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Tackling Electronic Waste
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Six hundred million desktop and laptop computers in the United States will soon be obsolete and thrown away.

  • Added: Feb 20, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
Irish Winds are Smiling
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Ireland is poor in fossil fuel resources, and nearly 90 percent of its total energy needs are met by imported fuels. But the country is rich in win...

  • Added: Feb 20, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
New Meters Could Help Conserve Energy
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The EPA says that the average home produces more greenhouse gases than the average car.

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  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Understanding Fish Migration Patterns
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Tracking whale sharks is a tricky business. But conservationists have come up with a hi-tech solution, an ingenious new device that allows research...

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  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Merced's new Sustainable Campus
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Colleges and universities are jumping on the green building bandwagon.

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  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Reduce Home Water Use
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Americans use a lot of water. In fact, the average American uses more than 100 gallons every day.

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  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Mobile Urban Farms
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Ken Dunn transforms unused urban land into productive gardens.

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  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Sustainable College
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The green building trend hasn?t been lost on higher education.

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  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Solar Backpacks
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Today, you can recharge many gadgets with solar power.

  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
Putting Invasive Species to Work
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
First, pollution and over-harvesting caused the population of Puget Sound oysters to plummet. And then, a new sea creature came to town! The "arche...

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Car Sharing Gets a Green Light
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Car sharing is catching on in cities across the country. Today, about 92,000 people belong to car-sharing services like Zipcar and Flexcar.

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
New Technology for Cleaner Fish Farms
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Fish farming - also known as aquaculture - helps to keep fish stocks up and prevent over-fishing. But fish farms are usually located in shallow wat...

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Developing Hydrogen Power
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Every so often you hear a story about hydrogen power - water being turned into fuel using electricity. It sounds futuristic, but in the state of M...

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Alaska Model Produces Sustainable Yields
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Many of the world's fisheries and marine ecosystems are in trouble from overfishing and high "bycatch" - the accidental killing of millions of mari...

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Wind Power's Explosive Growth
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Wind is the world's fastest-growing energy source, with an average annual growth rate of 29 percent over the last 10 years. Wind-driven turbines co...

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Jelly Critter Reducing Atmospheric CO2
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Small but mighty is one way to describe the organism called "salp." A report in the journal Deep Sea Research suggests that salp, along with the ti...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
It's Not Easy, Being "Chemically Green"
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Toilet bowl cleaner, cough medicine, and rubber duckies have something in common: they're all made with chemicals. In fact, most of today?s product...

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Mussels May Yield Medically Useful Glue
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Here's a story that?ll stick with you! We're talking about sticky stuff - glue - and the mussels that make it.

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Subsidizing the Sun
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Solar power's been around for a long time, and while it's gotten some government support, it's never enjoyed the huge subsidies that fossil fuels h...

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Wyoming Rainmakers
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Here's a "rain dance" worth following. It's called cloud seeding, and it's been around for decades. Millions of dollars are spent each year on clou...

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
ROVs Provide New Information about Marine Life
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A technology that's used for offshore drilling is benefiting marine biologists worldwide.

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  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Eco-friendly Coffee Cultivation
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Open-field coffee cultivation emerged some 30 years ago. While the method may be productive in the short run, it often degrades the environment, an...

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  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Fish Farming for a Hungry World
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Aquaculture is becoming big business in a hungry world. The challenge is to develop methods and technologies that produce sustainable yields while ...

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  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Shortening the Paper Trail
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Though many companies already recycle their office paper, the truly paperless office is still a rarity. With some dedication, though, there are ple...

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  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Rain, Rain, Don't Flow Away
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
"Rain gardens" are one way you can help limit stormwater drainage. They collect storm water and allow it to soak into the soil.

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  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3