trucks, subway cars, and even military tanks?

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  • Added: Nov 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Conservative About Conservation
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Ah, the path to a greener planet is paved with good intentions. A Yale and George Mason university study polled 1,001 American adults to determine ...

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  • Added: Nov 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Green Chocolate
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Goodbye, Willy Wonka, hello sustainably farmed chocolate! Actually, that's increasingly the case, as chocolate manufacturers recognize the sweet ma...

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  • Added: Nov 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Turtles
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Marine scientists recently launched a pilot study to track the elusive loggerhead turtle. Even though loggerheads are the most common sea turtle in...

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  • Added: Nov 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Parking Lots
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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There's a move to put the "park" back in parking lots! Several universities have explored the idea, testing pavements that absorbs water but keeps ...

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  • Added: Nov 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Water Rights
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Water conservationists might learn a thing or two from the oil industry. That's right! Groundwater experts at the University of Oregon say that mi...

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  • Added: Nov 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Robofish
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Technology inspired by nature, to help nature. That's the case at the University of Michigan, where engineer Xiaobo Tan and zoologist Elena Litchma...

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  • Added: Oct 31, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Feeding Ourselves
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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If you've ever struggled to put dinner-for-four on the table, imagine trying to feed the estimated 9.2 billion people that will be on the planet fo...

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  • Added: Oct 31, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Locavore Love
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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If you don't have time for gardening, you can still turn over a new leaf -- without turning dirt! That is thanks to farmers who offer personal agri...

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  • Added: Oct 31, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Cozy Bats
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Putting space heaters in caves might sound, well, batty. But it could mean survival for bats in 17 Eastern states where a new disease has killed an...

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  • Added: Oct 31, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Flashing Lights Save Birds
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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And to the Red Light District, for birds. Migratory birds make amazing journeys to their wintering grounds and back. But conservation scientist Joe...

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  • Added: Oct 31, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Keeping Bugs At Bay
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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No pesticides in America's classrooms, thank you very much! So says the Environmental Protection Agency. It recently unveiled new guidelines for pe...

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  • Added: Oct 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Tiger Tally
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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What's the best way to capture a tiger? Carefully! That's sure true for scientist Ullas Karanth of the Wildlife Conservation Society. He's carefull...

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  • Added: Oct 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Mountain Pine Beetle
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Old-fashioned logic suggests that dead trees pose a greater wildfire risk. And with the pine beetle infestation in recent years leaving thousands o...

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  • Added: Oct 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1

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